Red mill buildings and tailings pile below forested mountain slopes – Vintage Wall Art
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A window into the past: Red mill buildings and tailings pile below forested mountain slopes, preserved in this historic image. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Red mill buildings and tailings pile below forested mountain slopes
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Red mill buildings sit at the foot of a steep, timbered slope, with a large tailings pile spilling out beside them, a common sight at mining-era milling sites in the American West. The tailings, the crushed rock left after ore was separated from its valuable minerals, often grew into dull gray or rust-colored heaps that could outlast the mills themselves. Mills like this one were the working core of a mining district: ore was hauled down from the hillside workings, crushed and processed here, and the waste was dumped on the slope below. Notice how the buildings and their waste pile dominate the scene while the mountain forest looms untouched above them.
| Original scan | 5,446 × 3,864 px · prints to 18 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 1a34180u Mill at the Camp Bird Mine, Ouray County, Colorado |
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