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Photograph of crowd around contest stage, Tonopah (Nev.) 1940s

Information

Date
1940 to 1949
Description
People stand around a wooden stage where participants appear to be kneeling. The men in the contest participate in a "Fourth of July drilling contest" as transcribed with photograph, next to a large sign that reads "Chrysler Plymouth Used Cars We Buy & Sell" on the streets of Tonopah, Nevada.
Digital ID
pho023978
Physical Identifier
0141_0035
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1b56d999
Details
Subject
Fourth of July celebrations
Holidays
Power tools
Contests
Men
People
Stages (Platforms)
Automobile dealers
Automobiles
Place
Tonopah
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Citation

pho023978. Minnie Perchetti Photograph Collection. PH-00141. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1b56d999.

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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
4845 x 2973 pixels
8.075 x 4.955 inches
43,220,992 bytes
Language

English

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