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Postcard of scenes in central Nevada, circa 1927-1930s

Date
1927 to 1939
Description
A picture postcard with photographs with the captions "Badger hole;" "Electric Gold Mines, Weepah, Nevada;" "Crowd looking at rich strike;" "Town of Weepah, Nevada where rich gold strike was made;" "Frank Horton, Geo. Wingfield;" "The rich strike;" "Traynor and Horton, boys who found the gold." Leonard Traynor and Frank Horton, Jr., found gold ore in Weepah, Nevada in early spring 1927; George Wingfield was a prominent banker and miner in Nevada in the early decades of the twentieth century. The "badger hole" was where Traynor and Horton reportedly made their first gold strike.

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Postcard of scenes from Reno, Nevada, circa 1870s-1927

Date
1870 to 1927
Description
A picture postcard with photographs of a mule team hauling wagons of ore or lumber in Reno, Nevada in 1870; automobiles hauling ore in 1927; Main Street in Reno, Nevada, 1870; men playing roulette at the Palace Gambling House in Reno, Nevada in 1906; and a man standing next to tall saguaro cacti in the desert.

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Panoramic photograph of mining buildings in Gilbert, Nevada, circa 1910s-1920s

Date
1910 to 1929
Description
Panoramic view of wooden buildings and automobiles in the desert in Gilbert, Esmeralda County, Nevada, 25 miles west of Tonopah, near the Monte Cristo Range of mountains.

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Panoramic photograph of workers' housing at Reimers Lumber Mill, Douglas County, Nevada, circa 1900s

Date
1900 to 1909
Description
Panoramic view of workers' housing located below Reimers Lumber Mill located near Glenbrook, Nevada in Douglas County, close to Lake Tahoe.

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Photograph of crowds of people watching a parade, Tonopah, Nevada, circa 1910s

Date
1910 to 1919
Description
Crowds of people line a street decorated with American flags in Tonopah, Nevada to watch a parade, probably for Independence Day. The Tonopah Club building is seen at left center.

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Photograph of funeral procession for Sheriff Thomas Logan, Tonopah, Nevada, April 12, 1906

Date
1906-04-12
Description
The funeral procession for Sheriff Thomas W. Logan, led by a musical band, down a main street in Tonopah, Nevada. People watch from the sides of the street and from balconies. Logan was shot and killed in the line of duty on April 7, 1906. Caption: "Funeral of Sheriff Thomas Logan, in Tonopah, Nev." Photo is probably by H. T. Shaw.

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Photograph of Wanda Moser at Mt. Charleston, Nevada, 1900-1930

Date
1900 to 1930
Description
A picture of Wanda Ball Moser driving a Ford at Mt. Charleston.

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Photograph of Alfred Moser, Nevada, 1900-1930

Date
1900 to 1930
Description
A picture of Alfred Arthur Moser. Handwritten inscription from behind photograph, "307 N. 9th St. Las Vegas, NV Phone 1137. Railroad yards-SPLA SLC." Street Address: 307 North 9th Street

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Photograph of Emily Ball, Wanda Moser, and Eleanor Moser, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1910-1930

Date
1910 to 1930
Description
From left to right: a picture of Emily Rebecca Ball (Wanda's mother), Wanda Ball Moser, and baby Eleanor Moser (Wanda's first child).

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Postcard of the Old U. S. Mint, Carson City, Nevada, 1869 - 1899

Date
1869 to 1899
Description
An external view of the old U. S. Mint building, now the Nevada State Historical Museum in Carson City, Nevada. Site Name: Old U. S. Mint Building (Carson City, Nev.)

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