A placer miner

Image

cj1381.jpg

Title

A placer miner

Subject

Leadville (Colo.)
Gold miners -- Colorado
Men -- Colorado
Winter

Description

A white miner with his tools on his shoulders stands in the snow with the camp cabins behind him. The ground is covered in snow and hills rise gently in the background with evergreens partly covering them.

Creator

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

Source

Image from opposite page 152 of Highways and Byways of the Rocky Mountains, 1910

Publisher

Jones Library Special Collections

Date

undated

Rights

This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.

Relation

From the Clifton Johnson Collection

Type

Photographs

Identifier

CJ1381

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

7 x 5

Citation

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “A placer miner,” Digital Amherst, accessed October 30, 2024, https://digitalamherst.org/items/show/4367.