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Photograph of miner and mine owner, Sheep Mountain Range, 1931

Date

1931

Description

Miner and the mine owner stand next to machinery and the mine's entrance at the Sheep Mountain Range in Nevada.

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Mine shaft entrance and building in Esmeralda County: photographic print

Date

1919

Description

A "Hoist house and head frame," and blacksmith shop is located at Verdi Divide in Esmeralda County, Nevada, 1919.

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Photograph of a person in a mine, early 1900s

Date

1920 to 1940

Description

An individual poses in front of a mine in a desert. This photograph wad most likely taken somewhere in Nevada.

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Captain Fagin, prospector in Esmeralda County, image 002: photographic print

Date

1891

Description

"A prospector: 'Capt.' Fagin. Taken in Esmeralda County, Nevada, 1891. Image shows a "two room Dugout."

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Mining equipment in Esmeralda County: photographic print

Date

1900 (year uncertain) to 1939 (year uncertain)

Description

Mining equipment stored inside a building at Revert Divide Mine in Esmeralda County, Nevada circa early 1900s.

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Photograph of mine entrance, Sheep Mountain, 1931

Date

1931

Description

Entrance to mine on the Sheep Mountain Range in Nevada. For more mine images at the Sheep Range, see 0123 0178-0180.

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Photograph of mine, Goldfield (Nev.), 1905

Date

1905

Description

Combination Mine sits in the deserts of Goldfield, Nevada. Three unidentified people walk along a dirt road in front of the mining area.

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Three people near a gold vein: photographic print

Date

1900 (year uncertain; year approximate) to 1939 (year uncertain; year approximate)

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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Photograph of mine shaft, Tonopah (Nev.), 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

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.

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Postcard of Goldfield Consolidated Mill, Goldfield (Nev.), 1911

Date

1911

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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