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Photograph of Dale Dorothy in radio room, Pahrump (Nev.), circa 1951

Date

1950 to 1952

Description

Dale Dorothy holds a dog on his lap and speaks into the microphone of his "ham" radio. Behind him sits the W7CTK station equipment. He used the equipment to speak to lost air pilots over the deserts of Pahrump and guide them to their destinations. Site Name: Lazy 88 Ranch

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Rex Bell (George Francis Beldam) and German Shepherd (Boco) in a car: photographic print

Date

1959 to 2016

Description

Bell Family Scrapbook scanning, Set 1, proofed 08.11.2010

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Racetracks and racing files, 1950 to 2009

Level of Description

Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

Materials include news reports, racetrack annual reports, correspondence, and research notes about racetracks from 1950 to 2009 collected by Eugene Martin Christiansen. The materials are comprised of newspaper articles about new racetracks, refurbished racetracks, companies buying or selling racetracks, the economic futures of horse and dog racing, and racing events. The materials also include reports on market research, economic impacts, and feasibility of buying or constructing racetracks in certain localities.

Archival Collection

Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00561
Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photographic negatives of people outdoors in a desert landscape

Date

1960 (year uncertain) to 1978 (year uncertain)

Archival Collection

Description

Color negatives of a family and their dog somewhere in a desert.

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Gerald and Jean Carver Duhme with son Dick Carver: photographic print

Date

1950 (year approximate)

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series V. Smoky Valley, Nevada and Round Mountain, Nevada -- Subseries V.A. Carver, Carver-Duhme, and Carver-Book Families (Smoky Valley). They are with the family dog beside an airplane belonging to Ken Arnold of Boise, Idaho, who operated the Great Western Fire Protection Service. 

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Photograph of chicken house, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1920s

Date

1920 to 1929

Description

The big chicken house with the laying hens and their guardian, Kelvik, the Norwegian elkhound at Gilcrease Ranch.

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Photograph of Paradise Valley School, Nevada, circa 1916

Date

1915 to 1917

Description

Black and white image of children at the Paradise Valley School. The handwritten inscription by Olive Lake-Eglington on the back of the photo reads, "About 1916-Paradise Valley School. Near Wittwer Ranch south of Vegas. My first school. Boarded at McGriff Ranch. Margaret, Irma Potter, Wittwer Twins, Buster [Wilson], dog, George."

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