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Prospector taking a sample of dirt from a creek bed. There is gold along this creek bed and he is trying, by taking samples all along, to determine its source. Pinos Altos, New Mexico
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Credit lineProspector taking a sample of dirt from a creek bed. There is gold along this creek bed and he is trying, by taking samples all along, to determine its source. Pinos Altos, New Mexico. 1940-01-01. Lee, Russell. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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