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The UNLV University Libraries Collection on Southern Nevada Mining (1905-1921) contains documents, financial records, and customer correspondence from various mining companies operating in Southern Nevada during the early 20th century. Key figures and mining operations represented in the collection include Charles Sprague, Benjamin Gill, Hugh Brown, Earl Rinker, and the Goldfield Consolidated Mining Company. Also included is a 1905 panoramic photograph entitled "Rose & Palmer's Teams" taken by Ramsey and Pierce in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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The UNLV University Libraries Collection on Southern Nevada Mining (1905-1921) contains documents, financial records, and customer correspondence from various mining companies operating in Southern Nevada during the early 20th century. Key figures and mining operations represented in the collection include Charles Sprague, Benjamin Gill, Hugh Brown, Earl Rinker, and the Goldfield Consolidated Mining Company. Also included is a 1905 panoramic photograph entitled "Rose & Palmer's teams" taken by Ramsey and Pierce in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Collection is open for research.
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This material is made available to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. The donor, Greg Bock, transferred all right, title and interest they had in the UNLV University Libraries Collection on Southern Nevada Mining (MS-01209) to UNLV. However, some material may be protected by copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity rights, or other interests not owned by UNLV. Users are responsible for determining whether permissions are necessary from rights owners for any intended use and for obtaining all required permissions. Acknowledgement of the UNLV University Libraries is requested. For more information, please see the UNLV Special Collections policies on reproductions and use or contact us at special.collections@unlv.edu.
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UNLV University Libraries Collection on Southern Nevada Mining, approximately 1905-1921. MS-01209. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were purchased from and donated by Greg Bock (Vigilante Rare Books) in 2025; accession number 2025-051. The panoramic photograph was purchased from Bock, and the remainder of the collection was donated by Bock.
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In 2025, Sarah Jones accessioned the collection, rehoused the material, and wrote the finding aid in ArchivesSpace.
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Materials were acquired in 2025 by Sarah Quigley, Director, as part of UNLV Special Collections and Archives holdings on mining operations in Nevada.