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Photograph of buildings, Rhyolite (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Description
The three story building closest to the automobile is the Overbury Building. The three story building in the background is the John S. Cook and Company building. Auto drives past abandoned buildings in Rhyolite.
Caption: Deserted buildings on the main street of Rhyolite.
Caption: Deserted buildings on the main street of Rhyolite.
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Photograph of a house being moved, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Home being moved by wagon out of Goldfield
Caption: House moving day.
Caption: House moving day.
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Photograph of Beatty during boom, Beatty (Nev.), 1906
Date
1906
Description
Caption: Beatty with Bullfrog and Rhyolite boomed, 1906. A tag house camp.
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Photograph of crowd watching drilling contest, Searchlight (Nev.), July 4, 1905
Date
1905-07-04
Description
Caption: Drilling contest, Searchlight, Nevada, 1905.
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Photograph of autos parked in downtown, Beatty (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Caption: Lorraine's daddy's store. Beatty.
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Photograph of streets of after the boom, Beatty (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Per patron comment, the building on the far left is the Beatty Cash Store, also known as Mom and Pop Richings' Store, but is now called the Beatty Club. It has signs for Red Crown Gasoline, as well as one that reads "Welcome to Leadfield," and could be from the late 1920s.
Caption: Beatty after the boom. Awaiting another one.
Caption: Beatty after the boom. Awaiting another one.
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Photograph of pedestrians and traffic in downtown, Beatty (Nev.), 1926
Date
1926
Description
Caption: Beatty when Leadfield boomed, 1926. For 20 years it had waited for another.
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Photograph of town hall and movie theater, Beatty (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Patron provided the following comment: This was located in the 200 block of West Montgomery behind where the ambulance garage is now. Building originally was the Miner's Union Hall in Rhyolite. It was moved to Beatty in 1914.
Caption: The hall affording dances and movies.
Caption: The hall affording dances and movies.
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Photograph of buildings along Main Street, Beatty (Nev.), circa 1929
Date
1928 to 1930
Description
In the center of the photograph is the California Hotel. The white two story building, farthest on the right side is reported to be The Exchange Club. It was established in 1906 and still stands. The Beatty Laundry building is on the left side of the photograph.
Caption: One of the two hotels
Site Name: The California Hotel (Beatty, Nev.)
Caption: One of the two hotels
Site Name: The California Hotel (Beatty, Nev.)
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Photograph of a little boy and donkey, Beatty (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Per patron comment, the building behind the burro is the California Hotel.
Caption: A prospective prospector
Site Name: The California Hotel (Beatty, Nev.)
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