View of (probably) a Public Works Administration hydraulic gold placer mining class, in Denver, Colorado; shows crowds of people panning in the South Platte River, houses, and cars.
Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1930-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Mining...
View of (probably) a Public Works Administration hydraulic gold placer mining class, in Denver, Colorado; shows crowds of people panning in the South Platte River, a water tower, and cars.
Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1930-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Miners--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
View of (probably) a Public Works Administration hydraulic gold placer mining class, in Denver, Colorado; shows crowds of people with pans in the South Platte River, houses, and cars.
Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1930-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Miners--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
View of a Public Works Administration hydraulic gold mining class, in Denver, Colorado; shows men with a rocker sluice and gold pans. One wears high boots, another smokes a cigarette.
United States. Public Works Administration.--1930-1940.; Sluices--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
View of a Public Works Administration hydraulic gold mining class, in Denver, Colorado; shows men with a rocker sluice and gold pans. One wears high boots and uses a shovel.
United States. Public Works Administration.--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Miners--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Mining...
Women operate a hydraulic gold placer mining rocker box, in a Public Works Administration class, in Denver, Colorado. One wears a big hat and pours from a bucket; gold pans are on the ground, and cars are nearby.
United States. Public Works Administration.--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
View of a Public Works Administration hydraulic placer mining class by the Platte River, Denver, Colorado; shows men and boys with rocker sluices and gold pans. A bridge spans the river.
United States. Public Works Administration.--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Miners--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Mining...
Men pan or dig for gold in the water, Denver County, Colorado, at (possibly) a hydraulic placer mining class; cars and adobe houses are in the background.
View shows W. P. A. students learning the art of placer mining by using a rocker on the banks of an unidentified stream, Denver, Colorado. A rocker consists of a screen box on top draining to a larger box below which is inlaid with riffles to catch...
United States. Works Progress Administration of Colorado.--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
View of a Public Works Administration hydraulic gold placer mining class, in Denver, Colorado; shows crowds of people panning in the Platte River, water towers, and cars.
United States. Public Works Administration.--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Miners--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
Portrait of a gold miner standing in the South Platte River, Denver, Colorado; he wears hip waders, bib overalls, and a duster hat. He holds a bottle of (probably) gold from hydraulic placer mining.
Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Miners--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
Old mining cable hoists, boilers and scrap metal sit in a lot at 11th and Wazee streets in Denver, Colorado. In the background are downtown Denver businesses including the Mountain States Telephone Company building.
Men crowd Civic Center amphitheater in Denver, Colorado, at a Mining Institute contest. Miners on wooden platforms swing hammers; loudspeakers are in the foreground.
Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Contests--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
People crowd Civic Center amphitheater in Denver, Colorado, at a Mining Institute contest. Miners on wooden platforms swing hammers; loudspeakers top a van with letters: "R. C. Mulnix Sound Systems Sales Rental Service Remler." Windows enclose the...
Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Contests--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
Men crowd Civic Center amphitheater in Denver, Colorado, at a Mining Institute contest. Miners on a wooden platform swing hammers; loudspeakers top a van with letters: "R. C. Mulnix Sound Systems." Spectators watch from the colonnade.
Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Contests--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
Fred C. Dopp, a hard-rock miner, drives a spike into a block of stone at a Mining Institute contest at the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors in Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado. Men in fedoras and topcoats are on the steps.
Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Amphitheaters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Contests--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
View of the Western Feldspar Milling Company yard in Denver County, Colorado; shows mining ore processing sheds, tailing piles, wheelbarrows, and a man by a tractor.