Interior view of the Colorado Yule Marble quarry four miles south of Marble (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows the outlines of blocks of marble waiting to be cut from the walls of the mountain. Abandoned equipment litters the floor.
Date
[between 1922 and 1941]
Notes
Formerly F15961.; Title supplied. Additional information provided by user: "The photo has the same look as a series of photos in the Marble museum collection not long before quarrying started in 1922 so the quarry has not reached the 1941 shutdown." [Chuck Moore] ; R7100618935
Description
1 photonegative : glass ; 26 x 21 cm. (10 x 8 in.); 1 photoprint ; 18 x 13 cm. (7 x 5 in.)
Subject
Marble (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Yule Quarry (Gunnison County, Colo.)--1920-1950.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1920-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Marble--1920-1950.
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
