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Photograph of unidentified mining location, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

An unknown man standing in an unidentified mining location, possibly located in Nevada.

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Camp in Railroad Valley: photographic print

Date

1915 (year approximate)

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.E. Hawkins Family (Duckwater, Nevada).  A camp in Railroad Valley, Nye County, Nevada, in the vicinity of present-day (1990) oil fields where Isaac "Ike" Irwin drilled for potash. Seated in the wagon wearing a white shirt is Frank Roberts and beside him is Jess Hildebrandt, a resident of Duckwater, Nevada. This photograph is undated, but judging by Frank Robert’s age in the photo it appears to be circa 1915.

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Plat of the Texas and Lone Star Lodes, Goldfield (Nev.), November 11, 1905

Date

1905-11-11

Description

Caption: U.S. Surveyor General for Nevada plat for mining claim

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Letter from W. E. Smith to C. McLeod, October 14, 1913

Date

1913-10-14

Description

Letter concerns billing for cars of ore.

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Letter from Clayton V. Smith to C. McLeod, June 5, 1913

Date

1915-06-15

Description

Letter concerns ore stamping.

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Entrance to the "Denver Vein," Bullfrog Mine: photographic print

Date

1905

Description

The prospect entrance of the "Denver vein" within the Bullfrog Mine in Rhyolite, Nevada.

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Unidentified mining location, image 001: photographic print

Date

1907 (year approximate) to 1908 (year approximate)

Description

An unidentified mining location, in or near Goldfield, Nevada. Possibly part of the Mohawk Lodge Mine.

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Miners map of Death Valley and the proposed Salt Lake railroads, January 1903

Date

1903-01

Description

Subtitle: 'Including portions of San Bernardino and Inyo Counties, California; Nye and Lincoln Counties, Nevada and Mojave County, Arizona.' 'Compiled and drawn by A. Russell Crowell.' 'May 1902 (Corrected to Jan. 1903.' 'Property of H. Kehoe' written in ink in upper left corner. Scale [ca. 1:506,880]. 1 in. to 8 miles (W 118?--W 114?/N 38?--N 35?). Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Blueline print. Library's copy has types of minerals found in different areas hand-printed in red and has red lines hand-drawn along county boundaries. G4351.H1 1903 .C76

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Letter to C. McLeod, May 15, 1913

Date

1913-05-15

Description

Letter to C. McLeod on Potosi Mine stationery; bottom half of page is missing. Author unknown; Probably written by W.E. Smith or Clayton V. Smith.

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Photograph of miners at Badger Hole, circa early to mid 1900s

Date

1900 to 1959

Description

Three unidentified miners at Badger Hole, possibly at the Badger Lead Mine in Nevada.

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