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Film transparency of a ghost town, Delamar, Nevada, 1956

Date

1956

Description

Some of the abandonded buildings in Delamar, Nevada. A tailing pile from one of the mines is visible in the center of the photograph. A stone structure is visible on the right side of the photograph. Delamar, Nevada, nicknamed The Widowmaker, is a ghost town in central eastern Nevada, USA along the east side of the Delamar Valley. During its heyday, primarily between 1895 and 1900, it produced $13.5 million in gold. In 1889, prospectors John Ferguson and Joseph Sharp discovered gold around Monkeywrench Wash. A mining camp was then born west of the Monkeywrench Mine. It was called Ferguson. In April 1894, Captain Joseph Raphael De Lamar bought most of the important mines in the area and renamed the Ferguson camp as Delamar. In the same year, a newspaper called the Delamar Lode began publication and a post office was opened. Soon, the new settlement boasted more than 1,500 residents, a hospital, an opera house, churches, a school, several businesses and saloons. Most buildings were made of native rock. By 1896, the Delamar mill was handling up to 260 tons of ore daily. Water for the camp was pumped from a well in Meadow Valley Wash, some twelve miles away. Supplies and materials traveled even further, by mule team over mountainous terrain from the railroad head at Milford, Utah, which was 150 miles from Delamar. Silicosis The gold in the Delamar mines was embedded in quartzite which when crushed created a fine dust. Miners breathing the dust often developed silicosis and the town became known as a "widow-maker." Many ruins now stand semi-intact in the Delamar ghost town region. Foundations can easily be seen from adjacent hills. There are two graveyards, which have been vandalized. The area is honeycombed with mines and mineshafts, but in recent years the main shaft has been blasted closed. Wild horses roam the area. The nearby dry lake is known to pilots as Texas Lake because its outline resembles the state of Texas.

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Letter and envelope from Nellie Harrison, Mt. Carmel to Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada

Date

1895-03-08

Archival Collection

Description

From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter, a typed transcription of the same letter, the original envelope with the stamp removed, and a copy of the original letter.

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Letter and envelope from John M. Bunker, Logan, Utah. to Mary Etta Syphus, Provo, Utah

Date

1894-02-16

Archival Collection

Description

From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter, a typed transcription of the same letter, the original envelope with the stamp removed, and a copy of the original letter.

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Untitled female in black and red gown: original costume design drawing

Date

2004-07-07

Archival Collection

Description

Series II. Folies-Bergere production papers, designs, and photographs -- 17th Edition: The Best of the Folies-Bergere -- 2003-2004 costume revisions: costume design drawings, photographs of costume pieces, invoices, and notes -- 1900s ballroom

Mixed Content

Untitled showgirl with feather backing: original costume design drawing

Date

2001-07-19

Archival Collection

Description

Series II. Folies-Bergere production papers, designs, and photographs -- 17th Edition: The Best of the Folies-Bergere -- 2001 costume revisions: costume design drawings, photographs of costume pieces, correspondence, and notes -- La Vedette

Mixed Content

Untitled nude figures, one with ostrich cape: original costume design drawing

Date

2002-07-31

Archival Collection

Description

Series II. Folies-Bergere production papers, designs, and photographs -- 17th Edition: The Best of the Folies-Bergere -- 2002 costume revisions: costume design drawings, photographs of costume pieces, correspondence, and notes -- Prologue/Paris Latin

Mixed Content

Photograph of the marquee at the Sands Hotel announcing Dean Martin's closing show, 1960s

Date

Unknown year in the decade of the 1960s

Archival Collection

Description

Marquee at the Sands Hotel that reads: Jack Entratter Presents Dino, Closing Tonight

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Slide of "Viva Las Vegas", Las Vegas, June 1964

Date

1964-06

Description

A "Viva Las Vegas" dance sequence which was filmed at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the Southern Regional Division (now UNLV) gym. Actress Ann-Margret is pictured at the center.

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