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provides more than 1500 primary documents, photos, and maps that tell the story of southern Nevada's boom towns (in the late 19th and early 20th centuries). Special sections focus on mines and the railroad. Business records and newspaper articles are included, along with suggested learning activities. (UNLV, Institute of Museum and Library Services)
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Ranching in Southern Nevada, like ranching in the other arid western states, was a hard outdoor life, eking out what would grow in the highly alkaline soil using what water was available and raising what livestock could survive on the scrub that grew near the water on the range. |
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Model T near Ione |
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