artifacts

Enameled Pan. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Gray ironware cooking utensils have been common on ranches since the 1880s, this pan made ca. 1940 The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project undertaken by the American Folklife ... More

Chasing a Silver Horn Cap with Burin

People in photograph: Tipton, Ken Maker: Tipton, Ken Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Swimming Pool. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions. The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project undertaken by the American ... More

Top View of Hide-Covered Saddletree

Side-Delivery Rake. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Maker: New Holland Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural d... More

Gravestone of Nathan Gillilan. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collec...

Note typical late nineteenth and early twentieth American symbol of the handclasp on the tombstone The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project undertaken by the American Folklife ... More

Grandmother and Granddaughter with Nine-Patch Quilt

Public domain photograph of quilt, needlework, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saddle with Pack Saddle Pad on Horse

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Scales - A close up of a door with a bell on it

Willow Corral. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Local materials used to make corral Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project... More

Horse-Drawn Hay Rake. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Antique ranching equipment Public domain photograph of a truck, military vehicle, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural document... More

Chute from Corral to Pen. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Public domain photograph of building construction site, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project undertaken by... More

Mexican-Style Roping Glove. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collectio...

Tanned leather Maker: Tipton, Ken Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project w... More

Gravestone of Stock, (?) 1876-1895. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife ...

Wooden marker Public domain photograph of a graveyard monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project unde... More

Gate to Willow Corral. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project... More

Home Ranch, 1915 - A black and white photo of horses in a field

Public domain image of a rural landscape, agriculture, farm animals, livestock, pasture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Barrel. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Iron drum used to heat branding irons Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Proje... More

Boggio Family Bible - Public domain dedication image

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bridge and Retaining Walls

Public domain photograph of a bridge in the woods, water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mill Dam, ca. 1870 - A black and white photo of a group of people

Public domain photograph of 19th-century vintage card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pen and Ink Drawing of Cowboy - Public domain scenic drawing

Maker: Stewart, Leslie Public domain photo of American 20th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Ore Cart from Local Mine. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project... More

Trowels and Floats. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Source: Ramasco, Antone Tools belonging to the late Antone Ramasco Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The P... More

Trivet. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Hand-wrought iron device found at a quartz refining site near Hardscrabble Camp; may have held a smelting pot with many smaller crucibles The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation proje... More

Reader's Digest, 1942. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Popular magazine that found its way to the ranching frontier Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The ... More

Harold Chapin with Rodeo Trophy. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Coll...

People in photograph: Chapin, Harold Chapin is a former rodeo grand champion The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project undertaken by the American Folklife Center at the Library ... More

Exhibit. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation ... More

Gate, Recanzone Ranch. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

With homemade gate closing device Maker: Recanzone, Carlo Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise V... More

Family Photo Album - Victorian era public domain image

Source: Stewart, Leslie and Marie Commercial product of the 1880s, a typical Victorian-era object often displayed in the parlor to provide discrete entertainment and the portray the family structure

Headgate. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Builder: Peraldo, Guillelmo Intricate irrigation headgate system built by Guillelmo Peraldo The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project undertaken by the American Folklife Center ... More

Artifacts in the museum collection, National Park Service, Ford's Thea...

Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2010... More

Bright-red wooden longhorn steer outside the Western Art Artifacts Sto...

Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More

Sculpture, courtyard, and artifacts, Detroit Institute of Art [Detroit...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Michigan, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Postcard of Funicular at Oropa Santuario, Italy, ca. 1938

Inscription: "Funivia Oropa, Lago Mucrone;" from near Biella, Italy, the Recanzone family home

Bunkhouse Side Chair. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Source: Stewart, Leslie and Marie Made ca. 1940 for the Bradshaw line camp cabin, the plank construction of this chair is a modern, western variation of a traditional European type The Paradise Valley Folklife... More

Horseshoe Gate. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Gate in front of ranch house, built ca. 1950; has couterweighted device for self-closing Maker: Pedroli, Pete The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project undertaken by the America... More

