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Postcard of a miner inside the Baby Florence Mine, Goldfield, Nevada, circa 1900s-1910s

Date

1900 to 1919

Description

An unidentified miner with hand tools inside the Baby Florence Mine, Goldfield, Nevada. Hand printed on back: "Walt in Baby Flo." Handwritten on front: "Flash light [illegible]."

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Photograph of a group of men outside of a mining building, Nevada, circa 1900s

Date

1900 to 1909

Description

A large group of men, probably miners, pose outside of a mining building. "Grandpa Oates" is written at the top of the photograph and marked with an X.

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Photograph of Yellow Pine Shay, Goodsprings, Nevada, circa 1915-1930

Date

1915 to 1930

Description

Yellow Pine Shay No. 2 with loaded ore cars in Goodsprings.

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Clay crew and equipment used to mine clay from the Bell Pit, Ash Meadows, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1933

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series II. Ash Meadows, Nevada -- Subseries II.B. Toles Family. Glen Jepperson, dragline operator; Jess Toles, mechanic and driver of the narrow gauge train; Jack Pardee, dump man; Mac McKinna, miner (identified from left to right). (Resume of mining operations and duties of crew members included behind photo).

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Transcript of interview with Clifford Kemple by Paul Wilkins, April 4, 1976

Date

1976-04-04

Description

On April 4, 1976, Paul Wilkins interviewed former miner Clifford Kemple (born September 28th, 1909 in Salt Lake City, Utah) in his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two discuss Kemple’s early life in Goodsprings, Nevada and Las Vegas, Nevada. Kemple also talks about changes that he has noticed in Las Vegas more broadly.

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Rochester Goldfield Mining Company miners: photographic print

Date

1900 (year approximate) to 1915 (year approximate)

Description

Rochester Mine in Goldfield, Nevada. C.A. Rinker is on the left, J.D. MacMaster is 4th from right. The other men are not identified.

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Transcript of interview with Joe Lappin by Gordon Brusso, March 4, 1976

Date

1976-03-04

Archival Collection

Description

On March 4, 1976, Gordon Brusso interviewed former miner, Joe Lappin (born November 14th, 1914 in Santa Paula, California) about his life in Boulder City, Nevada. The two discuss his early occupational history and his work for the Bureau of Mines. He then goes on to explain the different housing systems that developed in Boulder City during World War Two.

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Photograph of men in front of the Sierra Blanca Mine tunnel, Pioneer (Nev.), 1911

Date

1911

Description

Caption: Sierra Blanca Tunnel and Crew. Pioneer, Nevada. 1911.

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Newspaper, Tonopah Bonanza, July 14, 1906

Date

1906-07-14

Description

Newspaper, Tonopah Bonanza, July 14, 1906

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