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West Hiawatha - 1914/1916 William L. Butler on left |  |
West Hiawatha - 1914/1916 William L. Butler on left |
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West Hiawatha - 1914/1916 |  |
West Hiawatha - 1914/1916 |
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"Safety First" written in Italian, English & Greek donated by Don Butler |  |
Hiawatha band - probably abt 1912-1916. William Lowe Butler on right with baritone. |
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Ball field in Black Hawk about 1914 or 1915. Two baseball teams and three first aid teams. William Lowe Butler holding stretcher in center. |  |
First aid team abt. 1914 or 1915. Team of William Lowe ButlerL to R: Dick Howell, ? , Bill Butler, Milton Butler, ?, Jack Reese |
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The cottage, owned by Alice Starr Family. This is where visiting coal executives stayed when they came to town. Photo taken 29 Aug 1999. |  |
The cottage, owned by Alice Starr Family. This is where visiting coal executives stayed when they came to town. Photo taken 29 Aug 1999. |
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West Hiawatha School 1923 - photo taken 29 Aug 1999 |  |
Company Store - photo taken 29 Aug 1999 |
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cemetery - photo taken 29 Aug 1999 |  |
U.S. Fuel company offices - photo taken 29 Aug 1999 |
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Service Station - photo taken 29 Aug 1999 |  |
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - photo taken 29 Aug 1999 |
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Outside of Post Office taken 29 Aug 1999 |  |
Inside of Post Office taken 29 Aug 1999 |
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Apartment building where the teachers lived - photo taken 29 Aug 1999 |  |
Jail House built in 1904 - photo taken 29 Aug 1999 |
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Bath house - photo taken 29 Aug 1999 |  |
U.S. Fuel mine #2 - 1909-1922 - photo taken 29 Aug 1999 |
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Hiawatha Railway Station - photo taken 29 Aug 1999 |  |
One of the graves in the cemetery at Hiawatha. The death was in 1940. |
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This photo shows the back side of the electricians shops, the mine office, the amusement hall and part of the company store. Photo taken 29 Aug 1999 |
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Hiawatha Railway Station |  |
Railroad Loading Platform and the Tipple |
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Railway Station Sign |
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Dough Boy Statue - photo donated by Lori Curtis |
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Hiawatha looking northeast. Photo copied from "Thirty Years of Coal Mining July 1946" |  |
Modern School Building. Photo copied from "Thirty Years of Coal Mining July 1946" |
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1933 school band - it was found in an old railroad house. |  |
Meat Market - photo found in an old railroad house. |
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Panoramic view #1 |  |
Panoramic view #2 |
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Panoramic view #3 |  |
Panoramic view #4 |
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U.S. Fuel Co. - A tradition in Mining In 1914 the U.S. Fuel Co., headquartered in Hiawatha, built homes, stores, school, a recreation hall, hotel for visiting dignitaries and churches for the mine personnel. The townsfolk were very proud of their town and planted lawns, trees and shrubs to beautify the townsite. This photo of the town is looking towards the east. (Description and photo scanned from historical calendar created by Carbon County.) |
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This photo is a large group of men assembled in Hiawatha. |  |
Company houses in Hiawatha. |
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Outside the mine. |  |
Mine tipple at Hiawatha. |
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Building at the top of the mine portal. |  |
Tipple at Hiawatha. |
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Houses at Hiawatha. |  |
One of the first homes in Hiawatha. |
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The Frank Bonacci Family from Carbon County. |  |
A group of five baseball friends. |
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School Class |  |
School Class |
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School Class |  |
School Class |
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The South Fork Mine Entrance in late 40's or early 50's. |  |
The mountainside near Hiawatha in late 40's or early 50's. |
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The mountainside near Hiawatha in late 40's or early 50's. |
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This photo was taken on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 just two days before the building was engulfed by fire. It is possible that this is the last photo taken of the amusement hall before it was destroyed. |
