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Photograph of Tonopah (Nev.), 1901
Date
1901-05
Archival Collection
Description
Tonopah, Nevada, May 1901. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "Tonopah's rich silver ledges were discovered in May of 1900 by Jim Butler." By 1910 Tonopah had become the largest city in Nevada. Its mines produced over $ 150,000,000 in silver and gold. Tonopah is a Shoshone Indian word meaning "Water Brush." There is a date stamp: Christmas 1979.
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Photograph of men with rifles inside Tonopah Club, Tonopah (Nev.), 1940-1955
Date
1940 to 1955
Archival Collection
Description
Men hold rifles around a table near a microphone, participating in a "Raffle" at the Tonopah Club. Individuals identified from left to right: "1. Unknown. 2. Ray Kretschner 3. Emerson Titlow 4. Dilbert Trueba 5. Dick Trueba 6. Roy Moore, Piano Player who drew numbers." Site Name: Tonopah Club
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The Tonopah Extension Mine: postcard
Date
1900 (year approximate) to 1915 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Postcard of the Tonopah Extension Mine.
Image
Photograph of men loading sacked ore at Tonopah Mine, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
Archival Collection
Description
Caption: Tonopah Mine - 69 -
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Photograph of Tonopah Railroad Carnival, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
Archival Collection
Description
Caption: Drilling Contest. R.R. Carnival
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Photograph of Tonopah Volunteer firefighters, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
Archival Collection
Description
Railroad Carnival
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Tonopah Railroad trains in Tonopah, Nevada: photographic print, 1905
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Mallory H. Ferrell Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00305
Collection Name: Mallory H. Ferrell Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Collection Name: Mallory H. Ferrell Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Archival Component
Tonopah Railroad Depot, Tonopah, Nevada: photographic print, 1905
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Mallory H. Ferrell Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00305
Collection Name: Mallory H. Ferrell Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Collection Name: Mallory H. Ferrell Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Archival Component
Tonopah Extension Mine, Tonopah, Nevada, approximately 1900-1905
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Irma McGonagill Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00246
Collection Name: Irma McGonagill Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Collection Name: Irma McGonagill Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Archival Component
Ohio Tonopah Mine, Tonopah, Nevada, approximately 1900-1905
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Irma McGonagill Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00246
Collection Name: Irma McGonagill Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Collection Name: Irma McGonagill Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Archival Component