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- Ski training: standing at attention, a platoon of "G" Company, 87th Regiment.
- Still from the Warner Brothers film: "The Fighting Mountaineers." A Platoon of approximately fifty soldiers from the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Regiment, Company G stand at attention with their skis balanced on their ski poles. All the men are...
- Ski troops--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Skiing--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Fighting Mountaineers (Motion picture)
- [1943-1944]
- Lead, Homestake Mine
- Panoramic view of the Black Hills, Homestake Mining Company buildings, commercial buildings, and frame Victorian houses in Lead (Lawrence County), South Dakota. The Homestake gold mill buildings have smokestacks and steel railroad bridges and are...
- Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Homestake Mine (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Lead (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Mining--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Lead, Homestake Mine
- Panoramic, aerial view of mine buildings of the Homestake Mining Company in Lead (Lawrence County), South Dakota. Ore car tracks and a steel bridge connect with the tunnel of the Golden Star Mill. Shows Homestake's surface works, the Old Abe...
- Homestake Mine (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Lead (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Mills--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Mine Buildings--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Mine railroads--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.;...
- [1900?]
- Lead, S.D.
- Panoramic view of Homestake Mining Company gold mine buildings, commercial buildings, and houses and the Black Hills in Lead (Lawrence County), South Dakota. Shows St. Patrick's Catholic Church and the First Methodist Church, partly visible across...
- Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Homestake Mine (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Lead (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Mining--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Lead, S.D.
- Panoramic view of Homestake Mining Company buildings, railroad tracks, houses, commercial buildings, and the Black Hills in Lead (Lawrence County), South Dakota. Mine buildings are near smokestacks and ore piles on the hillside. Shows commercial...
- Homestake Mine (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Lead (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Mining--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Lead City, S.D.
- Panoramic view of Lead (Lawrence County), in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Ore car tracks and a Homestake Mining Company steel bridge are near commercial buildings and houses. Shows the stone Miners' Union Hall and Opera House on the corner of...
- Homestake Mine (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Lead (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Mine railroads--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Mining--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.;...
- [1900?]
- Yates shaft, mill & cyanide group, Homestake Mining Co., Lead, So. Dak.
- View of the Yates shaft group includes the shafthouse, the mill, and the cyanide leeching plant, Homestake mine, Lead, South Dakota.
- Homestake Mining Company--Facilities--1940-1950.; Mine buildings--South Dakota--Lead--1940-1950.; Homestake Mine (S.D.)--1940-1950.; Lead (S.D.)--1940-1950.; Mills--South Dakota--Lead--1940-1950.; Mining--South Dakota--Lead--1940-1950.
- [between 1941 and 1950?]
- Survey partie's [sic], Gallitin [sic] & Butte R.R.
- Members of a survey party for the Gallatin and Butte line of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company stand or sit in a row at a camp on Homestake Pass in Jefferson County or Silver Bow County, Montana. The men wear coats, suspenders and flat brimmed...
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Construction camps--Montana--1880-1890.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Montana--1880-1890.; Railroad employees--Montana--1880-1890.; Surveyors--Montana--1880-1890.; Tents--Montana--1880-1890.
- 1889 April
- Olie and myself atop Homestake
- Two Tenth Mountain Division Skiers, Olie on the left and the photographer on the right pose, at the monument marking the crest of Mount Homestake. Both are on skis, although many rocks are visible through the snow. Both are wearing dark brown...
- Homestake Peak (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Photographers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Ski troops--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1943-1944]
- Lead, Homestake Mine
- Panoramic view of frame houses, commercial buildings, and the Black Hills in Lead (Lawrence County), South Dakota. A steel bridge of the Homestake Mining Company is over possibly Chicago and North Western Railway Company tracks. The rusticated...
- Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Homestake Mine (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Lead (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Houses--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Mining--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Lead, Homestake Mine
- Panoramic view of Homestake Mining Company buildings, railroad tracks, houses, commercial buildings and the Black Hills in Lead (Lawrence County), South Dakota. Shows the T. J. Grier residence beside ore car tracks, bridge, and the tunnel of the...
- Grier, T. J.--Homes & haunts.; Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Homestake Mine (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Lead (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Houses--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Mills--South...
- [1900?]
- Lead, Homestake Mine
- Panoramic view of Homestake Mining Company buildings, railroad tracks, houses, commercial buildings, and the Black Hills in Lead (Lawrence County), South Dakota. Shows ore tracks and the tunnel of the Golden Star Mill. Mine buildings include...
- Homestake Mine (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Lead (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Mills--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Mine buildings--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Mine railroads--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.;...
- [1900?]
