Cowboy Vein Gilsonite Mine Bandanna, Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
Creator
McClure, Louis Charles, 1867-1957
Date
[1915?]
Summary
View of the Cowboy Vein of a Gilsonite Mine, Bandanna Camp, west of Craig, Colorado; piles of Gilsonite (trademark name for uintaite, a black lustrous asphalt) surround a mine shaft; a miner in overalls stands under a scaffolding with pulley system; draft horse at left; wood and stone dwellings in background.
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 8 x 10 cm. (3 1/4 x 3 3/4 in.); 1 photonegative : glass ; 21 x 26 cm. (8 x 10 in.); 2 photoprints ; 19 x 24 cm. (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
Is Part Of
WH2300. Louis Charles McClure papers, 1898-1943.; WH2300. Louis Charles McClure papers, 1898-1943, album XI.
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Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR700072193
Notes
Copy negative made from vintage photographic print.; Glass plate is masked with reddish-brown paint and black paper.; Title and signature hand-lettered on glass plate.; Vintage photographic prints.; R7000721931
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