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Photograph of Manhattan Dredge in Manhattan (Nev.), 1939

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Date

1939

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Manhattan Dredge, Manhattan, Nevada, 1939. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "Known locally as the "Big Boat," the 3,000 ton dredge operation. The dredge began mining in 1938 and shut down in 1946. The operation recovered over $4,500,000 in gold. Water for the dredge's pond was piped to the site from Peavine creek across Smoky Valley." There is a date stamp: 1986.

Digital ID

pho020540

Physical Identifier

0082_0025
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    pho020540. Central Nevada Historical Society Photograph Collection. PH-00082. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d10z7119c.

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    Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

    Extent

    2887 x 2216 pixels
    4.81 x 3.69 inches
    19,202,048 bytes

    Language

    English

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

    Format

    image/tiff