- Lead, Homestake Mine
- Panoramic view of a Homestake Mining Company brick smokestack, ore car tracks, the Black Hills, and Lead (Lawrence County), South Dakota. A covered structure is on the track. Shows an ore pile and ore car on a hillside. Frame houses and dirt roads...
- Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Homestake Mine (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Lead (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Mine railroads--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Mining--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- 1900
- Lead, Homestake Mine
- Panoramic, aerial view of frame buildings in Lead, in the Black Hills (Lawrence County), South Dakota. Shows frame houses, mine buildings, and smokestacks of the Homestake Mining Company. Trees are on hillsides, and utility poles and fences are...
- Homestake Mine (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Lead (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Mine Buildings--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Mining--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Homestake, South Dakota
- View overlooking Lead, South Dakota, shows a portion of the Homestake mine in the foreground.
- Mine buildings--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Homestake Mine (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Lead (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Mining--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Homestake mine, South Dakota
- View shows a barren hill identified as part of the Homestake mine, Lawrence County, South Dakota.
- Homestake Mine (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Lawrence County (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Hills--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1900-1910.; Mining--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Homestake mine
- View shows the Ellison shaft group of buildings at the Homestake mine, and the town of Lead, South Dakota in the background.
- Mine buildings--South Dakota--Lead--1920-1940.; Homestake Mine (S.D.)--1920-1940.; Lead (S.D.)--1920-140.; Cities & towns--South Dakota--Lead--1920-1940.; Mining--South Dakota--Lead--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Homestake mine, So. Dak.
- View shows the mill and excavation at the Homestake mine, Lawrence County, South Dakota.
- Homestake Mine (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Lawrence County (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Mills--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1900-1910.; Mining--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Homestake gold mine, Lead, S. D.
- View shows ore car tracks built across a gully that run to the mill building of the Homestake mine, Lead, South Dakota.
- Homestake Mine (S.D.)--1880-1890.; Lead (S.D.)--1880-1890.; Mills--South Dakota--Lead--1880-1890.; Mine railroads--South Dakota--Lead--1880-1890.; Mining--South Dakota--Lead--1880-1890.; Trestles--South Dakota--Lead--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Open stope (ore worked out of it) Homestake mine, Lead, S. Dak.
- Miners pose on a staircase in a large cave where ore has already been removed, Homestake mine, Lead, South Dakota.
- Homestake Mine (S.D.)--1880-1910.; Lead (S.D.)--1880-1910.; Caves--South Dakota--Lead--1880-1910.; Miners--South Dakota--Lead--1880-1910.; Mining--South Dakota--Lead--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Homestake mills and mines, Lead City, So. Dak.
- View shows the waste dump, mill buildings, and mines at the Homestake mining complex, Lead, South Dakota.
- Homestake Mine (S.D.)--1880-1900.; Lead (S.D.)--1880-1900.; Mills--South Dakota--Lead--1880-1900.; Mining--South Dakota--Lead--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Drilling machines, gold, Homestake mine, Lead, S. Dak.
- Two miners operate hydraulic drills in the Homestake gold mine, Lead South Dakota. They wear rubber boots and suits, and hats.
- Homestake Mine (S.D.)--1920-1940.; Lead (S.D.)--1920-1940.; Drilling & boring machinery--South Dakota--Lead--1920-1940.; Gold mining--South Dakota--Lead--1920-1940.; Miners--South Dakota--Lead--1920-1940.; Mining--South Dakota--Lead--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Homestake mine
- View shows the Ellison shaft group, cyanide plants, and the open cut at the Homestake mine, Lead, South Dakota. Residences are interspersed among the mine facilities.
- Mine buildings--South Dakota--Lead--1940-1950.; Homestake Mine (S.D.)--1940-1950.; Lead (S.D.)--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--South Dakota--Lead--1940-1950.; Mining--South Dakota--Lead--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Drilling machines, gold, Homestake Mine, Lead, South Dakota
- View of two miners using pneumatic drills on the floor of the Homestake gold mine, Lead, South Dakota. They wear rubber suits, helmets, and lamps.
- Homestake Mine (S.D.)--1920-1950.; Lead (S.D.)--1920-1950.; Drilling--South Dakota--Lead--1920-1950.; Gold mining--South Dakota--Lead--1920-1950.; Miners--South Dakota--Lead--1920-1950.; Mining--South Dakota--Lead--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950?]
- Homestake mills and mines, Lead City, So. Dak.
- View of the Homestake mining complex, Lead, South Dakota, shows mills, waste dumps, and other wooden mine buildings.
