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Photograph of gold bullion bars, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1920

Date
1900 to 1920
Description
Nineteen gold bullion bars are stacked atop one another for a photo. Inscription below reads: "Nineteen gold bullion bars having a value of more than $450,000 and taken from one of the Goldfield mines in its boom days are enough to excite anyone. These were the genuine article. Even to Goldfielders they created a sensation. It is every prospector's dream."

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Photograph of Dalta Hurry and C. A. Earle Rinker in Mohawk Ledge mine, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Caption: Hurry & I in Mohawk Ledge mine 300 ft level.

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Photograph of Dalta Hurry and Raymond Jefferson in Mohawk Ledge mine, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s

Date
1900 to 1925
Description
Caption: Hurry & Jefferson in same mine

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Picture of a mining operation at an unidentified location, circa mid 1900s

Date
1930 to 1959
Description
An image of a mining operation at an unidentified location, possibly within the southwestern region of the United States.

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Photograph of explosion at Velvet Lease and Ricker-Ryder Lease, Goldfield (Nev.), early 1900s

Description
Caption: First. Shot. Velvet. Lease. Ricker-Ryder Lease

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