Rainbow Mine

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Title Rainbow Mine
Identifier 4119T
Creator Leo C. Thorne
Subject Mining; Gilsonite; Rainbow Mine; Uintah County (Utah)
Description At the Rainbow Mine, this portion of the mine could be the Pigeon Toe Claim or the Tennessee Mine. Inside the mine are two men with a tied sack of Gilsonite the is being hoisted to the top of the mine. Gilsonite is also brought from the mine on the tramway that is level with the loading siding at Rainbow so that is would make loading the rail cars easier . Note the interior braces that support the mine walls from falling onto the miners.
Date 1941
Type Image
Format image/jpeg
Language eng
Rights Management Digital Image, Copyright 2012 Uintah County Regional History Center
Archival Resolution 4800 x 3400 pixels; 2500 dpi
Low Resolution 800 x 600 pixels
Bit Depth 8
Scanning Device Epson Perfection V700 Photo Scanner
Scanning Technician Linda S. Wilson
Donor Rhoda T. Deved
Source Material B&W Negative; Print
ARK ark:/87278/s6w41bdv
Setname ucl_tp
ID 406673
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6w41bdv
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