A placer mine at Alma in 1880

Item

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Dublin Core

Title

A placer mine at Alma in 1880

Subject

Placer mining; Mines and mineral resources; Miners

Description

Looking westerly across the South Platte River toward central Alma. Large, dark building at right of center was the Boston & Colorado Smelter (Closed latter 1877; dismantled circa 1909-1910). Slag pile around side & end of smelter.

Source: South Park Historical Foundation, 2005

Type

Image

Creator

Miller, T. C.

Is Part Of

Park County Local History Archive Photographic Collection

Identifier

ph002177

Format

Image/jpeg

Relation

Park County Local History Archives

Source

Stereoscopic photographs; Park County Local History Archive Photographic Collection; Alma folder; no. 2177

Date

1880-06

Coverage

Colorado (state); Park (county); Alma (Inhabited place)

Citation

Miller, T. C., “A placer mine at Alma in 1880,” Park County Local History Digital Archive, accessed February 4, 2025, https://pclha.cvlcollections.org/items/show/266.

Geolocation

IIIF Manifest