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Funeral of the victims of the Sleepy Hollow Mine disaster, Central City, Colorado

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Call NumberX-60001Date1895SummaryBuggies and people form a funeral procession on Pine Street, Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado, honoring 14 gold miners drowned in the Sleepy Hollow and Americus Mine flood. Children wear white; a horse-drawn hearse is at the door of St. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church.Physical Description1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint on mat board ; 24 x 19 cm (9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectAmericus Mine (Central City, Colo.)--DisastersSleepy Hollow Mine (Central City, Colo.)--DisastersSt. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church (Central City, Colo.)Catholic churches--Colorado--Central CityFuneral processions--Colorado--Central CityGold mining--Colorado--Central CityMine accidents--Colorado--Central CityMining--Colorado--Central CityGeographic AreaCentral City (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage file: ZZR710060001Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsNotesFormerly F1020. Title hand-written on back of matboard. R7100600013

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Funeral of the victims of the Sleepy Hollow Mine disaster, Central City, Colorado