WAYNE CRONISTER COLLECTION

Early Las Vegas

0001 Fremont Street, unpaved, circa 1905

0002 Fremont Street, circa 1915

0003 Railroad Station decorated for early Fourth of July

0004 Twenty-mule team

Later Las Vegas

0005 Shrine band in Fremont Street parade, circa 1948

0006 View from Union Plaza Hotel swimming pool down Fremont

Nevada

Colorado River, Hoover Dam

0007 Ceremony for railroad spur to dam site, 1930

0008 Colorado River before diversion tunnels at dam site

0009 Trucks in diverted riverbed, dam site

0010 Masonic caravan at dam site, 1932, Oakes photographer

0011 Ground level view of downstream side of dam, 1936

0012 View at dusk of completed dam from Arizona side

0013 Upstream view

0014 Eureka Theatre, ca. 1950

Nelson

0015 Mine

0016 Close up view of mine

Rhyolite

0017 Façade of Porter Building

0018 Sign warning against treasure hunting and collecting

0019 View of deteriorated buildings

0020 Mission style railroad depot

0021 Another view of deserted buildings

NOTE: Mr. Cronister reported that he used photographs for display in his firm. Prints were enlarged from smaller originals which he gave away over the years. He no longer has any of the originals. 4/4/80 a kepper.