Scattered log and tent structures comprise the gold mining town of Platoro in the Platoro - Gilmore Mining District (Conejos County), Colorado; shows people in front of residences and stores along the wide center street.
A Colorado National Guardsman stands on a hill and looks over the Emmett Mine in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. The soldier guards the mining property during a labor dispute between mine owners and miners who belonged to the Western Federation...
Colorado. National Guard.--1890-1900.; Western Federation of Miners--Strikes--1890-1900.; Emmett Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Guards--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
Boys in overalls and straw hats use hoes to enlarge an irrigation ditch near the Cherry Tree Home (Amity Colony Children's Home) in Amity (Prowers County), Colorado. The home sits behind the boys. Shows a two-story structure with mansard roof, a...
Cherry Tree Home (Amity, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Amity (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.; Digging--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.; Orphanages--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.
View of a placer mining site near possibly Richfield (Conejos County), Colorado; men look at a boom with pulleys and a excavated pit. A cat is by a frame shack.
View near Gilman (Eagle County), Colorado, the Eagle River Canyon, tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad, and Empire Zinc mine buildings.
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; Empire Zinc Mining Company (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Eagle County--1910-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Eagle County--1910-1930.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Gilman (Colo.)--1910-1930.;...
View of an Empire Zinc Company mill and processing sheds in (possibly) Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. Smokestacks, a locomotive, ore and freight cars dot the area; desert hills are in the background.
Empire Zinc Mining Company (Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1930.; Mills--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1930.
View of mine buildings and tailings piles in the Platoro - Gilmore Mining District (Conejos County), Colorado; pine forest covers hills in the background.
Men pose by an abandoned log cabin identified as the Argent Mining Company Assay Office, on the Gilmore Property in the Platoro Mining District, Conejos County, Colorado.
Conejos County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Conejos County--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Conejos County--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Conejos County--1910-1920.
View of the Valley Queen mine shed and headframe in Platoro (Conejos) County, Colorado; a man sits and rolls a cigarette.
Conejos County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Valley Queen Mine (Conejos County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Conejos County--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Conejos County--1910-1920.
Men pose by a mine entrance in the Platoro District near Stunner (Conejos County), Colorado; one leans on an ore car. Sticks of dynamite are on the ground; tailings and a shed are up the hill.
View of Gilmore, a settlement in the Platoro District, (Conejos) County, Colorado; shows log houses, tents, a wagon, a meadow, a feed trough, pine forest, hills, and fire damaged timber.
Conejos County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Conejos County--1910-1920.; Settlements--Colorado--Conejos County--1910-1920.
Men stand by rock outcroppings and mineral deposits in the Platoro District, (Conejos) County, Colorado; one man holds a cloth bag of (probably) geological samples.
Platoro (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Platoro--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Platoro--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Platoro--1900-1920.
View of Lookout Mountain from Gilmore Meadow near Stunner in the Platero Mining District (Conejos County), Colorado. Shows felled timber, pine forest, hills, and a road.
Lookout Mountain (Conejos County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Stunner (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Stunner--1900-1920.
Men pose by a mine entrance in the Platoro District near Stunner (Conejos County), Colorado; one has an ax, the other has a framing square. Wood, ties, and snow surround them.
View of Terrace Reservoir on the Alamosa River in Conejos County, Colorado; low hills and trees surround the water.
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Terrace Reservoir (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Conejos County--1900-1920.
View of a winding dirt road , the toll road around Terrace Reservoir, in the Platero Mining District in Conejos County, Colorado. The Alamosa River and canyon are in the distance.
Alamosa River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Conejos County--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Conejos County--1900-1920.; Toll roads--Colorado--Conejos County--1900-1920.
View of a mill and railroad tracks in Ouray County, Colorado; slopes and sandstone outcroppings are in the background.
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1910.; Ore industry--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1910.
View of Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks, ore cars, and a frame tipple at one of the Turner Mines near Walsenburg (Huerfano County), Colorado.
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1910.; Tipples--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1910.
View of Uintah Basin in (Uintah County), Utah; shows Gilsonite mining operations north of Rainbow Junction, Uintah Railway railroad tracks, the Rainbow Vein, a trestle, snow, and sandstone cliffs.
Uintah Railway--1890-1910.; Uintah County (Utah)--1890-1910.; Mining--Utah--Uintah County--1890-1910.
View of the Colorado Fuel & Iron mine at Monarch Pass in Chaffee County, Colorado; shows shaft house, sheds, tailings, and Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks with cars full of ore.
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1940-1950.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Chaffee County--1940-1950.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Chaffee County--1940-1950.; Chaffee County...
View of the Pandora Mill and houses near the Smuggler-Union mine in Pandora, San Miguel County, Colorado.
Pandora (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pandora Mill (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Smuggler Union Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--Facilities--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.
View of the Joe Junior Mill and ore processing buildings (Standard Chemical Company) in Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado; mill buildings and canvas tents are by a pipe flume.
View of the Smuggler Union Mine and Savage Basin near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado; snow covers surrounding peaks.
Basins (Geology)--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.; Savage Basin (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Smuggler Union Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.
Aerial view of the valley and mountains (including Ingram Peak) above Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado; shows Smuggler-Union Mining Company (Pandora) buildings (Pandora Mill), Bridal Veil Falls, waterfalls, and Bridal Veil Creek.
Bridal Veil Creek (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pandora (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pandora Mill (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.
View of a frame boarding house and corrugated metal mine buildings on a precarious slope at the Old Hundred mine, San Juan County, Colorado.
Old Hundred Mine (San Juan County, Colo. )--1930-1940.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cliffs--Colorado--San Juan County--1930-1940.; Lodging houses--Colorado--San Juan County--1930-1940.; Mine buildings--Colorado--San Juan...
View of the United States Vanadium Mining Company mill in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; shows metal ore processing sheds, elevator housings, and a smokestack.
United States Vanadium Company--Buildings--1910-1930.; Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mills--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1930.; Smokestacks--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1930.
View of ore processing buildings near Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado; tailings are by metal sheds and smokestacks. Snow capped mountains are in the background.
View of ore processing buildings near Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado; tailings are by metal sheds and smokestacks. Snow capped mountains are in the background; cars and trucks are in the lot.
View of an assessment hole at the Lady Belle mine south of Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado; a man holds a pick.
Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Lady Belle Mine (Eagle County, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1920.
Men pose by tailings and scrub trees on a slope at the Lady Belle Mine south of Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado; mountains are in the background.
Eagle County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lady Belle Mine (Eagle County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.
Men pose by the Lady Belle mine entrance south of Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado; one man shovels ore into a canvas bag.
Eagle County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lady Belle Mine (Eagle County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.