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Title
Buena Vista Shaft Pump Engine, Hoist Room
Contributing Institution
History San Jose Research Library
Collection
History San Jose Online Catalog
Rights Information
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Description
Photo of the massive pump engine in the Buena Vista Shaft. The giant flywheel at right measured 24 feet in diameter. A man operating the pump can be seen at left, and another at right. Photograph adhered to glass plate.
Type
image
Format
photograph adhered to glass
Identifier
C39D9989-AE12-49F2-8D91-787920669474
1979-251-2
Subject
Buena Vista Shaft
Mining equipment

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