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Photograph of Lottie Wengert and friends, early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Lottie Wengert is with two other unidentified individuals in a meadow. They are laying in the grass, looking up, and smiling at the camera.

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Photograph of Lottie Wengert and others, early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Lottie Wengert and other unidentified individuals pose next to and behind a bush in the front yard of a house.

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Photograph of crowd watching men compete in hand drilling contest, Round Mountain (Nev.), early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Photograph of crowd watching men compete in hand drilling contest, Round Mountain (Nev.), early 1900s

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Photograph of ore cart track leading to headframe and ore chute, Round Mountain (Nev.), early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Photograph of ore cart track leading to headframe and ore chute, Round Mountain (Nev.), early 1900s

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Marian Judickis, Clark County Mother of the Year: photographic print

Date
1979
Description
From the Fedora Bontempi Simpkin Photograph Collection (PH-00239). From left to right is 1979 Clark County Mother of the Year, Marian Judickism; Rae Grossman, Clark County Senior Mother; Lt. Governor Myron Leavitt; Mary Coon, Clark County Foster Mother; and Jennifer (daughter of Virginia Mallin), receiving the Clark County Philanthropic Mother of the Year Award for her mother.

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Photograph of Carson and Colorado railroad cars and wagons in Tonopah Yard, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s

Date
Unknown year in the decade of the 1900s
Description
Photograph of Carson and Colorado railroad cars and wagons in Tonopah Yard, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s

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Southeastern District of Nevada Extension Agent Annual Report, 1925

Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
John Wittwer Collection on Agriculture in Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00181
Collection Name: John Wittwer Collection on Agriculture in Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 05

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New Year's menu, 1979, Hotel Sahara

Date
1978-12-31
Description

Note: Portrait drawing of Don Rickles on menu cover Restaurant: Hotel Sahara Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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Photograph of of William Andrews Clark, circa mid 1900s

Date
1940 to 1969
Description
A portrait of William Andrews Clark, the builder of San Pedro, LA (Los Angeles) & SL (Salt Lake) Railroad (now Union Pacific Rail Road). Individual Creator credit goes to Irene Brennan.

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Photograph of Wovoka, early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1920
Description
A picture of Wovoka, also known as Jack Wilson, was the Paiute messiah from Mason Valley and the originator of the Ghost Dance religion. The Ghost Dance is incorporated into numerous American Indian belief systems and is said to unite the living spirits with the deceased. Written on the photo: "Northern Paiute - 1. Wovoka, the Paiute messiah from Mason Valley, was the originator of the Ghost Dance religion. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of The National Archives."

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