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- Bill Clinton, EPA, Fish and Wildlife, Dept. of Interior are the hunters. Farmer, Rancher, Logger, Miner is the game. 1
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- A group of men, some dressed in work clothes and carrying laundry bags, stand on the steps of the St. Nicholas Hotel in Alma getting ready to go to work as miners about 1886. 1
- A group of miners pose outside the headworks building of what is identified on the photo as the Granite Mine on a hillside below the Anna Lee mine [painted on roof] and a pile of tailings. Note on back "Anne Lee Mine in background." 1
- A man stands next to donkeys laden with equipment, identified as a prospector. 1
- A miner sits a granite cavern surrounded by shoring timbers and other mining and wooden debris. Note on back "Price Slope No 18. Hobbs trespass. View south from slope. May - 1907". Handwritten on photo "Harlan Photo. Colo. Springs". 1
- A young man shouldering a sledge hammer and a man holding a shovel stand at the crudely built entrance to a mine. A large saw hangs from tree branches used to construct the mine portal. 1
- A. F. Jordin appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- A. Greverton appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- A. L. Bolson appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Al Carrington appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Al Given appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Al Stewart appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. Written on the bottom of the photo is “Jumped from train and was recaptured”. 1
- Albert McLean appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Alex McIsaac appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- B. J. McArdle appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Badly-faded print of group of men standing in front of long low building with corrugated roof. "Property of Mark Childers Goldfield, Colo." written in pencil on back of card. 1
- Burt Fuller appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- C. H. Conway appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Charles Johnson appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Charles Mathews appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Composit image of 4 scenes. Caption at bottom of page "Mining Life in Colorado. - Drawn by W. A. Rogers." Illustration appeared in "Harper's Weekly" on November 10, 1883, page 717. 1
- Dan McLeod appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Delfido Gonzales appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Depicts men digging in a gulch amid homesteads. 1
- Doy Miller appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Drawing of young woman dressed in knee-length skirt and boots. Sleeves of blouse are pushed up to elbows. Her miner's hat has a lit candle. She is leaning on a pickaxe. State seal of Colorado is in upper right corner. 1
- E. C. Hiybee appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- E. H. Holtzclaw appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Ed Labitsky appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Ed Rust appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Eight men lounge in front of stone building. Four of the men are looking to their right. 1
- Ernest Allen appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Eugene B. Cox appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Eugene Gilfillan appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- F.H. Grieff__ appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Five men eat from lunch boxes in front of pot-bellied stove in cabin. Calendar on wall behind is from Al DeMark. Photo identified on back as "12/3/51. The Crew, Bob Hodges, Elmer Thorp, Sam Thorp, Frank Shultz, Charles Eden." 1
- Five miners pose for photograph in mine tunnel. Rough-hewn wooden beams support the walls and ceiling. Men are wearing soft hats and have no safety equipment. Miner seated is holding a lamp. 1
- Four men in work clothes and hard hats with lamps stand in front of cinderblock building with sign over door reading "The Ajax Gold Mining Co." 1
- Four men mining for ore. Caption at bottom of page "Mining Life in Colorado. - Drawn by W. A. Rogers." Illustration appeared in "Harper's Weekly" on November 10, 1883, page 717. 1
- Four men stand looking at a large wooden dredge floating in a body of water involved in placer mining. Identified on top of print as “Hahns Peak Dredge No. 1.” 1
- Fred Bhend appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Fred Trevett appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- G. W. Bonney appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Garfield Force appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- George Andrews appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- George Williams appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Giles C. Hard appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Group of men posing on plank sidewalk in front of building. Building at left has sign ",,,nito." "Plate #4" written on lower right of photo. 1
- Group of men posing on plank sidewalk in front of building. Door is at left, and tall window in center. "Plate #5" written on lower right of photo. 1
- Group of men posing on railroad car filled with ore in front of mine buildings. Car has sign reading "Cripple Creek District Gold Ore Donated to the Red Cross." 1
- Group of men wearing work clothes, hard hats and miners lamps, pose with cart reading "El Paso Mines Inc." on railroad tracks. 1
- Group portrait of miners standing in front of wooden building and headworks at the Gold Sovereign Mine. 1
- H. C. Hard appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- H. D. House appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Halt in a rough pass of the Rocky Mountains. Illustration appeared in "Harper's Weekly" on May 1, 1875 on pages 360-361. 1
