See the early years in Las Vegas and Southern Nevada with this hardcover pictorial history book

Name: Before the Strip: Las Vegas and Southern Nevada Memories from the 1800s through the 1930s
Brand: Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV)
SKU: 9781597259286
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ISBN: 9781597259286

Pioneer Painting Co. employees pose in front of a work truck, Las Vegas, circa 1929. The company was owned by Charles W. Aplin, at center. Aplin left the painting business in the early ’40s to take a position with the Nevada Department of Highways and, after a 20-year career, retired at age 75. Courtesy Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photo Collection, UNLV University Libraries Special Collections & Archives

A man inside a general merchandise store, Las Vegas, circa 1915.Courtesy Ferron-Bracken Photo Collection, UNLV University Libraries Special Collections & Archives

A couple with a dog outside a tent near the Las Vegas Creek, Las Vegas, circa 1904. Courtesy Helen J. Stewart Collection, UNLV University Libraries Special Collections & Archives

A train wreck near Desert Wells west of Tonopah, circa 1905. The train is a narrow-gauge Baldwin No. 2 of the Tonopah Railroad. Courtesy Tonopah Goldfield Album, UNLV University Libraries Special Collections & Archives

The Arizona Club on North First Street in Las Vegas, circa 1907. The third man from the right is Al James, who acquired the Arizona Club about 1907. Courtesy Helen J. Stewart Collection, UNLV University Libraries Special Collections & Archives

A woman bathing an infant, circa 1915. Courtesy Ferron-Bracken Photo Collection, UNLV University Libraries Special Collections & Archives

Cowboys racing at the railroad carnival in the early 1900s. Courtesy Tonopah Goldfield Album, UNLV University Libraries Special Collections & Archives

Right: Workers drilling on the canyon floor, circa 1930. Courtesy Manis Collection, UNLV University Libraries Special Collections & Archives

Two Las Vegas High School football players, Las Vegas, circa 1930. Courtesy Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photo Collection, UNLV University Libraries Special Collections & Archives

Petroglyphs at Atlatl Rock in the Valley of Fire, near St. Thomas, April 20, 1935. Courtesy Manis Collection, UNLV University Libraries Special Collections & Archives

Interior of Hotel Las Vegas on North Main Street near Stewart Avenue, 1905. Charles “Pop” Squires (later editor of the Las Vegas Age newspaper) was the proprietor. Built in May 1905, the hotel was torn down in March 1906. Courtesy Single Item Accessions Photo Collection, UNLV University Libraries Special Collections & Archives

A man stands inside a 13-foot-diameter pipe at the Boulder Dam construction site, circa 1930. Courtesy Manis Collection, UNLV University Libraries Special Collections & Archives

Watercraft on Lake Mead, circa 1935. Courtesy Fred and Maurine Wilson Photo Collection, UNLV University Libraries Special Collections & Archives

A congressional party visits Black Canyon at the proposed site of the dam, March 13, 1923. Courtesy Spud Lake Collection, UNLV University Libraries Special Collections & Archives

Above: Students and teachers on the steps of the Las Vegas School, 1910. Courtesy Maurine and Fred Wilson Collection, UNLV University Libraries Special Collections & Archives

Las Vegas settlers, circa 1910. Courtesy Ferron-Bracken Photo Collection, UNLV University Libraries Special Collections & Archives

Downtown Las Vegas, circa 1920. Courtesy Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas

Two miners at work, Las Vegas, circa 1915. Courtesy Ferron-Bracken Photo Collection, UNLV University Libraries Special Collections & Archives

A group of men mug for the camera outside a mining camp tent in Las Vegas, circa 1915. Courtesy Ferron-Bracken Photo Collection, UNLV University Libraries Special Collections & Archives

Riders on horseback overlooking MacFarland Ranch in Indian Springs, circa 1935. Courtesy BCMHA Archives, 2.0110

A truck known as “Big Bertha” carries 150 workers to the site, circa 1930. Courtesy Manis Collection, UNLV University Libraries Special Collections & Archives

Main Street, Tonopah, circa 1905. Courtesy Tonopah Goldfield Album, UNLV University Libraries Special Collections & Archives

A house being moved by two men, Las Vegas, circa 1931. Courtesy Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photo Collection, UNLV University Libraries Special Collections & Archives

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About the book

Building on the overwhelming response to Las Vegas and Clark County Memories Volume I, the Las Vegas Review-Journal is pleased to present a follow-up book, this time going back to the early years across the region in “Before the Strip: Las Vegas and Southern Nevada Memories from the 1800s through the 1930s.”

This hardcover, 160-page book showcases Southern Nevada life before the population boom and the bright lights of the Strip. From cowboys to horse-drawn carriages, construction of the Hoover Dam, and more, enjoy stunning historic photos from local archives and rare gems contributed by area collectors.

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Title: Before the Strip: Las Vegas and Southern Nevada Memories from the 1800s through the 1930s
Hardcover, limited edition
ISBN: 9781597259286
160 pages
Size: 11.375" x 9.75" x 0.5"
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