nevada

Main Street, Grass Valley, from the Wisconsin Hotel, Nevada County

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 814. (Number on original: 813a). LOT subdivision subject: Grass Valley. This record contains unver... More

Hydraulic Mining - hauling Sluice Blocks, for the Blue Gravel Claim, S...

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

Grass Valley, Nevada County, from Cemetery Hill

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 811. LOT subdivision subject: Grass Valley. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Ophir Quartz Mill, Grass Valley, Nevada County

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Hydraulic Mining - Eureka Claim, at North San Juan, Nevada County

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1405. LOT subdivision subject: Hydraulic Mining. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Deer Creek and Suspension Bridge, Nevada City, Nevada County

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1138. LOT subdivision subject: Bridges in Northern California. This record contains unverified old... More

North American Hotel, on the summit of Sierra Nevada

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 636. LOT subdivision subject: Placerville Tahoe Route. This record contains unverified old data fr... More

Spearing trout by torchlight, Donner Lake, Nevada County

Group of people in boat on lake. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, w... More

Nevada City--General view from the Wash. Rd., Nevada County.

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1135. LOT subdivision subject: Nevada City. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Sierra Nevada from "Our New States and Territories, being notes of a r...

This image has been taken from scan 000046 from "Our New States and Territories, being notes of a recent tour of observation through Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Nevada ... Illustrated, etc". The title and subject te... More

Grass Valley, Nevada Co. - Mill St.

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 813. LOT subdivision subject: Grass Valley. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Nevada City, Nevada County, from the West

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1082. LOT subdivision subject: Nevada City . This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Suspension Bridge over Deer Creek, Nevada City, Nevada County

Indian(?) on pony in foreground. The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1139. LOT subdivision subject: Bridges in Northern California . T... More

Bear River, between Colfax and Grass Valley, Nevada County

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1081. LOT subdivision subject: Nevada County. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Ione Quartz Mill, two miles from Grass Valley, Nevada County

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1134. LOT subdivision subject: Quartz Mill. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Nevada City, Nevada County from the east

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1083. LOT subdivision subject: Nevada City. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Hydraulic mining near French Corral, Nevada County

Gems of California scenery, no. 1404. The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. LOT subdivision subject: Hydraulic Mining.

Silver City, Nevada, from the Devil's Gate, looking north

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 749. LOT subdivision subject: Nevada Cities and Towns. This record contains unverified old data fr... More

Teams passing through the snow, on the road leading down into Lake Val...

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 637. LOT subdivision subject: Wagon Trains and Stage Coaches. This record contains unverified data... More

The Nevada Fall, 700 feet high, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1121. LOT subdivision subject: Yosemite Valley. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Scene at Lake Angela, near Donner Peak, Nevada County

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 783. LOT subdivision subject: Donner Pass Lakes. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Spearing trout on Donner Lake, Nevada County

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 858. LOT subdivision subject: Donner Lake. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Swift's Station, Carson and Lake Bigler Road - eastern summit of Sierr...

Gems of California Scenery, no. 690. The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view.

The court house & street scene, Nevada City, Nevada

The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 1084. LOT subdivision subject: Nevada City. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.

Fissure Vent at Steamboat Springs, Nevada

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface t... More

[Truckee River, below Big Bend, Nevada]

Stereograph showing canyon. Title from published version of same stereograph. On published version: Explorations of the 40th Parallel 1867 to 1873. From California to Colorado. No. 106. U.S. Engineer Departmen... More

Home incidents, accidents & co. [5 illus.] 1. The fatal card [one man ...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 24, no. 624 (1867 Sept. 14), p. 413. Reference copy may be in LOT 4392-R. Caption card tracings: ... More

Curved strata W. Humboldt Mts. / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing rock formations. Plate 82 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C.; 187-?]. Inscri... More

Rhyolyte [i.e. Rhyolite] Hills, Pah Ute Range, Nevada / T. H. O'Sulliv...

Photograph showing mountain. Plate 85 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C.; 187-?]. Published in:... More

Tufa Rocks, Pyramid Lake, Nevada

Timothy H. O'Sullivan (American, born Ireland, 1840–1882) The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture ... More

Waldron Distributing Reservoir, North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Co., Ne...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Nevada, mid-19th century albumen print, no copyright restrictions.

Photograph of Donner Lake Pass in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of Calif...

Photographic Prints Produced During Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel (King Survey)

A new map of the States of California and Nevada, exhibiting the river...

