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A placer mine at Alma in 1880

Dublin Core

Title

A placer mine at Alma in 1880

Rights

No Copyright - United States

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)

Collection

Park County Local History Archive Photographic Collection

Tags

mines, mountain towns, old mining town, placer deposits, rural towns, stereograph

Citation

Miller, T. C., “A placer mine at Alma in 1880,” Park County Local History Digital Archive, accessed June 2, 2025, https://pclha.cvlcollections.org/items/show/266.

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https://pclha.cvlcollections.org/oa/items/266/manifest.json

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