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Photograph of Maurine Wilson's great-grandfather, circa late 1800s

Date
1870 to 1899
Description
Description provided with image: "Maurine Wilson's great-grandfather Naylor on Conklin side of the family. (Maurine's mother was a Conklin)."

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Photograph of Maurine Wilson's great-grandmother, circa late 1800s

Date
1870 to 1899
Description
Description provided with image: "Maurine Wilson's great-grandmother Naylor on the Conklin side of the family. (Maurine's mother was a Conklin)."

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Photograph of the Flamingo Hotel at sunset, Las Vegas, circa mid 1950s

Date
1953 to 1958
Description
Exterior view of the Flamingo Hotel at sunset. The illuminated champagne tower is visible and a marquee advertising Betty Grable and Harry James is seen in the background.

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Black-and-white photograph of two woman near springs in Las Vegas, circa 1912

Date
1912 (year approximate)
Description

Two unidentified women standing next to the big Las Vegas Spring.

Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on back: At Big Springs in Vegas - 1912?

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Photograph of artesian well, Eglington Ranch, Nevada, 1912

Date
1912
Description

A young boy standing next to an artesian well on Eglington Ranch.

Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on back: well at Eglington ranch in Las Vegas, c 1912, one of Dara's boys

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Photograph of artesian well spouting water, Eglington Ranch, Nevada 1912

Date
1912
Description

Spouting artesian well on the Eglington Ranch with the notation that the spout is 25 feet high.

Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on front: Eglington Well - Las Vegas, Nev.; arrow notating spout is 25 feet high

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Postcard showing Chrystal Beauty Well, before 1920

Date
open start to 1920
Description

Chrystal Beauty well owned by F. W. Eglington.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from front of postcard: "232 ft, deep and flows 69 [?] inches. Owned by F. W. Eglington, Las Vegas, Nevada." Handwritten inscription on back is difficult to decipher.

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Photograph of Eglington men standing near artesian well on Eglington Ranch, circa 1912

Date
1912 (year approximate)
Description

Frederick and Earl Eglington and 'one of Dara's boys by the Eglington Well.

Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription on front: Eglington Well, Las Vegas, Nev.

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Photograph of artesian well on Eglington Ranch near Las Vegas, circa 1912

Date
1912 (year approximate)
Description

Artesian well spouting on Eglington Ranch.

Transcribed Notes: Printed on front: Artesian well on Eglington Ranch near Las Vegas, Nevada, Oasis Confectionery Photo

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Photograph of an artesian well at Ernie Cragin Home, circa 1946

Date
1946 (year approximate)
Description

Ernie Cragin shows Walter Bracken his artesian well at his home in Las Vegas.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "Art. well at Cragin Home."

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