Posts Tagged ‘photo’
Gold Prospector Examining a Pan
- Title: Gold prospector examining a pan to see how much gold it contains. Pinos Altos, New Mexico
- Creator(s): Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer
- Date Created/Published: 1940 May-June.
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Prospector Pours Mercury from Small Tube
- Title: Pouring mercury from small tube into pan which contains flour gold mixed with the natural dirt. Process for removing this flour gold is described in caption 12693-M5. Pinos Altos, New Mexico
- Creator(s): Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer
- Date Created/Published: 1940 May-June.
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Prospector Panning Gold
- Title: Pinos Altos, New Mexico. Prospector panning gold. The light objects are probably not gold as it is very unusual to find pieces this large in this section. They are probably mica (fools’ gold) or mercury, which is used to attract the gold
- Creator(s): Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer
- Date Created/Published: 1940 May.
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Silver Facts
I wonder if this Silver Fact is a little dated. The influence of digital photography must have changed the use of this precious mental in photography!
