Grier Brothers Company - Tinware
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
THRP Archive - Kirk Collection
Green Machinery & Manufacturing
Company
(Salt
Lake City, Utah)
THRP Archive - Kirk Collection
Hotel Smithson (Milford, Utah)
THRP Archive - Kirk Collection
THRP Archive - Kirk Collection
Galagher Machinery Company (Salt Lake City, Utah)
THRP Archive - Kirk Collection
Gates Iron Works (Salt
Lake City, Utah)
Gates Iron Works - Rock Crushers (Chicago, Illinois)
THRP Archive - Corona Collection
Gemini and Godiva Mining Companies (Eureka, Utah)
General Electric Company (Schenectady, N.Y. & Salt Lake City, Utah)
THRP Special Collections - Private Donor
George
A. Lowe Company
Letterhead from George A. Lowe Company. Based
in Ogden, Utah, this company was more noted for suppling farm machinery, wagons, and hardware, than mining supplies. Still,
the company did provide service to the mines and mining men across northern Utah.
There are two letterhead samples below. One dates from 1894 when Lowe was a primary supplier
of Schuttler Wagons. By 1905, the date of the second sample, the Schuttler reference had been dropped in favor of the simple
statement "Hardware Jobbers".
George E. Sherer - Mineral Surveyor
(Bullfrog, Nevada)
THRP Archive - Kirk Collection
George H. Watson & Co., Stock
Broker (Salt Lake City, Utah)
THRP Special Collections - KIRK Collection
George M. Cumming - Attorney (Salt Lake City, Utah)
THRP Special Collections - Private Donor
George
M. Scott & Company - Mining Supplies
Letterhead from the George M. Scott & Company.
Scott supplied all manner of mining equipment from anvils to steam donkey engines as shown on the letterhead sample below.
Offices were located in downtown Salt Lake City. Please not the color notice on the document, warning all customers that "After
Shipping Mdse. in good order, we are not responsible for damages. Your recourse is upon the Transportation Co.". I guess
thats clear enough!. This nice sample dates from 1883.
THRP Archives - Collection of Ralph R. Mullen, Coin & Currency Dealer. - e-mail:
mullerralph@gmail.com
This second sample from Scott & Co. is not
as elaborate or as colorful as the first, but it has other features that the first one does not. On either side of the company
logo or herald in the center are images of the downtown retail store and the company warehouse. This sample dates from 1896.
THRP Archives - Winegar Collection
George M. Scott - Strevell Hardware
Co.
(Salt
Lake City, Utah)
THRP Special Collections - Private Donor
George Q. Cannon Association (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Letterhead from the George Q. Cannon Association,
an organization related to Cannon and his various enterprises in early Utah. This letterhead sample dates from 1900.
THRP Archives - Kirk Family Archives
George
Q. Cannon & Sons - Printers & Publishers
Letterhead from the George Q. Cannon & Sons
- Printers and publishers. The company operated in early Utah and publishes several different items. In addition to publishing,
the company printed mining documents of all kinds; stock certificates, letterhead, receipts, and more. This letterhead sample
dates from 1900.
THRP Archives - Kirk Family Archives
Germania Lead Works (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Letterhead from the Germania
Lead Works, Salt Lake City, Utah. One of the earliest smelting and lead works in the state, the company operated for years
before being consolidated with other companies. While in operation the company provided "Strictly Pure White Lead". This sample dates from September 1885.
THRP Archives - Collection of Donald K. Winegar
Germania Mercantile Company (Murray, Utah)
THRP Archive - Corona Collection
THRP Archive - Corona Collection
Giant Chief Mining Company (Bingham, Utah)
THRP Archive - Kirk Collection
Globe Inspection Company (Denver, Colorado)
THRP Archive - Private Collection
Globe Smelting & Refining Company
(Denver, Colorado)
Letterhead from the Globe Smelting & Refining
Company. Though based in Denver, Colorado, the Globe processed ore from all over the west, including those from Utah. This
fine sample with elegant brush script dates from 1891.
THRP Archives - Kirk Family Archives
Godbe
& Company, Wholesale and Retail Dealer
Letterhead from Godbe & Company. One of
the earliest companies in the territory, established in 1855, Godbe would become a well known name not only in the Mormon
church, but in Utah Mining circles as well. This custom letterhead dates from 1874, almost 20 years after the company was
formed, yet, more than 20 years before Utah would become a state.
THRP Archives - Kirk Family Archives
Gold
Medal Explosives
Letterhead from the Gold Medal Explosives Company,
Salt Lake City, Utah. This sample from 1950 was from an invoice issued to the New Park Mining Company, Keetley, Utah. It is
also worth noting that the company headquarters were located in the Walker Bank Building downtown.
