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Gregory Gulch, Central City, Colorado

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Call NumberL-346CreatorLake, Harry H., 1860-1952Date1910-1920Summarymines. In the right foreground, the building with a band of arches on its facade was the grocery and provisions store owned by Fred Kruse and founded by Belden & Company during the area's mining heyday.; Two dirt roads intersect in the foreground of This view of Gregory Gulch in Gilpin County, Colorado. The gulch was named after John H. Gregory, who first discovered gold in Colorado in 1859. The cut in the hillside shows the vein Gregory followed in search of gold. A large pile of tailings stands on the hill above the cut. Additional mine shafthouses, including the Cook Mine, dot Bobtail Hill in the left background. Houses stand along the dirt road leading up to thePhysical Description1 copy photonegative ; 6 x 8 cm (2 1/2 x 3 in.); 1 photonegative : nitrate ; 9 x 11 cm (3 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 15 x 19 cm (5 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.)SubjectMine buildings--Colorado--Gilpin CountyRoads, Earth--Colorado--Gilpin CountyTailings (Metallurgy)--Colorado--Gilpin CountyGilpin County (Colo.)Gold mining--Colorado--Gilpin CountyGrocery stores--Colorado--Gilpin CountyHouses--Colorado--Gilpin CountyGeographic AreaGilpin County (Colo.)Related MaterialImage File: ZZR700120346Type of MaterialFilm negativesBlack & white photographsNitrate negativesBlack & white photographsPhotographic printsNotesTitle supplied by cataloger. R7001203465

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