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Denver Public Library
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Big Chief Mill Empire
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Call Number
X-22285
Creator
Martin, Alex (Alexander), 1841-1929
Date
1880-1890
Summary
Miners and their families pose on the elevated tramway at the Empire Mill near Empire (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Stacks of timber are by nearby buildings.
Physical Description
1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint on cabinet card ; 11 x 17 cm (4 1/2 x 7 in.)
Born-Digital or Analog
Analog
Subject
Big Chief Mill (Empire, Colo.)--19th century
Empire (Colo.)--19th century
Mine railroads--Colorado--Empire--19th century
Miners--Colorado--Empire--19th century
Mining--Colorado--Empire--19th century
Ore industry--Colorado--Empire--19th century
Collection
Photographs - Western History
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710022285
Type of Material
Cabinet photographs
Film negatives
Photographic prints
Black & white photographs
Notes
Condition: print shows damage from negative. Formerly F47796. Historical information and "Robt. M. Davis, Publisher Denver, Colo. Wholesale and Retail" printed on back of cabinet card. Title from etching in print. R7100222857
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Denver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]
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Martin, Alex (Alexander), 1841-1929,
Big Chief Mill Empire
(1880-1890). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 10/03/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1063348