Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Mining Index to Hollister, Henderson and Canfield Histories
- Mining index to Henderson, Hollister, and Canfield mining histories. Names of mines, mining companies, mining districts, lodes, veins, claims, and tunnels are indexed with page number.
- Mines and mineral industries--Colorado--Directories.; Mines and mineral resources--Colorado--Directories.;
- 1995
- Place names of Colorado : a genealogical & historical guide to Colorado sites
- The primary objective of this index is to contain a comprehensive listing of place names or sites in Colorado that would direct the researcher to recent and readily available publications. Included in this publication for each site or place name,...
- Names, Geographical--Colorado.; Colorado--History, Local.
- 1999
- Alaganies and Smuggler crossing Tomboy Tram Penn Tunnel at left Smuggler center
- View of the Penn Tunnel Mine and the aerial tramways of the Smuggler and Tomboy Mines near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. The shafthouse of the Smuggler Mine is nearby.
- Penn Tunnel (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Smuggler Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- Aspen, Colorado
- View of the town of Aspen, Colorado, and the base of Smuggler Mountain taken from Aspen Mountain down a steep, snowy slope with rocks and trees. Mining tramway towers are visible at the bottom of the mountain. The town of Aspen is visible over...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- [1953?]
- Aspen, Colo., W.R. Rust Sampler
- Men pose with mule-drawn wagons in front of frame buildings, probably a sampling or assay works for the Smuggler silver mine in Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. Buildings have chimneys and smokestacks, a shaft, and an elevator that connects to...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Smuggler Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Smuggler Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1887 and 1893?]
- Smuggler mine, Aspen
- Interior view of the inside of probably the Smuggler Mine, Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. Men wear hats and pose next to a mounted diamond drill.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Smuggler Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Drilling & boring machinery--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- Nugget from Smuggler Broken up in 3 pieces to get it out of shaft
- A miner, his son, and dog pose on a horse drawn wagon near the office of the Mollie Gibson Shaft in Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. The wagon is loaded with three pieces of a nugget from the Smuggler Mine near Aspen.
- Smuggler Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--Products--1880-1890.; Silver ores--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Boys--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Dogs--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Smuggler mine
- View of the Smuggler mine, mill, boarding house, and covered tramway, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Smuggler Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Lodging houses--Colorado--San Miguel County--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1930-1940.
- 1936
- Miners at the Smuggler boarding house
- Miners pose outdoors near the boarding house at the Smuggler Mine near Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Telluride (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Boilers of old Smuggler Mine above Pandora, Marshall Gulch.
- Boilers and debris from the old Smuggler Mine are on a ledge overlooking Bridal Veil Creek, a dirt road, the remains of the Pandora Mill which processed ore for the Union Smuggler Mine, and mine buildings in Pandora (San Miguel County), Colorado.
- Bridal Veil Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Pandora (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Pandora--1960-1970.; Boilers--Colorado--Pandora--1960-1970.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Pandora--1960-1970.; Mills--Colorado--Pandora--1960-1970.;...
- 1964
- Smuggler mine shaft houses
- A view of the shaft houses of the Smuggler Mine in Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. Shows wood buildings, tracks and utility poles.
- Smuggler Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Smuggler Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.; Silver mining--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Aspen, Colorado
- A large, industrial scoop and a boiler part are in the snow on Smuggler Mountain, Colorado. The hillside is covered with snowdrifts. An abandoned, brick building with no roof is down the hill. Snow-covered Aspen is in the background. Landmarks...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Smuggler Union Mine and Savage Basin, near Telluride, Colo
- View of the Smuggler Union Mine and Savage Basin near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado; snow covers surrounding peaks.
- Basins (Geology)--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.; Savage Basin (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Smuggler Union Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Smuggler Shaft House Aspen
- A view of the shaft house of the Smuggler mine in Aspen, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Smuggler Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Smuggler Mine, Aspen, Colo.
- Miners pose near the shafthouse of the Smuggler Mine near Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1910.; Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Smuggler Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Timber in Smuggler mine
- View of a man driving an ore cart train through the heavily timbered tunnels of the Smuggler mine, Pitkin County, Colorado. Unused timber is piled by the tracks.
- Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Pitkin County--1920-1940.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Smuggler Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Pitkin County--1920-1940.; Miners--Colorado--Pitkin County--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Smuggler mine
- View shows the Smuggler mine complex working at full capacity, Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1930.; Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Smuggler Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Largest nugget of native silver ever mined, wt. 1840 lbs., Smuggler mine, Aspen, Colo.
- View shows the largest nugget of "native silver" ever mined, Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. It weighed 1840 pounds and, selling at seventy-one cents an ounce, netted nearly $21,000 for the Smuggler mine.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Smuggler Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Silver--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Smuggler mine
- View of the Smuggler mine working at full capacity and the Denver and Rio Grande railroad, Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1930.; Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Smuggler Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1930.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Smuggler, free Silver and Molly Gibson mines, Aspen, Colo.
- View of the Smuggler, Free Silver, and Mollie Gibson mines in full production, Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. Denver and Rio Grande railroad adjacent to the mills.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Pitkin County--1900-1910.; Free Silver Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mollie Gibson Shaft (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Smuggler Mine (Pitkin County,...
- [between 1900 and 1907]
- Smuggler & Tomboy from new road
- View of Savage Basin with the Smuggler Union and Tomboy mines and mill buildings, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Savage Basin (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Smuggler Union Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.
- [1910?]
- Smuggler Union, Tomboy
- View of the Smuggler Union mine, San Miguel County, Colorado shows: mill buildings, boarding house, tailings, and roads.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Smuggler Union Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Pandora mill of Smuggler mine
- View of the Pandora Mills located three miles downhill from the Smuggler-Union mine in Pandora, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Pandora (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pandora Mill (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Smuggler Union Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- Smuggler on hill & tram crossing Tomboy tram
- View of the Smuggler Mine, aerial tramway and the Tomboy Mine tramway near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado.
- Smuggler Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--Facilities--1890-1910.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--Facilities--1890-1910.; Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- Smuggler mill
- View of the Smuggler mine and mill complex with railroad tracks and cars, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Smuggler Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--San Miguel County--1940-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--San Miguel County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Six-ton haulage locomotive on the 900 ft. line of the Smuggler Mine with 30 tons of ore on its way to the surface, a distance of 1 1/2 miles
- A miner rides in the electric engine of the Smuggler Mine tramway near Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado. The tram pulls loaded mine cars through the tunnel up to the surface.
- Smuggler Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Telluride (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- 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
- Telluride and Pandora
- Panoramic view of the San Miguel River valley, and the towns of Telluride and Pandora (San Miguel County), Colorado. Shows the Pandora Mill (Smuggler Union Mine), and the Rio Grande Southern railroad spur for the mill.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1890-1900.; Smuggler Union Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--Facilities--1890-1900.; Pandora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pandora Mill (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns.; Mills.; Ore industry.;...
- [between 1891 and 1895?]
- Smuggler works Aspen, Colo.
- Miners pose in horse-drawn sleds and by the Smuggler Mine near Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. Railroad cars and a loading chute are nearby.
- Pitkin County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.
- 1893, February 20
- Aspen, Colorado
- Aerial View of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. Shows brick commercial buildings, houses, and the steeple of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Smuggler Mountain is in the distance.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Smuggler Mountain (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Silver Mines at Aspen Colorado Midland Ry
- View of silver mines and mills that include the Smuggler Mine in Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. The side of a Colorado Midland Railway Company (CMRR) boxcar reads: "5587 Pikes Peak Route".
- Colorado Midland Railway Company.--1890-1910.; Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Smuggler Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1897 and 1901]
- Bullion tunnel & Tomboy
- View of the Smuggler Union mine and mill buildings in Savage Basin, San Miguel County, Colorado, with tailings and roads.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Savage Basin (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Smuggler Union Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.
- [1910?]
- Smuggler mills
- View of the Pandora Mill located three miles downhill from the Smuggler-Union mine in San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Pandora (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pandora Mill (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- Savage Basin Smuggler & Tomboy Mines
- View of a farmhouse in the Savage Basin near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. The Smuggler and Tomboy Mines are in the distance.
- Savage Basin (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Farms--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.; Valleys--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- Tomboy terminal & old Smuggler Mill (Pandora Mill)
- View of the Tomboy Mine aerial tramway, and Smuggler Mill near Pandora (San Miguel County), Colorado. Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company (D&RG) boxcars are nearby.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--Facilities.; Pandora (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Pandora--1890-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Pandora--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- Guard houses on divide between Imogene Basin & Savage Basin (Smuggler Union Mine) the round one built solid for display of flag.
