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An unidentified man standing at the back door of the bachelors' quarters in Gilman. Behind him [follow the arrow] is the Gilman Hospital. Both Alan Knight and Patricia Knight Hoffman were born in that hospital.
Front: "Hospital where Trish and Alan were born, Gilman looking north"
Verso: "Back door of bachelor house in Gilman"
4) Gilman
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Gilman taken from the other side of the Eagle River Canyon. The main mine shaft is at right of center.
8) 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...
9) Gilman
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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...
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Aerial photograph taken by Mayo Lanning on February 3, 1998. Residential housing is on the right. The main street is visible between rows of houses. The water tanks are adjacent to Hwy 24.
12) Gilman housing
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Aerial photograph taken by Mayo Lanning on February 3, 1998. Housing for workers at the Gilman Mine is shown in the center of the photograph. The Lanning family lived in the center of the top row of houses, just below Hwy 24, which curves into the background. Water tanks are visible adjacent to Hwy 24.
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A view of Gilman in the snow [1930s] with some mine facilities and housing.
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Front: "timber yard 'Hound' on duty; verso: "Gilman on Little Chief Mine dump, Fraysur [Froysur, Frasier?] in picture
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Main Street in Gilman after a heavy snowfall. The license plate on the first car may read 1934. Storefronts show business names and products.
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Main street in Gilman, Colorado, with cars and buildings covered in snow.
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Aerial photograph taken by Mayo Lanning on February 3, 1998, showing downtown Gilman.
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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...
20) Road into Gilman
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Road into Gilman with the Eagle River Canyon at far right. Main mine shaft is at left center with mine timbers stacked to its right. Housing in the background.