Men sit on a wooden pressure box at the end of a flume used for hydraulic mining by the U.S. Gold Placers Company, near the San Miguel River in Montrose or San Miguel County, Colorado. A building and tents are in the valley in the distance.
Description
1 photographic print on card mount : albumen ; 18 x 25 cm. (7 x 10 in.)
United States Gold Placers, Ltd.--1880-1890.; Flumes.; Hydraulic mining.; Mining equipment.
Format-Medium
Photograph;
Source
unknown.
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: ZZR711014158
Notes
Formerly attributed to Thomas McKee.; Formerly Mc258; Formerly Z-1401; Penciled on verso: McKee 258.; Title inked on original and reproduced in print.; Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: 1 copy negative ; 20 x 25 cm. (8 x 10 in.); R7110141582
Identifier
(OCoLC)214327397; Mc258; Z1401 DPLW
Filename
11014158.tif
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