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Round Mountain,NV - Nye County - c1907 - Storefront Scene at Morse Investment Company Photograph :

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Round Mountain,NV - Nye County - c1907 - Storefront Scene at Morse Investment Company Photograph :
This photograph depicts the store front of Morse Investment, owned by Franklin B. Morse of Round Hill. Photograph measures 6 1/2”x4 1/2” with white border, no matte, medium contrast—affected by yellowing, and focus is good. There is minor wear on the corners and two small tears on the upper and left white borders. There is also one small near-puncture just above the Morse Investment Co. sign. Morse Investment Company, Real Estate, Mining Properties, Etc. can be easily read on the store front sign. Polk’s, Nevada State Gazetteer, reports a Frank B. Morse involved in Real Estate and Mining in Round Mountain (1907-1908). One gentleman in the photograph might be Cyrus Johnson, but not verified, Johnson operated the Johnson Leasing Company in 1907 (Polks, 1907-1908). Round Mountain, located on the western slope of the Toquima Range 60 miles north of Tonopah, sprang to life in 1906 after gold was struck the previous year.