Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- News from "the Front"
- Two men pose wearing painted mustaches; one reads a magazine or script.
- [between 1907 and 1915?]
- Georgetown
- Image is blurred. No recognizable objects.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Design of Aztec calendar stone
- Close-up view of calendar stone.
- 1923
- Genealogical index to the records of the Society of Colorado Pioneers
- An index produced by the Colorado Genealogical Society pertaining to the recognized settlers of Colorado. Information for each individual include, date and place of birth, date and place of death, date of arrival in Colorado,
- Society of Colorado Pioneers--Indexes.
- 1990
- (New) Cardinal - 1942
- View of (New) Cardinal, Boulder County, Colorado showing tall grass and flowers growing in a field in front of a small wooden house; wagon wheels partially hidden by the grass; trees behind the house in the field.
- (New) Cardinal (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- (New) Cardinal - 1942
- View of (New) Cardinal, Boulder County, Colorado; features a rutted road winding by gable roof buildings, two of board-and-batten construction, and the third with a corrugated metal roof; 1940s automobile parked further down the road.
- (New) Cardinal (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- (New) Cardinal - 1942
- View of (New) Cardinal, Boulder County, Colorado; shows a house with a porch at the top of a hill in the distance looking over a rushing stream below; mountain covered with pines and a road with low bushes passes in front of the house.
- (New) Cardinal (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- (New) Cardinal - 1942
- View of (New) Cardinal, Boulder County, Colorado; includes a one- story gable-roofed wooden building with a hill behind it; stone fence and a log fence in front.
- (New) Cardinal (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--(New) Cardinal--1940-1950.
- 1942
- 9:00 AM, 4-J+1 Trailer Court almost empty
- View of the 4 J 1 + 1 Trailer Court, Campground and Washateria, west side of Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, shows picnic tables and brick barbacue ovens with chimneys. Two story office building in background.
- 4J1 + 1 Trailer Court, Campground and Washateria (Ouray, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Trailer camps--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.
- August 6, 1979
- Waterwheel
- View of mine processing facility ruins with a waterwheel and flume, in (probably) Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colorado.
- Abandoned buildings--Colorado--1880-1900.; Flumes--Colorado--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterwheels--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Miner's cabin
- View of abandoned miner's cabins in Colorado.
- Abandoned buildings--Colorado--1930-1940.; Cabins--Colorado--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Vertex mine showing the old and new mine buildings this is not in operation
- View of the abandoned shaft house and mine buildings of the Vertex Mine in Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--1930-1940.; Mine buildings--Colorado--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--1930-1940.
- 1936
- A scene in Boulder county, mine near Eldora camp
- Two men stand in a snow covered landscape near an abandoned boiler and mine site in Boulder County, Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Old workings of a pit
- View of an abandoned gold placer mining pit near Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado shows: pipes and tailings with valley and mountains in background.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gold mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Hydraulic Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- 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]
- 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]
- Camp Bird
- View of buildings at the Camp Bird mine in Ouray County, Colorado. San Juan Mountains are in the background.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Camp Bird--1940-1970.; Camp Bird (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Camp Bird--1940-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Camp Bird--1940-1970.
- [between 1940 and 1970]
- Crown Point Mine Russell Gulch
- View of the abandoned shafthouse of the Crown Point Mine on Russell Gulch near Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.; Russell Gulch (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- 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
- 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
- The Orient Steve Hoyle's mine at Lawson, Colo.
- View of the tailings and abandoned shafthouse of the Orient (Oriental Tunnel Mine) Mine near Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1940-1960.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Oriental Tunnel Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- 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
- Creede mining section
- A man stands near a wooden tower for a mine aerial tramway at the abandoned Commodore Mine near Creede (Mineral County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Creede--1940-1950.; Commodore Mine (Mineral County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Creede (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Creede--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Creede--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Relics of the boom days in gold mining
- A man and boys pose on the engine of a mine tramway at an abandoned mine near Dillon (Summit County), Colorado. The mine shafthouse and ore cars are nearby.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Dillon--1920-1930.; Dillon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Dillon--1920-1930.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Dillon--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Dillon--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Dillon--1920-1930.
- July, 1925
- Dyersville shafthouse on Warrior's Mark lode, the closest to town
- View of an abandoned shafthouse at the Warrior's Mark Mine near Dyersville (Summit County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Dyersville--1960-1970.; Dyersville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Warriors Mark Mine (Summit County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Dyersville--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Dyersville--1960-1970.
- August, 1961
- Shafthouse Warrior's Mark Mine Dyersville, Colo.
- View of the abandoned shafthouse of the Warrior's Mark Mine near Dyersville (Summit County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Dyersville--1960-1970.; Dyersville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Warriors Mark Mine (Summit County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Dyersville--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Dyersville--1960-1970.
