View of mine buildings and tailing sites on Farncomb Hill near Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. Mines and workings are identified as Dogtown on Dry Gulch, the Wapiti group, the Boss and Key West workings, the Ontario. Shows Georgia Gulch, Mount Guyot, Bald Mountain and French Pass.
Description
1 photographic print ; 25 x 34 cm. (10 x 13 in.) mounted on mat board 35 x 43 cm. (14 x 17 in.).
Subject
Farncomb Hill (Colo.)--19th century; French Pass (Colo.)--19th century; Georgia Gulch (Summit County, Colo.)--19th century; Guyot, Mount (Colo.)--19th century; Summit County (Colo.)--19th century; Mining--Colorado--Summit County--19th century
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR711001871
Notes
Condition: mat soiled, photoprint faded.; Formerly F10089.; Inked on back of photoprint: "Property of Helen Rich, Breckenridge, Colorado. Please return."; Title and typed caption pasted to the back of the photoprint reads: "An old picture taken when the hill was booming. Far left: Dogtown on Dry Gulch. Large denuded area next marks the workings of the Wapiti group. The Boss and Key West workings are still further west where several buildings are huddled together. The Ontario to the extreme right. Georgia Gulch in the right foreground. The mountain beyond is Guyot, Bald Mountain showing to the right just beyond French Pass."; Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: 1 copy negative ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.); R7110018713
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