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A core of solid statuary marble 11 ft long, 2 3/4 in diameter, taken by diamond drill from a depth...

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A core of solid statuary marble 11 ft long, 2 3/4 in diameter, taken by diamond drill from a depth of 235 ft below the surface, showing the vastness of the deposit Quarries at Marble, Colo.

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Call Number	X-12291
Title	A core of solid statuary marble 11 ft long, 2 3/4 in diameter, taken by diamond drill from a depth of 235 ft below the surface, showing the vastness of the deposit Quarries at Marble, Colo.
Summary	Colonel Channing Meek, President and founder of Colorado Yule Marble Company, poses in Marble (Gunnison County), Colorado, with an 11 foot core of white stone. He wears a suit, bow tie and gold chain, and a Cocker Spaniel runs by his foot. A wooden drum is to the side; a frame building in the background has a sign: "No Admittance Apply at Office No Smoking." Stacks of sheet marble and a keg are by the door.
Date	[between 1909 and 1912]
Notes	Penciled on back of photoprint: "323. P600 Q1 - 1 cop."; Title stamped on back of photoprint. Additional stamp reads: "F. A. Wadleigh, 318 Equitable Bldg., Denver, Colo." additional information provided by user: identification and "Marble per cubic foot weighs 170 pounds with the 2.75 inch x 11 foot core weighing approximately 73 pounds. Date: 1909 to August 1912. Begin date based on mill site appearance. Ending date is Channing Meek died August 1912 from injuries jumping from a runaway electric train coming down from the quarry." [Chuck Moore] ; R7100122918
Physical Description	1 photoprint ; 24 x 15 cm. (9 1/2 x 6 in.)
Subject	Quarries and quarrying--Colorado--Marble. Marble (Colo.). Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble. Colorado Yule Marble Company. Meek, Channing.
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Relation	Image File: ZZR710012291
Format-Medium	Photograph
Filename	10012291.tif

A core of solid statuary marble 11 ft long, 2 3/4 in diameter, taken by diamond drill from a depth of 235 ft below the surface, showing the vastness of the deposit Quarries at Marble, Colo.

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