Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Strike brakers [i. e. breakers] Vulcan Mine La Fayette [i. e. Lafayette], Colo.
- Coal mine strikebreakers, laborers called in to work while the UMW strikes against the RMFC, pose near the hoist building of the Vulcan Mine near Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado.
- Rocky Mountain Fuel Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Lafayette--1910-1920.; Strikebreakers--Colorado--Lafayette--1910-1920.; Lafayette (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Vulcan Mine...
- [1913 or 1914]
- Strike brakers [i. e. breakers] La Fayette [i. e. Lafayette] Colo before settlement.
- Coal mine strikebreakers, laborers called in to work while the UMW strikes against the RMFC, pose near the hoist building of the Capitol Mine near Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado.
- Rocky Mountain Fuel Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Lafayette--1910-1920.; Strikebreakers--Colorado--Lafayette--1910-1920.; Capitol Mine (Lafayette, Colo.)--1910-1920.;...
- [1913 or 1914]
- Burned Denver Tramway Company car
- Children play in the charred remains of Denver Tramway car numbers 112 and 51? damaged during the Tramway company strikes in 1920 in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Strikes--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street railroad strikes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street...
- August 1920
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 11, 1919 November
- Ludlow
- View of the tent city and the people of Ludlow, Colorado in Las Animas County, the site of the coal strikes and the subsequent massacre. Laundry hangs from the clothesline in the foreground.
- Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miner's strikes--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Tents--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.
- April 20, 1914
- Ludlow strike
- Three women, wives of striking coal miners, and their children stand outside of a tent at the Ludlow colony, the site of the coal strikes and the subsequent massacre, in Ludlow, Colorado in Las Animas County.
- Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Miner's strikes--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Tents--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.
- [1913 or 1914]
- Near view of ruins Ludlow Tent Colony
- A distraught man stands among the remains of the tent colony of Ludlow, destroyed by fire after the Ludlow Massacre (result of the coal strikes) in Ludlow, Colorado in Las Animas County. The remains include tent frames, bed boxsprings, iron...
- Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fires--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Miner's strikes--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Tents--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.
- [1914]
- Snyder child
- The corpse of Frank W. Snyder, an eleven year-old victim of the Ludlow Massacre, a result of the Ludlow strikes, in Las Animas County, Colorado, lays on a cot in a room. The child's arms are crossed over his stomach, and he wears breeches and a...
- Snyder, Frank W.--Death & burial--Colorado--Ludlow.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Dead persons--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Miner's strikes--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Daughters of Chief Two Strikes at Pine Ridge Agcy S.D.
- Studio portrait of Two Strikes daughters, Native American Lakota Sioux women, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota, in front of a painted backdrop. They have blankets wrapped over their dresses and wear hair pipe earrings and necklaces.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--Women--South Dakota--Pine...
- [1891?]
- Two Strikes talking, Grand Council of the hostile and friendly Sioux Indian chiefs at Pine Ridge Agency S.D.
- Chief Two Strikes speaks from inside the council circle of Native American Lakota Sioux, on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, as he attempts to convince the remaining Ghost Dancers to give up their weapons.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.;...
- 1891 January 17
- The youngest son of Chief Two Strikes, take [i.e. taken] at Pine Ridge S.D.
- Standing studio portrait of Bill Hudspeth's son, falsely identified as son of Chief Two Strikes, a Native American Lakota Sioux. The boy is bare-chested with body paint, wearing leggings and a head band with feathers; he holds a bow and arrow. [...
- Dakota Indians--Performance & portrayals--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--1890-1900.; Impersonation--1890-1900.; Two Strike--Family--Portrayals.; Hudspeth, Bill.
- [1890 or 1891]
- An Indian home
- A Native American (Blackfoot or Flathead) man and woman sit by a tepee with painted circles and animal designs probably in Big Horn County, Montana; Strikes First holds a wooden smoking pipe, and Wolf Plume peels potatoes. The woman wears a print...
- Indians of North America--Montana--1900-1920.; Salish Indians--Montana--1900-1920.; Calumets--1900-1920.; Campfires--Montana--1900-1920.; Outdoor cookery--Montana--1900-1920.; Spouses--1900-1920.; Tipis--Montana--1900-1920.; Strikes First.; Wolf...
- [between 1908 and 1913]
- F. D. Works & Co.
- Governor Peabody's National guardsmen in uniforms with guns and rifles keep order during the labor dispute of 1903-1904, on boardwalk in front of hardware store at Colorado Avenue and South Alder, Telluride, Colorado. Black shopkeeper in apron has...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1904]
- Western History Subject Index
- Strikes. Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Strikes. Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Strikes. Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Strikes Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Strikes. Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Strikes. Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Strikes. Cameo. Railroads strikes
- Cesar Chavez and clergy in Los Angeles
- Cesar Chavez is surrounded by Catholic priests at a news conference after the National Council of Catholic Bishops came out in support of the California farmworkers strikes. He looks on as a catholic priest is being interviewed.
- United Farm Workers of America--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1970-1980.; Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993--Pictorial works.; Catholic Church--Clergy--Pictorial works.; United Farm Workers...
