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Photograph album 2, Charles P. Squires Collection, circa 1910-1920s
Date
1910 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph album of Charles P. "Pop" and Delphine Squires, founding residents of Las Vegas. For more information about the Squires manuscripts and photographs held in UNLV Special Collections, please see: http://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/special_collections_40th_anniversary/squires_papers_exhibit.html
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Photograph album 3, Charles P. Squires Collection, circa 1910-1920s
Date
1910 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph album of Charles P. "Pop" and Delphine Squires, founding residents of Las Vegas. For more information about the Squires manuscripts and photographs held in UNLV Special Collections, please see: http://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/special_collections_40th_anniversary/squires_papers_exhibit.html
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Photograph of Edwin Giles at a mine, (Nev.), 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Edwin Giles stops work at a mining camp for a photo. He is carrying a small pick axe and stands next to a mining cart.
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Photograph of miner with quartz deposits, (Nev.), October 27, 1931
Date
1931-10-27
Archival Collection
Description
Individual crouches down in mined area and points to mineral deposits. Inscriptions with image read: "Boles mine showing vein of quartz. Oct. 27, 1931. Investor inside salted mine. Sold his restaurant in Ohio to buy this [mine]." - W. A. Davis, 04/1992
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Photograph of miners and burros, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1910s
Date
1910 to 1919
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph a miner in a covered wagon pulled by burros. Sunrise Mountain can be seen in the background.
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Photograph of a mining rig, Lincoln County (Nev.), circa 1916
Date
1915 to 1917
Archival Collection
Description
Two men man a mining rig while another two men stand next to a railroad cart. The desert landscape surrounds them with mountains in the background.
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Photograph of miner over Colorado River, May 9, 1933
Date
1933-05-09
Archival Collection
Description
Man riding cable hook to Colorado River basin, above No. 3 and 4 tunnels. May 9, 1933. Note on back: ""Man riding on the cable hook was a violation of mining laws. - W. A. Davis.""
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Postcard of a house in mining town, Goldfield (Nev.), 1940-1984
Date
1940 to 1984
Archival Collection
Description
Photographic postcard of a house in a mining town, possibly Goldfield, undated. A boy stands in front of the house with a black and white dog.
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Photograph of miners, 1890s
Date
1890 to 1899
Archival Collection
Description
Miners, possibly at Blackbird Mine. Third from left is Edward Joseph Deck, father of donor (James Deck).
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Photograph of a group of men after gold strike, 1927
Date
1927
Archival Collection
Description
Group of well-dressed men gather and pose to take a picture after finding gold, calling it the "Waupa Strike."
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