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Photograph of Grutt Hill-Truitt mining company's workers standing next to Rawhide's gold mine (Nev.), mid-1908

Information

Date
1908
Description
Rawhide, Nevada, mid-1908. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "Rawhide was founded in late 1907 after high grade gold ore was found in the area. By mid-1908 the town had a population of over 7000. Due to shallow ore bodies only a few hundred people remained in the area by the end of 1909. Rawhide's mines produced over $ 1,500,000. January 1980."
Digital ID
pho020526
Physical Identifier
0082_0010
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1td9nd03
Details
Subject
Dwellings
People
Cities and towns
Place
Rawhide
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
Rawhide, Nevada, 1908
Citation

pho020526. 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/d1td9nd03.

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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 2273 pixels
4.79 x 3.79 inches
19,595,264 bytes
Language

English

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