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| Title | [Post Office, 1905] |
| Original Date | 1905 |
| Summary/Description | The photo depicts the U.S. Post Office in early 1905. The Post Office is located on Railroad Avenue within McWilliams' Las Vegas Townsite. Three unidentified men and a horse, "Ben" which belonged to postmaster Walter Bracken, are visible outside of the Post Office. Other buildings from McWilliams' Las Vegas Townsite are visible in the background. The view is looking northwest. ; The Post Office was located on Lot 10, Block 2 within McWilliams' Las Vegas Townsite. The Post Office later moved to Clark's Las Vegas Townsite. The postmaster was Walter Bracken who owned Lot 9 to the south of the Post Office. The parcel that the Post Office occupied was owned by Helen Stewart. |
| Subject | Horses -- Nevada -- Las Vegas -- 1900-1910Photographic prints -- Nevada -- Las Vegas -- 1900-1910Post offices -- Nevada -- Las Vegas -- 1900-1910Railroad Avenue (Las Vegas, Nev.) -- 1900-1910United States Post Office (Las Vegas, Nev.) -- 1900-1910 |
| Coverage | Nevada -- Las Vegas |
| Image Number | 0002 0046 |
| Access and Ordering Information | Not to be reproduced without permission. To purchase copies of images and/or for copyright information, contact University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries, Special Collections at: http://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/ |
| Format | Image/jpeg 40kb |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Tiff master image; 800 dpi; AGFA Duoscan T1200 scanner; AGFA FotoLook 32 V3.50.0 scanning software |
| File Name | 0002_0046.jpg |
| Resource Type | Image |
| Source | Ferron-Bracken Collection |
| Holding Institution | University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries, Special Collections |
| Digital Collection | Early Las Vegas. Early Las Vegas |
