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Dora Lee Brown Papers
Identifier
MS-00045
Abstract
The Dora Lee Brown Papers (1904-1950) contain correspondence, notes, certificates of awards, report cards, birth announcements, wedding announcements, a sample ballot from 1936, and copies of photographs. The Brown family were American Indians who lived in Pahrump and Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Tom Wilson with a water basket, early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from photograph, "Shoshone - 10. Tom Wilson, a Death Valley Shoshone man, holding a 100 year old water basket. Also pictured are a sample of the beautiful baskets made by Death Valley Shoshone women. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of National Park Service, Bill Lethbridge."
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Photograph of a Paiute summer shade fort, Las Vegas, (Nev.), 1907
Date
1907
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from photograph, "Southern Paiute - 6. The summer shade was used by the Southern Paiutes for shelter from the sun. This photo was taken in 1907 near Las Vegas. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of University of Nevada - Las Vegas Library Collection."
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Photograph of a Kahni (Paiute winter home), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from photograph, "Southern Paiute - 7. The Kahni or winter home of the Southern Paiute was constructed of branches placed over a frame as shown. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of University of Nevada - Las Vegas Library Collection."
Image
Photograph of a group of people seated on a hillside, possibly Pahrump, Nevada, circa 1880s-1910s
Date
1880 to 1919
Archival Collection
Description
Seven people (six women, one man) seated drinking from tin cups. A large basket with nuts is visible in the foreground. The Anglo woman (second from left) is possibly Della Fisk.
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Photograph of a group of Paiute/Shoshone with a dog, Pahrump Valley, Nevada, circa 1880s-1910s
Date
1880 to 1919
Archival Collection
Description
Two Paiute/Shoshone women, a man, and a dog inside a brush fence, in Pahrump Valley, Nevada.
Image
Photograph of Indian rugs and blankets, Pahrump Valley or Ash Meadows, Nevada, circa 1880s-1890s
Date
1880 to 1899
Archival Collection
Description
A line of rugs and blankets in front of an Indian karnee with a shade shelter. A wagon is visible behind a small bush. The location is either Ash Meadows, Nevada or Pahrump, Nevada.
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Photograph of an Indian woman making a basket, possibly Pahrump, Nevada, circa 1900s-1910s
Date
1900 to 1919
Archival Collection
Description
Indian woman is making a basket, with a crying child in a cradleboard next to her. The shelter behind them is possibly a karnee dwelling. There is a metal pie plate on ground next to the woman. The photograph was possibly taken at Manse Ranch or Hidden Ranch Camp in Pahrump Valley, Nevada.
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Photograph of an Indian woman with a burden basket on her back harvesting a crop, possibly in Pahrump, Nevada, circa 1900s-1910s
Date
1900 to 1919
Archival Collection
Description
An unidentified Indian woman with large burden basket on her back harvesting a crop. A Post-it note states "probably grape picking at Manse Ranch." Manse Ranch is located in Pahrump, Nevada.
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Photograph of clay figures, Pioche (Nev.), circa 1907
Date
1906 to 1908
Archival Collection
Description
Clay figures made by Native Americans at Boston Pioche Mine in Lincoln County sit on display.
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