Rawhide Nevada Grutt-Balloon Hill M&L Co Mine Ore Miners 1909 Real Photo Postcard

The Grutt-Balloon Hill Mining and Leasing Company operated in the Tonopah Mining District of Nevada, a pivotal silver and gold rush area in the early 20th century. Discovered in 1900, Tonopah quickly became one of America's last great bonanza camps, drawing thousands of prospectors and significant capital investment. The postcard depicts a typical headframe structure, essential for hoisting ore and miners from underground shafts, characteristic of the intensive hard-rock mining operations that defined the region's prosperity.