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Tonopah, Nevada, 1902-1989
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Materials contain photographs of the ranches and mining operations around Tonopah, Nevada from 1902 to 1989. Materials include photographs of residents of the town of Tonopah, the tungsten mine in Smoky Valley, Railroad Valley and Iron Canyon, mills, Stewart Indian School in Carson City, Stone Valley, Terrell Mine, and bars and clubs in Tonopah.
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Other areas in Nye County, 1880-1989
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Materials contain photographs of areas and families in Nye County, Nevada from 1880 to 1989. Materials include photographs of the Boni, Bordoli, Fallini, Hanson, Hawkins, Lowe, O'Toole, Slavin, and Wilson families in areas such as Manhattan, Twin Springs, Gabbs, Duckwater, the Kawich Mountains, and the Toiyabe Mountains. Materials also include photocopies of maps of regions in Nevada, including Bullfrog Mining District and the Nevada-California border.
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Fishel Family (T&T Ranch), 1920-1985
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Materials contain photographs from the T&T Ranch, owned by the Fishel Family, from 1920 to 1985. Materials include photographs of houses, farming, animals, and produce.
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Records Family, 1890-1980
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Materials contain photographs of the Records Family from 1890 to 1985. Materials include photographs of operations around Amargosa Valley, including the Standard Slag Mine and Resting Spring in Tecopa, California, the Tecopa Railroad, ranching activities, animal husbandry, and construction of early buildings.
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Goodson Family (Tubb Ranch), 1916-1959
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Materials contain photographs of the Tubb Ranch, operated by the Tubb Family, from 1916 to 1959. Materials include photographs of ranching, animals, and agriculture.
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Toles Family, 1933
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Materials contain photographs that depict the Toles Family near the Ash Meadows Clay Pits from 1933. Materials include photographs of the family, hunting trips, an ore train from the Bell Pit, and the Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad.
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Toles-Turner Family, 1930-1951
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Materials contain photographs of the Toles-Turner Family from 1930 to 1951, including photographs of mushroom clouds produced by the Nevada Test Site, the Clay Camp in Ash Meadows, ore cars transporting ore, and the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad.
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Miscellaneous, 1965-1985
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Materials contain miscellaneous photographs from Ash Meadows, Nevada from 1965 to 1985, including two photographs of Ash Meadows resident Margarito "Shorty" Diaz and a photograph of Jovita Diaz Long and Les Long.
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Brockman Family, 1910-1989
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Materials contain photographs of the Brockman Family from 1910 to 1989, including photographs of Frank and Edith Brockman working in California, the Desert Inn Motel in Beatty, and photographs of people planning for the Beatty Burro Races.
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Lisle Family, 1932 to 1969
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Materials contain photographs from the Lisle Family from 1932 to 1969, including photographs of construction of the Beatty, Nevada Episcopal Church, demonstrations against the Nevada Test Site, buildings on Main Street, the ore mill near Carrara, Nevada, animals, Warm Springs, Nevada, and Dixon, California.
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