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Postcard of woman and heart suit playing cards, approximately 1900s-1980s

Date

1900 to 1989

Description

A postcard illustrating a woman's face surrounded by playing cards with hearts on them n.d. The caption reads, "To my Valentine, Queen of my heart".

Image

Postcard of man and woman gambling in a yellow room, approximately 1900s-1980s

Date

1900 to 1989

Description

A postcard with collage-like illustrations of a man and a woman playing poker in a bright yellow room with the title, "I'll be seeing you!". The bottom right corner reads: "C 148 Copyright by E C Kropp Co."

Image

Postcard of men playing poker on a small table, approximately 1900s-1980s

Date

1900 to 1989

Description

A postcard depicting a group of men playing poker on a table with a doiley tablecloth. The man on the right has a card in his cap. The image has a flowered border.

Image

Postcard of Jacks from playing cards in pot, approximately 1900s-1980s

Date

1900 to 1989

Description

A postcard illustrating a cartoon of Jacks from playing cards in a pot together with poker chips and their different suits. The inscription reads: " Opening a Jackpot".

Image

Postcard of straight flush illustration with poker advice, approximately 1900s-1980s

Date

1900 to 1989

Description

A postcard illustrating five cards: the eight of spades through the queen of spades. The caption reads, "That's straight: You had better be Straight than Flush but remember that a Flush beats a Straight and that a Straight Flush usually wins"

Image

Postcard of club suit royal flush with rhyme, approximately 1900s-1980s

Date

1900 to 1989

Description

A postcard illustrating five cards (the ace of clubs through the ten of clubs). The caption reads, "I'll play these: To hold this hand makes one feel fine but I'd rather hold your hand in Mine. That's straight"

Image

Black-and-white photograph of Oscar Wellington Stocker, circa 1900-1920s

Date

1900 (year approximate) to 1929 (year approximate)

Archival Collection

Description

A portrait of Oscar Wellington Stocker, Harold Stocker's father.

Image

Map of California and Nevada deserts, 1905

Date

1905

Description

'Compiled by G.E. Bailey, E.M. Issued under the auspices of the the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and the supervision of its mining committee, Dan Murphy, H.Z. Osborne, Geo. W. Parsons, F.W. Braun, O.P. Posey, 1905.' 'A carefully prepared and authentic map of the desert mining region tributary of Los Angeles, embracing portions of Lincoln, Nye and Esmeralda counties, Nevada, showing location of all water supplies.' At top of page: 'Desert map. California-Nevada'. 'Miner's guide. Springs and waterholes.' Relief shown by hachures. Shows range and township grid. Scale indeterminable (W 119°--W 114°/N 37°--N 33°).

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"Tonopah extension" mining operation buildings, railroad extension line, and surrounding buildings in Tonopah, Nevada: glass plate negative, approximately 1900 to 1909

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

E. W. Smith Glass Plate Negatives
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00460
Collection Name: E. W. Smith Glass Plate Negatives
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component

"Goldfield ore" many bags of ore stacked up, likely awaiting transport, Goldfield, Nevada: glass plate negative, approximately 1900 to 1909

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

E. W. Smith Glass Plate Negatives
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00460
Collection Name: E. W. Smith Glass Plate Negatives
Box/Folder: Box 02

Archival Component