Harold Minsky posing next to a poster advertising Minsky's Follies appearing in the Blue Room. Site Name: Fairmont Hotel (New Orleans, La.) Street Address: 123 Baronne Street
Main street in Manhattan, Nevada, early 1907. There is an inscription on the back of the image. "Manhattan, founded when gold was discovered in the area in 1905, has produced over $ 10,000,000." There is a date stamp Christmas 1978. Street Address: Main Street
Silver Peak, Nevada in the 1940s. There is an inscription on the back of the image. "Silver Peak was founded in the early 1860s and the area has produced over $17,500,000 in gold and silver. Today its major product is lithium, mined by the Foote Mineral company from the marsh east of town." There is a stamp October 1978.
Tonopah, Nevada, May 1901. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "Tonopah's rich silver ledges were discovered in May of 1900 by Jim Butler." By 1910 Tonopah had become the largest city in Nevada. Its mines produced over $ 150,000,000 in silver and gold. Tonopah is a Shoshone Indian word meaning "Water Brush." There is a date stamp: Christmas 1979.
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.
Ellendale, Nevada, June 20, 1909. There is an inscription on the back of the photo: "Ellendale was founded in April, 1909 after the discovery of rich gold float in the area by Ellen Clifford Nay. The town soon boasted a population of over 400 with saloons and other businesses. The mines proved to be rich but the gold deposits were shallow and by 1910 the boom was over. The district produced over $80,000." There is a date stamp: mid-year 1982.
Manhattan Dredge, Manhattan, Nevada, 1939. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "Known locally as the "Big Boat," the 3,000 ton dredge operation. The dredge began mining in 1938 and shut down in 1946. The operation recovered over $4,500,000 in gold. Water for the dredge's pond was piped to the site from Peavine creek across Smoky Valley." There is a date stamp: 1986.
To the weary automobile traveler from the north or south, Beatty, and the garage, were probably welcome sights. The garage handled Union gasoline, oil, tires, and auto repairs in addition to being the area's Authorized Ford Service Station. It was also the town's "Tourist Headquarters" with campgrounds and cabins (forerunner of today's motels).
Gold Bar Club, Wahmonie, Nevada; Left to right: Nellie Waite, Claude Mackie and George Sanders, 1928-1929. Claude Mackie ran Ice Cream Parlor in Nevada Hotel Buildings