Nevada State Library and Archives

Materials documenting the early years of the now-famous Cowboy Poetry Gathering held each year in Elko.

Western Folklife Center
501 Railroad Street, Elko, Nevada 89801
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Displayed in Exhibit Gallery of the Western Folklife Center

Northeastern Nevada Museum
1515 Idaho Street, Elko, Nevada 89801
Contact: Toni Mendive, Archivist, 775-738-3418

Museum Entry
Monday - Saturday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Charge: Yes

Photos: 
Snow-bound Pacific Greyhound Bus outside Wells, 1932

Clover Valley cowboys and their chuck wagon in Wells, 1890s.

Temoke Tribal History

Temoke Tribal Offices
525 Sunset, Elko, Nevada
Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Great Basin Indian Archive

 The Great Basin Indian Archive is a digital resource under development in association with Great Basin College in Elko, Nevada.  The mission is to provide students and researchers with easy access to primary and digital information that chronicles the history and heritage of the Great Basin Indian peoples.