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Photograph of Captain Jim, a Washoe Spokesman, early 1900s
Date
1892
Archival Collection
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 Carson Indian School, Stewart (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
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
Archival Collection
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 Clark Sounty High School basketball team, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1912
Date
1912
Archival Collection
Description
Group photo of unidentified members of the Clark County High School basketball team posing with a basketball. Written on the ball is "CCH '12." Site Name: Las Vegas High School (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of Clark County House, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1920s-1930s
Date
1920 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
View of Clark County Court House from the lawn outside. The court house was built in 1914. Inscribed on the photo is "Oakes, Court House Las Vegas." Site Name: Clark County Court House, Las Vegas (Nev.)
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Photograph of Union Pacific Railroad depot time capsule plaque, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1940
Date
1940
Archival Collection
Description
Time capsule plaque placed at the opening of the Union Pacific Depot in 1940. It was opened in 1970 when the depot was razed to make space for the Union Plaza Hotel. The plaque reads: "Las Vegas, Nevada, Passenger Depot, Union Pacific Railroad. H. L. Gogerty, Architect. Ryberg Bros, Builders. Erected 1940. Elev. 2027.8."
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Photograph of Woodrow Wilson, President Nixon and others at the Institute for Black Elected Officials, September 11, 1969
Date
1969-09-11
Archival Collection
Description
Woodrow Wilson, President Nixon and unidentified persons posing at the Institute for Black Elected Officials.
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Slide of protesters at a demonstration near the Nevada Test Site, March 25, 1990
Date
1990-03-25
Archival Collection
Description
Color image of Christina and Frank D. Buismato during a Franciscan weekend of peaceful demonstrations against nuclear testing.
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Slide of Sisters Rosemary Lynch and Klaryta Antoszewska standing with Christine Buismato at a demonstration near the Nevada Test Site, March 25, 1990
Date
1990-03-25
Archival Collection
Description
Color image (from left to right) of Sister Rosemary Lynch, Sister Klaryta Antoszewska, and Christine Buismato during a Franciscan weekend of peaceful demonstrations against nuclear testing.
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Slide of Sister Rosemary Lynch and protesters at a demonstration near the Nevada Test Site, March, 25, 1990
Date
1990-03-25
Archival Collection
Description
Color image (from left to right) of Sister Rosemary Lynch, Susanna Conrad, Bruno (from East Germany), and Franz Habig (from West Germany) during a Franciscan weekend of peaceful demonstrations against nuclear testing.
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