Golden Pressed & Fire Brick Company (Denver, Colorado)
THRP Archive - Corona Collection
Gomer Thomas - State Coal Mine Inspector
(Salt Lake City, Utah)
THRP Special Collections - Private Donor
Goodwin Mfg. Company - Mining Candles (St. Louis, Mo.)
THRP Archive - Kirk Collection
THRP Archive - Kirk Collection
Goshen Mercantile (Goshen, Utah)
THRP Archive - Corona Collection
Grand
Central Mining Company
Letterhead from the Grand Central Mining Company,
Mammoth, Utah. This sample from 1916. It is simple, but very distinctive.
Grant
Hotel, American Fork, Utah
Letterhead from the Grant Hotel, American Fork,
Utah. One of the premier hotels in Utah Valley, the Grant was "Headquarters For Traveling Men" according to this
beautifully illustrated masterpiece of a letterhead. One of the finest ever printed in early Utah. Images show the Hotel building, a sailboat on Utah
lake and a beautiful bald eagle perched on top of a spear. This outstanding sample dates from 1892.
THRP Archives - Kirk Family Archives
Grant,
Odell & Co., Inc.
Letterhead from Grant, Odell & Co., Incorporated.
A partnership of Heber J. Grant, G.T. Odell, and others, the company supplied wagons, harnesses, and related implements of
all kinds. The business catered mostly to the farming community, but provided to the mining community as well. This
letterhead, from a billing statement, dates from 1885.
THRP Archives - Kirk Family Archives
Great Western Smelting & Refining
Co. (Seattle, Washington)
THRP Archive - Kirk Collection
Great Western Trunk Factory (Salt Lake City, Utah)
THRP Special Collections - Private Donor
Griffith & Wedge Company (Zanesville, Ohio)
Grocer Printing Company (Salt Lake City, Utah)
THRP Archive - Kirk Collection
THRP Archive - Kirk Collection
Guggenheim Exploration Company (New York, New York)
THRP Special Collections - Private Donor
Hanauer Smelting Works (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Hanson, F. W., Produce Company (Salt Lake City, Utah)
THRP Archive - Corona Collection
Hardy Bros. & Burton (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Harlow,
W.L. - Sign Writer & Fresco Painter
Letterhead from W.L. Harlow - Sign Writer &
Fresco Painter. What a sign writer has to do with mining may have crossed your mind, but yet it did! Most of the mining companies
had offices in downtown Salt Lake City. In this case the Boston & Newhouse Buildings, where it was the style of the day
to have glass in the front office doors. The names on the doors were all hand painted, and as the names of companies changed,
the doors had to be repainted. This sample is a billing statement for just that service. This statement dates from 1911.
Haynes & Sons - Boiler Makers (Salt Lake City, Utah)
THRP Archive - Corona Collection
Health Department (Salt Lake City, Utah)
THRP Special Collections - Private Donor
Heesch & Ellerbeck (Salt Lake City, Utah)
THRP Special Collections - Private Donor
Hefferman-Thompson Company - Merchants
(Eureka, Utah)
THRP Archive - Kirk Collection
Hendrie & Bolthoff Mfg. Co. (Denver, Colorado)
Not a Utah company, but certainly a Utah supplier. Hendrie & Boltoff
supplied mining & mill machinery to many of this states major and minor properties. Hoists to stamp mills, this Denver
company supplied it all. This custom letterhead dates from the 1890's.
Hendrie & Bolthoff Mfg. & Supply Company
(Denver, Colorado)
THRP Archive - Corona Collection
THRP Archive - Corona Collection
Henry Fares - Real Estate & Mining
Broker
(Salt Lake City, Utah)
THRP Special Collections - Private Donor
Henry Rippe & Co. (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Letterhead from Henry Rippe & Company, dealers
in tents, wagon covers, awnings, flags and cotton ducks among other things. The letterhead details all manner of merchandise
and services as well as being underprinted with visual samples of several items. This 3 color sample dates from 1895.
Henry Shields - Attorney (Park City, Utah)
THRP Special Collections - Private Donor
Herald
Company, The
Letterhead from the Herald Company. Publisher
of the Salt Lake Herald. One of several early newspapers in Salt Lake City, and always competing, billed themselves as "GIANT
OF THE ROCKIES". This sample dates from 1890.
THRP Archives - Kirk Family Archives
Herald
Republican Publishing Company
Letterheads from the Herald-Republican Newspaper.
