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Winter Quarters Photographs

Winter Quarters, a mining camp west of Scofield, Utah has been a ghost town since its closure in 1928. All that is left of Winter Quarters is one wall and the foundation of the company store, an occasional foundation of buildings and houses and on the other side of the canyon one can find the remains of the old blacksmith shop. The coal mine was opened in 1975 and a mining camp was built bringing in several hundred miners and their families. On May 1, 1900 an incredible explosion shook the country side and when it settled 199 men were dead. The bodies were removed, buried and the grieving widows and children remained. There was an outpouring of flowers and help from the state and the country for the victims of this great tragedy. The United States Congress, however, refused to give financial help because they did not want to set a precedent.

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	Photo: 87-1-1 Date of Origin: 1900 Item name: Mining Description: Mine ruins following Winter Quarters mine disaster May 1, 1900. This is mine #4 entry way.
	Photo: 87-1-2 Date of Origin: 1900 Item name: Mining Description: Casket as Wasatch Store. Caskets were shipped from Salt Lake City and other western cities. They were then distributed to the families of the mine victims.
	Photo: 87-1-3 Date of Origin: 1900 Item name: Mining Description: Mine entry of #4 mine after explosion on May 1, 1900.
	Photo: 87-1-4 Date of Origin: 1900 Item name: Mining Description: Outside the Winter Quarter Mine #4 after the explosion. J. T. Parmley, Winter Quarters mine superintendent, H.B. Williams, Clear Creek Mine Superintendent and Frank Cameron, Castle Gate Mine Superintendent
	Photo: 87-1-5 Date of Origin: 1900 Item name: Mining Description: Rescue crew
	Photo: 87-1-6 Date of Origin: 1882 Item name: Miners Description: Miners at the entry of Winter Quarters mine, 1882
	Photo: 87-1-7 Date of Origin: 1910 Item name: Tipple Description: Tipple at Winter Quarters
	Photo: 87-1-8 Date of Origin: 1920 Item name: Tipple Description: Tipple at #2 mine
	Photo: 87-1-9 Date of Origin: 1900 Item name: Tipple Description: Tipple and loading dock at Winter Quarters
	Photo: 87-1-10 Date of Origin:   Item name: Miners Description: Miners at Winter Quarters
	Photo: 87-1-13 Date of Origin: 1900 Item name: Miners Description: The Luoma family were recent immigrants from Finland. They lost six sons, one son-in-law and two grandsons in the May 1, 1900 explosion.
	Photo: 87-1-14 Date of Origin:   Item name: Tipple Description: Mine tipple at Winter Quarters
	Photo: 87-1-15 Date of Origin:   Item name: Tipple Description: Mine tipple of Pleasant Valley Coal Co. in Winter Quarters
	Photo: 87-1-16 Date of Origin: 1929 Item name: Mining Description: Utah Fuel Co. Mine at Winter Quarters, Pleasant Valley
	Photo: 87-1-17 Date of Origin: 1900 Item name: Tipple Description: Mine tipple of Pleasant Valley Coal Company
	Photo: 87-1-18 Date of Origin: May 1900 Item name: Mining Description: Flowers being delivered to Winter Quarters on the Colorado - Utah railroad, Rio Grande Western car #98. A casket is also being loaded on the train car.
	Photo: 87-1-19 Date of Origin: 1900 Item name: Tipple Description: Winter Quarters tipple looking down the Canyon.
	Photo: 87-1-21 Date of Origin: May 1900 Item name: Mining Description: Caskets being delivered to Winter Quarters following mine explosion
	Photo: 87-1-22 Date of Origin: May 1900 Item name: Mining Description: Teams of horses and wagons in front of the Winter Quarters school preparing to deliver the caskets to the homes.
	Photo: 87-1-23 Date of Origin: 1916 Item name: First Aid Description: Winning first aid team in contest at the Utah Fuel Co. mines in 1916. (names available)
	Photo: 87-1-24 Date of Origin: @1880 Item name: Miners Description: Coal miners at mine entrance.
