View of a steam shovel strip mining iron ore and dumping it into railroad cars, Sunrise, Wyoming.
Description
1 photonegative : nitrate ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint ; 12 x 14 cm. (4 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Subject
Sunshine (Wyo.)--1910-1930; Iron mining--Wyoming--Sunrise--1910-1930; Mining--Wyoming--Sunrise--1910-1930; Steam shovels--Wyoming--Sunrise--1910-1930; Strip mining--Wyoming--Sunrise--1910-1930.
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710062676
Notes
Formerly F204.; Title hand-written on back of print, with: "...an early practice which was discontinued a few years ago. The ore is now mined underground.; R7100626768
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