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Photograph of Pacific Borax Company in Columbus (Nev.), 1880
Date
1880
Archival Collection
Description
Columbus, Esmeralda County, Nevada, about 1880. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "The Pacific Borax Company was one of four companies mining borax from nearby Columbus Salt Marsh at the time. The borax was discovered in 1872 by Francis M. "Borax" Smith. Columbus, which was settled in 1865, also supported four stamp mills which process the silver ore from the Columbus Mining District (Candelaria). The town's boom years were between 1873-1878 when the population was over 600. Nevada Historical Society Coll." There is a date stamp: Christmas 1984.
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Album 12: the Park residence, the Park families, and John S. Park at the First State Bank, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints
Date
1900 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Maurine and Fred Wilson and Dr. William S. Park Photograph Albums (PH-00222) -- Album 12
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Photograph album 2, Ferron-Bracken Collection, circa 1905-1935, page 37
Date
1905 to 1935
Description
Two photographs in lower right column identified as Las Vegas, 1907.
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