| Title |
Gilsonite Workers |
| Identifier |
A1023 |
| Subject |
Men; Miners--Gilsonite--Bookcliffs |
| Description |
Two men with picks digs in a small vein of gilsonite. Gilsonite is found in the Uintah Basin in the Bookcliffs area in verticle veins. Gilsonite is a black asphalt-like hydrocarbon that is used for many products. The Uintah Basin is the only place in the world that gilsonite is found in commercial quanities. It is still being mined at the American Gilsonite Company in Bonanza, Utah. |
| Publisher |
Uintah County Regional History Center |
| Date |
1925; 1926; 1927; 1928; 1929; 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935 |
| Type |
Image/StillImage |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights Management |
Digital Image, Copyright 2018 Uintah County Regional History Center |
| Holding Institution |
Uintah County Regional History Center |
| Bit Depth |
8 |
| Archival Resolution |
1200 dpi, 4530 x 2453 pixels |
| Low Resolution |
800 x 600 pixels |
| Scanning Technician |
Elaine Carr |
| Scanning Device |
Epson Perfection V800 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Uintah County (Utah) |
| Website |
https://uintahhistory.org |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s661532r |
| Setname |
ucl_rhc |
| ID |
1321174 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s661532r |
