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Letter from John M. Bunker, St. Thomas, Nevada to Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada

Date

1894-11-19

Archival Collection

Description

From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter, a typed transcription of the same letter, and a copy of original letter attached. 

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Slide of Carlin Mine, Nevada, circa 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Description

Carlin open pit gold mine in Nevada.

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Postcard showing Searchlight, Nevada, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

The view of the small town of Searchlight, Nevada. Formed in 1897, Searchlight is an old boomtown that was made popular when George Frederick Colton discovered gold at the location where the town is now built. Unnamed buildings cluster together in the center of the postcard while rocky terrain decorated with small shrubs and mines surround the city's outskirts. Transcribed onto the bottom of the postcard: "Searchlight, Nevada; Duplex Mine In Foreground." The Frasher's Foto logo is also printed onto the bottom right corner.

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Film transparency of people at Potosi Mine, Nevada, 1917

Date

1917

Description

Black and white image of three people in front of Potosi Mine, located 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. Nevada--Goodsprings Mining District.

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Photograph of Arden Plaster Company, Nevada, 1907-1930

Date

1907 to 1930

Archival Collection

Description

A picture of the Arden Plaster Co. mill building, Arden, Nevada.

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Photograph of Arden Plaster Company, Nevada, 1907-1930

Date

1907 to 1930

Archival Collection

Description

A picture of the Arden Plaster Co. mill building, Arden, Nevada

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Mining operation in the vicinity of Beatty, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1956-05

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series III. Beatty, Nevada -- Subseries III.C. Revert Family. Photograph appeared in conjunction with an article on the Revert brothers in Minute Man Magazine.

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Cross-section maps of Combination and Florence Mines, Goldfield, Nevada, circa 1902-1908

Date

1902 to 1908

Description

Maps of Combination and Florence Mines, Goldfield, Nevada.

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Southern Nevada Historical Society Photograph Collection on Basic Magnesium, Inc.

Identifier

PH-00230

Abstract

The Southern Nevada Historical Society Photograph Collection on Basic Magnesium, Inc. contains photographs of the construction of Basic Magnesium Inc.'s plants and buildings from 1941 to 1942. The photographs primarily depict aerial views of the plant site and various buildings, including the administration building, tent camp, chlorination buildings, electrolysis facilities, electrical distribution systems, and warehouses. The photographs also depict Lake Mead and the early buildings in Henderson, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Postcard showing Searchlight, Nevada, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

The view of Duplex Mine in Searchlight, Nevada. Founded in 1897, Searchlight is an old boomtown that was made popular when George Frederick Colton discovered gold at the location where the town is now built. At the Duplex mine discovered in 1898, a windowed building lies to to left of some machinery used for mining. Transcribed across the bottom of the image: "Duplex Mine, Searchlight, Nev. Original Discovery 1898." The Frasher's Foto logo is printed on the bottom right corner.

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