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Photograph of a group of men after gold strike, 1927
Date
1927
Description
Group of well-dressed men gather and pose to take a picture after finding gold, calling it the "Waupa Strike."
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Photograph of miner using equipment, Sheep Mountain Range, 1931
Date
1931
Description
Miner uses equipment to collect mineral deposits inside a mine shaft in the Sheep Mountains.
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Postcard of an open-pit copper mine, Ruth (Nev.), 1970s
Date
1970 to 1979
Description
View from the rim of the copper pit. Ruth was a settlement built in 1903 for workers of the White Pine Copper Company.
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Photograph of the riverboat "Gilla" in Eldorado Canyon, circa 1890
Date
1888 to 1892
Description
Photograph of the riverboat "Gilla" in Eldorado Canyon, with barge of coal for the mines and mills.
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Photograph of Johnnie Mine, Pahrump (Nev.), 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Description
Aerial view of Johnnie Mine and "head frame" equipment.
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Photograph of Johnnie Mine head frame, Pahrump (Nev.), 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Description
Head frame of Johnnie Mine. The structure stands tall with cables attached to the top, trailing out of the image. Desert shrubbery scatters the landscape.
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Photograph of Johnnie Mine head frame, Pahrump (Nev.), 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Description
Front view of "head frame" at Johnnie Mine. Structure appears to be made of wood and connects to the rest of the mining building to the right.
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Photograph of abandoned buildings at Johnnie Mine, Pahrump (Nev.), 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Description
Abandoned buildings, mining head frame, and decayed structures at Johnnie Mine. Desert shrubbery scatters the ground while the dark buildings loom in the background of the image.
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Photograph of ruins from original General Store in Johnnie (Nev.), 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Description
Ruins of building in Johnnie. Handwritten inscription with photo reads: "Original General Store at Johnnie. Crubmled Scene of many early day gunfights. Johnnietown near Congress Mine."
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Photograph of Beckleys and miners, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1913
Date
1913
Description
Beckleys stand with unidentified miners in the desert of Las Vegas near a gold mine. Identified from left to right: "1) Miner, 2) Miner's Wife, 3) Will Beckley, 4) Leva Beckley, 5) Watelet (Engineer), 6) Jake Beckley."
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