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Photograph of residents watching a drilling contest in Tonopah (Nev.), 1903

Information

Creator
Creator: Smith, E. W. (Emory Willard), 1850-1941
Date
1903-07-04
Description

Drilling contest, Tonopah, Nevada, July 4, 1903. There is an inscription on the back of the photo: "Residents watch a drilling contest on the corner of Main and Brougher. These contests, as well as races, tug-of-wars and baseball games were an important part of all early holiday celebrations." There is a date stamp: February 1980.

Digital ID
pho020527
Physical Identifier
0082_0011
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1pn8xk6b
Details
Subject
Events
People
Contests
Time Period
1900s (1900 - 1909)
Place
Tonopah
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
black-and-white photographs
photographic prints
Source
Drilling contest on the corner of Main Street and Brougher, Tonopah, Nevada, 1903 July 04
Citation

pho020527. 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/d1pn8xk6b.

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Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Extent
2873 x 2244 pixels
4.79 x 3.74 inches
19,349,504 bytes
Language

English

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