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1969.67G.11 - Phil Barnes outfit hauling ore from a gypsum mine near Logandale.
Landscape view; b&w; shows wagon teams in Logandale, NV area. "Phil Barnes outfit hauling ore from gyp (gypsum) mine thru narrows, ca. 1920." in blue ink along bottom of image. A 4-horse hitch and wagon on a bridge with another team following. Desert mountains with escarpment in near left background. Image is blurred out in the lower area. Photo was shot against a leather-look grained surface, showing bottom. Caption repeated on reverse in black...
Record Type: Photo Archives
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1969.67L.11 - Wagon teams near Logandale
Landscape view; b&w; wagon teams in the Logandale, Nevada area. Four-horse hitch and wagon on a bridge with another team following. Desert mountains with escarpment in the near background, at left. Image blurred out lower area across to the left. "1/18/77 Gift F. W. / Ore - Out of Gyp [Gypsum] mine thru narrows / 'Phil Barnes Outfit' 1920." written on the reverse.
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1969.67L.11 a - Phil Barnes team hauling gypsum ore near Logandale.
Landscape view; b&w; a copy of a photo of wagon teams; shows a man seated on the front wagon of two pulled by four horses standing on a bridge. A second set of horses are visible behind the wagons. Desert mountains with an escarpment in the near background. A wooden structure is partially visible in the bottom left with "SP LA &SL [illegible]" painted on the side (San Pedro, Los Angeles and Sal Lake Railroad). The photo is identified on reverse a...
Record Type: Photo Archives
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1969.67L.12 - First drilling for Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam)
Landscape view; b&w; floating drill rig with upright rigging on the water in front of a canyon wall. "FIRST DRILLING BOULDER DAM [Hoover Dam] FOR BEDROCK" written on the reverse, with "986". Right edge black as if somthing obsured the lens.
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1969.67L.17 - Experimental farm house in Logandale
B&W; two-story brick or stone house with a wraparound porch. House is square with a pitched roof and a dormer window. "EXPERIMENT FARM HOUSE / LOGANDALE" written on the reverse with "1/8/77 Gift FW."
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1969.67L.18 - Tilling the soil near Moapa
Landscape view; b&w; a man seated on a tiller pulled by two horses in a dry brushy field near Moapa, Nevada. Low trees in the background with a slight hill beyond. "Tilling Soil/Moapa" written on the reverse with "1/18/77 Gift F.W.".
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1969.67L.18 a
Landscape view; b&w; a copy of a photo of a man on a horse-drawn tiller in Moapa. A man is sitting on a tiller pulled by two horses in a sandy field partially tilled in lines. "Tilling Soil - Moapa" printed in black in on the reverse and "1-6" in pencil.
Record Type: Photo Archives
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1969.67L.19 - Bonelli Ferry landing on the Colorado River
B&W; three men, a woman, a boy, and a dog on a narrow boat on a river, next to a dock with a tall railing around the edge. Bonelli Ferry landing. The man with his arm on the railing is believed to be Daniel Bonelli. Mountains in the background. The Bonelli Ferry was located on the Colorado River near its junction with the Virgin River.
Record Type: Photo Archives
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1969.67L.19 a - Bonelli Landing on the Colorado River
Landscape view; b&w; a copy of a photo of people standing on a small boat at Bonelli Landing. A woman, boy, and two men are standing on a small narrow boat tied to a small pier. A man is seated at the far end of the boat with a dog on his lap. The man with his arm on the fence along the pier is possibly Daniel Bonelli. The Bonelli Ferry crossed the Colorado River near Junction City, NV (also known as Rioville) at the mouth of the Virting River. T...
Record Type: Photo Archives
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1969.67L.20 - Hauling ore out of the hills west of Logandale
B&W; wagon train advancing through a narrow canyon. Three wagon teams with three men standing to the right against the canyon wall. "1/18/77 Gift F.W." and "Hauling Ore out of hills west of Logandale, Nevada, 1920." written on the reverse.
