Gold mines and mining facilities, Goldfield, Nevada, ca.1904 (CHS-5423)

Gold mines and mining facilities, Goldfield, Nevada, ca.1904

Photograph of gold mines and mining facilities, Goldfield, Nevada, ca.1904. At right are several large buildings (mining facilities or a mill?). One of the buildings has a flume extending up towards an opening on its top floor. Most of the buildings are of basic building construction consisting of four walls, windows and inclined roofs. One building (at center) has a large chimney (or exhaust vent) protruding from its roof. The mining facilities are fenced in.; "In 1902 gold was discovered in the hills near Tonopah, Nevada. Soon a few tents dotted the barren hills among the Joshua trees, and the boomtown of Goldfield was born. In 1903 only 36 people lived in the new town. By 1908 Goldfield was Nevada's largest city, with over 25,000 inhabitants. Along with the influx of miners and businessmen, came the labor unions. The Western Federation of Miners, the Industrial Workers of the World and the American Federation of Labor all vied for power in the region. During the early years, the unions were able to control wages and working hours. But in November, 1906, the Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company was incorporated by owners George Wingfield and United States Senator George Nixon, signaling the beginning of monopoly control in Goldfield, and the start of an adversarial relationship between mine owners and the unions." -- unknown author.

Call number: CHS-5423

Photographer:

C. C. Pierce

 (1861–1946)  

Alternative names

Charles C.

Description

American photographer

Date of birth/death

22 November 1861 

7 November 1946 

Authority control

: Q61995887

VIAF: 68114291

LCCN: n91108254

WorldCat

creator QS:P170,Q61995887

Filename: CHS-5423

Coverage date: circa 1904

Part of collection: California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Format: glass plate negatives

Type: images

Geographic subject (city or populated place): Goldfield

Repository name: USC Libraries Special Collections

Accession number: 5423

Microfiche number: 1-111-74; 1-113-5

Archival file: chs_Volume99/CHS-5423.tiff

Part of subcollection: Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960

Repository address: Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Geographic subject (country): USA

Format (aacr2): 2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.

Rights: Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California

Subject (adlf): mine sites

Project: USC

Repository email: specol@usc.edu

Contributing entity: California Historical Society

Date created: circa 1904

Publisher (of the digital version): University of Southern California. Libraries

Format (aat): photographic prints; photographs

Geographic subject (state): Nevada

Subject (file heading): Mining -- Out of state -- Nevada -- Goldfield

Legacy record ID: chs-m17367; USC-1-1-1-14218

Access conditions: Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.

Geographic subject (county): Esmeralda

Subject (lcsh): Mines and mineral resources

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