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
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..
Per patron comments, this home was one of two twin houses that stood next to each other on Knob Hill in Rhyolite before it was moved to Beatty. Patron also commented that Jesse Christensen was the Beatty postmaster, and that an outline of the Exchange Club is visible on the right. Caption: Home of Jesse Christensen. Beatty, Nevada, where he first saw her.
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: 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.
Per patron comment, the building on the far left is the Beatty Cash Store, also known as Mom and Pop Richings' Store, but is now called the Beatty Club. It has signs for Red Crown Gasoline, as well as one that reads "Welcome to Leadfield," and could be from the late 1920s. Caption: Beatty after the boom. Awaiting another one.
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.)
l-r top row Uncle Wesley Wheaton (Mrs. McGonagills brother, Willie LeRoy McGonagill, Mrs. Anna Laura (Wheaton) McGonagill, holding baby James Henry McGonagill and Mabel Thompson. In front of Mabel Minnie Belle Thompson. In front of Minnie Laura McGonagill. In front at left, Ruth, Irma and Ray McGonagill, Myrtle Ellen Thompson.