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Tonopah, Nevada: photograph

Date

1905

Description

Tonopah, NV. (1905) 3 n.g. Tonopah trains at left (center). Stamps on the back of the photo read: "Mallory Hope Ferrell P. O. Box 2837 Peachtree City, GA 30269." and "Publication of this photo must give credit line to the Wyoming State Archives, Museums, and Historical Department."

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Tonopah Club and Ace Club, Tonopah: photographic print

Date

1951-07-04

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series III. Beatty, Nevada -- Subseries III.G. Reidhead Family

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Photograph of Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad depot burning in fire, Tonopah (Nev.), 1980

Date

1980-08-13

Description

Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad depot fire, August 13, 1980. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "The depot was built in 1904 as the Tonopah terminal of the Tonopah Railroad. In 1905 the Tonopah Railroad merged with the Goldfield Railroad to form the Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad and the depot had been enlarged to a full two story structure by 1910. The building was used by the railroad until it ceased operation in 1947. The building was vacant at the time of fire. Philip Metscher photo." There is a date stamp: mid-year 1984.

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Tonopah, Nevada, 1902-1989

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographs of the ranches and mining operations around Tonopah, Nevada from 1902 to 1989. Materials include photographs of residents of the town of Tonopah, the tungsten mine in Smoky Valley, Railroad Valley and Iron Canyon, mills, Stewart Indian School in Carson City, Stone Valley, Terrell Mine, and bars and clubs in Tonopah.

Archival Collection

Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00221
Collection Name: Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Tonopah, Nevada Mining Town Photograph Album

Identifier

PH-00411

Abstract

The Tonopah, Nevada Mining Town Photograph Album (approximately 1908) consists of twenty-two photographs in a leather-bound album. The photographs depict businesses, townspeople, street scenes, and mining operations in Tonopah, Nevada and the surrounding areas of Goldfield, Nevada and Mina, Nevada. Also included are photographs of a fire on May 12, 1908 that destroyed a block of commercial buildings in Tonopah, which were taken by local photographer E. W. Smith., and views of the downtown area both before and after the fire.

Archival Collection

Photograph of a decorated wagon at Tonopah Railroad Carnival, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s

Description

Caption: Miners Drugstore Float Tonopah R.R. Carnival

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Photograph of Tonopah Grade School class photo, Tonopah (Nev.), 1928

Date

1928

Archival Collection

Description

A group of school children gather around to take a class photo for Tonopah Grade School. None of the children are smiling, and they all have their hands by their sides.

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Photograph of a man and child in front of the Tonopah Club, Tonopah (Nev.), 1925-1935

Date

1925 to 1935

Archival Collection

Description

Ruth Gillespie and an unidentified gentleman, possibly Marko Dobro, sit together on the front steps of the Tonopah Club. Site Name: Tonopah Club

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