Argenta, Utah p.1

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Title Argenta, Utah p.1
Collection Classified Photograph Collection
File Name 39222001302996
Photo Number 20744
Classification 979.2
Publisher Utah State Historical Society
Date of Photograph c. 1870
Subject Cities and towns; Canyons; Farmhouses; Mountains
Spatial Coverage Argenta; Salt Lake County; Utah
Description Building in the mining camp of Argenta, Utah approximately seven miles from the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon, 1870s and 1880s. A silver mining camp, Argenta was named after the Latin word for silver, Argentum. The camp burned down after only ten years and was not rebuilt.
Rights Management Digital Image © 2010 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Holding Institution Utah State Historical Society
Relation Classified Photograph Collection, 979.2 Utah Cities
Source Format Print Photograph
Source Size 8 in x 10 in
Source Donors Nickerson, Charles
Type Image
Format image/jpeg
Scanned By Karl Nicholson and Earl Hindley, USHS
ARK ark:/87278/s6f198mp
Setname dha_cp
ID 452181
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6f198mp