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1. 048 - Drawing, Pastel

   Painting, Pastel. Pastel drawing by Maxwell. Portrait of a Senator Walter S. Baring facing to the viewer's right. He is wearing a black suit jacket, a white dress shirt, and a light grey tie with white swirls. He has a tan complexion and dark brown hair with wisps of white. He has a slight smile. The artist created white highlights on his face (e.g. around lips, tip of nose). The artist created the portrait in loosely drawn style, with much ...

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2. 13644 - Painting, Oil

   Object #13644 is an oil on canvas frontal portrait of Captain Edward Faris Storey. He was one of the first residents of Virginia City. While in command of troops during the first Pyramid Lake War, he was shot through the lung and died. McClellan painted Storey's portrait from drawings and pictures and sold it to Storey County which was named in his honor. He is painted as having brown/black hair, brown eyes and is dressed in a white shirt, bl...

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3. 148-614 - Photograph

   Drawing, charcoal. Portrait of Harris and Lotta Cohn. Object #148-614 depicts Harris and Lotta Schiller (Lottie) Cohn, the parents of Abe Cohn (the patron of the Washoe basket maker Dat-So-La-Lee). Harris Cohn is dressed in a dark grey suit with a black collar, light grey vest, white shirt and grey cravat tie. He is also wearing a silver watch fob. Lottie Cohn in dark grey dress suit with a black trim and white lace collar and sleeve ruffles of...

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4. 155-97-G-2a - Picture

   Picture, charcoal drawing. Received into NHS 6/13/1958. 14" x 18". Back of piece says "Gordon Alvin Rice, Born August 2, 1861, Died may 4, 1933." In charcoal written below says "Mr. G A Rice, 13 N. G St. Virginia City." Son of Elvira M. (Gordon) Rice and Alvin Tony Rice. Note on back says "taken about 1887." This is a photo that has been enhanced with charcoal by artist. S. Pollak, San Francisco was the artist or photographer (lower right cor...

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5. 188-445 - Painting, Oil

   Painting, Oil frontal portrait of Flora Brown Syms, likely a resident of Fallon Nevada, painted by C.B. McClellan in 1882. Information on Flora Brown Syms is scarce and not much is known about her. Her body is facing forward but her head is turned to the right She is painted as having brown hair, dark eyes, and wearing a black dress with a white lace ruffle that's held together with a gold pin. She also wears a necklace of braided gold with a bi...

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6. 3926-G-1 - Drawing, Charcoal

   3926. Charcoal drawing by Robert Caples. Native american woman profile portrait. She is facing to the viewer's right. She is wearing a scarf on her head that covers all of her hair except her straight bangs on her forehead. The scarf is folded into a large triangle, is tied under her chin, and hangs loose behind her head. The scarf has a design on it but the rest of her clothing is left "blank" by the artist. The background is also left bl...

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7. 3926-G-2 - Drawing, Charcoal

   3926. Charcoal drawing by Robert Caples. It is of an elderly Native American man helping a young boy shoot an arrow. The elderly man is behind the boy and has his left hand on the boy's bare back. Both figures are facing to the image's left and are squinting. The both have thin shoulder length hair. The boy is pulling the arrow back on the bow with his right arm and aiming. The front of the bow and arrow are not in the image, they run off t...

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8. HL-1159-G - Painting, Watercolor

   HL-1159-G. Black and white watercolor painting of Virginia City railroad. There are two train tracks placed diagonally in the composition and parallel to each other. There are three men walking away along the left track, which has no train on it, unlike the right tracks which has a train approaching. Steam coming from the train signifies movement. There is a church behing the train and to the left. Behind the train and to the right there ar...

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9. HM-12262-G-52 - Cabinet

   Chinese ceremonial cabinet made of teak. It has brass hinges and brass drawer pulls. There are intricate carving of the Emperial Dragon and other scrolled Chinese motifs. The dragon can be identified as Emperial because of the five toes and claws. The dragon is a culimination of many animals including a carp (113 scales) and lizard. This is a presentational cabinet and it was acquired on their 1925 World Trip or in 1931 during the 'Chinese Questi...

