Upon the death of Ed Von Tobel, Sr. on September 9, 1967, at the age of 94, his family learned he had made a bequest for a substantial sum to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. A plague commemorating his generosity was presented by the University in May, 1968. At left is George Von Tobel and at right is Jake Von Tobel, sons of the company founder. In the center is Dr. Donald Moyer, former chancellor of UNLV. Physical object has an insert containing additional biographical information.

In most central Nevada mining camps, building materials were scarce during early development. Empty bottles, cans and stones were used to fabricate dwellings. In Goldfield, dugout homes were built into the walls of the two largest washes that crossed the townsite. The dugouts were cool in the summer and warm in the winter. The major disadvantage was size. Most were limited to one room. As building materials became available, conventional housing soon replaced the dugouts. The majority of Goldfield's dugouts were destroyed in the flood of 1923, although a few can still be found in the smaller washes on the west edge of town.

Transcribed from behind the image,"'Tom Wah and Gue Gim Wah, his wife-when Tom's Chinese boarding house at the Prince Mine burned down, he moved into Prince one-room schoolhouse to serve meals (briefly one summer) later purchased the mine store from Hodges and Cook where a more adequate boarding house was again established- Tom died soon after. This photo taken in front of Prince schoolhouse, Pioche, Nevada.' Handwritten note by Elizabeth Gemmell Frizzell."