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Photograph of Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad depot burning in fire, Tonopah (Nev.), 1980

Information

Date
1980-08-13
Description
Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad depot fire, August 13, 1980. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "The depot was built in 1904 as the Tonopah terminal of the Tonopah Railroad. In 1905 the Tonopah Railroad merged with the Goldfield Railroad to form the Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad and the depot had been enlarged to a full two story structure by 1910. The building was used by the railroad until it ceased operation in 1947. The building was vacant at the time of fire. Philip Metscher photo." There is a date stamp: mid-year 1984.
Digital ID
pho020536
Physical Identifier
0082_0020
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1hx15w0x
Details
Subject
Fire
Railroad stations
Buildings
Place
Tonopah
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad depot fire, 1980 August 13
Citation

pho020536. 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/d1hx15w0x.

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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
3030 x 2244 pixels
5.05 x 3.74 inches
20,414,464 bytes
Language

English

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