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Photograph of homeless man's dwelling, Glendale (Nev.), March, 1962

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Date
1962-03
Description
Small home made of boards sits atop a desert hill. At the bottom of the image, "MAR 1962" is typed. Inscription with photo reads "Dwelling of Ansel S. Wysong, one of Clark County's last hermits, lived and died with his 35 dogs. Glendale, Nev. After he died, the Humane Society tried to catch the dogs humanely. However, the dogs were shot, trapped, et. al. D.D. was president of Humane Society then." [identified by Dorothy Dorothy 11-1-84]
Digital ID
pho023397
Physical Identifier
0131_0021
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d14j0b35h
Details
Subject
Homeless persons
Feral dogs
Buildings
Sheds
Deserts
Soils
Dwellings
Place
Glendale
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Citation

pho023397. Dorothy Dorothy Photograph Collection. PH-00131. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d14j0b35h.

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Copyright Not Evaluated
Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Language

English

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