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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 Mohawk Mine and surroundings, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
unspecified year in 199X
Archival Collection
Description
Inscription on back reads: "The wagon in the middle foregroundshows a dray hauling one of our 50 HP motors to the "Frances Mohawk" lease which is shown on the extreme left. This lease and the one in the center (the "Hayes-Monnetta") are each taking out over $40,000 per day. The houses in the distance are lying between Goldfield and Columbia. The large white building to the right and back is the Nevada Goldfield Reduction Works. The R.R. station is to the rear and left."
Caption: Mohawk Mine Goldfield, Nev. early 1900s. Railroad station to the rear and left.
Caption: Mohawk Mine Goldfield, Nev. early 1900s. Railroad station to the rear and left.
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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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Postcard of the Combination Mine and Mill, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1920
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Caption: Combination Mine & Mill, Goldfield, Nevada
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Postcard of the Mohawk Mine operations, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1920
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Caption: Famous Mohawk Mine of Goldfield, Nevada.
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Photograph of Pioneer Mine buildings in hills, Pioneer (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Archival Collection
Description
Caption: Pioneer Min, Pioneer, Nevada
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Photograph of crowd watching drilling contest, Searchlight (Nev.), July 4, 1905
Date
1905-07-04
Archival Collection
Description
Caption: Drilling contest, Searchlight, Nevada, 1905.
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Sectional maps for the Combination and Florence Mines, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1925
Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Sectional mining map, vertical orientation
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Jumbo Fraction Mining Company prospectus, early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Jumbo Fraction Mining Company prospectus, early 1900s
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Prospectus of the Forward Mining Development Company, 1900-1925
Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Prospectus of the Forward Mining Development Company, 1900-1925
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