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Transcript of interview with Francis E. Hughes by Mark E. French, February 23, 1977
Date
1977-02-23
Archival Collection
Description
On February 23, 1977, collector Mark E. French interviewed local farmer, Francis E. Hughes (born March 9th, 1917 in Mesquite, Nevada) in his home in Mesquite, Nevada. This interview offers an overview of the general lifestyle and culture in Mesquite. Mr. Hughes mother, Orilla Leavitt, was born in Bunkerville, Nevada. Members of Mr. Hughes’s family were amongst the first settlers in the Mesquite area.
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Photograph of men and a stone cabin, Wells (Nev.), 1900-1903
Date
1900 to 1903
Archival Collection
Description
Several men with wagons and horses stand outside of a stone cabin near Tonopah, Nevada. John Peter Wright stands second from the left. The name "Lois Potter" is signed in the back of the photograph.
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Photograph of people getting ready to boat on the Colorado River, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
On the way to the Colorado River for boating: Earl Rockwell driving, Henry Lutz on wagon, Pinky Waite on burro, Frank Waite on first horse, Eddie Marshall driving buckboard, Spud Lake on rear horse.
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Map of Pioche mines, Ely Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada, 1909
Date
1909
Description
'A.D. Knowlton, Mining Engineer, Pioche, Nevada; H.H. Snelgrove, Draftsman, Salt Lake City, Utah. Copyright 1909 Rufus K. Cobb.' Includes township and range grid; Includes wagon roads. Published by R.K. Cobb. Photocopy.
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Photograph album 2, Ferron-Bracken Collection, circa 1905-1935, page 94
Date
1908
Description
Photographs in bottom row captioned "Sandstone Quarrie [sic] near Vegas 1908;" "Pine Cañon Nov 1908;" "Sandstone Ranch 1908."
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Photograph of the engine house and headframe at the Yellowjacket Mine, Pioneer (Nev.), 1913
Date
1913
Archival Collection
Description
Caption: Pioneer Yellowjacket Mine. Engine House and Gallows Frame. 1913. No.10
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