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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
Photograph of Cottonwood Aerial Ferry, 1930-1935
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Archival Collection
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Cottonwood Aerial Ferry carried customers between Searchlight, Nevada and Chloride, Arizona. It is now under Lake Mohave. Sign with ferry rates: Car $2.00, Truck $2.50, Motorcycle $1.00, Horseman .50, Stock .50, Pedestrian .25
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Cottonwood Aerial Ferry, from about 1930-1935. This was the last and the most unusual of several ferries that crossed at Cottonwood between Searchlight, Nev. and Chloride, Ariz., these being the two major towns in the area before 1920. Most were conventional barge types similar to the Arivada Ferry shown in another picture. The aerial ferry was powered by an automobile engine mounted on the upper framework, with the operator up with the engine. It was located at the mouth of Painted Canyon, a short distance upriver from the Cottonwood Cove Resort. Courtesy Ella Kay."
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Edith Giles Barcus Family Photograph Collection
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The Edith Giles Barcus Family Photograph Collection (approximately 1878-1954) consists of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives, as well as postcards and photograph albums. The images depict locations in Nevada including Las Vegas, Goldfield, Searchlight, and Tonopah, in addition to locations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Utah, and Mexico. Also included are images of family, friends, and associates of the Giles Barcus family. The albums contain photographs depicting the Giles family as they traveled through the southwest United States and Mexico, as well as postcards from prominent locations in the southwestern United States.
Archival Collection
Transcript of interview with Gertrude Anne Moore by Mamie Beuttner, February 21, 1975
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Archival Collection
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Hotel Nipton. Nipton, (Calif.), circa 1930: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Bell Family Scrapbook scanning, Set 4, proofed 11.04.2010. Hotel Nipton. Nipton, California. (1930s) The rock garden was made by "Big John" Silvera from Searchlight Nevada. He was deputy sheriff and did rock work
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