Scale 1:1,520,640; scale of statute miles, 24 to the in. Cover title: Holt's map of the States of California and Nevada. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Also shows mining districts. Includes index to "U... More

Desert Lake, near Ragtown, Nevada

Timothy H. O'Sullivan (American, born Ireland, 1840–1882) The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture ... More

Trias Limestone W. Humboldt Mts., Nevada / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing rock formations. Plate 81 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C.; 187-?].

Tufa Rocks, Pyramid Lake, Nevada

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

Humboldt Cñ, Nevada / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing mountains. Plate 160 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C.; 187-?].

Limestone Cañon, Humboldt Mts., Nevada / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing limestone mountains. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and ... More

Humboldt Mts., Nevada / T.H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing a man standing on snow on the mountain. Date from curatorial research in 2009. Plate 130 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Claren... More

Mt. Davidson slopes, Virginia [city], Nev. / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing rugged slopes. Plate 92a from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C.; 187-?]. Publish... More

In the Humboldt Mts., Nevada / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing some rocks on the mountains. Date from curatorial research in 2009. Plate 131 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, ge... More

Lake Marian, Humboldt Mts., Nev / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing lake surrounded by mountains. Plate 120 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C.; ... More

Lake Marian, Humboldt, Nevada / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing lake surrounded by rugged mountains. Plate 121 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington,... More

Summit of Humboldt Cañon, H[umboldt] Mts., Nev. / T. H. O'Sullivan, ph...

Plate 116 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C.; 187-?]. Published in: Framing the West: The Surve... More

Summit Humboldt Mts., Nevada / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing some rock formations on top of mountain. Plate 117 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washing... More

[Nevada Falls, Height 700 feet]

Public domain photograph - 19th-century albumen print, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Humboldt Mts., Nevada / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing rocks on the slope of a mountain. Date from curatorial research in 2009. Plate 132 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence Kin... More

Summit Humboldt Mts., Nevada / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Photograph showing rugged mountains. Plate 119 from: Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel / United States Army Corps of Engineers; Clarence King, geologist in charge. [Washington, D.C.; 187-?].

Nevada Falls, 700 ft. high.. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public domai...

Public domain photograph, historic place, 19th-century albumen silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Map of the states of California and Nevada

Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More

The Sierra Nevada Mountains, looking south, from Buena Vista Peak

3518 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1180. Part of series: California - Views in the Yo-Semite Valley.

Mt. Clark, and the Sierra Nevada Mountains, from Buena Vista Peak

3520 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1182. Part of series: California - Views in the Yo-Semite Valley.

Round Tower, from summit of Nevada Fall trail

Public domain photograph of Yosemite National Park, mountains, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Nevada Fall, (700 feet high) and Cap of Liberty, from the New Trail

3543 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1205. Part of series: California - Views in the Yo-Semite Valley.

Nevada Fall, (700 feet high) from foot bridge, after snow storm in Jul...

3546 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1208. Part of series: California - Views in the Yo-Semite Valley.

The Sierra Nevada Mountains, from Buena Vista Peak, looking southerly

Public domain photograph of rural landscape, California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Distant view of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, from South Dome

3504 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1166. Part of series: California - Views in the Yo-Semite Valley.

Mt. Clark, and the Sierra Nevada Mountains, from Buena Vista Peak

3519 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1181. Part of series: California - Views in the Yo-Semite Valley.

Nevada Fall, (700 feet high) near view

3544 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1206. Part of series: California - Views in the Yo-Semite Valley.

Nevada Fall, (700 feet high) from trail, after snow storm in July

3545 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1207. Part of series: California - Views in the Yo-Semite Valley.

The Sierra Nevada Mountains, from Buena Vista Peak, looking southerly

3522 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1184. Part of series: California - Views in the Yo-Semite Valley.

View from trail, near Nevada Fall

Public domain photograph of Yosemite National Park, mountains, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Nevada Fall, (700 feet high) from the New Trail

3542 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1204. Part of series: California - Views in the Yo-Semite Valley.

Foot bridge, leading to Nevada Fall, after snow storm in July

3547 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1209. Part of series: California - Views in the Yo-Semite Valley.

Wren, Honorable Thomas of Nevada - Public domain portrait photograph

A black and white photo of a man with a beard. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Vernal and Nevada Falls, from Glacier Point, Mt. Hoffman in distance

3511 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1173. Part of series: California - Views in the Yo-Semite Valley.

Cloud's Rest (6450 feet above valley) from Nevada Fall Trail

3529 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1191. Part of series: California - Views in the Yo-Semite Valley.

Black Cañon, Colorado River, looking below from Big Horn Camp

Public domain photograph related to Boston, Massachusetts, New England history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View across Black Cañon - Early photography, Public domain image

View across Black Cañon. The grand walls in perspective. Courtesy of Boston public library.

