Marble, Colorado Photograph Album, approximately 1910-1915

University of Michigan William L. Clements Library

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Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA

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Creator:: Anonymous
Abstract:: The Marble, Colorado photograph album contains approximately 55 photographs related to industry built around the marble quarry and stone works of Marble, Colorado.
Extent:: approximately 55 photographs in 1 album.
Language:: English
Authors:: Finding aid created by Jakob Dopp, March 2020

Scope and Content:: The Marble, Colorado photograph album contains approximately 55 photographs related to industry built around the marble quarry and stone works of Marble, Colorado. The album (20 x 28 cm) has brown leather covers and is partially disbound. Numerous images have manuscript captions on their versos. Images of interest include views of the marble quarry; the town of Marble; the trolley used to move marble slabs; the school and cottages made for the workers; the saw mill, finishing mill and planer; power generators; a 3-photo bird's-eye view of the marble deposit and quarry; a 2-photo panorama of the mill and village; the lathe making marble columns; a cave for mining called the Wilson Opening; and elements of the Denver-based U.S. Post Office and Federal Building (now the Byron R. White U.S. Courthouse) and Cheesman Park Memorial being constructed. The last photograph of the album bears the stamp of Arthur Luckhaus.
Acquisition Information:: Purchased from Rockland Bookman, July 2004. F-718 .
Rules or Conventions:: Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)