Image: Interior view of mine and miners in the Mohawk Mine, Goldfield, Nevada, ca.1900-1905 (CHS-5417)

Description: Interior view of mine and miners in the Mohawk Mine, Goldfield, Nevada, ca.1900-1905 Photograph of the interior view of mine, miners and $80,000 to the ton in gold sitting on the ledge in the Mohawk Mine, Goldfield, Nevada, ca.1900-1905. 13 men stand, sit or kneel while posing inside the mine. Many of them are holding lit candles. Several are holding their tools either in front of them or over their shoulders. Their clothes are stained with dust and dirt.; "In 1902 gold was discovered in the hills near Tonopah, Nevada. Soon a few tents dotted the barren hills among the Joshua trees, and the boomtown of Goldfield was born. In 1903 only 36 people lived in the new town. By 1908 Goldfield was Nevada's largest city, with over 25,000 inhabitants. Along with the influx of miners and businessmen, came the labor unions. The Western Federation of Miners, the Industrial Workers of the World and the American Federation of Labor all vied for power in the region. During the early years, the unions were able to control wages and working hours. But in November, 1906, the Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company was incorporated by owners George Wingfield and United States Senator George Nixon, signaling the beginning of monopoly control in Goldfield, and the start of an adversarial relationship between mine owners and the unions." -- unknown author. Call number: CHS-5417 Photographer: Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946 Filename: CHS-5417 Coverage date: circa 1900/1905 Part of collection: California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 Format: glass plate negatives Type: images Geographic subject (city or populated place): Goldfield Repository name: USC Libraries Special Collections Accession number: 5417 Microfiche number: 1-111-68 Archival file: chs_Volume98/CHS-5417.tiff Part of subcollection: Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960 Repository address: Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Geographic subject (country): USA Format (aacr2): 2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. Rights: Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Subject (adlf): mine sites Project: USC Repository email: specol@usc.edu Contributing entity: California Historical Society Date created: circa 1900/1905 Publisher (of the digital version): University of Southern California. Libraries Format (aat): photographic prints; photographs Geographic subject (state): Nevada Subject (file heading): Mining -- Miners Legacy record ID: chs-m17362; USC-1-1-1-14113 Access conditions: Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343. Geographic subject (county): Esmeralda Subject (lcsh): Mines and mineral resources
Title: Interior view of mine and miners in the Mohawk Mine, Goldfield, Nevada, ca.1900-1905 (CHS-5417)
Credit: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll65/id/17359
Author: Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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