- 1974
- Gilmore, the actual site of the first of the recent discoveries
- View of Gilmore, a settlement in the Platoro District, (Conejos) County, Colorado; shows log houses, tents, a wagon, a meadow, a feed trough, pine forest, hills, and fire damaged timber.
- Conejos County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Conejos County--1910-1920.; Settlements--Colorado--Conejos County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- The new Eagle Mining District, Colorado
- View of the Eagle Mining District south of Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado. Men stand by scrub vegetation; Horse Mountain is in the background.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Horse Mountain (Eagle County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Central City
- View of Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado shows: houses, fences, roads, automobiles, Teller House, and mine tailings on hill.
- Tailings embankments--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Opera house, Central City
- View of the Central City Opera House; a two story, granite building on Eureka Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Signs by the front doors read: "Central City Opera House, Property of the University of Denver, Colorado Seminary" and...
- Central City Opera House--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- [1947?]
- Teller House, Central City
- Entrance to the Teller House, a brick hotel in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado with lanterns, and the Teller House Bar.
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bars--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- [1947?]
- Central City
- View of Washington Hall on Eureka Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Signs read: "City Hall", "Public Library Community House", and "Fire Dept." Attached to the side of the building is a wooden bell tower with a brass bell.
- Washington Hall (Central City, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; City & town halls--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Libraries--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.;...
- [1947?]
- Central City, Colo.
- View of a Queen Anne style brick house on Pine Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado, with two turrets, a porch with steps, a wheel window under the gable, and a stone retaining wall.
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- [1947?]
- Church, Central City
- View of the St. James' Methodist church on Eureka Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. The granite building has a half steeple and stained glass windows with pointed arches.
- St. James Methodist Church (Central City, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- [1947?]
- St. James church [sic], Central City, Colo.
- View from the back of St. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church on Pine Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Scaffolding and a ladder are placed against the steeple; a brick house is in the foreground.
- St. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church (Central City, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Central...
- [1947?]
- Miners homes, Blackhawk, Colo.
- A wooden stairway leads up a hill to several houses with stone retaining walls in Black Hawk (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Stairways--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Foundation & stack of old mill above Black Hawk, Colo.
- Ruins of an unidentified mill with a brick smokestack in Black Hawk (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Ruins--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Smokestacks--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Nevadaville, Colo.
- Overlook view of abandoned houses, businesses, and mines in the ghost town of Nevadaville (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned Buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Main St., Nevadaville, Colo.
- View of abandoned stone and brick business buildings in the ghost town of Nevadaville (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.
- 1940
- City hall, Nevadaville, Colo.
- View of the abandoned city hall and fire department building with bell tower in the ghost town of Nevadaville (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; City & town halls--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Fire stations--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.;...
- 1940
- Steam mine hoist, Nevadaville, Colo.
- View of an unidentified abandoned mine with a cable hoist in the ghost town of Nevadaville (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Russell Gulch mill
- Ruins of an unidentified mill building with tailings in Russell Gulch, Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Old mine, Nevadaville
- View of an unidentified abandoned mine with a cable hoist and head frame in the ghost town of Nevadaville (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.
- October 6, 1940
- Mine hoist, Nevadaville
- View of a cable hoist at an unidentified abandoned mine in the ghost town of Nevadaville (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.
- October 6, 1940
- Glory Hole, Nevadaville
- View of a large mining hole blasted into the rock in Nevadaville (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Holes--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.
- May 30, 1940
- Ore grinder, Idaho Springs, Colo.
- View of a circular ore grinder or arrastra made of stone in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Grinding wheels--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Argo mill & tunnel, Idaho Springs, Colo.
- View of the Argo Mill, mine, and tunnel with tailings on Clear Creek in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Argo Tunnel Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Georgetown from hill (NESW?)
- View, from a snow covered hill, of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- February 4, 1940
- Old mine, Nevadaville
- View of an unidentified abandoned mine with tailings in the ghost town of Nevadaville (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.
- October 6, 1940
- Georgetown
- Overlook view of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado with houses, businesses, streets, mines and tailings.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Typical stores, Georgetown
- View of weathered wood storefronts on the west side of Rose Street between Fifth (5th) and Sixth (6th) Streets in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A sign reads: "Commonwealth Tunnel Transportation Company." The bell tower is attached to...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bell towers--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Fire stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Storefronts--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.;...
- February 4, 1940
- Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colo.
- View of the Hotel de Paris on Sixth (6th) Street in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Signs by the entrance read: "Louis Dupuy" and "Dining Room, Office." Adjacent to the two story building is a wrought iron gate and a lion statue.
- Hotel de Paris (Georgetown, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Main street, Silver Plume
- View of storefronts on Main Street in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Signs read: "Dicksons", "Cafe & Soda Fountain" and "Rooms."
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.; Cafes--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.; Storefronts--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.;...
- June 2, 1940
- Silver Plume old house
- View of a weathered wood house, with a porch and railing, in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.
- June 2, 1940
- Miners home, Silver Plume, Colo.
- View of a dilapidated, two story, wooden house in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado, with two porches, railings, shutters, and bird houses.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.
- June 2, 1940