Skip to main content

Search the Special Collections and Archives Portal

Search Results

Display    Results Per Page
Displaying results 1 - 10 of 39

Photograph of the last residents of Rhyolite standing outside the train depot, Rhyolite (Nev.), 1900-1925

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Caption: Mrs. Dryer and son and Mr. Lorraine, last residents of Rhyolite

Image

Photograph of the Rhyolite Depot for the Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad, Rhyolite (Nev.), 1920

Date

1920

Archival Collection

Description

Site Name: Rhyolite Depot (Rhyolite, Nev.)

Image

Photograph of Main Street, Rhyolite (Nev.), 1906

Date

1906

Description

Inscription on front reads: Looking up Main Street, Rhyoliye Nevada. 1906
Site Name: Rhyolite Supply Company (Rhyolite, Nev.)
Hotel Frisco (Rhyolite, Nev.)

Image

Panoramic photograph of Rhyolite (Nev.), January, 1908

Date

1908-01

Description

Panoramic photograph of Rhyolite (Nev.), January, 1908

Image

Photograph Abandoned buildings, Rhyolite (Nev.), 1920

Date

1920

Description

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.

Image

Newspaper, The Rhyolite Herald November 15, 1907

Date

1907-11-15

Archival Collection

Description

News reports of famous investores Fred Bonfils and Charles M Schwab, reports of mine and mill output figures, projections and calls for mining opportunities; .

Text

Photograph of buildings, Rhyolite (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

The three story building closest to the automobile is the Overbury Building. The three story building in the background is the John S. Cook and Company building. Auto drives past abandoned buildings in Rhyolite.
Caption: Deserted buildings on the main street of Rhyolite.

Image

Photograph of a people repairing a vehicle on the road to Rhyolite, 1905

Date

1905

Description

Photograph of a people repairing a vehicle on the road to Rhyolite, 1905

Image