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Call NumberZ-1939CreatorO'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882Date1871SummaryView of a wooden balanced incline used for gold mining at the Illinois Mine in the Pahranagat Mining District, (Lincoln County) Nevada. An ore car is on parallel tracks connected to a pulley wheel at the top of tracks. Rocks, trees and ore piles are on the hillside.Physical Description1 photographic print : albumen ; 21 x 28 cm (8 x 11 in.) mounted on mat board 41 x 51 cm (16 x 20 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIllinois Mine (Lincoln County, Nev.)--19th centuryLincoln County (Nev.)--19th centuryPahranagat Mining District (Nev.)--19th centuryExpeditions and surveys--Nevada--Lincoln County--19th centuryGold mining--Nevada--Lincoln County--19th centuryInclined railroads--Nevada--Lincoln County--19th centuryMining--Nevada--Lincoln County--19th centuryGeographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711001939Type of MaterialAlbumen printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionU.S.G.S. West. Folio 2.NotesUnidentified mining site penciled on mat board. Emulsion flaws, masking and etched "33" in original negative reproduced in photographic print. Possibly taken on Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.); Title supplied. R7110019395. U.S.G.S. folio. 2 ; print 28

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