Images of old Nevada
Selected photos from
National Archives
and Records Administration
Washington, DC 20408
| The captions in quotation marks are those of the photographer or the
person who cared for the photographs before they came into the custody
of the National Archives. Within quoted captions, bracketed material has
been added. The name of the photographer together with the date of the
item is given if available.
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| Timothy O'Sullivan's ambulance wagon and portable darkroom used during
the King Survey rolls across the sand dunes of Carson Desert, Nev. By O'Sullivan,
1867. 77-KS-346O. (west008.jpg)
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| "End of the Track. Near Humboldt River Canyon, Nevada." Campsite and
train of the Central Pacific Railroad at foot of mountains, 1868. By Alfred
A. Hart. 165-XS-28 (west016.jpg)
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| "Mormon emigrants." Photograph of covered wagon caravan by C. W. Carter
ca. 1879. 165-XS-7 (west023.jpg)
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