Mammoth Bar Mine, Middle Fork of American River, Placer County, View of Mammoth Bar Mine in Placer County, California, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'Showing working pit, elevators, sluices, electric lights, etc.', maker: Britton & Rey, c. 1885 - in or before 1890, North America, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 112 mm x width 184 mm, mine, miner, A sepia-toned photograph shows a rugged excavation site with steep dirt and rock slopes and scattered rounded stones across the ground. Wooden scaffolding and elevated walkways cross the scene, with slanted beams and ladders connecting different levels. A tall pole topped with a bell-like structure rises above the central area, and another similar structure stands on a distant hillside. Workers wearing light clothing and hats are clustered along the lower platforms and among the rocks, with some figures on the elevated walkways. Crude wooden chutes and troughs run across the site, and piles of rocks and earth are heaped near t...
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Mammoth Bar Mine, Middle Fork of American River, Placer County, View of Mammoth Bar Mine in Placer County, California, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'Showing working pit, elevators, sluices, electric lights, etc.', maker: Britton & Rey, c. 1885 - in or before 1890, North America, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 112 mm x width 184 mm, mine, miner, A sepia-toned photograph shows a rugged excavation site with steep dirt and rock slopes and scattered rounded stones across the ground. Wooden scaffolding and elevated walkways cross the scene, with slanted beams and ladders connecting different levels. A tall pole topped with a bell-like structure rises above the central area, and another similar structure stands on a distant hillside. Workers wearing light clothing and hats are clustered along the lower platforms and among the rocks, with some figures on the elevated walkways. Crude wooden chutes and troughs run across the site, and piles of rocks and earth are heaped near the structures. Trees and low vegetation appear along the distant ridge behind the excavation.

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Mammoth Bar Mine Middle Fork American River Placer County View California page photomechanical print inscription Showing working pit elevators sluices electric lights etc maker Britton & Rey c 1885 - 1890 North America paper collotype photoprint height 112 mm x width 184 mm mine miner sepia-toned photograph rugged excavation site steep dirt rock slopes scattered rounded stones across ground Wooden scaffolding elevated walkways cross scene slanted beams ladders connecting different levels tall pole topped bell- structure rises central area another structure stands distant hillside Workers wearing light clothing hats clustered lower platforms rocks figures elevated walkways Crude wooden chutes troughs run across site piles earth heaped near structures Trees low vegetation distant ridge excavation

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