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| View Original: | The Argo Gold Mine and Mill, a former mining and milling property consisting of a gold mine and gold mill in Idaho Springs, Colorado, built at the entrance of the Argo Tunnel LCCN2015633051.tif.tiff (4912x7360) | |||
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| Keywords: The Argo Gold Mine and Mill, a former mining and milling property consisting of a gold mine and gold mill in Idaho Springs, Colorado, built at the entrance of the Argo Tunnel LCCN2015633051.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes Purchase; Carol M Highsmith Photography Inc ; 2015; DLC/PP-2015 068 ; Forms part of Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; The tunnel was built between 1893 and 1910 to drain the gold mines in Virginia Canyon Gilpin Gulch Russell Gulch Quartz Hill Nevadaville and Central City and allow easier ore removal The mill was built at the entrance of the tunnel to process ore from the many mines drained by the tunnel The property had been closed from 1943 until 1976 when it was purchased by James N Maxwell He wanted to preserve an example of the Colorado gold rush mines It is now a popular visitor destination for tours of the old mine ; Title date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer ; Credit line Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division 2014 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2015633051 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/33000/33036a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 33036 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 33036 39 44 1273 0 N 104 59 3292 0 W alt 0_source exif_heading PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Photographs by Carol M Highsmith Argo Gold Mine and Mill | ||||