Here are some old magazine articles from Desert Magazine from the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s. July 1951 – On Black Rock Desert Trails August 1954 – Josie Pearl, Prospector on Nevada’s Black Rock Desert April 1955 – Lost Hardin Silver. Mystery or Hoax? October 1956 – Navy Landgrab in Nevada’s Black Rock Country November 1960 – The 40 Wilderness Miles North of Gerlach, Nevada June 1968 – A Trip to Leadville June 1979 – Northwestern Nevada’s Historic Little High Rock...

Posted by admin on Oct 25, 2013 in Home Page | Comments Off on New Black Rock Desert Photo History Book

There is a new photo-history book about the Gerlach and Black Rock Desert area from Arcadia Publishing. The book, titled “Black Rock Desert,” is part of Arcadia’s Images of America series. The book covers the period of time from prehistory until 1990. The thesis of the book is that interesting people have been doing interesting things in the area of many years. The events that are covered include art from the Lassen Trail; The Winning of Barbara Worth, starring Gary Cooper, in 1926; and a wild horse roundup as documented by Gus Bundy. Also included are recent works of art such as Doobie Lane and Croquet X Machina, which was a croquet game played with trucks were used as mallets on nearly 6-foot croquet balls. Historical images feature the towns of Sulphur and Gerlach, nearby ranches, and the Empire gypsum mine. The book includes a number of images from Gerlach-area artists such as John Bogard, Cindy Carter, R’Deen Diebold, Tony Diebold and Sunny DeForest. Many of these images have never been published before. Also included are images from the private collections of residents and visitors as well as images from libraries and museums. A book release party will be held on Saturday, November 16, 2013 at Bev’s Miners Club. The event will start at...

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