- 1961
- Above Dyersville
- View of a tailings pile and the site of a mill at the abandoned Warrior's Mark Mine near Dyersville (Summit County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Dyersville--1960-1970.; Dyersville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Warriors Mark Mine (Summit County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Dyersville--1960-1970.; Ruins--Colorado--Dyersville--1960-1970.
- August, 1961
- Above Dyersville southwest of town
- View of mine tailings at the abandoned site of the Warrior's Mark Mine near Dyersville (Summit County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Dyersville--1960-1970.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Dyersville--1960-1970.; Dyersville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Warriors Mark Mine (Summit County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Dyersville--1960-1970.
- August, 1961
- North Empire Copper Cone Gold Fissure Mine.
- View of the abandoned shafthouse, tailings, and buildings of the Gold Fissure Mine near Empire (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Empire--1940-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gold Fissure Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Copper mining--Colorado--Empire--1940-1950.; Gold mining--Colorado--Empire--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Eureka
- View of the foundation of the Sunnyside Mill and tailings from the Sunnyside Mine on the steep slopes surrounding Eureka (San Juan County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Eureka--1940-1960.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Eureka--1940-1960.; Eureka (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Sunnyside Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Eureka--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Original tunnel of the Doric stored dynamite
- View of the entrance to the abandoned Doric Mine near Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A pile of rocks and boulders is nearby.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Doric Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Mack mine
- View of the abandoned stamps and stamping mill machinery at the Mack Mine on Bates Hill, Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1910.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mack Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Machinery--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Pay-Me Mine
- A man sits in an automobile parked near the headframe of the Pay-Me Mine in Gilpin County, Colorado. Piles of building and equipment remnants are nearby.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Gilpin County--1920-1930.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pay-Me Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1920-1930.; Ruins--Colorado--Gilpin County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- We Got 'Em Mine
- Men stand on a tailings pile near dismantled machinery at the abandoned We Got 'Em Mine in Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Gilpin County--1920-1930.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Gilpin County--1920-1930.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; We Got 'Em Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Demolition--Colorado--Gilpin County--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Gorham
- View of the abandoned Gorham Mine near Gorham (Boulder County), Colorado. A man inspects a center-crank engine near the partially dismantled water tower.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Gorham--1910-1920.; Company towns--Colorado--Gorham--1910-1920.; Gorham (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gorham Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Gorham--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Gorham--1910-1920.
- 1914
- 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
- Hancock
- View of machine parts, abandoned mining buildings, and an ore chute in Hancock, Chaffee County, Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Hancock--1930-1970.; Hancock (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Hancock--1930-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Hancock--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1969]
- Henson Creek 1964
- View of a dilapidated mining building by Henson Creek near Henson, Hinsdale County, Colorado. San Juan mountains are in the background.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Henson--1960-1970.; Henson (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Henson Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Henson--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Henson--1960-1970.
- 1964
- Henson Creek 1964
- View of a dilapidated mining building by Henson Creek, near Henson, Hinsdale County, Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Henson--1960-1970.; Henson (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Henson Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Henson--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Henson--1960-1970.
- 1964
- Independence, Colo., Cripple Creek region
- View includes residences, head frames, a dilapidated mill building, and tailings piles in Independence (Teller County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Independence--1940-1950.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Independence--1940-1950.; Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Independence--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Independence--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- 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
- Forest Queen mill & shaft house after fire Irwin, Gunnison Co.
- View of the abandoned Forest Queen Mine and mill near Irwin (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows fire damage.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Irwin--1880-1890.; Forest Queen Mine (Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Irwin (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fires--Colorado--Irwin--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Irwin--1880-1890.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Granite Falls, view of old smelters, Lake City, Colo.
- View of abandoned smelter buildings with smokestacks above a waterfall in Lake City, Hinsdale County, Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Lake City--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Lake City--1890-1900.; Lake City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Lake City--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Lake City--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Historic Matchless (Tabor) mine at Leadville, Colo.
- View of Baby Doe Tabor's cabin at the Matchless Mine In Leadville (Lake County), Colorado shows: mine building, headframe, tailings.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes & haunts.
- 1938
- 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
- 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
- Mine Leadville
- View of the shafthouse, tramway, and tailings of an abandoned mine near Leadville (Lake County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- August 10, 1941
- Matchless mine, Leadville
- View of Baby Doe Tabor's cabin at the Matchless Mine In Leadville, Lake County, Colorado shows: mine building, headframe, tailings, with Sawatch Range in background.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes & haunts.
- [1950?]
- House and Matchless mine
- View of Baby Doe Tabor's cabin at the Matchless Mine in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado with headframe, mine building, snow covered tailings.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes & haunts.
- [1950?]