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- Municipal Facts: Volume 6 Numbers 8 and 9, 1923 August-September
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 8, 1919 August
- Examening [sic] the ore vein
- Underground in a mine, somewhere in Colorado; two men examining vein at end of tunnel or shaft, support timbers in shaft and extra ones on floor; miners with felt hats, suit jackets and pants tucked in laced up boots holding candles for...
- Miners--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Interior asphalt mine, Rainbow, Utah, G. A. Co
- Two miners on a hand car adjust a large sack of ore while working the Rainbow vein of Gilsonite, Rainbow, Utah.
- Gilsonite--Utah--Rainbow--1920-1940.; Rainbow (Utah)--1920-1940.; Interiors--Utah--Rainbow--1920-1940.; Miners--Utah--Rainbow--1920-1940.; Mining--Utah--Rainbow--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- The famous Bonanza Mine
- Men dig in a large crevice near a wooden mine works building at the Bonanza Mine. Mine tailings stand near the crevice. The building has a metal smokestack. An anchored pole stands near the building.
- Tailings embankments--1890-1920.; Mining--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915]
- Gregory Monument dedication
- Three unidentified men are gathered in the midground in the vein where John H. Gregory first discovered gold at Mountain City near Central City, Colorado, in 1859. The group is gathered for the July 23, 1932 dedication of the Gregory Monument, a...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Gregory, John H.
- [1932]
- Gregory Monument dedication
- Three men, two wearing suits and the third wearing a coat over overalls, stand in the rocky vein where John H. Gregory first discovered gold in Mountain City near Central City, Colorado, in 1859. The men are gathered at the site for the July 23,...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Gregory, John H.
- [1932]
- Blackhawk, Colorado 1860-1869
- and built in 1863. The Blackhawk schoolhouse was built in the lot next to the church in 1870. Mine shafthouses line the hill in the background and above the church.; The Commission House, a wholesale and retail grocery store, stands adjacent to a...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bakeries--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1920.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1920.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1899 and 1920?]
- Gregory Gulch, Central City, Colorado
- Several houses stand along a dirt road in Gregory Gulch in Gilpin County, Colorado. The gulch was named after John H. Gregory, who first discovered gold in Colorado in 1859. The cut in the hillside shows the vein Gregory followed in search of...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Cowboy Vein Gilsonite Mine Bandanna, Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View of the Cowboy Vein of a Gilsonite Mine, Bandanna Camp, west of Craig, Colorado; piles of Gilsonite (trademark name for uintaite, a black lustrous asphalt) surround a mine shaft; a miner in overalls stands under a scaffolding with pulley...
- Gilsonite--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.; Craig (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Cowboy Vein, Gilsonite Mine, Bandanna Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View of the Cowboy Vein of a Gilsonite (trademark name for uintaite, a lustrous asphalt) mine at Bandanna Camp, west of Craig, Colorado; shows three men with arms outstretched at the edge of the open shaft .
- Gilsonite--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.; Craig (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Gilsonite Vein, Bonanza Dist Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View of a shallow, mined Gilsonite (trademark name for uintaite, a black lustrous asphalt) vein in the Bonanza District, either in Uintah County, Utah, or Rio Blanco County, Colorado; sagebrush surrounds the gash, with slag at left and right.
- Gilsonite--1910-1920.; Mining--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Gilsonite Vein, Bonanza Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View of a vein of Gilsonite (trademark name for uintaite, a black lustrous asphalt) in the Bonanza District, either in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, or Uintah County, Utah; vertical mineshaft in foreground is surrounded by slag pile and shredded...
- Gilsonite--1910-1920.; Mine shafts--1910-1920.; Mining--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Copper Vein mine, Summitville - owned by Thomas Bowen originally
- View shows a dilapidated building at the Copper Vein mine, Summitville (Rio Grande County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Summitville--1960-1970.; Copper Vein Mine (Rio Grande County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Summitville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Summitville--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Summitville--1960-1970.
- 1960
- Copper Vein mine, Summitville - owned by Thos. Bowen, originally
- View shows a dilapidated building at the Copper Vein mine, Summitville (Rio Grande County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Summitville--1960-1970.; Copper Vein Mine (Rio Grande County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Summitville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Summitville--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Summitville--1960-1970.
- 1960
- Copper Vein mine, Summitville - Thomas Bowen property, originally
- View shows a dilapidated building at the Copper Vein mine, Summitville (Rio Grande County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Summitville--1960-1970.; Copper Vein Mine (Rio Grande County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Summitville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Summitville--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Summitville--1960-1970.
- 1960
- Municipal Facts: Volume 10 Numbers 5 and 6, 1927 May-June
- Gold Hub Mine Silverton showing ore vein in drift
- A miner locates ore in a tunnel of the Gold Hub Mine near Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. He wears a hard hat and a miner's light.
