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Katherine Blossom addresses students at the Shoshone Community Language Initiative (SCLI) program at Great Basin College. Katherine Blossom begins her discussion by describing the benefits of learning the language. She speaks about how her mother and…

Lois Whitney was born in Elko, Nevada along with her children and mother “Liz” Brady. Her family hails from all over the Western Shoshone territory. Her presentation goes over the different types of plants that are indigenous to the Great Basin area,…

Singer and actor Bing Crosby owned a number of ranches in the North Fork area and frequented Elko with his family when vacationing on the ranches. In 1948, Bing became the honorary mayor of Elko, a position he held until his death in 1977, The…

Black and white photograph of the Star Hotel in Elko, NV, one of the first Basque boarding houses in the area, built in 1910. Caption reads "Star Hotel, Elko, Nevada--Pedro Jauregui, Propietario." Photograph from the book _La Historia_ (no further…

Black-and-white photograph of the Telescope Hotel and Bowling Lanes in Elko, NV, one of the Basque boarding houses. The photo is from the late 1950s.