Tonopah, Nevada, May 1901. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "Tonopah's rich silver ledges were discovered in May of 1900 by Jim Butler." By 1910 Tonopah had become the largest city in Nevada. Its mines produced over $ 150,000,000 in silver and gold. Tonopah is a Shoshone Indian word meaning "Water Brush." There is a date stamp: Christmas 1979.
Men hold rifles around a table near a microphone, participating in a "Raffle" at the Tonopah Club. Individuals identified from left to right: "1. Unknown. 2. Ray Kretschner 3. Emerson Titlow 4. Dilbert Trueba 5. Dick Trueba 6. Roy Moore, Piano Player who drew numbers." Site Name: Tonopah Club