A placer mine at Alma in 1880
Dublin Core
Title
A placer mine at Alma in 1880
Rights
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
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 June 24, 2025, https://pclha.cvlcollections.org/items/show/266.