Print, Photographic

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

1950.097.0014

Description

Machinery building at the Ferris Haggarty Mine for the power bucket hoisting was built before the tramline was erected. Update - 2009: Black & white glossy print of a large wooden building with a high pitched roof through which three tall vertical black smoke stacks arise. Building appears to have wooden supports at base with far side supported at ground. A deforested hill is seen in background with other wooden tripod structure & tower like structure at mid hill level. A small outbuilding is seen side left. A dirt road in foreground crosses over a timbered drainage ditch. A few evergreens are seen on side left. Printed from negative in white at lower right corner 55. Written on back in blue ink: "Bldg at mine. Machinery for power bucket hoisting. Built before tram line erected." Written in pencil: Ferris Haggarty File Good condition. Developing process created black lines around image at top and side left edges of print. Print has wear & soiling on all edges with bent corner at lower right. There are tiny black dots at several locations at top of print. A dark shadow is seen at side left. There are several creases in emulsion on side left & right with resulting cracks in emulsion. Wrinkling at various locations at top area. Back of print is highly smudged with soiling on all edges. There are 2 copies of the original: 3 1/2 x 4 7/8", both good condition. Copy 1 - has few minor scratches, written on back in black: "Bldg at mine. Machinery for power bucket hoisting. Built before tram line erected." Copy 2 - is lighter in color and has several minute, tiny abrasive dots in emulsion surface.

Collection

Photograph Collection