Post Card of Smoke Billowing From Speculator Shaft

Smoke pours from the shaft of the Speculator Mine the morning after the June 8, 1917, Granite Mountain-Speculator fire in this image that was sent as a post card. The fire, which killed 168 men, started in the shaft of the Granite Mountain mine, and quickly spread to the Speculator mine. | Creator: C. Owen Smithers | Date: June 9, 1917 | Source: Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives | Rights: Contact the source for information about copyrights and usage.
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