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[The Walsh mine at Ouray, Colorado: Revenue Tunnel, Sneffels, Colo., near Ouray] – Vintage Wall Art

[The Walsh mine at Ouray, Colorado: Revenue Tunnel, Sneffels, Colo., near Ouray], [ca. 1901] — historic photograph
[The Walsh mine at Ouray, Colorado: Revenue Tunnel, Sneffels, Colo., near Ouray], [ca. 1901]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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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The photograph shows the portal and surroundings of the Revenue Tunnel, a drainage and haulage tunnel serving mines in the Sneffels district near Ouray, Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. Tunnels like this were driven into steep mountainside rock so that ore could be moved out by rail or wagon and water could drain from the workings below. Mining in this area drew heavy investment and hard labor around 1900, and the buildings and rough ground at the entrance reflect how much of the work depended on such costly underground routes. The record's date of about 1901 is approximate, and the caption card information has not been verified.

Created / published[ca. 1901]
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesEvalyn Walsh McLean Collection. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Mines; Geogr.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,051 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-145653

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