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Photograph of Hoover Dam, December 20, 1936
Date
1936-12-20
Archival Collection
Description
Boulder (Hoover) Dam after construction, December 20, 1936 Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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Photograph of Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of the Goldfield, Nevada townsite.
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Photograph of Goldfield (Nev.), 1915
Date
1915
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of Goldfield, Nevada, showing business buildings and red light district. Inscription with oversized image reads: "Goldfield, Nevada about 1915, before the fire! This picture only shows the businesses and downtown streets, also the red light district!"
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Photograph of Mohawk Mine, Goldfield (Nev.), 1906
Date
1906
Archival Collection
Description
Mohawk Mine during production in Goldfield, Nevada. Inscription below image reads: "General View of the Mohawk Mine, Goldfield, Nevada. The Greatest Gold Mine Known. First Sixy Days Operation, $6,000,000 Production. Copyright No. 4200 P. E. Larson Photos. Goldfield, Esmeralda County, Nevada. 1906." Listed underneath are the 19 different mine and lease sites that make up the Mohawk Mine area.
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Postcard of mining boom on Main Street, Goldfield (Nev.), 1904
Date
1904
Archival Collection
Description
Stagecoaches and miners hustle down MainStreet in booming Goldfield, Nevada in front of the Hotel Esmeralda. Type at the bottom says: "When Goldfield was envy of mining world." Inscription on the back reads: "Goldfield, Nev., about 1904, looking north on Main St., with Columbia Mt. looming in the background. Peak boom population was 30,000, with fabulous gold strikes yielding $120,000,000." Print from Edwin Scofield Giles' collection
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Postcard of Main Street, Goldfield (Nev.), 1906
Date
1906
Archival Collection
Description
Main Street in Goldfield, Nevada. Carriages line the street and people stroll along the sidewalks.
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Postcard of Main Street, Goldfield (Nev.), 1906
Date
1906
Description
Front of the postcard - Main Street in Goldfield, Nevada.
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Postcard of Main Street, Goldfield (Nev.), 1906
Date
1906
Description
Back of the postcard - There is no stamp. Written across the card reads: "Property of Edwin S. Giles Goldfield Nevada Box 666" and "E-4014 FRASHERS." Written along the side of the card in blue ink reads: "Notice two children in picture. Mrs. --- Parker and her sister Helen."
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Photograph of barrel race, Goldfield (Nev.), July 4, 1906
Date
1906-07-04
Archival Collection
Description
Main Street Barrel Race in Goldfield, Nevada for the fourth of july parade in 1906. Spectators line the street watching people race to the finish line in wheelbarrows.
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Postcard of Goldfield (Nev.), 1920s
Date
1920 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
Paved road leading into Goldfield, Nevada. Inscription at the bottom of the postcard reads: "Entering Goldfield Nev. From The North"
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