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[Miners working a machine drill in the Glory Hole]

 Item — Box: PCA0089
Identifier: PCA0089-5

Scope and Contents

Miners at work in the Glory Hole Treadwell Mine. This is a huge pit, shown in one of the accompanying pictures. It is sixteen hundred feet wide, and about two hundred deep, the two men in the upper part of the picture, are working a machine drill, which is operated by compressed air.

Dates

  • circa 1901-1902

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is unrestricted.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Alaska State Library - Historical Collections Finding Aids Repository

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