Ed Barrett, a prospector from Wideawake, a small mining district in Gilpin County, Colorado, poses for an informal bust portrait. Barrett wears a wool cap with its flaps up and a leather coat with a wool collar. He wears a corduroy shirt under his coat. He has a gray moustache and whiskers.
Date
[1942?]
Notes
See also "K-12" "K-202" "K-370" "K-371" and "K-372."; Title from inventory prepared by Western History Department, Denver Public Library; words "Kemp #P-123 portrait - old timer Ed Barrett 1942. Ed, a miner and prospector was widely known. He lived near head of Gamble Gulch. Played the fiddle at mining camp dances. Died in Nederland about 1944." penciled on negative envelope.; R7001253698
Description
1 photonegative ; 11 x 8 cm. (4 x 3 in.); 1 photoprint ; 9 x 7 cm. (3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
Subject
Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Wideawake (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Wideawake--1940-1950.; Barrett, Ed.
Rights Statement
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.; Portraits.; Imaged.; Image
