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Correspondence, Thomas Toland to Levi Syphus
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Photograph of C. N. Cross' mining claim, Las Vegas (Nev.), January 26, 1929
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Merle and Beulah Frehner Photograph Collection
The Merle and Beulah Frehner Photograph Collection contains photographs of Southern Nevada from 1905 to 1955. The materials include photographs of the Frehner freight teams transporting ore, schools and students in the Moapa Valley, the Colorado River, and parades in Southern Nevada.
Archival Collection
Correspondence, Levi Syphus to Sadie George
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Correspondence, Levi Syphus to Sadie George
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Josephine Johnson Foster Photograph Collection
The Josephine Johnson Foster Photograph Collection depicts the Manor, Howard, Johnson, and Foster families in Nevada from approximately 1906 to 1946. The photographs depict family members and miners in the towns of Tonopah, Millers, and Goldfield, Nevada. The photographs also include family photographs taken in Oregon.
Archival Collection
Postcard of mining boom on Main Street, Goldfield (Nev.), 1904
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Correspondence, Levi Syphus to Sadie George
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Sidney R. Whitmore Photograph Album
The Sidney R. Whitmore Photograph Album contains photographs dating from approximately 1920 that document the Colorado River and mining in El Dorado Canyon, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Reed Phelps oral history interview
Oral history interview with Reed Phelps conducted by Kim Geary on November 02, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Phelps discusses his career working on the railroads in Nevada and California before moving to Blue Diamond, Nevada to work as a miner. Phelps describes life as a miner in Blue Diamond and the town's history. Phelps also discusses changes that occurred in the town after the Flintkote Company took over the mining operation.
Archival Collection