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Postcard of a man with two burros, Hoover Dam, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
An artist's color rendering of a man riding a wagon cart pulled by two burros. Written on back of postcard: "The burro is a hardy, homely, pathetic, yet ludicrous little chap, an interesting bit in the colorful drama of the west. The burro and pack train are inseparably linked with the West's early history, especially with the prospector and mining." The postcard is titled "Blazing the Trail to Hoover Dam, Near Las Vegas, Nevada."
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Photograph of "Handsome Joe," Nevada, circa early 1900s
Date
1905 to 1915
Archival Collection
Description
An image of "Handsome Joe" posing with his wagon.
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Postcard of Frank Waite driving a carriage, 1920s
Date
1920 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
Frank Waite and two women in horse-drawn wagon.
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Postcard of donkeys and a prospector, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
A prospector in a covered wagon, being drawn by donkeys.
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Photograph of Bill Hammond, Goldfield (Nev.), 1910s
Date
1910 to 1919
Archival Collection
Description
Bill Hammond, at top right, sitting on a cart with two unidentified men.
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Film transparency of man with horses at Wilson's Ranch, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1910
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of a man sitting in a horse-drawn cart at Wilson's Ranch.
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Photograph of a camp, Gold Center, Nevada, 1910
Date
1910
Archival Collection
Description
Tents and carts make up a camp in the desert in front of mountains and possibly railroad tracks in Gold Center, Nevada.
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Photograph of packtrains and buggies crossing desert, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
Unknown year in the decade of the 1900s
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of packtrains and buggies crossing desert, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
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Photograph of men at Frenchman Mine, Nevada, circa 1907
Date
1905 to 1909
Archival Collection
Description
Men with ore cart at adit to Frenchman Mine. Man at the left may be Earl Rockwell.
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Photograph of people at Vegas Wash, 1910
Date
1910
Archival Collection
Description
People and horse-drawn wagon in the Las Vegas Wash.
Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on back: "Vegas Wash 1910. Captain Jim Ladd's stage wagon, Frank Toffs [or Toffe?], mule team, Mother Rockwell, Floyd Rockwell, Earl Rockwell, Shorty Mattucci, S.H. Rockwell, Sr. & dog Rusty, Vegas Wash, Mormon Temple Rock, now nearly under water."
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