Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Battle Mountain - Empire Zinc Co.
- View of the Wilkesberry Shaft House, machine shop, and store room of the Empire Zinc Company on Battle Mountain, Gilman, Eagle County, Colorado.
- Empire Zinc Mining Company (Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Eagle County--1910-1930.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Gilman (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Empire Zinc Mill
- View of an Empire Zinc Company mill and processing sheds in (possibly) Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. Smokestacks, a locomotive, ore and freight cars dot the area; desert hills are in the background.
- Empire Zinc Mining Company (Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1930.; Mills--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Zinc. Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Zinc. Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Zinc. Colorado
- Black Iron mine
- Overlook view of the Black Iron Mine owned by the Empire Zinc Company, on Battle Mountain in Eagle County, Colorado with road and tramway.
- Battle Mountain (Eagle County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Black Iron Mine (Eagle County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Gilman, Colo.
- View of Gilman, Colorado, shows rows of company housing built by Empire Zinc Company (also called New Jersey Zinc Company). The wood frame houses have hipped roofs. Mine surface buildings, tailings and ore cart tracks are on both sides of town.
- Gilman (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Gilman--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Gilman--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Gilman, Colo.
- View of a street (probably Main), in Gilman, Colorado, shows one and two story wood frame gable and flat-roof buildings on either side of the dirt street. Automobiles and horse-drawn carriages are parked near the boardwalk. A sign: "Gilman, Colo....
- Gilman (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [1923?]
- Gilman, Colorado
- Bird's eye view of Gilman, Colorado, built on the wall of Eagle River Canyon, shows the company town built by Empire Zinc Company (also called New Jersey Zinc Company). A cluster of company housing shows the one and two-story wood frame residences...
- Gilman (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1969?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Zinc. Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Zinc. Colorado
- Gilman Colo and Empire Zinc
- View of Gilman (Eagle County), Colorado, the Eagle River Canyon, tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad, and Empire Zinc mine buildings. Town structures include houses, businesses, tanks, boardwalks, and electrical transformers.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1930.; Empire Zinc Mining Company (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--Eagle County--1910-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Eagle County--1910-1930.; Gilman (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Gilman Colo and Empire Zinc
- View near Gilman (Eagle County), Colorado, the Eagle River Canyon, tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad, and Empire Zinc mine buildings.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; Empire Zinc Mining Company (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Eagle County--1910-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Eagle County--1910-1930.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Gilman (Colo.)--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Electrolytic Zinc plant of Sullivan Mining Co. at Kellogg, Idaho
- Panorama shows the Sullivan Mining Company's Electrolytic Zinc plant, Kellogg, Idaho.
- Mine buildings--Idaho--Kellogg--1920-1940.; Zinc industry and trade--Idaho--Kellogg--1920-1940.; Kellogg (Idaho)--1920-1940.; Mining--Idaho--Kellogg--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Wolftone mine - during rejuvenation of zinc
- Men stand behind seated women at a long banquet table, Wolftone mine, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. The feast is in honor of a rejuvenated zinc market. American flags adorn the walls and ceiling.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Wolftone Mine (Leadville, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banquets--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.; Zinc...
- 1911
- Townsend Lead Zinc Company Tunnel # 1
- Interior view of a mine ore car in the Townsend Lead Zinc Company's Tunnel Number One in Hinsdale County, Colorado.
- Townsend Lead Zinc Company--1880-1900.; Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1880-1900.; Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1880-1900.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Townsend Lead Zinc Company potential water power, Schafer Creek hauling timbers Tunnel #1
- Men and women pose on a wagon or sledge near a team of horses and mine buildings at the Townsend Lead Zinc Company's Tunnel Number One on Schafer Gulch in Hinsdale County, Colorado. Light snow covers the ground.
- Townsend Lead Zinc Company--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1880-1900.; Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1880-1900.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Townsend Lead Zinc Company boarding house [i. e. boardinghouse] Tunnel #1
- Miners pose near the entrance to the boarding house at the Townsend Lead Zinc Company's Tunnel Number One in Hinsdale County, Colorado.
- Townsend Lead Zinc Company--1880-1900.; Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1880-1900.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Western History Subject Index
- ZINC
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 13, 1912 March 30
- Red Cliff & vicinity
- Empire Zinc Company frame industrial buildings sit on the edge of Battle Mountain in the town of Gilman (Eagle County), Colorado. A tipple is on the side of mountain over Eagle Canyon.
- Empire Zinc Mining Company (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Battle Mountain (Eagle County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gilman (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Gilman--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Gilman--1920-1930.
- 1925 August
- Eagle River Canon at Belden, Colo.
- Belden Mine facilities sit near the Eagle River in Eagle Canyon (Eagle County), Colorado. Gilman, an Empire Zinc Company town, is on Battle Mountain above.
- Empire Zinc Mining Company (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Battle Mountain (Eagle County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gilman (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Gilman--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Gilman--1920-1930.;...
- [1925 August]
- Red Cliff & vicinity
- Aerial view of the Empire Zinc Mining Company town of Gilman (Eagle County), Colorado. Houses, administrative buildings, and commercial buildings sit on top of Battle Mountain. Industrial buildings of the Belden Mine facility are in Eagle River...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Empire Zinc Mining Company (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Battle Mountain (Eagle County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gilman (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Gilman--1920-1930.;...
- 1925 August
- Wolfetone Mine [sic], a heavy producer of zinc ores. Published by the Davis Drug Co. Leadville.
- View of the Wolftone Mine, near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado; shows sheds, machinery, elevators, and smokestacks of the zinc mining facility.
- Mines and mineral resources--Buildings--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Plant of Western Zinc Oxide Smelting Co. Leadville, Colo.
