Featured in this lot are five, original cabinet card photos of mining operations and groups in and near New Castle, Wyoming in the 1880s to 1890s. The first boudoir card of "Coal Mines near New Castle, Wyoming" features a wonderfully and professionally crafted silver albumen construction that shows the construction of a shaft bridge of a coal mine with a processing building just under the hill. The boudoir card is marked on the front and back as follows: Coal Mines near New Castle Wyoming - No. - Copies of this Photo may be had by calling or addressing - L.B. Miller, - Sundance, Wyo. - Also various Western Views for sale. The second cabinet card is titled, "Entrance To Coal Mine Near New Castle, Wyoming" and shows a group of miners scattered around the photo posing for it near Cambria Mine. A few sit on the mine carts on the bridge while a few stand around one of the buildings. The mine entrance can be seen in the background in the bottom left hand corner. The third was taken by L.B. Miller and shows the First-National Bank in New Castle, Wyoming. The photo shows the brick bank sitting on the corner of the street while a few men stand on the corner near the bank and on its steps. The bottom of the photo is marked reading, "New Castle, Wyoming". The back is marked reading, "No. 73 Copies of this photo may be had by calling or addressing L.B. Miller / Sundance, Wyo.". The fourth photo shows a large group of men sitting up near a mine or lumber yard building as they look towards the photographer. A dog lays on the ground in front of the group and one man holds a pipe. The fifth and final photo shows a long train of horse drawn wagons on a mountain side hauling bundles of cut logs from the trees above their location. Stumps of the cut down trees can be seen on the mountain side above the men. The photos show good condition overall with slight wear present from their age and use over the years, but no major signs of damage is noted. The measure from 5" L x 8" W to 7" L x 10 1/4" W. They have a collective weight of under 6 ounces. Provenance: From the Jim Aplan Collection Piedmont, South Dakota