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Map showing water pipeline serving H. C. Wheeler, Arden, Nevada, November 1929

Date

1929-11

Description

Hand-drawn map. '2-W-214' hand-printed in lower right corner. Scale: 1" = 400'.

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Maria Burston Wheeler Papers

Identifier

MS-00062

Abstract

The Maria Burston Wheeler Papers date from approximately the 1850s to 1933 and record Maria Walker's childhood and voyage from Liverpool, England to Salt Lake City, Utah in the United States through her manuscript "My History." The manuscript details her and her family's trans-Atlantic journey as well as her own journey as a married woman, Maria Burston Wheeler, to Las Vegas, Nevada to establish the Mormon Fort located there. Her manuscript details daily life at the fort.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Wheeler family, Lincoln County (Nev.), 1890-1910

Date

1890 to 1910

Description

Wheeler family in front of ranch house on a wagon. Wheeler Ranch, Highland Range. L-R: 1. JB Wheeler, 2. Rachel Wheeler. 2. Jimmy Wheeler. 3. Jimmy Wheeler. 4. Leah Wheeler? 5. Rachel Wheeler. 6? 7 Cassie Wheeler. 8. Esther Wheeler? 9. Leah Wheeler. Esther Wheeler (mother of J. Deck).

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Mount Wheeler, undated

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00214
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Mount Wheeler, undated

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00214
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Wheeler Pass, 1966

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00809
Collection Name: Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
Box/Folder: Box 22

Archival Component

View of Wheeler Peak, Wheeler Wash, Nye County, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1910 (year approximate) to 1930 (year approximate)

Description

From the Chester R. Longwell Photograph Collection (PH-00311). Photograph taken from a highway, located near Indian Inn.

Image

Photograph of Wheeler Ranch, Lincoln County (Nev.), 1890-1910

Date

1890 to 1910

Description

Panoramic view of Wheeler Ranch from dugway. Wheleer Ranch, in the Highland Range, was 10 miles from Pioche. J.B. Wheeler was the grandfather of the donor, James Deck. Mill is just below ranch. Rachel Talmadge Wheeler, grandmother of donor, is at the left of photo.

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Slide of Mount Wheeler, Nevada, circa 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Description

Mount Wheeler in Nevada.

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Slide of Mount Wheeler, Nevada, circa 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Description

Distant view of Mount Wheeler in Nevada.

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