Ten Mile Range Blue River, Colorado, 1917 – Vintage Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Ten Mile Range Blue River, Colorado, 1917 comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Ten Mile Range & Blue River, Col.
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Ten Mile Range Blue River, Colorado, 1917
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Blue River, Colorado, sat in the upper Blue River valley of Summit County in 1917, a mountain setting where mining had shaped local life for more than four decades. The Ten Mile Range, which rises west of the valley, held silver, lead, and gold deposits that drew prospectors and miners to camps in the district. By 1917, the United States had entered the First World War, and demand for base metals gave local operators a reason to keep working claims that had sat idle in slower years. Many surrounding communities had shrunk after the earlier mining booms faded, so the number of residents in the valley depended heavily on whether a mine or dredge was running. Life in these camps centered on the workings, the boardinghouses, and the seasonal snow that cut off mountain roads for much of the winter.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Creator | haines photo co. (conneaut, ohio) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Colorado |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,814 px · prints to 18 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Ten Mile Range & Blue River, Col. |
| Reference | CO Ten Mile Range Blue River 1917 |
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