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

Before the Strip: Las Vegas and Southern Nevada Memories from the 1800s through the 1930s
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 ^^ center light rgba(40,40,35,0.5)
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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Coffee-table book showcases a unique look at Southern Nevada

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, collector's edition

  • ISBN: 9781597259286

  • Published by Pediment Publishing

  • 160 pages on 80# archival stock meant to last and not yellow for generations

  • Printed in North America

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