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 a man operating a hoist at mine run by Free Gold Mining Company, Hedges, California, ca.1905. To the left, a man with a moustache wearing overalls and a striped shirt can be seen operating a hoist at mine. A large iron drum winds rope which pulls ore cars (not visible). The boiler, pressure valves, smokestack, pistons, gears, and levers which operate the hoist are clearly visible in this wooden shack. On the side of the drum is the forged word "Patented".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w 10 x 13 cm., 20 x 25 cm. negatives (photographic) photographic prints photographs
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