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Photograph of a man standing next to an artesian well, circa early 1900's

Date

Unknown year in the decade of the 1900s (year approximate)

Description

Man standing next to an artesian well with the Sheep Mountains in the background. Top right corner of photo had been torn off; photo restored by Annie Sattler.

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Photograph of a man sitting near an artesian well, circa early 1900's

Date

Unknown year in the decade of the 1900s (year approximate)

Description

Man sitting next to an artesian well

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Man sitting near artesian well, probably Old Ranch"

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Letter from F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles) to A. S. Halsted (Las Vegas), January 7, 1925

Date

1925-12-11

Archival Collection

Description

The new artesian well should be capped so its flow could be controlled so there would not be a problem with claims of surplus water. Written in pencil at the top of the page: "102-5" "174-2" and "Dry Lake, Nev." Letter is stamped "A.S.H. Jan 7." Letter also refers to Mr. Mcnamee.

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Postcard of a wild jackalope, circa mid to late 1900s

Date

1950 to 1999

Description

The view of a jackalope, a cross between a jackrabbit and an antelope, in the wild. The back of the postcard reads: "Wild Jackalope: Also often called the Antelabbit, this, the most amazing of all desert animals, is reputed to be a cross between a Jack Rabbit and an Antelope. Rumor has it that the Jackalope sings at night in a voice that sounds almost human." Individual Creator credit goes to Bob Petley.

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Photograph of groundbreaking ceremony, late 1800s or early 1900s

Date

1890 to 1910

Description

Groundbreaking ceremony including (left to right): 1) Al Coradetti, City Commissioner; 2) Rodney Colton, County Commissioner; 3) unidentified; 4) Ira Earl, County Commissioner; and 5) Frank Gusewelle, County Commissioner.

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Birthday party for Eugenia Lawson at Sam Lawson's home on 3rd Street and Lewis Street, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print, approximately 1921 to 1925

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Beckley Family Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00148
Collection Name: Beckley Family Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 02

Archival Component

Photograph of entryway to the Tonopah Club, Tonopah (Nev.), 1900-1920

Date

1900 to 1920

Archival Collection

Description

Sidewalk view of a man leaving the "Tonopah Club, Cafe, Bar, & Kendall Rooms." In the distance you can see the "Ace Club" and "Nevada Cafe" on the same street. Site Name: Tonopah Club

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Victoria Siegfried at around 8 years of age, Seattle, Washington: photographic print

Date

1917 (year approximate)

Description

From the Nan Doughty Photograph Collection (PH-00240)

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Photograph of Two Paiute women standing in front of a karnee dwelling, possibly in Pahrump Valley, Nevada, circa 1880s-1900s

Date

1880 to 1909

Archival Collection

Description

Two unidentified Paiute women standing in front of karnee dwelling, with a third unidentified woman inside doorway.

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