Three young Colorado School of Mines male students stand around a vertical magnetometer in a field, learning to operate the instrument that measures magnetic intensity. They wear jodhpurs, tall lace up boots, shirts and ties.
Golden (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Students--Colorado--Golden--1910-1930.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1910-1930.; Colorado School of Mines.
Two men operate an automatic shovel at a mining site probably in Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Lettering on the shovel reads: "Made by the Thew Automatic Shovel Co., Lorain, OH."
Victor (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1900-1920.; Steam shovels--Colorado--Victor--1900-1920.
Well-dressed men stand on a wooden platform and operate a windlass to a mine shaft in Colorado. The shafthouse, a tailings dump, and a railroad to another mine are in the distance.
Two men on a ferry boat in the San Juan River, Farmington, New Mexico. One man holds a wench to operate a pulley system located in the prow and attached to a line that runs across the river. A sliding container is on the end of the line. On the...
San Juan River (Colo.-Utah)--1910-1920.; Ferries--New Mexico--Farmington--1910-1920.; Rivers--New Mexico--Farmington--1910-1920.
Gold Run Mine, a gold placer mine near Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado; miners operate hydraulic nozzles (monitors) fitted with rock counterbalances, miners with shovels stand inside the wash.
Miners use shovels and picks in a sluice and operate a crane on a hydraulic placer gold mining dredge, Park County, Colorado. Pipes run down the wall into the pit.
Dredges--Colorado--Park County--1900-1910.; Gold dredging--Colorado--Park County--1900-1910.; Park County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Drilling & boring machinery--Colorado--Park County--1900-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Park County--1900-1910.;...
Miners operate a hydraulic sluice in San Francisquito Canyon, Los Angeles County, California. The placer mine machine consists of adobe columns, pulleys, ropes, and wood boxes. Donkeys are loaded with ore bags.
San Francisquito Canyon (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Donkeys--California--Los Angeles County--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--California--San Francisquito Canyon--1890-1900.; Miners--California--Los Angeles County--1890-1900.; Mining--California--San...
Women operate a hydraulic gold placer mining rocker box, in a Public Works Administration class, in Denver, Colorado. One wears a big hat and pours from a bucket; gold pans are on the ground, and cars are nearby.
United States. Public Works Administration.--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
East High School boys and girls operate a motion picture camera and lights at a dairy in Denver, Colorado. Milk tanks read: "Laval"; a man operates a milking machine.
East High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cinematography--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Dairy farming--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Dairying--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
A miniature Union Pacific train passes by a crowd of men, women and children at a Frontier Days parade in Cheyenne (Laramie County), Wyoming. Neon business signs include: "Kaufman Hardware," "Woodrick and Allen Florsheim Shoes," "The Irene Shoppe,...
Union Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations--1950-1960.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1950-1960.; Commercial streets--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1950-1960.; Miniature railroads--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1950-1960.;...
Men, women, a girl and a boy pose with a Stanley Steamer tour bus in Salt Lake City, Utah. I. J. Boyd (Panama hat and bow tie) poses with the teachers.
Salt Lake City (Utah)--1910-1920.; Buses--Utah--Salt Lake City--1910-1920.; Passengers--Utah--Salt Lake City--1910-1920.; Teachers--Utah--Salt Lake City--1910-1920.; Tourists--Utah--Salt Lake City--1910-1920.
A miner squats down to operate an air drill called a stoper or a "wiggle tail" in a gold mine in Gilpin County, probably in the 1880s or 1890s. The miner leans against a thick rock wall. Smaller rocks stand in a pile in the dark background. The...
The Milwaukee Brewery Company was established in 1859 by James Endlich at 10th and Larimer Streets in Denver, Colorado. In 1860, the brewery was sold to John Good, who enlarged it and renamed it after the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen. In 1901, the...
A man stands on an elevated metal platform between steam powered engines and a winch with cable in a wooden winch house. Shows steam pipes, a wheel to operate the winch, and a wheel with numbers. Posters, pictures and an American flag hang on the...
A gondola lift on a cable rises 800 feet up Prospect Mountain on the south side of Estes Park, Colorado. Evergreen trees mingle with businesses and residences on curving streets in the town below, amd grow on the surrounding hillsides and craggy...
Ski lifts--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1970.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1950-1970.
Panoramic view of Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. Puff of black smoke from Gilpin County Tramway on hillside in background. Gregory Street in foreground. Landmarks: St. Mary's Catholic Church, the Teller House, the Central City Opera...
Photograph looking down the hill towards Wink's Lodge, located near Lincoln Hills, Colorado, and its surrounding buildings. Winks Panorama is important for its role in Black History. In 1925, Wendall "Winks" Hamlet decided to build a lodge for...
Photograph of Wink's Lodge, located near Lincoln Hills, Colorado. Winks Panorama is important for its role in Black History. In 1925, Wendall "Winks" Hamlet decided to build a lodge for black vacationers wanting to enjoy the Rocky Mountain...
Wink's Panorama Lodge (Lincoln Hills, Colo.); African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.); Camps--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic...
Photograph of Wink's Lodge, located near Lincoln Hills, Colorado. Winks Panorama is important for its role in Black History. In 1925, Wendall "Winks" Hamlet decided to build a lodge for black vacationers wanting to enjoy the Rocky Mountain...
Wink's Panorama Lodge (Lincoln Hills, Colo.); African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.); Camps--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic...