Call NumberZ-1231CreatorMcKee, Thomas M., 1854-1939Date1897 Sep. 8SummaryNine men and one boy of probably the Cottonwood Placer Company stand and sit in front of a building and hold weapons in Pinon (Montrose County), Colorado. Weapons include: a Sharp's double barrel shotgun, a Winchester M1873 carbine, and a Winchester M1876 rifle. A sign with the gold amalgam above it reads: "500 lb Amalgam Cotton Wood Placer." Shows axes, pickaxes, and a gold washing pan.Physical Description1 negative : glass ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.); 1 photographic print ; 12 x 16 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.) mounted on album page 32 x 39 cm (12 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCottonwood Placer Company--PeoplePinon (Montrose County, Colo.)Buildings--Colorado--PinonGold mining--Colorado--PinonGold--Colorado--PinonGuards--Colorado--PinonMining--Colorado--PinonCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711001231Type of MaterialGlass negativesPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Album 103. Thomas M. McKee albumNotesFormerly Mc68. Number: "Mc68" inked on plate. Photographic print in C Photo Album 103, the Thomas McKee photo album. Title from Thomas McKee photo album. R7110012319DonorT.J. McKee
McKee, Thomas M., 1854-1939, Guarding 500 lbs of amalgam, Cottonwood Placers (1897 Sep. 8). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 10/02/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1092989
