Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Colorado mine
- View of an unidentified mine with tailings, tipple, and buildings, possibly the Camp Bird mine in Camp Bird, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Camp Bird
- A sign on a two story building at Camp Bird reads: "Camp Bird Limited. General Office." A thermometer hangs by the door and a ladder is propped against the roof.
- Camp Bird (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Camp Bird--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Camp Bird--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Abandoned mine
- View of a snow covered abandoned Tomboy Mine complex with houses and retaining walls, near Tomboy (San Miguel County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Tomboy--1940-1950.; Tomboy (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Tomboy--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Tomboy--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Abandoned mill
- View of the abandoned Tomboy mine and mill buildings near Tomboy (San Miguel County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Tomboy--1940-1950.; Tomboy (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Tomboy--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Tomboy--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Mine and mill complex
- View of unidentified mine and mill buildings with tailings in Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Smokestack
- View of smokestacks, water tower, and train cars at the Omaha-Grant Smelter in Denver, Colorado.
- Mining--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Smokestacks--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [either 1940 or 1941]
- Stamp mill
- Interior view of a stamp mill in Colorado.
- Interiors--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [either 1940 or 1941]
- Abandoned boiler
- View of an abandoned brick set horizontal tubular boiler in Colorado. Lettering cast on the smoke doors reads: "Hendrie & Bolthoff Mfg & Sup'y Co. Denver, Colo. 1902".
- Boilers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [either 1940 or 1941]
- Argo mill
- View of the Argo Mill and Tunnel with tailings in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Railroad tracks and Clear Creek are in the foreground.
- Tailings embankments--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1940-1950.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Mill
- View of the Camp Bird mine and residences in Ouray County, Colorado with tailings pond.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Ouray County--1940-1950.; Camp Bird Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Ouray County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Mill
- A dirt road leads to the Atlas mine and mill in Ouray County, Colorado. Stony Mountain is in the background.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Ouray County--1940-1950.; Atlas Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Stony Mountain (Ouray County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Ouray County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray...
- [1940?]
- Mine
- View of an unidentified mining camp with mill buildings, possibly in San Juan County, Colorado.
- Mining camps--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Telluride
- Automobiles are parked on Main Street in Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. Business signs read: "H. C. Baisch Drugs, Jewelry", "Bowl Upstairs", "Maytag Appliances, Telluride Elec. Shop", "Texaco", "Tribune", and "Bailey McDonald Conoco."...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Telluride--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Telluride--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1940-1950.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Telluride--1940-1950.;...
- [1940?]
- Telluride
- The San Miguel County Courthouse on Colorado Avenue in Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado is a two-story brick building with star ornaments and a center tower topped with a flagpole.
- Telluride (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Courthouses--Colorado--Telluride--1940-1950.; Flagpoles--Colorado--Telluride--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Telluride--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Log cabin
- Log cabin with a pitched roof, flagpole, and shed, by a dirt road probably in San Miguel County, Colorado.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Flagpoles--Colorado--San Miguel County--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--San Miguel County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1940-1950.; Roads--Colorado--San Miguel County--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Mill equipment
- View of an abandoned trommel or rotary screen encased in a support structure, probably in San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Milling-machines--Colorado--San Miguel County--1940-1950.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Mill equipment
- View of abandoned mill equipment: a sloped mechanism supported on poles with a ladder, probably in San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Milling-machines--Colorado--San Miguel County--1940-1950.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Mill equipment
- View of an old stamp battery at an unidentified, abandoned mill in Colorado.
- Milling machinery--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Mill equipment
- At an unidentified mill in Colorado, name plates embossed on an old stamp battery read: "Griffith & Wedge Co., Zanesville, Ohio, U.S.A."
- Milling machinery--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Mill equipment
- View of an old concentration table at an unidentified, abandoned mill in Colorado.
- Milling machinery--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Mill equipment
- View of the wheel to an old steam engine, ore crusher, or air compressor at an unidentified, abandoned mill in Colorado.
- Milling machinery--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--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
- Ward, Colo. & mines
- View of Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. Mines near the town include: Baxter, No. 5, Columbia, Madelaine, and Niwot. A sign atop a building reads: "Columbia Hotel".
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Ward--1930-1940.; Ward (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ward--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.
- [1940]
- Cripple Creek house
- View of C. E. Keesler's former residence at 117 West Street, Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. The two-story Queen Anne style wooden frame house has a two-story porch, dormers, lead-paned transoms, and sidelights. A cattle guard is near the...
- Keesler, C. E.--Homes & haunts.; Architecture, Queen Anne--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940-1950.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940-1950.
- [1940]
- St. Peters [sic] Church Cripple Creek, Colo.
- View of Saint Peter's Church (Catholic) in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. The brick church has a tower with a helm roof, semi-circular arched windows, and a round stained-glass window. Another brick building is nearby.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1950.
- [between 1938 and 1941]
- Elkton, Colo Cripple Creek District
- View of the town of Elkton (Teller County), Colorado. Mine tailings dot the nearby landscape.
- Elkton (Teller County, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Elkton--1930-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Elkton--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Elkton--1930-1950.
- [between 1938 and 1941]
- The Utica Ward, Colo.
- View of the abandoned head frame and windlass of the Utica Mine near Ward (Boulder County), Colorado.
- Utica Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ward (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.
