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Detail of log cabin occupied by William Besson, mining prospector, near Winton, Minnesota

Detail of log cabin occupied by William Besson, mining prospector, nea...

Public domain photograph of wooden church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Prospector taking material left in rocker which he will place in pan for the recovery of the gold which it contains. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Prospector taking material left in rocker which he will place in pan f...

Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Prospector testing ore samples. Esmeralda County, Nevada

Prospector testing ore samples. Esmeralda County, Nevada

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Prospector taking a sample of dirt from creek bed which contains scattered gold. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Prospector taking a sample of dirt from creek bed which contains scatt...

Public domain photograph of 1930s industry, war production in the United States free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Prospector examining rock formation along creek bed which contains gold. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Prospector examining rock formation along creek bed which contains gol...

Public domain photograph of 1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man standing next to a chair. Great Depression Era, New Mexico

A black and white photo of a man standing next to a chair. Great Depre...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man working on a ladder. Great Depression Era, New Mexico

A black and white photo of a man working on a ladder. Great Depression...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Owanoke Prospector's Camp: Wyndygoul

Owanoke Prospector's Camp: Wyndygoul

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a tent, camp, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Shack of old gold prospector. Two Bit Creek, near Deadwood, South Dakota

Shack of old gold prospector. Two Bit Creek, near Deadwood, South Dako...

Public domain photograph of indoor, interior activity, America in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

William Besson, iron ore prospector, examining geological survey maps in his cabin near Winton, Minnesota

William Besson, iron ore prospector, examining geological survey maps ...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Minnesota, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Prospector taking a sample of dirt from creek bed which contains scattered gold. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Prospector taking a sample of dirt from creek bed which contains scatt...

Public domain photograph of 1930s industry, war production in the United States free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Prospector throwing a shovel of gold bearing dirt into the papago. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Prospector throwing a shovel of gold bearing dirt into the papago. Pin...

Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gold prospector pouring water through his "rocker," Pinos Altos, New Mexico. He was born in Fremont, Nebraska on Eugene Fields's death day and so was named Eugene by a romantically minded mother. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Gold prospector pouring water through his "rocker," Pinos Altos, New M...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a quarry, mine, excavation, or mining site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Piece of ore in hand of prospector, Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Piece of ore in hand of prospector, Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Public domain photograph of 1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Prospector testing ore samples. Esmeralda County, Nevada

Prospector testing ore samples. Esmeralda County, Nevada

Picryl description: Public domain image related to death, funeral, burial, monument, cemetery, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a man kneeling in a puddle of water. Great Depression Era, New Mexico

A black and white photo of a man kneeling in a puddle of water. Great ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Prospector with dog team, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Prospector with dog team, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Original copyright holder: Public Photo Service. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

A black and white photo of a man with a mustache, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a man with a mustache, Great Depression. FS...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

William Besson, old iron ore prospector, grinding an axe near Winton, Minnesota

William Besson, old iron ore prospector, grinding an axe near Winton, ...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Minnesota, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man holding a piece of bread. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A black and white photo of a man holding a piece of bread. Great Depre...

Public domain photograph related to Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Prospector pointing to flecks of gold in his pan. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Prospector pointing to flecks of gold in his pan. Pinos Altos, New Mex...

Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Eugene Davis, gold prospector, making a pot of coffee in his shack on his diggings. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Eugene Davis, gold prospector, making a pot of coffee in his shack on ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a quarry, mine, excavation, or mining site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Prospector putting tin can containing his claim deed into his monument on his claim. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Prospector putting tin can containing his claim deed into his monument...

Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gold prospector shoveling dirt and rocks into wheel barrow. He will run this through the dry washer called a "papago" of old Indian design.  Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Gold prospector shoveling dirt and rocks into wheel barrow. He will ru...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a quarry, mine, excavation, or mining site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a hotel, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a hotel, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photogra...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Eugene Davis, gold prospector, coming out of his shack home at his diggings at Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Eugene Davis, gold prospector, coming out of his shack home at his dig...

