A picture postcard with four photographs: the" first [railroad] engine to run over the Sierras;" "Mark Twain 1865 in Aurora, Nevada;" "Mark Twain's cabin in Aurora, Nevada;" the "first house in Genoa, Nevada." Twain is seen with a group of unidentified men.
Transcribed from the picture: "Northern Paiute - 3. Scenes similar to this were not uncommon at the turn of the century. The Northern Paiute people began to incorporate non-native materials into their camps. Location: Mason Valley. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Nevada Historical Society."
Women of the Mesquite Club gathered on a porch for their colonial tea. Original description: "This picture is for mother-you may all look at it however!" Written on the bottom of the photo: "At our last colonial tea last January." "Mrs. S." and "me" written at the top of the photo. "Mrs. Stewart just below, me to the left of the picture" written on the side of the photo.
Gamblers crowd around a roulette table to place their bets at the Tonopah Club. The man to the left appears to be a pit boss while the man next to him spins the roulette wheel. Site Name: Tonopah Club