A group of 24 men stands at the site where John H. Gregory first discovered gold at Mountain City near Central City, Colorado, in 1859. The group is gathered for the July 23, 1932 dedication ceremony of the Gregory Monument, a bronze marker commemorating Gregory's historic discovery. H. H. Lake stands second from the right in the back row of men. An unidentified man with a long, gray beard stands right of center holding a shovel. A pile of large rocks stands in the ; foreground. Two leather satchels lie on one of the rocks.
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 6 x 10 cm. (2 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.); 1 photonegative : nitrate ; 9 x 14 cm. (3 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint ; 14 x 23 cm. (5 1/2 x 9 in.)
Subject
Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940; Mountain City (Colo.)--1930-1940; Dedications--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940; Gold mining--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Mountain City--1930- 1940; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940; Gregory, John H; Lake, Harry H., 1860-1952.
Format-Medium
Photograph
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Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR700120280
Notes
"Gregory Monument dedication" penciled on back of print.; Title supplied by cataloger.; R7001202809
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