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Letter and envelope from John M. Bunker, St. Thomas, Nevada to Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada

Date
1895-07-07
Description

From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter, a typed transcription of the same letter, the original envelope with the stamp removed, and a copy of the original letter.

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Photograph of band marching in streets, Tonopah (Nev.), 1940s

Date
1940 to 1949
Description
Marching band parades through town of Tonopah, Nevada on the Fourth of July. The marching men all hold brass instruments, passing stores such as "H. H. Bacon. Real Estate," "Miners Drug Store Inc.," a bank, and what appears to be a doctor's office ("Physicians & Surgeons") while onlookers line the streets.

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Photograph of crowd around contest stage, Tonopah (Nev.) 1940s

Date
1940 to 1949
Description
People stand around a wooden stage where participants appear to be kneeling. The men in the contest participate in a "Fourth of July drilling contest" as transcribed with photograph, next to a large sign that reads "Chrysler Plymouth Used Cars We Buy & Sell" on the streets of Tonopah, Nevada.

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Letter (no envelope) from John M. Bunker, Bunkerville, Nevada to Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada

Date
1894-06-29
Description

From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter, a typed transcription of the same letter, and a copy of original letter attached.

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"We the People": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald

Date
1989 (year approximate)
Description

From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On what the Fourth of July holiday means to the Black community.

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