How Photography Captured our County’s History

Written By Tommy Allen

Bob Womack, the man who’s discovery of gold started the Cripple Creek gold boom. Photo from https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2005/7/6099_110517234327.jpg

 

Winfield Scott Stratton, Cripple Creek’s first millionaire and the man who established the Independence Mine.

 

Jimmie Burns, the man whose dream became the Portland Mine. Photo from https://usrepresented.com/2020/09/07/pioneer-profiles-jimmie-burns/

 

Image found at https://www.mindat.org/loc-18900.html

 

Image found at https://www.mindat.org/gl/3611?page=2

 

Cripple Creek fire as seen from Bennett Avenue. Image found at https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/april-25-1896-great-fire-cripple-creek

 

Cripple Creek fire aftermath. Image found at https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/april-25-1896-great-fire-cripple-creek

 

Independence Depot after the explosion. Image found at http://digitalcollections.ppld.org/digital/collection/p15981coll53/search

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