Call NumberZ-9979CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Date1895-1900SummaryMen stand and pose inside a mine tunnel in the Anchoria Leland Mine near Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. The miners wear work clothes and caps or hats and hold candles and sledgehammers. Probably Earl (or Charles W.) Howbert, the mine manager, stands on a ladder, he wears a jacket, vest, gloves and a necktie. Most of the men have mustaches. Some candles are mounted on the rock walls.Physical Description1 photographic print : albumen ; 25 x 20 cm (10 x 8 in.) mounted on mat board.Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectAnchoria Leland Mine (Teller County, Colo.)Cripple Creek (Colo.)Interiors--Colorado--Cripple CreekMiners--Colorado--Cripple CreekMining--Colorado--Cripple CreekGeographic AreaCripple Creek (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711009979Type of MaterialAlbumen printsGroup photographsPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromH.S. Poley.NotesAnchoria Leland, Mgr. Chas. W. Howbert penciled on verso. Formerly F-8960; Photographer's stamp on verso. R7110099793
Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley), Miners with candles (1895-1900). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 10/07/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1128658
