Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
A2022.000.002.0029 |
Object Name |
Negative |
Tagline |
Black and white negative of Roger Terhune walking through a portion of the Black Bear Mine Adit at the Rossland Museum, date unknown. |
Collection |
MS 90 - Photograph & Negative Collection |
Description |
Black and white negative of Roger Terhune walking through a portion of the Black Bear Mine Adit at the Rossland Museum. Roger is wearing a dark jacket with a light shirt underneath and light pants as well as a hard hat. He is looking down at something in his hands. He is surrounding by exposed rock walls and a rocky ceiling. On his left is fencing or a safety structure so that nobody falls down into the mine further. |
Medium |
Negative |
Provenance |
The Black Bear Mine operated from 1893 to 1917 as part of the Le Roi Mine group. The Black Bear was a horizontal adit that connected with the Le Roi Mine main shaft. The Black Bear recovered 176 oz gold, 318 oz silver, and 9290 lb of copper. As part of the Rossland Museum's Centennial Project, the Black Bear Mine Adit was reopened to be part of the Museum's tourism offerings. The Museum ran seasonal mine tours from 1967/68 until 2009 when the mine was closed. The tunnel entrance was collapse in 2011/2012. Visitors to the Museum are still able to see where the entrance was, although it is fenced off for safety reasons. |
Search Terms |
Rossland, B.C. Black Bear Mine Black Bear Mine Adit Rossland Museum Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre |
People |
Terhune, Roger |
Subjects |
Mine Mining Underground Mine Mine Tunnel Mine Tour Black and White Photography |