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Photograph of residents watching a drilling contest in Tonopah (Nev.), 1903

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Date

1903-07-04

Description

Drilling contest, Tonopah, Nevada, July 4, 1903. There is an inscription on the back of the photo: "Residents watch a drilling contest on the corner of Main and Brougher. These contests, as well as races, tug-of-wars and baseball games were an important part of all early holiday celebrations." There is a date stamp: February 1980.

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pho020527

Physical Identifier

0082_0011
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    pho020527. 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/d1pn8xk6b.

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

    Extent

    2873 x 2244 pixels
    4.79 x 3.74 inches
    19,349,504 bytes

    Language

    English

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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    image/tiff