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Lesser known than the gold and silver mines of Western lore, Southern Colorado's extensive coal mines fueled the engines for Western industrialization in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Of the numerous companies operating the mines, the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company (CF&I) was king. With a total of 62 mines, the majority of them in Colorado's Las Animas, Huerfano and Fremont Counties, CF&I ruled the lives of countless miners in company towns scattered throughout Southern Colorado. Working long hours, often in cramped underground caverns, the workers emerged to families living in lonely mountain landscapes completely provisioned with company homes, stores, schoolsand churches. Images of America: Mining Towns of Southern Colorado gives an intimate glimpse into the lives of these pioneer mining families.
  • Staci Comden, Victoria MillerandSara Szakaly selected the images from the collection of nearly 100,000 photographs in the CF&I Archives
  • Contains 188 black and white images
  • Part of the Images of America series

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  • Brand Name: Arcadia Publishing
  • Sub Brand: Mining Towns of Southern Colorado
  • Product Type: Book
  • Language: English
  • Brand Name: Arcadia Publishing
  • Subject: History
  • Sub Brand: Mining Towns of Southern Colorado
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