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Picture of a mining operation at an unidentified location, circa mid 1900s
Date
1930 to 1959
Description
An image of a mining operation at an unidentified location, possibly within the southwestern region of the United States.
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Film transparency showing Duplex mine in Searchlight, Nevada, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Description
An image showing an exterior view of the Duplex gold mine.
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Film transparency of buildings at mines in Kingman, Arizona, circa late 1940s
Date
1945 to 1949
Description
An image of buildings next to mines in Kingman.
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Film transparency of postcard showing a boat transporting gold ore on Lake Mead, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Description
An image of a mining building and a boat on Lake Mead. Gold ore claims were made near the northern shores of Lake Mead in the late 1930s, after the completion of Hoover Dam. Shipments of ore were towed down Lake Mead by barge for railroad transport. Text on bottom of image reads: "First load of gold ore to be transported on Boulder Lake by barge." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Film transparency of a postcard showing a boat transporting gold ore on Lake Mead, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Description
An image of a mining building and a boat on Lake Mead. Gold ore claims were made near the northern shores of Lake Mead in the late 1930s, after the completion of Hoover Dam. Shipments of ore were towed down Lake Mead by barge for railroad transport. Text on bottom of image reads: "First load of gold ore to be transported on Boulder Lake by barge." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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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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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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Map of the state of Nevada to accompany the annual report of the Commr. Genl. Land Office, October 2, 1866
Date
1866-10-02
Description
'Department of the Interior, General Land Office, October 2nd, 1886, [signed] Jos. S. Wilson, Commissioner.' 'The Major & Knapp Eng. Mfg. & Lith. Co. 71 Broadway, N.Y.' Relief shown by hachures. Hand colored. Shows silver, gold, and copper mines. Scale [1:1,140,480]. 18 miles to an in. (W 120°--W 114°/N 42°--N 35°)
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Photograph of Potosi Mine, Nevada, circa early to mid 1900s
Date
1900 to 1959
Description
An exterior view of Potosi Mine in Nevada.
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Photograph of Ed Carbary at Potosi Mine, Nevada, circa late 1800s to early 1900s
Date
1870 to 1939
Description
Ed Carbary standing at the entrance to Potosi Mine in Nevada.
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