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Photograph of roulette game at the Tonopah Club, Tononpah (Nev.), 1900-1920
Date
1900 to 1920
Description
Gamblers crowd around a roulette table to place their bets at the Tonopah Club. The man to the left appears to be a pit boss while the man next to him spins the roulette wheel. Site Name: Tonopah Club
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Photograph of "Pop" and Delphine Squires, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1939
Description
Charles Pember "Pop" Squires and Delphine posing together in an unknown location, possibly Las Vegas, Nevada. "Pop" Squires is holding a copy of the Las Vegas Age.
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Photograph of men in front of buildings in Moapa, Nevada, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1930
Description
Five unidentified men standing in front of Nevada Club Saloon and Moapa Produce Co. store. Site Name: Nevada Club Saloon (Moapa, Nev.); Moapa Produce Co. (Moapa, Nev.)
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Film transparency of Maude Swartwood and three others in Las Vegas, circa early 1900s
Date
1910 to 1925
Description
Black and white image of Maude Swartwood, a cousin of Earl Rockwell who was visiting Las Vegas from New York, in a group photo with three others. Note: Image is from a family photo album that was loaned to UNLV Libraries Special Collections and returned to the family on July 17, 1984.
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Postcard with four scenes from central Nevada, circa 1900s-1910s
Date
1900 to 1919
Description
A picture postcard with four photographs: the" first [railroad] engine to run over the Sierras;" "Mark Twain 1865 in Aurora, Nevada;" "Mark Twain's cabin in Aurora, Nevada;" the "first house in Genoa, Nevada." Twain is seen with a group of unidentified men.
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Photograph of the Around the World Buick, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1939
Description
A close-up view of the Around the World Buick, including James Cashman, Sr (left), in front of the Overland Hotel in early Las Vegas, Nevada. Handwritten on the back of the image: "Standing left: James Cashman, Sr." Handwritten onto a piece of paper included with the image: "Two heavy-set men in backseat of car are twin brothers. Photo taken in front of New Overland Hotel. Cashman garage was located in a part of lower hotel bldg. - Jona (?) Cashman Siefeck (?)."
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Photograph of food rations being distributed at Paiute reservation, early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1920
Description
Transcribed from the picture, "Northern Paiute - 10. After the Northern Paiutes were placed on reservations and could no longer hunt or gather food freely, the U.S. Government provided them with food rations or commodities. These food rations came in the form of flour, beans, bacon, sugar, coffee and meat. Bobbie Dodd and Hastings Pancho, shown here, are preparing to distribute meat. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Katie Frazier."
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Photograph of people near a wrecked plane, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1936
Date
1900 to 1939
Description
A large group of people standing near a plane that just crashed.
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Photograph of men and dogs posing in front of general store and cafe, Round Mountain (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Building has "Palace" painted on the exterior; also a sign reading "Round Mountain Supply Co." on top of building
Site Name: Round Mountain Supply Co. (Round Mountain, Nev.)
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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.)
Oyster and Chowder House (Round Mountain, Nev.)
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