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Postcard with four scenes from central Nevada, circa 1900s-1910s

Information

Date
1900 to 1919
Description
A picture postcard with four photographs: the" first [railroad] engine to run over the Sierras;" "Mark Twain 1865 in Aurora, Nevada;" "Mark Twain's cabin in Aurora, Nevada;" the "first house in Genoa, Nevada." Twain is seen with a group of unidentified men.
Digital ID
pho018462
Physical Identifier
0361_0082
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d11g0hz55
Details
Subject
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
Locomotives
Log cabins
Men
Authors
Place
Aurora (historical)
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
postcards
Source
Collage of first railroad engine to run over the Sierras, Mark Twain in 1865 in Aurora, Mark Twain's cabin, and the first house built in Genoa, Nevada, undated
Citation

pho018462. Nevada Mining Photograph Collection. PH-00361. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d11g0hz55.

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Standardized Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Extent
2122 x 3337 pixels
3.54 x 5.56 inches
21,244,222 bytes
Language

English

Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
image/tiff