Mines and mineral resources
Found in 180 Collections and/or Records:
A few men lounging in rowboats in a river surrounded by sandy beaches on each side. On the far side is a camp of white pitched tents with men standing outside of them. Some of the tents appear to have furnace chimneys sticking out of them. The back of the photo says it was taken in Nome, Alaska., Undated
Black-and-white original prints of American Indians, including Caddo, Cheyenne, Hopi, Kiowa, Menominee, Navajo, Pueblo, and Sioux; airplanes; baseball players; Belle Starr; businesses; cowboys; the land run of 1889; mining operations in Nome, Alaska; mining; schools; soldiers; street scenes; tornado damage in Duke, Oklahoma; the Anadarko Indian Fair in Anadarko, Oklahoma; Baxter, Hawarden, and Smithland, Iowa; Fort Riley, Kansas; Ellsworth, Minnesota; Cameron, Missouri; and Fort Gibson, Fort Sill, and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Unpublished finding aid available.
A four horse team pulling rather large tree trunks on a wagon, at mountain mining operation. On the left hand side of the image is boom of a crane lifting building materials., Undated
Black-and-white original prints of American Indians, including Caddo, Cheyenne, Hopi, Kiowa, Menominee, Navajo, Pueblo, and Sioux; airplanes; baseball players; Belle Starr; businesses; cowboys; the land run of 1889; mining operations in Nome, Alaska; mining; schools; soldiers; street scenes; tornado damage in Duke, Oklahoma; the Anadarko Indian Fair in Anadarko, Oklahoma; Baxter, Hawarden, and Smithland, Iowa; Fort Riley, Kansas; Ellsworth, Minnesota; Cameron, Missouri; and Fort Gibson, Fort Sill, and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Unpublished finding aid available.
A large group of people visiting a mine. Outsize photographs., Undated
Black and white original prints of the mining activities of the Kali-Inla Coal Company. Kali-Inla Coal Company Manuscript Collection also in repository.
A prospect hole in northeastern Arizona. N. C. Rawley on left of mine shaft, man on right unidentified. N. C. Rawley was a county commissioner in Roger Mills Country, Oklahoma, ca. 1895-96. Arizona., circa 1895-1896
Black and white copy prints of railroad depots in Oklahoma and Kansas, along with scenes of mining settlements and mining in Colorado.
A sluice at the bottom of a rocky ditch being fed by multiple large pipes., Undated
Black-and-white original prints of American Indians, including Caddo, Cheyenne, Hopi, Kiowa, Menominee, Navajo, Pueblo, and Sioux; airplanes; baseball players; Belle Starr; businesses; cowboys; the land run of 1889; mining operations in Nome, Alaska; mining; schools; soldiers; street scenes; tornado damage in Duke, Oklahoma; the Anadarko Indian Fair in Anadarko, Oklahoma; Baxter, Hawarden, and Smithland, Iowa; Fort Riley, Kansas; Ellsworth, Minnesota; Cameron, Missouri; and Fort Gibson, Fort Sill, and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Unpublished finding aid available.
Aerial view of a mountainous region bisected by a mining operation., undated
Aerial view of mining operation and railways. , undated
Aerial view of Picher, Oklahoma. World’s largest lead and zinc area (at that time) cir. 1925, circa 1925
Black and white original and copy prints of numerous Oklahoma towns, including scenes of businesses, health resorts, stone quarries, railroads and dust storms. The collection also contains prints of Cherokee, Creek, Chickasw, Choctaw, Seminole, and Sac and Fox Indians. John Wesley Morris Manuscript Collection also in repository.
Another view of “Little Jonny” Mine, Leadville Colo.-1907., 1907
Black and white original prints of mines and mining at Cripple Creek, Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Leadville, and Victor, Colorado. The collection also contains some scenes of cattle ranching and Pikes Peak.
Arial view of mining properties., Undated
Black-and-white original prints of mining equipment, smelting plants, and workers at zinc and lead mines in Oklahoma.
Arial view of mining properties., Undated
Black-and-white original prints of mining equipment, smelting plants, and workers at zinc and lead mines in Oklahoma.
Arial view of mining properties and activities., Undated
Black-and-white original prints of mining equipment, smelting plants, and workers at zinc and lead mines in Oklahoma.
