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Photograph of the Tecopa Railroad Engine No. 1, Tecopa (Nev.), 1920
Date
1920
Archival Collection
Description
Train ran to Noonday and Gunsight Mines; short-lived mines and railroad. Myrick RR of Nevada Eastern & Calif. This photo may have been taken in Ca, as that's where it was incorporated.
Caption: Old Engine at Tecopa, Calif.
Caption: Old Engine at Tecopa, Calif.
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Photograph of Don Finley at Josiah Crowel's Chloride Cliff camp in winter, Beatty (Nev.), 1915
Date
1915
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of Don Finley at Josiah Crowel's Chloride Cliff camp in winter, Beatty (Nev.), 1915
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Photograph of Josiah Irving Crowell's mill at the Chloride Cliff Mine (Nev.), 1915
Date
1915
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of Josiah Irving Crowell's mill at the Chloride Cliff Mine (Nev.), 1915
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Photograph of downtown Beatty (Nev.), 1928-1934
Date
1928 to 1934
Archival Collection
Description
View of Main Street in downtown Beatty, Nevada. The building at the far left is Remick's Garage. Behind it, are the general store and gasoline station owned by "Mom" and H. H. "Pop" Richings. The building at the far right is the Exchange Block. Inscription on front of photograph reads: " Beatty, Nevada. Frashers Foto - Pomona."
Caption: Beatty, Nevada
Caption: Beatty, Nevada
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Photograph of Tonopah at foot of Mount Brougher, Tonopah (Nev.), June 2, 1906
Date
1906-06-02
Archival Collection
Description
Inscription on back reads: "No. 1 is our house "2 is where folks live" 3 is Senator Oddie's "4 is Jimmy's house Tonopah Nevada June 2 1906 Brougher Mountain looking across from Oddie Mountain."
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Photograph of a house, Goldfield (Nev.), 1906
Date
1906
Archival Collection
Description
Inscription on front: x marks my adobe house". Inscription on reverse reads: "rem[?] of EB Lord home the adobe house to the right was my 3rd home in Goldfield Nev. 1906. Tex Rickard lived next right to me. I had one of the coolest houses in the camp-in the summer. F. H. Benham
Caption: My adobe home
Caption: My adobe home
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Photograph of a laundry wagon in front of the Angelus, Goldfield (Nev.), 1906
Date
1906
Archival Collection
Description
Inscription on reverse reads: "1906 Old Post Office Goldfield Nev. My office next window left from the people standing. I was asst Postmaster avery busy office employing some some 30 people." "The Angelus" name is shown on the top of the main building showing in the photo..
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Photograph of abandoned saloons and bars, Beatty (Nev.), 1918
Date
1918
Archival Collection
Description
Per patron comment, this was the 200 block of West Main Street with Beatty Mountain in the background, but it is currently a vacant lot.
Caption: Remnant of other days in Beatty. Abandoned saloons. During the boom of 1906, Beatty boasted a population of 1,000. There were 26 saloons. In 1918, only 2 remained to close their doors.
Site Name: The Northern (Beatty, Nev.)
Caption: Remnant of other days in Beatty. Abandoned saloons. During the boom of 1906, Beatty boasted a population of 1,000. There were 26 saloons. In 1918, only 2 remained to close their doors.
Site Name: The Northern (Beatty, Nev.)
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Photograph Abandoned buildings, Rhyolite (Nev.), 1920
Date
1920
Archival Collection
Description
Caption: Abandoned shacks in Rhyolite, Nev. Called the Ghost City. During the Gold Rush in 1906-7, Rhyolite had a population of 5,000. It is said that people had to elbow their way through the streets. Many substantial buildings were erected, some of which still stand dismantled of everything portable. At the beginning of 1920, Rhyolite is deserted with the exception of four persons.
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Photograph of buildings along Main Street, Beatty (Nev.), circa 1929
Date
1928 to 1930
Archival Collection
Description
In the center of the photograph is the California Hotel. The white two story building, farthest on the right side is reported to be The Exchange Club. It was established in 1906 and still stands. The Beatty Laundry building is on the left side of the photograph.
Caption: One of the two hotels
Site Name: The California Hotel (Beatty, Nev.)
Caption: One of the two hotels
Site Name: The California Hotel (Beatty, Nev.)
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