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All the miners in this 1914 photo are mule drivers. Charlie Petitti is the 7th from right. |  |
This photo has many miners riding in coal cars. It was taken in 1914 when Charles B. Petitti was 19 years of age. |
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This photo taken in 1987 shows the Hiawatha Tipple and other mining buildings. |  |
An overview of Hiawatha showing a couple of the homes, a trailer house and a train on the train track. Photo was taken in 1987. |
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An overview of Hiawatha showing the block of homes behind the company offices and the amusement hall. The gas station, company store and tipple can be seen. Photo was taken in 1987. |  |
An overview of Hiawatha showing the back side of the teachers house, the company office, the amusement hall and the side of the company store. Photo was taken in 1987. |
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An overview of some of the homes in Hiawatha. Photo was taken in 1987. |  |
An overview of some of the homes in Hiawatha. Photo was taken in 1987. |
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An overview of some of the homes in Hiawatha. Photo was taken in 1987. |  |
An overview of some of the trailer homes in Hiawatha. Photo was taken in 1987. |
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Hiawatha gas station and company store. Photo was taken in 1987. |  |
A home in Hiawatha. Photo was taken in 1987. |
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Side shot of the boarding house in Hiawatha. Photo taken in June of 2010. |  |
Some of the remaining homes in June of 2010. |
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Look up the road to Hiawatha. The LDS church can be seen in the very center of the photo along with the back of the company store. Photo taken in June of 2010. |
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An old photo of a bus in front of the Hiawatha school with "The Greek" driving. On the side of the bus it reads, "Price, Hiawatha, Mohrland, Sunnyside & Columbia." | ||
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1959. |  |
>Mike Anderson and his sister Jacquie Anderson in about 1957. The underpass and coal cars can be seen in the background. |
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Hiawatha 1957 - 2nd grade boys all dressed up in cowboy gear. | ||
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United States Fuel Company, King Mine Maintenance Dept., Hiawatha, Utah, Sept. 6, 1955. This is half of the photo. The other half of the photo is available from the Western Mining and Railroad Museum in Helper, Utah. The men in the photo are: Standing from left is: Jimmy Littlejohn, ?__________ , Lavon Anderson is standing on the right side and next to him cut in half is last name _____Burdick. Bottom sitting is: George Ellis Pettey, ? Joe Parmley, ?______________. | ||
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Hiawatha 1957 - 2nd grade. Jacquie Anderson is on the front row far right in the light color dress. Jacquie includes the following story: "I went there in 1954 to 1958. I remember the time a mountain lion got into the basement and the teachers, (Principal was Mrs. Parmley, I think) locked us in the class room while the men from the city came and got it out. All us kids were hanging out of the windows watching. Good times." | ||
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William Pederick Burn Jr., the head blacksmith, in the machine shop at Hiawath circa 1950. |  |
The Officials Cottage in the winter of the 1935 with Frosty in the yard. Sophie Burn cooked and cleaned for the "excutives" of the U.S. Fuel Company when they came to town. |
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Vivian Burn, William Burn and their mother Sophie Burn in the back yard of the Officials Cottage. William was the drum major in the Carbon Highs Schools' marching band. |  |
William and Vivian Burn in the foreground and an overview of the town of Hiawatha in the background. Photo shows the old tipple, the school, the hotel, company store and the company office building. |
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The Burn family arrived in Hiawatha around 1920. Back row: Wm P. Burn Jr., Sophie Burn, Wm. P. Burn Sr., Eva Burn, and Chester Burn Front row: Wm R. Burn, a friend, Vivian Burn and Chet Burn Jr. Photo taken at their home in String Town. |
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The following photos have been donated by Eldon Miller to the Carbon County Historical Society and the Carbon County UTGenWeb webpage. These photographs have been donated to Eldon Miller by many different sources. If you donated them to Eldon and would like your name to accompany the photograph please e-mail Kathy Hamaker and I'll add it. Special thanks goes to Michael Francis for scanning the photographs so they could be added to the webpage. This is not a complete index of all the photos in Eldons Hiawatha collection. There are many more photos and I'll add them as I have time. If you are looking for a specific photo please e-mail Kathy Hamaker and I will see if it is in the collection.
