Call NumberZ-15607CreatorLake, Harry H., 1860-1952Date1900-1910SummaryMiners and well dressed men sit or stand in ore cars hitched to an electric locomotive at the Bobtail Mine on Gregory Street in Black Hawk (Gilpin County), Colorado. Young boys stand on either side of the locomotive. The boys wear hats, or caps, and knickers.The mine's stone blacksmith shop, a small wood frame building and a harnessed horse are nearby. The Americus Mine and a tailings pile are on a hill behind the Bobtail Mine.Physical Description1 photographic print on card mount : albumen ; 20 x 26 cm (8 x 10 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectAmericus Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)Blackhawk (Colo.)Bobtail Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)BoysMine railroadsMinersMiningGeographic AreaBlackhawk (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711015607Type of MaterialAlbumen printsCard photographsGroup portraitsPhotographic printsNotesFormerly F33737. Title penciled on verso with: "Americus Mine (on top of hill) where 2 men were drowned in Sleepy Hollow disaster where 12 others drowned."; R7110156074
Lake, Harry H., 1860-1952, Bobtail Tunnel (1900-1910). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 05/03/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1131983
