Goldfield Hotel

The Goldfield Hotel opened in 1908 at a cost of $450,000 (in 1908 dollars) and was reported to be the most spectacular hotel in Nevada at the time. At the opening of the hotel, champagne flowed down the front steps in the opening ceremony. The rooms were outfitted with pile carpets, many with private baths, and the lobby was trimmed in mahogany, with black leather upholstery and gilded columns. It also featured an elevator and crystal chandeliers. Today it is uninhabitable though there have been plans off and on over the years to refurbish the building.

The Goldfield Hotel opened in 1908 at a cost of $450,000 (in 1908 dollars) and was reported to be the most spectacular hotel in Nevada at the time. At the opening of the hotel, champagne flowed down the front steps in the opening ceremony. The rooms were outfitted with pile carpets, many with private baths, and the lobby was trimmed in mahogany, with black leather upholstery and gilded columns. It also featured an elevator and crystal chandeliers. Today it is uninhabitable though there have been plans off and on over the years to refurbish the building.

The Goldfield Hotel opened in 1908 at a cost of $450,000 (in 1908 dollars) and was reported to be the most spectacular hotel in Nevada at the time. At the opening of the hotel, champagne flowed down the front steps in the opening ceremony. The rooms were outfitted with pile carpets, many with private baths, and the lobby was trimmed in mahogany, with black leather upholstery and gilded columns. It also featured an elevator and crystal chandeliers. Today it is uninhabitable though there have been plans off and on over the years to refurbish the building.

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Date: 11/17/2008

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Abandoned Truck, Belmont, Nevada

An abandoned truck in the ghost town of Belmont, Nevada is slowly reclaimed by the desert.

An abandoned truck in the ghost town of Belmont, Nevada is slowly reclaimed by the desert.

An abandoned truck in the ghost town of Belmont, Nevada is slowly reclaimed by the desert. To view this in a higher resolution and without the watermark or to purchase this photograph, please visit please visit my sales gallery.

Date: 11/19/2008

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Caterpillar Twenty Tractor

A Caterpillar Twenty Tractor in Belmont, Nevada.

A Caterpillar Twenty Tractor in Belmont, Nevada.

A Caterpillar Twenty Tractor in Belmont, Nevada. To view this in a higher resolution without the watermark or if you wish to purchase this photograph, please visit my sales gallery.

Date: 11/17/2008

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Mining Equipment, Belmont, Nevada

Abandoned rusty mining equipment in the ghost town of Belmont, Nevada.

Abandoned rusty mining equipment in the ghost town of Belmont, Nevada.

Abandoned rusty mining equipment in the ghost town of Belmont, Nevada. To view this in a higher resolution without the watermark or if you wish to purchase this photograph, please visit my sales gallery.

Date: 11/17/2008

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