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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph article dated November 21, 1950 partially reads, "Rhyolite, historic gold town, is alive again - this time in the litigation of those who say they own property in the 'almost' ghost town. The legal snarls prove that Rhyolite may eventually be saved from the fate of Death Valley towns now as lost and gone forever as 'My Darling Clementine.' Before the oldtimers and the 'squatters' started arguing over who owned the desolate stretches of Rhyolite, Mrs. Bessie Stratton, formerly of Sunland, was virtually the only one who swept the ghosts away and made Rhyolite a spot on the map in tourists' guides." Photograph caption reads, "Lesson in minerals - A little visitor listens to tales of Rhyolite gold from Lewis Murphy, who watches over famed bottle house. The piece he is displaying has a petrified foot in it."; See images #00137111 through #00137113 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;13 x 11 cm. Photographic prints
Ghost towns--Nevada--Rhyolite Pioneers--Nevada--Rhyolite Tourists--Nevada--Rhyolite Women--Nevada--Rhyolite Men--Nevada--Rhyolite Actions and defenses Gold Rhyolite (Nev.) Valley Times Collection photographs Portrait photographs Group portraits
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