	Photo: 87-1-25 Date of Origin: 1880 Item name: Miners Description: Coal miners at Winter Quarters.
	Photo: 87-1-26 Date of Origin: before 1900 Item name: Miners Description: Robert Farish, Jr. - killed in the Winter Quarters mine explosion May 1st, 1900
	Photo: 87-1-27 Date of Origin: May 1900 Item name: Miners Description: Image shows a portion of the boarding house where the miners bodies were washed and prepared for burial.
	Photo: 87-1-28 Date of Origin: 1900 Item name: Miners Description: Close up photo of the caskets to be used for the miners of the Winter Quarters mine explosion
	Photo: 87-1-29 Date of Origin: 1900's Item name: Miners Description: The boarding house in Winter Quarters where the miners bodies were washed and prepared for burial
	Photo: 87-3-2 Date of Origin: 1975 Item name: Store Description: Winter Quarters store ruins as it was seen in 1975
	Photo: 87-3-3 Date of Origin: 1900 Item name: Homes Description: Home was in this railroad car at Winter Quarters
	Photo: 87-3-4 Date of Origin: 1920 Item name: Family Description: Miners family
	Photo: 87-3-5 Date of Origin: 1890 Item name: Mainstreet Description: Main Street of Winter Quarters. The town was in existence 1877-1930.
	Photo: 87-3-6 Date of Origin: 1900 Item name: Home Description: Japanese Boarding house surrounded by other houses in Winter Quarters at the turn of the century.
	Photo: 87-3-7 Date of Origin: 1918 Item name: Homes Description: Homes in the winter.
	Photo: 87-3-8 Date of Origin:   Item name: People Description: First Aid ladies from Winter Quarters
	Photo: 87-3-9 Date of Origin: 1900 Item name: Students Description: School children
	Photo: 87-3-10 Date of Origin: 1928 Item name: Basketball Description: Basket ball team of Winter Quarters
	Photo: 87-3-13 Date of Origin: 1900 Item name: Town Description: The mining camp of Winter Quarters
	Photo: 87-3-14 Date of Origin: 1900 Item name: Town Description: The mining camp of Winter Quarters
	Photo: 87-3-15 Date of Origin: @1990 Item name: Town Description: Remains of the company store in Winter Quarters.
	Photo: 87-3-16 Date of Origin: May 1900 Item name: People Description: Wife and seven children of the Jones Family. The husband was killed in the Winter Quarters mine Explosion on May 1st, 1900
	Photo: 87-3-17 Date of Origin: May 1900 Item name: People Description: Evan Williams and James Naylor. Two boys who survived the explosion.
	Photo: 87-3-18 Date of Origin: @ 1990 Item name: Town Description: Remains of the Company Store in Winter Quarters
	Photo: 87-3-19 Date of Origin: @ 1990 Item name: Town Description: Remains of Caompany Store in Winter Quarters
	Photo: 87-3-20 Date of Origin: @ 1990 Item name: Town Description: Remains of the Company Store in Winter Quarters
	Photo: 87-3-21 Date of Origin: @ 1900's Item name: Town Description: An overview of the homes and corrals of Winter Quarters
	Photo: 87-3-22 Date of Origin: @ 1990's Item name: Town Description: Remains of Company Store in winter Quarters
	Photo: 87-3-23 Date of Origin: 1990's Item name: Town Description: Remains of company store at Winter Quarters
	Photo: 87-3-24 Date of Origin: 19 's Item name: people Description: Residence of the Farrish family in Winter Quarters. The coffins of the Famther annd a son are on the door steps.
	Photo: 87-3-25 Date of Origin: 1900's Item name: people Description: A photo of the flowers on the grave of John T. Davis who was killed in the mine explosion.
	Photo: 87-3-26 Date of Origin: 1990's Item name: Town Description: Road leading to the company store remains where the town once was.
	Photo: 87-3-27 Date of Origin: 1990's Item name: Town Description: Close up of the remains of the company store.
	Photo: 87-3-28 Date of Origin: 1990's Item name: Town Description: Close up of the remains of the company store.