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  • Apex, Colo. recreation hall interior, piano on stage
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    Interior of the Apex Miners' Hall, seven miles northwest of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; includes theater stage with square piano and painted backdrop of trees; flanked by arched doorways with steps leading onto stage; wood paneling in...
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    Apex (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Apex--1950-1960.
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    [May 1957]
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  • Apex, Colorado recreation hall, interior
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    Interior of the Apex Miners' Hall, seven miles northwest of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows theater stage with painted backdrop of an idealized 1900s Apex main street that includes businesses, glass storefronts, and awnings; business...
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    Apex (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Apex--1950-1960.
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    [1957]
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  • Site of Forbes tent colony
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    Men pose in snow at the site of the UMWA Forbes tent colony after the coal miners' strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; the man on the right is Frank Miner [?] or John Lawson.
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    Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Miners'...
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    1914 April 8
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  • Building of Victor Miners' Union, no. 32
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    Exterior view of Miners' Union Hall, number 32, 118-122 North Fourth Street, Victor, Colorado; two-story commerical brick building, center double entryway with ornamental wrought iron over doorway stating Victor Miners Union No.32 W.F.M.A., second...
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    Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Miners' unions--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.
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    [1902]
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  • Ludlow people
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    Studio portrait of men and a woman connected with the UMWA coal miners' strike against CF&I, in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado. They are: "Sonny Rogers," "Mary Noonan," "Hrage [?]," "Londerback [?]," "Qurphy [?]," "Welsh," "Bulger," "Rufus...
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    Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Miners'...
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    [between 1913 and 1920?]
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  • Berwind, Colorado
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    View of Berwind, Las Animas County, Colorado, during a UMWA strike against CF&I; shows coal miners' children, stone houses, and a team of horses.
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    Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Berwind (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Berwind--1910-1920.; Coal...
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    [1913 or 1914]
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  • Berwind, Colorado
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    View of Berwind, Las Animas County, Colorado, during a UMWA coal miners' strike against CF&I; shows a stone wall.
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    Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Berwind (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Berwind--1910-1920.; Miners'...
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    [1913 or 1914]
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  • Berwind, Colorado
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    View of Berwind, Las Animas County, Colorado, during a UMWA coal miners' strike against CF&I; shows stone houses, retaining walls, and a horse and buggy on sloping roads.
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    Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Berwind (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Berwind--1910-1920.;...
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    [1913 or 1914]
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  • Berwind, Colorado
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    View of Berwind, Las Animas County, Colorado, during a UMWA coal miners' strike against CF&I; shows frame houses and stone retaining walls.
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    Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Berwind (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Berwind--1910-1920.;...
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    [1913 or 1914]
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  • Armored car
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    Men with rifles and artillery in an armored vehicle, responding to the UMWA coal miners' strike against CF&I, in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado.
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    Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Armored vehicles--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Arms &...
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    [1913 or 1914]
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  • Flag of truce shown by miners or press
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    People on a dirt road in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado, include a man with a white flag and two women (one Black). They are involved with the UMWA coal miners' strike against CF&I.
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    Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Flags of truce--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; African...
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    1913 or 1914
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  • The Ludlow tent colony after the "massacre."
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    Members of the Colorado National Guard, called in to suppress the UMW strike against CF&I, pose with their rifles drawn in the destroyed miners' camp near Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado.
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    Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Historical...
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    [1914]
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  • Forbes
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    Burned house foundations are by miners' sheds in Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, after the UMF labor strike against CF&I.
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    Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fires--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.;...
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    1914
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  • Forbes
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    View of Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, possibly during the UMF labor strike against CF&I; shows miners' houses. One has an enclosed porch.
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    Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners'...
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    [1914?]
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  • Forbes
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    View of miners' houses and ore processing sheds in Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, possibly during the UMF labor strike against CF&I.
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    Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miners'...
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    1914
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  • Forbes, Colorado
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    View of miners' cabins in Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, possibly during the UMF labor strike against CF&I; also shows ore cars.
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    Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners'...
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    [1914?]
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  • Forbes
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    View of Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, possibly during the UMF labor strike against CF&I; shows miners' cabins, a wagon, and road grade.
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    Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners'...
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    1914
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  • Forbes
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    View of Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, possibly during the UMF labor strike against CF&I; shows a store and miners' houses.
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    Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners'...
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    [1914?]
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  • W.F.M.A. Union Hall, Victor, Col.
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    Exterior view of Miners' Union Hall & street scene, 118-122 North Fourth Street, Victor, Colorado. Shows several two-story & one-story commercial brick buildings with storeroom windows & displays, window awnings, men, women & dog (out-of-focus) on...
