Reno's casino district -- not much bigger than this...
Nevada Museum of Art
Nevada Museum of Art
Nevada Museum of Art
My doctor said, "here's a cortisone shot for your knee, stay off of it for a week." So I took a train to Sacramento, hit an ice storm in Nebraska, and got off in Reno instead. Turned out to be a wonderful idea.
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Reno's casino district -- not much bigger than this... |
Nevada Museum of Art |
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Nevada Museum of Art |
Nevada Museum of Art |
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Saint Mary in the Mountains |
Rose window, with quilting motif |
Decorated for Christmas |
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Fourth Ward School, 1876 | |
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The Comstock Lode |
View of the Sierra Nevadas |
Views of the Truckee Meadows |
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Obligatory shot of the traveler in scenery |
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The State Seal |
Capitol Complex |
Nevada State Capitol Building |
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Capitol Building with its "silver" cupola, 1871 (now the dome is fiberglass) |
State Assembly Chamber, with The Nevada Lincoln Portrait |
Original Legislative Chamber |
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Kit Carson |
Monument to fallen law enforcement officers |
Adolph Sutro digging his four-mile tunnel to drain the Comstock mines |
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Frieze celebrating the products of Nevada, including the 21 minerals mined in the state |
Sarah Winnemucca (1844?-1891), one of the most influential Native Americans in US history |
Commerative quilt |
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Nevada Legislative Building |
Nevada State Archives |
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St. Charles Hotel |
Governer's Mansion in Christmas finery | |
