Bisbee Miners

I came across this picture. Can somebody help me identify or know who these men are. This picture was taken around 1890-1900. The man on the bottom row, second man starting from the left looks like my Grandfather Angel Baldenegro, but I am not sure if that's him.

Note the candles in this circa 1908 image. Miners used the light from candles to illuminate their dark work environments until electricity was installed in Bisbee’s mines. The image is from the photograph collection of the Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum. Discover more Bisbee, Arizona images and artifacts at www.facebook.com/.... #bisbee #arizona #mining #copper

Richard Baldenegro, 78 of Sierra Vista, passed away on January 9, 2015 after a brief illness at Tucson Medical Center. He was a resident at Devon & Gables Rehab Center in Tucson for the past few years. Richard was born in Tombstone Arizona on June 4, 1936 to Angel and Laura Baldenegro, both deceased.
He attended Tombstone Schools and graduated in 1954. As he was growing up, he learned to cut meat at Sanders Grocery Store in Tombstone, and that’s where he began his profession as a meat cutter. He worked through out Southern Arizona, Tucson, Ft. Huachuca and Sierra Vista as a meat cutter until he retired. Richard loved hunting and fishing until diabetes would not allow him to do that anymore. Richard also played the piano and played at the Crystal Palace Saloon in Tombstone for many years, everyone loved to hear him play.
His favorite team was the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Wildcats. Richard is survived by his siblings Barbra (Pat) Underwood, of Montana, Martha (Jerry) Schooner of Alaska, Angel (Renee) Baldenegro of Utah, and Ralph Baldenegro of California. Also his son Richard (Terry) Baldenegro of Sierra Vista and daughter Laura (Richard) White of California and many nieces and nephews.
As Richard’s wishes, there will be no Funeral Services as he will be cremated and his ashes will be spread at one of his favorite spots, “Baldenegro Hill” (as Mr. Bennett use to call it), at a later time. A Mass Service will be held at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Tombstone on January

 

La Asuncion Cathedral





Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion Cathedral

Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

 

My Grandmother Lucia Romero was baptized here. My great-grandparents, and my 2nd great-grandparents were married here, and their children were also baptized here.

 

 



 

 

 

Bisbee History Today

Today Bisbee has evolved into an attractive artist colony and retirement community, known for its relaxed quality of life. Travelers from all over the world come to Bisbee to savor its unique charm... an uncommon blend of creativity, friendliness, style, romance and adventure — all wrapped in the splendor of the Old West. To stop in Bisbee is to stop in time. Nestled in the mile-high Mule Mountains of southern Arizona, Bisbee has maintained an Old World charm seldom found anywhere in the United States.

The fine collection of well-preserved turn of the century Victorian structures are full of old west history and copper mining lore. Old miners' boarding houses have been refurbished into many charming small bed and breakfast establishments, of which no two are alike. Former saloons are now quaint shops, antique stores or art galleries, cafes and restaurants.
Come stay in Bisbee. Stroll its sidewalks and find delight in the many art galleries, gourmet restaurants, coffee houses, book stores and specialty shops. Visit the charmingly restored neighborhoods of Victorian and European-style homes perched miraculously on the hillsides. Unwind...relax...and find soothing respite from your everyday world.
The most popular activity in Bisbee is the Queen Mine Tour, a trip down into the now inactive copper mine. Bisbee’s Queen Mine was once one of the richest copper mines in history when the mine originally opened in 1877. The mine eventually closed when mining operations were discontinued in Bisbee in the mid–1970’s. The Queen Mine opened once again as a tour for visitors in 1976, nearly 100 years after the mine originally opened. Visitors don yellow slickers, hard hats, and miner’s lanterns as they descent on the mine train deep into the mine and experience the life of miners as they toiled in the subterranean tunnels.

A must for history buffs is a visit to the Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum, the West’s first rural Smithsonian Institute affiliate. At the museum, visitors learn more about life on Bisbee’s “Urban Frontier”. Also a stop at the historic Muheim House is important for an outstanding example of 19th century architecture and elegance.

Another popular activity is Bisbee's excellent Bisbee Treasure Hunt walking tour. A brochure of the Treasure Hunt can be picked up at the Visitor Center. The tour details many historic structures and allows the visitor to search for special places

Bisbee, 90 miles southeast of Tucson and

nestled amongst the Mule Mountains, is the picturesque county seat of historic Cochise County. The community was founded in 1880 and named after Judge DeWitt Bisbee, a financial backer of the Copper Queen Mine.

Once known as “th Queen of the Copper Camps”, this Old West mining camp proved to be one of the richest mineral sites in the world, producing nearly three million ounces of gold and more than eight billion pounds of copper, not to mention the silver, lead and zinc that came from these rich Mule Mountains. By the early 1900s, the Bisbee community was the largest city between St. Louis and San Francisco.

Bisbee, with a population of over 20,000 people in the early 1900’s, had become one of the most cultured cities in the Southwest. Despite its culture, however, the rough edges of the mining camps could be found in notorious Brewery Gulch, with its saloons and shady ladies. Brewery Gulch, which in its heyday boasted upwards of 47 saloons and was considered the "liveliest spot between El Paso and San Francisco". Bisbee offered other recreational pursuits in that it was home to the state’s first community library, a popular opera house, the state’s oldest ball fields and the state’s first golf course.

In 1908, a fire ravaged most of Bisbee's commercial district along Main Street, leaving nothing but a pile of ashes, but the residents of Bisbee quickly began reconstruction and by 1910, most of the district had been rebuilt and remains completely intact today.

Bisbee was a thriving community until the large scale mining operations became unprofitable in the mid 1970’s. As mining employees left to go elsewhere, many artistic free spirits found Bisbee an ideal, attractive, and inexpensive location to settle and pursue their artistic endeavors. The small town's legacy has long been preserved not only in its architecture and mining landscape, but is world-renowned for its diverse minerals and wealth of copper. Although its mines closed in the 70s, a museum has welcomed, educated and entertained more than a half-million visitors ever since. Featured among its exhibits is "Bisbee: Urban Outpost on the Frontier", an in-depth look at the depths - and heights -

 

Census

 

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Picture of My Mother

 

 On the left is Mary Baldenegro,

and on the right is my Mother, Dolores Baldenegro

Baptism Records

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Maria Baldenegro



Dolores Baldenegro

Angel Baldenegro

Candelario Baldenegro (Great-Uncle)

Brother of my Grandfather Angel

Dolores Baldenegro (Great-Aunt)

Sister of my Grandfather Angel