1905 (year approximate) to 1935 (year approximate)
Description
Photograph of a person in a hat sitting on a rock in a creek. Boulders and desert plants surround the creek. A small tree and mountains are visible in the background.
1900 (year approximate) to 1915 (year approximate)
Description
A street scene with people and a horse-drawn buggy. The Light & Power Company building is visible in the foreground. The location is possibly Goldfield, Nev.
Letter home from Earle. He arrived in Goldfield. The letter touches upon his trip, his first impressions, he speaks of women, dust, elevation, his new job at MacMaster & MacMaster, costs of living, wages, and a fight in the city, there is a particularly interesting paragraph about Goldfield being lively and the amounts of money changing hands.
Letter to brothers and sisters. He explained how there are a rush of people coming into Goldfield. He addressed where they look for rooms, rent cots, sleep on saloon floors, the prices, how he could rent out his room to share but chooses not to. He also discussed the prices for coal oil, eggs, and butter in Goldfield.