The remains of the Ophir Mine stand in the foreground on Quartz Hill in a view looking toward Nevadaville, a mining town in Gilpin County, Colorado. A large wood hoist is in the right foreground. Several buildings remain standing in the town, including a church in the left background. Several piles of tailings stand on the hill in the right background. A ridge of mountains is in the distance.
Date
[between 1935 and 1950?]
Notes
Title from back of print owned by Western History Department, Denver Public Library; image previously identified as "K-119"; words "Remains of Nevadaville from Ophir Mine on Quartz Hill 1937 - Kemp photo" penciled on back of smaller print; words "Nevadaville - ca. 1940. Ruins of Ophir shafthouse foreground. Looking northwest from Quartz Hill DC Kemp photo." penciled on back of larger print.; R7001254288
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 8 x 10 cm. (3 x 3 3/4 in.); 1 photoprint ; 17 x 22 cm. (6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint ; 20 x 25 cm. (7 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.)
