Gilsonite Workers

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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
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