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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his mother December 31, 1906
Date
1906-12-31
Archival Collection
Description
Letter to his mother. He wrote about the strikes that are going on. He also addressed a banquet that the Masons threw for the holidays.
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Memoir of Frank Williams, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Memoir of Frank Williams, 1947
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Three people near a gold vein: photographic print
Date
1900 (year uncertain; year approximate) to 1939 (year uncertain; year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Mr. And Mrs. Sigfriedt (right) at a claim in Manhattan, Nevada, which proved to have a gold vein. The man to the left is unidentified, taken circa early 1900s.
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Mining equipment in Esmeralda County: photographic print
Date
1900 (year uncertain) to 1939 (year uncertain)
Archival Collection
Description
Mining equipment stored inside a building at Revert Divide Mine in Esmeralda County, Nevada circa early 1900s.
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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his mother, December 7, 1907
Date
1907-12-07
Archival Collection
Description
Letter to his mother. The letter discussed unions, strikes, the possibility of troops coming in, whether specific companies wanted to work nonunion members or union, and oil dividends.
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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his mother March 11, 1907
Date
1907-03-11
Archival Collection
Description
Letter to his mother. Parts of his letter outline the brutality of a labor strike that is going on.
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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his mother, March 14, 1908
Date
1908-03-14
Archival Collection
Description
Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his mother, March 14, 1908
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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his mother, September 10, 1908
Date
1908-09-10
Archival Collection
Description
Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his mother, September 10, 1908
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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his mother, August 12, 1907
Date
1907-08-12
Archival Collection
Description
Letter to his mother. It described a prize fight and wrestling match that he watched . Also, goes on to describe how he went down into a mine shaft, includes several small drawings of the shafts.
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Shockley mining in Picklehandle Gulch: photographic print
Date
1890 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
William Hillman Shockley, Pickhandle Gulch, Mt. Diablo. Circa 1890.
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