[Colorado Directory]: Corbett, Thomas B., Hoye, W.C., and John H. Ballenger:

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BALLENGER & RICHARDS'...LEADVILLE CITY DIRECTORY, CONTAINING A COMPLETE LIST OF THE INHABITANTS, INSTITUTIONS, INCORPORATED COMPANIES, MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS, BUSINESS, BUSINESS FIRMS, etc. IN ... Thirteen issues of the Leadville City Directory spanning the turn of the 20th century. Thomas Corbett, W.C. Hoye, and John Ballenger published their first directory in 1880, noting that they were inspired to produce a directory "...to convince the most skeptical of the rapid growth and commercial importance of this wonderful city." The next year, Hoye left the partnership, and the subsequent seven issues were produced by Corbett and Ballenger. Corbett then left and Ballenger partnered with W.H. Richards to publish the directory for nearly thirty years, until Richards became the sole publisher in 1917. The directory ceased publication in 1918.Each directory is full of particulars on local businesses, including merchants, banks, lumber yards, wagon makers, newspapers, photographers, mining firms, railroads, etc., as well as the occupations and addresses of the residents. Leadville was Colorado's most noted mining town, here at the peak of its silver production.Due to the Denver Depression of 1893 and the Cloud City Miners' Union strike of 1896–97, the Directory was not issued in 1893 and 1896. In an introductory note to the 1897 issue, Ballenger & Richards remark:"The publication of the Leadville City Directory for the year 1896 was omitted in consequence of the recent labor tro

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