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Denver Public Library
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Illinois gulch (?)
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Call Number
X-61768
Creator
Cable, Rufus E.
Summary
A group of miners with shovels and pitch forks work on a system of sluices possibly in Illinois Gulch, Gilpin County, Colorado. Shows cabins, tents, sign on a business reads: "Star & Johnson, Sterling Industry Wholesale Dealers."
Physical Description
1 photoprint : ambrotype ; 11 x 14 cm (4 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint ; 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 in.)
Born-Digital or Analog
Analog
Subject
Sluices--Colorado--Gilpin County--19th century
Gilpin County (Colo.)--19th century
Gold mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--19th century
Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--19th century
Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--19th century
Geographic Area
Gilpin County (Colo.)
Collection
Photographs - Western History
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710061768
Type of Material
Ambrotypes
Photographic prints
Notes
Formerly F11567. Title and "In "Colorado On Glass", Mangen says photographer is Rufus E. Cable" hand-written on back of print. R7100617688
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
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Denver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]
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Cable, Rufus E.,
Illinois gulch (?)
. Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 07/02/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1070782