Record Type: Photo Archives
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1969.67L.20 a - Wagons hauling ore near Logandale
Landscape view; b&w; a copy of a photograph of a wagon train coming out of narrows near Logandale. Two mules are pulling the first wagon with a man seated in the front of the wagon. Two other wagons are visible behind the first. Three men are standing by the right wall of the narrows. The photo was taken at a low angle with the ground in the foreground. "Hauling Ore out of hills west of Logandale, 1920" written on the reverse.
Record Type: Photo Archives
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1969.67L.22 - J.H. Averett with a mule team and buckboard
Landscape view; b&w; a mule team and a covered buckboard with its canvas sides rolled up, loaded with people. A cow or steer is visible in the right background. "J. H. Averett & Mule Team / Also Averett Children & Nina Coofers [sic] children" written on the reverse with "Away back when," "1913," "Logandale," and "46."
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1969.67L.22 a - J.H. Averett and others in a wagon in Logandale
Landscape view; b&w; a copy of a photo of J.H. Averett and others in a covered buckboard wagon pulled by two mules, Logandale. Two men are seated in the front of the wagon with others, including two children, in the back. The wagon has canvas sides that are rolled up. A cow or steer is visible in the right background. "J.H. Averett & Mule Team - Logandale, Ca. 1913" written on the reverse.
Record Type: Photo Archives
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1969.67L.26 - Clinton Averett on horseback
Landscape view; b&w; cowboy riding a horse and leading a pack horse. Horses are standing in a meadow with trees in the background. Dark exposure. "Clinton Averett / Logandale, Nevada / about 1922 or 23." written on the reverse with "1/18/77, Gift F. W."
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1969.67L.27 - Haying on the Averett farm, Logandale
Landscape view; b&w; a three-horse haying team working a wheat field. "Taken on Averett farm, Logandale, Nevada, about 1923." written on the reverse. Original number crossed out but rewritten on reverse.
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1969.67L.50 - Children at the Carp, Nevada school
Landscape view; b&w; seven children (six boys and a girl) pose with a woman, possibly a teacher, sitting on the steps of the school in Carp, Nevada. The building has a wood frame, clapboard siding and concrete or brick foundation. Desert in the background. "Carp Nev School 1929." written on reverse and "1/18/77 - Gift F.W." "15" stamped on the reverse.
Record Type: Photo Archives
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1969.67L.50 a - School in Carp, NV
Landscape view; b&w; a copy of a photo of a school in Carp, NV ca. 1929. Shows six boys, one girl, and one woman, most likely the teacher, seated on the cement stairs of a wooden building with a porch and an open door.
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1969.67L.51 a - Glendale Garage
Landscape view; b&w; Glendale Garage service station and cafe. Signs on the facades read: "Glendale Gargage, Gen. Repairing," and "Cafe, Lunches, Confectionery & Ice Drinks." Other readable signs: "Fisk," "Glendale Service," and "Red Crown Gasoline." Second building in the background. Blurry image taken from postcard, 1969.67L.51.
Record Type: Photo Archives
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1969.67L.52 - Native American man in Moapa
Portrait view; b&w; Native American man leaning against a car or truck on rocky ground. The man is wearing a head band, a dark European-style long-sleeve shirt, and dark pants, with lace-up shoes or boots. He is also wearing a turquoise tab necklace with jaclas and a large ring. Man appears to be Hopi, although "Moapa Indian" is written on the reverse. "1/18/77 Gift F.W." also written on the reverse. 1969 print of 1920s photograph.
Record Type: Photo Archives
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1969.74G.1 - BMI Construction Boarding Camp, #261
Landscape view; b&w; Basic Magnesium, Inc. construction boarding camp. A line of completed tents with sharp peaked roofs with vent caps. Second line of tents partially visible at left. One wood structure between tents. Man in a white hat working on one of the tent's flaps. Power pole and line in the background with the desert receding into haze. White label at bottom left with "CONSTRUCTION BOARDING CAMP, VIEW OF COMPLETED TENTS." "McNEIL CONSTR...
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