Forman Shaft. Joint shaft of the Overman Belcher Seg. Belcher" & "Crown Point" Mining Companies; Gold Hill – Vintage Print
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A window into the past: Forman Shaft. Joint shaft of the Overman Belcher Seg. Belcher" & "Crown Point" Mining Companies; Gold Hill, preserved in this historic print. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Forman Shaft. Joint shaft of the Overman Belcher Seg. Belcher" & "Crown Point" Mining Companies; Gold Hill
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The Forman Shaft was a joint shaft serving three neighboring operations, the Overman, Belcher and Crown Point mining companies, at Gold Hill on the Comstock Lode in Nevada. Sharing one shaft among adjoining claims was a practical response to the cost of deep mining, since a single hoisting structure could move ore, men and water for several companies. The shaft was engraved for an 1881 publication on Nevada, which places it among the views that documented the state's silver and gold mining towns during their peak years.
| Created / published | 2007675438 |
|---|---|
| Medium | Nevada" |
| Genre | (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/195_copr.html) |
| Notes | Illus. in F841 .A5 1881 [General Collections] |
| Subjects | For general information see Copyright and Other Restrictions ... |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,164 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-136469 |
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