Wine Cask. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Interior of wine house People in photograph: Boggio, Joe; Unidentified Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description T... More

Grave of Orman Mealey - A cemetery with a mountain in the background

Picryl description: Public domain image related to death, funeral, burial, monument, cemetery, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Stool. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Homemade Public domain photograph of chair, furniture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project undertaken by... More

Irrigation Dam, 1920. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Inscription: "1920 Home Ranch, Dam, Al" People in photograph: Pasquale, Al The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project undertaken by the American Folklife Center at the Library of... More

Detail of Corral Fence. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project... More

Gravestone of Robert H. Scott. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collec...

Note typical late nineteenth and early twentieth century American symbol of the handclasp on tombstone The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project undertaken by the American Folkl... More

Flood Water. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Flood irrigation in hay field next to main ranch complex Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Va... More

Gate Opening to Corral. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project... More

Grave of Sibilla Pedroli. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Picryl description: Public domain photo of antique stone sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project undertaken by the Ame... More

Corral, Bradshaw Cabin. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project... More

Gravestone of Eliza Jane Riley. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Colle...

People in photograph: Wilson, William A. inscription: "Born . . . Madison Co. Ill.;" fieldworker seated in front of gravestone The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project undertak... More

Cowboys' Bathtub. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Horse trough used by buckaroos for bathing Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife ... More

Saws and Cleaver Hanging in Butcher Shop

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Paiute Indian Beadwork. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Maker: daughter of Ethel Cavanaugh Public domain photograph of primitivism, folk art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural docu... More

Sheep Dip. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Now eroded, it was once wide enough to cover a sheep completely with dip The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project undertaken by the American Folklife Center at the Library of C... More

Kitchen Table - A green bench sitting in the middle of a field

Bench, Fort Scott Ranch. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Builder: Peraldo, Guillelmo Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a c... More

Gravestones of Edith and Steve Ferraro

Picryl description: Public domain photo of antique stone sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Train with Indians in the Background

Train is the Jupiter that carried Leland Stanford and other railway officials to Golden Spike Ceremony in 1869

Well. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Feature 3 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentat... More

Pen and Ink Drawing of Wagon with Horses

Maker: Stewart, Leslie Found in stack of papers in Les' boyhood room in the old main house of the 96 Ranch

Chisel, Washington DC - A hammer that is sitting on top of a table

Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Frank Loveland with Hair Chaps

Public domain photograph of farm, farmer, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

T 5 Iron, Washington DC

Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

P Bench Iron, Washington DC

Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Coffee Can Mouse Trap. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Maker: Stewart, Leslie Lid balanced and baited over half-filled coffee can of water; placed at end of bench, made for Smithsonian Exhibition, 1980 The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentat... More

Adobe Brick, ca. 1875. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Molded, sun-dried mud bricks, made in Paradise Valley; these were used in the Lye Butchershop and Smokehouse, ca. 1875 Source: Lye Butchershop and Smokehouse The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural... More

Wooden Bunkhouse Bench. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Maker: Stewart, Leslie Made for Smithsonian Exhibition, 1980, the bench is marked with "96," JD," and "C6" brands, typical on ranch furniture in the region, and is made according to a traditional design The Pa... More

Running Iron (Bar). Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Source: Pedroli, Pete Used to mark or alter brands Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise V... More

Horseshoeing Hammer. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Source: Stewart, Leslie and Marie Specialized claw-type hammer Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Th... More

Double Square Iron. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Source: Pedroli, Pete Iron recorded as a trade in 1909 from I.V. Butler to John G. Taylor and Jason Edson of Winnemucca; later traded to a Clover Valley firm, "lost" in 1936, then located and used by F.E. Gorha... More

Hats. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Hats belonged to Alvin Miller (2), Miller's Uncle Lawrence Miller, and Nevada pioneer Paul Tobin People in photograph: Miller, Alvin; Miller, Anesita The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documen... More

Hay Rake on Tractor. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Picryl description: Public domain image of a tractor, farming equipment, agriculture, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation pro... More

Main Entrance Gate Sign. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project... More

Close-ups of individual quilt squares; each square represents a differ...

