Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Scenes of the Georgetown area
- Montage of five views of the Georgetown area. Top row: dilapidated house with mountain behind, dilapidated house at valley's edge. Middle row: McClellan House on Taos Street, a church not in Georgetown, a mining site with large pile of mine...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1990.
- [between 1930 and 1990?]
- Ugliness soon will vanish
- View of abandoned houses on Ninth Street in Denver, Colorado (Lincoln Park Neighborhood); shows dilapidated frame residences and trees.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1938 November 13
- Copper Rock - 1951 looking west
- View of Copper Rock, Colorado; hows crumbled and dilapidated buildings in a low clearing next to a dirt road; crumbled structure made of rocks and other dilapidated buildings constructed of wood; low, pine tree covered hills surround the area; a...
- Copper Rock (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Copper Rock--1950-1960.
- 1958
- View of Baldwin, Colo.
- View of log cabins and abandoned or dilapidated log buildings in the mining town of Baldwin (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows utility poles, log and barbed wire fences, and a dirt road above a ravine, possibly at Ohio Creek.
- Gunnison County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dilapidated buildings--Colorado--Gunnison County--1950-1960.; Log buildings--Colorado--Gunnison County--1950-1960.
- 1952 October 3
- Mack Brewery, Central City, Colo.
- View of the Mack Brewery, a.k.a. Rocky Mountain Brewery once located near Eureka Gulch on Upper Apex Road in Central City, Colo. The brewery was active between 1862-1898 and consisted of a two-story field stone structure with large rectangular...
- Mack Brewery (Central City, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Breweries--Colorado--Colorado Springs--2000-2010.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Mack Brewery (Central City, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Breweries--Colorado--Colorado Springs--Pictorial works.;...
- 2002
- South Platte River bottoms
- View of small houses with hip roofs and dilapidated outbuildings in the South Platte River bottoms in the Jefferson Park neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. The structures were removed to create Gates-Crescent Park.
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Jefferson Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses.; Alluvial plains--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Jefferson park (Denver,...
- 1970
- Caribou, Colorado
- Panoramic view of dilapidated frame buildings and ruins of the stone Potosi Mine Boarding House in Caribou (Boulder County), Colorado. Shows a barren depression in a mountain valley, rocks and timber debris. Mount Thorodin is in the distance.
- Caribou (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Thorodin Mountain (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--Caribou--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Caribou--1940-1950.; Ruins--Colorado--Caribou--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Ward, Colo.
- A stone and frame dilapidated building is beside a road in Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. Probably a mine building, it has a stone bottom story, a hipped roof with cross gables, and a mixture of steep and low pitched roof lines. Metal or timber...
- Ward (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Ward, Colo.
- View of the Congregational Church (Community Church), a clapboard, Carpenter's Gothic building, and the frame, two-story, Columbia Hotel on a hillside in Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. An unadorned frame building with a low pitched, corrugated...
- Hotel Columbia (Ward, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ward (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Ward, Colo.
- View of frame or log buildings on a hillside in Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. Shows the frame Carpenter's Gothic Congregational Church (Community Church), and probably commercial buildings with false fronts and houses with gabled roofs. Tailings...
- Ward (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Leadville - Streets
- View of a street (probably Harrison Avenue) in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows electric street lights, cars (possibly Fords), horse-drawn carriages, brick buildings with some dilapidated buildings. Signs on buildings read: "Suits pressed...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Victor, Colo.
- Street scene in Victor (Teller County), Colorado shows commercial one and two-story buildings on 3rd (Third) Street. Victorian buildings have flat roofs with Baroque details, brackets and overhanging eaves. Grass is on a dilapidated sidewalk, and...
- Victor (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Baileys, Colorado
- View of the frame Colorado and Southern railroad depot in Bailey (Bailey's Ranch), Park County, Colorado. The dilapidated building has broken windows; boards nailed over a doorway; exposed wooden boards on a gabled roof with a porch; and a worn,...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--Buildings--1930-1940.; Bailey (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Bailey--1930-1940.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Bailey--1930-1940.
- [between 1932 and 1940]
- Animas Forks
- View of possibly the Animas Forks Mine at Animas Forks (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows men mining, dilapidated buildings, mining barrows, horse-drawn wagons, and a cement mixer. The San Juan Range is in the distance.
- Animas Forks (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Animas Forks--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910? ]
- Church of San Miguel, Santa Fe
- View of the San Miguel Mission, an adobe church at 401 Old Santa Fe Trail in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. Shows adobe brick walls, wooden timber lintels above a front entrance, broken windows, a dilapidated bell tower with wooden...
- Mission San Miguel (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1880-1890.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.
- [1880?]
- South Park depot at Jefferson, Colo.
- A woman and boys are near the abandoned, dilapidated Colorado & Southern Railway depot in Jefferson (Park County), Colorado. The frame depot has a gabled roof, clapboard siding and a chimney. A woman is identified as Mrs. Lorene Englert; a boy,...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--Buildings.; Jefferson (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Jefferson--1950-1960.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Jefferson--1950-1960.
