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Majestic Theatre, Las Vegas, Nevada, approximately 1915-1925

Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Charles P. Squires Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00002
Collection Name: Charles P. Squires Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 11

Archival Component

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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Southeastern District of Nevada Extension Agent Annual Report, 1925

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

Archival Component

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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Photograph of Railroad Eating House, Beatty (Nev.), early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Caption: The Eating House, Beatty. Covered with vines and shrubs particularly a beautiful grapevine. The result of much labor and more water.
Site Name: Railroad Eating House (Beatty, Nev.)

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Photograph of a house being moved, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Home being moved by wagon out of Goldfield
Caption: House moving day.

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Photograph of a little boy and donkey, Beatty (Nev.), early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1925
Description

Per patron comment, the building behind the burro is the California Hotel.
Caption: A prospective prospector
Site Name: The California Hotel (Beatty, Nev.)

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Native American artifacts photographs, approximately 1900-1930

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Series
Scope and Contents

The antiquities photographs depict Native American petroglyphs and Native American baskets collected by Helen J. Stewart from approximately 1900 to 1930.

Archival Collection
Helen J. Stewart Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00104
Collection Name: Helen J. Stewart Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component