Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Gregory Monument dedication
- $20,000,000.00 in gold." Several other men are in the background watching the groundbreaking.; An older man with a long beard and wearing a suit leans down to turn a shovel full of dirt at the July 23, 1932 dedication of the Gregory Monument in...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Mountain City--1930- 1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.;...
- [1932]
- Gregory Monument dedication
- $20,000,000.00 in gold." The man on the left has a long, gray beard and holds a shovel in his hand. The man on the right wears a coat and overalls. H. H. Lake wears a suit. All three wear hats.; H. H. Lake stands between two unidentified men near...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Mountain City--1930- 1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.;...
- [1932]
- Park by Opera House
- The park east of the Central City Opera House is flanked by evergreen trees. A gardener, holding a shovel, works near an iron railing that is along a retaining wall. A wheelbarrow is next to him. A young boy in overalls watches the man work. The...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1935
- Colo. mining near Buena Vista, Col. Midland R.R. series.
- View of a mine shaft near Buena Vista (Chaffee County), Colorado. Shows a winch, wheelbarrow, pickaxes and a shovel.
- Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gold mining--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- History of Denver
- Capitol Hill Newsletter: Volume 1 Number 1
- City and County Building construction
- View of a steam shovel at the City and County Building construction site on Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Workmen stand nearby. Lettering on the steamshovel reads: "S.M. and S.J. Feely Excavators No. 2."...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Steam...
- 1929 April 8
- Ceremonies of breaking ground for the new City Hall
- Men and women stand near a steam shovel at the ground breaking ceremony for the City and County Building on Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors in Civic Center...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1929 March 26
- Mayor Stapleton breaking ground for new City Hall
- Mayor Benjamin Stapleton holds a shovel at the ground breaking ceremony for the City and County Building on Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A group of men stand nearby and look on. The Denver Public Library and...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [1929 March 26]
- Ground-breaking ceremonies at site of new City Hall
- A group of men and women stand and sit on horseback to view the ground breaking ceremony for the City and County Building on Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A steam shovel is at the site. The Denver Public...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1929 March 26
- Excavation for the Denver City and County Building
- A large hole has been excavated to accommodate the Denver City and County Building, Denver, Colorado. A tall, central support is topped with the American Flag, the Colorado State Flag, and the Denver City Flag; shows the Greek Theater and Colonnade...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; City & town Halls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1929
- Excavation for the Denver City and County Building
- View looking south shows a steam shovel moving dirt, excavation, and preliminary construction at the Denver City and County Building site, Denver, Colorado. A policeman and worker look on.
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; City & town Halls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1929 April 20
- Excavation for the Denver City and County Building
- Panorama looking southeast shows a steam shovel ("The Osgood Company, Marion, Ohio") and men working at the future site of the Denver City and County Building, Denver, Colorado. Also included: Denver Public Library building, dome of the State...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver Public Library--1920-1930.; Concrete construction--Formwork--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building...
- 1929 April 27
- Construction of the Denver City and County Building
- Panorama looking southeast shows a steam shovel with clamshell buckets and the foundation of the Denver City and County Building, Denver, Colorado. Support planking has been removed from one section and the formed concrete shows. Also shows Denver...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver Public Library--1920-1930.; Concrete construction--Formwork--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building...
- 1929 May 25
- Construction of the Denver City and County Building
- Panorama looking southeast shows a portion of the formed concrete foundation and other construction in progress at the Denver City and County Building, Denver, Colorado. A steam shovel belonging to "The Osgood Co., Marion Ohio," and horses assist...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver Public Library--1920-1930.; Concrete construction--Formwork--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building...
- 1929 June 1
- Excavation for the Denver City and County Building
- View looking west shows a steam shovel, excavation, and preliminary construction at the Denver City and County Building site, Denver, Colorado. Painted on the side of the machinery: "S. M. & S. J. Feely Excavators, 1119 18th St., Tabor 861, No. 3."...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; United States Mint (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; City & town...
- 1929 April 20
- George Washington Carver day care center ground breaking
- Lillian Bondurant uses a shovel at the ground breaking ceremony of the George Washington Carver Day Nursery at 2260 Humboldt Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Reverend M. C. Williams, Dorothy Reeves, and a group of...
- City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Bondurant, Lillian.; George...
- [1965]
- Where gold was firs [sic] discovered in Colo., near Idaho Spgs.
- Miner with gold pan, pick, and shovel panning on banks of Clear Creek near Idaho Springs, Colorado; shows canvas frame tent and sluice box in background.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Gold miners--Colorado--Clear Creek--1890-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Clear Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Miner
- Portrait of a man panning for gold in Clear Creek; he squats by the stream with a pick and shovel near Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows a wooden bridge.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1910.; Mining...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Clear Cr. highway tunnel
- Laborers work on a road on the banks of Clear Creek in Jefferson or Clear Creek County, Colorado. They construct a framework and embankment on the edge of the river. A shack and steam shovel is in the distance.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Road construction--Colorado--1940-1950.; Streams--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Smoke, Clinchfield R.R. meet of passenger trains, Poplar, N.C.
