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Photograph of people standing next to Montana Cafe in Ellendale (Nev.), 1909

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Date
1909-06-20
Description
Ellendale, Nevada, June 20, 1909. There is an inscription on the back of the photo: "Ellendale was founded in April, 1909 after the discovery of rich gold float in the area by Ellen Clifford Nay. The town soon boasted a population of over 400 with saloons and other businesses. The mines proved to be rich but the gold deposits were shallow and by 1910 the boom was over. The district produced over $80,000." There is a date stamp: mid-year 1982.
Digital ID
pho020530
Physical Identifier
0082_0014
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d19g5gj5r
Details
Subject
Coffeehouses
People
Mountains
Place
Ellendale (historical)
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
Ellendale, Nevada, 1909 June 20
Citation

pho020530. Central Nevada Historical Society Photograph Collection. PH-00082. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d19g5gj5r.

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Standardized Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Extent
2873 x 2216 pixels
4.79 x 3.69 inches
19,103,744 bytes
Language

English

Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
image/tiff