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Title	Statue of John William MacKay at the University of Nevada in Reno, Nevada, ca.1930
Description	Photograph of the statue of John William MacKay at the University of Nevada in Reno, Nevada, ca.1930. The statue depicting John William MacKay stands center on what appears to be a stone pedestal displaying a plaque. The figure stands with a mining tool in his left hand and another object in his right hand. The figure can be seen between two of the four columns that guard the large entrance directly behind them. The columns support the roof of the entrance that reeds "The MacKay School of Mines" while trees shade the walls of brick to either side.; Picture file card reads "Reno, Nevada. At the university of Nevada in front of the mining building stands the statue of John William MacKay, 1831-1902. MacKay was one of the prominent mine owners of the Comstock Lode at Virginia City. A good deal of his wealth went into building the Postal Telegraph Company. The statue was erected in 1908".
Subject (adlf)	educational facilities
Subject (file heading)	Mining -- Out of state -- Nevada -- General
Subject (lcsh)	Mines and mineral resources
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Reno
Geographic subject (state)	Nevada
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	circa 1930
Photographer	Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	circa 1930
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Format (aat)	photographic prints photographs
Accession number	20376
Call number	CHS-20376
Microfiche number	1-113-54
Legacy record ID	chs-m20813; USC-1-1-1-14215
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-20376
Archival file	chs_Volume144/CHS-20376.tiff

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