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Boomtimes Again: Twentieth-Century Mining in the Mojave Desert

An excerpt from a 1915 booklet called “Borax the Magic Crystal.”

An excerpt from a 1915 booklet called “Borax the Magic Crystal.”

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Item 12 of 15 in the Primary Source Set Boomtimes Again: Twentieth-Century Mining in the Mojave Desert

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A 1905 photograph of Tonopah, Nevada.

A photograph of Tonopah, Nevada ca. 1915.

A photograph of late-nineteenth-century silver mining in Tonopah, Nevada.

A photograph of people and mining equipment in early-twentieth-century Tonopah, Nevada.

A postcard image of downtown Tonopah, Nevada ca. 1907.

A 1912 map of mining in Tonopah, Nevada.

A page from a 1912 newspaper, the Tonopah Miner.

A 1906 document listing taxpayers in Tonopah, Nevada.

A 1957 letter from a former mining employee to a friend in Trona, California, describing memories of working in Goldfield, Nevada.

A photograph of a twenty-mule team used to transport metals and minerals prior to the development of railroads in the Mojave Desert.

A 1925 photograph of magnesium bagged for transport by train near Death Valley, California.

An excerpt from a 1915 booklet called “Borax the Magic Crystal.”

A 1946 photo of a mineral processing plant in Trona, California.

A 1989 photo of dry lakes used for mineral harvesting in Trona, California.

A 1989 photo of the Kerr McGee plant in Trona, California.

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