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Mines and mineral resources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 53 Collections and/or Records:

Philip J. Ragooland Poses with a Group of Unidentified Men, between 1920-1940

 Item
Identifier: B063.01.0009.00016
Abstract

Philip J. Ragooland and a group of unidentified men pose for a photograph outdoors. These men may have been employees of the Saratoga Mines Company, which owned and operated mines in Gilpin County, Colorado.

Dates: between 1920-1940

Philip J. Ragooland with Four Unidentified Men, between 1920-1940

 Item
Identifier: B063.01.0017.00013
Abstract

Philip J. Ragooland of the Saratoga Mines Company poses for a portrait with four unidentified men. They are standing in front of an unidentified building.

Dates: between 1920-1940

Philip J. Ragooland with Four Unidentified Men, between 1920-1940

 Item
Identifier: B063.01.0017.00014
Abstract

Philip J. Ragooland of the Saratoga Mines Company poses for a portrait with four unidentified men. They are standing in front of an unidentified building.

Dates: between 1920-1940

Philip J. Ragooland with Four Unidentified Men and a Dog, between 1920-1940

 Item
Identifier: B063.01.0009.00025
Abstract

Philip J. Ragooland of the Saratoga Mines Company poses for a portrait with four unidentified men and a dog.

Dates: between 1920-1940

Philip J. Ragooland with Three Unidentified Men, between 1920-1940

 Item
Identifier: B063.01.0009.00022
Abstract

Philip J. Ragooland poses with three unidentified men. These men may have been employees of the Saratoga Mines Company, or associates of his.

Dates: between 1920-1940

Philip J. Ragooland with Two Unidentified Men, between 1920-1940

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Identifier: B063.01.0009.00014
Abstract

Philip J. Ragooland and two unidentified men pose for a photograph outdoors. All three men are looking at various papers which may have been related to the Saratoga Mines Company.

Dates: between 1920-1940

Pizer and Grimes Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B219
Abstract The Grimes family came to the United States from Russia Poland in the 1880s and settled in Denver and in Salt Lake City. The Pizer family were early settlers in Nebraska, where Jacob Pizer was a successful merchant. Annette Frances Pizer was born in Hastings, Nebraska. After she married Julian Lewis, she kept a scrapbook with wedding and anniversary cards. Sam Grimes worked in both Utah and Colorado before starting a junkyard in Denver. His son Max Grimes joined him in the junkyard business,...
Dates: 1892-2000

Portrait of David M. Hyman, between 1900-1910

 Item
Identifier: B063.08.0016.00010
Abstract

David M. Hyman wearing a suit and shirt collar, and pince-nez glasses. The Bavarian-born lawyer David Hyman became a major investor in mining properties there and helped establish the town in 1880. One of Aspen's main streets was named Hyman Avenue in his honor.

Dates: between 1900-1910

Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Alpert of Kremling, Colorado, circa 1900

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Identifier: B063.05.0013.00008
Abstract

Studio portrait displayed within an oval matting. Annie Alpert wears an elaborately decorated hat and a dress with a collar. Adolph Alpert wears a suit, vest, and bow tie. Mr. Alpert was a miner and storekeeper in Kremling, Colorado.

Dates: circa 1900

Robert Brown for Colorado Reflections

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Identifier: couda-brown_ghosttowns
Abstract Robert (Bob) Brown, a retired history teacher and author, discusses the ghost towns of Colorado and his research for his books. Brown reflects on his change from teaching at the University of Denver to teaching at public schools. Brown discusses the formation and dissolution of towns in the Rocky Mountains, usually based around mining, beginning around the 1850s. Brown discusses what criteria a town must meet to be called a ghost town, and mentions Mesa Verde, Georgetown, Leadville, Cripple...
Dates: Date Not Yet Determined