- View of two Clinchfield Railroad trains about to pass each other near Poplar (Mitchell County), North Carolina. A man with a shovel works between the tracks. Shows a railroad signal, a stack of railroad ties, lumber, a pile of logs near a boxcar...
- Clinchfield Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Poplar (N.C.)--1940-1950.; Railroad employees.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.
- 1941 November 18
- Railroad workers at camp
- covered wagon is behind the horses in the right background. A ridge of snow-capped mountains is in the distance.; Stereographic view of a group of seven men gathered in front of a large tent, possibly part of a railroad construction or surveying...
- Colorado--1870-1900.; Covered wagons--Colorado--1870-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1900.; Railroad construction workers--1870-1900.; Tents--Colorado--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Colorado & Southern and Denver, Laramie & Northern event
- Panoramic view shows well dressed men and women, and railroad employees, posed by locomotives, a steam shovel, tenders, boxcars, passenger coaches, flat cars and gondola cars at Utah Junction (near Pecos Street and Cargill Drive) (Adams County),...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Adams County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; People--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- [May 1908?]
- Colorado & Southern and Denver, Laramie & Northern event
- Men pose on and in a Colorado and Southern steam shovel or ditcher on temporary tracks at Utah Junction, near Pecos Street and Cargill Drive, in Adams County, Colorado. Lettering on the machine reads: "Colorado & Southern Railroad," " No. 02," and...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Denver, Laramie, and Northwestern Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Adams County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Steam shovels--Colorado--Adams...
- [May 1908?]
- Opening up a steam shovel cut at Standley Lake Dam
- View of construction at Standley Lake Dam (Jefferson County) Colorado; shows a Kenefick-Quigley-Russell Construction Company steam shovel, flatbed cars, and Colorado & Southern Line Locomotive 105.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Kenefick-Quigley-Russell Construction Company (Colo.)--1900- 1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Standley Lake Dam (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-...
- 1909
- Colorado & Southern and Denver, Laramie & Northern event
- Men, one with a shovel, pose near flat cars filled with dirt at Utah Junction, near Pecos Street and Cargill Drive, in Adams County, Colorado. A railroad gondola car, a flatcar with crates, passenger cars, and freight cars are in the distance....
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Denver, Laramie, and Northwestern...
- [May 1908?]
- Walsen bathhouse
- A construction worker stands in the doorway of the bathhouse at the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company coal camp of Walsen (Huerfano County), Colorado. The building is a one story rusticated stone structure with two doorways and a shingle roof. Ladders...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Walsen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Walsen--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Walsen--1910-1920.; Construction workers--Colorado--Walsen--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Campsites among the foothills
- Stereographic view of five men, one woman, and a small boy posing in front of a campsite near the Garden of the Gods in the foothills near Colorado Springs, Colorado. One man sits at a low table near the remains of a fire in the foreground; others...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Camps--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1900.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1900.; Men--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1900.; Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Denver, snow storms
- View of horse-drawn wagons and men who shovel snow near the Denver Public Library in the Civic Center on West Colfax and Bannock Streets after the great snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado. The Colorado State Capitol is in the distance.
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver Public Library--Buildings--1910-1920.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1913
- Colo. Utah Coal Co. Mine, Mt. Harris Colo.
- Interior view of a coal mine owned by the Colorado-Utah Coal Company at Mt. Harris, Colorado; at right, the rail line terminates and a miner stands near it, holding a pickax; at left, three miners sit; one holds a shovel, the others hold drills.
- Colorado-Utah Coal Company--1910-1920.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Harris, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Mount Harris--1910-1920.; Industry--Colorado--Mount Harris--1910-1920.; Interiors.;...
- [1915?]
- Colo. Utah Coal Co. Mine, Mt. Harris Colo.
- Interior view of a coal mine owned by the Colorado-Utah Coal Company at Mt. Harris, Colorado; in left foreground, a miner crouches holding a shovel; at right foreground, a miner stands next to a railroad track holding a hatchet; at rear, several...
- Colorado-Utah Coal Company--1910-1920.; Harris, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal miners--Colorado--Mount Harris--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Mount Harris--1910-1920.; Industry--Colorado--Mount Harris--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- [1915?]
- Colo.-Utah Coal Co. Mine, Mt. Harris Colo.
- Interior view of a coal mine owned by the Colorado-Utah Coal Company at Mt. Harris, Colorado; six miners pose in the shaft holding a shovel, pickaxes and a drill.
- Colorado-Utah Coal Company--1910-1920.; Harris, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal miners--Colorado--Mount Harris--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Mount Harris--1910-1920.; Industry--Colorado--Mount Harris--1910-1920.; Mining...
- [1915?]
- View of 5/8 cubic yard shovel working in open pit
- View shows a five-eighth's cubic yard shovel loading a truck with coal scoria at the Antonito deposit, Conejos County, Colorado.
