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Photograph of people watching the driving of the silver spike at the Tonopah Railroad Carnival, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
Unknown year in the decade of the 1900s
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Photograph of people watching the driving of the silver spike at the Tonopah Railroad Carnival, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
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Photograph of a vista near a ranch, Southern Nevada, circa early 1900's
Date
1900 to 1920
Description
A desert vista near a ranch in Southern Nevada, circa early 1900's.
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Doolittle Recreation Center, 1900 N. J St., 1978
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Historic Building Survey Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00762
Collection Name: Historic Building Survey Collection
Box/Folder: Box 04
Collection Name: Historic Building Survey Collection
Box/Folder: Box 04
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Photograph of a body of water, (Alaska), mid 1900s
Date
1935 to 1955
Description
Unidentified individual looks out into a body of water with the snow resting on top of the mountains in the background.
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Photograph of snowy mountains, (Alaska), mid 1900s
Date
1935 to 1955
Description
Taken from the inside of an airplane, someone captured the beauiful snow glistening on top of the mountains somewhere in Alaska.
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Photograph of a group of miners, Nevada, circa 1900s
Date
1900 to 1909
Description
A group of men, mostly miners, posing outside of a mining building, probably in Nevada. Many of the men are wearing cloth miner's caps. "Grandpa Oates" is written and marked at the bottom right of the photograph.
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Photograph of Black Canyon, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1939
Description
The upstream view of Black Canyon. Typed description on back of image: "Looking upstream at the Black rock site of the Boulder Canyon Dam project. The River is about a 280 feet wide at this point and a 550 foot dam would be about 1200 feet wide at the top."
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Photograph of train wreck at Desert Wells, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
Description
Wreck near Desert Wells, west of Tonopah. Narrow Gauge Baldwin, #2 of the Tonopah Rail Road according to MH Ferrell
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Photograph of board meeting for land development, Overton (Nev.), 1925-1935
Date
1925 to 1935
Description
Moapa Valley meeting of the board, although purpose of the meeting is debated. Cutright caption of photo reads: "Signing contract for Boulder Dam with Wix Co., Inc. in Federal Building in Las Vegas. Secretary of the Interior, Ray Lyman Wilbur at far right." A photgrapher at the scene, W.A. Davis, disagrees and says "Cutright caption is incorrect, although he may be correct that man on the right is Wilbur. I believe they signed the agreement for the buyout of St. Thomas. Final Settlement between town next to St. Thomas & Overton. Final settlement between government and Mormon farmers for their land." See Image pho023269, 0123 0169 for another image.
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Photograph of a group of men, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1930
Description
A group of men and a young boy including Virgil Ham, Leland Ronnow, Ernie Pragin, Bob Young, William Copper, Heinecke, Frank Aelann, and Cyril Wengert possibly in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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