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Photograph of men posing with eight buckskin in Kingston Canyon, Nevada National Forest, October 4, 1936

Date

1936-10-04

Description

The buckskin hunt of October 4, 1936, a the head of Kingston Canyon on the Nevada National Forest. Eight hunters went out at 4:30 a.m. and came back that evening with eight buckskin. Left to right: James E. Gurr, George C. Larson, Roscoe Thomas, C.J. Olsen, James Cashman, Vail Pittman, Ivan L. Dyreng, and Bill William.

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Photograph of men posing with eight buckskin in Kingston Canyon, Nevada National Forest, October 4, 1936

Date

1936-10-04

Description

The buckskin hunt of October 4, 1936, a the head of Kingston Canyon on the Nevada National Forest. Eight hunters went out at 4:30 a.m. and came back that evening with eight buckskin. Left to right: James E. Gurr, George C. Larson, Roscoe Thomas, C.J. Olsen, James Cashman, Vail Pittman, Ivan L. Dyreng, and Bill William.

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Photograph of eight buckskin, Kingston Canyon, Nevada National Forest, October 4, 1936

Date

1936-10-04

Description

Eight buckskin killed October 4, 1936 by annual hunting party. The bucks weighed an average of about 155 pounds. The largest weighed 192 pounds, and the smallest weighed approximately 100 pounds. All deer were killed on the opening day of the season in Lander County, Kingston Canyon, Nevada National Forest, Nevada.

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Photograph of the hunting party, Nevada National Forest, circa 1937

Date

1937

Description

After lunch Don Gondolfa snaps a picture of Jim Cashman, Vail Pittman, Charlie Dunwoody, Key Pittman, Claude Mackay, Chet Olsen, George Larson, and Bill Williams. This was at lunch time on the second day. Some difficulty was experienced in waking Jim Cashman up long enough to get a picture.

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Photograph of the hunting party, Nevada National Forest, circa 1937

Date

1937

Description

Before the party separated Chet Olsen snapped a picture of, reading left to right, Jim Cashman, Vail Pittman, Charlie Dunwoody, Don Gondolfa, Key Pittman, Claude Mackay, George Larson, Bill Williams.

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Postcard with a message to Laura, Reno (Nev.), 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

Back of postcard. Some of the words are difficult to read. Sent to Laura Stewart in Huntington Park, California by Lillian Davis. Reads: "Dear Laura - Your pictures were too great a temptation for me. Left L. A. a week ago yesterday up through Bishop to Yosemite, then Lake Tahoe and Reno. --- is making money here. Had a heavy rain storm yesterday. Nice weather now."

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Photographs of a Donn Arden production, image 03

Date

1950 to 1969

Description

One of the women in this photograph, stage name Elizabeth Shelly, real name Elizabeth Jean Woollett (born 1928, died 2014), was identified by her daughter, Rozzy. Rozzy also shared the following information: "this was a Donn Arden avant guard production on stage, an unusual one off for my mum - she spoke highly of Donn. She loved her days as a Bluebell Girl - she was a classically trained ballet dancer initially trained locally with Miss Hawkins and went on to train with Judith Espinosa. Elizabeth was a Bluebell Girl for 2 years (1952– 53) before she married in 1955."

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