{"product_id":"colorado-machine-mining-miners-1910s-postcard-unposted-divided-back","title":"Colorado Machine Mining Miners 1910s Postcard Unposted Divided Back","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"238\" data-end=\"422\"\u003eThis printed postcard dates to the 1910s, documenting Colorado’s mining industry at a time when extraction and industrial labor shaped both the state’s economy and its visual identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"424\" data-end=\"867\"\u003eMining imagery during the early twentieth century functioned as a powerful symbol of industrial progress and frontier labor, reflecting the central role extraction played in Colorado’s development. Postcards from mining towns often served as visual records of everyday working life, presenting machinery, infrastructure, and laborers as markers of productivity, resilience, and community identity within rapidly evolving industrial landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"869\" data-end=\"1377\"\u003eThe image shows a mining machine and miners at a Colorado operation, composed to emphasize both the scale of the equipment and the human presence required to operate it. The divided-back format places the card firmly within standardized postcard production of the period, allowing space for both correspondence and address. The postcard is unposted and retains a clean reverse with a clear image surface, making it a solid example for collectors of mining history, industrial postcards, or Colorado ephemera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1379\" data-end=\"1627\"\u003eThe item shown in the listing is the exact item the collector will receive. We have tens of thousands of items to choose from. Shipping will always be combined or refunded to save you as much money as possible. Please contact us with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Everything Ephemera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52979752796344,"sku":"20221231 DISCOUNT","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/8740\/6008\/files\/57_8d1244d6-e7a1-4602-bf07-f78a451964a3.jpg?v=1773028621","url":"https:\/\/everythingephemera.com\/products\/colorado-machine-mining-miners-1910s-postcard-unposted-divided-back","provider":"Everything Ephemera","version":"1.0","type":"link"}