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Photograph of men in front of the Sierra Blanca Mine tunnel, Pioneer (Nev.), 1911

Date

1911

Description

Caption: Sierra Blanca Tunnel and Crew. Pioneer, Nevada. 1911.

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Laura Stebbins Darrough: photographic print

Date

1947 (year approximate)

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series V. Smoky Valley, Nevada and Round Mountain, Nevada -- Subseries V.A. Carver, Carver-Duhme, and Carver-Book Families (Smoky Valley). Laura Stebbins Darrough, said to have discovered the gold deposit at Round Mountain, Nevada, while searching for an escaped milk cow. Man with back to the camera is unidentified.

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Photograph of Mohawk Mine and surroundings, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

unspecified year in 199X

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.

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Postcard of Montana Tonopah Mine, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1920

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Caption: 818-Montana-Tonopah Mine, Goldfield, Nevada.

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Fayle Family Photographs

Identifier

PH-00113

Abstract

The Fayle Family Photographs depict the Fayle Family in Southern Nevada and California from 1888 to 1990. The photographs primarily include family photographs of Leonard Fayle, Anna Louise Trapnell Fayle, Leonard Fayle’s parents George Fayle and Jean Henderson Fayle, Leonard Fayle’s siblings George Arthur Fayle and Jean Nevada Fayle, and Leonard and Anna Fayle’s children Jane and Edward Fayle. The photographs also depict the Nevada towns of Las Vegas, Goodsprings, and Jean, including railroad operations, mining, milling, and hauling freight. The collection includes a leather-bound photograph album containing images of the Fayle Family and the Yount Family.

Archival Collection

Photograph of mule teams hauling ore through the desert from the Potosi Mine, 1900-1925

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Caption: Hauling ore from Potosi Mine Las Vegas, Nevada

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Photograph of mine buildings in Goldfield (Nev.), October 15, 1908

Date

1908-10-15

Description

Caption: Mine building Goldfield, Nevada area Oct 15, 1908

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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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Photograph of men standing at the Yellowjacket Mine entrance, Pioneer (Nev.), 1909

Date

1909

Description

Caption: Yellowjacket Mine, Pioneer, Nevada. 1909. A.W.Eaton [left]. Sam. H. Bradbury [right].

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Photograph of a mining town, Delamar (Nev.), 1890s

Date

1890 to 1900

Description

Panoramic view of hillside mine and town, probably Delamar, Nevada, in the late 19th century.

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