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Nuclear Bomb Testing

Date: 04 25 1953
Description: A mushroom cloud from possibly Yucca Flats, Nevada where there was a nuclear bomb test.
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Scout Pickup Pulling Airstream Camper

Date: 1965
Description: Color advertising photograph of a couple sightseeing in a 1965 International Scout pickup pulling an Airstream camper in the Nevada hills.
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Shindig at the Teenbeat Club

Date: 1968
Description: Color advertising photograph of teenagers and band members gathered in and around an International Scout pickup at the Teenbeat Club owned by Steve Miller ...
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Shindig at the Teenbeat Club

Date: 1968
Description: Color advertising photograph of teenagers and members of a rock and roll band gathered in and around an International Scout pickup at the Teenbeat Club own...
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Pyramid Lake Agency Residence

Date: 1902
Description: An agent's residence at the Pyramid Lake Agency.
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Pyramid Lake Agency Fields

Date: 1902
Description: Alfalfa fields, cultivated by Indians, at the Pyramid Lake Agency.
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Pyramid Lake Agency Schoolhouse

Date: 1902
Description: A Pyramid Lake Agency schoolhouse for Indian children.
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Pyramid on Pyramid Lake

Date: 1902
Description: One of several pyramid rock formations from which the lake takes its name.
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Rattlesnake Island at Pyramid Lake

Date: 1902
Description: A distant view of Pyramid Lake's Rattlesnake Island.
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Rattlesnake Island Rock Formation

Date: 1902
Description: A rock formation on Pyramid Lake's Rattlesnake Island.
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Derby Diversion Dam

Date: 1903
Description: Elevated view of Derby Diversion Dam with a crowd gathered on the rim of the dam and individuals standing along its top. A train cuts across the horizon in...
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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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Aultman Street

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Description: View of Aultman Street, the main thoroughfare. Mountains are in background. Business signs read: "Shoemaker," "Ely Post Office," "Campton Commercial Co.," ...
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Native American Tipis

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Description: A view of four Native American tepees. Caption reads: "Indian Tepees, Elko, 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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Small Settlement by River and Railroad

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Description: Elevated view of a small settlement between two mountains and alongside a river with tracks of the first transcontinental railroad passing through. A bridg...
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Test Site Arrest

Date: 04 1997
Description: Arrest of Nukewatch demonstrators at a Nevada test site.
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Silver City Nevada View

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Description: View of the city from an overlooking hill.
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Celebration on C Street

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Description: View of C Street during a celebration. American flags wave from upper story windows as men and women walk through the street. Published by Pioneer Drug S...
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C Street

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Description: View down C Street. Two boys stand outside a store on the right as a man bikes down the street. Published by Pioneer Drug Store.

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