- Gold Hub Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Silverton (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Silverton--1930-1940.; Miners--Colorado--Silverton--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Silverton--1930-1940.; Tunnels--Colorado--Silverton--1930-1940.
- 1938
- 15 inch vein, #3 drift
- View shows a fifteen inch vein of gold in an unidentified mine owned by the Orizaba Mines Company, Grand County, Colorado.
- Orizaba Mines Company (Colo.)--Facilities--1920-1930.; Veins (Geology)--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gold mining--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.;...
- 1921?
- The ore vein
- View of a pickaxe marking the location of a vein of ore running through surrounding rock in mine shaft somewhere in Colorado. Candles light the area.
- Mine shafts--Colorado--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining equipment--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1901]
- Ten Broecke vein on Smiths [i. e. Smith's] ground
- A man poses in front of the Ten Broecke mineral vein on a mountain near Twin Lakes (Lake County), Colorado.
- Veins (Geology)--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1890-1910.; Ten Broecke Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1890-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1890-1910.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Engineer uncovering outcropping 12 ft vein
- Mining engineers pose in Gunnison County, Colorado, at the Elk Mountain coal mine; one holds a pick axe by an exposed coal vein.
- Mining engineers--Colorado--Gunnison County--1910-1920.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Gunnison County--1910-1920.; Engineers--Colorado--Gunnison County--1910-1920.
- 1910 April 18
- Engineer examining 22 foot vein
- Mining engineers pose by a coal vein at the Elk Mountain coal mine in Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Mining engineers--Colorado--Gunnison County--1910-1920.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Gunnison County--1910-1920.; Engineers--Colorado--Gunnison County--1910-1920.
- 1910 April 18
- Mine holes on quartz vein, Mineral Point
- View of mines on the quartz vein near Mineral Point (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows tunnel openings, tailings piles, and old lumber.
- Veins (Geology)--Colorado--Mineral Point--1960-1970.; Mineral Point (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--Mineral Point--1960-1970.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Mineral Point--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Quartz vein, Mineral Point
- View of a prominent quartz vein and probably the Oyama Mine near Mineral Point (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows a mountain valley and a pond.
- Veins (Geology)--Colorado--Mineral Point--1960-1970.; Mineral Point (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Oyama Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--Mineral Point--1960-1970.
- 1973
- Western History Subject Index
- Coal Colorado
- Barlow-Colorow Mine, Rainbow Lode
- 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.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- La Veta Hotel - Gunnison
- View of the La Veta Hotel, "The Vein," 219 South Boulevard, Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado; shows a Victorian brick structure with mansard roofs and dormers. Stagecoaches and buggies are at the entry; cliffs and hills are in the background.
- La Veta Hotel (Gunnison, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Looking east from Tidal Wave Mine Ophir, Colo.
- A miner stands near a building of the Tidal Wave Mine on the Grand Turk Vein near Ophir (San Miguel County), Colorado.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Tidal Wave Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Gunnell - $35,000
- View of 'sponge' gold from a mine on the Gunnell Vein, in Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Gold--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Notice of location of a quartz claim
- Reproduction shows a hand-written mining claim for the Bunker Hill Lode, on Milo Creek, in the Yreka Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, signed by Philip O'Rourke and Whitney [?] N. S. Kellogg.
- Mining claims--Idaho Territory--Shoshone County--1880-1890.; Idaho Territory--1880-1890.; Shoshone County (Idaho Territory)--1880-1890.; Mining--Idaho Territory--Shoshone County--1880-1890.
- September, 1885
- Equinox stope, ore schute, Clear Creek Consolidated
- Miners pose near an ore chute in a mine tunnel, Clear Creek County, Colorado. They are at the Equinox stope owned by Clear Creek Consolidated. A stope refers to a method of excavation whereby a vein of ore is removed by cutting a series of steps.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950?]
- Prospector's cabin near Slavonia
- View of a dilapidated log cabin among trees and rocky hillsides, near Slavonia (Routt County), Colorado.
- Routt County (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Log cabins--Colorado--Routt County--1940-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Routt County--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Marble mining
- View shows mining equipment precariously aligned on an exposed vein of marble at the quarries of the Colorado Yule Marble Company, Marble (Gunnison County), Colorado.
- Marble (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Yule Quarry (Gunnison County, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Machinery--Colorado--Marble--1900-1930.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1900-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Marble--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Quarries at Marble, Colo. The marble deposit is exposed for a distance of more than a mile
- View shows a mountainside of exposed marble at the quarries of the Colorado Yule Marble Company, Marble (Gunnison County), Colorado. Mining equipment is aligned along the vein for extraction.
- Marble (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Yule Quarry (Gunnison County, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1900-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Marble--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Dyersville
- View overlooking the ghost town of Dyersville, Colorado, in Summit County. Decaying buildings and overgrown vegetation around structures.
- Dyersville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Dyersville--1960-1970.
