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Letter from F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles) to A. S. Halsted (Las Vegas), January 7, 1925

Date
1925-12-11
Description

The new artesian well should be capped so its flow could be controlled so there would not be a problem with claims of surplus water. Written in pencil at the top of the page: "102-5" "174-2" and "Dry Lake, Nev." Letter is stamped "A.S.H. Jan 7." Letter also refers to Mr. Mcnamee.

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Photograph of a Northern Paiute couple carrying railroad ties, early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1920
Description
Transcribed from the photograph: "Northern Paiute - 5. Indian couple carrying railroad ties. Scenes like this were not uncommon in the early 1900s. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Nevada Historical Society."

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Photograph of part of a small town, (Nev.), mid 1900s

Date
1940 to 1955
Description
Depicted is part of a small town during the winter, with houses in the background while cars are driving through the streets. In the background are barren trees in front of the snowy top of a mountain.

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Photograph of women on porch steps, Goodsprings (Nev.), early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Group photo of women family and friends. Written on the back of the photograph, "back sitting left to right: Mrs. G. Homer Black, Miss Madge Henderson (niece of Jean Fayle), Mrs. G.A. Jean Fayle (baby?), unknown, unknown. Standing left to right: unknown, Mrs. Frank G. Florence Doherty (Goodsprings Gazette), unknown, unknown, Mrs. Lawrence J. Tusnet, Mrs. Roy W. Moore, unknown, unknown, Mrs. Harvey Hardy, Mrs. Jack Frederickson, Mrs. Janee Ashbough."

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