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Photograph of the Elks Club, Las Vegas, circa 1925

Date

1925

Archival Collection

Description

Elks Club at 3rd and Carson with Clarence Stocker.

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Photograph of Wovoka, early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

A picture of Wovoka, also known as Jack Wilson, was the Paiute messiah from Mason Valley and the originator of the Ghost Dance religion. The Ghost Dance is incorporated into numerous American Indian belief systems and is said to unite the living spirits with the deceased. Written on the photo: "Northern Paiute - 1. Wovoka, the Paiute messiah from Mason Valley, was the originator of the Ghost Dance religion. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of The National Archives."

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Photograph of people at Kyote Springs near Searchlight, Nevada, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

People standing in front of a car.

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Photograph of Floyd and Leon Rockwell in Warm Springs, Nevada, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1940

Description

Floyd and Leon Rockwell standing beside a body of water in swim wear.

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Photograph of Black Jack Kellett, Moapa Valley, Nevada, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Handwritten description given with photograph: "Black Jack Kellett, Moapa Valley, St. Thomas"

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Photograph of a man aiming a rifle, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Caption: Unknown man at Bonnie Claire

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Photograph of Clarence Stocker, Las Vegas, circa 1915-1925

Date

1915 to 1925

Archival Collection

Description

Clarence Stocker in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of Lorenzo Romans, early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Black and white portrait of Lorenzo Romans.

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Photograph of Wanda Moser and her father at Mt. Charleston, Nevada, 1900-1910

Date

1900 to 1910

Archival Collection

Description

A picture of Wanda Ball Moser and her father, Charles Packard Ball, at Mt. Charleston. Handwritten inscription from behind the photograph, "Wanda Ball [and] Charles Packard Ball Mt. Charleston."

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Film transparency of a log cabin at Mount Charleston, Nevada, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1910

Description

Black and white image of a man sitting in a rocking chair outside of a log cabin at Mount Charleston, near Las Vegas. The cabin may have belonged to a Mr. Worrell.

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