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Postcard of Clarence Johnson, Josephine Gail Johnson, and Jesse Pearl Johnson, early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1925
Description
A view of the Johnson Family, possibly in Nevada. From left to right, the people are identified as follows: Clarence Johnson, baby Josephine Gail Johnson (Foster), and Jessie Pearl Howard Johnson.

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City Imperial Volunteers (C.I.V.), welcome event, menu, October 29, 1900

Date
1900-10-29
Description
Note: The menu does not indicate the restaurant name but the emblem (lion carrying a crown) below the flags on its front cover is part of the Hôtel Metrópole logo Restaurant: The Hôtel Métropole (London, England) Location: London, England

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Postcard with four scenes from central Nevada, circa 1900s-1910s

Date
1900 to 1919
Description
A picture postcard with four photographs: the" first [railroad] engine to run over the Sierras;" "Mark Twain 1865 in Aurora, Nevada;" "Mark Twain's cabin in Aurora, Nevada;" the "first house in Genoa, Nevada." Twain is seen with a group of unidentified men.

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Photograph of women in the Mesquite Club, Las Vegas (Nev.), early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1910
Description
Women of the Mesquite Club gathered on a porch for their colonial tea. Original description: "This picture is for mother-you may all look at it however!" Written on the bottom of the photo: "At our last colonial tea last January." "Mrs. S." and "me" written at the top of the photo. "Mrs. Stewart just below, me to the left of the picture" written on the side of the photo.

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Photograph of the Around the World Buick, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1939
Description
A close-up view of the Around the World Buick, including James Cashman, Sr (left), in front of the Overland Hotel in early Las Vegas, Nevada. Handwritten on the back of the image: "Standing left: James Cashman, Sr." Handwritten onto a piece of paper included with the image: "Two heavy-set men in backseat of car are twin brothers. Photo taken in front of New Overland Hotel. Cashman garage was located in a part of lower hotel bldg. - Jona (?) Cashman Siefeck (?)."

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Photograph of the Northern Paiute camp, Mason Valley (Nev.), early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1920
Description
Transcribed from the picture: "Northern Paiute - 3. Scenes similar to this were not uncommon at the turn of the century. The Northern Paiute people began to incorporate non-native materials into their camps. Location: Mason Valley. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Nevada Historical Society."

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1900s pink cancan gown replacement: color photocopy with fabric swatch

Date
2001-04
Description

Series II. Folies-Bergere production papers, designs, and photographs -- 17th Edition: The Best of the Folies-Bergere -- 2001 costume revisions: costume design drawings, photographs of costume pieces, correspondence, and notes -- Ballroom

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Photograph album 1, Leon Rockwell Collection, circa 1900s-1910s, page 19

Date
1900 to 1910
1905 to 1919
Description
Caption: Yakima State Fair 1911.

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Photograph album 1, Leon Rockwell Collection, circa 1900s-1910s, page 20

Date
1900 to 1910
1905 to 1919
Description
Caption: Yakima State Fair 1911.

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