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Standardville Photographs

Begun in 1912 by F.A. Sweet, the town was so modern and so well planned it was named Standardville - becoming a "standard" for other camps to follow. In 1915, coal production increased and Standardville's population soared. At one point, the town boasted steam-heated apartments, a general store, a butcher shop, its own hospital, a recreation hall, tennis courts and a school with four elementary teachers.

The town of Standardville slowly faded away as more and more miners left their town to live in Helper. The mine office remained open and two families resided in the town until the summer of 1974 when the "standard" of all mine towns was finally abandoned.

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: 71-1-1 Date of Origin: 1946 Item name: Mining Description: An electric bulldozer cleaning up mine entry.
	Photo: 71-1-2 Date of Origin:   Item name: mining Description: Shuttle car outside Standard Mine
	Photo: 71-1-3 Date of Origin: 1946 Item name: Mining Description: Portal leading to Standard Mine. Closed in mid 1950's.
	Photo: 71-1-4 Date of Origin:   Item name: Rescue Team Description: Rescue team at Standard Mine
	Photo: 71-1-5 Date of Origin:   Item name: Mining Description: Mine portal of #3 Standardville Mine
	Photo: 71-1-6 Date of Origin: 1942 Item name: Mining Description: Coal Miners at Standardville
	Photo: 71-1-7 Date of Origin: 1942 Item name: Mining Description: Coal miners at Standardville.
	Photo: 71-1-8 Date of Origin: 1927 Item name: Mining Description: Standardville coal mine, 8 to 16 foot coal seam
	Photo: 71-1-9 Date of Origin: 1927 Item name: Mining Description: The Standardville bathhouse used by the miners to change clothes
	Photo: 71-1-10 Date of Origin: 1927 Item name: Mining Description: Otumwa boxcar loader used in Standard Mine
	Photo: 71-1-11 Date of Origin: 1927 Item name: Mine entrance Description: Mine entrance and hoist house at Standard Coal mine
	Photo: 71-1-12 Date of Origin: 1927 Item name: Mining Description: Inside the Standard Coal Mine
	Photo: 71-1-13 Date of Origin: 1927 Item name: Mining Description: Hoist house with winding engine used for lowering and pulling up coal cars between portal and tipple
	Photo: 71-1-14 Date of Origin: 1927 Item name: Mine Description: Lamp and check house where all miners check in and deposit their number and pick up their lamp before going into the mine
	Photo: 71-1-15 Date of Origin: 1927 Item name: Book Description: Cover of book telling the story of mining of Standard Coal.
	Photo: 71-1-16 Date of Origin:   Item name: Mining Description: Inside the Standard Mine
	Photo: 71-1-17 Date of Origin:   Item name: Mining Description: Coal cars coming out of Standardville coal mine
	Photo: 71-1-18 Date of Origin: 1932 Item name: Miners Description: Two coal miners, Doug Wilson and Shorty Bills
	Photo: 71-1-19 Date of Origin: 1912 Item name: Tipple Description: Standardville tipple. Thomas Lamph foreman of the mine in center.
	Photo: 71-1-20 Date of Origin:   Item name: Coal Cars Description: Derailed mine coal cars in Standardville, Utah coal camp.
	Photo: 71-1-21 Date of Origin:   Item name: Tipple Description: Tipple
	Photo: 71-1-22 Date of Origin:   Item name: Coal cars Description: Coal cars coming out of Standardville coal mines.
	Photo: 71-1-23 Date of Origin: 1930 Item name: Coal Cars Description: loaded coal cars coming out of Standardville mine.
	Photo: 71-1-24 Date of Origin:   Item name: Coal cars Description: Coal cars coming out of Standarville mine.
	Photo: 71-1-25 Date of Origin: &nbps; Item name: Tipple Description: Standardville coal mine tipple
	Photo: 71-1-26 Date of Origin: 1930 Item name: Rescue Team Description: Rescue team at Standardville mine. L to R: Ernest Toson, Louis Tomsic, Raymond Toson, Jess Higginson, Joe Falsone.
	Photo: 71-1-27 Date of Origin: 1930 Item name: Coal Miners Description: Coal miners at mine entry at Standardville coal mine
	Photo: 71-1-28 Date of Origin: 1920 Item name: Miners Description: Miners at entry to Standardille coal mine. Curly Monroe and Alfred Bullock are two of them.
	Photo: 71-1-29 Date of Origin:   Item name: Tipple Description: Standardville Tipple
	Photo: 71-1-30 Date of Origin: 1920 Item name: Coal Miners Description: One of the largest lumps of coal removed in one piece from the Standardville Coal Mine.
