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1044328
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Gold King Mine
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Image Number
001-1407
Date
1953
Description
Rufus Porter stands next to drilling equipment in the Gold King Mine which was originally discovered by Bob Womack in the 1890s.
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unknown
Location
Cripple Creek (Colo.)
Subject
Cripple Creek Mining District (Colo.)
Gold mines and mining
Gold King Mine (Cripple Creek, Colo.)
Collection
Margaretta M. Boas Photograph Collection
Publisher
Pikes Peak Library District
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Physical Description
9 3/8 x 7 1/2 b&w print
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46091
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26564200
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Epson Expression 12000XL
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(1953). PPLD Digital Collections, accessed 10/10/2026, https://digitalcollections.ppld.org/nodes/view/1044328