Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Explosion used to detonate German mines
- A black cloud from an explosion rises in the middle ground of the image. Leafless trees and snow covers the ground. In the background buildings stand on the ridge above the valley in the vicinity of Mount Belvedere during the Italian Campaign....
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Explosions--Italy--1940-1950.; Mines (Warfare)--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 21, 1945
- Chinese miners Idaho Springs
- Dr. James Underhill poses with Chinese-American miners (probably) in the Colorado School of Mines' Edgar Experimental Mine near Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. One man holds a saw.
- Chinese-Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miners--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1920-1930.; Underhill, James, PhD.; Colorado School of Mines (Golden,...
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Silver Plume and the mines, Clear Creek Canon, Colo.
- The view looking north shows the town of Silver Plume, Colorado. Behind the central business district are the mines on Republican Mountain, including: the Diamond Tunnel, Pelican, Dives, Baxter, and Baxter mines; above and to the right are the...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1890]
- Caribou, Colo. Mines
- 1870s when rich ore was plentiful in the surrounding hills.; Three women stand on a hillside below the Caribou Mine near Caribou, a mining district in Boulder County, Colorado. A fourth person sits on a tree stump in the right midground. Additional...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Caribou--1880-1890.; Mine shafts--Colorado--Caribou--1880-1890.; Tailings (Metallurgy)--1880-1890.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Caribou (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Caribou--1880-1890.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Colorado School of Mines
- A man walks below the stepped entry of old Main, a two-story brick building with rusticated stone foundation and trim on beltcourses, lintles, entry arch and arched second story windows, at the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Jefferson County,...
- Colorado School of Mines.--Buildings--1900- 1910.; Golden (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1900-1910.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [1903]?
- An engraved sterling silver diploma
- Dr. Orlo E. Childs, president of the Colorado School of Mines (on right) poses with Morgan J. Davis, Houston oilman, in gowns, mortar boards and tassels. Davis holds the engraved sterling silver diploma with an honorary doctoral degree presented by...
- Graduation ceremonies--Colorado--Golden--1960-1970.; Childs, Orlo E., 1914-; Davis, Morgan J.; Colorado School of Mines.
- 1964
- Colorado directory of mines : Containing descriptions of the mines and mills, and the mining and milling corporations of Colorado. Arranged alphabetically by counties.
- State wide directory containing descriptions of the mines and mills, and the mining and milling corporations of Colorado. Information within the the document is arranged alphabetically by mine name.
- Mines and mineral industries--Colorado--Directories.; Mines and mineral resources--Colorado--Directories.;
- 1879
- Paint Mines Interpretive Park, Calhan
- View of the Paint Mines Interpretive Park located in the Calhan Paint Mines Archaeological District near Calhan (El Paso County), Colorado. This El Paso County park encompasses many multicolored geological structures, spires, hoodoos, and sculpted...
- Paint Mines Interpretive Park (Colo.)--1990-2000.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Paint Mines Interpretive Park (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Historic sites--Colorado--El Paso County--Pictorial works.; Parks--Colorado--El Paso County--Pictorial...
- 2006
- Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 8, 1920 August
- Raven Hill from Anaconda, Cripple Crk. Mg. District
- View of the town of Anaconda and surrounding mines in Teller county, Colorado. View includes Low Line, Mary McKinney (McKinney Mining Company), and Morning Glory mines. Industrial features on the landscape include mine tailings, smelters and ore...
- Anaconda (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Anaconda--1900-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Anaconda--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Anaconda--1900-1910.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Anaconda--1900-1910.
- 1904
- General landscape Battle mt. from Victor, Colo.
- View of Battle Mt. with the Granite, Anna Lee, Portland, and Black Diamond mines. Signs read: "Victor Fuel & Feed Co." and "Victor The City At The Mines. The Woods Investment Co., Denver, Colorado Spgs. Victor, Colorado. Mines, Mining Stock,...
- Anna Lee Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Black Diamond Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Granite Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Portland Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1896 and 1898]
- Silver Plume
- View north in Silver Plume, Colorado, shows the mines on Republican Mountain. Included are: the Diamond Tunnel the Pelican, Dives, and two Baxter mines, the Dunkirk and the Payrock.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1890.
- [Between 1880 and 1884]
- Silver Plume
- View north in Silver Plume, Colorado, shows the mines on Republican Mountain. The lowest mine on left is the Diamond Tunnel; above, and from left to right are: Pelican, Dives, Baxter, and Baxter mines; above and to the right are the Dunkirk and...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1895]
- Silver Plume
- The view, looking north, of the town of Silver Plume, Colorado, shows the central business district, mines on Republican Mountain, and Clear Creek along the valley floor. Mines include: the Diamond Tunnel, Pelican, Dives, Baxter, Baxter, Dunkirk...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [1882?]
