From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.E. Hawkins Family (Duckwater, Nevada). On the back of this photo is written: "Around 1912 or 1911.". Branding cattle on the Holstead ranch, located about 4 miles north of the Irwin ranch, Duck Water, Nevada. Frank Roberts, dressed in a white shirt, is holding down the cow. Frank Vanover is branding the cow and Abe Collins is riding the white horse. Rider on the left is not identified.
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.E. Hawkins Family (Duckwater, Nevada). Frank Robert’s wood wagon, Irwin ranch, Duckwater, Nevada. After Dad returned with a load of wood and unloaded it, the children left to right: Frances, Isabelle, Martha, Monroe, and Helen climbed into the wagon.
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.E. Hawkins Family (Duckwater, Nevada). Left to right are Uncle Clarence Roberts, a baby unidentified, Uncle Monroe Roberts, and Frank Roberts and his daughter Frances.
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.E. Hawkins Family (Duckwater, Nevada). Cottonwood trees were planted by the Irwin ranch’s developer, Isaac "Ike" Irwin, to be used in the manufacture of fruit boxes. The boy with his back to the camera is David Deluze, son of Nancy Deluze, a teacher on Irwin ranch.
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.E. Hawkins Family (Duckwater, Nevada). Frank and Josephine Roberts are pictured with their children, Frances, Isabelle, baby Helen, Monoroe, and Martha (sticking her head out from under her father’s arm).
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.E. Hawkins Family (Duckwater, Nevada). On the front porch are Martha Hawkins' parents, Frank Roberts and Josephine Rogenteni Roberts, with their daughter Frances. The lady standing in the center is Louisa Irwin, wife of Isaac "Ike" Irwin. On the right are Edisel and Mary Caziar and their children Grace, Russell, and Elmer. The Caziars lived in Currant Creek and were visiting.
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.E. Hawkins Family (Duckwater, Nevada). Martha Hawkins' grandmother, Hermi Irwin Rogenteni, and Martha's mother, Josephine Rogenti, in Eureka.
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.E. Hawkins Family (Duckwater, Nevada). Irwin raised peaches, plums, pears, cherries, and several types of apples.
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series V. Smoky Valley, Nevada and Round Mountain, Nevada -- Subseries V.C. Lofthouse-Berg Families (Round Mountain)
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series V. Smoky Valley, Nevada and Round Mountain, Nevada -- Subseries V.C. Lofthouse-Berg Families (Round Mountain).