Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Bill Fick
- Bill Fick poses outdoors with a camera on a tripod in Colorado.
- Cameras--Colorado--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--1930-1940.; Photographers--Colorado--1930-1940.; Fick, William L.
- 1935
- Ward, Colo. from high road
- View of Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. A church steeple, mine shafthouses, and tailings are in the town. Light snow covers the ground.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Ward--1930-1940.; Ward (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ward--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Ward--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Resting place of old mining machinery 11th & Wazee Sts. Denver, Colo.
- Old mining cable hoists, boilers and scrap metal sit in a lot at 11th and Wazee streets in Denver, Colorado. In the background are downtown Denver businesses including the Mountain States Telephone Company building.
- Mining machinery--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Junkyards--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Home of Courtney Riley Cooper, Idaho Springs, Colo.
- A stone wall and steps are in front of the two-story Colonial Revival style residence of Courtney Ryley Cooper in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The house has a balcony over the entry porch, columns, and shutters. The numbers "1122"...
- Cooper, Courtney Ryley, 1886-1940.--Homes & haunts.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Idaho Spgs house
- View of a house on Colorado Street in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The two story building has chimneys, a bay window, and decorative barge board with stars, arrows, flowers, and geometric shapes.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.
- 1938
- American Hotel Idaho Springs, Colo.
- View of the American Hotel in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The two story brick building has a balcony, balustrade, and flagpole. A sign on the balcony reads: "American Hotel".
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Main St. Idaho Springs, Colo.
- View of Main Street in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Automobiles are parked near the brick and wood one and two story business buildings. Prominent signs read: "McDonald's", "Gil's Place Pool", "Colorado Cafe [...] Budweiser",...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Idaho Spgs School
- View of the high school in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The cornerstone reads: "Idaho Springs High School [...]".
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Idaho Spgs. church
- View of the mission style Calvary Episcopal church in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Calvary Episcopal Church (Idaho Springs, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Old castle, Idaho Springs, Colo.
- View of the Thomas A. Bryan house in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Built of rough cut stone, and featuring battlements and turrets, the house is famous for its resemblance to a well fortified castle. A sign in the foreground...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Bryan, Thomas A.--Homes & haunts.
- 1938
- Central City
- View of Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado shows: houses, fences, roads, automobiles, Teller House, and mine tailings on hill.
- Tailings embankments--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Ore grinder, Idaho Springs, Colo.
- View of a circular ore grinder or arrastra made of stone in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Grinding wheels--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Central City, Colo.
- Overlook view from a dirt road of Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado shows: houses, businesses, the "Teller House", St. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic church, and the "Coeur d' Alene" mine with tailings.
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Above Idaho Spgs, Alma Lincoln mine
- View of the Alma Lincoln mine with: buildings, tailings, tramway, railroad tracks, and ore cars in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Below Idaho Springs
- View of a stone building and the entrance to an abandoned mine near Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Wagon wheels lean against a stone retainer wall and a barbed wire fence surrounds the area.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1930-1940.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1930-1940.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Denver 19th & Clay - squatters
- View of makeshift houses and shanties at 19th (Nineteenth) and Clay Streets in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Jefferson Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1930-1940.; Huts--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Slums--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1939 May 1
- Denver 19th & Clay - squatters
- View of makeshift houses and shanties at 19th (Nineteenth) and Clay Streets in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A man works by barrels and corrugated metal.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Jefferson Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1930-1940.; Huts--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Slums--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1939 May 1
- Denver 19th & Clay - squatters
- View of makeshift houses and shanties at 19th (Nineteenth) and Clay Streets in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Men are by a steamer trunk.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Jefferson Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1930-1940.; Huts--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Slums--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1939 May 1
- Miners homes, Blackhawk, Colo.
- A wooden stairway leads up a hill to several houses with stone retaining walls in Black Hawk (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Stairways--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Foundation & stack of old mill above Black Hawk, Colo.
- Ruins of an unidentified mill with a brick smokestack in Black Hawk (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Ruins--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Smokestacks--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Nevadaville, Colo.
- Overlook view of abandoned houses, businesses, and mines in the ghost town of Nevadaville (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned Buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Main St., Nevadaville, Colo.
- View of abandoned stone and brick business buildings in the ghost town of Nevadaville (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.
- 1940
- City hall, Nevadaville, Colo.
- View of the abandoned city hall and fire department building with bell tower in the ghost town of Nevadaville (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; City & town halls--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Fire stations--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.;...
- 1940
- Steam mine hoist, Nevadaville, Colo.
- View of an unidentified abandoned mine with a cable hoist 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.
- 1940
- Russell Gulch mill
- Ruins of an unidentified mill building with tailings in Russell Gulch, Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colo.
- View of the Hotel de Paris on Sixth (6th) Street in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Signs by the entrance read: "Louis Dupuy" and "Dining Room, Office." Adjacent to the two story building is a wrought iron gate and a lion statue.
- Hotel de Paris (Georgetown, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Old hotel, Silver Plume, Colo.
- View of a dilapidated, two story, wood hotel in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado, with a porch, railing, and broken windows.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Old gold dredge near Tiger, Colo.
- View of an abandoned gold dredge on probably the Swan River near Tiger (Summit County), Colorado. Tailings piles are nearby.
