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Manhatton,NV - Nye County - 1906 - Saloon, Tonopah Club Under Construction Photograph :

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Photographic Images Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
Manhatton,NV - Nye County - 1906 - Saloon, Tonopah Club Under Construction Photograph :
Choice saloon photograph of Manhattan, located on the southern end of the Toquima Range, forty-five miles north of Tonopah. Photograph measures 7”x5”, grey single matte 10”x8”, high contrast, and focus is sharp. There is very minor foxing on the matte and photo. The matte has water stains limited to the two lower corners. No photographer identified. This is a great photo of an early Tonopah Club still under construction: the windows on the side of the building have not been installed and a pile of milled lumber sits in front of the club. Three men and one woman pose for the photograph. Manhattan was an area that prospectors worked from the 1860s, but the boom did not occur until John Humphrey, a cattleman, discovered the rich ore that would sustain the town for nearly half a century.