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Funeral of the victims of the Sleepy Hollow Mine disaster, Central City, Colorado

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Call Number	X-60001
Title	Funeral of the victims of the Sleepy Hollow Mine disaster, Central City, Colorado
Summary	Buggies and people form a funeral procession on Pine Street, Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado, honoring 14 gold miners drowned in the Sleepy Hollow and Americus Mine flood. Children wear white; a horse-drawn hearse is at the door of St. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church.
Date	1895
Notes	Formerly F1020.; Title hand-written on back of matboard.; R7100600013
Physical Description	1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint on mat board ; 24 x 19 cm. (9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
Subject	Americus Mine (Central City, Colo.)--Disasters--1890-1900. Sleepy Hollow Mine (Central City, Colo.)--Disasters--1890-1900. St. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church (Central City, Colo.)--1890-1900. Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900. Catholic churches--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900. Funeral processions--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900. Gold mining--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900. Mine accidents--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900. Mining--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
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	Film negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Photograph
Identifier	F1020 DPLW
Filename	10060001.TIF