Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Virginia Canyon or California Gulch
- View of the head frame and buildings of an abandoned mine in Virginia Canyon near Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1950-1960.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Virginia Canyon (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1950-1960.
- 1952 or 1953
- Virginia Canyon or California Gulch
- View of an abandoned head frame and buildings of a mine in Virginia Canyon (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1950-1960.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Virginia Canyon (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1950-1960.
- 1952 or 1953
- Abandoned mine 5 miles north of Powderhorn on State Hwy 149, Gunnison County
- View of an abandoned head frame and mine building in an open field, Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Gunnison County--1970-1980.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Mining--Colorado--Gunnison County--1970-1980.
- August, 1978
- Tabor's "The Matchless," Leadville, Colo.
- View of a head frame and surface buildings at the Matchless mine, Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Posted sign reads: "Notice! Employees allowed in this mine only."
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Matchless Mine
- Men and women stand near Baby Doe Tabor's cabin and head frame of the abandoned Matchless Mine near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1960.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1960.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Old mine, Nevadaville
- View of an unidentified abandoned mine with a cable hoist and head frame in the ghost town of Nevadaville (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.
- October 6, 1940
- Mansfield Silver Mine on Mosquito Creek Park County
- A man poses by the abandoned head frame and shafthouse of the Mansfield Silver Mine in Park County, Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Park County--1920-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Park County--1920-1930.; Park County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Park County--1920-1930.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Teller County Mine
- View of an abandoned head frame and shafthouse at a mine in Teller County, Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Teller County--1920-1930.; Teller County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Teller County--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Elkton mine, Cripple Creek & Victor
- View of a head frame, covered tram, and shafthouse at the Elkton mine, Teller County, Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Elkton Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Teller County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.;...
- 1941
- Copper King Mine near Turret, Colo Chalk Cliffs at Nathrop, at ft. of Mt. Princeton visible in back ground
- View, facing northwest, of the abandoned head frame and building of the Copper King Mine near Turret (Chaffee County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Turret--1970-1980.; Copper King Mine (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Turret (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Mining--Colorado--Turret--1970-1980.
- July, 1975
- Clyde Mine C. C. Dist.
- View of the abandoned head frame and buildings of the Clyde Mine near Victor (Teller County), Colorado. An automobile is parked in the distance.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Victor--1920-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1920-1930.; Clyde Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Victor (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Victor--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Head of branch of Poughkeepsie looking over Poughkeepsie, showing Abrams Mnt. and Grand Mesa in distance, Silverton quadrangle, San Juan County, Colorado.
- View of Poughkeepsie, San Juan County, Colorado, twelve miles up Cement Creek from Silverton, shows a frame shack and a tent with Abrams Mountain and Grand Mesa in distance.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Poughkeepsie (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- September 9, 1901
- Edwin Booth, seated, facing camera, bust
- Photograph of a portrait, with frame, of head and shoulders of Edwin Booth, actor, wearing suit and tie.
- Actors--1880-1890.; Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893.
- [1897 or 1898]
- Billboard for Original "Manitou" Sparkling Water
- View of a billboard at 20th and Blake Streets in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Beverage industry.; Beverages.; Billboards.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Billboard for Hill and Hill bourbon
- View of a billboard located in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1930-1940.; National Distillers Products Corporation--Public relations--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards.; Breweries.; Whiskey.; Alcoholic beverage industry.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Page mine
- Overlook view of the American Smelting and Refining Co.'s Page Mine in Shoshone County, Idaho shows: buildings, head frame.
- American Smelting and Refining Company--Facilities--1950-1960.; Mine buildings--Idaho--1950-1960.; Idaho--1950-1960.; Page Mine (Shoshone County, Idaho)--1950-1960.; Mining--Idaho--1950-1960.
- September 20, 1955
- Anaconda Mine Turret Colo.
- A miner poses on the head frame of the Anaconda Mine near Turret (Chaffee County), Colorado. The mine shaft house and another building are nearby.
- Anaconda Mine (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Turret (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Turret--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Turret--1890-1910.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Anaconda Mine Turret Colo.
- Miners pose near the head frame and shaft house of the Anaconda Mine near Turret (Chaffee County), Colorado. A sign on the shaft house reads: "Anaconda". Miners' cabins are nearby.
