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Dove, Billie
Born Lillian Bertha Bohny to Charles and Bertha Bohny, Billie Dove first appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies in 1917. Five year later, she signed with Metro in Hollywood and appeared in her first film "Polly of the Follies" (1922). Nick named Billie Dove, she was known as the beauty queen of the silent film era. Her many credits included "The Lone Star Ranger" (1923), "The Air Mail" (1925), "Kid Boots" (1926), "American Beauty" (1927) and "Her Private Life" (1929). She retired from the screen in 1934.
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Map of Tonopah Mining District, Nevada, circa 1905
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Photograph of flooding in Carp, Nevada, 1905
Flooding in Carp, Nevada, 1905.
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Photograph of flood waters and damage in Stine, Nevada, 1905
View of damage to the railroad tracks.
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Photograph of flood damage in Stine, Nevada, 1905
Flooding in Stine, Nevada, 1905. View of damage to the railroad tracks.
Transcribed Notes: Notes on attached sheet: 'Dad's B&B outfit in background'
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Photograph flood damage to railroad tracks in Stine, Nevada, 1905
Flooding in Stine, Nevada, 1905. View of damage to the railroad tracks.
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Unidentified photographic, possibly of Tecopa-Pahrump area: photographic print
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series IV. Pahrump, Nevada -- Subseries IV.G. Brown Family (Tecopa-Pahrump)
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Two unidentified men and dogs: photographic print
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series IV. Pahrump, Nevada -- Subseries IV.G. Brown Family (Tecopa-Pahrump)
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Early shot of Tonopah, Nevada: photographic print
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series III. Beatty, Nevada -- Subseries III.C. Revert Family. The woman is unidentified.
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Photograph of two men and women at a picnic, Las Vegas Valley (Nev.), 1906
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