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Photograph of funeral procession lined up outside schoolhouse, Tonopah (Nev.), February 1907

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1907-02

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Children line up outside schoolhouse for funeral procession for Orley Wardle. The children all wear coats and hats, and many are wearing all black. Included with photograph is a Xerox of a letter to Dr. Elizabeth Patrick from Luella and Austin [Wardle?], dated May 19, 1982. Letter says that Austin's brother's name was Orley R. Wardle and he was born in Park City, Utah in 1899. Orley passed away at the age of 8 years old on February 11, 1907 from spinal menengitis. Luella said that many died from the same sickness that winter.

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pho025020

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0145_0001
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    pho025020. Austin R. Wardle Photograph Collection. PH-00145. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1cc0v088.

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    Language

    English

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    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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