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Photograph of Pacific Borax Company in Columbus (Nev.), 1880
Date
1880
Description
Columbus, Esmeralda County, Nevada, about 1880. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "The Pacific Borax Company was one of four companies mining borax from nearby Columbus Salt Marsh at the time. The borax was discovered in 1872 by Francis M. "Borax" Smith. Columbus, which was settled in 1865, also supported four stamp mills which process the silver ore from the Columbus Mining District (Candelaria). The town's boom years were between 1873-1878 when the population was over 600. Nevada Historical Society Coll." There is a date stamp: Christmas 1984.
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Photograph of a pack train at mine, Goodsprings (Nev.), 1910
Date
1910
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Photograph of a pack train at mine, Goodsprings (Nev.), 1910
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Postcard of collage of cowboys gambling with guns drawn in prarie scene, Waupun (Wis.), April 4, 1908
Date
1908-04-04
Description
A postcard illustrating a group of cowboys playing poker outside with their guns drawn. The caption reads, "The Cowboys 'Call'"
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Last Frontier Village, image 001 of 003: photographic print
Date
1952
Description
Two unidentified airmen in front of the Last Frontier Village at the Last Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph album 2, Ferron-Bracken Collection, circa 1905-1935, page 8
Date
1910
Description
All photos on this page are dated 1910 and have handwritten descriptions: Head of Echo Cañon (?); Reese's Ranch, Coalville, Utah; Rich Co. Utah; Round up, Rich Co.; Wimmer Ranch; Round up, Rich Co. Utah; House at Dickens (?) Ranch; Wimmer Ranch Sept. 1910; Back of W.R.B's [Walter R. Bracken] house, Las Vegas.
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