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Photograph of William Norton Schuyler at about 24 years old, holding a violin, Denver, Colorado, circa 1898
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Photograph of Earl Rockwell and Bill Pearson behind City Bakery, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1910s-1920s
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Photograph of Maurine Wilson's great-grandfather, circa late 1800s
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Postcard showing Chrystal Beauty Well, before 1920
Chrystal Beauty well owned by F. W. Eglington.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from front of postcard: "232 ft, deep and flows 69 [?] inches. Owned by F. W. Eglington, Las Vegas, Nevada." Handwritten inscription on back is difficult to decipher.
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Photograph of Eglington men standing near artesian well on Eglington Ranch, circa 1912
Frederick and Earl Eglington and 'one of Dara's boys by the Eglington Well.
Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on front: Eglington Well, Las Vegas, Nev.
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Photograph of an artesian well at Ernie Cragin Home, circa 1946
Ernie Cragin shows Walter Bracken his artesian well at his home in Las Vegas.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "Art. well at Cragin Home."
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Photograph of a St. Thomas resident standing near dry hedges, 1945
Hedges in St. Thomas
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Hedges planted by prosperous residents of St. Thomas. The trees in this photograph were under more than 50 feet of water for a period of about 7 years."
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Film transparency of gamblers at a craps table in the Hotel Last Frontier (Las Vegas), 1950-1959
Gamblers playing craps. The gambler playing craps has $350 in his hand.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Film transparency of the Helldorado Parade near the Overland Hotel and Las Vegas Club on Fremont Street (Las Vegas), circa 1950s
The Helldorado Parade in front of the Overland Hotel on Main and Fremont and the Las Vegas Club. Helldorado is an annual parade that celebrates Las Vegas' western history.
Site Name: Fremont Street
Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV
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Photograph of Gus Greenbaum and Moe Sedway, 1940s-early 1950s
Gus Greenbaum (right), Moe Sedway (center), and an unidentified man (left) most likely in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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