Tonopah, Nevada, 1918 – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Tonopah, Nevada, 1918. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: [Tonopah, Nevada]
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Tonopah, Nevada, 1918
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Tonopah, Nevada, in 1918 was a silver mining town that had already passed its peak, though its mines and mills still employed many of the men living on the hillside. The war drew young men into the armed forces and raised demand for metals, and residents followed news from Europe as closely as they tracked ore shipments leaving by rail. That autumn the influenza epidemic that swept the United States reached Nevada, and public gatherings in towns like Tonopah were curtailed while families waited anxiously for news of the sick. Mining still kept the camp's payroll alive, but many residents were already wondering how long the ore would last.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Creator | sheelor, f. w. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Nevada |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 556 px · prints to 18 × 2 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | [Tonopah, Nevada] |
| Reference | NV Tonopah 1918 |
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