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Photograph of people standing with sacked ore, Round Mountain (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of people standing with sacked ore, Round Mountain (Nev.), early 1900s
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Photograph of miners panning and hand milling, Round Mountain (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of miners panning and hand milling, Round Mountain (Nev.), early 1900s
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Newspaper, Las Vegas Review, June 4, 1926
Date
1926-06-04
Description
Reports on Goodsprings mining production, local and social news. News on Boulder Dam
Text
Photograph of Main Street in Palmetto (Nev.), 1906
Date
1906
Archival Collection
Description
Main Street, Palmetto, Esmeralda County, Nevada, 1906. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "Located 12 miles west of Lida, Nevada, Paletto was founded in 1866 after the discovery of silver in the area. The camp died and was reborn several times, the last of which was in 1906. Palmetto was named after the local joshua which its founders mistakenly thought was a relative of the palm tree. The district's mine eventually produced over $6,000,000. Nevada Historical Society Collection." There is a date stamp: mid-year 1986. Street Address: Main Street
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Glenn Shaw oral history interview
Identifier
OH-01680
Abstract
Oral history interview with Glenn Shaw conducted by Shirley Leavitt on February 05, 2004 for the History of the Blue Diamond Village in Nevada Oral History Project. Shaw discusses moving to Blue Diamond, Nevada in 1977, where he purchased an acre of land for $4,000. He also discusses his role in funding the construction of Avery Road in Blue Diamond Village in 1978. He highlights the changes in the Village between the 1980s and 2000s, namely the changes to the Blue Diamond mine, the library, and telephone lines.
Archival Collection