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    Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Victor--1920-1930.; Miners' unions--Colorado--Victor--1920-1930.
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    [1903?]
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  • Walsen Colored Club
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    View of the Walsen Colored Club, a miners' club building for African-American miners at the mining camp of Walsen, in Huerfano County, Colorado. Shows a wood frame building with clapboard siding and a false front. Clerestory windows sit on top of a...
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    African Americans--Structures--Colorado--Walsen--1910-1920.; Walsen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clubhouses--Colorado--Walsen--1910-1920.
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    [between 1910 and 1912?]
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  • Western History Subject Index
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    Central City, Colorado. Libraries
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  • Western History Subject Index
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    Miners' smelting works. Golden, Colorado
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  • Morley club
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    View of the miners' club building in Morley (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows a stucco building with a false front and a fence. A shed roof shades the front entrance.
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    Morley (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clubhouses--Colorado--Morley--1900-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Morley--1900-1920.
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    [between 1908 and 1915?]
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  • Company houses Morley
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    A chicken stands in the dirt road that runs in front of miners' houses built by the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company in Morley (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows square four-room stone residences with hipped roofs and covered entryways.
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    Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1900-1920.; Company town architecture--Colorado--Morley--1900-1920.; Morley (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Morley--1900-1920.
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    [between 1907 and 1915?]
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  • Tercio club
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    View of the miners' club in Tercio (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows a wood frame building with a covered porch, false front and flag pole. A horse stands tethered to the front porch pole.
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    Tercio (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clubhouses--Colorado--Tercio--1900-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Tercio--1900-1910.
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    [between 1901 and 1903?]
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  • Lead City, S.D.
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    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...
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    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.;...
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    [1900?]
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  • Morley Coal Camp
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    View of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company coal camp of Morley in Las Animas County, Colorado. The Colorado Supply Company store, camp doctor's office, and company boarding house are housed in a large mission style structure with exposed vigas,...
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    Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1900-1920.; Company towns--Colorado--Morley--1900-1920.; Morley (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Morley--1900-1920.; Coal Mining--Colorado--Morley--1900-1920.;...
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    [between 1907 and 1915?]
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  • Old Hundred Mill, in Cunningham Gulch
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    View of Old Hundred Mill, in Cunningham Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado; shows mining ore concentrating buildings on mountain slopes, and miners' houses.
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    Old Hundred Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mills--Colorado--San Juan County--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1930-1940.
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    [between 1930 and 1940?]
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  • Sunnyside Mill - Eureka, Colorado
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    View of the Sunnyside Mill, Eureka, San Juan County, Colorado; shows mining ore processing buildings, miners' houses, and the Animas River valley.
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    Eureka (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Sunnyside Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Eureka--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eureka--1900-1920.; Valleys--Colorado--Eureka--1900-1920.
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    [between 1900 and 1920?]
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  • Sunnyside Mine Camp and Lake Emma
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    View of Sunnyside Mine and Lake Emma, San Juan County, Colorado; shows mining ore processing buildings, (bunkhouse, tram terminal, and crushing plant) miners' houses, and frame towers.
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    Mine buildings--Colorado--San Juan County--1920-1930.; Emma, Lake (San Juan County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Sunnyside Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--San Juan County--1920-1930.;...
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    1929
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  • Sunnyside Mill under construction
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    View of the Sunnyside Mill, Eureka (San Juan County) Colorado; shows mining ore processing buildings and miners' houses.
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    Eureka (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sunnyside Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Eureka--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eureka--1910-1920.
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    1917
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  • Gold King Mine and Gladstone
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    View of Gold King Mine and Gladstone (San Juan County) Colorado; shows aerial tram towers, mining ore processing buildings, and miners' houses.
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    Mine buildings--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Gladstone (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Gold King Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.
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    [between 1900 and 1920?]
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  • Marshall Basin looking south from Mendota Mine
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    View from the Mendota Mine of a mill and miners' cabins in Marshall Basin near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado.
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    Mining camps--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Marshall Basin (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cabins--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.
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    [between 1890 and 1900]
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  • San Miguel County Mines
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    View of mines and miners' boardinghouses in San Miguel County, Colorado.
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    San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.
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    [between 1890 and 1900]
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  • Cashire [i. e. Cashier] Mine Browns Gulch
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    View of the Cashier Mine and Mill in Brown Gulch near Montezuma (Summit County), Colorado. Miners' cabins are nearby.
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    Mining camps--Colorado--Montezuma--1870-1890.; Brown Gulch (Summit County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Cashier Mine (Montezuma County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Montezuma County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Cabins--Colorado--Montezuma--1870-1890.;...
