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Photographic slide of a person at Tule Springs, Nevada, May 1955

Date

1955-05

Description

An unidentified person standing next to a table with food on it. Written on the slide: "Wheeler. Ch R. Tule Springs, Nevada camp."

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Photographic slide of camp site at Tule Springs, Nevada, September 30, 1962

Date

1962-09-30

Description

General view of camp site at Tule Springs. September 30, 1962

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Photograph of the Northern Paiute camp, Mason Valley (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Transcribed from the picture: "Northern Paiute - 3. Scenes similar to this were not uncommon at the turn of the century. The Northern Paiute people began to incorporate non-native materials into their camps. Location: Mason Valley. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Nevada Historical Society."

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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.

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Ralph L. Canfield oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00329

Abstract

Oral history interview with Ralph L. Canfield conducted by Mariann McDuffee on March 21, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Canfield discusses different housing developments in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Las Vegas Strip hotels and casinos, Lake Mead, Nevada’s environmental quality; prostitution, and atomic testing.

Archival Collection

Photograph of watermelon festival after road opening, Pahrump (Nev.), September 24, 1954

Date

1954-09-24

Description

Watermelon feast after the road opening in Pahrump Sept. 24-1954. The watermelon-eating took place after the program and mock marriage (See Images 0131 0114-0116).

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