Lincoln Davis from Chicago (left), R.J. Shoemaker from Rochester, N.Y. (center), and J.R. Hubbard a mining engineer from Nevada(?). Mohawk Ledge Mining Company, Goldfield, Nev. Inscription on back of the image reads "I worked for Davis & Shoemaker in office and later at mine after panic hit. This was last work in Goldfield. Shoemaker formerly owned & operated a correspondence school at Rochester NY."
Lincoln Davis from Chicago (left), R.J. Shoemaker from Rochester, N.Y. (center), and J.R. Hubbard a mining engineer from Nevada(?). Mohawk Ledge Mining Company, Goldfield, Nev. Inscription on back of the image reads "I worked for Davis & Shoemaker in office and later at mine after panic hit. This was last work in Goldfield. Shoemaker formerly owned & operated a correspondence school at Rochester NY."
The Ham Family Photograph Collection contains five photographic albums primarily featuring images of the Ham family's travels throughout the western United States and Artemus W. Ham Jr. and Betty Ham Dokter during their childhood between approximately 1900-1949. Also included is one photograph used as a Christmas greeting for the Ham family from 1981. The photographs feature locations including Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah; Grand Canyon, Arizona; and Yosemite National Park, California. The collection also contains photographs of the Ham family at Mormon sites throughout Utah. Lastly, there are postcards and photographs of locations throughout the United States, Germany, and Japan.
Oral history interview with Bob Michael conducted by Jeff Van Ee on April 17, 2010 for UNLV University Libraries Oral History Collection.
In this interview, Bob Michael talks about growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada, memories from his childhood, and details of the changing Nevada landscape. Michael shares his expertise in environmentalism and the history of land protection in the state. He discusses areas of the state he feels should be left untouched by humans, his thoughts on protecting lands as National Recreation Areas (NRAs) including the Spring Mountains, and wilderness acts that have been passed and changed throughout the 1900s.
State Democratic Chairman C.D. Baker attends a meeting with Nevada's convention delegation. C.D. Baker greets Adlai Stevenson as they shake hands. Standing center is Robert Notti, Baker's city hall assistant. The back of the photograph reads, "Alda: Stevenson running for President of U.S. Man in middle worked for C.D. Baker (1956). See Las Vegas Sun Scene, Feb. 1966 page 6. from left to right; C.D. Baker, Robert Notti, Adlai Stevenson. By Mark Swain."