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[RENO, NEVADA]. Group of Nine Press Photos and One Gelatin Photo of Scenes in Reno, NV. [Reno, NV, ca. 1915-1969]. Black-and-white photos, including a gelatin photo on thinner paper, “General view of grounds of Nevada State University.” This photo approximately 151 x 186 mm. Toned, unevenly trimmed at margins, pencil caption on verso. And nine press photos, three with editorial markings on front, all with editorial and press markings on versos. Approximately 205 x 252 mm or a bit smaller. Some general rubbing, wear, wrinkling, creasing. Some of the press photos feature several views of hotel/casinos in Reno (Holiday Hotel, Hotel Riverside, Harrah’s, Pearl Resort, Royal Inn), and two photos of the Washoe County Court House (one photo is about divorce in Nevada). The remaining two press photos of the 1962 Golden Hotel fire, one showcasing the destruction caused by the fire, and the other features a hotel employee “Employe [sic] dashes from burning Golden Hotel carrying a tray of silver dollars and chips from casino. Bags of currency were saved but most silver was left behind.”