The first photograph was taken between 1901 and 1903, as the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company was completing its new company town outside its mines at Primero. The second photograph was taken after the Primero mine explosion of January 31, 1910.

General View, Primero, Colorado [1901–1930]

This photo provides a view of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company coal camp, in Primero, Las Animas County, Colorado. Miners’ houses and a church are visible.

Coal Mining, Primero, Colorado, 1910

This photo shows the aftermath of the mine explosion at Primero, Colorado, which occurred on January 31, 1910, at 4:30 p.m. Spectators, destroyed buildings and equipment, and an undamaged mine building are visible.

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