Dorothy Casner stands in front of a truck (late 1930's). She worked for her brother-in-law who was a house mover in Tonopah so she may have been the driver of this truck. (1939 Ford) On back of the truck is a tank ready for relocation.
Lawyer notifying the state engineer that Peter Buol had applied for some water from the Las Vegas Creek, which entire length and the springs were on land owned by the railroad on the basis that some of the water was wasted and therefore available.
Insets of major roads in Reno, Carson City, Tonopah, Las Vegas, Winnemucca, and Ely at bottom left of map. 'Prepared by the Route and Map Service Department, Automobile Club of Southern California.' 'Copyrighted by the Automobile Club of Southern California.' Scale [ca. 1:1,013,760]. 1 in. to approx. 16 miles. Indexes on map verso.
Mack Foster once lived in Berlin, Nevada during the late 1800's - early 1900's. When he was in his late sixties or early seventies (circa 1952), he visited Tonopah, Nevada. He was known for being a rough character and carrying brase knuckles and a sawed off revolver. He died around 1962.