On November 1, 1974, collector James M. Greene, interviewed widow and mine leaser, Bertha Gresh (born August 29th, 1883, in Cedarburg, Wisconsin) in her home in Nelson, Nevada. This interview covers early mining days, Bertha’s personal history, and the history of Nelson County. She also discusses her art, social activities, and the prizes she won as a visual artist in Nevada.
The Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection contains photographs from Nye County, Nevada from 1880 to 1990. The collection includes a wide variety of photographs that document the activities, landmarks, geographical features, towns, ranches, and families of Nye County. The collection covers the areas of Amargosa Valley, Ash Meadows, Beatty, Duckwater, Gabbs, Goldfield, Kawich Mountains, Manhattan, Pahrump, Round Mountain, Rhyolite, Smoky Valley, Springdale, Tecopa, Tonopah, and Twin Springs. The activities documented include mining, prospecting, herding animals, schooling, ranching, building construction, railroad construction, and hunting and fishing.
Subtitle: 'Including portions of San Bernardino and Inyo Counties, California; Nye and Lincoln Counties, Nevada and Mojave County, Arizona.' 'Compiled and drawn by A. Russell Crowell.' 'May 1902 (Corrected to Jan. 1903.' 'Property of H. Kehoe' written in ink in upper left corner. Scale [ca. 1:506,880]. 1 in. to 8 miles (W 118?--W 114?/N 38?--N 35?). Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Blueline print. Library's copy has types of minerals found in different areas hand-printed in red and has red lines hand-drawn along county boundaries. G4351.H1 1903 .C76