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"Five o'clock at Gilman, Colorado." The company town of New Jersey Zinc in the afternoon sunlight. The main shaft entrance, the first building upon entering the town, is at the center of the photo; stacked mine timbers are directly to the right of the main shaft.
2) Gilman
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Looking down on Gilman housing; main shaft is left of center in the photo. Stacks of mine timbers are to the right of the shaft. A small section of U.S. Highway 24 can be seen at the upper left.
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Verso: "City of Gilman from Windy Point 1 mile from Gilman going West; 1. Hotel Empire, 2. Rooming house; picture only shows ½ canon wall; + My House" [written by Tom Knight]
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A view of Belden in the snow [1930s] with mine facilities. A man and a dog are walking the railroad tracks; the Eagle River is almost frozen over.
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Verso: "D-158. Mining Town in the Rockies. Perched on the side of Battle Mountain above the deep and narrow Eagle River Canyon, the modern mining community of Gilman is a picturesque sight along U.S. 24 between Leadville and Minturn, Colorado."
6) Gilman
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Looking down on Gilman housing; main shaft is on the middle left of the photo. A small section of U.S. Highway 24 can be seen at the upper left.
8) Gilman
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Gilman from above U.S. Highway 24, showing entrance into the town. The main mine shaft is left of center in the photograph, with mine timbers stacked to the right of the shaft. The Eagle River and Eagle River Canyon are on the right.
9) Gilman
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Gilman from a distance. The main mine shaft is at left in the photograph with mine timbers stacked below and to its right. U.S. Highway 24 is at the top.
10) Gilman
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Gilman from above U.S. Highway 24, showing entrance into the town. The main mine shaft is at left in the center of the photograph. There are no stairs up to the road for the bottom row of houses so this may be during their construction.
13) Gilman
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Gilman taken from the other side of the Eagle River Canyon. The main mine shaft is at right of center.
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Gilman taken from U.S. Highway 24 which curves around and continues at the upper left. The main shaft of the mine is at the far left.
15) Gilman
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Main entrance to Gilman, a company town of New Jersey Zinc Co., from Highway 24.
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Gilman taken from a mountainside perspective. U.S. Highway 24 is at the upper left; the main entrance to Gilman from Hwy 24 is below it.
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A view of Gilman in the snow [1930s] with some mine facilities and housing.
20) Gilman
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The town of Gilman taken in autumn of 1959. The Eagle Mine is located below the town and covered by trees.
