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Photograph of a menu from the Montgomery Cafe, Beatty, Nevada, circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Menu from the Montgomery Cafe, believed to have been located in the Montgomery Hotel, Beatty, Nevada. The Montgomery Cafe's menu features the famed T.G. Nicklin map of the Bullfrog area. (More information on the photoboard.) (Courtesy of Claudia Reidhead, Beatty, Nevada)

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Slide of street scene, Beatty, Nevada, circa 1906

Date

1905 to 1907

Description

A street scene of Beatty, Nevada. Pictured here are buildings such as Bullfrog Bank & Trust Company and Porter Brothers store.

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Four men outside a mine: photographic print

Date

1905 (year uncertain)

Description

On a Rhyolite trip, the Jackson party inspects a prospect on Bonanza Mountain, early 1905. The Bullfrog Mine can be seen in the distance.

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Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad Blueprints

Identifier

MS-00921

Abstract

The Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad Blueprints consists of twenty-four of the original thirty blueprints as part of the Interstate Commerce Commission (I.C.C.) Valuation Index Section I. They are labeled "Right-of-Way & Track Map, Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad" and dated June 30, 1915. The blueprints contain four miles of railroad lines per sheet with a scale of 6 3/4 inches per mile. The collection also includes one sheet from the Bullfrog Goldfield Railroad company, which used the track, yard, and facilities of the Las Vegas and Tonopah and Railroad company between Beatty and Goldfield, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Topographic map of Nevada and California: map

Date

1950 (year approximate) to 1960 (year approximate)

Description

From the Nan Doughty Photograph Collection (PH-00240). Showing Death Valley, California, Amargosa Valley, Nevada, and the Bullfrog-Rhyolite area.

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Dorothy Eisenberg Papers

Identifier

MS-00528

Abstract

The Dorothy Eisenberg Papers (early 1900s-2009, bulk 1970-2000) are comprised of organizational records, photographs, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks reflecting her activism and volunteer work related to education, the Bullfrog County Commission, Las Vegas Clark County consolidation, League of Women Voters (LWV), Las Vegas Jewish Federation, Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and Silver State Political Action Committee.

Archival Collection

Raymond Brooks Papers on Mining

Identifier

MS-01153

Abstract

The Raymond Brooks Papers on Mining (approximately 1900-1955) document Brooks' time working in the mining and railroad industries in central and southern Nevada, as well as in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). Brooks worked as a mining engineer and executive in many Nevada mining districts, including Goldfield, Tonopah, Bullfrog, Rawhide, Chloride, Beatty, Wonder, and Searchlight. The collection consists of photographs, photograph albums, ledgers and mining certificates, correspondence, and publications that all relate to mining. Notable figures mentioned in material throughout the collection include George Nixon, George Wingfield, William MacMaster, and James Butler.

Archival Collection

Memorial for Queer Rhyolite Papers

Identifier

MS-01067

Abstract

Memorial for Queer Rhyolite Papers (2019-2020) contains documentation about the temporary monument installed for the inaugural Bullfrog Biennial at the Goldwell Open Air Museum in Rhyolite, Nevada in 2019. Materials include an information pamphlet about the exhibit as well as a small aluminum-cast monument with an inscribed dedication. Digital files in this collection include photographs of the monument during and after installation, images of Budd's sketchbook, and documents about the monument including exhibit proposals and articles written by Budd. The collection also includes archived versions of Budd's personal website and two online articles written by Budd published on the Nevada Humanities website and Engaging Collections online art journal.

Archival Collection