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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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Photograph of two shacks on 1st Street, Las Vegas (Nev.), December 28, 1964

Date
1964-12-28
Description
Shacks numbers 630 & 632 S. 1st Street. They were both burned the following year on January 26th.

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The convention center in Reno, Nevada: postcard

Date
1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)
Description
From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- Inscription with the postcards reads: "It opened in Nevada Centennial year 1964. The center is located on U.S. Highway 395 going South through Reno. It will accommodate about 7,000 pople and will attract numerous conventions and athletic events."

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Photograph of Fayle's tire shop, Delano (Calif.), 1940

Date
1940
Description

Fayle Tire Shop in Delano, California. Leonard Fayle opened this shop only ten years before the photo was taken

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Photograph of three people, circa 1930s

Date
1930 to 1939
Description
Three unidentified people posing next to a car with a Missouri license plate with the year 193[?], possibly at the Stewart Ranch in Las Vegas.

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Slide of the Imperial Palace, Las Vegas, 1986

Date
1986
Description
The Imperial Palace sign in Las Vegas, Nevada. The sign promotes the then "voted as show of the year - Legends." Automobiles are parked underneath the sign.

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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 an automobile outside the Hotel Fayle, Goodsprings (Nev.), 1900-1925

Description
Site Name: Hotel Fayle (Goodsprings, Nev.)

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Photograph of the Hotel Jean along railroad tracks, Jean, (Nev.), 1915

Date
1915
Description
Site Name: Hotel Jean (Jean, Nev.)

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Photograph of a panoramic view of car on the road to Rhyolite (Nev.), 1905

Date
1905
Description
Photograph of a panoramic view of car on the road to Rhyolite (Nev.), 1905

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