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.
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.
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: ZZR700125369
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
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