Elmer Larson - Hanna Carpenter
1889-1912: The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden
Photo Collection by Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden with Contributions from Bob Leathers
Elmer's Life Story at: Remembering Elmer Larson
Elmer Larson
In early 1889: the Union Pacific Coal Company hired Swedish carpenters to build the first coal tipples and miner homes in Hanna. Among the first carpenters hired from Sweden was Elmer Larson.
The following images sent to Bob Leathers from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden are truly magnificent. They provide us with new and important details about the history of Hanna.
Elmer Larson. Hanna Carpenter (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Elmer Larson. (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Union Pacific Coal Company's Hanna Coal Camp
Hanna, Wyoming Drawing (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Hanna, Wyoming. Early Years (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Hanna. Union Pacific Coal Company. (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Hanna. Linden Hall. (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 Mine in Hanna
Union Pacific Coal Company No 1 Mine in Hanna. (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Union Pacifc Coal Company No. 1 Mine After 1908 Explosion (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Dismantling of Union Pacific Coal Company No. 1 in Hanna after the 1908 Explosion (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Hanna Mine Development. (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Hanna. United Mine Workers Parade. Honoring the dead from the Explosion of Hanna Mine No. 1. (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Hanna. Grave of Oscar and Olaff Jacobson from Sweden. (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 2 Mine in Hanna
Elmer Larson was involve in building a new dump for the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 2 mine in Hanna in 1906. He is pictured below holding a saw in the carpenter's shop.
More at: Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 2 Underground Mine at Hanna, Wyoming
Elmer Larson holding the saw at the Union Pacific Coal Company's Hanna No. 2 Mine Carpenter's Shop. (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Union Pacific Coal Company's Hanna Mine No. 2 Dump Blueprints. for and mew dumping 1906. (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
The blueprint above shows the 1906 details for a new dump to be built for the Union Pacific Coal Company's Hanna No. 2 mine. The original dump built in 1889 is pictured below in the background. The dump appears to have a ramp running west to east. The new dump ramp ran north to south.
A new dump was built in 1906 for the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 2 mine in Hanna. (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Hanna. Hanna No. 2 Tipple Under Development. (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Hanna Mine No, 2 Under Development. (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Original Tipple Before it burned down. (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Support buildings were built in 1906, which included a new power plant.
Carpenter Work on Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 2 Mine in Hanna. Elmer Larson is marked with an X. (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
A support building for the No. 2 mine is pictured above and below. In the picture above, Elmer Larson is marked with an X.
Union Pacific Coal Company Support building for Hanna's No. 2 mine. (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Support building for the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 2 Mine in Hanna. (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Union Pacific Coal Company's Hanna No. 2 Mine's PowerHouse built in 1906. (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Union Pacific Coal Company No. 4 Mine in Hanna
Moving Mine No. 1 to Mine No. 4. (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Plans for Planting an Orchard in Hanna
Cumberland, Wyoming Coal Camp
One of the places Elmer appears to have been in 1900 was Cumberland, Wyoming. A coal camp in southern Wyoming. Cumberland, Wyoming is located about 15 miles south of Kemmerer on the Uinta County line. It was originally called "Camp Muddy." It consisted of four camps, Cumberland No. 1, Cumberland No. 2, South Cumberland, and Cumberland Gap. It was a coal camp much like Hanna. It was wholly owned by the Union Pacific Coal Company.
Cumberland, Wyoming. (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Diamondville, Wyoming Coal Camp
Another coal camp Elmer may worked at or visited was Diamondville, Wyoming. 2021: Diamondville still exits today. It is a town in Lincoln County, Wyoming. The Diamondville mine was owned and operated by the Diamond Coal and Coke Company and not the Union Pacific Coal Company. However the Union Pacific Coal Company did own and operate the two Cumberland Mines, No. 1 and No. 2, about 14 miles south of Diamondville.
Diamondville, Wyoming (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Silver King Mine
Park City District, Summit County, Utah
Another place Elmer may have worked as a carpenter was the Silver King mine at Park City, Utah. The Silver King Mine was a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Summit county, Utah at an elevation of 8,199 feet. (Western Mining History)
Silver City Mine. Park City, Utah. (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Park City Utah. (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
People and Places
Elmer Larson appears to have moved around during his stay in America. He may of had a connection to a professional photographer during his stay. Elmer's collection of pictures has some awesome images taken in various locations that appear to be in Wyoming, but have not yet been identified.
Men on bikes. About 1900. (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Place and People Unknown. (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Place and People Unknown. (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Rock Springs Union. (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Elmer Larson's Blue Prints
The Elmer Larson collection of images contains blue prints of mine dumps/tipples, mine buildings and mine houses.
Details of Shutes for Union Pacific Coal Company. Jan. 14, 1901. Carbon No. 7 Mine. (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Hanna Mine No. 2 Dump Blueprints. 1906. (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Blue Prints for the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 4 Mine in Hanna. (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
Photos by Baker in Hanna
Portrait of a Unknown Hanna Woman. (Baker Photo-Hanna Wyoming) (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)