- Anaconda Mine (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Turret (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Turret--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Turret--1890-1910.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Anaconda Mine
- Miners pose near the head frame and shaft house of the Anaconda Mine near Turret (Chaffee County), Colorado.
- Anaconda Mine (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Turret (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Turret--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Turret--1890-1910.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Animas Forks, Colo.
- View down main street of Animas Forks in the Animas River Valley, (11,300 feet) San Juan County, Colorado; includes a man wearing a vest and straw hat sitting outside of town above a bridge over a fork of the Animas River; town consists of wood...
- Animas Forks (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Animas Forks--1870-1880.; Valleys--Colorado--Animas Forks--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1880]
- The Antlers Colorado Springs
- View across Huerfano Street of the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the five-story stone and frame building with dormers, bays, and half-round towers flanking a wood porch/balcony, stairs, graded earth, and the High...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1885?]
- The "Antlers"
- View of Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a stone and frame building with dormers, bays, a stepped pediment, half-timbering, and a round tower with Pikes Peak. Businesses and trees flank Pikes Peak Avenue; sign...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1890?]
- Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs
- The Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, a stone and frame building, features dormers, bays, a stepped pediment, half- timbering, and a round tower. People, horses, and buggies are by the covered entry; rail fences edge...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1885?]
- Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs
- View south on Cascade Avenue of the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the five-story stone and frame building with dormers, a stepped pediment, a bell-cast, domed tower, and porches, surrounded by fields and graded...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1884?]
- Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs
- View of west facade of the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, a stone and frame building, features dormers, bays, shingle imbrication, roof vents, and half-round towers, a covered porch, a balcony and a two-story addition on...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1890- 1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- The Antlers, Colorado Springs
- View of the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows the five-story stone and frame building with dormers, bays, half-round towers, chimneys, half-timbering, roof vents and people on a bench among trees in the southern lawn.
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1890- 1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- Aboursville, Colorado
- View of the 1880s company town of Arbourville (Arboursville, Arborville, Arbour-Villa, and later Conrow), Chaffee County, Colorado; includes log cabins and wood frame residences along a two track road in a valley surrounded by mountain slopes;...
- Arbourville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Roads--Colorado--Arbourville--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1886]
- H. C. Brown (Brown Palace Hotel)
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Henry Cordes Brown, architect of Denver's Brown Palace Hotel; publisher of Denver Daily Tribune and charter member of Denver Board of Trade.
- Architects--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Publishers--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Brown, Henry Cordes, 1820-1906.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- G. W. Huntington (?)
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Glen Wood Huntington, Denver architect; arrived in Denver 1880.
- Architects--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Huntington, Glen Wood, 1856-1943.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Aspen Colo.
- Left side of panorama southwest over Aspen and Roaring Fork River Valley, Colorado; shows a mining district with shafts, concentrator, sampler, smokestacks, tailings, ore tracks, Denver and Rio Grande and Colorado Midland railroads, frame houses...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Aspen, Colorado, The Silver Queen
- The town of Aspen, Colorado, is situated at the base of Aspen Mountain, formerly known as Ajax. Brush covers the terrain in the foreground, and roads lead from the town to the edge of the plateau, where several wood frame structures are built. ...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- Aspen Colo. Colo. Midland Ry.
- Right side of panorama view from Smuggler Mountain south of Aspen and Roaring Fork River Valley, Colorado, includes agricultural fields, a few wood frame houses and Mount (Mt.) Sopris (12,953 feet) in background.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Roaring Fork River Valley (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Robert Ames Bennett
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Robert Ames Bennett, Denver author of historical and western books and stories.
- Authors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Bennett, Robert Ames, 1870-1954.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Fred Moffat
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Frederick Gowie Moffat, banker; vice president of First National Bank of Denver; nephew of David H. Moffat.
- Bankers--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Moffat, Frederick Gowie, 1861-1930.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Main Street, Ouray, Col.
- View north of Main (Third, 3rd) Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, shows mainly wood frame false-front businesses with the three- story brick Beaumont Hotel. Signs include: "Dentist," "Baths," "L. Hohl, groceries & Bakery," "Lennan & Co....
- Beaumont Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1890]
- Col. W. F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) in camp.
- William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) sits and reads in a horn chair covered with a buffalo robe in front of a tent. He sits under a taxidermic mounted bison head on a wooden frame. The chair is on a mountain lion skin. A young man and wicker chairs are...