- View of the Western Zinc Oxide Smelting Company plant in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado shows buildings, railroad tracks with freight car.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.; Smelters--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Empire Zinc Co. mill and mines at Belden, Colo.
- Bird's eye view of the Eagle River Canyon at Belden, Eagle County, Colorado, shows the Empire Zinc Company mill and mine constructed on the nearly vertical walls of the canyon. The Eagle River runs adjacent to the tracks of the Denver and Rio...
- Belden (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cliffs--Colorado--Belden--1900-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Belden--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Belden--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Zinc mine, Gillmore [sic]- near Redcliffe
- View looking down into Eagle River Canyon, Eagle County, Colorado, shows the Eagle River, Denver and Rio Grande railroad, the Belden-Gilman zinc mine and buildings, and the town of Red Cliff atop the escarpment.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Eagle County--1910-1930.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Red Cliff (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cliffs--Colorado--Eagle County--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Empire zinc mine at Gilman
- View shows mine buildings, company housing, tailings, and mining equipment at the Empire zinc mine, Gilman, Eagle County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Gilman--1910-1930.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Gilman--1910-1930.; Gilman (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Gilman--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Empire zinc property at Gilman
- View shows mine buildings, company housing, tailings, and mining equipment at the Empire Zinc mine, Gilman, Eagle County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Gilman--1910-1930.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Gilman--1910-1930.; Gilman (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Gilman--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Empire Zinc property at Gilman
- View looking down shows Eagle River Canyon, the Eagle River, tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad, property of the Empire Zinc mine adjacent to the tracks, and the town of Gilman, Eagle County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Eagle County--1910-1930.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Eagle County--1910-1930.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Gilman (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Report of Henry A. Buchtel Pastor Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church Denver, Colorado
- This is a report submitted to the Quarterly Conference at the close of Henry A. Buchtel's term as pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church. During his tenor the church raised money to build a new building at 1820 Broadway in Denver, Colo. The...
- Buchtel, Henry Augustus, 1847-1924.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1891 March 30
- East High spotlight: 21st year no 9
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943 March 4
- Western History Subject Index
- New Jersey zinc company
- Western History Subject Index
- Zinc
- Western History Subject Index
- Zinc. Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Zinc. Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Zinc. Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Zinc
- Western History Subject Index
- Mines and mineral resources. Colorado
- Coeur d' Alene Mine Shaft House, Central City, Colo.
- View of the Coeur d' Alene Mine Shaft House located at 101 Academy Street, Central City, Colo. The mine operated from 1885 producing gold, silver, lead copper, and zinc until production stopped in 1940. The red painted metal and wood shaft house...
- Coeur d' Alene Mine Shaft House (Central City, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Gold mines and mining--Colorado--Central City--2000-2010.; Central City (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Coeur d' Alene Mine Shaft House (Central City,Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Gold mines and...
- 2002
- Black Iron Mine
- View of the Black Iron Mine (Empire Zinc Company) on Battle Mountain in Eagle County, Colorado; shows tailings and sheds.
- Battle Mountain (Eagle County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Black Iron Mine (Eagle County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- D & R G, Gilman, Colo
- View of Eagle River Canyon (Eagle County), Colorado; shows the Eagle River, Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks, the Belden tunnel, the Belden-Gilman zinc mine and buildings, and the town of Gilman atop the escarpment.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Eagle County--1910-1930.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Gilman (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cliffs--Colorado--Eagle County--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Gilman, Colo.
- The Empire Zinc Company town of Gilman (Eagle County), Colorado sits on top of Battle Mountain. The Belden Mine facility sits in the bottom of Eagle Canyon. Tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company run through the canyon beside...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Company towns--Colorado--Gilman--1920-1930.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gilman (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--Gilman--1920-1930.; Cities &...
- [1925 August]
- Plant of Ideal Cement Co. under construction at Portland, Colo. adjacent to original plant started there in 1899.
- View of the Ideal Cement Company plant under construction in Portland, Fremont County, Colorado, shows concrete supports, steel pipes towering over men working on scaffolding, an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe freight car, crane, sifter, and girders...
- Portland (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1948?
- Corporal Eldon Metzger attaching ski climbers, Mount Rainier, Washington
- Corporal Eldon Metzger of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced), attaches ski climbers as part of the Mount Rainier Test Expedition. Metzger is wearing dark-glasses, and zinc oxide on his lips, a dark shirt and pants, suspenders, a belt...
- Ski troops--Washington--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Metzger, Eldon.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [May 1942]
- Residence in Central City, Colorado
- View of a brick house in Central City, Colorado, with chimneys, wrought iron roof cresting, arched and bay windows. A man and woman sit on the steps.
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- St. Aloysius Convent and School
- The St. Aloysius Convent and School, a boarding and day school, was opened in 1875 in Central City, Colorado, by the Sisters of St. Aloysius. The Victorian building is a two and one-half story structure that accommodated up to one hundred...
- St. Aloysius Convent & School (Central City, Colo.)--1870-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Central City--1870-1940.
- [between 1879 and 1935]
- Block on Acoma
- View of houses on Acoma Street in Denver, Colorado. The buildings have covered porches and are surrounded by metal fences.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1912?]
- Two houses on Acoma St.
- View of Mr. J. B. Newman's house at 1445 Acoma Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Dr. Julia Fitz Hugh's house is nearby at 1447 Acoma Street.
- Fitz Hugh, Julia--Homes & haunts--1900-1920.; Newman, J. B.--Homes & haunts--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1912]
- Residence on Bates Triangle now Civic Center
- View of houses at Bates Triangle in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. One of the two-story brick houses has a tower and bay windows.
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Neighborhoods--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1912]