Rio Grande Historical Collections Photographs, 1885-1950s
Date
1910
Decade
1910s
Subject (LCSH)
Mining engineering
Miners
Coveralls
Gold ores
Silver ores
Lead ores
Copper ores
Historical context
These photographs come from various collections housed in the Rio Grande Historical Collections depicting scenes and people of New Mexico, the Southwest, and the U.S./Mexico border region
Extent
Size original: 5.063 x 7 in.
Size of mounting: 7 x 8.94 in.
Notes
Men standing with a stack of possibly gold, copper or silver bars on a scale
A sign in front of the men reads: "Socorro M.& M. [Mining and Milling] Co., 15 days cleanup, 25000-OZ, value $30,000.00"
Note on recto: "B69"
Digital publisher
New Mexico State University Library
Source
NMSU Library Archives and Special Collections
Source collection name: Socorro Mining and Milling Co. Photograph
Unit
Rio Grande Historical Collections
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Format
application/pdf
Medium (AAT)
black and white prints (photographs)
Genre (AAT)
photographs
Access rights
Open to re-use
Images in these collections are believed to be in the public domain and are available for download and use. For publication, please submit our Permission to Use form and cite the images with the image number and credit line “New Mexico State University Library Archives and Special Collections”