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Photograph of two Indian women and a young blond Anglo female child, Pahrump Valley or Ash Meadows, Nevada, circa 1880s-1910s

Date

1880 to 1919

Archival Collection

Description

Two Indian women with a blond Anglo child, standing in front of a well-built wooden building. One woman is carrying a bundle. The photograph was taken in either Pahrump Valley or Ash Meadows, Nevada.

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Murl Emery Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00126

Abstract

The Murl Emery Photograph Collection consists of seventeen black-and-white photographic reprints of ferries and recreational activities near Searchlight, Nevada on the Colorado River taken from approximately 1910 to 1946, and reprinted from approximately 1970 to 2004.

Archival Collection

Photograph of the Southern Paiute, 1871

Date

1871

Description

Transcribed from photograph, "Southern Paiute - 5. A band of Southern Paiute in an 1871 photograph taken by T.H. O'Sullivan. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Library of Congress."

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Photograph of Leonard Fayle, 1970-1985

Date

1970 to 1985

Archival Collection

Description

Portrait of Leonard Fayle.

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Photographic slide of a parade float in Carson City, Nevada, October 31, 1963

Date

1963-10-31

Description

A view of a Nevada Day centennial parade procession featuring a float with signs that read: "Stewart Indian School," "Miss Fannie Litson, Queen," and "Indian land under discussion for statehood 1863."

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Photograph of the Northern Paiute camp, Mason Valley (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Transcribed from the picture: "Northern Paiute - 3. Scenes similar to this were not uncommon at the turn of the century. The Northern Paiute people began to incorporate non-native materials into their camps. Location: Mason Valley. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Nevada Historical Society."

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Photograph of Northern Paiute handgame, Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Transcribed from the image: "Northern Paiute - 4. The handgame competition is a psychological contest. Handgames, such as this on the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, are common to all Nevada tribes and are still played at many celebrations. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesty of Annie Barr."

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Photograph of Paiute women playing a game, early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Transcribed from the picture, "Northern Paiute - 9. Na-zi-sa-ka was a game played by Paiute women. A braided cloth was thrown through the goal with long poles. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Mabel Paulina."

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Photograph of a Southern Paiute family, Goodsprings (Nev.), 1912

Date

1912

Description

Transcribed from photograph, "Southern Paiute - 10. A 1912 Southern Paiute family in Goodsprings, Nevada. From left to right: Bahoon, Daisy Mike, woman on right - unknown. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Peabody Museum, Harvard University."

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Photograph of Captain Jim, a Washoe Spokesman, early 1900s

Date

1892

Description

Transcribed from photograph, "Washo - 5. Captain Jim, A Washo spokesman. In 1892, he traveled to Washington, D.C. to plead with the U.S. Government to stop destroying the pine nut trees and the hunting and fishing rights of his people. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Nevada Historical Society."

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