Headquarters of the Happy Valley Placer Company, Eldorado camp
Creator(s)
Thomas, A. M., photographer.
Summary
Men and boys stand or sit beside a horse-drawn buggy and a log cabin, possibly the home of John H. Kemp, in Eldora (Eldorado) in the Grand Island Mining District of Boulder County, Colorado. Men beside a wooden fence are identified left to right as: "John H. Kemp, discoverer of the Placer, Olaf J. Olesen, contractor and builder, John A. Gilfillan, locator of the Clara Mine, unknown, [?] Yockey, unknown, Henry Lucia, [?] Yockey, Clarence Rogers, Marion Rogers, J.K. McGinnis, [?] Sims." Miners wear jackets or shirts with suspenders, trousers, and caps or hats with curled brims. Boys sit on the ground near dogs and wear knit caps, suspenders or jackets, and boots. The log cabin has a gabled roof and a front porch.
Date
1895
Notes
Label on verso identifies men.; Penciled on verso: "Fall of '95."; Photographer's stamp on mat board, and typed on label on verso.; Title typed and labeled on verso.; R7110019808
Physical Description
1 photographic print on mat board ; 26 x 31 cm. (10 x 12 in.)
Subject
Happy Valley Placer Company (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
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
Group portraits.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
