View of collapsed wood frame building at the Tomboy Mine in Tomboy (San Miguel County), Colorado. Cabins and ponds are in the ghost town and the ridge of the Savage Basin glacial cirque is in the distance.
Savage Basin (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Tomboy (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Tomboy--1960-1970.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Tomboy--1960-1970.; Mining camps--Colorado--Tomboy--1960-1970.;...
View of a wooden water flume, abandoned mine buildings and mine tailings, in the Savage Basin glacial cirque, at the Tomboy Mine in Tomboy (San Miguel County), Colorado.
Savage Basin (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Tomboy (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--Tomboy--1960-1970.; Flumes--Colorado--Tomboy--1960-1970.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Tomboy--1960-1970.
View of the abandoned Tomboy mine and mill buildings near Tomboy (San Miguel County), Colorado.
Abandoned mines--Colorado--Tomboy--1940-1950.; Tomboy (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Tomboy--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Tomboy--1940-1950.
View of a snow covered abandoned Tomboy Mine complex with houses and retaining walls, near Tomboy (San Miguel County), Colorado.
Mine buildings--Colorado--Tomboy--1940-1950.; Tomboy (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Tomboy--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Tomboy--1940-1950.
View of an abandoned stone powder house at the Tomboy Mine in Tomboy (San Miguel County), Colorado. The ridge of the Savage Basin glacial cirque is in the distance.
Savage Basin (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Tomboy (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Tomboy--1960-1970.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Tomboy--1960-1970.
View of a deteriorated two story wood frame building at the Tomboy Mine in the ghost town of Tomboy (San Miguel County), Colorado. The ridge of the Savage Basin glacial cirque is in the distance.
Tomboy (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Tomboy--1960-1970.; Ruins--Colorado--Tomboy--1960-1970.
View of the snow covered abandoned mine camp of Tomboy (San Miguel County), Colorado with houses and mine buildings.
Abandoned mines--Colorado--Tomboy--1940-1950.; Tomboy (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Tomboy--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Tomboy--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Tomboy--1940-1950.
View of the abandoned Tomboy mine and mill buildings and the town of Tomboy, San Miguel County, Colorado.
Abandoned mines--Colorado--Tomboy--1940-1950.; Tomboy (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Tomboy--1940-1950.
View of Savage Basin and the Tomboy Mine near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado.
Savage Basin (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.; Valleys--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.
View of the Gold Crown and Tomboy Mines and the surrounding area in San Miguel County, Colorado.
Gold Crown Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.
A man stands to drive his six-horse team transporting a long piece of equipment on Tomboy Road, about two miles from Telluride headed for Tomboy mine, Colorado. The crevice has been filled in with timbers and rocks to make the roadbed.
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.
View of Tomboy mine and mill buildings, San Miguel County, Colorado.
San Miguel County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mine buildings--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.
View of the upper terminal and power house of the aerial tramway at the Tomboy Mine near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado.
Mine buildings--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.; Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.
View of the upper terminal and power house of the aerial tramway at the Tomboy Mine near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado.
Mine buildings--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.; Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.
A boy poses near a guy derrick by the lower aerial tramway terminal at the Tomboy Mine near Pandora (San Miguel County), Colorado.
Pandora (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Pandora--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Pandora--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1920-1930.
View of the aerial tramway at the Tomboy Mine near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado.
Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.
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.;...
View of the Japan and Tomboy Mines and Mill near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado.
Mine buildings--Colorado--Telluride--1910-1920.; Japan Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Telluride (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Telluride--1910-1920.;...
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.
View of the lower terminal of the aerial tramway at the Tomboy Mine near Pandora (San Miguel County), Colorado. A Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company (D&RGW) boxcar is nearby.
Pandora (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Pandora--1890-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Pandora--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1890-1910.
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.;...
View of the Tomboy Mine and Mill near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado.
Mine buildings--Colorado--Telluride--1910-1920.; Telluride (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Telluride--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1910-1920.
View of the Japan and Tomboy Mines and Mill near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado.
Japan Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Telluride (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.;...
View of the Tomboy Mine and Mill near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado.
Mine buildings--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.; Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.
View of the mill and covered tramway at the Tomboy Mine near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado.
Mine buildings--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.; Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.
View of the upper terminal and aerial tramway at the Tomboy Mine near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. A nearby sign reads: "Danger High Volts".
Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.;...
View of the Tomboy Mine and Mill near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. A covered tramway connects the buildings.
Mine buildings--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1910.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1910.
Tomboy Mine facilities, located at 11,412 feet elevation on the lower slopes of Ajax Mountain, Savage Basin, San Miguel County, Colorado, include a concentrating mill and a three story boarding house with veranda.
View of the stone building remains at the Tomboy Mine, above Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado, includes a dirt access road and mountains of the San Juan range.
Abandoned mines--Colorado--San Miguel County--1930-1970.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--San Miguel County--1930- 1970.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1930-1970.
A Tomboy Mine ore car sits on broken-down track at the bottom of the ore tram line in Savage Basin near Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado. The mine was located above timberline, and the precipitous mountains of the San Juan range comprise the...
Abandoned mines--Colorado--San Miguel County--1940-1970.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Mine railroads--Colorado--San Miguel County--1940-1970.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1940-1970.
View of a horse pack train near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado, carrying timber for the Tomboy Mine.
San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Horses--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.; Trails & paths--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.; Transportation--Colorado--San Miguel...
A man poses in a buggy on Tomboy road in San Miguel County, Colorado. A man on a horse carries a shovel; mountains are in the distance.
San Miguel County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--San Miguel County--1870-1890.; Dirt roads--Colorado--San Miguel County--1870-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--San Miguel County--1870-1890.; Travel--Colorado--San Miguel...
Men pose in front of the one-story stone power house at Ilium (San Miguel County), Colorado. The building has a gabled roof and windows. A wooden sidewalk and utility poles with power lines are nearby. Probably South Fork San Miguel River is beside...
Ilium (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pipelines--Colorado--Ilium--1890-1910.; Power plants--Colorado--Ilium--1890-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Ilium--1890-1910.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Ilium--1890-1910.
A woman sits on a float, part of the Festival of Mountain and Plain, in a parade in Denver, Colorado. The float features a stack of bricks, large canopy, and lettering that reads: "San Miguel County" and "Product of the Tomboy Mines."
Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
South High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
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.