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Slide of the Wagon Wheel Hotel, Wells, Nevada, circa 1940
Date
1939 to 1941
Description
An image of the exterior of the Wagon Wheel Hotel located in Wells, Nevada. The neon sign hanging off of the side of the building reads: "Wagon Wheel Hotel, Cafe." Painted on another side is the text: "Steam Heated Baths in all Rooms." A sign advertising the Chevron Gas Station can be seen in the background. Site Name: Wagon Wheel Hotel (Wells, Nev.)
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Photograph of 20 mule team borax wagons, Death Valley (Calif.), 1927-1935
Date
1927 to 1935
Description
A handwritten inscription on the front of the image reads: "Original 20 Mule Team Borax Wagons, Furnace Creek Inn. Death Valley National Monument, Calif." Written on each of the wagons is: "The original 20 mule team wagon used for hauling borax out of Death Valley for the Pacific Coast Borax Co."
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Photograph of old wagon wheels on trail, Las Vegas, 1940
Date
1940
Description
A pair of wagon wheels in the desert. Handwritten note on back of photo: "Wagon wheel on trail near Las Vegas, by Doris V. Hancock - 1940." Stamp on back of photo: "Insist on Riley's Perfect Prints Jul 1, 1940 Guaranteed to Please."
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Postcard showing a prospector in a mule-drawn wagon, circa 1920-1955
Date
1920 to 1955
Description
The view of a prospector sitting in an old, covered wagon drawn by a pair of mules located somewhere in the southwestern American desert, probably within Nevada. Transcribed onto the bottom border of the image: "Wanderers Of The Wastelands." The Frasher's Foto logo is printed on the bottom right corner of the image.
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Photograph of men posing with a wagon load of ore, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
Description
Caption: From Frances-Mohawk Mine. A wagon load of gold ore. Value $360.000.00. Goldfield, Nev.
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Wagon Wheel Hotel and Casino: Henderson, Nevada
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File
Archival Collection
Homer Rissman Architectural Records
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Collection Number: MS-00452
Collection Name: Homer Rissman Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Box 30
Collection Name: Homer Rissman Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Box 30
Archival Component
Wagon Wheel Hotel and Casino: business plan
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Homer Rissman Architectural Records
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Collection Number: MS-00452
Collection Name: Homer Rissman Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Box 35
Collection Name: Homer Rissman Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Box 35
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Booklet: The Bicentennial Wagon Train Pilgrimage, 1975
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Kiel Ranch Preservation Committee Records
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Collection Number: MS-00650
Collection Name: Kiel Ranch Preservation Committee Records
Box/Folder: Box 04
Collection Name: Kiel Ranch Preservation Committee Records
Box/Folder: Box 04
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George's Chuck Wagon, approximately 1960 to 1979
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Thomas A. Turner Structural Engineering Papers
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Collection Number: MS-01224
Collection Name: Thomas A. Turner Structural Engineering Papers
Box/Folder: Box 03
Collection Name: Thomas A. Turner Structural Engineering Papers
Box/Folder: Box 03
Archival Component
Womphopper's Wagon Works Restaurant, menu, 1981
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
UNLV University Libraries Menu Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00436
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Menu Collection
Box/Folder: Box 65
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Menu Collection
Box/Folder: Box 65
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