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Tailing pit of active gold mine in the valley of the Animas River, San Juan County, Colorado. (see full title in "notes" section)

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

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Farm Security Administration Photographs

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Title
Tailing pit of active gold mine in the valley of the Animas River, San Juan County, Colorado. (see full title in "notes" section)
Names
United States. Farm Security Administration (Sponsor)
Lee, Russell, 1903-1986 (Photographer)
Collection

Farm Security Administration Photographs

Lee, Russell

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1940-09
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: 037756-D
Topics
Colorado -- San Juan County
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Acquisition: Transferred from the Picture Collection, 1991
Content: Full title: "Tailing pit of active gold mine in the valley of the Animas River, San Juan County, Colorado. Ranchers and farmers who want to use water for irrigation in the lower valley have always attempted to force the mine and mill operators to keep the tailings from polluting the streams; however, without much success."
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: Print Size: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 82276
TMS Object Number: 037756-D
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8bd06370-69ca-0137-ad25-4f9362c4cf55
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1940: Created
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Tailing pit of active gold mine in the valley of the Animas River, San Juan County, Colorado. (see full title in "notes" section)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/708ab7a0-69cf-0137-6bd5-01fe0b588df6

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Tailing pit of active gold mine in the valley of the Animas River, San Juan County, Colorado. (see full title in "notes" section)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/708ab7a0-69cf-0137-6bd5-01fe0b588df6

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). Tailing pit of active gold mine in the valley of the Animas River, San Juan County, Colorado. (see full title in "notes" section) Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/708ab7a0-69cf-0137-6bd5-01fe0b588df6

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Tailing pit of active gold mine in the valley of the Animas River, San Juan County, Colorado. (see full title in "notes" section)