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Mohrland School in Mohrland, Utah. |  |
Hiawatha School |
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Hiawatha School |  |
An overview of West Hiawatha |
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U.S. Fuel coal tipple |  |
Quitting Time!! All the miners jumping out of the mantrip at the end of the day. |
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All the miners riding in the man trip headed to work. |  |
Loaded coal cars coming from mine. |
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The Amusement Hall |  |
East Hiawatha |
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The section of Hiawatha referred to as the Flattops. |  |
An overview of the town of Hiawatha. The tipple, school house and some of the homes can be seen. |
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An overview photo of the early days in Hiawatha. The school house, the old tipple, and homes can be seen. |  |
Men picking boney from the coal. |
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Cars of coal coming from the mine on tram |  |
A lump of coal from the U.S. Fuel King Coal being delivered to the Utah State Capitol building by horse & wagon. |
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Coal Cars, mining equipment at the mine entrance. |  |
A very early days photo of Hiawatha showing the Hotel that was on Main Street by the office building. |
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Miners working in mine loading coal cars. |  |
A miner in the mines with tons of coal piled all around him. |
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An employee using the rotary dump to empty a coal car. |  |
The bathhouse for the miners at the tipple. |
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United States Fuel Company tipple. |  |
The King Mine modern preparation plant completed 1939. |
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United States Fuel Company tipple. |  |
United States Fuel Company tipple. |
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Tracks inside the mine. |  |
Tunnels inside the mine. |
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Mine buildings at West Hiawatha mine entrance. |  |
Mine buildings at West Hiawatha mine entrance. |
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Photo of the inside of the Company Store. |  |
The confectionary inside the Amusement Hall. |
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The Pool Hall in West Hiawatha before the signs were added. |  |
The Hiawatha Pool Hall in West Hiawatha after the signs were painted. |
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A group of workers standing around a sign that reads: "This shop has operated 5840 days since last reportable accident." |  |
Company Store. |
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The Dough Boy statue in 1947. |  |
The jail in the wintertime. |
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The machinary and operator inside the tipple. |  |
Train engine. |
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1914 West Hiawatha School, Miss Burke's 1st thru 8th grades First row l to r: - Searle Farrimond, Ida Watt, unknown, unknown, Guy Vecicho, unknown, Ella Wyatt, unknown Second row l to r: Glen Leamaster, Jack Flemming, Truedoced Flemming, Colenso Farrimond, Gladys Dorve, Dolly Goodart-Snyder, Mary Paperakis, Lucille Lamp Third row l to r: Miss Burke, James Watt, Susan Wyatt, Mary Nick, unknown, Dilbert Leamaster, unknown, unknown, unknown, Tommy Lawson, unknown Back row l to r: Martin Leamaster, Bob Williams, unknown, Tom Lamp, May Oldfield, Thelma Watt Butler, Zelda Watt, Ruby Self, Mildred Wyatt. |
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Front row left to right: Ellis Petty, Bob McKinnon, Paul Nuegarett, Tad Morgan, Bruce Garlic, Glen Thomas, Darwin Wycherley Second row left to right: Audrey Hansen, Dorothy Behunin, Lyle Asay, Ralph Thompson, Barbara Taylor, Thelma Nixon, Ray Opperman Third row left to right: Robert Reese, Earl Morgan, Lee R. Thompson, Chester Reese, Ardella Allred, Ben Garlic, Tom Hilton Fourth row left to right: Bob Jones, Jim Stofas, Joe Kolovich, Marvin Jensen, teacher Rita Hanson |
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Nadine Gleason 3rd & 4th Grade Back row left to right: _____ Ortiz, Wallace Baldwin, Feren Papas, Harold Burgess, ________, _________, Jerry Allred Second row left to right: George Orphanakis, Ray Montang, Tony Petre____, ________, Richard Revoy, _______, Nellie Thomas, ___________ Front row: _________, ___________, ___________, Helen Pappas, Glenn Davis, Doris Asay, Helen Marogakis, Cecilea Montero |
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1939 Back row left to right: Pete Stifoc, Bill Clements, Bill Burt, Jack Crombie, John Hillas, Mark Miller, George Clavel Middle row left to right: Angelina Kournaeous, Dorothy Miller, Mary Colosimo, Mary Orpahakis, Bettie Schaedler, Pearl Reaveley, Lucille Frandsen Front row left to right: Virginia Reaveley, Ruby Reaveley, Haruyo Kubo, Leona Hoopes, May Belle Allred, Llewelyn Reese, Jim Orphanakis, John Maragakis |
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Mine rescue group from Hiawatha. Marvin Mabbutt is one of the men. | ||
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Greek Town at Hiawatha. |  |
Doughboy statue inbetween the Mine Offices and the Amusement Hall. |
