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Photograph of mule teams hauling mining equipment, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
Unknown year in the decade of the 1900s
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of mule teams hauling mining equipment, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
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Photograph of men toasting at banquet, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
Unknown year in the decade of the 1900s
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of men toasting at banquet, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
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Photograph of a man working on rock bit drilling pieces at the Hughes Tool Co., Houston, Texas, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from attached press release: "HUGHES ROCK BIT PRODUCTION more than 500,000 rock bits produced last year by the Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, for drilling the kind of deep wells which now produce 90 per cent of the world's petroleum. The rock bit was invented by Howard Hughes' father and the resulting business became the cornerstone on which Howard Hughes built his industrial empire. The machinist above is performing an operation on the cones which make up the rotating end of the Hughes rock bit." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "The Kearney and Trecker 4 spindle machine at the Hughes Tool Company in Houston, Texas. Ca. 1950s."
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Photograph of three men resting at lodging, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
Unknown year in the decade of the 1900s
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of three men resting at lodging, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
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Photograph of two men working in a mine, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
Unknown year in the decade of the 1900s
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of two men working in a mine, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
Image
Photograph of C. A. Earle Rinker wearing a straw hat, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
Unknown year in the decade of the 1900s
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of C. A. Earle Rinker wearing a straw hat, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
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Photograph of C. A. Earle Rinker wearing a suit and tie, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
Unknown year in the decade of the 1900s
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of C. A. Earle Rinker wearing a suit and tie, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
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Photograph of a man standing next to an artesian well, circa early 1900's
Date
Unknown year in the decade of the 1900s (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Man standing next to an artesian well with the Sheep Mountains in the background. Top right corner of photo had been torn off; photo restored by Annie Sattler.
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Photograph of a man sitting near an artesian well, circa early 1900's
Date
Unknown year in the decade of the 1900s (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Man sitting next to an artesian well
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Man sitting near artesian well, probably Old Ranch"
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Photograph of miners at North Star Mine, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
Unknown year in the decade of the 1900s
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of miners at North Star Mine, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
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