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Captain Fagin, prospector in Esmeralda County, image 002: photographic print
Date
1891
Archival Collection
Description
"A prospector: 'Capt.' Fagin. Taken in Esmeralda County, Nevada, 1891. Image shows a "two room Dugout."
Image
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.
Image
Photograph of mine entrance, Sheep Mountain, 1931
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
Entrance to mine on the Sheep Mountain Range in Nevada. For more mine images at the Sheep Range, see 0123 0178-0180.
Image
Photograph of mine, Goldfield (Nev.), 1905
Date
1905
Archival Collection
Description
Combination Mine sits in the deserts of Goldfield, Nevada. Three unidentified people walk along a dirt road in front of the mining area.
Image
Photograph of miners working inside the Sierra Blanca Mine tunnel, Pioneer (Nev.), 1911
Date
1911
Archival Collection
Description
Annotated: Bert Turner [bottom left] and Matt. Francis [bottom center]
Caption: Flashlight taken in Sierra Blanca Tunnel. Pioneer, Nevada. 1911.
Caption: Flashlight taken in Sierra Blanca Tunnel. Pioneer, Nevada. 1911.
Image
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.
Image
Photograph of mine shaft, Tonopah (Nev.), 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Miners stand near large mine shaft in Tonopah, Nevada. Cars are parked in the dirt near a building next to the mining entrance at the surface, and mountains are visible in the background.
Image
Postcard of Goldfield Consolidated Mill, Goldfield (Nev.), 1911
Date
1911
Archival Collection
Description
New Consolidated Mill atop the hill in Goldfield, Nevada. Goldfield mining boomed after 1897 and the town's mining and overall size increased for some time afterwards.
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Photograph of a square set stope in Mohawk Mine at Goldfield (Nev.), 1907
Date
1907
Archival Collection
Description
Square set stope, Mohawk Mine, Goldfield, Nevada, 1907. There is an inscription on the back of the image "Rich Ore is being hand sorted and shipped. The deputy is watching for highgrading." There is date stamp July 1978.
Image
Photograph of mine site, Sheep Mountain Range, October 25, 1931
Date
1931-10-25
Archival Collection
Description
Miners sit along the side of a mountain near a mine site in Nevada. Conflicting descriptions believe this to be Meyers Mine near Hoover Dam or the foothills of the Sheep Mountains next to a salt mine.
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