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Raymond Brooks Papers on Mining
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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
Quartette Mine: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Mining, 1902 to 1998
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The mining series (1902-1998) documents the family’s mining interests and records. The series focuses on the family’s involvement in Nevada mines, such as the Yellow Pine Mining Company, the Root Zinc Mining Company, and the Columbia, St. Anthony, and St. Patrick mines, which include surveys, field notes, patents, journals, ledgers, maps of the mining sites, and correspondence. The series also contains similar documents for various mines and potential mining sites, as well as the family’s legal files.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Fayle Family Papers
Box/Folder: N/A
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Mohawk Mine machinery: postcard
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of cabins and mine buildings in the Yellow Pine Mining District, Goodsprings (Nev.), 1910
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Archival Collection
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Goldfield Mining District and Columbia Mountain; Florence Mine, Jumbo Mine, Columbia Mine, tunnel of Band Goldfield Mining Company, and Goldfield Oro Mining Company, approximately 1901-1905
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Tonopah-Goldfield Mining Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 01
Archival Component
Nevada-Utah Mines and Smelters Corporation Records
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The Nevada-Utah Mines and Smelters Corporation Records (1889-1949) are comprised of the financial records of the company's activity regarding the Manhattan mine in Pioche, Lincoln County, Nevada. The collection contains bank records, accounts, and some correspondence, and is generally related to the company's financial activities. It also includes the company's financial vouchers, bills, receipts, and checks.
Archival Collection
Mining maps: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Mining diagrams: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Map of U.S. patent and location surveys in the Goldfield Mining District, Esmeralda and Nye Counties, Nevada, 1907
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