Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of men digging in an unidentified mine on the 300 feet level, in the Mojave Desert, ca.1880-1920. Three men can be seen digging through the rocks and walls of the cave. At left, a man stands next to a rail cart. A wooden structure made of wood and logs provides support for the cave ceiling. Rocks are strewn everywhere. The rails for the rail cart runs parallel to the wooden structure. Back of photo reads "'Alood mill for crushing gold', place unknown".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
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