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The Fairbanks' home in the background in Shoshone, California: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.F. Lowe Family. Shoshone, California, between 1910 and 1915. Herman Jones is second from the left. Fourth from the right is Celestia Fairbanks, grandmother of Celesta Lisle Lowe. Third from right is R. J. "Dad" Fairbanks, husband of Celestia Fairbanks and grandfather of Celesta Lisle Lowe. Shorty Harris, co-discoverer of Bullfrog, often stayed in one of the Fairbanks bedrooms. He was noted for his loud snoring, which often caused people to think he was snoring to death
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Alterations in Union Pacific Railroad passenger station: architectural drawing
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Archival Collection
Description
From Union Pacific Railroad Collection (MS-00397). On the bottom, the drawing states, "Part First Floor Plan Scale 1/8" = 1' - 0" ". The corner of the drawing states, "Union Pacific Railroad Co. Office of Chief Engineer. Caliente, Nevada. Alterations in Passenger Station To Enclose Arcade. First Floor Plan, Elevations And Section. Drawn By - RC-FD. Traced By - RC-FD. Checked By - . Date - Feb, 27, 1943. Scale As Noted. Work Order. DWG. No. 48251."
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