Call NumberX-228CreatorFord, William L.Date1930-1940SummaryMemorial erected by the Citizens of Leadville to the victims of a snowslide at Homestake Mine, Feb. 1886 is carved at the base of This memorial in Leadville, Colorado. The four tiered carved stone piece includes a mourning women in a veil at its top. The first tier contains the dedication with a garland swag below. The second tier contains a Gothic arch with the victim's names beneath: Horace M. Mathews, Josiah Mathews, James Burns. Tall evergreens and other memorial headstones are in the cemetery in the background.Physical Description1 photoprint ; 11 x 7 cm (4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectBurns, James--MonumentsMathews, Horace M.--MonumentsMathews, Josiah--MonumentsLeadville (Colo.)Monuments and memorials--Colorado--LeadvilleGeographic AreaLeadville (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710000228Type of MaterialPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsNotesPhotographer's stamp "Ford's Pioneer Photo Finishers of the West, 1029 16th, 1558 Bdwy, Denver, Colorado" on back of photoprint. Title supplied by cataloger. R7100002281
Ford, William L., Homestake Memorial [graphic] (1930-1940). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 22/04/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1016273
