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Unidentified mining location, image 001: photographic print
Date
1907 (year approximate) to 1908 (year approximate)
Description
An unidentified mining location, in or near Goldfield, Nevada. Possibly part of the Mohawk Lodge Mine.
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Unidentified mining location, image 003: photographic print
Date
1907 (year approximate) to 1908 (year approximate)
Description
A horse-drawn buggy and two men standing by a small building near mines in Goldfield, Nevada.
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Report, Civilian Conservation Corps work on the flood menace in Southern Nevada, after 1935
Date
1935 (year approximate) to open end
Description
Summary of the flood control work performed by the Civilian Conservation Corp in the Moapa Valley
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Photograph of the Old Gold stamp mill at Eldorado Canyon Techatticup Mine, Searchlight, Nevada, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Description
1800-1900 Old Gold stamp mill Eldorado Canyon Techatticup Mine in Searchlight, Nevada
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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his family, October 25, 1906
Date
1906-10-25
Description
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.
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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his family, November 24, 1906
Date
1906-11-24
Description
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.
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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his mother July 1, 1907
Date
1907-07-01
Description
Letter to his mother. In this four page letter he briefly addressed July 4th and goes into detail on a trip he took to find his claim. He described the Malapi Mountain range in great depth as well as his claim and the land around it.
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