A group of miners stands in a cage inside a mine, possibly the Saratoga Mine in Russell Gulch near Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado, probably in the 1880s or 1890s. Cages such as this replaced bucket hoists by the 1880s in many mines, and hemp cables had been replaced by steel cables.
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 12 x 9 cm. (4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint ; 12 x 17 cm. (4 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.)
Subject
Mine hoisting--Colorado--Colorado--Central City--1880- 1900; Central City (Colo.)--19th century; Gilpin County (Colo.)--19th century; Hoisting machinery--19th century; Miners--Colorado--Central City--19th century; Mining--Colorado--Central City--19th century
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: ZZR700125418
Notes
Title from inventory prepared by Western History Department, Denver Public Library; words "Shaft house interior believed to be Saratoga Mine in Russell Gulch during 1880's. The solum faced occupants standing in the skip at the shaft collar are unidentified as is the topman at left. George W. Barrett was then mine manager. Photographer unknown Kemp collection" written on paper stuck to back of print; image is a copy of an earlier photograph taken by an unknown photographer.; R7001254181
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