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Postcard of Fremont Street, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s

Date
1907 to 1920
Description
Photocopy of a postcard featuring "Fremont Steet L.V. Pharmacy with tower - 1st and Fremont." The previous quote was a handwritten inscription by R. Ferron, as explained by S. Swanson, 2-20-1980.

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Photograph of street scene outside Chowder House and Overland Hotel, Round Mountain (Nev.), early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Site Name: Overland Hotel (Round Mountain, Nev.)
Oyster and Chowder House (Round Mountain, Nev.)

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Photograph of Las Vegas Pharmacy, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s

Date
1906 to 1939
Description
Exterior view, "First Ferron Enterprise- Las Vegas Pharmacy." Shirley Swanson, 2-20-80

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Map of downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1952-1955

Date
1952 to 1955
Description
Title in upper left and right margins: Las Vegas, Nevada. Identifies business tenants in the downtown area and includes property valuations, measurements, addresses, etc. Cadastral map. Oriented with north to the lower right.Text, illustrations, aerial photos, and ancillary map of the Las Vegas Strip on verso. Cataloger has determined date of map to be between 1952 and 1955 because the Sahara and the Sands Casinos are shown on the verso of the map, and they both opened in 1952, but the Riviera and the Dunes opened in 1955, and they are not shown on the map. Also, the Hotel Last Frontier is shown on the verso of the map, and its name was changed to New Frontier in 1955. Note: Many of the property names and addresses are erroneous when compared to Las Vegas business directories from the same period.

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Photograph of Hotel Nevada, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1912

Date
1912
Description
Site Name: Hotel Nevada (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Film transparency of Nevada Boulevard, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931 - late 1930s

Date
1931 to 1939
Description
An image of automobiles parked outside of businesses and restaurants on Nevada Boulevard in Boulder City, looking northeast towards the Bureau of Reclamation Administration Building. Hand-printed text on image reads: "Nevada Boulevard, Boulder City, Nevada."

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Postcard of scenes of Goldfield, Nevada and Gold Hill, Nevada, circa 1910s

Date
1910 to 1919
Description
A picture postcards with photographs of Goldfield, Nevada, Gold Hill, Nevada, George Wingfield in 1906, a 20-mule team, miners eating bacon around a campfire, and a gambling hall where men are playing roulette, faro and craps.

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Photograph of the Hotel Nevada (Las Vegas), 1909 or 1910

Date
1909 to 1910
Description

Early view of the Hotel Nevada on Fremont and Main. Handwritten transcription from original: "1909 or 1910. R. Pearce. Hotel Nev, now Sal Sagev." The Hotel Nevada changed to the Sal Sagev from 1931-1955, then to the Golden Gate Hotel and Casino.
Site Name: Hotel Nevada
Address: 1 Fremont Street

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Photograph of businesses in Searchlight, Nevada, circa 1910s

Date
1910 to 1919
Description
Main business district of Searchlight Nevada. Both horses and automobiles are in the street.

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Film transparency of downtown and the Nevada Highway, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930-1940

Date
1930 to 1940
Description
A view of downtown Boulder City and the Nevada Highway.

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