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Photograph of a woman with knitting, sitting in a chair, 1904
Date
1904
Archival Collection
Description
A woman sitting in a rattan chair; she is holding knitting needles and a knitted garment. Caption: "Mother, 1904."
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Photograph of funeral procession for Sheriff Thomas Logan, Tonopah, Nevada, April 12, 1906
Date
1906-04-12
Archival Collection
Description
The funeral procession for Sheriff Thomas W. Logan, down a main street in Tonopah, Nevada. Logan was shot and killed in the line of duty on April 7, 1906. Caption: "Funeral of Sheriff Logan, April 12th, 1906. Photo by H.T. Shaw, Tonopah, Nev."
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Photograph of two children with American flags and patriotic decorations, Nevada, circa 1900s-1910s
Date
1900 to 1919
Archival Collection
Description
Two children in a chair or float decorated with American flags and paper bells, probably at a parade in Nevada. The flags and decorations in the photograph are hand-colored in red, white and blue. Automobiles are seen in the background.
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Photograph of eight men standing outside The Miners Arms, probably in Nevada, circa 1900s
Date
1900 to 1909
Archival Collection
Description
Eight unidentified men standing outside of the Miners Arms saloon, probably in Nevada. One man is holding a zither. The establishment has ornate etched and stained glass windows. Part of a marquee sign indicates "noted ales, wines & spirits." (Upper left corner of photograph is missing.)
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Photograph of four miners inside a mine shaft, probably in Nevada, circa 1900s
Date
1900 to 1909
Archival Collection
Description
Four unidentified miners with hand tools inside a mine shaft, probably in Nevada.
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Photograph of Jim and Belle Butler with two unidentified men, Tonopah, Nevada, circa 1900s
Date
1900 to 1909
Archival Collection
Description
Prospector Jim Butler and his wife Belle (on the right) with two unidentified men and a dog sitting outside of a tent with a stovepipe coming through the top, probably in Tonopah, Nevada. Jim Butler struck the first gold and silver ores in Tonopah and Belle Butler struck the Mizpah Mine claim in Tonopah.
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Panoramic photograph of the Antelope quicksilver mining district in Nye County, Nevada, circa 1900s
Date
1900 to 1909
Archival Collection
Description
Panoramic view of the Antelope quicksilver (or mercury) mining district in Nye County, at the south end of the Cactus Range, thirty miles southeast of Goldfield, Nevada.
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Panoramic photograph of the Antelope quicksilver mining district in Nye County, Nevada, June 1929
Date
1929-06
Archival Collection
Description
A 270 degree panorama view of the Antelope quicksilver (or mercury) mining district in Nye County, Nevada, at the south end of the Cactus Range, thirty miles southeast of Goldfield, Nevada.
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Panoramic photograph of people attending the funeral of A. M. Kushiwa, Tuscarora Mountains, Nevada, April 23, 1933
Date
1933-04-23
Archival Collection
Description
Panoramic view of a group of people at the funeral of A.M. Kushiwa in the Tuscarora Mountains, Elko County, Nevada. An Asian-American man presides and several Asian-American people are present. The mine in the background is the Basque Mine located in the Tuscarora Mining District. The caption reads,"Burial services at the mine for A.M. Kushiwa. Asian culture believes the funeral should take place at the site of death whenever possible. I can only assume that he was a miner in some type of accident. April 23, 1933."
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Panoramic photograph of mining buildings in Gilbert, Nevada, circa 1910s-1920s
Date
1910 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
Panoramic view of wooden buildings and automobiles in the desert in Gilbert, Esmeralda County, Nevada, 25 miles west of Tonopah, near the Monte Cristo Range of mountains.
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