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Placer miner on the Colorado River near Lee’s Ferry



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    Prospectors in Glen Canyon near Lee's Ferry

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    A view of 5 gold miners standing at the edge of the Colorado River, near Lee's Ferry, looking at the contents of a pan.

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  • Lee’s Ferry and Colorado River

    Lee’s Ferry and Colorado River

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    A view of the Colorado river and the vegetation at the base of the canyon.

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  • Colorado River below Lee’s Ferry looking upstream

    Colorado River below Lee’s Ferry looking upstream

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    A view of the Colorado river and close up of the rock formation of the canyon wall.

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  • Miners at Work With Long Toms

    Miners at Work With Long Toms

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    Image at the top is of miners shoveling earth and gravel into long toms with houses and trees in the background. Lower left images are of a miner with a shovel, axe, and pan, and a Native American chief sitting down. "Copied from a Daguerreotyp [sic] sketch, by Quirot Lithographers."--text, below image. Paper color: gray.

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    Colorado River: Confluence to Lee's Ferry

    Manuscripts

    Professional and personal papers of Otis R. Marston and his collection of the materials on the history of Colorado River and Green River regions.

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