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Slide of the Winged Figures of the Republic at Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1936 to 1940
Description
A distant view of the Winged Figures of the Republic at the Hoover Dam.
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Slide of Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
Date
1936 to 1940
Description
A bird's eye view looking down at Hoover Dam.
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Slide of a road near Lake Mead, circa late 1930s
Date
1936 to 1940
Description
A car on a road with Lake Mead in the background.
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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 Giles family's automobile, Bullfrog Hills (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Description
back seat l-r Edith Giles, Joe Horton; front seat l-r Edwin Schofield Giles and wife Edith Corliss. Giles family's automobile named Geraldine
Caption: The Giles family in Geraldine, Beatty
Caption: The Giles family in Geraldine, Beatty
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Photograph of Palmer general store, Beatty (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Description
The Palmer Store, renamed the Amargosa Cattle Company Store was purchased by Albert Revert around 1929. It became known as Revert's Mercantile.
Caption: Palmer's store, Beatty, Nevada, where C.M.T. lives.
Site Name: E. E. Palmer General Store (Beatty, Nev.)
Caption: Palmer's store, Beatty, Nevada, where C.M.T. lives.
Site Name: E. E. Palmer General Store (Beatty, Nev.)
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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 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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