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Slide mine, Gold Hill, Colo.

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Call NumberX-61545CreatorTangen, Ed, 1873-1951Datecirca 1890SummaryView of the first Slide mill on the south side of Left Hand Canyon, Boulder County, Colorado. It is perched on the side of a steep hill with a large tailings pile above it and to the side. In the 1930s, the sixty foot timber wall of the mine's tailings pond collapsed, dumping tons of material into Left Hand Creek.Physical Description1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 in.)SubjectTailings embankments--Colorado--Boulder CountyBoulder County (Colo.)Left Hand Canyon (Colo.)Mills--Colorado--Boulder CountyMining--Colorado--Boulder CountyGeographic AreaBoulder County (Colo.)Related MaterialImage File: ZZR710061545Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsNotesFormerly F39582. Stamped on back of print: "Photographed by David L. Jarrett (copy)"; Title hand-written on back of print. R7100615458

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