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Photograph of men smiling in front of building, Tonopah (Nev.), 1930-1955
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Evans, Dorothy Casner, 1913-1993
Dorothy Casner Evans arrived in Tonopah, Nevada in 1938. She started working for her brother-in-law, Dave Roberts, as a bookkeeper at his freighting and house-moving business (Dave is the husband of Ellen Roberts, Dorothy's sister). She later started driving trucks and moving houses for the company. In 1950, Evans left the house-moving business and began working at the Tonopah Club. She left the Tonopah Club in 1962 to take a job as deputy sheriff in Mercury, Nevada. Dorothy Casner Evans died on November 24, 1993.
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Merwin, Geneva Stark, 1917-2016
Geneva Stark Merwin was born on June 23, 1917. She worked as a teacher first in Pahrump, Nevada, then later in Las Vegas, Nevada after Maude Frazier recommended her to the city's school board. Merwin taught in Las Vegas for over thirty years, winning an award for her work in 1975. She died April 12, 2016.
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Virginia Logan Photograph Collection
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The Virginia Logan Photograph Collection contains photographic prints, negatives, and slides primarily depicting Nevada between approximately 1900 and 1940 with a focus on Las Vegas and its local landscapes. These photographs were taken by Glenn Davis.
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