Shipping Ore at Tonopah, NV. Tonopah RR (3) 4-wheel cabooses 11, 9; D & RG 66 2-8-0 (BLW 5098-1880). Three engines in view: Tonopah RR 2-6-0; D & RG 66, unknown diamond stack loco. (ext. right) Stamp on the front of the photo reads: "J. E. Stimson, Artist, Cheyenne, WYO. 896" Stamps on the back of the photo read: "Mallory Hope Ferrell P. O. Box 2837 Peachtree City, GA 30269." and "Publication of this photo must give credit line to the Wyoming State Archives, Museums, and Historical Department."
Tonopah, NV. (1905) 3 n.g. Tonopah trains at left (center). Stamps on the back of the photo read: "Mallory Hope Ferrell P. O. Box 2837 Peachtree City, GA 30269." and "Publication of this photo must give credit line to the Wyoming State Archives, Museums, and Historical Department."
Tonopah Railroad Depot (1905). Stamp on front of photo: "J. E. Stimson, Artist, Cheyenne, WYO. 897" Stamps on the back of the photo read: "Mallory Hope Ferrell P. O. Box 2837 Peachtree City, GA 30269." and "Publication of this photo must give credit line to the Wyoming State Archives, Museums, and Historical Department."
Tonopah & Tidewater, Midway Ore Station, 1907. The railroad ran from E California to SW Nevada. Inscription reads "Meeting final 20 mule team wagons." The stamp on the back of the photo says: "Mallory Hope Ferrell P. O. Box 2837 Peachtree City, GA 30269."
Tecopa Railroad #1 2-6-2T at BLW at Tecopa, California. (interchange with Tonopah & Tidewater). Stamp on the back of the photo reads: "Mallory Hope Ferrell P. O. Box 2837 Peachtree City, GA 30269."
Tecopa Railroad #1 2-6-2T. Noonday Mine, Tecopa, California. Stamp on the back of the photo reads: "Mallory Hope Ferrell P. O. Box 2837 Peachtree City, GA 30269."
Noonday Mine (Tecopa Consolidated Mining Co.) 9 miles E. of Tecopa, California on T.R.R.. The stamp on the back of the photo reads: "Mallory Hope Ferrell P. O. Box 2837 Peachtree City, GA 30269."
Tecopa Railroad (1910-1932) #1 2-6-2T BLW 1909 #34089. Noonday Mine, near Tecopa, Calif. Stamp on back of photo: "Mallory Hope Ferrell P. O. Box 2837 Peachtree City, GA 30269."
View of Tonopah from the Railroad Depot. Part of the Tonopah R.R. Yard (3) showing freight which has spilled over from depot platform. (note SPC cars 420, 712; Tonopah RR 4-wheel caboose #13) 1905. (photo: State Archives, Museums and Historical Dept.). Stamp on front of photo: "J. E. Stimson, Artist, Cheyenne, WYO. 892" Stamp on back of photo: "Mallory Hope Ferrell P. O. Box 2837 Peachtree City, GA 30269." Stamp on back of photo: "Publication of this photo must give credit line to the Wyoming State Archives, Museums, and Historical Department."
Yoxen begins her interview by discussing how she first arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada to work for the U.S. State Department in the 1950s. She then describes her childhood in Alabama, competing in the Miss America pageant, and her life in Miami, Florida. Yoxen also discusses living in North Africa and Berlin, Germany while working for the State Department as a clerk. She then talks about moving around with her sister and her family, and eventually coming to Las Vegas. She describes what Las Vegas was like in the 1950s. Yoxen ends her interview with a discussion on her family, her husband's work, and their recreational activities.