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Ives, J. C.
Soldier and explorer Joseph Christmas Ives graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1852. In 1855, he married Cora Semmes Ives. From 1857 to 1858, Ives commanded an expedition to explore up the Colorado River to the lower end of the Grand Canyon. He then crossed the desert to Fort Defiance in Colorado. The Ives expedition produced one of the important early maps of the Grand Canyon. Ives served in the American Civil War for the Confederate Army and was promoted to aide-de-camp, with the rank of colonel.
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Photograph of Nye County Courthouse in Belmont (Nev.), 1902
Date
1902
Archival Collection
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Nye County Courthouse, Belmont, Nevada, 1902. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "Built in 1874 at a cost of $22,000, the building served as the center of Nye County's government until 1905 when Tonopah became the county seat. Construction was carried out by Reno contractor I.T. Benham. Most of the building materials were secured in the area. Granite blocks for the foundation were quarried near town and the bricks were made at the building site. Lime for the mortar was made in nearby kilns and the rough lumber was cut at the Pine Creek sawmill. The building is presently owned by the Nevada Division of State Parks." There is a date stamp: Christmas 1982.
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Photograph of the second townsite located in the Goldfield district (Nev.), 1904
Date
1904
Archival Collection
Description
Columbia, Nevada, 1904. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "Looking southeast from Columbia was the second townsite laid out in the Goldfield district. By 1905, Columbia supported a newspaper, school, post office, hotels, saloons, and many other businesses. By 1907, the town's population had reached 1500, but the boom was over by 1910 and the camp's population dropped to less than 500 by 1914. Due to its location near the mines and the large mill of the Goldfield Consolidated Mining Company, Columbia was able to remain in existence, but in 1918 the post office was closed and within a few years most of its residents had moved to nearby Goldfield." There is a date stamp: Christmas 1983.
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