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Photograph of a men and horses gathering hay at Kiel Ranch, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1930
Archival Collection
Description
Men loading hay onto a horse-drawn hay wagon carriage at Kiel (Kyle) Ranch.
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Photograph of the arrival of a stagecoach from Stonewall Station in Hornsilver (Nev.), 1908
Date
1908-06
Archival Collection
Description
Arrival of a stagecoach from Stonewall Station, Hornsilver, Nevada, June 1908. There is an inscription on the back of the image. "Hornsilver, originally known as Lime Point, was settled when silver was discovered in the area in the 1860's. The name of the camp was changed to Hornsilver in 1908 when rich Hornsilver was found in the area. In the 1930's when gold became the major product of the area the name of the town was again changed, this time to Gold Point, the name it is known by today." There is a date stamp: May 1979.
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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his family, April 5, 1907
Date
1907-04-05
Archival Collection
Description
Letter to his parents. Continuation of his trip to Lovelock, Nevada including the expanded trip to Winnemucca. He writes about the mines, people they are meeting, and miles traveled.
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Photograph of ore sacks loading onto Tonopah freight yard, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
Archival Collection
Description
Mizpah mine in the distance on right
Caption: Goldfield Ore. Tonopah Freight Yard.
Caption: Goldfield Ore. Tonopah Freight Yard.
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Putting up hay at Orville Knighten Reed's ranch in Hawes Canyon, Nevada: photographic print
Date
1937 to 1943
Archival Collection
Description
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.H. Reed Family (Kawich Mountains, Nevada)
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