Men stand or sit and pose beside the Gold King Mine in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Men have moustaches and beards and wear hats, vests and jackets. A man with a pipe reclines in a wheelbarrow. A man holds a wheelbarrow and poses beside a wood and mesh ore separator. A sledgehammer is on the ground, and the timber mine entrance reads "Keep Out". Piles of rocks and probably tailings are on the ground and on a hillside.
Description
1 transparency : glass ; 9 x 10 cm. (3 1/2 x 4 in.)
Type of Material
Lantern slides.; Imaged.; Image
Subject
Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR700310408
Notes
"Detroit Publishing Company" labeled on transparency.; "Newton Free Library" stamped on label on transparency.; Attribution stamped on transparency.; Condition: scratched.; Title and numbers "02530" and "33" inked on label on transparency.; Title inked on label on transparency.; R7003104081
Filename
00310408.TIF
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