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.
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.
Date
[1909-1912]
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.
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Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710012291
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
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