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Postcard of Fremont Street, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1924

Date
1924
Description
Postcard shows Fremont Street with automobiles, men, and businesses such as Hotel Overland, Hotel Nevada, Las Vegas Hotel, Las Vegas Cafe.
Site Name: Fremont Street (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of Main Street looking toward Columbia Mountain, Goldfield, (Nev.), October 1904

Date
1904-10
Description
Caption: Main St. Goldfield Nev. Oct. 1904
Site Name: Peerless Cafe (Goldfield, Nev.)

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Photograph of Hotel Casey in business district, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Site Name: Hotel Casey (Goldfield, Nev.)

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Photograph of Anna Fayle and Leonard R. Fayle, (Nev.), 1931

Date
1931
Description
Anna Fayle, also known as Anna Louise Trapnell, stands with Leonard R. Fayle about 1931. Anna and Leonard married the next year. They are standing in front of J.L. Cobb's Packard automobile.

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Photograph of a street scene, Boulder City, nevada, circa September 1931

Date
1931-09
Description
The grayscale view of a street scene in Boulder City, Nevada. Here, cars can be seen lining the street along Boulder Highway as their owners visit the numerous stores and restaurants found alongside the road. Shops on the left side of the road include Browder's, Powder Puff Beauty Shop, Thompson's Good Year Shoe-Shop, Nava-Hopi Indian Store, Green Hut Cafe, Nevada Drugs, and Good Year Tire. On the opposing side of the street lie Reservation Grill, Boulder City Drugs, Union Bus Terminal, and Miller's Cafe. At the end of the street, the Bureau of Reclamation Administration building can be seen located at 1200 Park Street.

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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his family, October 25, 1906

Date
1906-10-25
Description
Letter home from Earle. He arrived in Goldfield. The letter touches upon his trip, his first impressions, he speaks of women, dust, elevation, his new job at MacMaster & MacMaster, costs of living, wages, and a fight in the city, there is a particularly interesting paragraph about Goldfield being lively and the amounts of money changing hands.

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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.

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Photograph of people, automobiles and wagons on Main Street, Pioneer (Nev.), 1900-1925

Description
Inscription on front reads: Welch & Tune Photo Goldfield Goldfield Nev Main St. Pioneer Nev. Per patron comment, the second business from the left is the Vienna Bakery Cafe, and a fire started there on May 7, 1909 that burned down all of the businesses in that row. Patron also noted that the sign on the back of the car reads "Alkali Bill's Auto Line," and this was a company that provided transportation from the Bullfrog Goldfield Railroad depot in Springfield to Pioneer.

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Photograph of downtown Beatty (Nev.), 1928-1934

Date
1928 to 1934
Description
View of Main Street in downtown Beatty, Nevada. The building at the far left is Remick's Garage. Behind it, are the general store and gasoline station owned by "Mom" and H. H. "Pop" Richings. The building at the far right is the Exchange Block. Inscription on front of photograph reads: " Beatty, Nevada. Frashers Foto - Pomona."
Caption: Beatty, Nevada

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Photograph of Fremont Street, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1925

Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Fremont Street looking east near its intersection with Main Street. Shows cars in the street, people on sidewalks, and American flag banners stretched across the street. Many businesses and their signs are visible including the Las Vegas Hotel, the Northern Hotel and the Nevada Bakery. Date estimated to be around 1930.
Site Name: Fremont Street (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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