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- Hydraulic Mining
- View of mined slopes in Colorado; man in wide brim hat uses a nozzle for hydraulic placer gold mining, shows frame buildings.
- Gold mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mining camp
- A view of an unidentified mining town, possibly in Colorado. Shows wood mining buildings, dirt roads and residences.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining camps--Colorado--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Mining families
- Mining families pose near their house probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The families are probably Italian and include men, women, and children. One man wears work overalls the others wear pants with suspenders. The women wear work dresses...
- Children--Colorado--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mining household
- A group of miners, a woman, and children pose on the porch of a clapboard house probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. One man slings a gun over his shoulder and another pours beer from a bottle into a glass. A man standing on the porch pretends...
- Children--Colorado--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Italian mining families
- A group of Italian families pose near a shop in a coal camp probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. One woman holds a baby in her arms and smiles. The children, dressed in sweaters, coats, and dresses also smile. The men stand behind the women.
- Italian Americans--Colorado--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Unidentified coal camp
- View of an unidentified coal camp in either Las Animas or Huerfano County, Colorado. Shows miners houses including four-room square duplexes. A large structure, probably a store sits on a hill. The Spanish Peaks are in the distance.
- Mining camps--Colorado--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Sluice mining
- View of men placer mining probably somewhere in Colorado; men working with sluice box & shovels in streambed; copy glass plate attributed to L.C.McClure.
- Sluices--Colorado--1890-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Hoist
- Interior view of a side-crank engine in the shafthouse of a mine in Colorado.
- Hoisting machinery--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining equipment--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Coal camp boys
- Four boys sit on rocks at a coal camp probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The boys wear overalls, short pants, suspenders, and shirts. Each boy holds a hat in his hands. One boy may be missing a leg.
- Boys--Colorado--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Handicapped persons--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Coal camp children
- A group of boys and girls pose on the porch of their home in a coal camp probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. One of the older girls holds a baby in her arms. The other girls stand nearby. One boy wears work overalls and stands near a porch...
- Children--Colorado--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Infants--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- The ore vein
- View of a pickaxe marking the location of a vein of ore running through surrounding rock in mine shaft somewhere in Colorado. Candles light the area.
- Mine shafts--Colorado--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining equipment--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1901]
- The Golden Eagle Mine
- Men and a woman pose at the entrance to the Golden Eagle Mine possibly near Palmer Lake in Colorado. A stuffed golden eagle is mounted on a piece of wood above the mine opening. The woman wears a long dress with a velvet panel, a jacket, a flat...
- Eagles--Colorado--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining equipment--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Taxidermy--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1901?]
- Miners on a coal train
- Miners ride on the engine of a mine coal train at an unidentified mine owned by the Wooten Land and Fuel Company probably in Colorado. Shows coal cars and industrial buildings.
- Wooten Land and Fuel Company (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mine railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Placer operations
- A view of placer mining operations probably in Colorado.
- Hydraulic mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Smelter - unid.
- A view of mining and a smelter building possibly in Colorado. One mining building is elevated on wood platform structure, tracks for transport lead out of one side. Smoke stacks for the smelter are in the background. Railroad tracks, a horse and a...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Smelters--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Mine unidentified
- A view of the flume of an unidentified mine, probably in Colorado. The flume passes over and into a shallow stream bed.
- Flumes--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Streams--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Mine unidentified
- A view of wood buildings at an unidentified mine, probably in Colorado. Shows a dirt road, railroad tracks, log piles, wood shack and wood fences.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Unidentified mine
- Mining buildings of an unidentified mine dot a tree covered hillside probably in Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Black Wonder Mill
- Shows the Black Wonder Mill in Colorado (perhaps Sherman, County unknown). Large mill sits on a rocky slope, a wood slat building is just below the mill.
- Mills--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Mines - Unid.
- View of a mine, probably in Colorado. Shows head frame, smokestacks, trestle, water tank, and other wood frame mine buildings.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Stanley Hoister 350 hp
- A miner poses on a platform near Stanley engines in the shaft house of a mine probably in Colorado. Plants and baskets are near the window.
- Hoisting machinery--Colorado--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Miner leading mule along car tracks in mine 3 other miners behind
- Miners pose with a mule in a mine tunnel in Colorado. One man holds a lunch box.
- Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mules--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Miner leading mule along car tracks in mine 3 other miners behind
- Miners pose with a mule in a mine tunnel in Colorado. One man holds a lunch box.
- Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mules--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Randolph Mill Co
- View of the Randolph Mill possibly in Gilpin County, Colorado. A mine tramway and tailings are near the building.
- Mills--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mine interior timbers
- Interior view of a mine probably in Colorado. Wooden cross beams are supported by wooden pillars.
- Interiors--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mine broker's office
- A man sits near a desk in a mining office in Colorado. A painting labeled, "The Wabash Railroad" and a chart that gives statistics for "Average Dividends Paid the Last Two Months," are on the walls.
- Interiors--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Offices--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [1897]
- Mine
- View of the shafthouse of a mine in Colorado. A wooden sluice is near the building.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mine processing
- A view of mine processing equipment, probably Colorado. Shows tracks, wood mining buildings, and empty barrels.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--1890-1910.; Machinery--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Off to the wild bunch
- Two men on horseback and a pack horse pose on a dirt road lined by wooden buildings in Colorado.
- Horseback riding--Colorado--1890-1910.; Horses--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Pack animals--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Cabin of above - Britton and Bellows
- Miners Britton and Bellows pose by a cabin at the Ben Davis and Lomax claim possibly in Jackson County, Colorado.
- Log cabins--Colorado--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Bellows.; Britton.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- A horse with ride pulling sled
- A man on horseback poses, his horse pulls a woman on a sled; a second man steers the sled, and a woman walks behind, possibly near the mining town of Apex (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Horseback riding--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Columbine Castle
- View of the snow covered Columbine Castle possibly in Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Log buildings--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Columbine Castle
- View of the snow covered Columbine Castle possibly in Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Log buildings--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Men and woman with bicycle
- Men and a woman pose by a safety bicycle possibly in the mining town of Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Aged persons--Colorado--1890-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Colorado miner
- A miner poses near a fence and brick building somewhere in Colorado. He holds a lunch bucket in his right hand and his jacket over his left arm. He's wearing shoes, pants, a vest over two shirts, and a hat.
- Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mine interior
- Miners stand inside a mine, possibly in Boulder County, Colorado; a man has a pick axe, a boy looks on; candles hang from holders in rock walls.
- Boys--Colorado--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Mine interior
- Miners with candles stand inside a dug out mine; possibly in Boulder County, Colorado.
- Interiors--Colorado--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Off for the hills in search of gold
- Miners pose with a donkey loaded with saddle bags in the Colorado mountains. The prospectors have rifles in bandolier holsters.
- Donkeys--Colorado--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Pack animals--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Bottom of a shaft, 350 ft.
- A man, somewhere in Colorado and three-hundred and fifty feet down in an unidentified mine shaft, uses a candle to light his way. Support beams, a ladder, and tools surround him.
- Mine shafts--Colorado--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1901]
- Underground sampling - Pony Express mine, Uncompahgre Nat'l. Forest
- View of three miners working in the Pony Express mine, Ouray County (Uncompahgre National Forest), Colorado. Two of the men use a spike and sledgehammer to drive a blasting hole as another looks on from a ladder.
- Blasting--Colorado--1890-1910.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pony Express Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Stone quarry entrance
- Miners pose near the tramway and entrance to a stone quarry tunnel in Colorado.
- Mine railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Quarrying--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Stone quarry entryway
- View of the entrance to a stone quarry tunnel and tramway in Colorado. Shovels lean against a nearby building.
- Mine railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Quarrying--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Miners near tunnel entryway
- Miners pose near an ore car at the entrance to a stone quarry tunnel in Colorado.
- Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Quarrying--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Miner in quarry tunnel
- A miner poses with a mallet and miner's candle in a stone quarry tunnel in Colorado.
- Interiors--Colorado--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Quarrying--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- A miner's home in Colorado
- A miner and his family pose on the porch of their cabin in Colorado. The man holds a lunchbox and sits on a wheelbarrow.
- Cabins--Colorado--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Stone quarry entrance
- A miner poses with a miner's candle at the entryway to a stone quarry tunnel in Colorado.
- Mine railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Quarrying--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Stone quarry
- View, from a distance, of a stone quarry operation in Colorado.
- Hills--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Quarrying--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Stone mill
- View of a mill and tramway near a stone quarry in Colorado.
- Mills--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mine railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Quarrying--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Mine
- View of the shaft house, tramway, and buildings of a mine in Colorado. Light snow covers the ground.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Miners
- Men surround an injured man (in shock?) in a mine in (possibly), Colorado. One holds a pitcher and a spoon, another has his eyes opened wide and holds a candle.
- Accidents--Colorado--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1901?]