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Postcard showing Searchlight, Nevada, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Description
The view of Duplex Mine in Searchlight, Nevada. Founded in 1897, Searchlight is an old boomtown that was made popular when George Frederick Colton discovered gold at the location where the town is now built. At the Duplex mine discovered in 1898, a windowed building lies to to left of some machinery used for mining. Transcribed across the bottom of the image: "Duplex Mine, Searchlight, Nev. Original Discovery 1898." The Frasher's Foto logo is printed on the bottom right corner.
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Photograph of plat map of principal Goldfield mines, Goldfield (Nev.), late 1800s
Date
Unknown year in the decade of the 1890s (year uncertain)
Description
Caption: This plat shows the principal mines of Goldfield. The five groups in which the Goldfield-Majestic Mines Company is interested are marked in black.
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Postcard showing Searchlight, Nevada, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Description
The view of the small town of Searchlight, Nevada. Formed in 1897, Searchlight is an old boomtown that was made popular when George Frederick Colton discovered gold at the location where the town is now built. Unnamed buildings cluster together in the center of the postcard while rocky terrain decorated with small shrubs and mines surround the city's outskirts. Transcribed onto the bottom of the postcard: "Searchlight, Nevada; Duplex Mine In Foreground." The Frasher's Foto logo is also printed onto the bottom right corner.
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Photograph of people at Montana Tonopah Mine, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
Unknown year in the decade of the 1900s
Description
Photograph of people at Montana Tonopah Mine, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
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Photograph of Midway Mill construction, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
Unknown year in the decade of the 1900s
Description
Photograph of Midway Mill construction, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
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Photograph of Mizpah Mine, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
Unknown year in the decade of the 1900s
Description
Photograph of Mizpah Mine, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
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Photograph of packtrains with ore leaving mine, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
Unknown year in the decade of the 1900s
Description
Photograph of packtrains with ore leaving mine, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
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Jumbo Fraction Mining Company prospectus, early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Jumbo Fraction Mining Company prospectus, early 1900s
Text
Newspaper, Tonopah Bonanza, July 7, 1906
Date
1906-07-07
Description
Articles on Southern Pacific Railroad and conditions of Bullfrog and Goldfield mining districts
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Sectional maps for the Combination and Florence Mines, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1925
Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Sectional mining map, vertical orientation
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