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Photograph of Nevada Hatch, Nevada, circa early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1939
Description
Handwritten description provided on back of image: "Nevada Hatch, family trad. That she was first Anglo-Saxon child born in Nevada." Included with the image is a copy of a typed letter which reads: "Miss Merle Irwin, Vista del Monte, #118 3775 Modoc Road Santa Barbara, California 93105. Jan. 10, 1978. University of Nevada, Library, Las Vegas. My dear Friends: A year ago my brother and I visited and talked to a lovely lady to whom I promised a photograph of a distant cousin in Michigan, named NEVADA HATCH, because it was said she was the first Anglo-Saxon child born in Nevada. I have now secured it from my brother, Warren Irwin, at 9457 Las Vegas Blvd., Paradise Spa #4, have had a copy made, and herewith send you the original. Sincerely, Merle Irwin." Individual Creator credit goes to H. B. Leckenby.

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Photograph of a small town, late 1800s-early 1900s

Date
1890 to 1910
Description
Part of a small town can be seen in the photograph, including homes, people, and pets.

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Early Las Vegas, Nevada photographs, approximately 1900 to 1961, 1905 to 1930

Level of Description
Series
Scope and Contents

The early Las Vegas, Nevada photographs depict the development and growth of Las Vegas, Nevada from approximately 1900 to 1961. The photographs depict the Stewart Ranch (also known as the Las Vegas Ranch), the Mormon Fort, the Las Vegas Townsite Auction of 1905, Fremont Street, the Union Pacific Railroad depot, the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad depot, and significant buildings. The items described include black-and-white photographic prints, postcards, and negatives; items listed are photographic prints unless otherwise specified. Numbered items inside oversized boxes are photographs within scrapbooks and have been digitized.

Archival Collection
Ferron and Bracken Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00001
Collection Name: Ferron and Bracken Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Glass plate negatives of geological formations, approximately 1900 to 1974

Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Chester R. Longwell Professional Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00017
Collection Name: Chester R. Longwell Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Box 29, Box 30, Box 31, Box 32, Box 33

Archival Component

Photographic scrapbook: "Graven in Stone: petroglyphs of the Colorado River" by Frank D. Rathbun, approximately 1925 to 1940

Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Frank D. Rathbun Archaeology Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00209
Collection Name: Frank D. Rathbun Archaeology Papers
Box/Folder: Digital File 00 (Restrictions apply), Oversized Box 02 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

Photograph an unidentified building, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1909
Description
An unidentified building, possibly located in Las Vegas.

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Photograph of a post office, late 1800s-early 1900s

Date
1885 to 1915
Description
People stand outside the post office with a mule and an automobile. The post office advertises Jevne's Bread.

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"That's Where My Money Goes" by R.P. Lilly, 1900

Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
UNLV Libraries Collection of Gambling Related Sheet Music
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Collection Number: MS-01100
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Gambling Related Sheet Music
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 02

Archival Component

Smoky Valley, Nevada and Round Mountain, Nevada, 1900-1988

Level of Description
Series
Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographs of the Smoky Valley and Round Mountain area from 1905 to 1980, and document the activities of the Carver, Carver-Duhme, Carver-Book, Rogers, Lofthouse-Berg, and Zaval families. Materials include photographs of Carver's Station, ranching, community events, animals, placer mining, Round Mountain Hotel, Round Mountain High School, mills, Main Street in Tonopah, and the Belmont Mine.

Archival Collection
Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00221
Collection Name: Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph of Sandstone Ranch with a view of Wilson Ranch, Southern Nevada, circa early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1910
Description
Sandstone Ranch, with a view of Wilson Ranch in Southern Nevada, circa early 1900's.

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