A fence stands in the foreground in front of large mounds of snow near a log cabin in Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, after the "Great Snowstorm" of 1899. The cabin is almost buried in snow except for the door, which has been cleared....
Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Blizzards--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
A fence stands in the foreground in front of large mounds of snow near a log cabin in Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, after the "Great Snowstorm" of 1899. The cabin is almost buried in snow.
Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Blizzards--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
John C. White, a stage driver during the mining boom in Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, poses for a studio bust portrait. Eldora experienced its boom near the end of the 19th century. White drove the stage route between Eldora and Boulder...
Driving of horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1950.; White, John C.
Deep piles of snow line the area in front of several cabins in Eldora, a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado, after a large snowstorm in 1899. Two large trees with bare branches stand in the foreground near the porch of one cabin.
Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Blizzards--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
Several buildings stand along dirt roads, probably including Eldorado Avenue, in Eldora, a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado. The town experienced its mining boom for about two years starting in 1897, when gold tellurides and sulphides were...
Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
large pine tree is in the foreground.; The town of Eldora is nestled between two mountain ridges in Boulder County, Colorado. Eldora saw its boom near the end of the 19th century when mining camps started to develop in the surrounding area. The...
Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1950.
J. B. Rowley, a pioneer of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, poses for a studio bust portrait wearing a dark fur hat and a leather coat over a plaid shirt and a tie. Rowley was a prospector and small mine operator near the turn of the century in...
Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Miners--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Pioneers--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Rowley, J. B.
Court, four of the nine men were released for lack of evidence. The remaining men were found not guilty. The Bailey Mill was never operated for any extended periods of time after Bailey's death. Several different owners tried varying ore treatment...
Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dams--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Kemp, John H.
A set of metal spurs hangs from a set of long horns mounted on a wood plaque hanging on the wall in the Kemp family cabin in Eldora, a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado. A holstered knife and a holstered gun hang from a smaller set of horns...
Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Spurs--1930-1940.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Hunting trophies--1930-1940.; Trophies...
Men, women, and children stand on a snow drift in the middle of Eldora Avenue in Eldora, Colorado. Signs on storefronts include: "Stillson and Parsons," "Livery Feed & Sale Stable," "Post Office," and "Groceries and Provisions."
A horse is tied to a post along Eldorado Avenue in Eldora, Colorado. False front commercial buildings line the street, one of which has a sign out front that reads: "Eldora Record."
1897. The project was financed by Pennsylvania and New York capitalists. The large portal was near the base of Spencer Mountain and contained two sets of tracks to haul loaded ore cars from mining points to bins near the portal, where the ore could...
Mining engineers--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cats--Colorado--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Pioneers--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Gilfillan, John A.
bottle, possibly of wine, stands on the table near two small glasses and a pack of cigarettes. A cork lies next to the cigarette pack.; J. B. Rowley, a pioneer of the mining town of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, sits at a table in front of a...
Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Miners--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Pioneers--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Rowley, J. B.
The interior of the Kemp family cabin near Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, is decorated for the winter holidays. A Christmas tree stands on a table in the right background near a window frame decorated with garlands. A large wood-burning stove...
Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Eldora--1940-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Eldora (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Eldora--1940-1950.; Christmas...
began operating in the summer of 1899 but was forced to close down a few months later when Bailey's main financial backer in New York City was killed in a fire. In desperation, Bailey turned to his family for financial backing. The treatment...
Ore-dressing plants--Colorado--Eldora--1900-1910.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Eldora (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1900-1910.
A large group of residents is gathered on Eldorado Avenue in Eldora, a small mining district in Boulder County, Colorado, for the town's Labor Day celebration. A band plays in the right midground of the crowd. Several businesses face the street,...
Labor Day--1890-1910.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bands--1890-1910.; Celebrations--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1910.; General stores--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1910.;...
The snow-capped peaks of the Continental Divide stand in the distance of this view of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Eldora experienced its mining boom for about two years starting in 1897, when gold tellurides and sulphides were discovered on...
Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gold mining--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1930-1950.
A train is stopped at the Eldora Railroad Station at the base of Spencer Mountain in Boulder County, Colorado (Denver, Boulder, & Western Railroad Company) . Three young boys stand on the small hill in front of the station. Two women stand on the...
The mining town of Eldora stands at the base of a mountain in Boulder County, Colorado. The town was originally named Eldorado but its name was changed to avoid its being confused with Eldorado, California. Numerous buildings line the dirt roads of...
Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Pines--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.
Interior view of the schoolhouse at Eldora, Colorado, shows a classroom full of children, most of whom are seated at wooden desks. Their teacher and other students are standing against the far walls.
Eldora (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Classrooms--Colorado--Eldora--1900-1910.; Interiors.; School children--Colorado--Eldora--1900-1910.
Eldora resident John Graf stands with a dog on a step in front of a house, probably in Eldora. He reportedly moved to the small mining town in Boulder County, Colorado, in 1919 and made his living selling and delivering fireplace wood to other...
Snow covers a road leading toward Chittenden Mountain, west of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Tall pine trees and aspens with bare branches stand on both sides of the road. Patches of snow are on the rocky mountain in the background.
The interior of the Kemp family cabin near Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, is decorated for the winter holidays. A Christmas tree stands on a table in the right background near a window frame decorated with garlands. A large wood-burning stove...
Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Eldora--1940-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Eldora (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Eldora--1940-1950.; Christmas...
