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Preserving the Glory Days, Ghost Towns and Mining Camps

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Ghost Towns & Mining Camps of New Mexico by J.E.Sherman: The Shermans have explored the past and present of New Mexico's famous and infamous ghost towns...They have arranged for the reader a historical and pictorial journey through more than 130 of the stat

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Ghost Towns & Mining Camps of California. Nadeau, Remi: Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of California. Nadeau, Remi. First edition. Los Angeles: Ward Ritchie Press, (1965). Illustrated with photographs and maps. “In 1849, the California Gold Rush...swept th

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Vintage Travel Related Books (14): Oregon Trail, Tales of Nevada, Discover Historic California, Ghost Towns & Mining Camps of California, Bodie, Railroad Valley, The Golden Highway 49, and more. Books are in good pre-owned condition.

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Arizona & New Mexico Ghost Town Books [153667]: Lot of four books about New Mexico and Arizona ghost towns and mining camps. A) Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of New Mexico by James E. and Barbara H. Sherman. Maps by Jim Cooper. Never used, still in

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The Bonanza Trail by Muriel Sibell Wolle: The Bonanza Trail: Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of the West by Muriel Sibell Wolle, hardback book, comes in original book jacket, c. 1953 by Bonanza Books

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Ghost Towns/Treasure Hunting, Lot of 14 [173617]: 14x books/booklets on Ghost Towns and old Mining Camps in Colorado.1.Ghost Towns of Colorado by Workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Colorado, 1947 by Ha

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Old Western & Informational Books (7): Titles include The Missions of California, Ghost Towns of the West, Gold Rushes and Mining Camps of the Early American West, Picture history of the Civil War, Treasures of Tutankhamun, The Migration o

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Russell Gulch, Colorado Postal Cover [155295]: Rare early cancel for this Gilpin County mining camp location. Now essentially a ghost town. Cover sent Prince Edward Island. 1884. Star cancel. Named after William Greeneberry Russell, a miner from t

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3 Humboldt County Mining Stocks: Mill City, Jungo, New Central districts [144201]: 1) McCulloch's Bonnie Briar Gold Mining and Development Stock: Located at the Bonnie Briar Mining Camp [x=#241/] oft forgotten Nevada Ghost town. #43 issued to HO Farris on June 27, 1910 for 1600 shar

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Mining Camps and Ghost Towns. a History of Mining: Mining Camps and Ghost Towns. A History of Mining in Arizona and California Along the Lower Colorado. Love, Frank. First edition. Los Angeles: Westernlore Press, 1974. Illustrated with photographs. ��

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[Skidoo, California, Ghost Town, Mining] Letter: [Skidoo, California, Ghost Town, Mining] handwritten letter by A.V. Carpenter of Skidoo, California. Includes a two page letter, business card and mailing envelope. We ship most items in this auction

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2 Wilfred Readio lithos Colorado Mining Ghost Towns: Readio, Wilfred A. (American 1895 - 1961) , Gustan & Mill At Gustan ( 2 lithographs) , each numbered signed in the stone , measuring 12 x 14.5 inches

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Copper Camp Mining Town Stories 1943 1ST D/J: Copper Camp: Stories of the World's Greatest Mining Town, Butte, Montana. Compiled by Worker's of the Writers' Program. 1943 first edition with SCARCE dust jacket unclipped. Cloth covers with gilt let

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Summit County, Colorado Postal Cover Group [155292]: Lot of 8. 1) Kokomo. Mining ghost town. Three corner covers: NB Noland, Deputy US Mineral Surveyor, Civil & Mining Engineer, 1881; Corinthian Lodge, F&AM, 1885; and The Ten Mile Mercantile Co., 1902.

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Ghost Town Maps of Nevada [138403]: This cache of maps outlines the mining towns and some ghost towns of Nevada. The lot contains a dozen maps in 15 min. size for exploration. It also contains short story pamphlets of Nevada towns worth

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1960 Paw Paw Bait Co. Fishing Lures 4.5-Inch Porcelain Sign: This 4.5-inch porcelain sign is a delightful piece of advertisement history, featuring the beloved character, Casper the Ghost. Casper is depicted in his iconic friendly demeanor, adding a touch of no

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Preserving the Glory Days, Ghost Towns and Mining Camps

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Preserving the Glory Days, Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Nye County, Nevada, Shawn Hall, Paperback Books

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