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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 moving sacked ore down chute, Round Mountain (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Photograph of people moving sacked ore down chute, Round Mountain (Nev.), early 1900s

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Photograph of group outside Gordon and Stimmel Townsite Office, Round Mountain (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Photograph of group outside Gordon and Stimmel Townsite Office, Round Mountain (Nev.), early 1900s

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Photograph of C. A. Earle Rinker and friends, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s

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Caption: The Prospecting Boys. L to R Me, Tex, Tony, Ray

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Photograph of Charles Thomas in mercantile store, Searchlight (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Caption: The tin pan king.

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Photograph of Charles Thomas and Walter Marks, Pioneer (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

l-r Walter Marks, Charles Thomas
Caption: Charles Thomas and Walter Marks, Pioneer, Nevada

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Photograph of Giles family's automobile, Bullfrog Hills (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

back seat l-r Edith Giles, Joe Horton; front seat l-r Edwin Schofield Giles and wife Edith Corliss. Giles family's automobile named Geraldine
Caption: The Giles family in Geraldine, Beatty

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Photograph of Morse Investment Company in Round Mountain (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Site Name: Morse Investment Co. (Round Mountain, Nev.)

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Photograph of horse team pulling stagecoach in desert, early 1900s

Description

Caption: Stage crossing the desert to Goldfield 64

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