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Photograph of Dave Jr. and his father Dave "Shorty" Roberts, (Nev.), 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Dave, Jr. stands on the back of the truck bed. His father, Dave "Shorty" Roberts, stands on the ground beside him. A house is connected to the truck bed.
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Photograph of Ellen Roberts and man in front of a house, (Nev.), 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Ellen Roberts (right) and another individual stand in front of a house that is propped up and ready to move. Ellen was Dorothy's sister, married to Dave Roberts.
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Photograph of men and kiln, (Nev.), 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
L-R: Robert Pellissier, David Banovitch, Vernon Scott. They were moving a kiln to Carrara.
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Photograph of men moving a house, (Nev.), 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
L-R: David Banovitch, Bob Pellissier, Emory Garrett, unidentified person, and Allie Van Fleet. This house was being moved for Garrett. The photo was taken halfway between Tonopah and Ely, the site where the house was moved.
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Photograph of David Danovitch and others, Carrara (Nev.), 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
This kiln was moved to Carrara, Nevada. (L-R: David Banovitch, Shorty Roberts, Vernon Scott.)
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Photograph of house being moved, Tonopah (Nev.), 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
House from Cord's Ranch, Fish Lake Valley. They gave it to Dave Roberts in exchange for moving a house at Nivloc Mine to Fish Lake Valley. This house stands in Tonopah next to the mortuary on Bryan Avenue.
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Photograph of Cord house, Fish Lake Valley (Nev.), 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Cord house being moved at Fish Lake Valley. It is unclear if the house is being moved to or from that site to another location.
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Photograph of bed rolls on truck, (Nev.), 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
This photo shows the bed rolls on the truck which crew used when they were on the road. A small house being moved is in the background, tipped on its side.
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Photograph of house-moving accident, (Nev.), 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
House moving accident. A house seems to have fallen off of the truck bed into a ditch and is tipped on its side. Four men stand in front of the house for a photo.
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Photograph of the grand opening of Beckley's Store, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1930
Date
1930
Archival Collection
Description
Large crowd gathers for the grand opening of Beckley's Store after renovation in Las Vegas.
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