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A core of solid statuary marble 11 ft long, 2 3/4 in diameter, taken by diamond drill from a depth of 235 ft below the surface, showing the vastness of the deposit Quarries at Marble, Colo.

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Call Number	X-12291
Title	A core of solid statuary marble 11 ft long, 2 3/4 in diameter, taken by diamond drill from a depth of 235 ft below the surface, showing the vastness of the deposit Quarries at Marble, Colo.
Summary	In Marble, Gunnison County, Colorado, at the Colorado-Yule Marble Comapany, a man poses with an 11 foot core of white stone. He wears a suit, bow tie and gold chain, and a Cocker Spaniel runs by his foot. A wooden drum is to the side; a frame building in the background has a sign: "No Admittance Apply at Office No Smoking." Stacks of sheet marble and a keg are by the door.
Date	[between 1910 and 1920?]
Notes	Penciled on back of photoprint: "323. P600 Q1 - 1 cop."; Title stamped on back of photoprint. Additional stamp reads: "F. A. Wadleigh, 318 Equitable Bldg., Denver, Colo."; R7100122918
Physical Description	1 photoprint ; 24 x 15 cm. (9 1/2 x 6 in.)
Subject	Quarries and quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920. Marble (Colo.)--1910-1920. Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920. Colorado Yule Marble Company.
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	Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Photograph
Filename	10012291.tif