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Photograph of frieght train, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1905

Date

1904 to 1906

Description

Mule-drawn freight wagon in front of Block 16 and the Arizona Club. Freight trains were used for transportation to mining areas. Site Name: Arizona Club (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Image

Camp in Railroad Valley: photographic print

Date

1915 (year approximate)

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.E. Hawkins Family (Duckwater, Nevada).  A camp in Railroad Valley, Nye County, Nevada, in the vicinity of present-day (1990) oil fields where Isaac "Ike" Irwin drilled for potash. Seated in the wagon wearing a white shirt is Frank Roberts and beside him is Jess Hildebrandt, a resident of Duckwater, Nevada. This photograph is undated, but judging by Frank Robert’s age in the photo it appears to be circa 1915.

Image

Amargosa Valley, Nevada, 1890-1985

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographs from 1890 to 1985 of the Fishel and Records families, two families who had ranches in the Amargosa Valley in Nye County, Nevada. Materials include photographs of ranch houses, harvests, fields, wagons, animals, railroads, irrigation systems, and early buildings.

Archival Collection

Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00221
Collection Name: Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

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