Historic Photos of Reno

Reno was first known as a mid-nineteenth century mining town owing to Nevada’s ample supply of silver and gold. Over the next hundred years the city became an urban playground notorious for a lax political environment that encouraged unconventional activities such as prizefighting gambling and uncontested divorce. Historic Photos of Reno tells the story of Reno’s development through nearly 200 archival black-and-white photographs. Author Donneyln Curtis transports the reader through the city’s history illustrating how a sleepy mining community grew into the “biggest Little City in the World.”