- Silver Plume, Colo.
- The view looking north shows the town of Silver Plume, Colorado. Nearly every building in the central buisness district was burned by a fire in November of 1884. Behind the central buisness district are the mines on Republican Mountain including:...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1884]
- Silver Plume, Colorado
- View north in Silver Plume, Colorado, shows the mines on Republican Mountain, including: the Diamond Tunnel, the Pelican, the Dives, two Baxter mines, the Dunkirk, and the Payrock mines. The central business district has been rebuilt after the fire...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1900.
- [189-?]
- Coal banks, here coal was first found & worked.
- View of miners at an unidentified coal mining operation in Fremont County, Colorado.
- Fremont County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Coal mining--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Miners--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1877]
- Colo. School of Mines, Golden, Gugenheim Hall
- View of the central stepped entrance and square bell tower with gold domed cupola of 1905 Guggenheim Hall, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Jefferson County; James Murdoch architect; named by smelting magnate and U.S. Senator Simon Guggenheim, who...
- Colorado School of Mines--Buildings--1930- 1940.; Golden (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1930-1940.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Colo. School of Mines, Golden, geology building
- Exterior view of the 1938-1940 W.P.A. project, Berthoud Hall geology building, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Jefferson County, shows the newly constructed three-story with basement Beaux Arts brick building with hipped tile roof and decorative...
- Colorado School of Mines--Buildings--1930- 1940.; Golden (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Golden--1930-1940.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1930-1940.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [between 1939 and 1940]
- Mines, geology bldg.
- Exterior view of the 1938-1940 W.P.A. project, Berthoud Hall, geology building, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Jefferson County, shows the three-story with basement brick Beaux Arts building with hipped red tile roof and decorative terra cotta...
- Colorado School of Mines--Buildings--1950- 1960.; Golden (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Golden--1950-1960.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Golden--1950-1960.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1950-1960.; Colorado School of...
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Colorado School of Mines
- Exterior view of the Mining Building on the Colorado School of Mines campus, Golden, Jefferson County, shows one of the original two-story red brick buildings built in the 1880's; engraved on stone above entry: State School of Mines.
- Colorado School of Mines.--Buildings--1900- 1920.; Golden (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Golden--1900-1920.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1900-1920.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Jarvis Hall, Golden
- View of a drawing of 1870s Jarvis Hall, an Episcopalian college southeast of Golden (where Lookout Mountain School for Boys was later located) with Matthews Hall and a early Colorado School of Mines building, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado;...
- Golden (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Golden--1870-1880.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Independence, Colorado, above Victor, Colorado, looking southwest
- The mining town of Independence, Teller County, Colorado, includes residences, tailings, and mines (Hull City Mine, the Atlanta & Findley Mines, and the American Eagles Mine), a sign "The El Paso Lumber Co.," children playing, and clotheslines with...
- Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Independence--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Mines and mineral resources. Colorado. Chaffee county
- Western History Subject Index
- MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES. COLORADO Ouray Co
- Colo. Chain of Mines, Gilpin County, Colo.
- View of the over-the-road ore conveyor at the Colo. Chain of Mines facility located in Gilpin County on the Virginia Canyon Road between Central City and Russell Gulch, Colo.
- Colorado Chain of Mines (Gilpin County, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Gold mines and mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--2010-2020.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Colorado Chain of Mines (Gilpin County, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Gold mines and...
- 2002
- Ibex Mines
- View of frame mine buildings, headframes and tailings piles at Ibex Mines near Leadville in Lake County, Colorado. Shows mountains in probably the Mosquito Range in the distance.
- Ibex Mining Company (Leadville, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ibex Mines (Lake County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lake County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1900?]
- Bull Hill mines, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- View shows two cows grazing in a field near the mines on Bull Hill, Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. One of the mines is the "Lucky Guss," others are unidentified. All have large piles of tailings near them.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1910.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1910.; Bull Hill Mines (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Cows--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1910.;...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Fifty Gold Mines Corporation
- View of a gold ingot from Fifty Gold Mines Corporation's claims in Gilpin County, Colorado; sign reads: "The 50 Gold Mines Corp 30 Days Run Value $20,600.00 Weight 1173 oz."
- Fifty Gold Mines Corporation--1900-1910.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gold--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1910.
- [between 1906 and 1910?]