- 1954 May
- Gregory Gulch
- View of dilapidated head frames, frame buildings and snow on tailings piles in Gregory Gulch in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. A historical marker sign reads: "On this ground, later known as Gregory Diggings, John H. Gregory discovered the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gregory Gulch (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Canyons--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Independence, Pitkin County
- View of dilapidated log buildings in the abandoned town of Independence (Pitkin County), Colorado. Shows cabins without roofs and an overgrown road grade in a meadow. Dense trees are nearby on mountains in the Sawatch Range.
- Independence (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Independence--1960-1970.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Independence--1960-1970.
- 1963
- Lake Tahoe
- A view of a dilapidated dock on Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, California, shows a ferry boat on the lake surrounded by a pine forest with a snow-covered mountain range in the distance. Two men sit in chairs on the deck of the boat. A sign on the...
- El Dorado County (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.)--1890-1910.; Ferries--American--California--El Dorado County--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--California--El Dorado County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Depot at Jaroso steps broken down.
- View of a dilapidated building in Jaroso, Colorado, in Costilla County shows the board-and-baten siding, a side gable with shingles, a chimney, and wooden porch with broken stairs, and double entry doors. Weeds and brush are on the ground in front...
- Jaroso (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Jaroso--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Depot at Jaroso, in use but in ruins on San Luis Southern line.
- View of the dilapidated train depot building in Jaroso, Colorado, in Costilla County shows gables, shingles, chimney, and board-and-baten siding. Weeds are around the building, which has broken window panes. Signs include "Jaroso" and "Railway...
- Jaroso (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Jaroso.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Depot at Jaroso, in use but in ruins
- View of the dilapidated train depot in Jaroso, Colorado, in Costilla County shows board-and-baten siding, gables with shingles, and a chimney. Signs include "Railway Express Agency."
- Jaroso (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Jaroso--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Jefferson
- View of the dilapidated depot building, formerly on the tracks of the Colorado and Southern railroad, in the town of Jefferson, Colorado, in Park County. Shows a wood-frame, horizontal building with side gable, clapboard siding and chimneys.
- Jefferson (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Jefferson--1940-1950.
- 1947
- Jefferson, Colorado
- View of the dilapidated train depot in Jefferson, Colorado, in Park County. Shows the side gable, square bay, gable, brackets, and chimney of the building.
- Jefferson (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Jefferson--1960-1970.
- May, 1960
- Lulu, Grand River Valley
- Lulu (Lulu City) Grand County, Colorado, a deserted mining camp in the Upper Grand Valley, boomed in the 1870s and was empty by 1884. This view shows dilapidated log buildings with mountain peaks in background.
- Lulu City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Lulu City--1880-1890.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Lulu City--1880-1890.
- July 20, 1889
- Nevadaville looking north - Main St. beyond
- View of Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows dilapidated Pozo Mill sheds, Gunnell Hill with tailings and remains of stone commercial buildings on Main Street, including the Odd Fellows Building,
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1960-1970.
- 1960
- Nevadaville
- View of vacant dilapidated buildings on Main Street, Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, includes the Odd Fellow's Building with milled storefront pilasters, Redman's Lodge and the Bon-Ton Saloon with arched windows.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- 1934 September 5
- Redman's Hall "Rising Sun Tribe" Nankervis Butcher Shop in lower part - Built 1883 Main St.
- View of the dilapidated two story Redman's Hall, Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows the brick front of the stone structure with arched windows and broken glass. An incised panel under the cornice reads: "Rising Sun Tribe No. 2 1887."
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1935 and 1937?]
- J. R. Rowling Bldg. Main St., "Cannons Hall" dance hall upstairs dry goods store below
- View of the dilapidated J. R. Rowling grocery, originally the Oddfellows Building, (Cannons Hall) Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows the two-story stone structure with a brick front, first floor milled store fronts and arched second floor...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Eliza Stevens house in Dry Gulch Nevadaville
- The Eliza Stevens house, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, is a dilapidated frame structure with boarded-over windows, a side gable, and a single leaf door. Another dwelling is in the background.
- Stevens, Eliza--Homes & haunts.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- [1937 or 1938?]
- Nevadaville James Grenfell house on Main St.
- James Grenfell's dilapidated one-story frame house on Main Street, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, has a gable roof and shed roofed extensions to the sides. The windows and doors have been removed; rock retaining wall crumbles in the...
- Grenfell, James--Homes & haunts.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- [between 1938 and 1940?]
- Nevadaville Main St., owner?
- This dilapidated one-story frame house on Main Street, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, has a gable roof and a shed roofed extension. The windows have been removed; rock retaining wall is in the foreground.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- [between 1938 and 1940?]
