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Kennedy and Argonaut Mine Head Frames - 4 B&W Photos (125072)

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Mining Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
Kennedy and Argonaut Mine Head Frames - 4 B&W Photos  (125072)
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The Kennedy and Argonaut Mines in Jackson, California, were producers of gold from great depths of the Mother Lode. Both mines were recovering ore from the same fault system, and the Kennedy became the deepest underground gold mine of its day at 5,912 feet below the surface. In 1919, a fire destroyed all but two of the Kennedy Mine surface buildings, and in 1922, forty-two miners died in a mine fire at the 4,650-foot level of the Argonaut. Rescue was attempted by digging from the then-inactive Kennedy mine, but progress was slow and ultimately unsuccessful. These four black and white photos show the head frames of these two famous mining operations long after production ceased in the 1940s. Framed sizes in inches are 17 x 20-1/2, 15-7/8 x 19-1/2, 15-1/2 x 18-5/8, and 15-3/8 x 18-5/8. All are professionally framed in black wood (2) and black anodized aluminum (2) and glass. One of the Kennedy photos is unglazed. See photos for details.

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State: California
City: Jackson
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