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NV - Goldfield,Esmeralda County - c1908 - Goldfield Real Photo Post Cards

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Postcards Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
NV - Goldfield,Esmeralda County - c1908 - Goldfield Real Photo Post Cards
Session D is a Mail-Bid Only Auction. Absentee bids will be accepted only. No live bidding will be allowed. All winners will be contacted after the auction. BIDDING ENDS MONDAY JUNE 27 AT 5PM PACIFIC TIME!!!
Two RPCS of Goldfield. 1) Cityview, with "Goldfield Nevada" hand-written in ink at top. Main streets appear to be moving right to left, with smaller structures and mountain in the background. 2) "Goldfield Hotel" printed in white along bottom border, with "Welch & Tune Photo 5093" printed in lower left corner. The hotel was constructed at the site where two previous wooden hotels had burned down in major fires in 1905 and 1906. The Goldfield Hotel was built as the area’s mining boom was cresting, and in June 1908 the Goldfield Realty Company staged its grand opening. As mining declined after the hotel opened, the owners struggled to make the hotel a success. Facing Columbia Street on the corner of Crook Street, Highway 50, in the heart of Goldfield the Reno architectural firm of Curtis and Holesworth designed the massive hotel, with construction beginning in April 1907. The main floor of the four-story building used grey granite stones from Rocklin, California, while upper stories used brick. Over the porch stood balconies on the second and third floors, giving guests a view of the street, town and country. Public rooms and the entry porch floors used white and black mosaic tiles, creating a geometric design. Steam heat was generated by an on-site power plant. The lobby contained the mahogany reception desk, with an elevator behind it that ran at 300 feet per minute, one of the fastest in Nevada. Mahogany panels were used to cover the walls of the lobby, saloon, and dining room, while crystal electric lights were suspended from the ceiling. Estimated building costs were between $300,000 and $400,000. In December 1908 George Wingfield and Casey McDannell joined the Goldfield Realty Company to form the Bonanza Hotel Company, which became the owner of the Goldfield Hotel. Wingfield was the major stockholder in the company and ultimate owner of the Goldfield Hotel. Wingfield was among the richest men in Nevada at the time. He was the owner of the Consolidated Mines Company in Goldfield, along with banks, other hotels, and numerous lucrative businesses in Nevada [Ref: onlinenevada.org].
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