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Placer Gold Mining Operation
Placer Gold Mining Operation
Placer Gold Mining Operation

Placer Gold Mining Operation

Collection Name
DateMay 1942
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions3 15/16 × 8 1/2 in. (10 × 21.5 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Albuquerque National Bank
Object numberPA1980.061.403
DescriptionThe Placer mining operation is located between Hot Springs/Truth or Consequences and Hillsboro, New Mexico. Two construction machines are in the center frame each near a pit of dirt. Behind them is mining machinery. In the far-left frame, a truck is parked. There are mountains in the background.
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