Walls Come Crumbling Down
by Cathy Mahnke
Title
Walls Come Crumbling Down
Artist
Cathy Mahnke
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This was once the towering central hoist, running ore carts up and down the mountain for the Treadwell Mining Complex in Douglas, Alaska. Early in the Twentieth Century, the mines here operated twenty-four hours a day, except for Christmas and the Fourth of July. Today, the crumbling walls stand as a mute reminder that the works of Man will one day crumble to dust. The mine shut down in 1917 following a fire and cave-in. During its heyday, many thousands of miners and their families lived in Douglas, across Gastineau Channel from Juneau and the Alaska-Juneau Mine. I enjoy exploring the area, and have many photos of the relics left by the Treadwell Mine. They may be viewed in my Fine Art America gallery titled Treadwell Historic Area and Sandy Beach.
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February 21st, 2017
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