Miners about to descend into the Empire Gold Mine, Grass Valley, California, ca.1900-1930

Description

Photograph of miners about to descend into the Empire Gold Mine, Grass Valley, California, ca.1900-1930. Four miners stand beside the two steeply inclining cars, each containing about fifteen tightly-packed miners, underground. All the men can be seen wearing dirty coats, rugged pants, and small hats. Electric wires run from the cross piece of a thick wood post near the rocky ceiling.

Title:

Miners about to descend into the Empire Gold Mine, Grass Valley, California, ca.1900-1930

Record ID:

chs-m12609

Names & Dates

Created:

[circa] 1900/1930

Creator:

[photographer] Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946

Publisher:

[host] University of Southern California. Libraries

Subject

Topic:

Mines and mineral resources , [file heading] Mining -- Nevada County -- Grass Valley , mine sites

Coverage:

[circa] 1900/1930

Place:

[cities] Grass Valley
[counties] Nevada
[states/provinces] California
[countries] USA

Relationships

Part Of:

[collection] Title Insurance and Trust / C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
[project] USC

Physical

Type:

images

Format:

negatives (photographic)
photographic prints
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.
photographs

Access

Rights:

California Historical Society

Repository:

USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu

Ordering:

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Identifiers

Record ID:

chs-m12609

Source:

[record id] USC-1-1-1-14167
[accession no] 4985
[call no] CHS-4985
[microfiche no] 1-112-2