Winter scene in front of Polin's Store, owned by Harry Polin. Photograph originally dated "Ca 1960" with inscription "Winter scene - Tonopah, Nev." on front. Storefront reads "Stationary Candy Polin's Soda Fountain," "Polin Bros," and "Cigars & Tobacco."
Drilling contest, Tonopah, Nevada, July 4, 1903. There is an inscription on the back of the photo: "Residents watch a drilling contest on the corner of Main and Brougher. These contests, as well as races, tug-of-wars and baseball games were an important part of all early holiday celebrations." There is a date stamp: February 1980.
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VI. Tonopah, Nevada -- Subseries VI.C. Hooper Family. Johnny Pass, George Anderson, Doc Moore (Albert’s uncle), Pedro Pigeon, Albert Hooper, and Johnny Reed (identified from left to right).
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series II. Ash Meadows, Nevada -- Subseries II.C. Toles-Turner Family. A ramp from which cars of the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad dumped their ore for processing, Death Valley Junction, California, 1939. (NOTE: The perspective of this photograph is reversed from the original.).