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From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.E. Hawkins Family (Duckwater, Nevada). 

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series III. Beatty, Nevada -- Subseries III.E. Lemmon Family. At far right is Mr. Chaiatiovich[?], one of the first autobus drivers from Las Vegas to Beatty. The 6-passenger vehicle shown was called an autobus.

Photograph album, William S. Park Collection. Ten pages of unidentified images of the Park family, different city and home scenes, and groups of unidentified children. Front cover reads "Memories."

The beautiful home of Peter Lind Hayes (Joseph Conrad Lind, Jr. later known as Peter Lind Hayes.) & Mary Healy in New Rochelle N.Y.

Celia in 1937. On photo sleeve: "Celia Rivero, December 1937, 11 years old."

Photograph was taken at 102 E. Ramsey Avenue, Goldfield, Nevada, in front of the Lewis Rogers, Attorney-at-Law Office. July 4, 1906. Joe Gans (left) with three unidentified men. One is most likely Rogers, his attorney. Handwritten inscription w/ image: "On Sept. 3, 1906, Joe Gans, known as the "Old Masta", fought Oscar "Battling" Nelson in Goldfield. The fight was promoted by Southern Nevada Mining magnate Tex Rickard. Nelson had come out of retirement for the bout saying "I want to settle once and for all that a white boxer can defeat a ------ any day." Gans, a negro, had come to begin his training in Goldfield in June 1906. Because Gans was was black, he was compelled by boxing promoters to permit less-talented white fighters to last the scheduled number of bouts with him and occasionally defeat him. The Gans-Nelson fight for the lightweight championship lasted 42 rounds and is considered the single greatest boxing performance in history. Gans won when Nelson deliberately fouled him. The fight brought in a purse of $75,000 and was attended by 6500 spectators, both records at the time. Blacks from across the country came to cheer on Gans and many stayed in town to work following the contest. Less than four years later, Gans would be dead of tuberculosis."

Shacks numbers 630 & 632 S. 1st Street. They were both burned the following year on January 26th.