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This Town . . .

Is a ghost town.

In 1880 Candelaria was the largest town in the immediate area and boasted of having 3 Doctors, 3 Lawyers, 2 Hotels, 6 Stores and 10 Saloons. The leading mine, the Northern Belle, was first located in 1864 (relocated in 1870) It is reported to have produced an estimated 7 million. Mainly in Silver. Mineral County, Nevada, U.S.A.

Olympus OM-1, 100 mm. f 2.8 Zuiko MC, Kodachrome

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Uploaded on August 24, 2022
Taken in July 1988