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Title	Miners lounging around sacks of ore from the Red Top mine, Goldfield, Nevada, ca.1900
Description	Photograph of miners lounging around sacks of ore from the Red Top mine, Goldfield, Nevada, ca.1900. The sacks of ore, about the size of a sack of potatoes, are stacked as high as ten bags high near a building and a mining contraption. About thirteen men can be seen sitting on, lying on, standing near or leaning against the sacks of ore. Stacks of wood piled just as high as the sacks of ore can be seen in the background. In the foreground, wild grass and rocks cn be seen. In the background at left, a large wooden structure is visible. At right, the side of a wooden building can be seen.; "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.
Subject (adlf)	mine sites
Subject (file heading)	Mining -- Out of state -- Nevada -- Goldfield
Subject (lcsh)	Mines and mineral resources
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Goldfield
Geographic subject (county)	Esmeralda
Geographic subject (state)	Nevada
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	circa 1900
Photographer	Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	circa 1900
Type	images
Format	glass plate negatives
Format (aacr2)	2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Format (aat)	photographic prints photographs
Accession number	5416
Call number	CHS-5416
Microfiche number	1-111-67; 1-113-25
Legacy record ID	chs-m17361; USC-1-1-1-14218
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
Project	USC
Rights	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-5416
Archival file	chs_Volume98/CHS-5416.tiff

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