Title	Prosperity, Missouri Mines
Collection	Carthage Public Library Local History Collection
Studio/Publisher	Art Photogravue Company of Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Creator	unknown photographer
Date	2007
Date.Original	1900
Publisher.Digital	Carthage Public Library
Identifier	LSTA06-CPL.003
Type	Print
Subject.LCSH	Geology; Jasper County (Mo.); Lead mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County; Prosperity (Mo.); Tri-State Mining District; Zinc mines and mining--Missouri--Jasper County
Subject.Local	above ground mining view; Joplin Museum Complex; millpond; Prosperity mine; Prosperity School; Prosperity, Missouri; tailings pile
People	Hood, H. Dixie
Description	The Prosperity District was located six miles east of Joplin in Joplin township north of Duenweg, Missouri, and slightly southeast of Carterville (or due south of South Carterville, an area also known as Johnstown). This print of Prosperity area mines, millponds and tailings piles is unidentified as to the specific mine company featured in the foreground but at least six mining operations are visible in this view. At this time there were at least two dozen mines in the area and the town had a population of about 1,500. Today all that remains in Prosperity is a few homes and the old Prosperity School that operates as a bed and breakfast establishment.
Provenance	Donated to Carthage Public Library by H. Dixie Hood of Carthage, date unknown.
Source	Print image taken from Portfolio #10 of "The Lead and Zinc Region of Missouri and Kansas" -- a series of portfolios (12 in total) held by the Carthage Public Library's Special Collections. Originally published by Art Photogravue Company of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in 1900.
Relation	A set of these "Art Work of the Lead and Zinc Region of Missouri and Kansas" portfolios are in the collection of the Joplin Museum Complex, Joplin, Missouri
Rights	Original image is in public domain. Digital image is property of Carthage Public Library and contributed for use in Missouri State Library 2006 LSTA Digitization Project as published by Missouri Southern State University Spiva Library; see project copyright statement at: http://powersmuseum.com/exhibits/riches-from-the-earth/riches-from-the-earth-copyright.html
Links	http://powersmuseum.com/exhibits/riches-from-the-earth/riches-content.html
Format	JPEG2000
Language	English
Coverage	United States -- Missouri -- Jasper County -- Prosperity
Contributing Institution	Carthage Public Library
Map link - Tri-State Mining	http://cdm16795.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/tristate,8