Latinos/Hispanics in Colorado Collection; image no. Colorado Society of Hispanic Genealogy, 400.
Summary
Coal miners Eloy Cruz (left) and his brother-in-law Leandro Vigil pose near the entrance to the Frederick Mine in Valdez (Las Animas County), Colorado. Eloy wears a jacket, a cap with a battery operated lantern, safety boots and holds a bucket and a lantern. He has a brass identification tag. Leandro wears similar clothes but wears a sweater and holds a hand pick and lantern
Date
[1920?]
Notes
Content derived from inventory prepared by Dana EchoHawk.; From inventory: "Left to right: Eloy Cruz and his brother-in-law Leandro Vigil at the entrance of the Valdez (Frederick) Mine in Southern Colorado. The mine began in 1907 and closed in 1961. Both men are wearing a battery operated lantern that mounts to the plate on their cap. The have hard-toed shoes. Eloy has a brass tag stamped with an identifying number visible at his waist. The miner placed a tag on each car he loaded for credit. The tag was also used to identify him in the event of an accident." (Courtesy of Hispanic Pioneers in Colorado and New Mexico).; Scan of a photograph from: Hispanic pioneers in Colorado and New Mexico / Colorado Society of Hispanic Genealogy, 2006. Source: A. Gene Vigil.; Scanned image from loaned collection.; Title derived from inventory.; Digitization sponsored by the Library Services and Technology Act and the Center for Colorado & the West at Auraria Library.; Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Is Part Of
Latinos/Hispanics in Colorado Collection.;
Subject
Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Frederick Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Coal miners.; Cruz, Eloy--Pictorial works.; Vigil, Leandro--Pictorial works.; Coal miners--Colorado--Las Animas County--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Frederick Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
Source
loan; Colorado Society of Hispanic Genealogy; 2010.; Source: loan, Colorado Society of Hispanic Genealogy, owner, A. Gene Vigil, 2010.
Rights
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
No
Type of Material
Digital images.; Studio portraits.; Digital images.; Portrait photographs.
Contributors
Vigil, A. Gene owner.; Colorado Society of Hispanic Genealogy lender.