Public domain photograph of America during the Great Depression, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Eugene Davis, gold prospector, making a pot of coffee in his shack on his diggings at Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Eugene Davis, gold prospector, making a pot of coffee in his shack on ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Prospector in the desert. Esmeralda County, Nevada

Prospector in the desert. Esmeralda County, Nevada

Public domain photograph of United States countryside, nature, during 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gold prospector blowing away dirt to find the gold in his pan while a visiting prospector looks on. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Gold prospector blowing away dirt to find the gold in his pan while a ...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A black and white photo of a hotel, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a hotel, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photogra...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A couple of men standing next to each other. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A couple of men standing next to each other. Great Depression FFSA / O...

Public domain photograph related to Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gold prospector on the right who is working a claim down the canyon is visiting and examining ore speciman of the prospector on left. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Gold prospector on the right who is working a claim down the canyon is...

Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Prospector operating dry washer called a papago. This dry washer is the old Indian method of washing for gold. The rocks and dirt are placed in the higher compartment. Below and to the back is a bellows made of canvas. This is pumped to blow through the screening and thus blow away loose dirt while the heavy gold remains. Pinos Altos, New Mexico.

Prospector operating dry washer called a papago. This dry washer is th...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Wyo. - Yellowstone National Park: prospector or guide]

[Wyo. - Yellowstone National Park: prospector or guide]

Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

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

Pinos Altos, New Mexico. Prospector panning gold. The light objects ar...

Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information collection. Public domain photograph of quarry, mining industry, miners, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Prospector with his milk goat, Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Prospector with his milk goat, Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

An old photo of a man pouring something into a pan. Great Depression Era, New Mexico

An old photo of a man pouring something into a pan. Great Depression E...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a quarry, mine, excavation, or mining site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Prospector working the sluice box. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Prospector working the sluice box. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Picryl description: Public domain image of a quarry, mine, excavation, or mining site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Rocky Mountain George, sixty-eight year old prospector. Esmeralda County, Nevada

Rocky Mountain George, sixty-eight year old prospector. Esmeralda Coun...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

McGraw Ranch, Prospector Cabin, McGraw Ranch Road, Estes Park, Larimer County, CO

McGraw Ranch, Prospector Cabin, McGraw Ranch Road, Estes Park, Larimer...

Significance: The Prospector Cabin of the McGraw Ranch is an original homestead-era structure. This is believed to be the oldest of the ranch buildings. Survey number: HABS CO-175-C Building/structure dates: ... More

Fred Zorn, holding a record of 21 yrs. as a prospector in Alaska, called on Pres. Harding to show him many specimens of rare minerals [Washington, D.C.]

Fred Zorn, holding a record of 21 yrs. as a prospector in Alaska, call...

A black and white photo of a man standing on a sidewalk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a log, Minnesota. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a log, Minnesota. Farm Sec...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

William Besson, old mining prospector, at work near Winton, Minnesota

William Besson, old mining prospector, at work near Winton, Minnesota

Public domain photograph - historical image of Minnesota, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gold prospector at his diggings, Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Gold prospector at his diggings, Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Picryl description: Public domain image of a quarry, mine, excavation, or mining site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Eugene Davis, gold prospector, operating "rocker". Rocks and sticks remain in the screened box at the top when water is sluiced over them and the contraption is rocked by the handle. Loose dirt and any mineral content washes below, the dirt gradually washing through and the heavy gold and minerals settling to the bottom and behind the ridges. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Eugene Davis, gold prospector, operating "rocker". Rocks and sticks re...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a quarry, mine, excavation, or mining site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Prospector washing a "pan" of gold-bearing dirt. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Prospector washing a "pan" of gold-bearing dirt. Pinos Altos, New Mexi...

Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man holding a bowl. Great Depression Era, New Mexico

A black and white photo of a man holding a bowl. Great Depression Era,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Gold prospector putting flakes of gold which he has recovered through wet washing and panning into bottle. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Gold prospector putting flakes of gold which he has recovered through ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a man working in a quarry. Great Depression Era, New Mexico

A black and white photo of a man working in a quarry. Great Depression...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Gold prospector pouring water into "rocker," Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Gold prospector pouring water into "rocker," Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Prospector and dog ready for the summer trail - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Prospector and dog ready for the summer trail - Frank G. Carpenter col...