- Women pose on a stone guard house in San Miguel or Ouray County, Colorado, a structure used during gold mining labor disputes involving the Smuggler Union Mine.
- Imogene Basin (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Savage Basin (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Guardhouses--Colorado--1910-1930.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Ouray County--1910-1930.; Miners'...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- On tram in the Pennsylvania tunnel of Smuggler Mine
- A miner rides on an electric engine in the Pennsylvania Tunnel tramway in the Smuggler Mine, possibly near Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado. The tram pulls a group of loaded mine cars.
- Pennsylvania Tunnel (Park County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Telluride (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Ajax Peak above Smuggler Mill @ Pandora
- View of the Smuggler Mill in Pandora (San Miguel County), Colorado. Shows a corrugated metal building with multipaned windows, a smokestack and a ventilator cupola. A road winds up Ajax Peak in the distance.
- Ajax Peak (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pandora (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pandora Mill (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Pandora--1940-1950.; Ore industry--Colorado--Pandora--1940-1950.
- 1949 May 28
- Western History Subject Index
- Iron silver mining company
- Head of San Miguel Valley from Bridal Veil Trail, Telluride in Distance
- Panoramic view of the San Miguel River valley, the San Juan Mountains and buildings in Pandora. Telluride is in the distance. Shows bushes beside probably Bridal Veil Creek and an aerial view of the slanted roof at the Pandora Mill of the Smuggler...
- Bridal Veil Creek (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pandora (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Telluride (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Pandora--1880-1890.; Valleys--Colorado--Pandora--1880-1890.
- 1887 July 1
- Veta Mines - flotation cells
- Interior view of flotation cells at the Smuggler Union Pandora (Veta Mines) ore processing facility in San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows slurry and belt drive agitators.
- Pandora (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Pandora Mill (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Pandora--1930-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Pandora--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Flotation mill at Pandora
- View of the flotation mill at the Smuggler Union Pandora (Veta Mines) ore processing facility in San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows sheds and tailings.
- Pandora (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Pandora Mill (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Pandora--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Veta Mines - dumping ore tray
- Interior view at the Smuggler Union Pandora (Veta Mines) in San Miguel County, Colorado; a man dumps ore through a hole in the floor.
- Pandora (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pandora Mill (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Pandora--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Pandora--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Pandora--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Veta Mines - flotation cells
- Interior view at the Smuggler Union Pandora (Veta Mines) in San Miguel County, Colorado; a man monitors ore processing machinery.
- Pandora (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pandora Mill (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Pandora--1940-1950.; Laborers--Colorado--Pandora--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Pandora--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Veta Mines staff in office
- Men smile and pose in an office at the Smuggler Union Pandora (Veta Mines) in San Miguel County, Colorado. A pin-up girl calendar is on the wall.
- Pandora (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pandora Mill (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Pandora--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Pandora--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1940-1950.; Offices--Colorado--Pandora--1940-1950.
- 1940, November
- Aspen, Colo.
- View of Aspen (Pitkin County) Colorado from Aspen Mountain. Bare tree branches are visible in the foreground. Landmarks include the bell tower, the fire house, Wheeler Opera House, and the Hotel Jerome. Smuggler mountain is in the distance.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bell towers--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.; Fire stations--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Aspen, Colo on the Colorado Midland Ry.
- Aerial view of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks wind past industrial smoke stacks near the Smuggler, Silver King, and Mollie Gibson Mines. Prominent buildings in town include St. Mary's Church, and the Wheeler...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Aspen, Colo.
- Right side of panoramic view from Aspen Mountain, over town of Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado with slopes of Smuggler Mountain in background. Landmarks among residences include: a tall wooden tower and St. Mary's Church.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Aspen, Colo.
- Left side of panoramic view from Aspen Mountain, over town of Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado with slopes of Smuggler Mountain in background. Landmarks among residences include: firehouse with belltower, Wheeler Opera House, and Hotel Jerome.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Aspen, Colorado
- Panoramic view from Aspen Mountain, over town of Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado with slopes of Smuggler Mountain in background. Landmarks among residences include: firehouse with belltower, Wheeler Opera House, and Hotel Jerome and St. Mary's...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]