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Artzain

Shepherd. The job that brought the men the boarding houses were built for.

Basque carvings on Aspen tree near Steens Mountain. — Basque carvings on Aspen tree near Steens Mountain.
US Bureau of Land Management · Public domain · Commons

Root: ardi + zain — sheep-keeper (Euskara)tradition

Pictures

Lertxun marrak Ameriketako Estatu Batuetako Tahoe Baso Nazionalean, Sierra Nevadako ekialdean — Lertxun marrak Ameriketako Estatu Batuetako Tahoe Baso Nazionalean, Sierra Nevadako ekialdean
L. Hanson · Public domain · Commons

Lertxun marrak Ameriketako Estatu Batuetako Tahoe Baso Nazionalean, Sierra Nevadako ekialdean — Lertxun marrak Ameriketako Estatu Batuetako Tahoe Baso Nazionalean, Sierra Nevadako ekialdean
L. Hanson · Public domain · Commons

Lertxun marrak Ameriketako Estatu Batuetako Tahoe Baso Nazionalean, Sierra Nevadako ekialdean — Lertxun marrak Ameriketako Estatu Batuetako Tahoe Baso Nazionalean, Sierra Nevadako ekialdean
L. Hanson · Public domain · Commons

Sheep herders wagon from the Yakima Valley. — Sheep herders wagon from the Yakima Valley.
Chris Light · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons

Lertxun marrak Ameriketako Estatu Batuetako Tahoe Baso Nazionalean, Sierra Nevadako ekialdean — Lertxun marrak Ameriketako Estatu Batuetako Tahoe Baso Nazionalean, Sierra Nevadako ekialdean
L. Hanson · Public domain · Commons

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Basque cupboard with lauburu (=basque cross), (Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France).

Ostatuawordwhere he stayed between contracts

Sheep herders wagon from the Yakima Valley.

Lamb chopsdishthe animal, on the plate← the trade that brought the animal

Title: Gateway to the scenic west, Hotel Humboldt, Winnemucca, Nevada
Subjects: Hotels
Places: Nevada > Humboldt (county) > Winnemucca
Notes: Title from item.
Extent: 1 print (postcard) : linen

Nevadaregionthe country he worked

2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Basque culture

Idiazabal is a pressed cheese made from unpasteurized sheep milk, usually from Latxa and Carranzana sheep in the Basque Country and Navarre, Spain.

Idiazabaldish← made by him, in the hills, between markets Jose Mari Artiachperson← the trade he arrived in

Ataungo Amundarain baserria

Baserriword← what he left, and why

Sources

Indulging in American Basque Cuisine — Smithsonian Magazine, magazine · read 2026-09-16
Exploring Basque Culture in Elko, Winnemucca & Reno — Travel Nevada, state tourism office · read 2026-09-16

Record provenance: tradition · confidence medium · updated 2026-09-16