	Photo: 71-1-31 Date of Origin:   Item name: Tipple Description: Standardville coal tipple
	Photo: 71-1-32 Date of Origin: 1930 Item name: Mining Description: Members of the mine rescue crew at Standardville.
	Photo: 71-1-33 Date of Origin: 1942 Item name: Mining Description: Standard Co. Inc. Sept. 21, 1942. Picture shows Standard Mine entry
	Photo: 71-1-34 Date of Origin: 1929 Item name: Tipple Description: Standard Coal Co. Tipple. (Photo by M.M. Galbraith in 1929-1933.
	Photo: 71-1-35 Date of Origin: 1997 Item name: Standardville Description: The remains of Standardville.
	Photo: 71-1-36 Date of Origin: 1997 Item name: Town Description: Remains of Standardville.
	Photo: 71-1-37 Date of Origin: 1997 Item name: Town Description: Remains of Standardville.
	Photo: 71-1-38 Date of Origin: 1997 Item name: Town Description: Remains of Standardville.
	Photo: 71-1-39 Date of Origin: 1997 Item name: Town Description: Remains of Standardville.
	Photo: 71-1-40 Date of Origin: 1997 Item name: Mining Description: Remains of Standardville.
	Photo: 71-1-41 Date of Origin:   Item name: Tipple Description: Train cars full of coal at the Standardville tipple
	Photo: 71-1-42 Date of Origin:   Item name: Tipple Description: A zerox picture of a photo of coal cars coming from the Standard Coal Co. mine at Standardville.
	Photo: 71-1-43 Date of Origin: 1927 Item name: Mining Description: Rock tunnel built in 1925 to be used by Standard Coal Co. to get coal from the mines.
	Photo: 71-1-44 Date of Origin:   Item name: Mining Description: A railroad car full of coal coming from the mine at Standardville.
	Photo: 71-1-45 Date of Origin:   Item name: Mining Description: Two miners inside the mine at Standardville.
	Photo: 71-1-46 Date of Origin:   Item name: Mining Description: An overview of the Standardville tipple
	Photo: 71-1-47 Date of Origin:   Item name: Mining Description: The tipple, mine buildings, railroad car and tracks.
	Photo: 71-3-1 Date of Origin: 1920 Item name: Homes Description: Boarding house run by the company for single men.
	Photo: 71-3-2 Date of Origin: 1930 Item name: Town Description: Amusement hall built by the Standardville coal company for movies, dance hall, store, offices and a stage for entertainment.
	Photo: 71-3-3 Date of Origin:   Item name: Town Description: Confectionary inside the amusement hall built by the company.
	Photo: 71-3-4A Date of Origin: 1930 Item name: Town Description: Mining camp at peak population in the 1930's
	Photo: 71-3-4B Date of Origin: 1930 Item name: Town Description: Mining camp at peak population in the 1930's.
	Photo: 71-3-4C Date of Origin: 1930 Item name: Town Description: Mining camp at peak population in the 1930's
	Photo: 71-3-5 Date of Origin: 1930 Item name: Homes Description: East side of mainstreet showing the store building where a full line of general merchandice is handled. The second building is the meat markent, refrigerating and ice plant where perishable goods are taken care of and ice produced for the town
	Photo: 71-3-6 Date of Origin: 1934-1935 Item name: School Description: Standardville school class, 5th 7 6th grades with Cliff Memmott, teacher.
	Photo: 71-3-7 Date of Origin: 1935-1936 Item name: School Description: Standardville school class, 6th grades with Cliff Memmott, teacher.
	Photo: 71-3-8 Date of Origin:   Item name: Town Description: Overview of part of Standardville.
	Photo: 71-3-9 Date of Origin:   Item name: Town Description: Flag pole in Standardville
	Photo: 71-3-10 Date of Origin:   Item name: Town Description: Mining camp with a view of the band stand
	Photo: 71-3-11 Date of Origin: 1930 Item name: Mining Camp Description: Panorama of the mining camp of Standardville.
	Photo: 71-3-12 Date of Origin:   Item name: Town Description: Inside the store at Standardville
	Photo: 71-3-13 Date of Origin: 1922 Item name: Band Description: Tamburitza Band from Sunnyside, Utah playing for the christening of the flag of the Croation Fraternal Union and teh Slovenian National Benefit Society
	Photo: 71-3-15 Date of Origin:   Item name: Gazebo Description: Gazebo by the Standardville mine office. It was used for band concerts.
