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Tom's Baby, a crystallized gold nugget

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Call Number	X-60042
Title	Tom's Baby, a crystallized gold nugget
Summary	View of the largest crystallized gold nugget unearthed in Colorado history, it was discovered in 1887 near Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado, by miners Tom Graves and Harry Lytton. The nugget became known as "Tom's Baby" because Graves would carry it around wrapped in a blanket.
Date	[between 1890 and 1900?]
Notes	Formerly F22853.; Title supplied.; R7100600429
Physical Description	1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photographic print ; 14 x 12 cm. (5 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.) on sheet 18 x 13 cm. (7 x 5 in.)
Subject	Summit County (Colo.)--1890-1900. Gold--Colorado--Summit County--1890-1900. Mining--Colorado--Summit County--1890-1900.
Source	Source: Summit County Historical Society.
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Film negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Photograph
Identifier	(OCoLC)40169237
Filename	10060042.TIF