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Photograph of scenes from Goldfield, Nevada, 1906

Date

1906

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white image of scenes from Goldfield, Nevada. From top left (as written on the photographs), "Goldfield - Nevada", "Gold Hill - Nevada", "George Wingfield 1906", "20 Mule Team Early Days", "Bacon And -" , "Game of Farro", "Roulette and Crapps", "Goldfield-Nevada from above", "Goldfield Nevada". Physical photograph has a letter on the back and additional information.

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Letter and envelope from Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada to John M. Bunker, Bunkerville, Nevada

Date

1894-07-19

Archival Collection

Description

From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter, an envelope, a typed transcription of the same letter, and a copy of original letter attached.

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Nevada Governor Paul Laxalt and Colonel Tom Miller standing next to a sign in Carson City, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1971-02-10

Archival Collection

Description

From the Jean Ford Photograph Collection (PH-00295) -- Handwritten on photo sleeve: "L-R: (?); Nevada Governor Paul Laxalt; Col. [Colonel] Tom Miller, Chairman, Nevada Parks Commission. They are standing by a sign giving a brief history of Carson City, Nevada State Capital. (2-27-69)."

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Slide of a kite flying near the Nevada Test Site, 1984

Date

1984

Description

Color image of a kite with the word "peace" on it, flown by the Lenten Desert Experience (also called the Nevada Desert Experience), a group protesting nuclear testing.

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Slide of a kite flying near the Nevada Test Site, 1984

Date

1984

Description

Color image of a kite with the word "peace" on it, flown by the Lenten Desert Experience (also called the Nevada Desert Experience), a group protesting nuclear testing.

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Carver's Station, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1950

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series V. Smoky Valley, Nevada and Round Mountain, Nevada -- Subseries V.A. Carver, Carver-Duhme, and Carver-Book Families (Smoky Valley). The facility was of modular construction. The Carvers purchased a building from Wallace Bird and moved it from Round Mountain to their ranch, where it served as the bar. Carver traded Bird hay for the building. Carver purchased another building in Monarch, located just south of Belmont. The building was moved to the Carver ranch by the Boni brothers, and it became the Carvers' living quarters. The dance hall was constructed in 1949 and is visible to the right of the porch. The Carvers tried to have dances on a regular basis, but holding them proved to be a lot of work.

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Dredge in Manhattan, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1938

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.I. Wilson Family (Toiyabe Mountains, Nevada). In the center of the dredge the screw elevator can be seen. It brought the placer material from the bucket elevator on board the dredge where it was processed. It is said that it took 100 workers to assemble the dredge. The dredge could process between 500 and 1,000 tons of gravel per hour.

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Photograph of Joanne Goodwin at an unknown event in James Dickinson Library, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1981-1989

Date

1981 to 1989

Description

University of Nevada, Las Vegas history professor Joanne Goodwin (behind podium) at an unknown event in the Special Collections Reading Room, James Dickinson Library, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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Center Street in Reno, Nevada: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- Night time view of Center Street in Reno, Nevada. Shown are the Palace Club, Bank Club, and Hotel Golden.

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Southern Nevada Children's Home: photographic print

Date

1978

Description

Southern Nevada Children's Home, Boulder City, Nevada (1978) A church and mountains can be seen in the background.

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