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Postcard showing Chrystal Beauty Well, before 1920
Date
open start to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Chrystal Beauty well owned by F. W. Eglington.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from front of postcard: "232 ft, deep and flows 69 [?] inches. Owned by F. W. Eglington, Las Vegas, Nevada." Handwritten inscription on back is difficult to decipher.
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Fred and Maurine Wilson photographs (unidentified), image 48
Date
1890 to 1900
Description
Unidentified man does yard work in front of his home. His dwelling is surrounded by trees.
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Postcard of Navajo Indians, Nevada, circa 1920-1955
Date
1920 to 1955
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of a Navajo Indian Chief in full regalia and an Indian woman.
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Film transparency of Peter Lutzeier, location unknown, circa 1927-1928
Date
1925 to 1930
Archival Collection
Description
Peter Lutzeier at an unknown location, possibly Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1927-1928
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Photograph of Nathaniel V. Jones, circa 1850s-1863
Date
1850 to 1863
Archival Collection
Description
Nathaniel V. Jones, envoy for Brigham Young, was sent to the Mormon fort in Las Vegas in 1856 to develop lead mines near Mount Potosi.
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Photograph of Elbert Edwards, circa mid 1920s-early 1930s
Date
1925 to 1932
Archival Collection
Description
Elbert Edwards as a young man, standing outdoors. He is wearing a "Nevada" belt buckle.
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Photograph of a small boat on a river, circa late 1920s to early 1930s
Date
1925 to 1933
Archival Collection
Description
A group of unidentified men in a small boat on what is probably the Colorado River in Black Canyon. Photograph courtesy of Dickinson Library Special Collections Dept. University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Photograph of Ray Mosbach holding a baby, Las Vegas, circa early 1920s
Date
1920 to 1925
Archival Collection
Description
Ray Mosbach [or Roy Mosbach] holding a baby identified as "Earl." The baby may actually be Leon Rockwell, Jr.
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Photograph of cars in Las Vegas, circa early 1920s
Date
1920 to 1925
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photograph: "Las Vegans going to St. Thomas pageant."
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Photograph of men in Wahmonie, Nevada, circa early late 1920s
Date
1925 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photograph: "Wahmonie gold rush makeshift store c. 1928-29. Earl Rockwell; Leon Rockwell, jr.; George Hanford; C. V. T. Gilbert"
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