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Postcard showing Searchlight, Nevada, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

The view of Duplex Mine in Searchlight, Nevada. Founded in 1897, Searchlight is an old boomtown that was made popular when George Frederick Colton discovered gold at the location where the town is now built. At the Duplex mine discovered in 1898, a windowed building lies to to left of some machinery used for mining. Transcribed across the bottom of the image: "Duplex Mine, Searchlight, Nev. Original Discovery 1898." The Frasher's Foto logo is printed on the bottom right corner.

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Postcard showing Searchlight, Nevada, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

The view of the small town of Searchlight, Nevada. Formed in 1897, Searchlight is an old boomtown that was made popular when George Frederick Colton discovered gold at the location where the town is now built. Unnamed buildings cluster together in the center of the postcard while rocky terrain decorated with small shrubs and mines surround the city's outskirts. Transcribed onto the bottom of the postcard: "Searchlight, Nevada; Duplex Mine In Foreground." The Frasher's Foto logo is also printed onto the bottom right corner.

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Sectional maps for the Combination and Florence Mines, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1925

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Sectional mining map, vertical orientation

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Jumbo Fraction Mining Company prospectus, early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Jumbo Fraction Mining Company prospectus, early 1900s

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Prospectus of the Forward Mining Development Company, 1900-1925

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Prospectus of the Forward Mining Development Company, 1900-1925

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The El Dorado Mining District Record Book G, May 13, 1913

Date

1913-05-13

Description

The El Dorado Mining District Record Book G, May 13, 1913

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Prospectus of Allied Mining and Milling Company, 1900-1925

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Prospectus of Allied Mining and Milling Company, 1900-1925

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Newspaper, Tonopah Bonanza, July 7, 1906

Date

1906-07-07

Description

Articles on Southern Pacific Railroad and conditions of Bullfrog and Goldfield mining districts

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Newspaper, Goldfield Review, March 7, 1908

Date

1908-03-07

Description

Special Rawhide Edition

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Map of a portion of the Eldorado Mining District (brochure), Clark County (Nev.), 1900-1925

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Map of a portion of the Eldorado Mining District (brochure), Clark County (Nev.), 1900-1925

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