Call NumberL-329CreatorLake, Harry H., 1860-1952Date1899-1913SummaryA young boy wearing knickers and a cap stands next to a bend in the track of the Gilpin Tramway near Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. The two-foot, narrow-gauge tramway was used to haul ore from the mines in the Central City area down the hill to Blackhawk, where they were transferred to the Colorado Central Railroad. A wood fence stands in the background at the base of a pile of tailings from a mine shafthouse. The Gold Collar Mine and Milling Company complex is |in the distance below another mine shafthouse on the hill. Snow covers the ground where the boy stands with his hands in his pockets.Physical Description1 copy photonegative |7 x 9 cm (2 3/4 x 3 1/4 in.)|1 photonegative : nitrate |10 x 12 cm (3 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.)|1 photoprint |17 x 20 cm (6 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.)SubjectMine buildings--Colorado--Gilpin CountyTailings (Metallurgy)--Colorado--Gilpin CountyGilpin County (Colo.)Boys--Colorado--Gilpin CountyMine railroads--Colorado--Gilpin CountyGilpin Tramway Company.Geographic AreaGilpin County (Colo.)Related MaterialImage File: ZZR700120329Type of MaterialFilm negativesNitrate negativesPhotographic printsNotesTitle supplied by cataloger. R7001203295
Lake, Harry H., 1860-1952, Gilpin tramway (1899-1913). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 26/04/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1120908
