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Call Number	Z-1231
Title	Guarding 500 lbs of amalgam, Cottonwood Placers
Creator(s)	McKee, Thomas Michael, 1854-1939.
Summary	Nine men and one boy of probably the Cottonwood Placer Company stand and sit in front of a building and hold weapons in Pinon (Montrose County), Colorado. Weapons include: a Sharp's double barrel shotgun, a Winchester M1873 carbine, and a Winchester M1876 rifle. A sign with the gold amalgam above it reads: "500 lb Amalgam Cotton Wood Placer." Shows axes, pickaxes, and a gold washing pan.
Date	1897 Sep. 8
Notes	Formerly Mc68.; Number: "Mc68" inked on plate.; Photographic print in C Photo Album 103, the Thomas McKee photo album.; Title from Thomas McKee photo album.; R7110012319
Physical Description	1 negative : glass ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.); 1 photographic print ; 12 x 16 cm. (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.) mounted on album page 32 x 39 cm. (12 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.)
Is Part Of	C Photo Album 103. Thomas M. McKee Album.
Subject	Cottonwood Placer Company--People--1890-1900. Pinon (Montrose County, Colo.)--1890-1900. Buildings--Colorado--Pinon--1890-1900. Gold mining--Colorado--Pinon--1890-1900. Gold--Colorado--Pinon--1890-1900. Guards--Colorado--Pinon--1890-1900. Mining--Colorado--Pinon--1890-1900.
Source	Source: T.J. McKee.
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	Glass negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Relation	Image File: ZZR711001231
Format-Medium	Photograph
Identifier	Mc68
Filename	11001231.TIF

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