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Photograph of Combination Mine, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
Archival Collection
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Caption: Combination
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Photograph of Black Butte, Esmeralda (Nev.), early 1900s
Archival Collection
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Caption: Black Butte
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Photograph of the Rose Garden Urban Renewal Project, North Las Vegas, circa 1970s
Date
1970 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
Rose Garden Urban Renewal Project, North Las Vegas, Nevada. Top two photos (left and right) show examples of what the area looked like before urban renewal. The photos in the middle and at the bottom show the area after renewal. The project, at Main Street and Las Vegas Boulevard, replaced acres of what used to be the most run-down portion of the city. Redevelopment took place in the 1970s. The Casa Rosa project shown in the photos is the first phase of the redevelopment program and consists of 101 units developed in the area of Yale and Tonopah Streets.
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Photograph of Gilbert (Nev.), 1925
Date
1925-02-25
Archival Collection
Description
Gilbert, Nevada, February 25, 1925. Gilbert was located in the Monte Cristo Range, 26 miles west of Tonopah. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "The town was founded as the result of a rich gold strike in the area by the Gilbert brothers in 1924. At its height (1925-1927), the town's population exceeded 400. After the boom, the mines maintained a small, steady production until World War II eventually forced them to close. In addition to gold, the district produced lead, silver and high grade turquoise. Nevada Historical Society Collection." There is a date stamp: 1987.
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1912 Model-T Ford that once belonged to Julius Gainer, who owned and operated the South Twin Mine in Nevada: photographic print
Date
1920 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.I. Wilson Family (Toiyabe Mountains, Nevada).Gainer constructed a mill and ran 3,000 feet of mine tunnel on the property. He employed four men. Gainer modified the Model-T pickup shown here to haul ore down the South Twin Canyon. Al Bradshaw, a Tonopah resident, remembered riding up and down the canyon as a 10-year old child with Julius Gainer on the Model-T.
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