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Photograph of children, late 1900s
Date
1960 to 1979
Description
An older and younger boy hold hands and stand together, barefooted, in the backyard of a home.
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Photograph of students and teacher, Beatty (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Archival Collection
Description
Caption: Mrs. Polley, teacher
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Photograph of Rioville, Nevada, circa 1900
Date
1900 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Rioville, also known as Bonelli's Landing, Nevada.
Transcribed Notes: Notes on attached sheet: Rioville, Nevada (also known as Bonelli's Landing). It now lies at the bottom of Lake Mead, formed behind Hoover Dam. Rioville was founded by Daniel Bonelli, a Mormon pioneer sent by Brigham Young, about 1865 at the mouth of the Virgin River.
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Photograph of Wovoka, early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
A picture of Wovoka, also known as Jack Wilson, was the Paiute messiah from Mason Valley and the originator of the Ghost Dance religion. The Ghost Dance is incorporated into numerous American Indian belief systems and is said to unite the living spirits with the deceased. Written on the photo: "Northern Paiute - 1. Wovoka, the Paiute messiah from Mason Valley, was the originator of the Ghost Dance religion. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of The National Archives."
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Photograph of Arthur Fayle, Goodsprings (Nev.), 1915-1925
Date
1915 to 1925
Archival Collection
Description
Arthur Fayle sits in a barn in Goodsprings, Nevada.
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Photograph of Leonard Fayle, Goodsprings (Nev.) 1915-1925
Date
1915 to 1925
Archival Collection
Description
Leonard Fayle sits on a stool in a barn in Goodsprings, Nevada.
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Photograph of family on front lawn, (Nev.), 1925-1940
Date
1925 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
Lilly Taylor and daughter Margaret. The man is either Robert Taylor or Donald Henderson.
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Photograph of Keane Wonder Mine (Calif.), circa 1925
Date
1924 to 1926
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Keane Wonder Mine in California.
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Photograph of Keane Wonder Mine (Calif.), circa 1925
Date
1924 to 1926
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Keane Wonder Mine in California.
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Photograph of advertising auto, Las Vegas, 1925-1935
Date
1925 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Advertising auto, Paramount Week, in front of El Portal theatre in Las Vegas.
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