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Map of the Tonopah Mining District, Tonopah (Nev.), 1910

Date

1910

Description

Ed. of Mar. 1904, reprinted Apr. 1910 ; Scale 1:12,000 (W 117 14'--W 117 12'/N 38 05'--N 38 03') ; 1 map : col. ; 41 x 31 cm ; Oriented with north toward the upper left ; Relief shown by contours and hachures ; Topography by W.J. Peters ; "Surveyed in 1902-1903." ; "Triangulation by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey." ;

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View of Salt mine: photographic print

Date

1870 (year approximate) to 1979 (year approximate)

Description

From the KLVX Steamboats on the Colorado Photograph Collection (PH-00156). Written on photo sleeve: "Salt mine. (Colorado River area)." Handwritten on verso: "Courtesy Special Collections UNLV."

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Photograph of workers moving mining machines, (Mex.), May 1911

Date

1911-05

Description

Workers use cattle, horses, and covered wagons to haul mining machinery to the mines. Taken by Henry M. Corliss.

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Photograph of miner's monument, Kingman Wash (Ariz.), circa 1932

Date

1931 to 1933

Description

Miner's monument for Joseph Herber Richards at Kingman Wash. He died June 18, 1917 and had previously owned the mine at Sheep Mountain. Note reads: "He died in Kingman Wash, 300 yards from Colorado River. His miners pick is imbedded in the cement." - W. A. Davis, April 1992.

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Authorization to sell mining interests

Date

1909-11-05

Archival Collection

Description

This folder is from "Legal Records" file of the Sadie and Hampton George Papers (MS-00434)

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Noonday Mine side angle, Tecopa Railroad: photograph

Date

1900 (year approximate) to 1935 (year approximate)

Description

Noonday Mine (Tecopa Consolidated Mining Co.) 9 miles E. of Tecopa, California on T.R.R.. The stamp on the back of the photo reads: "Mallory Hope Ferrell P. O. Box 2837 Peachtree City, GA 30269."

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Photograph of New Ruth, 1960-1961

Date

1960 to 1961

Description

White Pine County's newest town, New Ruth, where most of the houses shown in this picture were moved by Kennecott Copper Corporation, a distance of over two miles to a new location to escape caving action which would have resulted from the Deep Ruth Mine operations. The homes are employee-owned.

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Photograph of Ed Von Tobel, Sr. exploring a mining claim, Las Vegas Region, circa 1900s

Date

1900 to 1909

Description

Ed Von Tobel, Sr. and (possibly) Tony Felix on an exploring trip for mining claims in mountains surrounding Las Vegas. Physical object has an insert containing additional biographical information.

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Photograph of gold bullion bars, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1920

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Nineteen gold bullion bars are stacked atop one another for a photo. Inscription below reads: "Nineteen gold bullion bars having a value of more than $450,000 and taken from one of the Goldfield mines in its boom days are enough to excite anyone. These were the genuine article. Even to Goldfielders they created a sensation. It is every prospector's dream."

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Film transparency of postcard showing a boat transporting gold ore on Lake Mead, circa late 1930s

Date

1935 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

An image of a mining building and a boat on Lake Mead. Gold ore claims were made near the northern shores of Lake Mead in the late 1930s, after the completion of Hoover Dam. Shipments of ore were towed down Lake Mead by barge for railroad transport. Text on bottom of image reads: "First load of gold ore to be transported on Boulder Lake by barge." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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