- [1940]
- City Hall & Fire Station Goldfield, Colo. Cripple Creek region
- View of the City Hall and Fire Station building in Goldfield (Teller County), Colorado. The two story wood frame building has a bell tower, flagpole, sliding doors, and a sign that reads: "City Hall 1899 Fire Station". Wood frame and stone...
- Goldfield (Colo.)--1930-1950.; City & town halls--Colorado--Goldfield--1930-1950.; Fire stations--Colorado--Goldfield--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Goldfield--1930-1950.
- [between 1938 and 1941]
- Mineral Park open cut lead mine above Buckskin, Colo.
- View of a group of portable conveyers and an ore loader at the Mineral Park Mine near Buckskin Joe (Park County), Colorado. A crane is nearby.
- Ore handling--Equipment and supplies--Colorado--Buckskin Joe--1940-1950.; Buckskin Joe (Park County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mineral Park Mine (Park County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Conveying systems--Colorado--Buckskin Joe--1940-1950.; Hoisting...
- [1940]
- Paris Mill Buckskin Gulch
- View of the Paris Mill by Buckskin Gulch near Alma (Park County), Colorado. A sign on the door reads: "A Fire [...]"
- Alma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.
- [1940]
- Buckskin, Colo.
- View of a cabin and abandoned mine near Buckskin Joe (Park County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Buckskin Joe--1940-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Buckskin Joe--1940-1950.; Buckskin Joe (Park County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Buckskin Joe--1940-1950.
- [1940]
- 8 yard shovel Timberline Dredging operation Alma, Colo.
- View of a steamshovel at the Timberline Dredging Company Mine near Alma (Park County), Colorado. The side of the machinery reads: "No 2" and "Page".
- Dredges--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mining machinery--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Alma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.
- [1940]
- Terrain between Fairplay & Alma placer dumps
- View of placer tailings dumps between Fairplay and Alma (Park County), Colorado.
- Tailings embankments--Colorado--Park County--1940-1950.; Park County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Park County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Park County--1940-1950.
- [1940]
- Timberline Dredge Alma, Colo.
- View of the Timberline Dredge on the South Platte River near Alma (Park County), Colorado. The covered digging arm extends out over the water.
- Dredges--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mining machinery--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Alma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1940-1950.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.
- [1940]
- Timberline Dredging operation Alma, Colo.
- View of a crane and the Timberline Dredge on the South Platte River near Alma (Park County), Colorado. The covered digging arm extends out over the water. A sign on the dredge reads: "Timberline Dredging Co. Dredge No 2 [...]".
- Dredges--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mining machinery--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Alma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.
- [1940]
- Old fire engine pump Alma, Colo.
- View of the Alma Fire Department's pump wagon in Alma (Park County), Colorado. A sign on the wagon reads: "Alma Val. Fire Dept. 1882 Team Courtesy Alma Timber Co." A nearby sign reads: "Cafe Lunches".
- Alma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Pumps--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.
- [1940]
- Montgomery, Colo. original buildings
- A pick-up truck is parked near the original wood buildings of Montgomery (Park County), Colorado. Mine tailings are on a nearby hill.
- Tailings embankments--Colorado--Montgomery--1940-1950.; Montgomery (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Montgomery--1940-1950.; Trucks--Colorado--Montgomery--1940-1950.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Montgomery--1940-1950.
- [1940]
- Excelsior Mine Buckskin Joe, Colo.
- View of the shafthouse and a cabin at the Excelsior Mining Group Mine near Buckskin Joe (Park County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Buckskin Joe--1940-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Buckskin Joe--1940-1950.; Buckskin Joe (Park County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Excelsior Mining Group Mine (Park County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cabins--Colorado--Buckskin...
- [1940]
- Old House Fairplay, Colo.
- View of an abandoned house in Fairplay (Park County), Colorado. The two story wood frame house has a gabled roof, bay windows, and balconies.
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gables--Colorado--Fairplay--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Fairplay--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Fairplay--1940-1950.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Fairplay--1940-1950.
- [1940]
- House in Ward, Colo.
- View of a one story wood frame house in Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. Another building is nearby.
- Ward (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Ward--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Ward--1930-1940.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Ward--1930-1940.
- [between 1938 and 1940]
- Ore buckets at mine near Ward, Colo.
- View of mine ore buckets and ore car by an abandoned loader at a mine near Ward (Boulder County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.; Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.; Ore handling--Equipment and supplies--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.; Ward (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.
- [1940]
- Old ranch home north of Alma, Colo.
- View of an abandoned home near Alma (Park County), Colorado. The two story building has a metal roof and brick chimneys.
- Alma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.
- [1940]
- Church Ward, Colo.
- View of a church in Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. The wood frame building has a gable belfry, pointed arch windows, and a stove pipe. A small building is nearby.
- Ward (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Churches--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Ward--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
- Stores & P. O. Breckenridge, Colo.
- A man stands near one and two story wood frame buildings with false fronts in Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. Prominent signs read: "U. S. Post Office Breckenridge, Colo." "Quaker State Motor Oil", and "Gates Tires".
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1940-1950.; False fronts--Colorado--Breckenridge--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1940-1950.; Post offices--Colorado--Breckenridge--1940-1950.; Stores &...
- July 10, 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
- 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
- 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
- Fire House Breckenridge
- View of the fire station and adjacent buildings in Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. The wood frame firehouse has a belfry, flagpole, and wooden siding. A sign near the open garage door reads: "Public Telephone".
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fire stations--Colorado--Breckenridge--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1940-1950.
- July 7, 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