13th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
Remains of a town
Rhyolite boomed as a mining town from a population of 0 to 3,500-5,000 people in 2 yrs. By 1920, just 13yrs later, it was back to a population of 0. Crumbling buildings are all that are left as a tribute to its hay-day.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 08.2015 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2015 |
Photo Location: | rhyolite, Nevada, United States of America |
Camera: | Canon EOS REBEL SL1 |
Copyright: | © Bonnie Bolkan |