Abandoned buildings in Rhyolite
- Title
- Abandoned buildings in Rhyolite
- Caption
- Abandoned shacks in Rhyolite, Nev. Called the Ghost City. During the Gold Rush in 1906-7, Rhyolite had a population of 5,000. It is said that people had to elbow their way through the streets. Many substantial buildings were erected, some of which still stand dismantled of everything portable. At the beginning of 1920, Rhyolite is deserted with the exception of four persons.
- Original Date
- 1920
- County
- City or Town
- Main Subject (TGM)
- Subject (TGM)
- Source Collection
- Digital Format
- image/jp2; 26.0 MB
- Original Format
- Date Digital
- 2008-11-12
- Conversion Specifications
- TIFF scanned at 400 dpi on Epson Expression 10000X using EPSON Scan Ver. 2.94A.
- Digital Publisher
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries
- Access Rights and Restrictions
- To purchase copies of images and/or for copyright information, contact University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries, Special Collections at: http://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/
- Language
- eng
- Digital Collection
- Digital ID
- snv000988
- DC Type
- Is Part Of
- http://digital.library.unlv.edu/u?/dig,4
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