1893 King mine explosion headstone
Item
Dublin Core
Title
1893 King mine explosion headstone
Subject
Graveposts
Cemeteries
Cemeteries--Colorado
Sepulchral monuments
Aspen
Description
Headstone in Como Cemetery dedicated to the January 10, 1893 mine explosion at King No. 5 mine that killed 24 miners. One additional miner died days later due to wounds sustained in the initial blast bringing the total death count to 25. Photo by Sam Carlson. Source: Donated by Sam Carlson in 2021.
Type
Still Image
Creator
Carlson, Sam
Identifier
ph004079
Format
Image/jpeg
Relation
Park County Local History Archive Photographic Collection
Park County Local History Archives
Park County Local History Archive Photographic Collection
Source
Color photographs
Park County Local History Archive Photographic Collection
Sam Carlson digital donation
item no. 4079
Date
2021-08-25
Coverage
Colorado (state)
Park (county)
Como (inhabited place)
Citation
Carlson, Sam, “1893 King mine explosion headstone,” Park County Local History Digital Archive, accessed June 18, 2025, https://pclha.cvlcollections.org/items/show/1910.