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Consumers Photographs

Consumers was one of three towns in the Gordon Creek Area of Carbon County, that, while they were distinct they seemed to exist as a single entity: Consumers, Sweet and National.

A. E. Gibson, Superintendent of the Spring Canyon Coal Company, discovered coal in the area in 1921 and opened the Consumer mine in 1922, hauling out 34 car-loads of coal which was shipped from Wildcat Siding on the Utah Railway. Between 1924 and 1931 Consumers grew into a good sized camp with a four story apartment house, store, service stations, post office and homes with well-kept fences and gardens. A school was built in 1931 to serve the educational needs of all three camps. During the depression the mine eventually closed and people left the camp. But then came World War II and production picked up again and the camps were full of miners working long shifts. Six years following the war the three mines were closed and all camps deserted.

Please keep in mind that these photographs have been reduced in size to approximately 1 1/2" to 2" to save on server space and download time. The original size of the photograph varies. Please see the Introduction page for details on ordering photographs along with the price list.

	Photo: 85-1-1 Date of Origin: 1922 Item name: Tipple Description: Tipple at Consumers in 1922
	Photo: 85-1-2 Date of Origin:   Item name: Tipple Description: Consumers mine Tipple
	Photo: 85-1-3 Date of Origin: 1920 Item name: Tipple Description: Tipple at Consumers in the background and the mining camp of Nation in the foreground
	Photo: 85-1-4 Date of Origin: 1937 Item name: Coal cars Description: Empty coal cars going back into the mine at Consumers
	Photo: 85-1-5 Date of Origin: 1937 Item name: Mine fan Description: Outside fan at Consumers mine
	Photo: 85-1-6 Date of Origin: 1937 Item name: Mining Description: One of the early Joy loaders
	Photo: 85-1-7 Date of Origin: 1937 Item name: Tipple Description: Tipple at Consumers coal mine
	Photo: 85-1-8 Date of Origin: 1937 Item name: Mining Description: coal cars coming out of Blue Blaze Coal mine. Dave Stonebreaker, motorman and Ike Morgan, nipper
	Photo: 85-1-9 Date of Origin:   Item name: Mining Description: Offical Mine staff at Consumer. Joe Bonto, Joe Naylor, Sr., Terry McGowan, Farny Farnsworth, Helen Memmott, Ray Naylor
	Photo: 85-1-10 Date of Origin: 1937 Item name: Mining Description: Coal miners at work at Consumers Coal Mine
	Photo: 85-1-11 Date of Origin: 1937 Item name: Mining Description: Loaded coal train below Consumers
	Photo: 85-1-12 Date of Origin: 1937 Item name: Tipple Description: Tipple
	Photo: 85-1-13 Date of Origin: 1936 Item name: Miners Description: Coal miners coming off day shift
	Photo: 85-1-14 Date of Origin: 1937 Item name: Mining Description: Mine office at Consumers
	Photo: 85-1-15 Date of Origin: 1927 Item name: Tipple Description: Mine tipple at Consumers
	Photo: 85-1-16 Date of Origin: 1920 Item name: Mining Description: Consumers Mutual Coal Co. main entry with two employees
	Photo: 85-1-17 Date of Origin: 1920 Item name: Mining Description: Four mine officals standing in front of mine entry of Consumers Mutual Coal Co., Art Gibson second from right
	Photo: 85-1-18 Date of Origin: 1920 Item name: Mining Description: Railroad tracks and coal cars at Consumers mine
	Photo: 85-1-19 Date of Origin: 1920 Item name: Mining Description: Mine employee with coal car at mine entrance. Tracks are covered with rocks.
	Photo: 85-1-20 Date of Origin: 1920 Item name: Mining Description: Consumers Mutaul Coal Co., Main Entry
	Photo: 85-1-21 Date of Origin: 1920 Item name: Mining Description: Consumers Mutual Coal Co. main entry
	Photo: 85-1-22 Date of Origin:   Item name: Mining Description: Coal car sitting on tracks at Rt. RY Sweet Load Crossing
	Photo: 85-1-23 Date of Origin:   Item name: Mining Description: Consumers coal cars came out of the mine and dumped into coal chute
	Photo: 85-1-24 Date of Origin:   Item name: Mining Description: Consumers Mutual Coal Company's viaduct at Consumers main line of National Coal Railway at left side and uncompleted empty track of National Coal Company extending under center of viaduct looking down canyon.
	Photo: 85-2-1 Date of Origin:   Item name: Railroad Description: Rt. Ry Sweet load crossing at Consumers
	Photo: 85-2-2 Date of Origin:   Item name: Railroad Description: Wildcat railroad crossing at Consumers
	Photo: 85-2-3 Date of Origin:   Item name: Railroad Description: Wildcat railroad crossing at Consumers
	Photo: 85-2-4 Date of Origin:   Item name: Railroad Description: Rt. Ry Sweet load crossing at Consumers
	Photo: 85-2-5 Date of Origin:   Item name: Railroad Description: Railroad crossing sign covered with snow at Wildcat at Consumers
	Photo: 85-3-1 Date of Origin:   Item name: Town Description: Mining camp at Consumers
	Photo: 85-3-2 Date of Origin:   Item name: Town Description: Mining camp at Consumers
	Photo: 85-3-3 Date of Origin:   Item name: Town Description: Mining camp at Consumers
	Photo: 85-3-4 Date of Origin: 1920's Item name: Town Description: Consumers Mining camp
	Photo: 85-3-5 Date of Origin: 1920's Item name: Town Description: Abandoned tent houses in upper Consumers Walt Donaldson State Farm Insurance Agent of Price say he spent a "Happy Winter" in these as a kid.
	Photo: 85-3-6 Date of Origin: 1920's Item name: Family Description: Photograph of a man & woman and two children
	Photo: 85-3-7 Date of Origin:   Item name: Town Description: Blue Blaze Coal Company store in Consumers
	Photo: 85-3-8 Date of Origin: 1937 Item name: Mining Camp Description: Mining camp at Consumers. Photo by Art Van Wagoner.
	Photo: 85-3-9 Date of Origin: 1937 Item name: Town Description: Mining Camp at Consumers
	Photo: 85-3-10 Date of Origin: 1925 Item name: Photo Description: Picture of two young women in Consumers. The names Cowley & Dinnis appears on back.
	Photo: 85-3-11 Date of Origin: 1925 Item name: photo Description: picture of one young woman in Consumers
	Photo: 85-3-12 Date of Origin: 1925 Item name: Family Description: Large group of people standing in front of old automobiles
	Photo: 85-3-13 Date of Origin:   Item name: Homes Description: Photo of a home in Consumers mining town
	Photo: 85-3-14 Date of Origin:   Item name: Children Description: Children playing in the snow at Consumers
	Photo: 85-3-15 Date of Origin:   Item name: Town Description: Remains of a home in Consumers
	Photo: 85-3-16 Date of Origin: 1920 Item name: Family Description: Family at Consumers in front of tent house
	Photo: 85-3-17 Date of Origin: 1920 Item name: Family Description: A young woman in front of tent house in Consumers
	Photo: 85-3-18 Date of Origin: 1920 Item name: Family Description: Family at Consumers in front of tent house