Title |
Silver Reef, Utah-Mining p.4 |
Collection |
Classified Photograph Collection |
File Name |
39222001442149 |
Photo Number |
16168 |
Publisher |
Utah State History |
Date |
1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889; 1890 |
Subject |
Mining towns; Mining equipment; Mills |
Spatial Coverage |
Silver Reef; Washington County; Utah |
Description |
Barbee and Walker Silver Mining Company showing, from left to right, the blacksmith shop, mine hoisting works, five stamp mill, and assay office. Silver Reef was settled in 1866. Silver was soon discovered in a sandstone ledge. By the 1880s the reef was mined out and the town abandoned. |
Rights Management |
Digital Image © 2012 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
Holding Institution |
Utah State History |
Relation |
Classified Photograph Collection, 979.2 Utah Cities |
Source Format |
Print Photograph |
Source Size |
8 x 10 |
Source Donors |
Charbonneau, Eugene G. |
Type |
Image |
Format |
image/jpeg |
Scanned By |
Karl Nicholson and Earl Hindley, USHS |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6fx7mj4 |
Setname |
dha_cp |
ID |
453752 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6fx7mj4 |