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Geological reconnaissance map of Nevada south of the 40th parallel and adjacent California, 1903

Date

1903

Description

'Compiled from all available information by J.E. Spurr. Topographic base chiefly adapted from the maps of the Wheeler Survey.' 'U.S. Geological Survey, Bulletin No. 208, Pl. 1.' 'A. Hoen & Co. Lith. Baltimore, MD.' Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:950,000. 1 inch to approximately 15 miles] (W 120°--W 114°/N 40°--N 36°). Geological Survey bulletin, 208.

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The King Charles Troupe

"The King Charles Troupe, created by Jerry King, hails from The Bronx, New York. A unicycle buff all his life, Mr. King taught his young son, Charles, to ride a one-wheeler. Neighborhood kids soon demanded lessons and the unique basketball-unicycle act was born. The name of the troupe is a play on words of the son's name, Charles King. Word spread about the Bronx unicyclers and, in 1968, the guys auditioned for Irvin Feld on a sidewalk near Madison Square Garden. The producer was delighted with the act and welcomed them into Ringling Bros.

Corporate Body

Hardy, Roy A.

mining engineer; later member of Nevada Mining Association; "...president of three Nevada mining companies and is secretary and engineer of Mines Exploration Incorporated..." p. 120, The Nevada Desert, by Sessions S. Wheeler, The Caxton Printers, 1989. https://books.google.com/books?isbn=087004205X

Testimony of Roy A. Hardy consulting engineer, Getchell Mine Inc. Reno, Nevada and president, Nevada Mining Association, Reno, Nevada before the

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Exterior view of buildings: photographic print

Date

1870 (year approximate) to 1979 (year approximate)

Description

From the KLVX Steamboats on the Colorado Photograph Collection (PH-00156). Written on photo sleeve: "Buildings at Fort Mojave, Arizona Territory, 1871. Photo by T. H. O'Sullivan." Handwritten on verso: "Officer's quarters - right section"; "credit Smithsonian #106 WB71"; "Ft. Mojave at Wheeler Survey 1871 T.H. O'Sullivan photo." Stamp on verso: "Mohave Museum of History and Arts. Classification: Military, Negative No.: 122, Negative:, Contact: ."

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