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Postcard of a miner inside the Baby Florence Mine, Goldfield, Nevada, circa 1900s-1910s

Date
1900 to 1919
Description
An unidentified miner with hand tools inside the Baby Florence Mine, Goldfield, Nevada. Hand printed on back: "Walt in Baby Flo." Handwritten on front: "Flash light [illegible]."

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Photograph of a group of men outside of a mining building, Nevada, circa 1900s

Date
1900 to 1909
Description
A large group of men, probably miners, pose outside of a mining building. "Grandpa Oates" is written at the top of the photograph and marked with an X.

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Photograph of Yellow Pine Shay, Goodsprings, Nevada, circa 1915-1930

Date
1915 to 1930
Description
Yellow Pine Shay No. 2 with loaded ore cars in Goodsprings.

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Panoramic view of 12th annual session of the American Mining Congress at the Goldfield Hotel in Goldfield, Nevada: photographic print

Date
1909-10-01
Description
From the Nevada Mining Photograph Collection (PH-00361).

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Clay crew and equipment used to mine clay from the Bell Pit, Ash Meadows, Nevada: photographic print

Date
1933
Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series II. Ash Meadows, Nevada -- Subseries II.B. Toles Family. Glen Jepperson, dragline operator; Jess Toles, mechanic and driver of the narrow gauge train; Jack Pardee, dump man; Mac McKinna, miner (identified from left to right). (Resume of mining operations and duties of crew members included behind photo).

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Transcript of interview with Clifford Kemple by Paul Wilkins, April 4, 1976

Date
1976-04-04
Description

On April 4, 1976, Paul Wilkins interviewed former miner Clifford Kemple (born September 28th, 1909 in Salt Lake City, Utah) in his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two discuss Kemple’s early life in Goodsprings, Nevada and Las Vegas, Nevada. Kemple also talks about changes that he has noticed in Las Vegas more broadly.

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Placer miners using hydraulic methods: photographic print

Date
1909 (year uncertain) to 1988 (year uncertain)
Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series V. Smoky Valley, Nevada and Round Mountain, Nevada -- Subseries V.C. Lofthouse-Berg Families (Round Mountain). 

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Miners: photographic print

Date
1930 (year approximate) to 1980 (year approximate)
Description
Miners working in Searchlight, Nevada.

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Quartette Mine: photographic print

Date
1900 to 1940
Description
Quartette Mine in Searchlight, Nevada

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Earnest Brown "Browny" Parks, a miner who lived behind Carver's Station: photographic print

Date
1963
Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series V. Smoky Valley, Nevada and Round Mountain, Nevada -- Subseries V.A. Carver, Carver-Duhme, and Carver-Book Families (Smoky Valley). 

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