Beck Mining Company’s Mill, Picher, Oklahoma. (Outsize), undated
Black and white original prints and panoramas of the Grand River Dam, mining and smelting in the Picher, Oklahoma area, the town of Miami, Oklahoma and businesses. Also included are photographs of Will Rogers and of Quapaw and Seneca Indians.
Bluegrass Mine, U.S. Mine in center and Beaver Mine in distance. Miami Ottawa County, Oklahoma. August 20, 1916. Photo – Perry., 1916 August 20
Black and white original prints of sawmills, quarries, lime kilns, lumber yards, glass factories, smelters, oil wells and storage tanks, and ranches in Oklahoma. The collection includes photographs of numerous Oklahoma cities and towns; the University of Oklahoma; of railroads, automobiles, and airplanes; of Apache, Cheyenne, Comanche, Kiowa, Sioux, and Wichita Indians; of limestone and gypsum deposits in Oklahoma; and of the Oklahoma salt plains. Quanah Parker, Wanda Parker, Hollow Horn Bear, Hunting Horse, Mad Wolf, Geronimo, Bear Claw, and Amy Toughfeathers are among the photographs of individuals in the collection.
Boulder Mines, Undated
Black-and-white original prints of mining equipment, smelting plants, and workers at zinc and lead mines in Oklahoma.
Central Mill, Eagle-Picher Mining and Smelting Company. Picher, Oklahoma (Outsize), undated
Black and white original prints and panoramas of the Grand River Dam, mining and smelting in the Picher, Oklahoma area, the town of Miami, Oklahoma and businesses. Also included are photographs of Will Rogers and of Quapaw and Seneca Indians.
Central steel shop of Eagle-Picher mining and smelting company., Undated
Black-and-white original prints of mining equipment, smelting plants, and workers at zinc and lead mines in Oklahoma.
Cherokee Nation Papers Collection
Chickasaw Nation Collection
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Typescripts of laws (1871-1881) and newspaper articles (1874-1933) relating to the lands, institutions and the affairs of the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory.
Close view of part of Colorado Iron and Fuel Co. Plant, Pueblo, Colo.-1907., 1907
Black and white original prints of mines and mining at Cripple Creek, Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Leadville, and Victor, Colorado. The collection also contains some scenes of cattle ranching and Pikes Peak.
Coleman Cole Collection
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Choctaw Chief. Typescripts of correspondence relating to Choctaw participation in the Indian Union proposal developed in the Okmulgee Council; published speeches; Choctaw Tribal Council proceedings; accounts of Choctaw court cases; and other papers pertaining to intruders, tribal citizenship, and royalties from Choctaw coal lands, all during the period of Cole's tenure as Principal Chief, 1874-1878.
Compressed air drilling in a mine., Undated
Black-and-white original prints of mining equipment, smelting plants, and workers at zinc and lead mines in Oklahoma.
Derrick and hopper, Undated
Black-and-white original prints of mining equipment, smelting plants, and workers at zinc and lead mines in Oklahoma.
Dewor mining crew 1912. Tanquary photo., 1912
Black and white original prints of sawmills, quarries, lime kilns, lumber yards, glass factories, smelters, oil wells and storage tanks, and ranches in Oklahoma. The collection includes photographs of numerous Oklahoma cities and towns; the University of Oklahoma; of railroads, automobiles, and airplanes; of Apache, Cheyenne, Comanche, Kiowa, Sioux, and Wichita Indians; of limestone and gypsum deposits in Oklahoma; and of the Oklahoma salt plains. Quanah Parker, Wanda Parker, Hollow Horn Bear, Hunting Horse, Mad Wolf, Geronimo, Bear Claw, and Amy Toughfeathers are among the photographs of individuals in the collection.
Display at the American Zinc Inst. New York City, Undated
Black-and-white original prints of mining equipment, smelting plants, and workers at zinc and lead mines in Oklahoma.
Double story timbers reinforcing mine walls-1907., 1907
Black and white original prints of mines and mining at Cripple Creek, Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Leadville, and Victor, Colorado. The collection also contains some scenes of cattle ranching and Pikes Peak.
Douglas H. Johnston Collection
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Typescripts of various laws, speeches and special messages made by Johnston as Governor of the Chickasaw Nation before the Chickasaw Legislature, on issues such as tribal government, land, mineral resources, finances, claims, education and the ownership of slaves.
Drifter drilling heading round on top of bench., Undated
Black-and-white original prints of mining equipment, smelting plants, and workers at zinc and lead mines in Oklahoma.
- The University of Oklahoma
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