Jeff Alpert sits in front of the photo that inspired him to write a book about Kiel Ranch on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020, at Kiel Ranch Historic Park in North Las Vegas. Alpert found the aged photo of Kiel Ranch in a thrift store, leading to him research the history of Kiel Ranch and North Las Vegas, and resulting in his new book. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenkschmidt_