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Photograph of a double handed drilling contest, Tonopah (Nev.), July 26, 1904

Date
1906-07-26
Description
Caption: Drilling contest. Tonopah R.R. Carnival. Tonopah July 26 1904

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Map of the Tonopah Mining District, Nye County (Nev.), 1905

Date
1905
Description
Scale [ca. 1:15,600. 1 in. to approx. 1300 feet] ; 1 map : col. ; 60 x 64 cm ; Relief shown by hachures ; Copyright held by Bradford & Bradford ; Includes table of distances ; Library's copy has one section outlined in red pencil and Tonopah Victor printed on it in red pencil. Red pencil dots are on two other sections. 1905 printed in pencil and some unreadable words written in pencil near title of map ;

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Map of approved mineral surveys in the Goldfield Mining District, Goldfield (Nev.), 1908

Date
1908
Description
Scale [ca. 1:9,600]. 1 in. to 800 feet. (W 117 14'--W 117 09'/N 37 46'--N 37 41') ; 1 map ; 129 x 97 cm ; Blueline print ; Includes township and range grid ; "Copyright 1908 by Davis and Byler. 1911." ; Library's copy has upper-left corner torn off and has circles drawn around and diagonal lines drawn on certain claims ;

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Map of the properties of the Tonopah Extension, Pittsburg Tonopah, Golden Anchor, and Red Rock Consolidated Mining Companies : Tonopah Mining District, Nye County (Nev.), 1901

Date
1901
Description
Scale [ca. 1:2,400] 1 in. to 200 feet ; 1 map ; 75 x 102 cm; Includes locations of mines and their main shafts and drawings of the hoists of the Tonopah Extension, Golden Anchor and the Red Rock Consolidated ; Photocopy. [United States : s.n., 198-?]

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Bullfrog mining district: photographic print

Date
1905 (year approximate)
Description
Map of Bullfrog Mining District in Nye County, Nevada. The information was compiled from official surveys by Bradford, Strange, and Collier and drawn by May Bradford circa 1905.

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Map of the Tonopah Mining District, Tonopah (Nev.), 1903

Date
1903
Description
Rev. ed. ; Scale [ca. 1:10,800]. 1 inch to 900 feet ; 1 map : col. ; 76 x 102 cm., folded in cover to 21 x 11 cm ; Relief shown by hachures ; Cover title: Map of Tonopah, Gold Mountain and other adjacent mining districts, Nye and Esmeralda Counties ; Insets: Ray Mining District, vicinity map of Tonopah Mining District, Utopia Mining District, Tokop Mining District, Weepah Mining District, East Klondike Mining District, Gold Mountain, Tonopah Mining District and Red Mountain ; "Photo-lith. Britton & Rey, S.F." ; Includes advertisements

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Minutes of the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of Goldfield Belmont Extension Mining Company, August 12, 1912

Date
1912-08-12
Description
Minutes of the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of Goldfield Belmont Extension Mining Company, August 12, 1912

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Quartette Mine: photographic print

Date
1900 to 1940
Description
Quartette Mine in Searchlight, Nevada

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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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Transcript of interview with Joe Lappin by Gordon Brusso, March 4, 1976

Date
1976-03-04
Description

On March 4, 1976, Gordon Brusso interviewed former miner, Joe Lappin (born November 14th, 1914 in Santa Paula, California) about his life in Boulder City, Nevada. The two discuss his early occupational history and his work for the Bureau of Mines. He then goes on to explain the different housing systems that developed in Boulder City during World War Two.

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