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Title
1900 New Almaden Quicksilver Mine
Creator
Hare, Alice Iola, 1859-1942 (photographer)
Contributor
Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998 (collector)
Date Created and/or Issued
1900-1905
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
Contributing Institution
San José Public Library, California Room
Collection
Historic Photograph Collection
Rights Information
The San Jose Public Library California Room can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claims of the copyright holder. Permission to copy or publish any portion of San Jose Public Library California Room collection must be given by the San Jose Public Library California Room. For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact the California Room: http://www.sjlibrary.org/research/special/ca/contacts_index.htm
Description
Photograph of the road leading through Cape Horn Pass in the New Almaden Quicksilver Mine. The road was used to transport ore from the Day Tunnel Shaft to the reduction works.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg2000
Scaled to 3000 pixels width. Grayscale strip cropped from image. Scanning outsourced to Northern Micrographics as part of the Local History Digital Resources Project, 2005-2006. Technical metadata is limited
Extent
12 x 18 cm.
Identifier
http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/arbuckle/id/690
Subject
Mercury mining
Passes (Landforms)
Roads
Place
Santa Clara County
California

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