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Postcard of teen boys smoking, drinking, and gambling, approximately 1900s-1980s

Information

Date
1900 to 1989
Description
A postcard illustrating young men sitting on the floor playing poker with the title, "A Sunday School Class in the West". The caption on back reads, "This is a jolly group old time Cowboy friends. Sunday is a time of visiting on the western ranches, and the 'latch string' is always out for the strangers. These fellows are not disturbers of the peace as might be inferred from the photograph".
Digital ID
pho025540
Physical Identifier
0180_0018
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d17659n3p
Details
Subject
Religions
Gamblers
Gambling
Men
Rifles
Cowboys
Playing cards
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
postcards
Citation

pho025540. Timothy Peters Postcard Collection. PH-00180. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d17659n3p.

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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
Language

English

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