The Old Gamblers. Nu-A-Gun-Tits. A tribe of Indians living at the Ve-gas, or Meadows, in Southwestern Nevada.

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The Old Gamblers. Nu-A-Gun-Tits. A tribe of Indians living at the Ve-gas, or Meadows, in Southwestern Nevada.

John K. Hillers

Date
1874
Medium
Albumen silver print
Culture
American
Department
Photographs
Institution
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Creator

John K. Hillers

American Photographer · 1843–1925

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John K. Hillers began making photographs while exploring the terrain around the Colorado River in 1871. Part of a survey team led by John Wesley Powell, a geologist and ethnologist, Hillers was originally hired as a boatman. He became increasingly interested in the work of the team's photographer, began acting as his assistant, and by 1872 had become the expedition photographer. From the 1870s unt

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