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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
Mines and mining in Tonopah and Goldfield, Nevada
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Rare Books
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Rare Books
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Visual Materials
This collection contains 92 glass-plate negatives and corresponding copy prints depicting the mining towns of Tonopah, Goldfield, and Manhattan, Nevada, in the early 20th century. The photographs show: miners, mines and mining operations, street scenes, buildings (including some interiors), parades, and drilling contests. Many of the photographs have the imprint of photographer E.W. Smith of Tonopah. Item titles chiefly transcribed from handwritten captions on images; cataloger-supplied titles are in square brackets.
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No old shelf mark. Five panoramic views on one sheet. Caption for Goldfield panorama: "Photographed Expressly for the Twentieth Century Miner by P.E. Larson, Goldfield, Nevada." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: "Panoramas" of Tonopah, Goldfield, Bullfrog, Rhyolite and Diamondfield.
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Rare Books
Mining claims shown. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography.
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Visual Materials
The Neal H. Brockmeyer collection consists of approximately 1,030 billheads, check stubs, stock and bond certificates, and other financial documents. Materials date from approximately 1850 to 1941 and relate primarily to the banking and mining industries in California, Nevada, Arizona, and Hawaii. The collection has 20 oversize items comprised mainly of stock and bond certifications. Smaller sized items number over 1,010 and are comprised mainly of check stubs, billheads, and stock and bond certificates. Imagery and text on the materials pertain to the history of business and economics in Western Americana. Many of the items are decorated with engraved imagery of miners, patriotic symbols (presidents, eagles, shields), classical and allegorical motifs (Lady Liberty, Greco-Roman figures), and of views (buildings, rural areas, naval ships). A majority of the items are engravings, but some are printed lithographs. Some of the recurrent printers and lithographers of the items in the collection include: A.L. Bancroft & Co.; Edward Bosqui & Co.; Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co.; Britton & Rey; B.F. Butler's Lithograph Co.; A. Carlisle & Co.; Ezra A. Cook & Co.; H.S. Crocker & Co.; Hall & O'Donald Lithograph Co.; Geo. B. Hitchcock & Co.; A. Hoen & Co.; Krebs Lithographing Co.; LeCount Bros. & Mansur's Stationery Establishment; Major & Knapp Engraving Manufacturing and Lithographic Co.; Schmidt Label & Lithograph Co.; Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co.; Union Lithograph Co.; and Western Lithograph Co.
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Visual Materials
The Neal H. Brockmeyer collection consists of approximately 1,030 billheads, check stubs, stock and bond certificates, and other financial documents. Materials date from approximately 1850 to 1941 and relate primarily to the banking and mining industries in California, Nevada, Arizona, and Hawaii. The collection has 20 oversize items comprised mainly of stock and bond certifications. Smaller sized items number over 1,010 and are comprised mainly of check stubs, billheads, and stock and bond certificates. Imagery and text on the materials pertain to the history of business and economics in Western Americana. Many of the items are decorated with engraved imagery of miners, patriotic symbols (presidents, eagles, shields), classical and allegorical motifs (Lady Liberty, Greco-Roman figures), and of views (buildings, rural areas, naval ships). A majority of the items are engravings, but some are printed lithographs. Some of the recurrent printers and lithographers of the items in the collection include: A.L. Bancroft & Co.; Edward Bosqui & Co.; Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co.; Britton & Rey; B.F. Butler's Lithograph Co.; A. Carlisle & Co.; Ezra A. Cook & Co.; H.S. Crocker & Co.; Hall & O'Donald Lithograph Co.; Geo. B. Hitchcock & Co.; A. Hoen & Co.; Krebs Lithographing Co.; LeCount Bros. & Mansur's Stationery Establishment; Major & Knapp Engraving Manufacturing and Lithographic Co.; Schmidt Label & Lithograph Co.; Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co.; Union Lithograph Co.; and Western Lithograph Co.
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