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Photograph of gold bullion bars, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1920

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Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Nineteen gold bullion bars are stacked atop one another for a photo. Inscription below reads: "Nineteen gold bullion bars having a value of more than $450,000 and taken from one of the Goldfield mines in its boom days are enough to excite anyone. These were the genuine article. Even to Goldfielders they created a sensation. It is every prospector's dream."

Digital ID

pho022763

Physical Identifier

0117_0035
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    Citation

    pho022763. Edith Giles Barcus Family Photograph Collection. PH-00117. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1g15th1k.

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    Digital Provenance

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

    Extent

    1636 x 1086 pixels
    5.453 x 3.62 inches
    5,330,328 bytes

    Language

    English

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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    image/tiff