Miners from the Cottonwood Placer Company use a monitor nozzle to hydraulically mine ore in Montrose County, Colorado. The San Miguel River is in the distance.
Date
1897 July 21
Notes
Condition: Emulsion missing.; Formerly Mc21.; Number: "Mc21" inked on glass negative.; Photographic print in C Photo Album 103, the Thomas McKee photo album.; Title from Thomas McKee photo album.; R7110011818
Physical Description
1 negative : glass ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.); 1 photographic print ; 12 x 17 cm. (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.) mounted on album page 32 x 39 cm. (12 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.)
Is Part Of
C Photo Album 103. Thomas M. McKee Album.
Subject
Cottonwood Placer Company--People--1890-1900.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; San Miguel River (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.
Source
Source: T.J. McKee.
Rights
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
