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Postcard with four scenes from central Nevada, circa 1900s-1910s

Date

1900 to 1919

Description

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.

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Photograph of the Northern Paiute camp, Mason Valley (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

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."

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Photograph of women in the Mesquite Club, Las Vegas (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1910

Description

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.

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Photograph of Clark County High School play, early to mid 1900s

Date

1900 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Unidentified students in the Clark County High School play in Las Vegas, Nevada. (dup. Lake Eglington #27)

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Photograph of roulette game at the Tonopah Club, Tononpah (Nev.), 1900-1920

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

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

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Photograph of people at the Las Vegas Ranch, Nevada, circa early 1900s

Date

1904 to 1935

Description

Black and white image of a group of people at the Las Vegas Ranch. Mr. Worrell at the far right. Site Name: Las Vegas Ranch (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of people in a tent at Las Vegas Ranch, circa early 1900s

Date

1905 to 1939

Description

Black and white image of many people inside of a tent at the Las Vegas Ranch. Site Name: Las Vegas Ranch (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Sierra Nevada composed by Lagomarsino, Antonio M. [Italian composer and bandleader]: sheet music, 1923 to 1925

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Bob Stoldal Collection of Nevada Sheet Music
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01094
Collection Name: Bob Stoldal Collection of Nevada Sheet Music
Box/Folder: Box 02

Archival Component

Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Kathleen Collins, and Christian Frank: photographic print and negative, approximately 1925 to 1929

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Nevada Division of State Parks Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00105
Collection Name: Nevada Division of State Parks Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 03, Box SH-021

Archival Component

Howard Cannon receives National Aviation Clubs Man of the Year award: photographic print

Date

1950 (year approximate) to 1983 (year approximate)

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)

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