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George Ladd Papers
Identifier
MS-01073
Abstract
The George Ladd Papers are comprised of a scrapbook dating from 1903 to 1906 that documents the final years of George Ladd, who was involved with the Bullfrog Mine in Rhyolite, Nevada. The scrapbook contents include personal correspondence, certificates of assays, telegrams, mining purchases, bank deposit slips, and correspondence between Ladd and the Bullfrog Mining Company.
Archival Collection
Panoramic photograph entitled "Rose & Palmer’s Teams" by Ramsey & Pierce, Las Vegas, Nevada. Written on
verso: "First cargo leaving Las Vegas for the Bullfrog Mining District after the railroad completed at the South end of Las Vegas. Las
Vegas had 13 tents, 2 corrals, 1 honkeytonk, 1 roundhouse. Lead Driver George Cooker; Swamper R.A. Gibson; Team Skinner Jack Wilson; Swamper Marcino Rose", 1905
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
UNLV University Libraries Collection on Southern Nevada Mining
Archival Component
Letter from F. M. Grace to J. Ross Clark, July 21, 1905
Date
1905-07-21
Archival Collection
Description
Letter concerns horse-drawn freight teams moving away from Las Vegas to roads that provide better water and feed. Suggest railroad company build wells closer to Las Vegas.
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