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Photograph of Pershing Quicksilver Works interior, Rochester Mining District, Nevada, October 10, 1927

Date

1927-10-10

Description

The interior of Pershing Quicksilver Works, Rochester Mining District, 20 miles north of Lovelock, Nevada. Taken during construction.

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Photograph of construction at the Goldfield Consolidated Mining Company, Goldfield, Nevada, circa 1907-1908

Date

1907 to 1908

Description

The Goldfield Consolidated Mining Company under construction in Goldfield, Nevada. The mining company was formed in 1907 and the mill was constructed late in the year and began processing ore in early 1908. The company was formed by George Nixon and George Wingfield. The mill continued running until 1918 when the company ceased operation.

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Photograph of snow or sand covering a house and mining building, Moapa, Nevada, circa 1930s-1940s

Date

1930 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

Snow or sand covering a house, automobiles and mining buildings in Moapa, Nevada. Photograph has caption "Silica Sand Moapa."

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Photograph of construction at the Goldfield Consolidated Mining Company, Goldfield, Nevada, circa 1907-1908

Date

1907 to 1908

Description

The Goldfield Consolidated Mining Company under construction in Goldfield, Nevada. The structures and surrounding area are covered with snow. The mining company was formed in 1907 and the mill was constructed late in the year and began processing ore in early 1908. The company was formed by George Nixon and George Wingfield. The mill continued running until 1918 when the company ceased operation.

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Postcard of the Consolidated Mines Co. New Mill, Goldfield, Nevada, 1908

Date

1908

Description

A picture postcard of the Consolidated Mines Company, New Mill. An address is written on the back side.

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Photograph of construction at the Goldfield Consolidated Mining Company, Goldfield, Nevada, circa 1907-1908

Date

1907 to 1908

Description

The Goldfield Consolidated Mining Company under construction in Goldfield, Nevada. Several men stand by round metal structures. The mining company was formed in 1907 and the mill was constructed late in the year and began processing ore in early 1908. The company was formed by George Nixon and George Wingfield. The mill continued running until 1918 when the company ceased operation.

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Postcard of New Yellow Jacket shaft, Gold Hill, Nevada, 1891

Date

1891

Description

Description provided with the postcard: "New Yellow Jacket Shaft (Gold Hill); depth 3000 feet - Photo 1891."

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Postcard of a man at C & C Shaft, Virginia City, Nevada, April 20, 1930

Date

1930-04-20

Description

Description given with photograph: "Cages at C & C Shaft, Virginia City."

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Photograph of construction at the Goldfield Consolidated Mining Company, Goldfield, Nevada, circa 1907-1908

Date

1907 to 1908

Description

The Goldfield Consolidated Mining Company under construction in Goldfield, Nevada. A Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad engine was converted into a crane to aid construction. The mining company was formed in 1907 and the mill was constructed late in the year and began processing ore in early 1908. The company was formed by George Nixon and George Wingfield. The mill continued running until 1918 when the company ceased operation.

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Photograph of Gold Reef Mining Company buildings and headframe, Tonopah, Nevada, circa July 1918

Date

1918-07

Description

Two small buildings and a headframe owned by the Gold Reef Mining Company in the mountains of Tonopah, Nevada. The Tonopah Divide is identified in the back of the image. Ca. July 1918.

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