Nevada State Museum, Carson City Photos

The Nevada State Museum history of native & pioneer life, gold & coin minting, & gambling machines. The Museum is housed in the former Carson City Mint, built 1869 by architect Alfred Mullett.

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Nevada State Museum (1869) (600 N. Carson St.) in former Carson City Mint (1870-93) building. Style: Neoclassical. Architect: Alfred Mullett. On National Register.

Lincoln Highway & Pony Express markers on grounds of Nevada State Museum.

Safe used by Carson City Mint in building now Nevada State Museum.

Balance scales from Carson City Mint in Nevada State Museum.

Carson City Mint bullion & ingot melting molds & equipment in Nevada State Museum.

Carson City Mint's Coin Press No. 1 (1869) by Morgan & Orr of Philadelphia at Nevada State Museum.

Carson City Mint cancelled coin dies for 1885 silver dollar & 1873 half dollar in Nevada State Museum.

Birds eye view map of Virginia City (1875) at Nevada State Museum.

Ghost town diorama of old west at Nevada State Museum.

Chinese settler artifacts at Nevada State Museum.

Collection of 1850-60s revolver pistols at Nevada State Museum.

Antique medicine bottles at Nevada State Museum.

Antique glass bottles turned purple at Nevada State Museum.

Antique glass ink-well bottles at Nevada State Museum.

Collection of antique buttons at Nevada State Museum.

President Grover Cleveland campaign buttons & memorabilia at Nevada State Museum.

President Grover Cleveland campaign buttons at Nevada State Museum.

Battleship USS Nevada silver service punch bowl (1915) by Gorham & Co. at Nevada State Museum.

Battleship USS Nevada silver service tray with image of dam at Nevada State Museum.

Battleship USS Nevada silver service coffee & tea pots (1915) by Gorham & Co. at Nevada State Museum.

Battleship USS Nevada silver service coffee & tea pots (1915) by Gorham & Co. at Nevada State Museum.

Silver coffee & tea service with square vessels at Nevada State Museum.

Edison Home Phonograph at Nevada State Museum.

Wells Fargo & Co's Travelers Checks For Sale Here sign at Nevada State Museum.

Railway Express Agency sign at Nevada State Museum.

Maxwell automobile (c early 1900s) at Nevada State Museum.

Minnequa Water Bag carried over desert for spare auto radiator water at Nevada State Museum.

Indian motorcycle at Nevada State Museum.

Degikup Native American basket with abalone shell pendants (1901) by Nancy Bill at Nevada State Museum.

Degikup Native American basket (1899) by Sally Snook at Nevada State Museum.

Native American basket bowl (c1916) by Lillian Jack at Nevada State Museum.

Degikup Native American basket (1900) by Datsolalee at Nevada State Museum.

Degikup Native American basket (1919) by Datsolalee at Nevada State Museum.

Collection of historic slot machines by designer Charles August Fey at Nevada State Museum.

6-Way Paying Teller (1897) & Original Draw Poker (1901) slot machines by Fey at Nevada State Museum.

Detail of Draw Poker (1901) showing early slot machines flipped cards on wheel by Fey at Nevada State Museum.

Liberty Bell (1899) slot machines with symbols on wheels by Fey at Nevada State Museum.

Antique slot machine with wheel of cards by Wills Novelty Co. at Nevada State Museum.

Little Chief (1909) slot machine with spinning arrow by Fey at Nevada State Museum.

Silver Cup (1907) & Duo (1927) by Fey spinning flat wheel slot machines at Nevada State Museum.

On The Level dice slot machine by Fey at Nevada State Museum.

Silver Dollar (1929) slot machine by Fey at Nevada State Museum.

Antique slot machine at Nevada State Museum.

Hazard Wheel gambling machine used to avoid shaved dice at Nevada State Museum.


All photos on this page are originals by & copyrighted by Jim Steinhart.
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