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Photograph of mining tower, Rhyolite (Nev.), circa 1925

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Date

1924 to 1926

Description

The view of a mining tower between Mountain Ladd and Montgomery Mountain in Rhyolite, Nevada. Handwritten description provided on back of image: "between Mt. Ladd and Montgomery Mt. out in the middle of the alluvium. Tower documents attempt to reach bedrock. They went down 350 feet and didn't get to bedrock. See USGS Bulletin 407. - Ed Whipple, 12/19/78."

Digital ID

pho019898

Physical Identifier

0042_0008
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    Citation

    pho019898. Evan and Kathy Thompson Photograph Collection. PH-00042. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1k35mj4m.

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

    Extent

    2158 x 3502 pixels
    3.60 x 5.84 inches
    22,672,828 bytes

    Language

    English

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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    image/tiff