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1927 Nevada mining town newsreel

Started by Ray Dunakin, June 05, 2012, 12:12:29 PM

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Ray Dunakin

Here's a short, silent newsreel from 1927, which shows the "booming" new town of Gilbert, NV and some of the mining operations. These scenes are especially interesting to me because I've been to the site of this former town a couple times on my trips, most recently in 2010.

http://archive.org/details/Gould_can_5483_8_Kinograms_Newsreel


Here are my pics of the Gilbert townsite and mine ruins:

http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Gilbert_NV.html

Visit my website to see pics of the rugged and rocky In-ko-pah Railroad!

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Chuck Doan

Excellent views of how it all looked in action.
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http://public.fotki.com/ChuckDoan/model_projects/