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Photograph of Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad depot burning in fire, Tonopah (Nev.), 1980

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Date

1980-08-13

Description

Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad depot fire, August 13, 1980. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "The depot was built in 1904 as the Tonopah terminal of the Tonopah Railroad. In 1905 the Tonopah Railroad merged with the Goldfield Railroad to form the Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad and the depot had been enlarged to a full two story structure by 1910. The building was used by the railroad until it ceased operation in 1947. The building was vacant at the time of fire. Philip Metscher photo." There is a date stamp: mid-year 1984.

Digital ID

pho020536

Physical Identifier

0082_0020
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Citation

pho020536. 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/d1hx15w0x.

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

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3030 x 2244 pixels
5.05 x 3.74 inches
20,414,464 bytes

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

image/tiff