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A sepia-toned photograph of a group of people in an underground rock tunnel.
A sepia-toned photograph of a group of people in an underground rock tunnel.

"The Great" Chicago Cripple Creek Tunnel, Colorado - 700 ft. Underground

William Gillen (active 1885-1897)

Object Details

  • Date

    Oct. 3, 1893

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Albumen silver print

  • Object Format

    Boudoir card

  • Dimensions

    Image: 4 5/8 x 7 7/16 in.
    Mount: 5 x 8 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    u.l. in negative: THE GREAT CHICAGO CRIPPLE CREEK TUNNEL,

    u.c. in negative: COLO. - OCT 3RD 93, \

    c. in negative: 700 Ft. UNDER GROUND

    l.r., in negative: PHOTO.BY GILLEN,

    Mount Verso:

    top edge, graphite: Dedication page \ Chicago tunnel tourists

  • Collection Name

    Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1976.36.2

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
Part of: Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection
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