Mineral industries

Philip J. Ragooland of the Saratoga Mines Company pans for gold with two unidentified men.

Philip J. Ragooland and a group of unidentified men pose for a photograph in front of an automobile. These men may have been employees of the Saratoga Mines Company.

Philip J. Ragooland and a group of unidentified men pose for a photograph outdoors. These men may have been employees of the Saratoga Mines Company, which owned and operated mines in Gilpin County, Colorado.

Philip J. Ragooland of the Saratoga Mines Company poses for a portrait with four unidentified men. They are standing in front of an unidentified building.

Philip J. Ragooland of the Saratoga Mines Company poses for a portrait with four unidentified men. They are standing in front of an unidentified building.

Philip J. Ragooland of the Saratoga Mines Company poses for a portrait with four unidentified men and a dog.

Philip J. Ragooland poses with three unidentified men. These men may have been employees of the Saratoga Mines Company, or associates of his.

Philip J. Ragooland and two unidentified men pose for a photograph outdoors. All three men are looking at various papers which may have been related to the Saratoga Mines Company.

David M. Hyman wearing a suit and shirt collar, and pince-nez glasses. The Bavarian-born lawyer David Hyman became a major investor in mining properties there and helped establish the town in 1880. One of Aspen's main streets was named Hyman Avenue in his honor.

Studio portrait displayed within an oval matting. Annie Alpert wears an elaborately decorated hat and a dress with a collar. Adolph Alpert wears a suit, vest, and bow tie. Mr. Alpert was a miner and storekeeper in Kremling, Colorado.