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Alma, Colo. placer mining
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Call Number
X-60105
Date
1885
Summary
Miners work inside a gold placer mine pit with a hydraulic nozzle (monitor) and a crane, Summit County, Colorado.
Physical Description
1 photonegative: glass ; 8 x 10 cm (3 1/2 x 4 in.); 1 photoprint ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)
Born-Digital or Analog
Analog
Subject
Alma (Colo.)--19th century
Gold mining--Colorado--Alma--19th century
Hydraulic Mining--Colorado--Alma--19th century
Mining--Colorado--Alma--19th century
Collection
Photographs - Western History
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710060105
Type of Material
Glass negatives
Photographic prints
Notes
Formerly M1596. Hand-written on back of print: "Placer mining about 1885 near Alma, Colorado."; Title hand-written on negative. R7100601051
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Denver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]
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Alma, Colo. placer mining
(1885). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 18/11/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1056641