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Old Timers being honored at meeting of the Chamber of Commerce: photographic print

Date

1951-10-04

Description

From the Charles Aplin Photograph Collection (PH-00236). Grouped around the centerpiece depicting a covered wagon drawn by oxen are, from left to right: Bob Hall, Mrs. Mrs. Anna Lake Beardon, Mr. Alice Lake Gifford, Mrs. Minnie Westlake, Otto Westlake, Mrs. Charles Aplin, Charles Aplin, Pearl Laravey, Payne, Mrs. Bob Hall, Fred Pine, Mrs. Fred Pine, Mrs. Anna Kramer and Mrs. Emily Ball.

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House on the Raycraft Ranch: photographic print

Date

1945

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series IV. Pahrump, Nevada -- Subseries IV.E. Ford Family. The house was built by Jim Raycraft from lumber obtained at the Johnnie Townsite and hauled down to Pahrump in wagons. The car is a 1931 Graham, used by Stanley Ford to haul mail to Pahrump from the Johnnie Siding on the Tonopah Highway; the truck is a 1931 Chevrolet. It is said that during the summer the house was mostly hidden by the large willow trees.

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Figler, Dayvid, 1967-

Dayvid Figler was born August 18, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. He was four years old when the family station wagon reached Las Vegas, Nevada in 1971. Figler’s father soon became a Pan dealer on the Strip. As the family grew, his mother, Barbara, immersed her energies in her children’s activities, Hadassah and Temple Beth Sholom. Figler graduated from Valley High School at the age of 16 and by the age of 23 he was rising in the legal world. He was also a local essayist and poet.

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