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

William Besson, old iron ore prospector, sawing wood near Winton, Minnesota

William Besson, old iron ore prospector, sawing wood near Winton, Minn...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Minnesota, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

William Besson, veteran iron ore prospector, putting on his boots. Near Winton, Minnesota

William Besson, veteran iron ore prospector, putting on his boots. Nea...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Minnesota, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Old time prospector, Go Western parade, Billings, Montana

Old time prospector, Go Western parade, Billings, Montana

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a military parade, 20th-century armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a small town, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a small town, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Pho...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Miner on right examining a "pan" while the visiting prospector watches. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Miner on right examining a "pan" while the visiting prospector watches...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A prospector's workings in Cochise County, Arizona. Notice the monument at the left

A prospector's workings in Cochise County, Arizona. Notice the monumen...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Arizona, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Prospector pouring dirt which he thinks contains gold in sluice box. The sluice box is so placed that the water of the stream naturally runs through it, taking off the lighter dirt and sticks and stones while the heavy gold clings to the bottom of the box. The water is caught in the pan for examination to find that proverbial nugget which by some chance might wash through. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Prospector pouring dirt which he thinks contains gold in sluice box. T...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a quarry, mine, excavation, or mining site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Gold prospector blowing away dirt to find the gold in his pan while a visiting prospector looks on. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Gold prospector blowing away dirt to find the gold in his pan while a ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Prospector working the sluice box. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Prospector working the sluice box. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Prospector marking his claim. Esmeralda County, Nevada

Prospector marking his claim. Esmeralda County, Nevada

Public domain photograph of United States countryside, nature, during 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rocky Mountain George, old prospector, born in badlands of Wyoming. Esmeralda County, Nevada

Rocky Mountain George, old prospector, born in badlands of Wyoming. Es...

Public domain photograph of 1930s industry, war production in the United States free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rocky Mountain George, old-time prospector. Esmeralda County, Nevada

Rocky Mountain George, old-time prospector. Esmeralda County, Nevada

Public domain photograph of the United States in the 1930s, portraits, people, events, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Group of figures made of papier mache which attract passing tourists at Apache Junction, Arizona. These three figures were made to represent three stages in the development of the state, the prehistoric man, the Indian and the prospector

Group of figures made of papier mache which attract passing tourists a...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Arizona, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Prospector - A man standing next to a donkey on a dirt road

The Prospector - A man standing next to a donkey on a dirt road

Photograph shows man on trail with rifle and burro carrying supplies. Copyright 1903 by C. D. Nichols, Grants Pass, Ore.

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a log, Minnesota. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a log, Minnesota. Farm Sec...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a worker, construction, carpenter, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

William Besson, old iron ore prospector, sitting in front of his cabin near Winton, Minnesota

William Besson, old iron ore prospector, sitting in front of his cabin...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Minnesota, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A man in a hat smoking a cigarette, Minnesota. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A man in a hat smoking a cigarette, Minnesota. Farm Security Administr...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man in a costume, Arizona. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of a man in a costume, Arizona. Farm Security ...

Public domain photograph related to Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Eugene Davis, gold prospector, looking into chest where he has stored his belongings. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Eugene Davis, gold prospector, looking into chest where he has stored ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Pinos Altos, New Mexico. Gold prospector working his diggings

Pinos Altos, New Mexico. Gold prospector working his diggings

Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Eugene Davis, gold prospector, reading over location notice form which must be filed along with mining claim. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Eugene Davis, gold prospector, reading over location notice form which...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Prospector panning gold. The light objects are probably not gold as it...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a quarry, mine, excavation, or mining site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of an old building, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of an old building, Great Depression. FSA/OWI ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Prospector working the sluice box. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Prospector working the sluice box. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Picryl description: Public domain image of a quarry, mine, excavation, or mining site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a man sitting in front of a window, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a man sitting in front of a window, Great D...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a quarry, mine, excavation, or mining site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Prospector blowing on pan of fine dirt which contains particles of gold in order to blow the dirt away and leave the heavy gold. In this dry panning the pan is rotated until the dirt is on one side and then with a decisive toss it is thrown into the air, the light dirt being then blown away by the wind and the heavy gold being caught again in the pan. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Prospector blowing on pan of fine dirt which contains particles of gol...

Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Prospector with dog team, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Prospector with dog team, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Original copyright holder: Public Photo Service. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a bench, Minnesota. Farm Security Administration photograph.

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a bench, Minnesota. Farm S...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a worker, construction, carpenter, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Gold prospector cooking mercury with dirty flour gold. The flour gold which is in small, almost powder flakes, will attach itself to the mercury as the water boils away. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Gold prospector cooking mercury with dirty flour gold. The flour gold ...

Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Prospector blowing on pan of fine dirt which contains particles of gold in order to blow the dirt away and leave the heavy gold. In this dry panning the pan is rotated until the dirt is on one side and then with a decisive toss it is thrown into the air, the light dirt being then blown away by the wind and the heavy gold being caught again in the pan. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Prospector blowing on pan of fine dirt which contains particles of gol...

Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Prospector testing ore samples. Esmeralda County, Nevada

Prospector testing ore samples. Esmeralda County, Nevada

Public domain photograph of 1930s industry, war production in the United States free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a window sill, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a window sill, Great Depre...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Prospector grub store. Goldfield, Nevada

Prospector grub store. Goldfield, Nevada

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Gold prospector examining a pan to see how much gold it contains. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Gold prospector examining a pan to see how much gold it contains. Pino...

Public domain photograph of 1930s industry, war production in the United States free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gold prospector blowing away dirt to find the gold in his pan while a visiting prospector looks on. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Gold prospector blowing away dirt to find the gold in his pan while a ...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Abandoned home of a gold prospector. Pony, Montana

Abandoned home of a gold prospector. Pony, Montana

Public domain photograph of life in the United States in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gold prospector, Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Gold prospector, Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farmer, 1930s, 20th-century dust bowl era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Gold prospector working his diggings. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Gold prospector working his diggings. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Picryl description: Public domain image of a quarry, mine, excavation, or mining site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Prospector removing wire screen from bottom of sluice box. This screen catches the gold as the water washes through the box. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Prospector removing wire screen from bottom of sluice box. This screen...

Public domain photograph of Mexico, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Eugene Davis, gold prospector, operating a papago (dry washer) at his diggings. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Eugene Davis, gold prospector, operating a papago (dry washer) at his ...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gold prospector pouring water into "rocker," Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Gold prospector pouring water into "rocker," Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Picryl description: Public domain image of a quarry, mine, excavation, or mining site, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A man in a hat is sitting on a rock. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A man in a hat is sitting on a rock. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negat...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Prospector's monument in Cochise Couty, Arizona. There are still many old time prospectors throughout this section and they stake claims in the old time way with the claim deed in a tin can buried under a pile of rocks

Prospector's monument in Cochise Couty, Arizona. There are still many ...

Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rocky Mountain George, old prospector, at his diggings. Esmeralda County, Nevada

Rocky Mountain George, old prospector, at his diggings. Esmeralda Coun...

Public domain photograph of 1930s industry, war production in the United States free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gold prospector blowing away dirt to find the gold in his pan while a visiting prospector looks on. Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Gold prospector blowing away dirt to find the gold in his pan while a ...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

McGraw Ranch, Prospector Cabin, McGraw Ranch Road, Estes Park, Larimer County, CO

McGraw Ranch, Prospector Cabin, McGraw Ranch Road, Estes Park, Larimer...

Significance: The Prospector Cabin of the McGraw Ranch is an original homestead-era structure. This is believed to be the oldest of the ranch buildings. Survey number: HABS CO-175-C Building/structure dates: ... More

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a train track. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a train track. Great Depre...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a mine, mining, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

William Besson, veteran iron ore prospector and timber cruiser, examining geological surveys in his cabin near Winton, Minnesota

William Besson, veteran iron ore prospector and timber cruiser, examin...

Public domain photograph of industrial workers, factory building, work, assembly line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

William Besson, old mining prospector, near Winton, Minnesota

William Besson, old mining prospector, near Winton, Minnesota

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farmer, 1930s, 20th-century dust bowl era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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