Abstract Edward Harrison Snyder (1889-1967) was a member of the Snyder family who promoted mines in Utah, Idaho, and Nevada and were pioneers in various areas of metallurgy. In addition to participating in the family business of W.F. Snyder and Sons, E.H. Snyder was president of the Combined Metals Reduction Company in Salt Lake City, Utah. This collection contains images of the Snyder family and of Snyder's career in mining, particularly in the area of Pioche, Nevada.

Abstract Yosaburo Takehara (1899-1978) was a Japanese American who worked for the Union Pacific Railroad out of Caliente, Nevada, from 1915 to 1942. The Yosaburo Takehara digital photograph collection consists of 2 digital only photographs depicting Takehara and his children in Caliente, Nevada.