Forms part of a group of images depicting scenes at St. Joseph's Hospital, 703 Main Street, Paterson, New Jersey on September 14, 1994.

Assortment of "Indian Tools and Weapons" that Ray Cottrell has collect...

Except for the squirrel call, Ray Cottrell found all of these artifacts on the ground while out walking in the mountains around Clear Fork and Marsh Fork. Event: Ray Cottrell's collection of "Indian Tools and W... More

Artifacts in the museum collection, National Park Service, Ford's Thea...

Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Artifacts in the museum collection, National Park Service, Ford's Thea...

Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2010... More

Unusual lifesize artifacts for sale on the roadside in Connecticut

Public domain image of cattle, livestock, farm animals, agriculture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

A kiva, or room used by Puebloans for religious rituals, adjacent to t...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The 1,200-acre development is comprised of 32 parcels atop more than 210 archaeological sites from the Anasazi period more than 2,000 ... More

Awl. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Source: Pedroli, Pete Handmade tool, made ca. 1940 Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise V... More

Bunkhouse Wood Box. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Source: Stewart, Leslie and Marie Made of wood and reinforced with tin, ca. 1940, this container was large enough to hold cooking and heating wood for a week The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural... More

Bunkhouse Kitchen Table. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Source: Stewart, Leslie and Marie This pine table was used in the Bradshaw cabin since ca. 1950 and is marked with brands from the "96," it follows a traditional pattern of canted corners covered with oilcloth,... More

Griddle. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Source: Pedroli, Pete Made of cast iron, ca. 1960; used both indoors and out The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project undertaken by the American Folklife Center at the Library ... More

Pack Saddle with Full Rigging. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collec...

Source: Stewart, Leslie and Marie Even after pickup trucks changed life in the 1950s, pack animals continued to haul supplies into the back country; this type is called a "saw buck;" a factory product from ca. ... More

Freight Wagons. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project... More

Grave of Roy C. Glasgow. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project undertaken by the ... More

Gate Latch on Grazing Range. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collecti...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project... More

Jars of Home-Canned Pickles and Relish on Shelf

In storeroom of outbuilding Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cashe of Emergency Grub. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Public domain photograph of kitchen, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project undertaken by the American Folkl... More

With Copper and Brass Pot - Public domain portrait print

Former ranch cook People in photograph: Arriola, Martha Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Riata and Macardy on Saddle Blanket

Top: braided riata; middle: twisted horsehair macardy; bottom: braided nylon rope

Fence with Smooth Wire. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Fence post with smooth wire (ca. 100 years old and still in use) The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project undertaken by the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress ... More

Buck Saw. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Factory-made frame saw, made of wood and steel Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folkl... More

Fence. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project... More

Pack Saddle Bags. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project... More

Joe Boggio's Birth Certificate. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Colle...

Inscription has full Italian name of Joe Boggio, "Boggio-Bogna Giuseppe Teresio Meris;" dated October 29, 1909; from Boggio Household, Winnemucca, Nev. The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural docum... More

Snouted Taps. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Short leather stirrup covers Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a ... More

Wash Area. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project... More

Granite Quarry. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

People in photograph: Boggio, Joe Located up Lamance Creek behind Boggio 7Up Ranch, source of granite for stonemasons in the valley The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project und... More

Log Chair - A piece of wood sitting on top of a field

Wine Press. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Hand-turned grape crusher Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cul... More

Headgate. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions. The Paradise Valley Folklife Project was a cultural documentation project underta... More

With Favorite Bridle, Copper Snaffle, and Braided Cotton Reins

People in photograph: Wheelock, Chuck Horse gear Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description