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Photograph of Pacific Borax Company in Columbus (Nev.), 1880
Date
1880
Archival Collection
Description
Columbus, Esmeralda County, Nevada, about 1880. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "The Pacific Borax Company was one of four companies mining borax from nearby Columbus Salt Marsh at the time. The borax was discovered in 1872 by Francis M. "Borax" Smith. Columbus, which was settled in 1865, also supported four stamp mills which process the silver ore from the Columbus Mining District (Candelaria). The town's boom years were between 1873-1878 when the population was over 600. Nevada Historical Society Coll." There is a date stamp: Christmas 1984.
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Photograph of Main Street in Palmetto (Nev.), 1906
Date
1906
Archival Collection
Description
Main Street, Palmetto, Esmeralda County, Nevada, 1906. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "Located 12 miles west of Lida, Nevada, Paletto was founded in 1866 after the discovery of silver in the area. The camp died and was reborn several times, the last of which was in 1906. Palmetto was named after the local joshua which its founders mistakenly thought was a relative of the palm tree. The district's mine eventually produced over $6,000,000. Nevada Historical Society Collection." There is a date stamp: mid-year 1986. Street Address: Main Street
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Photograph of Edith Giles, (Mass.), 1879
Date
1879-04-04
Archival Collection
Description
April 4, 1879, Edith Warren Corliss (later Giles) at 15 years old. Family history with photo reads: "Born in boston, April 4th, 1879, mother of Edith Corliss Giles who married John Lucas Cadogan of San Francisco, CA in November 1919. [Edith Corliss Giles Cadogan and John Lucas Cadogan] had only child, Jane Alice. [Jane Alice Cadogan] married Arthur N Patten of Lenox Mass. " Image Credits: Gold Medal Paris 1878 37 Union Square, New York.
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Photograph of funeral procession lined up outside schoolhouse, Tonopah (Nev.), February 1907
Date
1907-02
Archival Collection
Description
Children line up outside schoolhouse for funeral procession for Orley Wardle. The children all wear coats and hats, and many are wearing all black. Included with photograph is a Xerox of a letter to Dr. Elizabeth Patrick from Luella and Austin [Wardle?], dated May 19, 1982. Letter says that Austin's brother's name was Orley R. Wardle and he was born in Park City, Utah in 1899. Orley passed away at the age of 8 years old on February 11, 1907 from spinal menengitis. Luella said that many died from the same sickness that winter.
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, May 04, 1982
Date
1982-05-04
Archival Collection
Description
Includes meeting agenda and minutes. CSUN Session 12 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.
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