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Photograph of men with rifles inside Tonopah Club, Tonopah (Nev.), 1940-1955
Date
1940 to 1955
Archival Collection
Description
Men hold rifles around a table near a microphone, participating in a "Raffle" at the Tonopah Club. Individuals identified from left to right: "1. Unknown. 2. Ray Kretschner 3. Emerson Titlow 4. Dilbert Trueba 5. Dick Trueba 6. Roy Moore, Piano Player who drew numbers." Site Name: Tonopah Club
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Photograph of couples dancing inside the Town Hall Casino, Tonopah (Nev.), 1950-1959
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Two men and two women dance together in the casino lounge. Individuals identified from left to right: "1. Unknown 2. Roger Nicely 3. Unknown 4. Staryle Terrell." Site Name: Town Hall Casino
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Photograph of dealer and casino owner in Town Hall Casino, Tonopah (Nev.), 1950-1959
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Table dealer, Marie Del Papra, and Town Hall Casino owner, George Boscovich, stand next to the roulette table. Black chips are stacked across the table, while white chips are off to the side. Site Name: Town Hall Casino
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Photograph of people dancing inside the Town Hall Casino, Tonopah (Nev.), 1950-1959
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Unidentified men and women dance in the Town Hall Lounge, near what appears to be a fireplace. Site Name: Town Hall Casino
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Photograph of boxers and others in ring, Silver Peak (Nev.), September 4, 1939
Date
1939-09-04
Archival Collection
Description
Max Baer, boxer on left, stands near the ropes of the ring while others attend to challenging boxer, "Big Ed" Murphy. Onlookers and possibly the referee stand near with a megaphone. Transcription with photograph: "Max Baer fighter in photo. Ed Murphy was Baer's contender. Murphy was a Tonopah man living in Silver Peak. Knocked out in first round." See Image 0141 0032 pho024066.
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Photograph of crowd around contest stage, Tonopah (Nev.) 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
People stand around a wooden stage where participants appear to be kneeling. The men in the contest participate in a "Fourth of July drilling contest" as transcribed with photograph, next to a large sign that reads "Chrysler Plymouth Used Cars We Buy & Sell" on the streets of Tonopah, Nevada.
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Photograph of man and women with lamps, Tonopah (Nev.), 1940-1955
Date
1940 to 1955
Archival Collection
Description
Man in suit stands with two women. Beside them is a table with two lamps, and the man is holding the cord. Individuals identified in photograph from left to right: "1. Mary Sharp 2. Dr. Russsel Joy 3. Mary Perchetti, a nurse at hospital and friend of Dr. Joy." Transcription with photograph: "Probably retirement party at hospital."
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Photograph of men in suits sitting around table, Tonopah (Nev.), 1930-1950
Date
1930 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
Three suited men with ties sit in chairs around a small table, "probably at Tonopah Club." Identified from left to right: "1. Pete Fabbi, owned Progressed Bakery 2. Bill Thomas, Sheriff, 3. Unknown." Site Name: Tonopah Club
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Photograph of men smiling in front of building, Tonopah (Nev.), 1930-1955
Date
1930 to 1955
Archival Collection
Description
Men stand in commrodery in front of a building, either belonging to the Lions Club or 20-30 Club in Tonopah, Nevada. Both were nonprofit organizations donating funds to locals in the Tonopah area. Transcription with photograph: "The Lions Club Building is in the background. The 20-30 Club became the Lions Club in the 1940's." Individuals identified from left to right: "1. Joe Friel 2. Roy Wolf 3. Charles Cavanaugh 4. Gerald Roberts 5. Fred Steen 6. Jack Depmsey 7. Unknown 8. Red Nelson 9. Allan Douglass 10. Red O'Leary."
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Photograph of Tom Wah and Gue Gim Wah, Pioche (Nev.), circa 1930
Date
1929 to 1931
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from behind the image,"'Tom Wah and Gue Gim Wah, his wife-when Tom's Chinese boarding house at the Prince Mine burned down, he moved into Prince one-room schoolhouse to serve meals (briefly one summer) later purchased the mine store from Hodges and Cook where a more adequate boarding house was again established- Tom died soon after. This photo taken in front of Prince schoolhouse, Pioche, Nevada.' Handwritten note by Elizabeth Gemmell Frizzell."
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