View of the Portland, Bobtail, and Black Diamond mines in the Cripple Creek Mining District, Victor, Teller County, Colorado. A large mound of mine dumps and tailing stands next to the slant roofed metal building of the Black Diamond mine. Three wooden trestle rail bridges stand between the Portland and Black Diamond mines. Various utility buildings stand between the Portland mine and a mine building that is under construction, including a building which reads "warehouse." The Bobtail mine stands behind a mound of tailings, uphill from two smaller buildings with gable roofs and metal stovepipes. One roof reads "-.G.M.Co [of]fice."
Date
[between 1892 and 1910?]
Notes
Condition: emulsion pitted and deteriorating on glass negative.; Etched on glass negative: "4".; Title inked on back of print.; Vintage photographic print.; R7001705093
Description
1 photonegative : glass ; 21 x 26 cm. (8 x 10 in.); 1 photoprint ; 19 x 24 cm. (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
Is Part Of
C Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.
Subject
Spoil banks--Colorado--Victor--1890-1910.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1890-1910.
Source
Source: Poley.
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
