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Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960
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Interior view of mine and miners in the Mohawk Mine, Goldfield, Nevada, ca.1900-1905
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Interior view of mine and miners in the Mohawk Mine, Goldfield, Nevada, ca.1900-1905
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Photograph of the interior view of mine, miners and $80,000 to the ton in gold sitting on the ledge in the Mohawk Mine, Goldfield, Nevada, ca.1900-1905. 13 men stand, sit or kneel while posing inside the mine. Many of them are holding lit candles. Several are holding their tools either in front of them or over their shoulders. Their clothes are stained with dust and dirt.; "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. ☙ Additional information: "This image is of the employees working on the Mohawk Mine under the Hayes-Monnette lease. Mr. Hayes is standing in the back with what looks like a knit cap on and a big bushy mustache. Mervin J. Monnette is standing to the left rear wearing a brimmed hat. [Thus, this venue was not under the Consolidated Mines authority] ... The lease was successful in finding the single largest vein of gold in 1906" -- Mr. Stuart Haley; 2019-06-14.
Asset Metadata
Title
Interior view of mine and miners in the Mohawk Mine, Goldfield, Nevada, ca.1900-1905
Subject
mine sites
(adlf),
Mines and mineral resources
(lcsh),
Mining -- Miners
(file heading)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
Esmeralda
(counties),
Goldfield
(city or populated place),
Nevada
(states),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1900/1905
Type
images
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
(aacr2),
glass plate negatives
(format),
photographic prints
(aat),
photographs
(aat)
Source
California Historical Society
(contributing entity),
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
(collection),
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
(subcollection)
Date Created
1900/1905
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
(photographer)
Publisher
University of Southern California. Libraries
(digital)
Repository Email
specol@lib.usc.edu
Repository Name
USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository Location
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Rights
Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.
Copyright
Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.
Access Conditions
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Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m17362
Identifier
5417 (
accession number
), CHS-5417 (
call number
), CHS-5417 (
filename
), chs-m265 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-17359 (
legacy record id
), chs-m17362 (
legacy record id
), USC-1-1-1-14113 (
legacy record id
), 1-111-68 (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
17359
Unique identifier
UC142475
Legacy Identifier
CHS-5417.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
17.0 in × 13.8 in at 300dpi
43.1 cm × 35.0 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960
Description
The nearly 15,000 unique photographs of this collection contain the work of C.C. Pierce which cover the Los Angeles region city, street and architectural views, California Missions, Southwestern Native Americans, and turn-of-century Nevada, Arizona, and California. Pierce, active from 1886 to 1940, was one of the leading photographers of his day and amassed a collection of 15,000 images, including his own and those bought and copied from his contemporaries, George Wharton James and Charles Puck. The James collection contains over 2,000 images of portraits, customs, ceremonies, arts, and games of various groups of Southwestern Native Americans.
Date Created
1860/1960
Linked assets
Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960
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