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George Mortimer Photograph Album of Searchlight, Nevada
Identifier
PH-00429
Abstract
The George Mortimer Photograph Album of Searchlight, Nevada dates between approximately 1900 and 1910, and contains black-and-white photographic prints illustrating various scenes and individuals in Searchlight, Nevada. Some images are captioned with initials or brief names.
Archival Collection
Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his family, October 25, 1906
Date
1906-10-25
Archival Collection
Description
Letter home from Earle. He arrived in Goldfield. The letter touches upon his trip, his first impressions, he speaks of women, dust, elevation, his new job at MacMaster & MacMaster, costs of living, wages, and a fight in the city, there is a particularly interesting paragraph about Goldfield being lively and the amounts of money changing hands.
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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his mother, November 21, 1906
Date
1907-11-21
Archival Collection
Description
Letter to his mother. The last half of his letter discussed ordinances that passed because of the hotel fire including the use of oil stoves, which he uses in his room to keep warm. Also, there is an interesting comment on how people do not question authorities when they told them to leave town.
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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his family, November 24, 1906
Date
1906-11-24
Archival Collection
Description
Letter to brothers and sisters. He explained how there are a rush of people coming into Goldfield. He addressed where they look for rooms, rent cots, sleep on saloon floors, the prices, how he could rent out his room to share but chooses not to. He also discussed the prices for coal oil, eggs, and butter in Goldfield.
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