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Postcard of the Consolidated Cal. & Virginia Shaft, Virginia City (Nev.), 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
An illustrated postcard of the Virginia City Consolidated California and Virginia Shaft.
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Photograph of ore wagons, 1905
Date
1904 to 1906
Archival Collection
Description
Handwritten description provided on back of image: "Ore wagon - about 1905."
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"Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad - The Goldfield Route" map
Date
1910
Description
Map showing "Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad 'The Goldfield Route.'" On the back it lists a timetable, railroad employees and executives, and descriptions of districts and towns: Johnnie, Beatty, Rhyolite, Bonnie Clare, Goldfield, Tonopah, Manhattan, Round Mountain, and Hornsilver.
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Mining claim: H. George and Elinor Syphyus
Date
1901-01-31
Archival Collection
Description
This folder is from "Legal Records" file of the Sadie and Hampton George Papers (MS-00434)
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Photograph of 1200 foot level, Belmont Mine in Tonopah (Nev.), 1911
Date
1911
Archival Collection
Description
1200 ft. level, Belmont Mine, Tonopah, NV, 1911. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "The Tonopah Belmont Development Company was Tonopah's second most prosperous mining company, recording a production of $38,000,000. The Belmont mine was the company's principal working shaft and reached a depth of 1700 feet. The Belmont shaft was in use from 1909 until it was burned out by a fire of undetermined origin October 31, 1939." There is a date stamp: mid-year 1987.
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Postcard of the Harmill silver-lead mine, Montezuma (Nev.), 1929
Date
1929
Archival Collection
Description
The Harmill was being operated by Gerald B. Hartley, Sr. and was worked through the 1930s. (Gerald B. Hartley, Jr. Collection) There was an inscription on the image. "The Montezuma district was laid out after the discovery of ore in the area on May 24, 1867 by Thomas Nagle, Mat Plunkett, and a Mr. Carlyle. The district was active through the 1880s after which mining came to a standstill. Montezuma experienced a revival in the early 1900s on the heels of the Goldfield boom. Mining continued through the 1930s from operations such as the Harmill. Ore was chiefly silver accompanied by lead with some gold. Recorded production from the district was over $500,000."
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Two men in a mine: photographic print
Date
1900 (year approximate) to 1915 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Two men in a mine; Rinker is on the right.
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Mizpah Mine shaft: postcard
Date
1900 (year approximate) to 1915 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Tinted postcard of the Mizpah Mine shaft of the Tonopah Mining Company.
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The Tonopah Extension Mine: postcard
Date
1900 (year approximate) to 1915 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Postcard of the Tonopah Extension Mine.
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Photograph of Senator and Mrs. Key Pittman, early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of Senator and Mrs. Key Pittman in front of mining equipment.
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