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Photograph of festival dancers, (Mex.), 1900-1920
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Mexican festival dancers wear large headresses made of flowers. Behind them, a man stands on a large metal structure.
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Photograph of a man in a suit, (Nev.), 1900-1940
Date
1900 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
Unidentified man poses for a photo in a suit and bowtie.
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Photograph of an unidentified man, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1910
Archival Collection
Description
An unidentified man, possibly Fred Wilson.
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Photograph of Jake Shallenger and others, 1900-1910
Date
1900 to 1910
Archival Collection
Description
Jake Shallenberger on extreme right (seated). The other three men are unidentified.
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Photograph of men on a carriage (Nev.), 1900-1910
Date
1900 to 1910
Archival Collection
Description
Men and luggage on a horse drawn carriage in the desert. Original description: "Jake Shallenberger on front seat in suit. Stage at Shellbourne Station." Shellbourne Station was probably located in or near Ely, Nevada.
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Photograph of Ely residents in a car, 1900-1910
Date
1900 to 1910
Archival Collection
Description
Men and women from Ely, Nevada pose for a group photo while sitting in a car without a roof. Original description: "Group of Elyites at Salt Lake Palisade."
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Photograph of George S. Nixon, Goldfield (Nev.), late 1800s to early 1900s
Archival Collection
Description
George S. Nixon (1860-1912)
Caption: Geo. Nixon Senator Goldfield Mining Man
Caption: Geo. Nixon Senator Goldfield Mining Man
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Photograph of Alfred Moser, Nevada, 1900-1930
Date
1900 to 1930
Archival Collection
Description
A picture of Alfred Arthur Moser. Handwritten inscription from behind photograph, "307 N. 9th St. Las Vegas, NV Phone 1137. Railroad yards-SPLA SLC." Street Address: 307 North 9th Street
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Photograph of Mack and Will Foster, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Archival Collection
Description
Mack and Will Foster, uncles of George Byron Foster. Handwritten description provided on a separate piece of paper: "Figures identified in reverse. Should be Mack and Will. Lived at Berlin not far from my home in Tonopah. Brothers very close all their lives. Lived into their 80s. Died within months of each other. Mack the eldest. Both small men. When Mack was in his late sixties or early seventies he went to visit Toxine's (sp?), a house of prostitution, when Tonopah still had a red light district, ca 1952. Mack carried brass knuckles and a sawed off revolver. He was a rough character. Died about 1962. Both miners. Had brother, George, and a sister." Also hand written: (Photographer *A Allen ___*, Goldfield, Nev.)
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Photograph of Bill Tomiyasu and children standing in his wheat field, Las Vegas, circa 1925
Date
1925 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Bill, Kiyu, and Nanyu Tomiyasu in their wheat field looking northwest
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Wheat fields on the Tomiyasu property, west side of Pecos Road (c. 1925) Bill Tomiyasu with his sons Kiyo and Nanyu (standing in front)"
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