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Phil Benson standing in front of his newspaper office: photographic print
Date
1992
Description
Phil Benson in front of his office of the Southern Nevada Times Newspaper. It was a reproduction of an 1800s print shop near the old plaster mines in Arden. The paper ceased publication in September, 1992. (photo by Don Walker, 1992)
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Phil Benson in front of his trailer: photographic print
Date
1992
Description
Phil Benson in front of his trailer home near the Arden plaster mines in the extreme southwester portion of the Las Vegas Valley. (photo by Don Walker, 1992)
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Phil Benson next to his "Turkish Bath": photographic print
Date
1992
Description
Phil Benson standing next to his private "Turkish bath". Next to it is the trailer where he lived while publishing the Southern Nevada Times newspaper. (photo by Don Walker, 1992)
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Rear view of the Southern Nevada Times office: photographic print
Date
1992
Description
Rear of the Southern Nevada Times office. The old Arden plaster mines are on the cliff directly over the bath house (center, next to trailer). Photo by Don Walker, 1992.
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Phil Benson standing on the abandoned railroad bed of the Arden Plaster Company: photographic print
Date
1992
Description
Phil Benson standing on the abandoned railroad bed of the Arden Plaster Company narrow gauge track. (photo by Don Walker, 1992)
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Phil Benson kneeling at his fabricated graveyard: photographic print
Date
1992
Description
Phil Benson in a graveyard that he created. The graves are not real, but are tributes to some unforgettable characters in Nevada's history. (photo by Don Walker, 1992)
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View of Las Vegas from the mouth of the Arden Plaster Mines: photographic print
Date
1992
Description
View of Las Vegas from the mouth of the Arden plaster mine. The Southern Nevada Times office and home of Phil Benson can be seen in foreground. (photo by Don Walker, 1992)
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Moulin Rouge Hotel and Casino parade float: photographic print
Date
1955-05 (year and month approximate) to 1955-08 (year and month approximate)
Description
Moulin Rouge Hotel and Casino parade float. (Image taken sometime between May and August, 1955)
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Fountain in Carrara (Nev.): photographic print
Date
1994
Description
Fountain at the desert townsite of Carrara, Nevada. The fountain was constructed in 1913 and was 3 feet deep and 18 feet across with a 6 foot spray. It was also the home of several varieties of goldfish. Water was supplied from a 29 mile line from Gold Center (photo by Don Walker, 1994)
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Miner's dugout in Candelaria (Nev.): photographic print
Date
1993
Description
Candelaria, 1993. Miner's stone and adobe dugout. Structure dates back to the late 1800s. Mill remnants can be seen immediately behind the dugout, present-day mining activities to the left. (photo by Don Walker)
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