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Alicia Lawrence Photograph Collection

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The Alicia Lawrence Photograph Collection (1982) consists of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives which are reproductions of postcards dating from approximately 1938 to 1945. The images depict sites in Las Vegas, Nevada, including the Union Pacific Railroad Depot, Fremont Street during the annual Helldorado Parade, and the Clark County Courthouse.

Austin R. Wardle Photograph Collection

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The Austin R. Wardle Photograph Collection (1907) consists of three black-and-white photographic prints of the main street and schoolhouse in Tonopah, Nevada. Also included are three photographic reproductions and three negatives of the originals. Two images show the funeral procession of Wardle's younger brother, Orley, who died of meningitis at the age of eight; the remaining image shows the Tonopah schoolhouse with children lined up in preparation for the funeral procession.

Elizabeth Gemmell Frizzell Photograph Collection

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The Elizabeth Gemmell Frizzell Photograph Collection, approximately 1982 to 2015, contains black-and-white photographic prints and negatives of depicting life at the Prince Mine in Pioche, Nevada. Images portray Tom Wah and his wife Gue Gim Wah posing in front of the one-room school house where Tom served meals and lived for a short time prior to purchasing the mine store. Images are reproductions created between 1982 and 2020 of scenes from approximately 1920 to 1939.

Minnie Perchetti Photograph Collection

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The Minnie Perchetti Photograph Collection (approximately 1902-1959) consists of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives of Tonopah, Nevada and documents Tonopah in the first half of the 20th century. The photographs depict mines, events, buildings, people, and landscapes in Tonopah, Nevada. Included in the collection are photographs of the 1923 fire in Goldfield, Nevada.

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