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Nye County Town History Photographs Volume 6 - (13) photos

Subject: Two views of the grapevines on Frank "Pop" Buol's place. These shots were taken from a booklet on Pahrump, Nevada, published in 1947. The man in the left picture is unidentified.

Subject: - Nan Crutchfield at the entrance to the Pahrump Ranch 1947. this picture is from a booklet on Pahrump, Nevada, published in 1947.


Subject: - Registered Hereford cattle on the Pahrump Ranch, after 1947

Subject: - Irrigating grain or alfalfa on the Pahrump Ranch in the early 1950s. At that time planting was done on beds, and irrigation was done in the furrows.

Subject: Stanley Adams examining a new pump well on the Shurtliff Ranch, about 1955. The well was powered by a 92-horsepower Caterpillar diesel engine.


Subject: A cotton crop on the Pahrump Ranch, looking southwest.

Subject: Bill and Frances "Dutch" Turner at Dutch's testimonial in 1976. The testimonial was held to celebrate Dutch's many years as postmaster in Pahrump, Nevada.

Subject: Apricot trees on Frank "Pop" Buol's place. the person in the photograph is not identified. This farm also grew peaches, pears, cherries, pomegranates, figs, and nut trees, including pistachios. From a booklet on Pahrump, Nevada, published in 1947.


Subject: Tom and Ben Ward in a cotton field in the early 1950s.

Subject: Stacks of baled hay, a chief product of the Pahrump Valley, from a booklet on Pahrump, Nevada, published in 1947.

Subject: Ben Ward driving a tractor on the Pahrump Ranch in the early 1950s. Garland Emory is tying wires; the man at far right is unidentified.


Subject: Walt Williams on the Pahrump Ranch air Strip, with the cotton gin in the distance, in approximately 1959.

Subject: Cotton trailers in front of the cotton gin in Pahrump, Nevada. The tall tower was a pre-cleaner. Seed storage was to the left of the tower, and the small structure next to the tower was the power house.