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Hydraulic, gold mining, Alder Gulch near Virginia City

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Call NumberWHJ-10236Alternate TitleWilliam Henry Jackson folio IV, print 21CreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Date1871SummaryMiners monitor the flow of water through hoses and sluice boxes in Alder Gulch, Madison County, Montana. Water from the top of the gulch and from a monitor nozzle erodes the soil of the hill.Physical Description1 photographic print : albumen ; 18 x 22 cm (7 x 9 in.) mounted on mat board 28 x 36 cm (11 x 14 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectAlder Gulch (Mont.)--19th centuryMadison County (Mont.)--19th centuryExpeditions & surveys--Montana--Madison County--19th centuryHydraulic Mining--Montana--Madison County--19th centuryMiners (Mont.)--Montana--Madison County--19th centuryMining--Montana--Madison County--19th centuryGeological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700310236Type of MaterialAlbumen printsPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionW. H. Jackson folio [Hayden Survey].NotesCondition: print discolored, mat board soiled. Formerly Jackson 188; Number: "188" hand-lettered on negative reproduced in print. Number: "188" penciled on mat board. Printed on mat board: "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" with decorative lettering. Title printed on mat board. R7003102364

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