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Summary of claims filed against A. Winters Estate
Date
1896 to 1899
Archival Collection
Description
This folder is from "Financial Records" file of the Sadie and Hampton George Papers (MS-00434)
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Photograph of Lemuel and Johana Compton, circa 1890s
Date
1890 to 1899
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait of Lemuel (Lem) and Johana Compton. Handwritten on back of photo: "Had a ranch in Nye County at Peavine, in the early nineties. Both of these people are buried in the Catholic Cemetery at Austin [in Lander County, Nevada]. Present owner of the Peavine ranch now Charley Keough, nephew of Mrs. Compton. Mrs. Johana Compton in the late nineties or 1900 used to deliver potatoes from Peavine Ranch to [Y?illegible] Canyon and Berlin, Grantsville [both in Nye County] which they raised at Peavine Ranch." Johana Compton, a former Union Army nurse, died whle trying to save the Peavine Ranch from fire in November 1900.
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Goldfield boxing match: photographic print
Date
1900 (year approximate) to 1915 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Boxing match between Terry Mustain (?) on left and young Peter Jackson (right) in Goldfield, Nevada. Arrow on the image is pointing to Rinker: he "paid with a $40 gold piece for that seat."
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