- Harry Boaz appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Harry Robinson appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Henry Kuhlman appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Henry Lunenburg appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Hi J. Payne appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- J. B. McIntyre appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- J. C. Jensen appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- J. D. Stahl appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- J. K. Henderson appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- J. N. Maulsby appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- J. R. Anderson appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- J. T. Topping appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- James Duffy appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- James Hennessey appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- James Sullivan appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- James Wright appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Jerry Kelly appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Jim O'Connor appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Joe Kreig appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- John Bubolo appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- John Burns appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- John Edwards appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- John Eigle appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- John Hackward appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- John Harper appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. Miner, union leader, and deportee 1
- Johnathan Spiker appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Johnathon Gallagher appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Joseph O'Brien appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- L. E. Krotz appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- L. J. Bath appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- L. L. Palmer appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Line of men holding rifles on road below cliff. Large brick building and telegraph poles are on top of cliff. Possibly Western Federation of Miners workers during the Victor Strike in June 1904. 1
- Line of men holding rifles standing before cliff with large brick buildings behind. Another line of men sit further back in front of brick building with sign "Furnished Rooms. Cremo." Probably during Victor strike, June 1904. 1
- M. B. Walley appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- M. J. Sullivan appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- M. P. Bassinger appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Man relaxing with dog outside his tent. Laundry is hanging from a makeshift line. Caption at bottom of page "Mining Life in Colorado. - Drawn by W. A. Rogers." Illustration appeared in "Harper's Weekly" on November 10, 1883, page 717. 1
- Man wearing work clothes and hard hat with miners lamp operates machinery inside rocky tunnel of mine. Another man is barely visible alongside cart tracks at left. 1
- Marion A. McAdam appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. Marion A. McAdam, 10/8/13 is written on the portrait. 1
- Men loading a pack on a burro in front of a cabin. Caption at bottom of page "Mining Life in Colorado. - Drawn by W. A. Rogers." Illustration appeared in "Harper's Weekly" on November 10, 1883, page 717. 1
- Men sit in front of the entrance to building identified on back as South London Gold Mine. One man, leaning in doorway, is holding small lantern. 1
- Men sitting, some with shovels or axes. Illustration appeared in "Harper's Weekly" on June 21, 1892, page 585. 1
- Men stand in street surveying damaged building, probably from the bomb explosion at Independence. Man in right foreground is wearing badge on his coat. "Shedin & Lehman Foto's June 6, 1904" printed on lower left of photo. 1
- Men waving to stagecoach driver. Caption at bottom of page "Mining Life in Colorado. - Drawn by W. A. Rogers." Illustration appeared in "Harper's Weekly" on November 10, 1883, page 717. 1
- Men, some wearing lamps attached to their hats, sit in front of the entrance to building identified on back as South London Gold Mine. 1
- Mike Hanifin appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Mike Harrington appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Mine interior with miners standing to the right and another deep below surrounded by timbers. Handwritten on photo "Harlan Photo. Colo. Springs". 1
- Miner driving rods into wall of mine. Two candles provide his light. 1
- Miner operating a pneumatic hammer deep in a mine lit by a helmet light. 1
- Miner stands in the middle of a large granite cavern. Note on back "Above the Portland 700. In the "Fr..thin Flat View" May - 1907." Handwritten on photo "Harlan Photo. Colo. Springs". 1
- Miners in mining tunnel of Beacon Hill, two hold candles. Written on back of photo "Flashlight in mine on Beacon Hill - 160 feet below the surface." 1
- Miners pose in rough tunnel. Man in front carries shovel and lit candle. "In Breast of Tunnel 4500 Feet from Portal" printed on bottom of photo. Stamp on back reads "Schedin & Lehman, Photographers, 412 E. Bennett Ave. Cripple Creek Colorado." 1
- Miners stand on levels of scaffolding inside a mine. Candles can be seen along the walls and in the hands of the miners. 1
- Miners standing in front of Golden Cycle Mine entrance with ore cars and buildings alongside. 1
- Miners wearing hardhats pose on ore cart tracks inside mine tunnel with beams overhead. One man leans on shovel, another holds pickaxe. “600 Ft. Underground American Eagles Mine” written on bottom of print. 1
- One man stands and another is operating a large drill in a mine next to a full ore cart with a metal plate reading "Standard Ore Car / Denver Engineering Works." Hand-written on bottom "A. J. Harlan Photo. Colo. Springs." 1
