Call NumberZ-1980CreatorThomas, A. M.Date1895SummaryMen and boys stand or sit beside a horse-drawn buggy and a log cabin, possibly the home of John H. Kemp, in Eldora (Eldorado) in the Grand Island Mining District of Boulder County, Colorado. Men beside a wooden fence are identified left to right as: "John H. Kemp, discoverer of the Placer, Olaf J. Olesen, contractor and builder, John A. Gilfillan, locator of the Clara Mine, unknown, [?] Yockey, unknown, Henry Lucia, [?] Yockey, Clarence Rogers, Marion Rogers, J.K. McGinnis, [?] Sims." Miners wear jackets or shirts with suspenders, trousers, and caps or hats with curled brims. Boys sit on the ground near dogs and wear knit caps, suspenders or jackets, and boots. The log cabin has a gabled roof and a front porch.Physical Description1 photographic print on mat board ; 26 x 31 cm (10 x 12 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectHappy Valley Placer Company (Colo.)Eldora (Colo.)Boys--Colorado--EldoraCarriages and carts--Colorado--EldoraHydraulic mining--Colorado--EldoraLog cabins--Colorado--EldoraMiners--Colorado--EldoraMining--Colorado--EldoraGeographic AreaEldora (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711001980Type of MaterialGroup portraitsPhotographic printsNotesLabel on verso identifies men. Penciled on verso: "Fall of '95."; Photographer's stamp on mat board, and typed on label on verso. Title typed and labeled on verso. R7110019808
Thomas, A. M., Headquarters of the Happy Valley Placer Company, Eldorado camp (1895). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 14/04/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1104653
