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Call Number	K-418
Title	Central City. Saratoga Mine (C-46)
Creator(s)	Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975.
Summary	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 Cages such as this replaced bucket hoists by the 1880s in many mines, and hemp cables had been replaced by steel cables.
Date	[between 1935 and 1950?]
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
Physical 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.)--1880-1900. Gilpin County (Colo.)--1880-1900. Hoisting machinery--1880-1900. Miners--Colorado--Central City--1880-1900. Mining--Colorado--Central City--1880-1900.
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
Filename	00125418.tif

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