- Conejos County (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Machinery--Colorado--Conejos County--1940-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Conejos County--1940-1960.; Shovels--Colorado--Conejos County--1940-1960.; Trucks--Colorado--Conejos County--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Road construction
- View of construction in Colorado; shows excavation, men, dump trucks, and a steam shovel.
- Construction--Colorado--1920-1940.; Dump trucks--Colorado--1920-1940.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--1920-1940.; Laborers--Colorado--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Man digging into foundation or basement
- View of a man squatting with a shovel by a brick wall.
- Construction workers--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Clear Creek - close up from ground shovel bucket dumping in 800ft bore
- A man works in a a highway tunnel on Highway 6 in Jefferson County or Clear Creek County, Colorado. Shows a steam shovel and a dump truck. Letters read: "Ed. H. Honnen Construction Co."
- Construction workers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Dump trucks--Colorado--1940-1950.; Excavation--Colorado--1940-1950.; Road construction--Colorado--1940-1950.; Steam shovels--Colorado--1940-1950.; Tunnels--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Manion Placer
- View of a steam shovel and ore processing machinery with a conveyor elevator.
- Conveying systems--1940-1950.; Hydraulic mining--1940-1950.; Mining machinery--1940-1950.; Steam shovels--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Railroad workers at camp
- Seven men gather in front of a large tent, possibly part of a railroad construction or surveying camp, in Colorado. One man leans against a shovel; one (wearing an apron and gun in his holster) holds a pan and a wash rag; others stand or recline...
- Cookery--Colorado--1870-1900.; Covered wagons--Colorado--1870-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1900.; Railroad construction workers--1870-1900.; Tents--Colorado--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Cleaning up ripple [sic] box, Cottonwood Placer Co.
- Miners from the Cottonwood Placer Company watch a man clean a riffle box (sluice) with a shovel, Montrose County, Colorado.
- Cottonwood Placer Company--People--1890-1900.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.;...
- 1897 July 18
- Klondykers, Cottonwood Placers, Pinion [sic] Colo.
- Cottonwood Placer Company men stand and sit on a riffle box (sluice) in front of a cabin in Pinon (Montrose County), Colorado, with picks, a shovel, and a gold washing pan. Sign reads: "Klondykers."
- Cottonwood Placer Company--People--1890-1900.; Pinon (Montrose County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cabins--Colorado--Pinon--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Pinon--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Pinon--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Pinon--1890-1900.;...
- 1897 Sep. 8
- Western History Subject Index
- Cowell, William R
- Men in snow
- Men who include a man named Harry shovel snow after a storm at Craig Colony (Craig Hospital) a tuberculosis sanitarium in Edgewater (Jefferson County), Colorado. Houses are in the distance.
- Craig Colony--1910-1920.; Edgewater (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Edgewater--1910-1920.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Edgewater--1910-1920.; Sick persons--Colorado--Edgewater--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Edgewater--1910-1920.
- 1913 December 12
- Venir Tunnel
- Five men stand inside a tunnel dug from deep snow, two men with a shovel stand on top of the snow, Leadville, Lake County, or Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado. Letters on top of the opening read: "Venir Tunnel."
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Blizzards--Colorado--Crested Butte--1930-1940.; Blizzards--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.
- 1936
- Venir Tunnel
- Five men stand inside a tunnel dug in deep snow, a shovel is next to them, Leadville, Lake County, or Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado. Letters on top of the opening read: "Venir Tunnel."
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Blizzards--Colorado--Crested Butte--1930-1940.; Blizzards--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.
- 1936
- Western History Subject Index
- Crime and criminals. Lynching. Colorado
- Panning gold at Cripple Creek Colo
- Miners in Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, with a gold pan, pick and shovel.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Teller County--Cripple Creek--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1880-1900.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Cripple...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Cloud-burst at Crippl-Creek [sic]
- View of flood water rushing down Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; group of men standing in front of Palace Drug Store (Bennett Avenue and South Second Street) watching wooden barrel sweep the road; two men, one with a shovel, holding the...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1895 or 1896]
- First house in Cripple Creek, Poverty Gulch
- First house in Poverty Gulch, Cripple Creek, Colorado; house is possibly Robert Womack's cabin in Fremont (prior to Cripple Creek incorporation) or Andy Frazier's cabin in Squaw Gulch; the one-story rounded log cabin built into the hillside has a...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1895]
- Old Man Topping and the first log cabin in Cripple Creek
- "Old Man Topping" with a miner's pick over his shoulder and his dog pose in front of first log cabin in Cripple Creek, Colorado; the cabin is small, flat-roof and rounded with a gold pan on exterior cabin wall and a shovel propped against cabin...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Prospecting--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1895]
- Group in cemetery, probably Indians
- Two men, four women and three children, probably Dakota, standing in wooded cemetery. Men are wearing suits and women are wearing dresses. Two gravestones are in the background, one has shovel resting against it.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Cemeteries--1880-1890.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1934]