- Bison--1870-1880.; Celebrities--1870-1880.; Entertainers--1870-1880.; Men--1870-1880.; Reading--1870-1880.; Tents--1870-1880.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Headframe and shaft house at Boncarbo mine
- View of a head frame and shaft house at Boncarbo mine in Sarcillo Canyon (Las Animas County), Colorado. The shaft house is constructed from corrugated tin. The headframe is made from iron beams.
- Boncarbo Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Sarcillo Canyon (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1930-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Las Animas County--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Tree-shaded Boulder and the curious Flatirons S from Lovers' Hill, Colo.
- Foothills and the Flatirons rise behind Boulder, Colorado. Frame houses in the foreground have hipped gable-roofs, dormers, chimneys, stovepipes, and laundry on a clothesline. The Courthouse, with its cupola and corner towers, is in the midground,...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1909?]
- Mile High
- View of the head frame and ore chute of the Mile Hi Mine, Boulder County, Colorado.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mile Hi Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1920-1930.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Boulder County--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Summit County Courthouse
- In this view of the Summit County Courthouse in Breckenridge, Colorado, the two story brick building's hipped gable roof, a slightly projecting gabled entry, and a cupola with sash windows is visible. The lintels, sills, entablature and pendants...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Breckenridge--1910-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Breckenridge--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1915?]
- St. John's Episcopal Church
- Exterior view of the Saint John the Baptist Episcopal Church in Breckenridge, Colorado. This one story, gable roofed frame structure was built in 1881 and moved several times over the years. It has a gable roofed, projecting entry and sash windows...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Churches--Colorado--Breckenridge--1920-1940.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Breckenridge--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Fort Ellis, Montana
- View of Fort Ellis, a military post situated on Mill Creek about three miles north of Bozeman, near the head of the Gallatin Valley, Gallatin County, Montana. Shows many one and two story frame buildings and outbuildings and a flag pole in the...
- Bridger Range (Mont.)--1870-1880.; Fort Ellis (Mont.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Montana--Fort Ellis--1870-1880.; Forts & fortifications--Montana--Fort Ellis--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [1871.]
- The Casino at Broadmoor, Colorado Springs
- View of the Broadmoor Casino, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows the two-story frame building with a colonnaded portico, a wrap around porch/balcony, friezes, bays, and lunette windows. Landscaped grounds include a bandstand pavilion...
- Broadmoor Hotel and Casino (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Broadmoor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Casinos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Gardens--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1896 and 1897?]
- Broadmoor Casino
- View of the Broadmoor Casino, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the two-story frame building with a colonnaded, pedimented entry, arched windows, and a wrap-around porch/balcony; the annex with gables and bullseye windows, painted...
- Broadmoor Hotel and Casino (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Broadmoor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Casinos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1897?]
- Brownsville Mining Camp on C.C.R.R. Col.
- The settlement of Brownsville, in Clear Creek County, Colorado, consists of frame, saltbox dwellings, an ore processing shed, and a wooden footbridge crossing Clear Creek. Also known as Brownville, the town was destroyed by a landslide.
- Brownsville (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Brownville--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1898]
- Buena Vista Main St.
- Frame commercial buildings line Main Street in Buena Vista, Colorado. The boardwalk has men, barrels and nail kegs on it; wagons and a Labrador dog are in the dirt street. Signs read: "Tents," "Hardware," "Board of Trade," "Cooper's Place,"...
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Buena Vista--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Main Street, north side, Buena Vista.
- Frame, false fronted businesses line Main Street in Buena Vista, Colorado. Barrels are stacked on the boardwalk and a man leans on them; nearby are potted evergreens and a dog. A wagon is parked on the dirt street and men pose by it. Signs read:...
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Buena Vista--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885]
- Buena Vista Mine & Pikes Peak
- View of Buena Vista Mine in Teller County, Colorado. Shows a partially constructed wood shafthouse with head frame, windlass, miners, and harnessed mule. Pikes Peak is in the distance.
- Buena Vista Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Buena Vista Mine & Pike's Peak
- View of Buena Vista Mine in Teller County, Colorado. Shows partially constructed wood shafthouse with head frame, windlass, miners, and harnessed mule. Pikes Peak is in the distance.
- Buena Vista Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Buffalo Bill Cody
- Head and shoulders portrait of William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) at age fifty-four. The painting has an elaborate, gilded frame.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- 1899