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Hydraulic mining, Virginia City M.T.

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Call NumberWHJ-10196CreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Date1872-1878SummaryView of a hydraulic mining operation in a stream bed in Virginia City, Montana. Shows a hose with a monitor nozzle, sluices, and a flume; water falls from ground level.Physical Description1 photoprint ; 19 x 24 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectVirginia City (Mont.)--19th centuryHydraulic mining--Montana--Virginia City--19th centuryMiners--Montana--Virginia City--19th centuryMining--Montana--Virginia City--19th centuryCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700310196Type of MaterialBlack & white photographsNotesCondition: discolored. Inked on back of photoprint: "Hydraulic mining, Virginia City, Montana 1868-1878," "Jackson # 188."; Title and: "188" hand lettered and reproduced in print. R7003101960

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