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Photograph of funeral procession lined up outside schoolhouse, Tonopah (Nev.), February 1907

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Date
1907-02
Description
Children line up outside schoolhouse for funeral procession for Orley Wardle. The children all wear coats and hats, and many are wearing all black. Included with photograph is a Xerox of a letter to Dr. Elizabeth Patrick from Luella and Austin [Wardle?], dated May 19, 1982. Letter says that Austin's brother's name was Orley R. Wardle and he was born in Park City, Utah in 1899. Orley passed away at the age of 8 years old on February 11, 1907 from spinal menengitis. Luella said that many died from the same sickness that winter.
Digital ID
pho025020
Physical Identifier
0145_0001
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1cc0v088
Details
Contributor
Contributor: Wardle, Austin
Contributor: Wardle, Luella
Subject
Funeral rites and ceremonies
City and town life
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Children
People
Schools
School children
Mountains
Death
Place
Tonopah
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Citation

pho025020. Austin R. Wardle Photograph Collection. PH-00145. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1cc0v088.

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Digital Provenance
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Language

English

Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
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