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Goldfield Review: newspaper issue

Date
1907-08-17
Description
From the C. A. Earle Rinker Papers (MS-00514) -- Series III: Maps, newspapers, souvenirs, and ephemera -- Newspapers from Goldfield, Nevada and various locations.

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Miners map of Death Valley and the proposed Salt Lake railroads, January 1903

Date
1903-01
Description
Subtitle: 'Including portions of San Bernardino and Inyo Counties, California; Nye and Lincoln Counties, Nevada and Mojave County, Arizona.' 'Compiled and drawn by A. Russell Crowell.' 'May 1902 (Corrected to Jan. 1903.' 'Property of H. Kehoe' written in ink in upper left corner. Scale [ca. 1:506,880]. 1 in. to 8 miles (W 118?--W 114?/N 38?--N 35?). Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Blueline print. Library's copy has types of minerals found in different areas hand-printed in red and has red lines hand-drawn along county boundaries. G4351.H1 1903 .C76

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Transcript of interview with Bertha Gresh by James M. Green, November 1, 1974

Date
1974-11-01
Description

On November 1, 1974, collector James M. Greene, interviewed widow and mine leaser, Bertha Gresh (born August 29th, 1883, in Cedarburg, Wisconsin) in her home in Nelson, Nevada. This interview covers early mining days, Bertha’s personal history, and the history of Nelson County. She also discusses her art, social activities, and the prizes she won as a visual artist in Nevada.

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David Walker "Deke" Lowe, Jr. and others at Noonday Mine: photographic print

Date
1936 to 1937
Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.F. Lowe Family. Dr. Lincoln. D. Godshall, the mine's owner (Manager), is on the left, David Walker "Deke" Lowe, Jr., is in the middle and a man known only as Uncle Billy, the watchman at the mine for many years, is on the right.

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Mining operations: photographic print

Date
1930 (year uncertain) to 1933 (year uncertain)
Description
Mining operations near Nelson, Nevada.

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Nelson mining district: photographic print

Date
1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)
Description
Nelson mining district near Searchlight, Nevada.

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Fred and Maurine Wilson Photograph Collection

PH-00014
Abstract

The Fred and Maurine Wilson Photograph Collection depicts the Wilson Family, events, and locations in Las Vegas, Nevada and the Southwestern United States from approximately 1860 to 1990. The photographs primarily depict early Las Vegas, including the Mormon Fort and Kiel Ranch; mines, towns, and railroads in Southern Nevada; the construction and planning of the Hoover (Boulder) Dam on the Colorado River; and the Wilson Family. The photographs also include prominent Las Vegas families such as the Park Family, aerial photographs of the city, landmarks on Fremont Street and downtown Las Vegas, and desert landscapes.

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Correspondence, Levi Syphus to Sadie George Clayton

Date
1939-09-17
Description
This folder is from the "Correspondence" file of the Sadie and Hampton George Papers (MS-00434)

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"Mizpah Mine, photo by H. T. Shaw 1906": glass plate negative

Date
1906
Archival Collection
E. W. Smith Glass Plate Negatives
Description
From the E. W. Smith Glass Plate Negatives (PH-00460).

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Captain Fagin, prospector in Esmeralda County, image 002: photographic print

Date
1891
Description
"A prospector: 'Capt.' Fagin. Taken in Esmeralda County, Nevada, 1891. Image shows a "two room Dugout."

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