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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 construction at Reimers Lumber Mill, Douglas County, Nevada, circa 1900s
Date
1900 to 1909
Archival Collection
Description
Panoramic view of construction (probably railroad tracks being laid) at Reimers Lumber Mill located near Glenbrook, Nevada in Douglas County close to Lake Tahoe.
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Photograph of miners at the Mexican Mine in Virginia City, Nevada, circa 1900s
Date
1900 to 1909
Archival Collection
Description
A group of miners pose outside of a building at the Mexican Mine in Virginia City, Nevada.
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Photograph of the Trinity & Sacramento Silver Mining Company's silver smelter near Oreana, Nevada, circa 1867-1910s
Date
1867 to 1919
Archival Collection
Description
View of the Trinity & Sacramento Silver Mining Company's silver smelter and surrounding area, near Oreana in Pershing County, Nevada.
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Photograph of a man standing by hoisting equipment at the Gold Reef Mining Company, Tonopah, Nevada, July 7, 1918
Date
1918-07-07
Archival Collection
Description
An unidentified man standing behind mining hoisting equipment at the Gold Reef Mining Company in Tonopah, Nevada. Initials "JDS"are written in upper right corner of photograph.
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Photograph of a man standing on a mining headframe, Gold Reef Mining Company, Tonopah, Nevada, July 7, 1918
Date
1918-07-07
Archival Collection
Description
A man standing on a headframe at the Gold Reef Mining Company in Tonopah, Nevada.
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Photograph of a group of young men in uniforms with a girl dressed for Decoration Day, May 30, 1911, Tonopah, Nevada
Date
1911-05-30
Archival Collection
Description
A group of young men wearing uniforms with the letters T. V. on the front (possibly a marching band) pose with a girl dressed for Decoration Day (later called Memorial Day), Tonopah, Nevada.
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Photograph of a man standing near the Gold Reef Minining Company operations, Tonopah, Nevada, circa July 1918
Date
1918-07
Archival Collection
Description
A unidentified man standing in front of three small buildings and a headframe belonging to the Gold Reef Mining Company in the mountains ofTonopah, Nevada.
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Photograph of Jim Butler standing by one of his first ore strikes in Tonopah, Nevada, circa 1900s
Date
1900 to 1909
Archival Collection
Description
Jim Butler standing by one of his first gold or silver ore strikes in Tonopah, Nevada.
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Photograph of Jim Butler, Tonopah, Nevada, circa 1900s
Date
1900 to 1909
Archival Collection
Description
Jim Butler, the prospector who struck the first gold and silver ores in Tonopah, Nevada circa 1900, sitting in a rocking chair, probably in Tonopah.
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