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Griffin Memorial, Silver Plume Mountain

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Call Number	AUR-966
Title	Griffin Memorial, Silver Plume Mountain
Creator(s)	Noel, Thomas J. (Thomas Jacob)
Summary	View of the Griffin Memorial on Silver Plume Mountain near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The monument marks the grave of Clifford Griffin, the co-owner of the Seven-Thirty Mine. On June 19, 1887 Griffin committed suicide and shot himself in a grave he had dug. His brother, Heneage Griffin, erected this monument. The monument reads, "Clifford Griffin Son of Alfred Griffin ESQ, of Brand Hall, Shropshire, England Born July 2, 1847. Died June 19, 1887. And in Consideration of His Own Request Buried Near This Spot."
Date	2010
Notes	Title and content derived from inventory prepared by Kathleen Barlow.; Scanned image from loaned collection.; R7001519662; Digitization sponsored by the Kenneth King Foundation.
Physical Description	1 slide: color.
Is Part Of	Tom Noel photograph collection. Tom Noel photograph collection, notebook Clear Creek.
Subject	Griffin, Clifford, 1847-1887--Monuments--2010-2020. Silver Plume (Colo.)--2010-2020. Monuments & memorials. Obelisks. Griffin, Clifford, 1847-1887--Monuments--Pictorial works. Monuments--Colorado--Silver Plume--Pictorial works. Obelisks--Colorado--Silver Plume--Pictorial works. Silver Plume (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
Source	Source: loan, Tom Noel, 2010.
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Color slides.; Slides--Color.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Photograph

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