- The Col. Sellers Mines, California Gulch
- View of the shafthouses of the Helen, Sellers, Moyer, and Minnie Mines near Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Tailings and mine railroad tracks are near the mines.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- The Vidler and Waldorf Mines, Argentine Central Ry.
- Vidler and Waldorf Mines, Clear Creek County, Colorado reached via Argentine Central Railway narrow gauge track; Vidler mine reached via 1/2 mile spur from Waldorf; view from Vidler Mine back towards town of Waldorf; boarding house at Waldorf,...
- Tailings (Metallurgy)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Vidler Mine (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waldorf Mine (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Colo. School of Mines, Golden
- Aerial view of the Colorado School of Mines "M" emblem on the face of Mount Zion, Golden, Jefferson County, also shows Lariat Loop Trail Road winding along slope and foothills to the Continental Divide in the background. Every year since its...
- Golden (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1910-1930.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [between 1917 and 1925?]
- Colorado School of Mines students
- Three young Colorado School of Mines male students stand around a vertical magnetometer in a field, learning to operate the instrument that measures magnetic intensity. They wear jodhpurs, tall lace up boots, shirts and ties.
- Golden (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Students--Colorado--Golden--1910-1930.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1910-1930.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [between 1917 and 1925?]
- Geology bldg
- Exterior detail of entry of Berthoud Hall, geology building, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Jefferson County, shows elaborate Beaux Arts terra cotta trim around arched double door and window transom, pilaster between windows. Designed by Denver...
- Colorado School of Mines--Buildings--1950- 1960.; Golden (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1950-1960.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Geology bldg.
- Detail of the east wing of Berthoud Hall, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Jefferson County, shows the elaborate Beaux Arts terra cotta work around the entry with flanking lanterns, pilasters next to the second story windows and decorative...
- Colorado School of Mines--Buildings--1950- 1960.; Golden (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Museums--Colorado--Golden--1950-1960.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1950-1960.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Geology building
- Exterior view of the 1938-1940 WPA project, Berthoud Hall, geology building, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Jefferson County, shows the three-story with basement brick Beaux Arts building with hipped red tile roof and decorative terra cotta...
- Colorado School of Mines--Buildings--1950- 1960.; Golden (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Golden--1950-1960.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1950-1960.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Golden, Colorado School of Mines
- Two Colorado School of Mines students compete in a hand drilling contest with a mallet and wedge or spike on a stone block on Engineer's Day, in Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. Mike Lacy is on the left in a plaid shirt; spectators look on. One...
- Golden (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Contests--Colorado--Golden--1960-1970.; Students--Colorado--Golden--1960-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1960-1970.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [1968]
- Golden, Colorado School of Mines
- Two Colorado School of Mines students compete in a hand drilling contest with a hydraulic drill on a large stone block during Engineer's Day, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. Foothills are in the background.
- Golden (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Contests--Colorado--Golden--1960-1970.; Students--Colorado--Golden--1960-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1960-1970.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [1968]
- State School of Mines
- Young men sit around wooden tables playing cards and reading, in the Colorado School of Mines Club Room, Golden, Jefferson County. The Arts and Crafts style room features a wood beam ceiling, stained glass lamp chandeliers, highback slat chairs,...
- Golden (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Clubs--Colorado--Golden--1910-1930.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1910-1930.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [between 1918 and 1925]
- The Colorado School of Mines geophysics labratory
- "The Colorado School of Mines geophysics laboratory, showing Professor C. A. Heiland using a pair of geophones. This accoustic method, an outgrowth of trench warfare in Europe, is employed in connection with seismic prospecting. Seismographs in the...
- Golden (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Colorado tour 7, Experimental Plant, School of Mines, Golden
- Exterior view of the Colorado School of Mines 1912 Experimental Plant of the School of Mines Research Institute in Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows the multi-story structure with sloping and monitor roofs with outbuildings, automobiles and...
- Golden (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Golden--1930-1940.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1930-1940.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Experimental plant, School of Mines, Golden
- Exterior view of the Colorado School of Mines 1912 Experimental Plant, of the School of Mines Research Institute, in Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows the multi-story structure with sloping roof. Outbuildings, automobiles and foothills are...
- Golden (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1930-1940.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Western History Subject Index
- Mines and mineral resources. Colorado. Gilpin county
- Western History Subject Index
- Mines and mineral. resources, COLORADO Georgetown
- Western History Subject Index
- Mines and mineral resources. Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Mines and mineral resources. Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Mines and mineral resources, Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Mines and, mineral resources. Colorado. Central City district
- Western History Subject Index
- Mines and mineral resources. Colorado. Central City district
- Western History Subject Index
- Mines mineral resources. Colorado. Central City district