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Title
Calico sign
Alternative Title
Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
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Description
A sign points to a Calico mine. At its height Calico had 500 silver mines and a population of 1,200 people. During the mid 1890s the price of silver dropped and silver mining no longer remained economically viable. During a present-day tour of a mine at Calico, one can see silver ore so rich that there are gray spots of silver in the rock.
Type
Image
Format
1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00071239
Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Calico.
CARL0000074676
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/113884
Subject
Signs and signboards--California--Calico
Ghost towns--California--Calico
Silver mines and mining--California--Calico
Mineral industries--California--Calico
Calico (Calif.)

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