Call NumberL-56CreatorLake, Harry H., 1860-1952Date1899-1910SummaryThe tailings from a mine spill down the hillside adjacent to Castle Rock near Blackhawk, Colorado. Railroad tracks wind around the bottom of the hillside in the foreground. A large ranch, possibly that of the Gundy family (a Gilpin County pioneer family) stands in Quartz Valley in the background.Physical Description1 photonegative : glass ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 20 x 25 cm (7 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectBlackhawk (Colo.)Quartz Valley (Colo.)Mining--Colorado--Gilpin CountyRanches--Colorado--Gilpin CountyGeographic AreaBlackhawk (Colo.)Related MaterialImage File: ZZR700120056Type of MaterialGlass negativesPhotographic printsNotesTitle from inventory prepared by Western History Department, Denver Public Library. Words "Castle Rock - looking west toward Quartz Valley - near Black Hawk. Photo by H.H. Lake, Central City - 1899" penciled on back of print. R7001200564Languageeng
Lake, Harry H., 1860-1952, Castle Rock, Colo. (1899-1910). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 14/07/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1116257
