Call NumberZ-14551Date1900-1910SummaryStudio portrait of James A. Payne, a mine owner and gold miner in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. He wears a slouch hat with a silk hat band, a dark jacket, vest and necktie. He has a full gray beard with a long waxed mustache.Physical Description1 photomechanical print : halftone ; 9 x 6 cm (3 1/2 x 2 in.) mounted on card stock 10 x 17 (4 x 6 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectBeardsGold minersHatsMustachesOlder peoplePayne, James A., b. ca. 1839Idaho Springs (Colo.)Geographic AreaIdaho Springs (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711014551Type of MaterialHalftone photomechanical printsPortrait photographsDigital Version Created FromWH353. J. S. Randall, Georgetown biography file; WH353. J. S. Randall, Georgetown Courier photograph collectionOriginal Material Found in CollectionWH353. J. S. Randall papersNotesNewspaper clipping reads: "James A. Payne, of Idaho Springs, Colo., after whom the Payne's Bar Mining District was named. Mr. Payne, several years ago, sluiced the last few thousand dollars' worth of gold as a final clear-up of Jackson's Diggings. His cabin is located within 200 feet of the spot where Jackson made his discovery, Jan. 7, 1859."; Title from newspaper clipping mounted with image on card stock. R7110145510Languageeng
