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Photograph of Main Street, Pioche (Nev.), circa 1900

Date
1899 to 1901
Description
Another aerial view of Main Street overlooking several buildings from Lime Hill, Pioche, Nevada.

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Letter from F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles) to A. S. Halsted (Las Vegas), January 7, 1925

Date
1925-12-11
Description

The new artesian well should be capped so its flow could be controlled so there would not be a problem with claims of surplus water. Written in pencil at the top of the page: "102-5" "174-2" and "Dry Lake, Nev." Letter is stamped "A.S.H. Jan 7." Letter also refers to Mr. Mcnamee.

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Photograph of David Oliver Kinney and Rhyolite Bottle House, Rhyolite (Nev.), circa 1925

Date
1924 to 1926
Description
Construction worker David Oliver Kinney standing in front of the Rhyolite Bottle House in Nevada. Additional handwritten information provided on back of image: "David Oliver Kinney grandfather of Rus Cox, P.O. Box 41 Acton, CA 93510."

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Photograph of railroad yards and machinery, Las Vegas (Nev.), early 1900s

Date
1905 (year approximate) to 1910 (year approximate)
Description
Las Vegas Railroad yards with large tanks and engine visible in the distance. Likely taken 1905-1910? Inscription with image reads: "Machine shop to back of picture."

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"Extreme Beam" searchlight at Stardust for New Years countdown: video, 1999 December 31

Level of Description
File
Scope and Contents

News segment with TV anchor Pete Ferryman on the "Extreme Beam" at the Stardust Hotel/Casino. Heralded as the largest searchlight in the world for the New Years Countdown 2000 in Las Vegas; and for a marketing element for the Wayne Newton Show at the Stardust. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.

Archival Collection
Stardust Resort and Casino Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00515
Collection Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 013

Archival Component

Willie LeRoy McGonagill with his wife Lois, and his daughters Naomi Olney, age three years old (left) and Irma Blanche, one year old, approximately 1891

Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Irma McGonagill Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00246
Collection Name: Irma McGonagill Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01

Archival Component

Photograph of cows beside Joshua tree, circa early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1939
Description
Cows next to a Joshua Tree in the desert located possibly outside of Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of part of a small town, (Nev.), mid 1900s

Date
1940 to 1955
Description
Depicted is part of a small town during the winter, with houses in the background while cars are driving through the streets. In the background are barren trees in front of the snowy top of a mountain.

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Photograph of men outside of a cabin, circa early 1900s

Date
1920 to 1949
Description
Men outside of a cabin, possibly Mount Charleston in Nevada: W. J. Stewart, James Cashman, and C. C. Boyer

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