-Nelson Gulch – Jerry Robinson, Dan Dutro and another man with flume and hydraulic equipment (c. 1905) (taken by Dan Dutro and Calso; hand-colored); two men and a woman sitting in front of a log cabin with two large canvas bags and a rock and timber structure behind them (1884); Jerry Robinson and Ike Newcomer panning for gold (taken by Dan Dutro; one hand-colored); gold nugget from Nelson Gulch on scale, weighing 116 oz. (hand-colored carte de visite)
Scope and Contents
This series is arranged into subseries by mining districts, then by type of mining (hard rock or placer), and finally by mine or location name. At the end of the series there are a few photographs of equipment used in the metallic minerals industry.
Dates
- Creation: 1867-1971
Language of Materials
No textual or other language materials are included in the collection. Captions are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 6 Boxes
From the Collection: 555 Photographic Prints
From the Collection: 17 Film Negatives - Nitrate
From the Collection: 3 Film Negatives - Safety
From the Collection: 69 Film Negatives - Safety
Repository Details
Part of the Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Repository
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