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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 at Charleston Peak (Nev.), 1910-1925

Date

1910 to 1925

Description

Group poses in front of a log cabin at Charleston Peak. Identified from left to right: "1. Hazel Copper, 2. Jack Price, 3. unidentified 4. Leva Beckley, 5. Walter Bracken, 6. Bess Lightfoot, 7. Ruth Ferron, 8. Alta Ham. Child: Virginia Beckley."

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Photograph of Mae Pickett Stocker and a friend, Las Vegas, circa 1925-1930s

Date

1925 to 1935

Archival Collection

Description

Mae Pickett Stocker (Harold Stocker's second wife) with an unidentified woman possibly in Las Vegas, Nevada Ca. 1925-1930's

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Regional Transportation Commission of Clark County, Nevada Planning Division: "Citizens Area Transport (CAT) Proposed Boomtown Extension" (Draft), 1994 September

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Bruce Turner Collection on Transportation and Water in Southern Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00648
Collection Name: Bruce Turner Collection on Transportation and Water in Southern Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 30

Archival Component

Photograph of trains at Mohawk Mines, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Caption: Mohawk Mines Goldfield Nev No 3031 Larson Pho. Palm Studio Goldfield, Nev No. 3031

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Photograph of Ramsey Street, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s

Description

This shows you one of our good buildings ___ pretty good for a town only 3 years old
Caption: Ramsey St. Goldfield, Nev

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Photograph of a family by their house, Alamo (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Joe Sharp and his family pictured outside of their home on the west side of Richardville, Nevada. Pictured from left to right; George Stowell, Mayme Stowell (Joe Sharp's daughter), Lawrence Sharp, Jewel Sharp Dimick, Mayme Catherine Richard Sharp, Keller (neighbor-boy), and Joseph Lewis Sharp, the son of Henry Sharp.

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Photograph of town, Tonopah (Nev.), circa 1900

Date

1899 to 1901

Description

This is a photograph of early Tonopah. This community came together and started this town in 1900 because of the discovery of silver-rich ore.

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Photograph of Mohawk Mine and surroundings, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

unspecified year in 199X

Description

Inscription on back reads: "The wagon in the middle foregroundshows a dray hauling one of our 50 HP motors to the "Frances Mohawk" lease which is shown on the extreme left. This lease and the one in the center (the "Hayes-Monnetta") are each taking out over $40,000 per day. The houses in the distance are lying between Goldfield and Columbia. The large white building to the right and back is the Nevada Goldfield Reduction Works. The R.R. station is to the rear and left."
Caption: Mohawk Mine Goldfield, Nev. early 1900s. Railroad station to the rear and left.

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