- Homestake Mine (S.D.)--1890-1910.; Lead (S.D.)--1890-1910.; Buildings--South Dakota--Lead--1890-1910.; Mills--South Dakota--Lead--1890-1910.; Mining--South Dakota--Lead--1890-1910.; Refuse--South Dakota--Lead--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Homestake project
- Municipal Facts Bi-Monthly: Volume 5 Numbers 6 and 7, 1922 July-August
- Leadville Colo. 10 killed in snowslide Homestake Mining
- Men pose on a snow field in Lake County, Colorado, with sleds carrying bodies of Homestake Mine silver miners killed by a collapsing, snow laden cabin roof. Outfits include sunglasses and gaiters.
- Home Stake Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--Disasters--1880-1890.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mine accidents--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Silver...
- 1886
- Homestake Memorial [graphic]
- "Memorial 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...
- Burns, James--Monuments.; Mathews, Horace M.--Monuments.; Mathews, Josiah--Monuments.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Homestake memorial [graphic]
- "Memorial 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...
- Burns, James--Monuments.; Mathews, Horace M.--Monuments.; Mathews, Josiah--Monuments.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Galatin [sic] & Butte line of Northern Pacific Railroad near "Homestake Pass"
- View of tents at a work camp during construction of the Gallatin and Butte line of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company near Homestake Pass in Jefferson County or Silver Bow County, Montana. The headquarters camp houses engineers identified as...
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Construction camps--Montana--1880-1890.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Montana--1880-1890.; Tents--Montana--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Western History Subject Index
- Homestake mine. Homestake district,
- Western History Subject Index
- Homestake project
- Western History Subject Index
- Homestake project
- Western History Subject Index
- Homestake project
- Fort Arnett Red Cliff
- People crowd Fort Arnett, a rock formation in Red Cliff (or Redcliff), Eagle County, Colorado; shows rifles and a surveyor's tripod. An American flag is on a pole.
- Red Cliff (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Red Cliff--1900-1910.
- [1879]
- Redcliff looking up the Eagle
- View of Red Cliff (or Redcliff), Eagle County, Colorado; shows tents and frame buildings by Eagle River.
- Eagle River (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Red Cliff (Colo.)--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Victims of snowslide at Home Stake Mine - Leadville
- Forty well-dressed men pose on a snow field with a sled carrying bodies of Homestake Mine silver miners killed by a collapsing, snow laden cabin roof, Lake County, Colorado.
- Home Stake Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--Disasters--1880-1890.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mine accidents--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Silver...
- 1886
- Home Stake disaster ten men perished in the snow slide at Home Stake Mt. and mine
- Men excavate a cabin at Homestake Mine, Lake County, Colorado, where 10 silver miners died under a collapsed, snow-laden roof; one holds a suitcase. Snowbanks and cliffs are in the background.
- Home Stake Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--Disasters--1880-1890.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Avalanches--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Mine accidents--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.;...
- [April 1886]
- Victims snow slide at Home Stake Mine Leadville
- Men pose on a snow field, in Lake County, Colorado, with sleds carrying bodies of Homestake Mine silver miners killed by a collapsing, snow laden cabin roof.
- Home Stake Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--Disasters--1880-1890.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mine accidents--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Silver...
- 1886
- Preparing to leave the scene of disaster with the victims on sleighs
- Men pose on a snow field in Lake County, Colorado, with sleds carrying bodies of Homestake Mine silver miners killed by a collapsing, snow laden cabin roof. Rocky crags are in the background.
- Home Stake Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--Disasters--1880-1890.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mine accidents--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Silver...
- [1886]
- Camp site of engineering party, time of construction, Helena and Northern R.R. Montana
- View of the summer camp for engineers, E.H. McHenry, Research Engineer, on the Marysville Branch of the Northern Pacific Railroad (Helena and Northern Railroad Company) probably near Homestake Pass in Jefferson County or Silver Bow County, Montana....
- Helena and Northern Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Northern Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Construction camps--Montana--1880-1890.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Montana--1880-1890.; Tents--Montana--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Portland and Indepence [sic] Mines, Victor, Colo.
- View of Portland and Independence Mines on Battle Mountain (Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County), Victor, Colorado; Portland Mine, upper right, largest and most productive in Colorado until surpassed by Homestake Mine's production in...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1890-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1899 and 1910]
- Western History Subject Index
- Avalanches of the Homestake mine on February 22, 1885,
- Western History Subject Index
- Homestake mine
- Western History Subject Index
- Homestake mine (Colorado)
- Western History Subject Index
- HOMESTAKE MINE (COLORADO)
- Western History Subject Index
- Homestake mine (South Dakota)
- Western History Subject Index
- Homestake mine (South Dakota)
- Western History Subject Index
- Homestake mining company