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Photograph of schoolchildren and teachers, Clover Valley School, Lincoln County, Nevada, circa 1907-1909

Date

1907

Description

A group of Clover Valley, Nevada schoolchildren and teachers. Front row: Ivan Empey, Clair Terry, Horald Woods, Fred Woods, Grant Woods, Marion Terry. Second row: Albert Woods, Erma Woods, Elsie Empey, Inez Empey. Third Row: Lamar Empey, Ada Woods, Ione Terry, Mary Jensen (teacher), Orilla Woods, Lyman Woods. Seated: Lyman Lafayette Woods ("Grandpa Woods"), who was the maternal grandfather of Elbert Edwards. Albert, Ada, Orilla, Erma,Lyman and Horald Woods and Elsie and Ivan Empey were cousins of Maribah Woods Edwards (mother of Elbert Edwards). Ione and Marion Terry were Elbert Edwards' cousins.

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Photograph of schoolchildren and teachers, Paradise School, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1924

Date

1924 (year approximate)

Description

Schoolchildren and teachers at Paradise School, Las Vegas, Nevada. The teacher was Lillian Gentry Barnum (cousin of Mary Reid Edwards, who was the wife of Elbert Edwards). The class includes an African American girl and several Chinese American children.

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Photograph of Charlotte Terry, Roxa Terry and Lafeyette ("Lafey") Woods, April 1895

Date

1895-04

Description

Portrait of Elbert Edwards' maternal aunts, Charlotte Malinda Woods Terry and Roxa Jane Woods Terry and maternal uncle, Joseph Lafeyette Woods. Handwritten by Elbert Edwards on back of photograph: "Mama gave this to me March 26, 1937. It is Aunt Wolinda [sic] Woods Terry, Aunt Roxa Woods Terry, Uncle Lafey [Lafeyette] Woods. My mother was Maribah Woods. Her other brothers were Carlos, Lyman, James, Lamond, Jasper, Albert and Lafayette."

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Photograph of George and Maribah Edwards, December 8, 1891

Date

1891-12-08

Description

Ellbert Edwards's parents George Edwards and Maribah Woods Edwards. Probably a wedding portrait.

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Photograph of Lyman Lafayette Woods, circa 1860s to 1870s

Date

1860 to 1879

Description

Portrait of Lyman Lafayette Woods, Elbert Edwards' maternal grandfather.

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Photograph of Maribah Edwards, circa 1920s to 1930s

Date

1920 to 1939

Description

Portrait of Maribah Minerva Woods Edwards, mother of Elbert Edwards.

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Photograph of a hand-built steam engine, 1973

Date

1973

Description

A steam engine, once used in a sawmill, sits outdoors, surrounded by overgrowth. The engine was built by George Lee Edwards (father of Elbert Edwards) and Lyman Lafayette Woods (George Edwards's father in law) in the 1890s. It was moved to Panaca, Nevada in July 1992.

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Photograph of cattle grazing in Clover Valley, Nevada, August 1966

Date

1966-08

Description

Long shot of cattle grazing in Clover Valley, Nevada.

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Slide of Clover Valley schoolhouse, Clover Valley, Nevada, August 1966

Date

1966-08

Description

Exterior of abandoned Clover Valley, Nevada schoolhouse.

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Photograph of a hand-built steam engine, 1973

Date

1973

Description

Steam engine originally used to power a sawmill which was jointly owned by George Edwards (father of Elbert Edwards) and Lyman Woods (George Edwards's father in law). It was used extensively in the late 1800s but sat idle for many years before being moved from Clover Valley to Panaca in July 1992. It now stands in the ballpark in Panaca, Nevada.

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