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Photograph of a young Indian boy holding a puppy, Pahrump Valley, Nevada, circa 1880s-1890s

Date
1880 (year uncertain; year approximate) to 1890 (year uncertain; year approximate)
Description
An unidentified young Indian boy holding puppy in Pahrump Valley, Nevada. The photograph was most likely taken at Manse Ranch.

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Photograph of Chief Tecopa, Pahrump, Nevada, circa 1880s-1890s

Date
1880 to 1899
Description
Chief Tecopa, location unknown. Chief Tacopa, leader of the Souther Paiute tribe, was born in Pahrump in 1815 and died in Pahnrump between 1904-1906. He is interred in the Chief Tecopa Cemetery, located on East Street next to the library Pahrump, Nevada. The photograph was most likely taken in Pahrump, Nevada.

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Photographs of miscellaneous portraits of Lottie Ward Wengert's friends, classmates, and relatives, circa 1910

Date
1909 to 1911
Description
Miscellaneous portraits of Lottie Ward Wengert's friends, classmates, and relatives, all of which are unidentified. The individual creator for image 004, 006, 015, & 017 is Hart (Ames, IA). The individual creator for image 009 & 019 is Graven Studio (Crookstone, Minn). The individual creator for image 013 is Veatch (Cedar Falls, Iowa). The individual creator for 018 is Peterson (Algona, IA).

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Photograph of the Henderson family, San Bernardino (Calif.), 1875-1905

Date
1875 to 1905
Description
Sitting on the porch from left to right: Donald Cowper Henderson, May Stephen Henderson Murray, Nancy Henderson, and Margaret Henderson Martin. Nancy Henderson died in 1905.

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Photograph of older female relatives of Maurine Wilson, circa late 1800s

Date
1870 to 1899
Description
Description provided with image: "Maurine Wilson's great grandmother Butts (front, center) and other members of the family. Aunt Lee Butts Carver, front, left; Aunt Jennie Butts Terrell, back second from left. Sister Margaret Heurley, back, second from right; G. M. Hubbard, front right."

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Postcard showing burros on the Stewart Ranch, before 1903

Date
open start to 1903
Description

A herd of wild burros drinking from the Las Vegas Creek on the Stewart Ranch

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from front of postcard: "Burros: Stewart Ranch, Las Vegas, Nev." Transcribed from back of postcard: "W.P. Alter, Le Roy, Illinois."

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Postcard showing Eglington Well, circa 1915

Date
1915 (year approximate)
Description

Well dug by Peter Buol on the Eglington Ranch.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of postcard: "Eglington Well - NE 1/4 NE 1/4 - S 24-20 (J)-60(R), [?], 232 fr deep flows 800 galls per minute. Peter Buol. 5[4] miles N West Las Vegas, Nevada."

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Photograph of Raymond A. ''Pete'' West standing on flume of water wheel he built in 1936 on Muddy River near Logandale, Nevada

Date
1936
Description

Raymond A. ''Pete'' West standing on flume of water wheel he built in 1936 on Muddy River near Logandale, Nevada

Transcribed Notes: Stamped on back: Photograph by Bureau of Reclamation Boulder City, Nevada. Wm. S. Russell Photographer

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Photograph of the remains of a post office and Harry Gentry's Store in St. Thomas, 1945

Date
1945-04-11
Description

Remains of the post office and Gentry store with the receding water of Lake Mead in the background

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "General view of resurrected town of St. Thomas. This photograph was shot looking toward Mormon Mesa. The lowered waters of Lake Mead can be seen in the middle of the photo."

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Photograph of the Perkins family sightseeing in St. Thomas, 1945

Date
1945-04-16
Description

The Perkins family sightseeing in St. Thomas

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Left to right, Mr. John F. Perkins' daughter, Mrs. Whitmore; his son Jack; and Mr. John F. Perkins, looking at the foundation of the former schoolhouse of St. Thomas. Both Jack and his sister went to school there."

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