	Photo: 71-3-16 Date of Origin:   Item name: Homes Description: Homes in the mining camp of Standardville.
	Photo: 71-3-17 Date of Origin:   Item name: Store Description: Remains of Seppi's grocery store.
	Photo: 71-3-18 Date of Origin:   Item name: Homes Description: Homes in the mining camp of Standardville.
	Photo: 71-3-19 Date of Origin: 1940's Item name: Town Description: Mining camp with homes, mine office, & gazebo
	Photo: 71-3-20 Date of Origin: 1920 Item name: Store Description: Confectionary with Doug Wilson, Clyde Pons and Vye
	Photo: 71-3-21 Date of Origin: 1920 Item name: Baseball Description: Standardville baseball team. - names available
	Photo: 71-3-22 Date of Origin: 1922 Item name: Town Description: Confectionary was in the store building. Monte Obuchon at the fountain.
	Photo: 71-3-23 Date of Origin: 1920 Item name: Baseball Description: Baseball team
	Photo: 71-3-24 Date of Origin: 1920 Item name: Rescue Team Description: Mine rescue team. L to R: Hal Norguard, Dave Wild, Oscar Evans, Carlyle Smith, Curly Monroe, Jack Emery
	Photo: 71-3-25 Date of Origin: 1920 Item name: Miners Description: Off shift coal miners.
	Photo: 71-3-26 Date of Origin: 1923 Item name: July 4th Description: Fourth of July in Standardville. Mrs. Monte Obuchon to right with black umbrella
	Photo: 71-3-27 Date of Origin: 1920 Item name: Mining Camp Description: Mining Camp
	Photo: 71-3-28 Date of Origin: 1925 Item name: People Description: Dimitrios Frantzescakis dressed in his Cretan outfit.
	Photo: 71-3-29 Date of Origin:   Item name: Town Description: An employee inside the store at Standardville
	Photo: 71-3-30 Date of Origin: 1927 Item name: Snow slide Description: Snow slide over train at Little Standardville
	Photo: 71-3-31 Date of Origin: 1927 Item name: Snow slide Description: Snow slide at Little Standardville, covered railroad cars and the steam locomotive above Mutual Coal Mine Tipple.
	Photo: 71-3-32 Date of Origin: 1915 Item name: Coal camp Description: Standardville Coal Camp
	Photo: 71-3-33 Date of Origin: 1920 Item name: Stage Description: Standardville stage. Appears that passengers are having lunch or a picnic enroute.
	Photo: 71-3-34 Date of Origin:   Item name: Town Description: Homes in Standardville
	Photo: 71-3-35 Date of Origin:   Item name: Town Description: An overview of some of the homes in Standardville.
	Photo: 71-3-36 Date of Origin: 1920 Item name: People Description: Two couples standing on edge of cliff.
	Photo: 71-3-37 Date of Origin: 1927 Item name: Flag Description: Plaque on flag pole that reads: Erected by Standardville Amusement and Athletic Club - 4 July 1927
	Photo: 71-3-38 Date of Origin: 1920 Item name: Mining Camp Description: Mining camp
	Photo: 71-3-39 Date of Origin: 1920 Item name: Town Description: Overview of Spring Canyon & Standardville
	Photo: 71-3-40 Date of Origin: 1920 Item name: Town Description: Overview of Spring Canyon and Standardville area
	Photo: 71-3-41 Date of Origin:   Item name: Town Description: Homes in Standardville
	Photo: 71-3-42 Date of Origin:   Item name: Town Description: Shirley Tason Tatton working in post office at the store in Standardville
	Photo: 71-3-43 Date of Origin:   Item name: Town Description: A customer in the store at Standardville
	Photo: 71-3-44 Date of Origin:   Item name: Town Description: An overview of the homes in Standardville.
	Photo: 71-3-45 Date of Origin:   Item name: People Description: Two men standing outside of a building in Standardville.
	Photo: 71-3-46 Date of Origin:   Item name: People Description: Two men standing outside next to a pickup truck in Standardville.
	Photo: 71-3-47 Date of Origin:   Item name: People Description: One man standing in front of a large pile of bricks.
	Photo: 71-3-48 Date of Origin:   Item name: People Description: Two men standing in front of mine entrance at Standardville
	Photo: 71-3-49 Date of Origin:   Item name: People Description: Man standing near some large bags holding a bird cage with a canary inside.
	Photo: 71-3-50 Date of Origin: 193? Item name: People Description: Two miners standing next to railroad car full of coal.
	Photo: 71-3-51 Date of Origin: 193? Item name: People Description: Four men standing outside near a building.