Henry Curtis Morris photograph album of Nevada and California mining, 1904-1912

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Summary

Creators:
Morris, Henry Curtis, 1875-
Abstract:
A photograph album of early towns and mining life in Nevada from 1904-1912, with a few images in California.
Extent:
1 Volume (160 photographs)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Henry Curtis Morris photograph album of Nevada and California mining, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

An album of 160 photographs of mining life and towns in Nevada and California from 1904-1912, with many images of mining camps in and around Goldfield and Tonopah, Nevada. The album compiler was mining engineer Henry Curtis Morris, who presumably took many of the photographs and wrote the descriptions. Other images are by commercial photographer P. E. Larson of Goldfield. Most of the album images are of Nevada, including mining towns Ione, Hornsilver, Monarch, Belmont, Austin, Rawhide, and Fairview, with some images of the Reno Reduction Works mill. Other subjects are: mining operations; mine interiors with miners carrying picks and candles; prospectors panning for gold; miners' pack teams; prospectors' tents; covered wagons; and log cabins. Several views show Paiute Indians around Reese River, Nevada. There are a small number of images in California, primarily mining camps in Death Valley.

Biographical / historical:

Henry Curtis Morris (born 1875) was an American mining engineer in Nevada about 1900-1915 and worked for the United States Bureau of Mines. He wrote two books chronicling these years: "Desert Gold and Total Prospecting" (1955) and "The Mining West at the Turn of the Century" (1962), subtitled: "Illustrated accounts of many mining camps that I knew, when they were discovered and richly productive and we could sell our gold and silver without official interference." A few photographs in this album are published in his books.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Talisman Press, 1978.
Processing information:

Processed by Huntington Library staff, circa late-20th century. In 2020, Suzanne Oatey created a finding aid derived from a collection file.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Henry Curtis Morris photograph album of Nevada and California mining, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2129
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