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Photograph of Bill Tomiyasu and children standing in his wheat field, Las Vegas, circa 1925
Date
1925 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Bill, Kiyu, and Nanyu Tomiyasu in their wheat field looking northwest
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Wheat fields on the Tomiyasu property, west side of Pecos Road (c. 1925) Bill Tomiyasu with his sons Kiyo and Nanyu (standing in front)"
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Photograph of ancient salt miners, early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from photograph, "Southern Paiute - 3. Southern Nevada's ancient salt miners at work in Salt Cave. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, National Anthropological Archives, Bureau of American Ethnology Collection." The items pictured in the photo are labeled.
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Photograph of Southern Paiute women, early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from photograph, "Southern Paiute - 8. Ilee Castillo and Imogene Domingo, with baby in Southern Paiute dress. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of University of Nevada - Las Vegas Library Collection."
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Photograph of Josephine Pete with baby, early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from photograph, "Southern Paiute - 9. Josephine Pete, a Paiute from Cedar City, Utah, with baby in cradleboard. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of University of Nevada - Las Vegas Library Collection."
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Photograph of Alfred Moser, Nevada, 1900-1930
Date
1900 to 1930
Archival Collection
Description
A picture of Alfred Arthur Moser. Handwritten inscription from behind photograph, "307 N. 9th St. Las Vegas, NV Phone 1137. Railroad yards-SPLA SLC." Street Address: 307 North 9th Street
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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 two women looking out a window, early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Two unidentified women look out of a window of a house. A tree is nearly blocking their view.
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Photograph of Velma Bradley on a camel, Mersin, Turkey, October 2, 1900
Date
1900-10-02
Description
Written on back of photograph: "Taken October 2, 1900 in the Mediterranean cost near Mersin, Turkey - Looks like I have jeans on. That is the camel saddle. I have on a dress. Notice the bell on the saddle in the front of me. The Turk happens to be a modern one. Velma [Bradley?]"
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Photograph of Tweed Wilson on horseback, Las Vegas, Nevada, mid 1900s
Date
1905 to 1910
Archival Collection
Description
Tweed Wilson on horseback, Las Vegas, Nevada, mid 1900s.
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Photograph of Oscar Stocker, circa 1890s-1900s
Date
1890 to 1919
Archival Collection
Description
A stereoscopic portrait of Oscar Stocker.
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