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Film transparency of Rhyolite, Nevada, circa 1900-1920

Date
1900 to 1920
Description
Photograph of the Bottle House in Rhyolite which is located in Nye County along the eastern edge of Death Valley. The house was completed in 1906 by Tom Kelly, who was a local saloon owner.

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Postcard of Sutro Tunnel, Nevada, circa early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1920
Description
Sutro Tunnel. Description provided with the postcard: "Main tunnel 4 1/2 miles long. Drains mines of Comstock Lode to 1750 foot level."

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Postcard: skeletal remains, Pueblo Grande de Nevada, approximately 1925-1930

Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Fred and Maurine Wilson Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00014
Collection Name: Fred and Maurine Wilson Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Box SH-046 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

Locations in Southern Nevada and the Southwestern United States photographs, 1900-1975

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Series
Scope and Contents

The locations in Southern Nevada and the Southwestern United States photographs depict people in Southern Nevada and the Southwestern United States from approximately 1900 to 1975. The photographs include politicians and engineers investigating the Colorado River for the future sight of the Hoover (Boulder) Dam in Black Canyon; Hoover Dam workers and construction; the towns of Goodsprings, Beatty, and Indian Springs in Nevada; the Grand Canyon in Arizona; and Mount Charleston in Nevada. The items described include black-and-white photographic prints, postcards, and negatives; items listed are photographic prints unless otherwise specified.

Archival Collection
Charles P. Squires Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00002
Collection Name: Charles P. Squires Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph of Goodsprings (Nev.), early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Aeriel photograph of Goodsprings, Nevada, most likely taken in the early 1900s.

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Postcard of horses, Lincoln County, Nevada, circa early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1910
Description
Horses pulling logs in Lincoln County, Nevada

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Postcard of house in Rhyolite, Nevada, circa early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1939
Description
Typed description provided on back of image: "This was our home in Rhyolite during 1909 and 1910. Left to right my sister Leila, my mother Mrs. Robert L. Sloan, my sister Margaret (4 yrs old) Nellie, age 8. Home was about 3 blocks from the school but I do not remember the street name. House showing to the right had blown from its foundation across the street and lodged against our house. It became our playhouse." From left to right: 1) Leila Faird; 2) Mrs. Robert L. Sloan; 3) Margaret Faird (age 4); and 4) Nellie (age 8).

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Photograph of Main Street, Caliente, Nevada, circa early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1910
Description
Main Street in Caliente, Nevada.

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Postcard of Bisbee, (Ariz,), 1900-1920

Date
1900 to 1920
Description
Postcard of Bisbee, (Ariz,), 1900-1920

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Photograph of Myrta Fenwick, 1900-1920

Date
1900 to 1920
Description
Photograph of Myrta Fenwick, 1900-1920

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