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Photograph of a carnival celebrating the arrival of Tonopah's railroad (Nev.), 1904

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Date

1904-07-26

Description

Railroad days, Tonopah, Nevada, July 26, 1904. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "A three day carnival was held to celebrate the arrival of Tonopah's railroad. The celebration featured drilling contests and many other forms of entertainment. The Tonopah R.R. was later merged with the Goldfield R.R. to form the T. & G. R.R. which served Tonopah until 1947." There is a date stamp: 1982.

Digital ID

pho020529

Physical Identifier

0082_0013
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    pho020529. 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/d1f47gz84.

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

    Extent

    2873 x 2201 pixels
    4.79 x 3.67 inches
    18,972,672 bytes

    Language

    English

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

    Format

    image/tiff