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Slide of the Bowers Mansion, Washoe Valley, Nevada, circa 1970s

Date

1970 to 1979

Archival Collection

Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection

Description

The Bowers Mansion was built in 1863 by Lemuel "Sandy" Bowers and his wife, Eilley Orrum Bowers, and is a prime example of the homes built in Nevada by the new millionaires of the Comstock Lode mining boom. The mansion, designed by J. Neely Johnson, a builder and ex-governor of California, combined Georgian Revival and Italianate architectural styles. It was modeled after a design conceived by Eilley based on her recollection of elegant buildings in her native Scotland. Following the death of Sandy Bowers in 1868, Eilley fell on hard financial times. She generated income by renting out rooms in the mansion and hosting parties and picnics on the grounds. The mansion hosted a ball for the women's suffrage movement and was the location of the annual Miner's Ball. The period of 1873–75 was the height of the mansion's popularity. However, this was not enough to overcome Eilley's debts and she finally lost her home to foreclosure in 1876. The mansion was abandoned by the time Henry Riter acquired it and operated it as a resort until 1946. The building is currently owned and operated by the Washoe County Parks Department. Some 500 Nevada families have donated period furniture housed in the mansion. The park blends the historical site with recreational facilities such as a spring-fed swimming pool, picnic areas, and a playground. The Bowers Mansion is located in Washoe Valley, within the Bowers Mansion Regional Park at 4005 Old U.S. Highway 395 North, North Washoe Valley, Nevada.

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The Boulder Dam Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, January 21, 1926

Date

1926-01-21

Archival Collection

Fayle Family Papers

Description

Weekly newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club

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Unsigned real estate transaction

Date

1925-05

Archival Collection

Sadie and Hampton George Papers

Description

This folder is from "Legal Records" file of the Sadie and Hampton George Papers (MS-00434)

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upr000094 143

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upr000049 278

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man000139 2

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man000174 145

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Interview with James Arnold Hodges, January 17, 2005

Date

2005-01-17

Archival Collection

Nevada Test Site Oral History Project Records

Description

Narrator affiliation: Photographic engineer, Edgerton, Germeshausen, and Grier (EG&G)

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Program for 30th Anniversary Dinner event for the Southern Nevada Chapter of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1988

Date

1988

Archival Collection

Eileen Brookman Papers

Description

The program for the 30th anniversary dinner for NCCJ includes dedications and highlights of the Southern Nevada Chapter.

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