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Photograph of kiln in Wheeler Canyon, Pahrump (Nev.), 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Outdoor kiln in Wheeler Canyon, just east of Pahrump. Kiln looks like a large beehive. Shrubs block passage to the kiln. The photograph is worn and torn, with yellowed tape in the bottom right corner and staining across it.
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Photograph of Pop Buol and oxen stall, Pahrump (Nev.), 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Frank "Pop" Buol stands next to a stall with an animal skull hanging at the top. Inscription with photograph reads: "Stall was to secure oxen to shoe them hauling charcoal from Wheeler Canyon kilns (still there) to Death Valley;[Pahrump]" See image 0131 098 pho023474.
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Photograph of Native American elder, Pahrump (Nev.), December 1959
Date
1959-12
Archival Collection
Description
Elder Native American woman in Pahrump, Nevada stands for a portrait. Inscription with photo reads: "100+ year old (Pahrump Indian) grandma. Grandma was close to 100 years old in the 1950's. I often visited them. She broke her hip, and while confined to her bed I found her cutting out paper "dolls" from the Sears catalog to pass the time away." Reverse of duplicate has inscription that reads "Libby Scott."
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Photograph of Native American family, Pahrump (Nev.), December 1959
Date
1959-12
Archival Collection
Description
Native American family in Pahrump, Nevada, poses for a family portrait holding Christmas toys and a wreath. Inscription with photo reads: "The Indians were allowed to pick the wild holly. This family made me a holly wreath each Christmas which I prized and carefully stored. It was one of the families I delived Christmas toys, fruit, candy, and clothing to each year. The children are holding things I gave them." [Identified by Dorothy Dorothy]
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Photograph of Dora Brown with dog, Pahrump (Nev.), 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Woman sits on her front stoop, made of pieces of wood, with a small dog next to her. Inscription with photograph reads: "Dora Brown (Pahrump Indian), sister of Bob Lee family (?) residesnt of Pahrump from early days."
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Photograph of road construction, Pahrump (Nev.), 1950-1954
Date
1950 to 1954
Archival Collection
Description
Beginning of Pahrump Road construction. Large trucks sit by the road to the left, and a few men are visible next to them.
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Photograph of Dale Dorothy and dog on construction truck, Pahrump (Nev.), 1950-1954
Date
1950 to 1954
Archival Collection
Description
Dale Dorothy sits with his dog atop a construction truck on the Dorothy's ranch. The photographer's shadow can be seen in the bottom left corner of the image. Inscription with photo reads: "Curley Boy (dog) and Dale Dorothy on "crawler" on our ranch." [Pahrump Road Construction] [Identified by Dorothy Dorothy]
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Photograph of trucks during road construction, Pahrump (Nev.), 1950-1954
Date
1950 to 1954
Archival Collection
Description
Early Pahrump road construction takes place, with several trucks parked on the left side of the road. No workers are visible.
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Photograph of construction machines on blacktop, Pahrump (Nev.), 1950-1954
Date
1950 to 1954
Archival Collection
Description
Blacktop stretch in front of Dorothy residence during the Pahrump Road Construction. A man rides atop the construction truck next to the blacktop. The machine reads "WELLS CARGO" on the side. A house is visible in the distance, although it's hard to tell by the photograph's description if the house belongs to the Dorothy's or if the Dorothy's house is behind the photographer, out of the image.
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Photograph of Wells Cargo truck, Pahrump (Nev.), 1950-1954
Date
1950 to 1954
Archival Collection
Description
Wells Cargo truck used for Pahrump Road Construction. A man walks alongside the truck while two more stand on top of it.
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