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Correspondence, Levi Syphus to Sadie B. Clayton
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View of Gold Reed: photographic print
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From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.H. Reed Family (Kawich Mountains, Nevada). Gold Reed, Kawich Mountains, Nye County, Nevada, probably about 1905. It was with a mine in Gold Reed that O.K. Reed made the money to purchase the ranch at Hawes Canyon. The ore at the mine was so rich that a person could stand off 50 or 60 feet and see the gold in the original outcropping; some of the ore sold for $1,000 a ton. Reed was partners in the mine with Jack May and a Mr.Wardle, Tonopah resident Austin Wardle’s father. Jack May and Reed were married to sisters, Mabel and Maude Hanley.
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Transcript of interview with Joe Lappin by Gordon Brusso, March 4, 1976
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On March 4, 1976, Gordon Brusso interviewed former miner, Joe Lappin (born November 14th, 1914 in Santa Paula, California) about his life in Boulder City, Nevada. The two discuss his early occupational history and his work for the Bureau of Mines. He then goes on to explain the different housing systems that developed in Boulder City during World War Two.
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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his mother, September 6, 1908
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Quartette Mine: photographic print
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Frederickson Family Papers
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The Frederickson Family Papers (1904-1917) contain documents and photographs related to Goodsprings, Nevada settlers John C. and Elizabeth Frederickson. Materials include bank statements, mining statements, personal correspondence, and college notes.
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Correspondence, Levi Syphus to Sadie George
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Mine entrance in "Red Gap" (Ariz.): photographic print
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Mines at Milltown, Nevada: photographic print
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Entrance to the "Denver Vein," Bullfrog Mine: photographic print
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