The mining town of Eldora stands at the base of a mountain in Boulder County, Colorado. The town was originally named Eldorado but its name was changed to avoid its being confused with Eldorado, California. Numerous buildings line the dirt roads of...
Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Fences--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.
A set of metal spurs hangs from a set of long horns mounted on a wood plaque hanging on the wall in the Kemp family cabin in Eldora, a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado. A holstered knife and a holstered gun hang from a smaller set of horns...
Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Spurs--1930-1940.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Hunting trophies--1930-1940.; Trophies...
Partial view of Lake Eldora near Eldora, Colorado; several canoes tied to small boat ramp or dock, log & wooden frame cabins on hillside; partially submerged boat ramp; advertised by Denver, Boulder & Western Railroad as fishing, boating, & picnic...
Eldora (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Eldora, Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Canoes--Colorado--Eldora--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Eldora--1910-1920.
Men and women stand near the depot in Eldora, Colorado. In front of the depot is a two car train (passenger car and engine) which is letting off steam. The depot is a single story, wooden structure with a hipped roof.
A team of horses, owned by the Tallmadge and Lilly livery, prepares to depart for Boulder as part of its daily stage coach run. Many men stand on and around the coach. One man, near the front of the team, holds a gun over his shoulder. Signs on...
Several women, one man and a young boy stand in front of a log cabin near Eldora, Colorado. The cabin is a single story structure with hewn log walls, chinking, and one visible doorway. A sign over the door reads: "Call of the West." One of the...
Panoramic view of Eldora (Boulder County), Colorado; numbered locations are: "1. power house, Mogul Tunnel, 2. Bank of Eldora, 3. residence of Mick Langley, 4. grocery store, J. Greenlee, 5. Weldon House (board), 6. residence, John H. Kemp, Happy...
A large, snow-covered pine tree grows at an angle across a creek near Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, in this snowy scene. Additional trees stand along the bank of the creek. Snow-covered rocks stand in the creek in the background.
Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Pines--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Snow--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Spring--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Streams--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.
Robert H. B. (Bob) Little poses at his desk, probably in the late 1890s, at his home in Eldora, Boulder County, Colorado. Little was the town's first clerk and later served as mayor for several years just after the turn of the century. He was also...
Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Desks--1930-1950.; Mayors--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1950.; Pianos--1930-1950.; Pioneers--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1950.; Rocking chairs--1930-1950.; Little, Robert H. B.
Snow is piled up in front of the Assay Office of Welch and Bancroft on Eldorado Avenue in Eldora, a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado. An unidentified man sts on a log in the left midground at the base of a mound of snow where two young boys...
Assayers--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Blizzards--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Children playing in snow--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
The mining town of Eldora stands at the base of a mountain in Boulder County, Colorado. The town was originally named Eldorado but its name was changed to avoid its being confused with Eldorado, California. Numerous buildings line the dirt roads of...
Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.
Tall pine trees and several tree stumps stand in the foreground on the near shore of Lake Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Additional pine trees line the far shore in the distance.
Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora, Lake (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1940.; Pines--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1940.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1940.
Water cascades around large rocks in Kemp's Falls west of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. The falls were named for photographer Donald C. Kemp's father, John H. Kemp, who staked a claim on the Happy Valley Placer on September 5, 1891. Kemp had...
Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1950.
J. B. Rowley and John White, pioneers of the mining town of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, sit at a small wood table in front of a wallpapered wall, probably in a building in Eldora. Rowley is loading bullets into a gun while White looks on...
Holsters--1930-1940.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bullets--1930-1940.; Firearms--1930-1940.; Pioneers--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Rowley, J. B.; White, John C.
A large pine tree stands in the foreground on the side of a small hill near Eldora, a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado. A small building resembling an outhouse stands near the tree. Several additional buildings stand in the background. A...
Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Pines--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Privies--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.
A large pine tree stands in the foreground on the side of a small hill near Eldora, a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado. A small building resembling an outhouse stands near the tree. Several additional buildings stand in the background. A...
Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Pines--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Privies--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.
Snow lies on the banks of a creek near Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Tall pine trees and trees with bare branches stand in the midground and along the ridge in the background.
Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Pines--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Snow--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Streams--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.
A woman, possibly John H. Kemp's wife, stands next to a mule with two small children, possibly Donald and Robert Kemp, on its back. The group is near a log rail fence in front of the Kemp family cabin near Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. A...
Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Family.; Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Homes & haunts.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fences--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Mothers &...
An unidentified man rides a horse along the Jasper Lake Trail west of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. He leads a second horse on the trail, and a shaggy dog sits on the ground near his horse. Tall pine trees with bare branches stand along the...
J. B. Rowley and John White, pioneers of the mining town of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, pose for a bust portrait, probably in Eldora. Rowley wears his hat slightly cocked and has on a striped tie and coat. White wears a hat, a checkered...
Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Pioneers,--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Rowley, J. B.; White, John C.
A two-story mine structure stands on a snow-covered hill in the background near Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Tall pine trees stand in the foreground and midground with snow covering their branches. Thin branches with no leaves protrude from...
Mine buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Pines--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Winter--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.
A coach pulled by two teams of horses stands in front of the El Dora Stage Office of the Talmage & Lilly Company in Boulder County, Colorado. Signs on the building read: "Livery, Feed & Sale Stable Talmage & Lilly - Proprietors." Carl Talmage and...