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Aerial photograph taken by Mayo Lanning on February 3, 1998. Gilman is at the top of the photo with the tram from Gilman Mine going down to Belden at the bottom, next to the Eagle River.
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Verso of 2010.009.005, showing photographer's notes for the photo.
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Mayo and Trudie Lanning, Christmas Day 1947, standing on the road in back of their house at Gilman. Autobiography of Mayo W. Lanning, p. 33: "I could not hold alcohol in the radiator of my 1933 Chevvy at the 9,000 foot altitude. (Leadville was over 10,000'). The solution was to drain the radiator. Then on Saturday fill it with boiling water and also put some on the rear wheel brakes which were always frozen. After a few minutes we were ready to...
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Aerial photograph taken by Mayo Lanning on February 3, 1998, showing downtown Gilman.
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5) Gilman
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Verso of 2010.009.008, showing photographer's notes for the photo.
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6) Gilman
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Gilman, Colorado, December 25, 1948, taken from the "u" turn in Hwy. 24. Autobiography of Mayo W. Lanning, p. 30: "Gilman was close to the top of Battle Mountain at 9,000 feet above sea level. Since a great deal of my day was spent in the mine I was several thousand feet lower, but the only time Trudie got below this was when we drove down off the mountain. Over the top and about 3-4 miles away (mostly down), was Red Cliff and Turkey Creek, both...
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Aerial photograph taken by Mayo Lanning on February 3, 1998. Residences are on the left and town/community buildings are on the right. Hwy 24 is the curved road at the extreme left. Autobiography of Mayo W. Lanning, p. 29: "The mining camp was laid out in rows of houses along streets paralleling the highway above us on the slope of Battle Mountain. Our fist home was a little white bungalow just above the camp hospital. The previous tenant had...