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People outside in Goldfield and Tonopah, Nevada: photographic prints

Date

1900 (year approximate) to 1902 (year approximate)

Description

From the Nevada Mining Photograph Collection (PH-00361).

Image

W. I. Booth and A. Allen Photograph Album of Goldfield, Nevada

Identifier

PH-00355

Abstract

The W. I. Booth and A. Allen Photograph Album of Goldfield, Nevada (approx. 1900-1910) contains forty-five black-and-white photographs taken by photographers W. I. Booth and A. Allen. The images depict the Goldfield, Nevada townsite; mines, miners, camps, and equipment; horses pulling freight and carriages across the desert; and topographical features of Goldfield and outlying areas. The photographs document the mining boom in the Goldfield area during the early 20th century.

Archival Collection

Harry F. Spargo oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01739

Abstract

Oral history interview with Harry F. Spargo conducted by James M. Greene on October 14, 1974 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Spargo discusses his career as a miner. Spargo describes life as the son of a miner before following in his father's footsteps, becoming a miner himself, and working in the mines of the American West. Spargo goes on to describe arriving in Goldfield, Nevada in 1911, before moving on to other areas in Nevada mining precious metals for various companies.

Archival Collection

Letter from R. T. Walker to Leavitt L. Keene, April 19, 1918

Date

1918-04-19

Description

Letter advises Leavitt of a future employment opportunity at the Techatticup Mine.

Text

Leaflet, The Old Timers, 1967

Date

1967

Description

Booklet about Old Time mining, with line drawings and advertisments.

Image

Tectonic map of Clark County, Nevada, 1965

Date

1965

Description

'Nevada Bureau of Mines. Bulletin 62, plate 5.' 'Prepared cooperatively by the U.S. Geological Survey.' Shows types of rocks as well as faults. Scale [ca. 1:760,320. 1 in. to approx. 12 miles] (W 116°--W 114°/N 37°--N 35°). Bulletin (Nevada Bureau of Mines)
62.

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William Hillman Shockley Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00241

Abstract

The William Hillman Shockley Photograph Collection (1875-1925, 1951) contains black-and-white photographs documenting mining operations at the Mount Diablo Mine and Millworks in Candelaria, Nevada. It also includes photographs of nearby operations including the Northern Belle Mine and the Princess Mill. The collection contains photographs of Shockley, his son, William Bradford Shockley, as an infant, as well as images of Shockley’s brothers, Walter A. Shockley and George Shockley.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Camp Butler, Tonopah, Nevada, January 1901

Date

1901-01

Description

A small mining camp established by Jim Butler near the mountains in Tonopah, Nevada.

Image

Prospector and burro, Tonopah, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1968 (year uncertain) to 1933 (year uncertain)

Description

From the Nevada Mining Photograph Collection (PH-00361).

Image

Photograph of miner using equipment, Sheep Mountain Range, 1931

Date

1931

Description

Miner uses equipment to collect mineral deposits inside a mine shaft in the Sheep Mountains.

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