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Photograph of Mary Lowe with rabbit blanket, early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Transcribed from the picture, "Northern Paiute - 8. Mary Lowe, age 70, a Walker River Paiute, standing next to a rabbit blanket she made from 100 rabbit skins. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of The National Archives."

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Photograph of a Kahni (Paiute winter home), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Transcribed from photograph, "Southern Paiute - 7. The Kahni or winter home of the Southern Paiute was constructed of branches placed over a frame as shown. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of University of Nevada - Las Vegas Library Collection."

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Photograph of Southern Paiute women, early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Transcribed from photograph, "Southern Paiute - 8. Ilee Castillo and Imogene Domingo, with baby in Southern Paiute dress. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of University of Nevada - Las Vegas Library Collection."

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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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Photograph of a Washoe family, Lake Tahoe, early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Transcribed from photograph, "Washo - 6. The Washo lived around Lake Tahoe each summer fishing and gathering foods until well into the 1900's. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Stella Nevers."

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Photograph of a Carson Indian School, Stewart (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Transcribed from photograph, "Washo - 7. Many Washo children attended the Carson Indian School at Stewart, Nevada. This school, originally established for the Washo, was later attended by the other Nevada tribes. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada."

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Photograph of a woman carrying a baby in a cradleboard, early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Transcribed from photograph, "Washo - 9. The cradleboard of the Washo people was made from willows and the baby was kept secure with strips of buckskin. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Nevada Historical Society."

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Photograph of Cyril Wengert, Lottie Wengert, and children, circa 1925

Date

1924 to 1926

Archival Collection

Description

Cyril and Lottie Wengert posing with two of their children. Most likely with Jimmie Wengert, and Marilyn Wengert.

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Photograph of Cyril Wengert and artist's rendering of Southern Nevada Power Co. offices, February 1961

Date

1961-02

Archival Collection

Description

Cyril Wengert with an artist's rendering of the Southern Nevada Power Company offices. On the bottom of the photograph is, "Cyril S. Wengert Building, Southern Nevada Power Company Las Vegas, Nevada" and "Welton Becket & Associates Walter Zick & Harris Sharp Associated Architects Engineers."

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