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Photograph of David Oliver Kinney and Rhyolite Bottle House, Rhyolite (Nev.), circa 1925

Date
1924 to 1926
Description
Construction worker David Oliver Kinney standing in front of the Rhyolite Bottle House in Nevada. Additional handwritten information provided on back of image: "David Oliver Kinney grandfather of Rus Cox, P.O. Box 41 Acton, CA 93510."

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Photograph of train wreck at Desert Wells, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s

Description
Wreck near Desert Wells, west of Tonopah. Narrow Gauge Baldwin, #2 of the Tonopah Rail Road according to MH Ferrell

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Glass plate negatives of geological formations, approximately 1900 to 1974

Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Chester R. Longwell Professional Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00017
Collection Name: Chester R. Longwell Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Box 29, Box 30, Box 31, Box 32, Box 33

Archival Component

Photographic scrapbook: "Graven in Stone: petroglyphs of the Colorado River" by Frank D. Rathbun, approximately 1925 to 1940

Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Frank D. Rathbun Archaeology Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00209
Collection Name: Frank D. Rathbun Archaeology Papers
Box/Folder: Digital File 00 (Restrictions apply), Oversized Box 02 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

Postcard of horses, Lincoln County, Nevada, circa early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1910
Description
Horses pulling logs in Lincoln County, Nevada

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Photograph an unidentified building, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1909
Description
An unidentified building, possibly located in Las Vegas.

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Photograph of excavations in process at the Lost City near St. Thomas, Nevada, circa 1925

Date
1925 (year approximate)
Description

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from handwritten inscription by D. Hancock on back of postcard: "This shows some of the excavators at work at the Buried City or 'Lost City' as it is sometimes called. This is near St. Thomas if you wish to look up its approximate location on the map. It was here I went last Spring on one of my trips."

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Photograph of Jim Wilson, Hick Tower, and their dog Keno, Southern Nevada, early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1910
Description
Jim Wilson, branding, Hick Tower on horse, and their dog Keno in Southern Nevada, early 1900s.

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Smoky Valley, Nevada and Round Mountain, Nevada, 1900-1988

Level of Description
Series
Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographs of the Smoky Valley and Round Mountain area from 1905 to 1980, and document the activities of the Carver, Carver-Duhme, Carver-Book, Rogers, Lofthouse-Berg, and Zaval families. Materials include photographs of Carver's Station, ranching, community events, animals, placer mining, Round Mountain Hotel, Round Mountain High School, mills, Main Street in Tonopah, and the Belmont Mine.

Archival Collection
Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00221
Collection Name: Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

"That's Where My Money Goes" by R.P. Lilly, 1900

Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
UNLV Libraries Collection of Gambling Related Sheet Music
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Collection Number: MS-01100
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Gambling Related Sheet Music
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 02

Archival Component