- Dredges--Colorado--Tiger--1940-1950.; Mining machinery--Colorado--Tiger--1940-1950.; Tiger (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Tiger--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Tiger--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Main St Tiger, Colo.
- View of Main Street in Tiger (Summit County), Colorado. Abandoned wood frame buildings line the dirt street. A sign reads: "Post Office Tiger Colorado".
- Tiger (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Tiger--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Tiger--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Tiger--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Hotel at Montezuma, Colo.
- View of the Rocky Mountain House in Montezuma (Summit County), Colorado. The two story wood frame building has a porch and covered balcony. Other one-story buildings are nearby.
- Montezuma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Montezuma--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Montezuma--1940-1950.; Rocky Mountain House (Montezuma, Colo.)
- 1940
- Old blacksmith's shop Frisco, Colo.
- View of an abandoned blacksmith's shop in Frisco (Summit County), Colorado. The wood building has a false front, two wide gate-style doors, and a wagon wheel propped against a door.
- Frisco (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Frisco--1940-1950.; False fronts--Colorado--Frisco--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Frisco--1940-1950.
- 1940
- London Mine Alma, Colo.
- View of the London Mine near Alma (Park County), Colorado. A bucket on the aerial tramway passes over the mine powerplant. Men walk by an automobile parked near the boardinghouse.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Alma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Mill above Black Hawk, Colo.
- View of an unidentified mill and mine operation with a conveyor, tailings, and retaining wall in Gilpin County, Colorado. A small bridge extends over the creek.
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Conveying systems--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Back yards, Silver Plume, Colo.
- View from the back of several wood panel, one-story residences with porches and fences in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.
- 1940
- London Mine Alma, Colorado
- View of the London Mine near Alma (Park County), Colorado. A bucket on the aerial tramway passes over the mine powerplant. Men walk by an automobile parked near the boardinghouse.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Alma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.
- 1940
- The Little Johnny, Leadville, Colo.
- View of a dilapidated mill building and broken ore car track at the Little Johnny mine, Leadville (Lake County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Little Johnny Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Mines above Nevadaville, Colo.
- View of the flume and shafthouses of mines near Nevadaville (Gilpin County), Colorado. Miners' cabins and a dirt road are nearby.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cabins--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Argo mill & tunnel, Idaho Springs, Colo.
- View of the Argo Mill, mine, and tunnel with tailings on Clear Creek in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Argo Tunnel Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Main street, Waldorf, Colo.
- Shows a street, overgrown with grass and flowers, in front of a row of abandoned wooden storefronts and houses in the ghost town of Waldorf (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Waldorf (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Waldorf--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Waldorf--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Waldorf--1940-1950.; Storefronts--Colorado--Waldorf--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Tram anchor, Waldorf mine
- View of an old tram wheel and cable at the abandoned Waldorf Mine in the ghost town of Waldorf (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Waldorf--1940-1950.; Waldorf (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Waldorf Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Waldorf--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Waldorf--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Ouray, Colo. Gold Hill
- View, from Gold Hill, of Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. A sign on the side of a building reads: "Garage".
- Ouray (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Silver Lake Galena Hill
- View of the abandoned Silver Lake Mine and Mill near Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. King Solomon Mountain is nearby.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Silverton--1940-1950.; Silver Lake Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Silverton (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Silverton--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Silverton--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Silverton
- View of a brick building with a false front and bay window in Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. As sign on the window reads: "Tony's Place Cafe And Bar".
- Silverton (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Silverton--1940-1950.; Eating & drinking facilities--Colorado--Silverton--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Silverton--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Ironton (?)
- Abandoned, unidentified mine camp with shaft house and log cabins in Ouray County, Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Ouray County--1940-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Ouray County--1940-1950.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cabins--Colorado--Ouray County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Waldorf hotel, Waldorf, Colo. (Georgetown)
- Exterior of the abandoned Waldorf Hotel in the ghost town of Waldorf in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Tar paper covers the front of the building, curtains hang in the windows and doors, signs read: "Danger High Voltage."
- Waldorf (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Waldorf--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Waldorf--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Waldorf--1940-1950.
- 1941
- The California mine, Waldorf, Colo. (Georgetown)
- View of the abandoned California mine and mill in Clear Creek County, Colorado with tailings and shaft house.
- Tailings embankments--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1940-1950.; California Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- 1941
- Waldorf mine, Waldorf, Colo.
- View of the abandoned Waldorf mine along the road to Argentine Pass in Clear Creek County, Colorado. A sign on the building reads "Waldorf Gold."
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1940-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1940-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Waldorf Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- 1941
- Silverton, Colo., Sultan Mtn., King Solomon mine
- View of Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado, shows the domes of City Hall and the San Juan County Courthouse along Green Street, Sultan Mountain, King Solomon mine, and the tracks of the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.
- Silverton (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Sultan Mountain (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Silverton--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Silverton--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Silverton--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Ironton, Colo., Eureka Red Mtn. Highway, Red Mtn.
- View of abandoned mine buildings and tailings piles in Ironton (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows Red Mountain.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Ironton--1940-1950.; Ironton (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Ironton--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Treasury [Tunnel] Mine, Ironton
- Mill buildings and shafthouses of the Treasury Tunnel Mine line the shores of a pond on Red Mountain Pass (Ouray County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Ouray County--1940-1950.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Treasury Tunnel Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Ouray County--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Ouray County--1940-1950.;...
- 1941