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Louis Pappas working in the mine at Hiawatha. Photo donated to Michael Francis by Dana Hadley a granddaughter of Louis Pappas. |  |
Louis Pappas working in the mine at Hiawatha. Photo donated to Michael Francis by Dana Hadley a granddaughter of Louis Pappas. |
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Panoramic view of Hiawatha showing all the area from the tipple to Greek Town. When viewed along side the previous photo you can see where Greek Town was in comparison to the town of Hiawatha. | ||
The following collection of photos was donated by Dan Wells. His father had a photo album showing the houses and comunity during the years of 1925-1932. These 8 x 10 photos was taken by the Vice-president of the mine and show the award winners for best yards, gardens and lawns for each year. Dan Wells donated this collection to the Carbon County UTGenWeb webpage. Thank you so much for your donation. If you would like copies of these photos please e-mail Kathy Hamaker. Additional photos from this collection can be found in the Mohrland photos and Heiner photos
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Lloyd Ungerman First Prize - Gardens Sept1925 |
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Lloyd Ungerman First Prize - Gardens Sept1925 |
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A. E. Taylor First Prize - Flower Garden Sept 1925 |
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A. E. Taylor First Prize - Flower Garden Sept 1925 |
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William Steckelman First Prize - lawns Sept 1925 |
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William Steckelman First Prize - lawns Sept 1925 |
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Frank Torrey Second prize - gardens Sept 1925 |
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Frank Torrey Second prize - gardens Sept 1925 |
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First prize - lawns 1926 |
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Second prize - gardens 1926 |
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second prize - flowers 1926 |
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Second prize - lawns 1926 |
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Third prize - gardens 1926 |
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Third prize - flowers 1926 |
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Second prize - flowers 1927 |
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Sam Fadel Fourth prize - flowers 1928 |
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John Burt Sweepstakes Prize 1928 |
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Sweepstakes Prize 1928 |
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Sam Perkowski Boy's Prize 1928 |
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General overview of the U.S. Fuel Company Dairy at Millerton Ranch |
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left side of the General overview of the U.S. Fuel Company Dairy at Millerton Ranch |  |
right side of the General overview of the U.S. Fuel Company Dairy at Millerton Ranch |
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Barns and silo at Millerton Ranch |  |
Dairy buildings at Millerton Ranch |
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Construction view, U.S. Fuel Company Dairy |  |
Millerton Ranch before U. S. Fuel Co., Dairy was established. |
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Cows at Millerton Dairy |  |
McKinnon and bull (the father of the future herd, written on back of photo). |
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Calves at Millerton Dairy. There are also two unidentified men in the photograph. |  |
Cows at Millerton Dairy |
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Frank Larsen 2nd prize - lawns 1929 |
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John Burt 2nd Prize - flowers 1929 |
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John Burt 2nd Prize - flowers 1929 |
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Sam Fadel First prize - gardens 1929 There is a boy sitting on the porch railing of the back house. |
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Sam Fadel First prize - gardens 1929 |
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Town of Hiawatha in 1929 |
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A. P. Babcock 2nd prize - Gardens 1930 - 6th annual contest |
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George Mitani 2nd prize- flowers 1930 - 6th annual contest individual, possibly George Mitani, standing in center of photo |
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John Burt First prize - lawns 1930 - 6th annual contest child standing in center of photo |
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John Burt First prize - lawns 1930 - 6th annual contest child standing in center of photo |
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2nd Avenue, Community Church at the end of the street |  |
Doughboy statue, Christmas tree and amusement hall |
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John Burt First Prize - lawns 1931 |
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George Olson Fourth Prize - gardens 1931 |
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Hansen Hotel - Special Prize 1931 back of LDS church can be seen in photo. |