The Herald Republican was formed as a merger of the Salt Lake Herald and the Intermountain Republican newspapers. The first
sample is the company letterhead and dates from 1910. the second sample is a billing letterhead from a statement issued asking
payment for advertising of mining notices. This second sample dates from 1912.
THRP Archives - Kirk Family Archives
Hercules Powder Company (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Holladay
& Halsey, Bankers
Letterhead from Holladay & Halsey, Bankers.
One of the early banking houses in the valley, this sample dates from 1864. More will be added on this firm later.
Holman, Payne & Company (Salt Lake City, Utah)
THRP Special Collections - Private Donor
Homestake Mining Company (Lead, South Dakota)
THRP Archive - Kirk Collection
Horn
Silver Mining Company
Letterhead from the Horn Silver Mining Company,
Beaver County, Utah. Located at Frisco, Utah, the original Horn Silver mine was one of the earliest and richest mines in all
of Southern Utah. This letterhead from a later period, 1901, shows a fine script letterhead.
THRP Archive - Geff Pollock Collection
Howe-Curry
Co., Mill & Mining Machinery
Letterhead from the Howe-Curry Co.. Though not
a Utah operation, Howe-Curry supplied a number of Utah mining operations with the heavy hardware necessary to operate larger
mines. Based in Los Angeles, California, they were "Contractors for the sale and erection of all kinda of Mill &
Mining Machinery, Engineering Supplies and Gas Engines" This two-color printed letterhead on base canary yellow
paper makes a standout document. Obviously very custom in its creation. This sample dates from 1900.
Howell
& Kinsgbury
Letterhead from Howell & Kingsbury, mining
Engineer & Geologist. Howell was involved with a number of Big Cottonwood Canyon mining properties. The pair worked from
offices in the Boston Building in Downtown Salt Lake CIty. This letterhead is about as simple as it can get. Basic printing
on basic embossed paper. This sample dates from 1911.
Hugh Anderson - Insurance (Salt Lake City, Utah)
THRP Special Collections - Private Donor
Huish Theater Enterprises (Eureka, Utah)
THRP Special Collections - Private Donor
Hulbert Brothers (Salt Lake City, Utah)
THRP Special Collections - Private Donor
E.
W. Hulse & Company, Stock Brokers
E.W. Hulse was a major stock brokerage firm
in Salt lake City, Utah. This document is from 1917 and details a transaction in mining company shares. A nice custom letterhead.
Hussey,
Dahler & Co., Banking House
Letterhead from Hussey, Dahler & Co, Banking
House. Warren Hussey, Charles l. Dahler, and Frank Palmer operated as partners in banking houses in Colorado, Utah, and Montana.
This letterhead from the salt lake city Operations shows the many banking firm names and locations. This custom script letterhead
is is very distinctive and very early. This sample dates from 1863.
THRP Archives - Collection of Ralph R. Mullen, Coin & Currency Dealer. - e-mail:
mullerralph@gmail.com
Hyrum
A. Silver Foundry & Machine Company
The Hyrum A. Silver company was one of the largest
and most noted foundries in all of Utah. This letterhead, very bold, and detailed in its description of services. This sample
from 1910 is printed on pale yellow paper is from a company invoice.
Illinois
Powder Manufacturing Company
Letterhead from the Illinois Powder Manufacturing
Company. Dealers of Gold Medal Explosives. Company offices were located in the Walker Bank Building in downtown Salt Lake
City.
Imlay Mining Company of Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah)
THRP Archive - Kirk Collection
Independent
Coal & Coke Company
Letterhead from the Independent Coal 7 Coke
Company. Though a mining company in its own right, it also provided fuel coal to the mines of Utah. This sample dates from
the 1940's.
Independent powder Company (Joplin, Missouri)
THRP Special Collections - Private Donor
Ingersoll
Rock Drill Company (New York, New York)
Letterhead from the Ingersoll Rock Drill Company.
Based in New York, this company provided drill equipment and other hardware to mining entities all over the west including
Utah. This custom letterhead shows men hard at work using the products the company sold. This sample is from 1885.
Ingersoll-Sergent Drill Company (New York, New York)
THRP Archive - Kirk Collection
Inland Crystal Salt Company (Salt Lake City, Utah)
THRP Special Collections - Private Donor
International Mining Congress (Salt Lake City, Utah)
International Smelting Company (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Letterhead from the International Smelting Company,
Salt Lake City. Though offices were located in Salt Lake, the operations of the company were in Carr Fork on the Tooele County
side of the Oquirrh Mountains over the ridge and west of Bingham Canyon and the and the mines that fed the smelter. Later
brought into the Anaconda family of companies, as shown on this letterhead. This sample dates from 1931.
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