Hydraulic mining operation, Cooper Creek, September 1, 1912 (AL+CA 353)

Caption on image: Head of Flat Operations -- Cooper Creek, Sept. 1st, 1912. AHB
PH Coll 334.Barnes1
Cooper Creek is on the Kenai Peninsula. It heads at Cooper Lake and flows northwest 5 miles to Kenai River, 32 miles southwest of Hope. [Source: Donald Orth. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1967.
Subjects (LCTGM): Mining camps--Alaska--Cooper Creek; Gold mining--Alaska--Cooper Creek; Hydraulic mining--Alaska--Cooper Creek
Subjects (LCSH): Gold mines and mining--Alaska--Cooper Creek