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Postcard of Valley of Fire, Nevada, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Color image of Valley of Fire. Written on the back of the postcard: "The Valley of Fire is a spectacular formation of red sandstone, so named because of atmospheric conditions, which bring out the brilliance of colors, resembling flames. It is also of interest for its Indian hieroglyphics and petrified forest."
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Postcard of Arrowhead Trails, Nevada, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Color image of Arrowhead Trails in Nevada. Written on back of postcard: "The great Southwestern deserts are strange and colorful regions, nothing like them elsewhere on the face of the globe, places of rare beauty--that overwhelm, fascinate and intrigue--and bring health and contentment beyond reckoning. The postcard is titled "The Desert from Arrowhead Trail, Nevada."
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Postcard of an old prospector in the desert, Southern Nevada, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Color image of "An Old Prospector on the desert, Southern Nevada," as written on the front of the postcard. Printed on the back of the postcard: "The old prospector and his burros are inseparably linked with the West's early history. These little fellows carry him over precipitous trails, where other transportation fails; he thrives and multiplies where other 'critters' starve, and whoever hears his musical bray echoing in the morning, appreciates the aptness of his sobriquet. 'Desert Nightingale.'"
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Photograph of Fred Holmes Wilson with his high school football team in Florence, Colorado, 1915
Date
1915
Archival Collection
Description
Fred Wilson's high school football team in Florence, Colorado. Top row L-R: Hart, Phillips, Simon, Cutting, Janes, Blunt, Pierce. Middle row: Lockard, Nix, Stout, Wilson. Bottom row: Howells, Durfer, McGuire, Gibson, McClelland, Roath, Smith.
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Photograph of Maurine Wilson's old home in Murray, Utah, circa 1920s
Date
1920 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
Maurine Wilson's old home in Murray, Utah. Handwritten description given with photograph, probably written by Maurine: "I watched Haley's comet from upstairs window."
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Postcard of a horse-drawn stage coach in the desert, probably in Nevada, circa 1906
Date
1905 to 1906
Archival Collection
Description
Postcard postmaked July 8, 1906 showing men driving a horse-drawn stage coach in the desert, probably in Nevada. Caption: "Stage crossing the desert to Goldfield [Nevada]." Handwritten on photograph: "Dear R: This was before the 20th Century Flyer Co[illegible]" (referring to a steam locomotive).
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Photograph of Darrette Von Karr, Harold Minsky, and Angelique, 1970-1979
Date
1970 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
Pictured from left to right: Darrette Von Karr, Harold Minsky, and a woman identified only as Angelique.
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Photograph of people standing next to Montana Cafe in Ellendale (Nev.), 1909
Date
1909-06-20
Archival Collection
Description
Ellendale, Nevada, June 20, 1909. There is an inscription on the back of the photo: "Ellendale was founded in April, 1909 after the discovery of rich gold float in the area by Ellen Clifford Nay. The town soon boasted a population of over 400 with saloons and other businesses. The mines proved to be rich but the gold deposits were shallow and by 1910 the boom was over. The district produced over $80,000." There is a date stamp: mid-year 1982.
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Photograph of people on a boat, Lake Mead, 1920s
Date
1920 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
Murl Emery and party in a boat at Lake Mead shore (Nevada). Left to right: 1. Murl Emery; 2. Spud Lake; 3. unidentified person; 4. Frank Waite. Sitting in the boat center: Nellie Waite and Ada Young
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Photograph of three people outside of Gold Bar Club, Wahmonie (Nev.), 1928-1929
Date
1928 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
Gold Bar Club, Wahmonie, Nevada; Left to right: Nellie Waite, Claude Mackie and George Sanders, 1928-1929. Claude Mackie ran Ice Cream Parlor in Nevada Hotel Buildings
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