Abstract
The John Janney Photograph Collection on Pioche, Nevada contains photographs of mining operations and townspeople in Pioche, Nevada from 1908 to 1934. The photographs are primarily panoramic views of the town, mines, and landscape around Pioche, where Janney was president of Pioche Mines Consolidated until his death in 1967. The photographs also depict the baseball field in Pioche, a train crossing the desert in Lincoln County, and the Lee Family.
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The John Janney Photograph Collection on Pioche, Nevada contains photographs of mining operations and townspeople in Pioche, Nevada from 1908 to 1934. The photographs are primarily panoramic views of the town, mines, and landscape around Pioche, where Janney was president of Pioche Mines Consolidated until his death in 1967. The photographs also depict the baseball field in Pioche, a train crossing the desert in Lincoln County, and the Lee Family.
Access Note
Collection is open for research. Some collection material has been digitized and is available online.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Materials remain in original order.
Biographical / Historical Note
French financier François Louis Alfred Pioche purchased land in Nevada in 1869 that became the mining town of Pioche. His heavy investment in the area helped develop the mining industries in Pioche and other towns like Ely, Nevada. The town is the county seat of Lincoln County but its population has dwindled to approximately 1000 since the end of the mining boom.
Source:
Charles A. Fracchia, "Pioche, Francois Louis Alfred," San Francisco History Encyclopedia. Accessed July 16, 2015. http://www.sfhistoryencyclopedia.com/articles/p/piocheFrancois.html
Preferred Citation
John Janney Photograph Collection on Pioche, Nevada, 1908-1934. PH-00135. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 1981 by the estate of John Janney; accession number 1981-126.
Processing Note
Materials were processed by Special Collections staff. In 2015, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Lindsay Oden wrote the collection description in compliance with current professional standards.