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Photograph of town, Delamar (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Aerial photograph of the small town of Delamar. There are several homes and buildings with the mountain in the background.

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Photograph of a town, Delamar (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Small town of Delamar, Nevada, commonly referred to as "The Widowmaker." Buildings are visible in the valley with large mountains in the background.

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Photograph of Louis Stern, Hiko (Nev.), circa 1900

Date

1899 to 1901

Description

Louis Stern was an original settler in Pahranagat Valley. He was also the first post master and Justice of the Peace in Hiko, Nevada.

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Photograph of Louis Stern by a post office, Hiko (Nev.), circa 1900

Date

1899 to 1901

Description

Louis Stern stands outside of a local post office. He was the first post master and Justice of the Peace in Hiko, Nevada. This photograph is framed in a dark blue cardboard frame.

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Photograph of Hiko (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Post office is located on the other side of the trees in the center of the photograph. Ruins from old mill in bottom right corner.

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Photograph of mining train, Pioche (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Mining train stopped at Pioche, Nevada. The numbers on the mining train are, "7, 6 , 2, 12, 3." The two individuals on the train are unidentified.

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Photograph of a building, Tonopah (Nev.), circa 1900

Date

1899 to 1901

Description

Horses draw a cart outside of a stone building. A man appears to be dancing on top of the building. Written on the back of the photograph is, "Taken near present day Tonopah. The first man behind the horses is my great-grandfather John Peter Wright (1870-1903). My grandfather was in the process of dying from silicosis having worked in the Delamar mines. He was a freighter-because he could not do hard labor. W. I. Booth photographer. Wells Nevada."

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Photograph of town, Tonopah (Nev.), circa 1900

Date

1899 to 1901

Description

This is a photograph of early Tonopah. This community came together and started this town in 1900 because of the discovery of silver-rich ore.

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Photograph of men and a stone cabin, Wells (Nev.), 1900-1903

Date

1900 to 1903

Description

Several men with wagons and horses stand outside of a stone cabin near Tonopah, Nevada. John Peter Wright stands second from the left. The name "Lois Potter" is signed in the back of the photograph.

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Photograph of a family by their house, Alamo (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Joe Sharp and his family pictured outside of their home on the west side of Richardville, Nevada. Pictured from left to right; George Stowell, Mayme Stowell (Joe Sharp's daughter), Lawrence Sharp, Jewel Sharp Dimick, Mayme Catherine Richard Sharp, Keller (neighbor-boy), and Joseph Lewis Sharp, the son of Henry Sharp.

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