- One of 16 images in a full page spread. Illustration appeared in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper", on February 22, 1890, page 71. 2
- One of eight individual images on two-page spread in Harper's Weekly titled "In the Cripple Creek Gold-Fields, Colorado." Image shows man holding pickaxe over shoulder and tin pucket in other hand."Just Off the Shift" printd at left. 1
- One of nine images in a full page spread. Illustration appeared in "Harper's Weekly" on May 30, 1874 on pages 456-457. 7
- Otto Liss appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Pat Carvill appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Patrick Callahan appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Patrick Carey appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Pete McDonald appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Peter Roberts appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Peter Tierman appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Portrait of Nicholas Fontecchio (1887-1965). He was appointed an International Representative of the United Mine Workers of America in 1918 and served in that capacity until his retirement in 1952. 1
- Portrait of W. H. Harris, Luke Short, Bat Masterson, Charley Bassett, Wyatt Earp, D. Mc Lean, Neal Brown. Copies from the Wild West Scrapbook, courtesy of Robert Hewett. 1
- Portrait of three well-dressed men wearing 3-piece suits and ties. Photo identified on mat below as "Sherman Parker (top) C.G. Kennison, W.H. Davis". 1
- Postcard showing men and boys (and one woman in back) standing on bare hillside alongside placer mining equipment. “Placer Mining” and “Cripple Creek – 1893” written on bottom of print. 1
- Postcard showing old man carrying pickaxe stands in front of small log cabin with pine trees behind. Small dog sits in doorway. Pan and shovel are on front wall of cabin. Title printed on bottom of card. 1
- Printed below image "Colorado - Our wonderful mineral productions - Hauling machinery in the mountains, near the timberline, at Leadville, 10,500 feet above the level of the sea." 1
- Pulleys and belts in a building housing a steam power plant for a mine with a man standing in the background holding a shovel. 1
- Red Wright appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Richard Dunn appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Sam Renner appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. Note on card reads "Wife worked for Orin Fuller." 1
- Santiago Martinez appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Seven men in front of stone building. Four men are standing in back, three sitting or squatting in front. 1
- Several men along side a horse-drawn wagon at work digging and constructing a small building. Hand-written on bottom "The Great-View Mine Cripple Creek Colo. Nov. 1-91". 1
- Sherman Miller appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Six images on a full-page spread. 1
- T. J. Saunders appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- T. W. Edwards appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Thomas Kirkpatrick appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Thomas Lyndon appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Thomas Warnock appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Three well-dressed men in studio photo. Oldest man sits in chair in center, while one man leans on chair and another stands behind. Photo identified on back. 1
- Tom Bath appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Tom Brick appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Tom Murphy appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Tom Rocks appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Tom Wilson appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Two men digging, one man walking behind his overloaded burro. One of five images in a full page spread. Illustration appeared in "The Illustrated London News" on May 28, 1881, page 520. 1
- Two men in work clothes and wearing MSA Skullgard Helmets of 1930s, one with miner's lamp, stand alongside ore cart tracks inside mine. Ore carts are at both sides. Stamp on back of photo reads "Young Studio East Bennett Ave. Cripple Creek, Colo." 1
- Two men relaxing on the ground. Covered wagons behind. Black and white illustration appeared in "Harper's Weekly" on August 13, 1859 page 516.. 1
- Two men walking. One of five images in a full page spread. Illustration appeared in "The Illustrated London News" on May 28, 1881, page 520. 1
- Two miners stand in large cavern adjacent to timber shoring and wooden access ladders. Note on back "Swinging Bridge" 4. Dual Independence Mine. View South. Photo taken May 1907." Handwritten on photo "Harlan Photo. Colo. Springs". 1
- Various mining buildings with roads circling. Horse-drawn wagons and a man swinging an ax. 1
- W. F. Lally appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- W. P. Reinhart appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- W. T. Lynch appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. Note on back of card reads "Killed Joe Hollis Goldfield 1909." 1
- W. W. O'Brien appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Walter Costello appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Walter Lee appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Walter Warner appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- William Aikman appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- William E. Gorman appears on the list of striking Western Federation of Miners who were deported from the Cripple Creek Mining district in 1904. 1
- Young girl sits in foreground while men work in rock-strewn gully with streams of water behind. "Placer Mining Rout Co 1902" written on front of print. Photo identified on back as "Hahns Peak, Colo." 1
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