Austin, Nevada

    
Church in abandoned mining town. Austin, Nevada.
Church in abandoned mining town. Austin, Nevada.

Mining town which once had a population of 8000 now has 650.

*Note about photo titles: I copy many of these titles as they appear in the Library of Congress Web site. Austin's status as ̉abandonded" or ̉ghost" is arguable.

Photographer: Rothstein, Arthur

Collection: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection

Credit: Library of Congress

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