Abstract
The T. David Horton Photographs of Pioche, Nevada contain black-and-white photographs of several buildings in Pioche, Nevada in the 1960s. The collection contains photographs of the Pioche Power and Light Company, Pioche’s mine, crushing plant, cemetery, and oversize photographs of the town.
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Scope and Contents Note
The T. David Horton Photographs of Pioche, Nevada contain black-and-white photographs of several buildings in Pioche, Nevada in the 1960s. The collection contains photographs of the construction of the Pioche Power and Light Company, including its employee housing buildings, railroad siding, mill, interiors, smoke stack, and tramway. The collection also contains photographs of Pioche’s mine, crushing plant, and cemetery, and includes eleven oversize photographs of the town and surrounding area.
Access Note
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Materials have been roughly arranged by subject and size.
Biographical / Historical Note
T. David Horton was an attorney who moved to Pioche, Nevada in the mid-1960s to represent the interests of John Janney, president of Pioche Mines Consolidated Inc. When Janney died in 1967, he left Horton property in Pioche.
French financier François Louis Alfred Pioche purchased land in Nevada in 1869 that became the mining town of Pioche. His heavy investment in the area helped develop the mining industries in Pioche and other towns like Ely, Nevada. The town is the county seat of Lincoln County but its population has dwindled to approximately 1000 since the end of the mining boom.
Source: Charles A. Fracchia, "Pioche, Francois Louis Alfred," San Francisco History Encyclopedia. Accessed July 16, 2015. http://www.sfhistoryencyclopedia.com/articles/p/piocheFrancois.html
Preferred Citation
T. David Horton Photographs of Pioche, Nevada, 1960s. PH-00201. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 1985 by T. David Horton; accession number 1985-038.
Processing Note
Materials were processed in 1985. In 2015, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Lindsay Oden wrote the collection description in compliance with current professional standards.