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7th Annual Contest Winner 1931 No name or town was listed with photo |
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7th Annual Contest Winner 1931 No name or town was listed with photo |
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Community Church and a winter wonderland of snow covered roads |
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |  |
E. W. Ricketts Second prize - lawns 1932 |
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This is a photo of the original tipple built in Black Hawk which later became Hiawatha. This is the front of the postcard. The following picture is the back of the postcard. | ||
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The postcard is addressed to Mr. H. Monheim in Grand Junction, Colo. It has a one cent stamp on it and is stamped by the post office on Nov 29, 9 a.m., 1912 possibly Price, Utah. It reads: Dear Dad, This is the happy "Thank you" day. I am getting ready to go to Hiawatha. The X is where the school house is. This picture shows the "tipple" and store. The houses are on the other side. The O shows where the new school house is being built. Wish I was with you today. This is a beautiful warm day. (Reed Mania's posted), Loving wishes, Louise | ||
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The front of the postcard shows the area of Hiawatha referred to as Greek Town. | ||
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The postcard is addressed to Miss Louise M. Monheim in Grand Junction, Colo. It has a one cent stamp on it and is stamped by the post office on June 18, 1913 in Blackhawk. It reads: Does it look natural? Even to the little "indigo" school house. It is as sleepy as it looks. The feathery tribe was again trimmed to the tune of 8 to 4. The village to the south did it. Haying stops at sundown. S.M.P. | ||
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This postcard is from Hiawatha mailed Nov. 2, 1910, which across the end states that Mine #2 hasn't been open very long, and across the bottom is states the "One Legged man is Bill Dryalls??" Not sure of the last name. If anyone has any information about this photo and the men in the picture please e-mail Kathy Hamaker. (click on photo for larger image.) | ||
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A group of men are standing around a mine car and train tracks in West Hiawatha. |  |
Homes in West Hiawatha, train track, coal cars and a man sitting on a log in the front right corner. Photo taken in the early days of West Hiawatha approx. 1913. |
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Homes in Hiawatha running parallel to railroad tracks. |  |
Homes in Hiawatha - approx. 1916. |
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U.S. Fuel Co., Carbon-Emery Store in Hiawtha |  |
Homes in Hiawatha - approx. 1916. |
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overview of homes in Hiawatha |  |
Overview of Hiawatha - approx. 1916. |
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Dignitaries at the train tracks in West Hiawatha |  |
Mountain ledge near Hiawatha |
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A train full of coal leaving the mine. |  |
The original tipple built in Black Hawk. On the back of the post card it reads, "they can load six cars at once." |
These photographs have been reduced in size to about 1 1/2 inch x 1 inch. If you click on the photo a larger image will open up on a new screen. If you use Google Chrome Hover Zoom+ or Foxfire Thumbnail Zoom Plus you will be able to point your mouse at the photo and see a larger size photo without the photo opening on a new page.
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Hiawatha, a Utah Ghost Town |
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For young women in the 1920’s, Vera and Mabel they were industrious, independent and full of fun. With their bobbed hair, they bravely went to work. Soon after Vera graduated from school herself and with no teaching training, she joined her older sister Mabel in this interesting employment. It was a long four-hour train ride from Ogden to Hiawatha. |
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The following pictures were taken on Vera’s birthday in August as they and others from the teaching staff explored the town. Surely, it smelled of coal as that powered the town. |
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Vera and friends in front of the teachers dorm building. |
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Teachers dorm building where Vera and her sister lived while living in Hiawatha.The home looked right out onto the coal production area which you see it in the background of the photo. |
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Vera had the following notes on the photo she took of the coal works. No. 1 (Coal) heats the whole town. No. 2 Tipple – where the coal is separated in different sizes and grades and dumped in the cars you see below. No. 3 The little cars that bring the coal down from the mine – We can see this mine from our window. No. 4 Where we stopped when we were making a little tour on my birthday. |
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Vera noted some town locations in this photo. Part of the West side of Main Street 1- Company office building 2- Amusement Hall 3- Post Office |