Headquarters of the Happy Valley Placer Company, Eldorado camp
Creator
Thomas, A. M., photographer.
Date
1895
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.
Description
1 photographic print on mat board ; 26 x 31 cm. (10 x 12 in.)
Subject
Happy Valley Placer Company (Colo.); Eldora (Colo.); Boys--Colorado--Eldora; Carriages and carts--Colorado--Eldora; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Eldora; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora; Miners--Colorado--Eldora; Mining--Colorado--Eldora
Geographic Area
Eldora (Colo.)
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: ZZR711001980
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
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