Call NumberX-60021Date1860-1870SummaryInterior view of a mine assay laboratory in Leadville, Colorado; shows furnaces, a cabinet balance-scale, ore samples, and a man working with tongs.Physical Description1 photoprint (postcard) ; 9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectAssaying--Colorado--Leadville--19th centuryLeadville (Colo.)--19th centuryGold--Colorado--Leadville--19th centuryMining--Colorado--Leadville--19th centuryGeographic AreaLeadville (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage file: ZZR710060021Type of MaterialPostcardsNotesScanned postcard dated between 1920 and 1930. Title and: "Post cards of quality - the Albertype Co. Brooklyn, N. Y." printed on back of postcard; at head of title: "98."; R7100600217
Assaying precious metals in Leadville, Colo., $3,723 in two gold bricks on scale pan (1860-1870). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 17/11/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1052254
