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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his mother, March 12, 1908

Date
1908-03-12
Description
Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his mother, March 12, 1908

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Ore samples from the Copenhagen Claim of the Mustang Extension Mining Company of Manhattan: photographic print

Date
1908 (year approximate) to 1910 (year approximate)
Description
From the Nan Doughty Photograph Collection (PH-00240)

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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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Sadie and Hampton George Papers

Identifier
MS-00434
Abstract

The Sadie and Hampton George Papers (1874-1948) consist primarily of the incoming and outgoing correspondence of Sadie Kiel George and her husband, Hampton George, regarding proposed land and mineral rights sales. The collection also includes some personal correspondence, and two of the most significant letters in the collection deal with the deaths of brothers William and Edward Kiel, Sadie's uncles, who were found dead at the Kiel Ranch in October 1900. Also included in the collection are receipts, cancelled checks, tax notices, mining claims, and land deeds.

Archival Collection

Mining Advertisment for Diamondfield Triangle Mining Co.: photographic print

Date
1905 (year approximate)
Description
Advertisement for Diamondfield Triangle Mining Co., Diamondfield, Nevada. The news clipping includes photo of "Diamondfield Jack" Davis, founder and locator of the mining district circa 1905.

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Four men outside a mine: photographic print

Date
1905 (year uncertain)
Description
On a Rhyolite trip, the Jackson party inspects a prospect on Bonanza Mountain, early 1905. The Bullfrog Mine can be seen in the distance.

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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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Standard Slag Mine and Mile above Tecopa, California: photographic print

Date
1890 (year approximate) to 1980 (year approximate)
Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series I. Amargosa Valley, Nevada -- Subseries I.B. Records Family. 

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View of Salt mine: photographic print

Date
1870 (year approximate) to 1979 (year approximate)
Description
From the KLVX Steamboats on the Colorado Photograph Collection (PH-00156). Written on photo sleeve: "Salt mine. (Colorado River area)." Handwritten on verso: "Courtesy Special Collections UNLV."

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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his mother, September 6, 1908

Date
1908-09-06
Description
Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his mother, September 6, 1908

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