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Photograph of people fueling Wiley Post's plane, Millers (Nev.), 1922
Date
1922
Archival Collection
Description
A view of people, including children, fueling Wiley Post's plane in Millers, Nevada. Hand written description provided with image: "Fueling Wiley Post's plane. Millers, NV 1922. Child: Sam Houston Manor, Jr. IN-4 plane, "Jenny" Army WW1 trainer, Amer. made - D. Coons id, 1981."
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Photograph of Wiley Post's plane, circa 1922
Date
1921 to 1923
Archival Collection
Description
Four unidentified individuals standing beside Wiley Post's plane in what is most likely Millers, Nevada. The airplane is an IN-4 WW1 American-made trainer plane named "Jenny". An automobile for Zerolene motor oil can be seen parked beside the right of the plane.
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Photograph of Wiley Post and man in front of Post's plane, Millers (Nev.), 1922
Date
1922
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Wiley Post (left) and an unidentified man (right) standing in front of Post's plan in Millers, Nevada. The airplane is an IN-4 WW1 American-made trainer plane named "Jenny".
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Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Manor, Millers (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Archival Collection
Description
Mr. And Mrs. S. H. "Barney" Manor with their daughter in the foreground in Millers, Nevada. Handwritten description provided on back of image: "Barney and I and Jo. I am some thing here. Only weigh 98 - but weight 103 again now. Wonderful. Mr. and Mrs. Sh. H. Manor and daughter. Barney' a nickname from Barney Oldfield, because he had such a heavy foot when driving. Barney's real name was Sam Houston Manor. As of 2/20/80 Barney was still living at Hawthorn and Round Mountain, 90 yrs. old. He worked for Tonopah & Goldfield RR-sect(?)hand. Their marriage was a love match. Barney had sandy red hair. He had a slight shake in his hands as I do, and because I had red hair, too, everyone teased that I really was his daughter. This photo probably taken at Millers, Nevada. Quotation and information told to Elizabeth Nelson Patrick, 2/20/80."
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Photograph of Johnson/Manor family, Millers (Nev)., circa 1920
Date
1920 to 1921
Archival Collection
Description
Members of the Johnson/Manor family in Millers, Nevada. From left to right: 1) Great-Grandmother Howard; 2) Josephine Gail Johnson (front); 3) Sam Houston Manor, Jr.; 4) Jessie Johnson Manor. A house belonging to the family can be seen in left background.
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Photograph of Mack and Will Foster, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Archival Collection
Description
Mack and Will Foster, uncles of George Byron Foster. Handwritten description provided on a separate piece of paper: "Figures identified in reverse. Should be Mack and Will. Lived at Berlin not far from my home in Tonopah. Brothers very close all their lives. Lived into their 80s. Died within months of each other. Mack the eldest. Both small men. When Mack was in his late sixties or early seventies he went to visit Toxine's (sp?), a house of prostitution, when Tonopah still had a red light district, ca 1952. Mack carried brass knuckles and a sawed off revolver. He was a rough character. Died about 1962. Both miners. Had brother, George, and a sister." Also hand written: (Photographer *A Allen ___*, Goldfield, Nev.)
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Photograph of Josephine Gail Johnson Foster and George Byron Foster, Rye Patch (Nev.), circa 1946
Date
1945 to 1947
Archival Collection
Description
From left to right, Josephine Gail Johnson Foster and George Byron Foster in Rye Patch, Nevada.
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Photograph of Howard family women, circa 1906
Date
1905 to 1907
Archival Collection
Description
A group photo of Howard family women. Handwritten description provided on stock card: "L-R: 1) Jessie Pearl Howard Johnson Manor; 2) Nancy Howard Copley; 3) Ollie Howard Lohr; 4) Mary Josephine (Baxter) Howard (seated). Photo probably taken in Oregon, ca. 1906." Additional information handwritten on a separate piece of paper: "1) Jessie Pearl Howard Johnson Manor; 2) Nancy Howard Copley (center standing); 3) Ollie Howard Lohr; 4) Mary Josephine (Baxter) Howard, seated. Aunt Nancy was about 5'7", very tall in our family. Grandmother Mary Josephine was only 4'10" and my mother Jessie Pearl was barely 5' tall. Aunt Ollie was about 5'2". Probably had Jessie and Ollie on boxes. Photo probably taken in Oregon. Jessie probably 14 or 15 when photo taken because family left Ore. when she was about 16 yrs. old. Mother born 1892 so picture ca 1906."
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Photograph of people at Mormon Fort, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1909
Date
1909
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of unidentified men and boys with animals at Mormon Fort. Site Name: Mormon Fort (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of ruins of Mormon Fort, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1925
Date
1924 to 1926
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of Mormon Fort in ruins. Site Name: Mormon Fort (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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