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Photograph of abandoned buildings at Johnnie Mine, Pahrump (Nev.), 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

Abandoned buildings, mining head frame, and decayed structures at Johnnie Mine. Desert shrubbery scatters the ground while the dark buildings loom in the background of the image.

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Photograph of mine shaft at Johnnie Mine, Pahrump (Nev.), 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

Unused mine shaft, Johnnie Mine. Two people can be seen looking down to the right. A cable hangs down from above.

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Photograph of Matt Kusick at ruins in Johnnie (Nev.), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Old-timer Matt Kusick sits at ruins in Johnnie. [identified by Dorothy Dorothy]

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Postcard of a house in mining town, Goldfield (Nev.), 1940-1984

Date

1940 to 1984

Description

Photographic postcard of a house in a mining town, possibly Goldfield, undated. A boy stands in front of the house with a black and white dog.

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Photograph of desert landscape and people, Goldfield (Nev.), December 1903.

Date

1903-12

Description

First picture taken in Goldfield, December, 1903. Harrie Taylor (discoverer). Lew Finnegan and John Y. McKane on the Jumbo, from which was taken $100,000 in 47 feet surface, the strike that caused the first rush.

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Exterior view of cookhouse at Potosi Mining Camp: photographic print

Date

1917

Description

From the Elizabeth Harrington Photograph Collection (PH-00291). Inscription with image reads: "Cookhouse Potosi [Mine] 1917. 'Blue Room', first to left. Many single miners were fed here."

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Photograph of a mine, 1890-1920

Date

1890 to 1920

Description

Unidentified individual works in a mine shaft.

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Photograph album 1, Ferron-Bracken Collection, circa 1905-1935, page 64

Date

1905 to 1935

Description

Photograph in upper left is the Delamar Mill.

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