Gold Fever is Raging Again in West. Old, deserted gold mines are being opened up again in Colorado since the announcement of President Roosevelt's gold-buying plan and the discovery in Mancos, Colo., of rich veins of gold-bearing ore. These men are shown opening up an old shaft almost on the site of the first gold discovery in Colorado.... Sending thousands of men swarming into the mountain canyons in search of the Yellow Metal. A monument marking the spot where gold was first discovered may be seen in the right background. Mine near Idaho Springs, Colo

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Title:
Gold Fever is Raging Again in West. Old, deserted gold mines are being opened up again in Colorado since the announcement of President Roosevelt's gold-buying plan and the discovery in Mancos, Colo., of rich veins of gold-bearing ore. These men are shown opening up an old shaft almost on the site of the first gold discovery in Colorado.... Sending thousands of men swarming into the mountain canyons in search of the Yellow Metal. A monument marking the spot where gold was first discovered may be seen in the right background. Mine near Idaho Springs, Colo
Description:
[Information from item housing] Gold: Includes Mining
Photographer:
Associated Press
Name on Item:
Associated Press Photo
Date:
[ca. October 1933]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Gold
Gold mining
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 180 x 235 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/0k2289678
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_001228_0015
Barcode:
39999088103237