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 |