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    [between 1875 and 1890]
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  • Cashire [i. e. Cashier] Mine and Mill
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    View of the Cashier Mine and Mill on Brown Gulch near Montezuma (Summit County), Colorado. Miners' cabins are nearby.
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    Mining camps--Colorado--Montezuma--1870-1890.; Brown Gulch (Summit County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Cashier Mine (Montezuma County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Montezuma County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Cabins--Colorado--Montezuma--1870-1890.;...
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    [between 1875 and 1890]
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  • The Last Dollar and other mines, Independence, Colo.
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    View of the head frame of the Last Dollar Mine near Independence (Teller County), Colorado. Other mines and miners' cabins are nearby.
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    Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Last Dollar Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.
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    1901
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  • The Elkton Mine
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    View of the Elkton Mine and tramway near Elkton (Teller County), Colorado. Men and women board an electric trolley car near miners' cabins. The side of the shafthouse reads: "[The Elkt]on Con. M. And M. Co."
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    Mine buildings--Colorado--Elkton--1900-1910.; Elkton (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Elkton Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Elkton--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Elkton--1900-1910.; Street...
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    1908
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  • Rocky Mountain Fuel Company mine
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    View of a portable head frame by a mine shaft in Boulder County, Colorado. A miners' camp is nearby.
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    Rocky Mountain Fuel Company--Facilities--1910-1920.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Boulder County--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1910-1920.
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    [between 1910 and 1920]
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  • Winter scene
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    View of miners' cabins covered in snow, only the roofs show, near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado.
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    American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cabins--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Snow--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Winter--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.
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    [between 1895 and 1905]
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  • Winter scene
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    View of miners' cabins nestled in evergreens near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Snow covers the ground.
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    American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Winter--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.
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    [between 1895 and 1905]
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  • Winter scene at American City
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    View of the miners' cabins and area near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Snow covers the ground.
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    American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Winter--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.
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    [between 1895 and 1905]
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  • Mines above Nevadaville, Colo.
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    View of the flume and shafthouses of mines near Nevadaville (Gilpin County), Colorado. Miners' cabins and a dirt road are nearby.
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    Mine buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cabins--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.
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    1940
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  • Vidler Mine, Clear Creek County
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    Vidler Mine, Argentine District, Upper Clear Creek County, Colorado; Trans-Continental Transportation and Mining Company; shows horseshoe basin, miners' cabins, and mine tailings.
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    Georgetown and Grays Peak Railway Company--1910-1920.; Trans-Continental Transportation and Mining Company--1910-1920.; Vidler Mine (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek--1910-1920.
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    [between 1902 and 1915]
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  • Vidler Mine, Clear Creek County
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    Vidler Mine, Argentine District, Upper Clear Creek County, Colorado, Trans-Continental Transportation and Mining Company; shows horseshoe basin and entrance to tunnel, mine shaft, miners' cabin, mine tailings, and Vidler spur railroad bed of...
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    Georgetown and Grays Peak Railway Company--1920-1940.; Trans-Continental Transportation and Mining Company--1920-1940.; Vidler Mine (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek--1920-1940.
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    [between 1921 and 1935]
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  • Main entry
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    Miners pose on and near a mine car near the entry to a Colorado mine. Two men wear miners' lamps on their hard hats.
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    Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mining equipment--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1920.
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    [between 1900 and 1920]
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  • Forbes
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    View of mining ore cars and miners' houses in Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado.
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    Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.
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    1912
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  • Yankee Hill. Leadville
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    View of mining operations near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado; shows mill structures, smokestacks, tailings, miners' houses, laundry, and privies.
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    Mine buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
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    [between 1880 and 1900?]
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  • Miners in a tent
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    Interior view of a miners' tent. A group of men play cards while others read or sew near a stove. Posters on the wall read: "Dixon's Stove Polish", and "Chew Climax Plug".
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    Interiors--1890-1910.; Leisure--1890-1910.; Mining--1890-1910.; Tents--1890-1910.
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    [between 1890 and 1910]
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  • United Verde Mine property of Senator Clark.
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    View of the United Verde Mine and smelter (copper) at Jerome, Arizona. Miners' houses are nearby.
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    United Verde Copper Company--Buildings--1900-1920.; Mine buildings--Arizona--Jerome--1900-1920.; Jerome (Ariz.)--1900-1920.; United Verde Mine (Ariz.)--1900-1920.; Copper mining--Arizona--Jerome--1900-1920.; Houses--Arizona--Jerome--1900-1920.;...
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    [between 1900 and 1920]

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