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Mizpah Mine shaft: postcard

Date

1900 (year approximate) to 1915 (year approximate)

Description

Tinted postcard of the Mizpah Mine shaft of the Tonopah Mining Company.

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Eberhardt and Aurora Mining Company Records

Identifier

MS-00857

Abstract

The Eberhardt and Aurora Mining Company Records (approximately 1869-1877) are comprised of the administrative records and financial documents of the mining company located in White Pine County, Nevada. The majority of the collection contains correspondence, but also includes several documents relating to the company's finances such as bills, receipts, cancelled checks, and bank statements.

Archival Collection

Raymond Brooks Papers on Mining

Identifier

MS-01153

Abstract

The Raymond Brooks Papers on Mining (approximately 1900-1955) document Brooks' time working in the mining and railroad industries in central and southern Nevada, as well as in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). Brooks worked as a mining engineer and executive in many Nevada mining districts, including Goldfield, Tonopah, Bullfrog, Rawhide, Chloride, Beatty, Wonder, and Searchlight. The collection consists of photographs, photograph albums, ledgers and mining certificates, correspondence, and publications that all relate to mining. Notable figures mentioned in material throughout the collection include George Nixon, George Wingfield, William MacMaster, and James Butler.

Archival Collection

Mining

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

George Knox Roth Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00238
Collection Name: George Knox Roth Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

The Tonopah Extension Mine: postcard

Date

1900 (year approximate) to 1915 (year approximate)

Description

Postcard of the Tonopah Extension Mine.

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Salt Mines and Mining, 1909-1968

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00809
Collection Name: Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
Box/Folder: Box 19

Archival Component

Photograph of a mine, 1890-1920

Date

1890 to 1920

Description

Unidentified individual works in a mine shaft.

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Goldfield mining district: postcard

Date

1900 (year approximate) to 1915 (year approximate)

Description

General view of mining district in Goldfield, Nevada.

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