The grand opening of the Elks Montezuma Club, Goldfield, Nevada, ca.1900

Photograph of the grand opening of the Elks Montezuma Club, Goldfield, Nevada, ca.1900. The two-story masonry building features arched windows and large arched doorways. The building is decorated with ornaments, flags (including the American flag), ribbons, and large bows. People are gathered around the front entrance (on the corner of the street) where a pianist is playing the piano. Nearby, several people are sitting on wooden chairs situated on a platform. Light bulbs and banners hang across the street to signify the grand opening of the club.; Legible signs include: "Montezuma Club, B.P.O.", "The Red Front, general dealers", "Nye and Ormsby County agency", "Price Slashers [...]", "bank", "this road to Crystal Baths swimming tanks", "Gol[...]ld Drug Co.", "real estate, Title Abstract Company", "National Ice Co.".; "Prominent among the factors which go to make life in the desert mining camp not only bearable but enjoyable, is the social club. Tonopah has it Mizpah Club; Goldfield its Montezuma Club, and Rhyolite now has its Shoshone Club. To the credit of Sam F. Lindsay, county commissioner, miner, businessman and all around substantial citizen, stands the last organization. As president of the organization, he piloted it through its early days, and with the help of the prominent citizens of the camp, planned the beautiful clubhouse as a center of social life. " -- unknown author.这张历史照片拍摄于约1900年，记录了内华达州戈德菲尔德市埃尔克斯蒙特祖马俱乐部（Elks Montezuma Club）的开业庆典现场。该建筑为两层砖石结构，设有拱形窗与大型拱形门洞，外立面装饰有饰物、旗帜（含美国国旗）、缎带与大型蝴蝶结。人群聚集在街角的正门区域，现场有一名钢琴师正在演奏钢琴；附近的临时平台上摆放着木椅，数人正端坐其上。街道上空悬挂着灯泡与横幅，用以烘托俱乐部开业庆典的隆重氛围。现场可见多块清晰可辨的英文招牌，文字内容包括："Montezuma Club, B.P.O."、"The Red Front, general dealers"、"Nye and Ormsby County agency"、"Price Slashers [...]"、"bank"、"this road to Crystal Baths swimming tanks"、"Gol[...]ld Drug Co."、"real estate, Title Abstract Company"以及"National Ice Co."。文中写道："让沙漠采矿营地的生活不仅得以维系，更能充满乐趣的关键因素之一，便是社交俱乐部。托诺帕拥有米兹帕俱乐部（Mizpah Club），戈德菲尔德拥有蒙特祖马俱乐部，而莱利托（Rhyolite）如今也有了肖肖尼俱乐部（Shoshone Club）。山姆·F·林赛（Sam F. Lindsay）身为县专员、矿工、商人兼务实的全方位公民，促成了这最后一家俱乐部的成立。作为该组织的主席，他带领俱乐部度过了初创阶段，并在营地知名市民的协助下，打造了这座精美会所，作为当地社交生活的核心场所。"——作者不详。