Berlin Cemetery
by Ben Prepelka
Title
Berlin Cemetery
Artist
Ben Prepelka
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Photograph
Description
Reaching its peak at the beginning of the 20th century, Berlin's population topped out with just over a few hundred hardy miners and entrepreneurs. Pushed into production by the Nevada Company in 1898, the mining town soon offered a wide mix of shops and conveniences. By October, icy winds begin to whip across the valley, giving a strong warning that the winter ahead will be bitter cold and extremely unpleasant. The weather and the work at elevation 7000 feet tested the strength and will of these townspeople, and the cemetery is a stark reminder that precious ore came at a high cost.
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July 2nd, 2016
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