- Nevadaville Mary Bolinger house King St. torn down 1938
- The Mary Bolinger house, a dilapidated frame residence on King Street in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, sits atop stone retaining walls covered in snow. The doors and windows have been removed.
- Bolinger, Mary--Homes & haunts.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- [1937 or 1938?]
- Nevadaville Main St., owner?
- A dilapidated two-story frame house on Main Street, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, has an intersecting gable roof and a covered porch with a balustrade. The square piers have capitals; door and window openings are empty. A stone retaining...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- [between 1938 and 1940?]
- Nevadaville Mary Bolsinger house King St., was Senator, owned Hubert Mine
- The Mary Bolsinger house, on King Street, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, is a dilapidated frame structure with a cottage roof and stone foundation. Door and window openings are empty; wallpaper on an interior wall is visible.
- Bolsinger, Mary--Homes & haunts.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadville--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.
- February, 1938
- Nevadaville Nannie Richards house on Church St.
- The Nannie Richards house, on Church Street, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, is a dilapidated frame structure with a brick chimney centered on a gable roof. Door and window openings are empty; snow is on the ground.
- Richards, Nannie--Homes & haunts.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- [between 1938 and 1940?]
- Nevadaville old John Lyng house, spring
- The John Lyng house, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, is a dilapidated frame structure with a brick chimney, gable roof, and shed roofed extension. Door and window openings are empty or covered in corrugated metal; rock retaining wall...
- Lyng, John--Homes & haunts.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- 1940
- Nevadaville Simmons' house - Letcher St log cabin inside one of the oldest houses in Nevadaville built in early '60's.
- The Simmons house, on Letcher Street, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, is a dilapidated one story frame structure with a gable roof, a covered porch, and lathe-turned piers. Door and window openings are empty or covered by corrugated tin;...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- [between 1938 and 1940?]
- Nevadaville W. H. Richards barn Letcher St.
- The W. H. Richards barn, on Letcher Street, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, is a dilapidated frame structure with a shed extension and remnants of corrugated tin on the roof.
- Richards, W. H.--Homes & haunts.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Barns--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- [between 1938 and 1940?]
- Nevadaville W. H. Richards barn built in '60s torn down June 1938 Letcher St. Teamster
- The W. H. Richards barn, on Letcher Street, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, is a dilapidated frame structure with a shed roofed extension. A dwelling and tailings are in the background.
- Richards, W. H.--Homes & haunts.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Barns--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- [1937 or 1938?]
- Nevadaville W. H. Richards house torn down Feb. 1938, Letcher St., teamster
- The W. H. Richards residence, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, is a dilapidated one story frame structure with a side gable. The windows are boarded over; markings show where a porch has been removed. The foundation is of stone; tailings...
- Richards, W. H.--Homes & haunts.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadavile--1930-1940.
- [1937 or 1938?]
- Nighthawk, Colorado
- Nighthawk, Douglas County, Colorado, consists of dilapidated frame cabins and a cross gabled dwelling. The town was once called Bethesda.
- Nighthawk (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nighthawk--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Oldest shop bldg
- This dilapidated one-story frame shack in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, has a board roof. The doors and windows have been removed or boarded over; a mining facility is in the background.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Old Nannie Richards house still standing
- The Nannie Richards house, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, is a dilapidated frame structure with a brick chimney and gable roof. Door and window openings are empty; snow and sheds are in the background.
- Richards, Nannie--Homes & haunts.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Thos. O. Davy house Main St. Nevadaville
- The Thomas O. Davy house, on Main Street, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, is a dilapidated one-story frame L-shaped structure with a shingle roof and a stone foundation. The doors and windows have been removed; a flagpole is mounted on the...
- Davy, Thomas O.--Homes & haunts.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- January, 1938
- Saints John, Colorado
- Saints John, Summit County, Colorado, consists of dilapidated frame dwellings.
- Saints John (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Saints John--1950-1960.
- 1957
- Saints John, Colorado
- Saints John, in Summit County, Colorado, consists of dilapidated frame dwellings. A mill building and a square masonry tower are in the foreground.
- Saints John (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Saints John--1950-1960.
- 1957
- Old deserted diner
- View of a weathered step gable false front building in Tabernash, Grand County, Colorado, that once housed a diner. One window has a taped crack and another is covered with plastic. Dilapidated buildings and a burro tied to a fence by two oil or...
- Tabernash (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Tabernash--1980-1990.; Diners (Restaurants)--Colorado--Tabernash--1980-1990.
- 1980
- Summitville, Colo. looking north
- View from tailings over the dilapidated buildings, including mills and residences of Summitville, Rio Grande County, Colorado, once a gold mining district; later reopened for copper mining.
- Summitville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Summitville--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Summitville--1960-1970.
- 1960
- Summitville, looking N. E.
- View over the dilapidated buildings, including mills and residences of Summitville, Rio Grande County, Colorado, once a gold mining district, later copper mining.
- Summitville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Summitville--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Summitville--1960-1970.
- 1960