Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Day, Sherman |
Titles & honors |
The Day Tunnel was named after him. |
Occupation |
Surveyor Engineer Superintendent (short-term) |
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1999.1.129 - Photograph
A photo of six men and a large ore cart at the entrance to the Main Tunnel. At the extreme right is Sherman Day, surveyor and then mine superintendent during the 1860's. During the early development days of the New Almaden mines, most of the ore was brought from the depths of Mine Hill through this tunnel which opened on Deep Gulch. In this early day picture, miners are emerging with a full load of cinnabar for the sorting shed. ENTRANCE TO...
Record Type: Photo
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1999.1.81 - Photograph
Sherman Day with surveyor's instrument posing at the entrance to the Main Tunnel in 1863. Day was an able engineer and mine company superintendent. This photo was entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1867 by C E Watkins.
Record Type: Photo
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2006.1.183 - Photograph
Sherman Day, Superintendent, at mouth of Main Tunnel, 1864. Bulmore ID 111.tif These photos are listed as Bulmore photos copyrighted by the Bulmore Family. For permission to print, please contact Wes Lord. These pictures (for the most part) were taken by Robert Richard Bulmore, last general manager of the mines. Some are family photographs and some are of the mine workings, mine workers and their homes. These prints were made by Walter Ringborn...
Record Type: Photo
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2006.1.212 - Photograph
[Photograph of the main tunnel entrance. Sherman Day is on the right with his surveying instrument. Carleton E. Watkins photo.] Bulmore ID 140A.tif There is no description supplied with this photo. These photos are listed as Bulmore photos copyrighted by the Bulmore Family. For permission to print, please contact Wes Lord. These pictures (for the most part) were taken by Robert Richard Bulmore, last general manager of the mines. Some are family...
Record Type: Photo