No. 16. Alpine lake, in the Sierra Nevada, California.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a mountain landscape, rocks, mountains, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

No. 2. Group of Pah-Ute [Paiute] Indians, Nevada.

Nevada Falls, 700 feet high, California, 19th century sterescope card.

Stereograph of Nevada Falls, Yosemite Valley, with a man on a rustic footbridge in the foreground. Glories of the Yosemite Valley. No. 7393.

No. 1. Snow peaks, Bull Run mining district, Nevada.

Public domain photograph of mountain range, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Yowiye, or the Nevada Fall, and Mt. Broderick, Yosemite Valley, Maripo...

No. 1084. Part of series: Watkins' Pacific Coast. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg ... More

Nevada Falls, 700 ft. high.. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public domai...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a waterfall, water stream, cascade, nature site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

View down Black Cañon, from Mirror Bar

View down Black Cañon, from Mirror Bar. The walls repeated by reflection. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Reduction Mill, Bullionville, Nevada / Timothy H. O'Sullivan, photogra...

Gift; Mrs. George M. Lockwood; 1909 Nov. 9; (DLC/PP-1909:43909). "48" etched into glass plate negative.

Entrance to Black Cañon, Colorado River from above / T.H. O'Sullivan, ...

Photograph showing a spit of sand extending into the Colorado River at the entrance to Black Canyon, Nevada. Plate No. 10. Originally published: Photographs showing landscapes, geological, and other features o... More

General View, Relief Hill, Nevada, Co.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a quarry, excavation or mining site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Officers' quarters, Camp Halleck, Nev. / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

War Department emblem printed on border. Caption above image: Explorations west of the 100th meridian. Expedition of 1871. Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Com'd'g. Caption below image: Nevada series. No. 2.

No. 13. Water rhyolites, near Logan Springs, Nevada

Yo-Semite Valley. Nevada Fall, 700 feet high, and Cap of Liberty

Picryl description: Public domain view of a mountain range, mountainous landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Nevada Falls, Yosemite - Public domain dedication. Metropolitan Museum...

Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Map of California and Nevada - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collec...

Map of California and Nevada 1874 Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Topographical map of Lake Tahoe and surrounding country /

Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. "Entered according to an act of Congress in the year 1873 by Ferd. von Leicht ..." Mounted on cloth. Includes two inset views: Lake Tahoe and Donner Lake. Available al... More

[New commercial and topographical rail road map & guide of California ...

Shows drainage, relief by hachures, cities and towns, township and county boundaries, and the railroad network with names of lines and distances between stations. Scale 1:1,267,200. LC Railroad maps, 188 Descri... More

Black Cañon, Colorado River, looking below, near Camp 7 / T.H. O'Sulli...

Photograph showing rock walls of Black Canyon along the Colorado River. Plate no. 7. Originally published: Photographs showing landscapes, geological, and other features of portions of the western territory of... More

Birds eye view of Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada.

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl... More

Merrimac Mill, Carson River, Nev.

Picryl description: Public domain image related to an industrial revolution, industry history, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Black Cañon, Colorado River, looking below, near Camp 7 / T.H. O'Sulli...

Photograph showing rock walls of Black Canyon along the Colorado River. Plate no. 6. Originally published: Photographs showing landscapes, geological, and other features of portions of the western territory of... More

[Virginia City, Nevada]. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public domain ph...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Nevada, mid-19th century albumen print, no copyright restrictions.

[Virginia City, Nevada]. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public domain ph...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Nevada, mid-19th century albumen print, no copyright restrictions.

Map of the Comstock Lode and the Washoe mining claims in Storey & Lyon...

America Transformed: In 1859, major deposits of silver known as the Comstock Lode were discovered on the Nevada side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Mining spurred the rapid growth of Virginia City, which reach... More

The Bullion Mine, Virginia City, Nevada

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Nevada, mid-19th century albumen print, no copyright restrictions.

Eureka Quartz Mill and Flume, Nevada

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Nevada, mid-19th century albumen print, no copyright restrictions.

Vivian Mill, Carson River, Nevada.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Nevada, mid-19th century albumen print, no copyright restrictions.

Map of California to accompany printed agreement of S. O. Houghton as ...

Detailed map of California, including Nevada. Shows relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, with major railroads distinguished by color. 6568 U.S. Copyright Office Scale 1:2,090,880. LC Railroad maps, 5... More

Nevada Fall, 700 feet, Yosemite

Attributed to Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916) The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of... More

Cap of Liberty and Nevada Fall, Yosemite

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Nevada, mid-19th century albumen print, no copyright restrictions.

Eureka Quartz Mill and Flume, Nevada

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.