Tailing wheel

Photograph

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Kennedy Gold Mine

The black and white photo shows a large, weathered wooden tailing wheel surrounded by trees and bushes.

The black and white photo shows a large, weathered wooden tailing wheel surrounded by trees and bushes.

Name/Title

Tailing wheel

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.1096

Description

This is a black and white digital image of a abandoned tailing wheel from the Kennedy Gold Mine. It is still standing but slightly leaning. Tailing wheels were 58 feet tall. They were used to transport tailings from stamp mill via a slough to the first tailing wheel then through sloughs to the next three and finally into a reservoir. There were four tailings wheels originally. It is noted that this picture came from Sybil Arata. This image is located on a CD labeled "Kennedy Mine Archive Photos #3"

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Digital

Subject

Tailing Wheel

Context

This is a digital copy. The original print has not been located.

Collection

Kennedy Gold Mine

Category

Photographs

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Past Perfect

Other Number

2007.002.008

Location

Location

Cabinet

C2 D3

Room

Archive Room

Archive building

Archive building

Date

April 9, 2026

Copyright

Notes

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Create Date

April 9, 2026

Update Date

April 28, 2026