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Gregory Gulch 1947

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Call NumberK-293CreatorKemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975Datecirca 1947SummaryMines and piles of mine tailings dot the hillsides surrounding Gregory Gulch in Gilpin County, Colorado. The gulch is named after John H. Gregory, who first discovered gold in Colorado in 1859. A dirt road intersects two wider dirt roads that run parallel from the foreground into the background at the base of a hill. Several houses stand along the dirt roads. A large stone building that is missing its roof stands in the midground.Physical Description1 photonegative |10 x 12 cm (3 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)SubjectMountain roads--Colorado--Gilpin CountyGilpin County (Colo.)Canyons--Colorado--Gilpin CountyMining--Colorado--Gilpin CountyRuins--Colorado--Gilpin CountyStone buildings--Colorado--Gilpin CountyTailings (Metallurgy)--Colorado--Gilpin CountyGeographic AreaGilpin County (Colo.)Type of MaterialFilm negativesBlack & white photographsNotesTitle from inventory prepared by Western History Department, Denver Public Library|words "Gregory Gulch looking west from point of Bates Hill, 1947 Kemp #C-52" penciled on negative envelope. R7001252935

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