William Green Russell and (A.D.?) McCook

Portrait of William Green Russell

Portrait of William Green Russell

Name/Title

William Green Russell and (A.D.?) McCook

Entry/Object ID

2024.10.23

Description

Copy negative portraits of William Green Russell and (A.D.?) McCook 1. William Green Russell portrait (2 negatives, 1 scanned) 2. Portrait of Central City Mayor McCook

Context

William Green Russell led a large prospecting party that discovered gold in the Cherry Creek area in 1858. Later, Russell's party struck gold near Central City. The town they established was named Russell Gulch.

Collection

Donald C. Kemp Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2024.10

Source or Donor

Donald C. Kemp

Location

* Untyped Location

Gray Archive Box 1