With settlement in Nevada most Native Americans could no longer pursue traditional lifeways. Many took jobs as domestic workers. Suzy was photographed doing the wash in the mining town of Belmont. Notice the confidence of the milkman as he delivers milk in Goldfield in the early 19th century. He is watching the photographer and not the milk he's pouring. Cooking on a wood-burning stove took skill and experience. Modern conveniences made life more comfortable in early Nevada.