Ghost Towns and Mines

I’ve been exploring old ghost towns, mines and mining camps for over 25 years. Now that I have my own website I’m trying to get as many of them documented as possible. These fascinating, historic sites are rapidly decaying; many have fallen prey to vandals or fire.

This will be an ongoing process for quite a while, as I have tons of photos to sort and post. Many have never been scanned.

Some are low resolution scans I transfered from my old computer. Eventually I want to rescan those images to improve the quality and size.

It’s my hope that my photos will be useful as reference to ghost town buffs; and to those who enjoy building scale models of old buildings and mining structures, for model railroads or other purposes. In many cases, higher resolution versions are available on request.

Email me at raydunakin@aol.com if you have any questions about these sites, new information to provide, or to report broken links. Some images are also available for sale as 8x10 prints.

Also of interest:

Vintage Machinery and Vehicles

Photos of interesting old machinery, vehicles and other equipment found at ghost towns, mines, or elsewhere. Great reference material for modelers!

New Photos Added Aug. 2011

Tonopah Central Nevada Museum

Photos of authentic Old West buildings, including interiors; mining equipment; machinery; and other historic artifacts. A treasure trove of reference photos for modelers!

Tonopah Historical Mining Park

Photos of original, well-preserved mines. Includes both wood and steel headframes, plus complete hoisting machinery and other interior details A treasure trove of reference photos for modelers!

Nevada Trip 2011 - New August 2011

Another adventure full of ghost towns, mines, mining equipment, steam railroads, flash floods, and historic sites!

Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four

Nevada Trip 2010

More ghost towns, mines, mining equipment, steam railroads, wildlife, and historic sites!

Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four

Nevada Trip 2009

Ghost towns, mines, railroads, wildlife, and Ground Zero at a nuclear test site! This was an amazing trip!

Skip to: Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four

Nevada Trip 2008

I shot a lot of great photos of ghost towns and mines during my latest trip! Click the link above for the whole story.

Native Artifacts

Photos of petroglyphs and other Indian artifacts that I’ve encountered on my trips.

Lightning Photos

Beautiful photos of desert thunderstorms, rainbows, and other weather phenomenon.

New Photos Added Aug. 2011

Desert Wildflowers

The desert is a colorful place in the spring!

Desert Wildlife

A few of the critters I’ve encountered.

Updated August 2011. Several new sites added!

Note to modelers:

Many of the structures I’ve photographed would make great additions to your model railroad. It is my hope that these photos can be a useful reference resource.

If you need larger, higher resolution images, just let me know. Also, in many cases I have additional detail photos and alternate viewing angles that have not been posted online.

NEW! Unusual Sites

These are places of interest that are hard to categorize. They aren’t ghost towns or mines, but they may have some historical significance. Or they may simply be strange.

Project Faultless Site, NV

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