Print, Photographic

1948.217.0188

1948.217.0188

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

1948.217.0188

Description

8X10 glossy of Portland Tunnel, unidentified people. Update 2008: Black and white glossy reprint of the Portland Mine Tunnel. A few fallen cut timbers are in foreground with several evergreen trees. The slag pile encompasses the largest portion of photograph with a small ore car, two women and three men at top left on the pile. The men are wearing light colored slicker type coats and safari type hats. The women are wearing hats, long skirts and blouses. The woman on the left is wearing a shoulder wrap. The small wooden mine entrance building with open doorway is on their left. A clear path goes up the hill behind them. Fallen timbers are lying on the ground throughout the top portion of photo. on back of photo is stamped: Professional Photo Services; April 23, '65; Frank J. Meyers, Rawlins, Wyo. Typed on back: Portland Tunnel and #11. Some soiling front and back. Very slight emulsion cracks at photo edges.

Collection

Photograph Collection