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39 x 36 cm., folded to 28 x 15 cm. Panel title: Welcome map, greater Las Vegas area and scenic routes to and from there. Copyright held by Robert E. Barringer. Includes advertisements for Las Vegas businesses, inset of map of Henderson, Nev., and index. Map of California from San Francisco to Los Angeles to Las Vegas by Beth Bergh, advertisements and index on verso Christmas ed. Greater Las Vegas, 1963-1964 ed. Original publisher: Redwood Publishing Co..

Main Street, Silver Peak, Nevada, 1938. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "In 1938, Silver Peak was Esmeralda County's largest and most prosperous town, boasting a population of over 1,000. The economy was supported chiefly by the nearby mines of the Nivloc and Mary Mine areas. The town's prosperity ended when the mines closed with the beginning of WWII." The section of town in the upper left corner of the photo, which included the post office, several stores and a theater was destroyed by fire in 1948. There is a date stamp: Christmas, 1986.