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10. HM-22690-G-1 - Drawing, Ink

    Original pen and ink drawing, "Charcoal Oven at Ward"; 1983 by Tom Sommers. Artwork in good general condition - coming loose in frame from matting. Needs repair.

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11. HM-23421-G-00039 - Plate

    12.25" cream dinner plate with Aladdin [lamp logo] Hotel & Casino at the top. Center has a menu superimposed in red on black with the Phantom of the Opera mask. Bottom says "Dinner with the Phantom, May 30, 1992". On back "Homer Laughlin Best China USA Seville GGA J.F. R.W." "HM-23421-G-39" paper lable glued on back.

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12. HM-23421-G-00059 - Glass, slot machine

    Big Bill from Stateline Casino (Wendover, Nevada) Slot Machine Glass with reverse plastic, casino specific payout schedule on glass. 3-coin payout surrounded with yellow, orange, red, blue, silver detective line border. Copyright 1982 Bally MFG CORP. "HM-23421-G-00059" paper label on back, bottom, right corner.

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13. HM-23495-G-3 - Drawing

    Artwork - preliminary illustrations for booklet by Douglas McDonald, "Camels in Nevada." Drawn in pencil and blue ink, colored in with pastels or crayons (blue, green, gray).

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14. HM-23495-G-4 - Painting, Acrylic

    Artwork - preliminary illustrations for booklet by Douglas McDonald, "Camels in Nevada." Painted in grays, blues and greens primarily.

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15. HM-23495-G-5 - Drawing

    Art, drawing, multimedia, pen & ink. Artist is Dan Heath. Title is Devils Gate. Notation by artist of details in lower right portion of paper border. States "Devils Gate - First Draft - 2/82" and "Heath." Image is 12" x 9" - and on larger tablet paper. Note in file says artwork was priliminary illustrations for booklet by Douglas McDonald "Camels in Nevada."

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16. HM-23495-G-6 - Drawing

    Art, drawing, multimedia, pen & ink. Artist is Dan Heath. Title is Combination Shaft Head. Notation by artist of details in lower right portion of paper border. States "Combination Shaft Head - First Draft - 2/82" and "Heath." Image is 12" x 9" - and on larger tablet paper. Note in file says artwork was priliminary illustrations for booklet by Douglas McDonald "Camels in Nevada."

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17. HM-23495-G-7 - Drawing

    Art, drawing, multimedia, pen & ink. Artist is Ben Morgan. Title is Bronco Apache. Notation by artist of details in lower portion of artwork. States "Bronco Apache" and artist's name "Morgan" with feather motif. Image is 11.5" x 6.75" Note on back says "Ben Morgan - early 1970s, resident of Virginia City then. Ex Bull rider, cowboy."

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18. HM-23495-G-8 - Drawing

    Art, drawing, multimedia, pen & ink. Artist is Ben Morgan. Untitled artwork depicts Native American man painting a hide. Hide is stretched on a wooden pole/rack. Artist signed name "Morgan" with feather motif in lower left of image. Image is 14" x 10"

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19. HM-23872-G-00013-000 - Dice

    Chez-Paree (Chicago, Illinios) 3 pair of dice (concave spots). Dice are monogrammed "CHEZ-PAREE" in metallic red around one spot and numbered on six spot in green. The green numbers are different for each pair "200", "201", "207", in an Old English Style. 5/8" white with shiny black concave spots. 1-2-3 counter clockwise and have a matte surface. From Hunt/Taylor Co. Archive. ...

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20. HM-23872-G-00015-000 - Foil, embossing

    Kingsley Hot Stamp Foil in original box. 20 rolls of silver hot-stamp embossing foil. Rolls are for use in a Kingsley stamping machine where the foil feeds out of the roll. This method of embossing or printing was used on dice and gaming checks and chips. 17 rolls are sealed and unused with a round yellow and gold seal "KINGSLEY HOLLYWOOD". Rolls stamped with a manufacturing date of "JUNE 56" in blue ink. 3 rolls are partially used. The oute...

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