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Copper Mining Camp

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Description: Elevated view of a copper mining camp with desert hills in the background. Caption reads: "Greatest Copper Camp in the World, Ely, Nevada."
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Indian Gambling Game

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Description: A group of Native Americans sitting in a circle outside of two structures while playing a gambling game. Caption reads: "Indian Gambling Game."
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Sig at the Shack

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Description: Sigurd F. Olson at the "shack" near his Ely home where he did most of his writing.
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Ely House Yardwork

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Description: Conservationist Sigurd F. Olson pruning a tree in his Ely house yard.
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Sig Shoveling Snow

Date: 1954
Description: Conservationist and outdoorsman Sigurd F. Olson taking a break from shoveling snow outside his home.
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Inside the Shack

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Description: Interior view of "the shack" behind his home where conservation advocate and writer Sigurd F. Olson wrote his books.

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