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Postcard of Downtown Reno, Nevada, 1870-1880

Date
1870 to 1880
Description
A picture of the front of a postcard from Reno. Transcribed from back, "Reno, The Biggest Little City in the World" "Virginia St. Reno, Nevada."

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Photograph of the Lost City Pageant, Nevada, circa late 1920s

Date
1925 to 1929
Description
Description given with photograph: "A Lost City Pageant (old St. Thomas)." Some of the people identified in photo as Leon Rockwell, Jr.; Margie (Marjorie); Bessie; Lottie.

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Nevada Spillway at the Hoover Dam: photographic print

Date
1959-03-06
Description
From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228). Low water as of 11:00 A.M at the Nevada spillway on May 13, 1954.

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The Desert Inn in Las Vegas, Nevada: postcard

Date
1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)
Description
From Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- Guests arriving at Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Mural at Harold's Club in Reno, Nevada: postcard

Date
1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)
Description
From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- A giant ceramic mural at Harold's Club on Virginia Street in Reno, Nevada.

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Nevada State Business Center on West Sahara Avenue at Rye Street, looking northwest, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date
2017-09-06
Description
Traffic flows in front of the Nevada State Business Center building on the northwest corner of West Sahara Avenue at Rye Street.

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Slide of Main Street, Ely, Nevada, circa 1920s

Date
1920 to 1929
Description
An image of Main Street in Ely, Nevada. A crowd of people and automobiles cluster together on the street in front of various buildings.

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Postcard showing Searchlight, Nevada, circa 1930s

Date
1930 to 1939
Description
The view of a street passing through Searchlight, Nevada. Formed in 1897, Searchlight is an old boomtown that was made popular when George Frederick Colton discovered gold at the location where the town is now built. Different shops and automobiles line the sides of the dirt road, while mountains and shrubs lie in the distance. Stores that reside on the left side of the street include The Big Store grocery and supply store, Arrowhead Garage, and a cafe. Buildings such as a garage and the Nevada Hotel stand on the opposing right side of the street. Transcribed onto the bottom of the postcard: "Searchlight, Nevada." The Frasher's Foto logo is also printed onto the bottom right corner.

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Slide of the Royal Nevada Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1950s

Date
1950 to 1959
Description
The night view of the lighted Royal Nevada Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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The Ponderosa Hotel and Casino in Reno, Nevada: postcard

Date
1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)
Description
From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- The Ponderosa Hotel and Casino in Reno, Nevada named for an elegant fir tree adapted to this mountain country.

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