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Photograph of horse-delivered mail being loaded onto an airmail flight, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1925

Note: Embossed gold House of Savoy coat of arms, crown and chain of office at top of menu Restaurant: House of Savoy Royal Family residence Location: Italy

Businesses visible include The Gem (J. W. Horden proprietor), Arizona Club, Gem lunch counter, Saloon, Red Onion Club, and The Arcade.
Site Name: Arizona Club (Las Vegas, Nev.)
The Gem (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Red Onion Club Saloon (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Adobe houses at Stewart's old ranch. Side view of buildings comprising the main ranch house at Las Vegas Ranch. The buildings are made of adobe bricks. A covered porch is attached to the front of one of the houses. Large trees stand outside of the houses. A wire fence held up with wooden posts is seen to the left of the houses. Photograph undated. Ca. 1900-1905.
Site Name: Las Vegas Ranch (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Inscription on back reads: First permanent R.R. Depot in Las Vegas

School children and teachers pose outside a one-story wooden building identified as "the only school in Las Vegas at the time". The school building was moved by railroad from Rhyolite to the corner of 2nd Street and Lewis in Las Vegas. People identified in the photo are, beginning with front row, left to right: #1: sister of #5 (name unknown); #5: sister of #1 (name unknown); #7: Kessler ( Ernie May's sister); #9: Otto "Kelly" Westlake; #10: Ernie May; #29 Older son of Tom Squires; #38: Tom Lake; #40: Mrs. Palmer (teacher who ran the high school); #41: Mrs. Bartlet (teacher who ran the grammar school). Approximate date between 1905-1910.