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Photograph of people in front of school house, Lincoln County (Nev.), 1890-1910

Date

1890 to 1910

Description

Unidentified people stand in front of a school house on Wheeler Ranch, Highland Range.

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Photograph of men with a horse-drawn carriage, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

Unidentified men ride or walk alongside a horse-drawn carriage during the Helldorado celebration.

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Photograph of man with oxen, Goodsprings (Nev.), 1910s

Date

1910 to 1919

Description

Unidentified man sits on the ground near an ox-drawn covered wagon with three oxen present. The cart seems to be in a city street, as buildings and cars are present in the background.

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Photograph of the arrival of a stagecoach from Stonewall Station in Hornsilver (Nev.), 1908

Date

1908-06

Description

Arrival of a stagecoach from Stonewall Station, Hornsilver, Nevada, June 1908. There is an inscription on the back of the image. "Hornsilver, originally known as Lime Point, was settled when silver was discovered in the area in the 1860's. The name of the camp was changed to Hornsilver in 1908 when rich Hornsilver was found in the area. In the 1930's when gold became the major product of the area the name of the town was again changed, this time to Gold Point, the name it is known by today." There is a date stamp: May 1979.

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