- 1962
- Joe Howland owner of La Veta
- Joe Howland poses in front of his La Veta Hotel, "The Vein," 219 South Boulevard, Gunnison, Colorado; Victorian brick structure features: portico entrance, second and third story balconies, corbelled cornices, stone window lintels and first floor...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Howland, Joe.; La Veta Hotel (Gunnison, Colo.)
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- La Veta Hotel
- Exterior view of the La Veta Hotel, "The Vein," 219 South Boulevard, Gunnison, Colorado; Victorian brick structure features: four story center with mansard roof and dormers, second and third story balconies, flat roof three-story wings, corbelled...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Gunnison--1930-1940.; La Veta Hotel (Gunnison, Colo.)
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- La Veta Hotel, Gunnison
- Exterior view of the La Veta Hotel entrance, "The Vein," 219 South Boulevard, Gunnison, Colorado; Victorian brick structure features: a portico with two floors of balconies above, iron posts with decorative spindles, stepped entry with pairs of...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Gunnison--1940-1950.; La Veta Hotel (Gunnison, Colo.)
- 1942
- La Veta Hotel, Gunnison
- Partial view of the northwest wing of the La Veta Hotel, "The Vein," 219 South Boulevard, Gunnison, Colorado; Victorian brick structure features: second and third story balconies, flat roof three-story wing, corbelled cornice, stone window lintels...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Gunnison--1910-1920.; La Veta Hotel (Gunnison, Colo.)
- [between 1884 and 1885]
- La Veta Hotel, Gunnison
- Exterior view of the La Veta Hotel, "The Vein," 219 South Boulevard, Gunnison, Colorado; Victorian brick structure features: four story center with mansard roof and dormers, second and third story balconies, flat roof three-story wings, corbelled...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Gunnison--1940-1950.; La Veta Hotel (Gunnison, Colo.)
- 1942
- La Veta Hotel
- A man, possibly a delivery person, waits for a Denver and Rio Grande train, on the side loading platform of La Veta Hotel, "The Vein" 219 South Boulevard, Gunnison, Colorado. He wears a cap and carries leather or canvas satchel bag over his...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Gunnison--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Gunnison--1910-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; La Veta Hotel (Gunnison, Colo.)
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- La Veta Hotel, Gunnison
- The manager poses behind the long wooden front desk of La Veta Hotel, "The Vein," 219 South Boulevard, Gunnison, Colorado. The interior of the hotel includes potted Boston ferns on top of glass display cases on front desk, large doorways with...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Gunnison--1910-1930.; Interiors.; La Veta Hotel (Gunnison, Colo.)
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- La Veta Hotel, Gunnison
- The manager poses behind the long wooden front desk of La Veta Hotel, "The Vein," 219 South Boulevard, Gunnison, Colorado. The interior of the hotel includes glass display cases on front desk, large doorways with transoms and moldings,...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Gunnison--1920-1940.; Interiors.; La Veta Hotel (Gunnison, Colo.)
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Managers of La Veta Hotel
- Joe Howland and his wife pose behind the long wooden front desk of their La Veta Hotel, "The Vein," 219 South Boulevard, Gunnison, Colorado. The interior of the hotel includes potted Boston ferns on top of glass display cases on front desk, large...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Gunnison--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Howland, Joe.; La Veta Hotel (Gunnison, Colo.)
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- The Gold Medal Mine, Bird's-Eye Gulch, Leadville, Colorado
- View of a boarding house and a stamp mill building at a mine identified as the Gold Medal Mine near Leadville in Lake County, Colorado. Shows buildings, a creek and a road in Birdseye Gulch. Switchbacks, tunnels and probably a tramway are on...
- Lake County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mosquito Range (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Lake County--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Lake County--1870-1880.
- 1879 October 13
- Gregory Monument dedication
- A fire hydrant stands in the foreground of this view of Gregory Diggings in Mountain City near Central City, Colorado, at the July 23, 1932 dedication of the Gregory Monument to John H. Gregory, who first discovered gold in the area in 1859. A...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Fire hydrants--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Mountain...
- [1932]
- Gregory Monument dedication
- A group of men wearing suits, including H. H. Lake (fourth from left), pose during the July 23, 1932 dedication of the Gregory Monument in Mountain City near Central City, Colorado. The site was marked by a bronze plaque noting it as the place...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Gregory, John H.;...
- [1932]
- Mining, Gilpin County
- Several buildings line the dirt roads below the Cook Mine on Bobtail Hill in Gregory Gulch in Gilpin County, Colorado. The deep vein on the hill in the right midground is where John H. Gregory first discovered gold in Colorado in 1859. The stone...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Mountain City, Colo.
- A train leaves a trail of smoke behind it as it crosses above Gregory Diggings in Gilpin County, Colorado. The large vein in the hillside in the right midground is where John H. Gregory first discovered gold in Colorado in 1859. Houses stand on...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1920.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1920.
- [between 1899 and 1920?]