Busy main street in Goldfield, Nevada, ca.1905

Description

Photograph of half-tone print of a busy main street in Goldfield, Nevada, ca.1905. The dirt street is crowded with horse-drawn wagons, and pedestrians. Stores and other commercial ventures front most of the small buildings lining the street. A hill is in the background at the end of the street. Legible signs include: "Horses and w"..., "Hotel Esmeralda", "Buffet", "Restaurant, [...] and din"..., "Mint Theater", ..."& Co. [...] merchandise".
Originally, the image was captioned as "Busy main street in Aurora, Nevada, 1860-1870"

Title:

Record ID:

chs-m2545

Names & Dates

Created:

[circa] 1905

Publisher:

[host] University of Southern California. Libraries

Subject

Topic:

Buildings , [file heading] Nevada -- General , cities

Coverage:

[circa] 1905

Place:

[cities] Goldfield
[counties] Esmeralda
[states/provinces] Nevada
[countries] USA

Relationships

Part Of:

[collection] Title Insurance and Trust / C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
[project] USC

Physical

Type:

images

Format:

glass plate negatives
negatives (photographic)
photographic prints
4 photographs : glass photonegative, photonegative, photoprints, b&w ; 13 x 17 cm., 10 x 13 cm.
photographs

Access

Rights:

California Historical Society

Repository:

USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu

Ordering:

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Identifiers

Record ID:

chs-m2545

Source:

[record id] USC-1-1-1-14044
[accession no] 2851
[call no] CHS-2851
[microfiche no] 1-206-