Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Silverton
- Reproduction of ink rendering; shows Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado, and: "1. Greene Co. Smelter 2. Anvil Mountain 3. Rough 'n Ready Smelter 4. Kendall Mountain 5. Las Animas River 6. Cement Creek 7. Town T- Call 8. Melville's Lightning...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Ajax Iron Works
- Men pose by large pieces of mining equipment lined up on the sidewalk near the Ajax Iron Works at 1709 Blake Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs read: Pocket Billiards, Soft Drinks, Cig[ars]," "Zang's New Now on the Market," "Ajax Iron...
- Ajax Iron Works (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mining machinery industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Machinery industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Camp Goldfield, N.G.C., Cripple Creek District
- View of "Camp Goldfield," headquarters of the Colorado National Guard during the Western Federation of Miners labor strike. Shows rows of tents, mine buildings, probably Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad cars and a trestle, smokestacks, and the...
- Colorado. National Guard--Structures--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Military camps--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.;...
- 1903
- Camp Goldfield, N.G.C. Cripple Creek Dist.
- Camp Goldfield, near Stratton's Independence Mine, Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, headquarters of the Colorado National Guard during the Western Federation of Miners labor strike. Shows: tents, mining structures, railroad cars and trestle,...
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Military camps--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Militia--Colorado--Cripple...
- 1903 September 6
- Cage scene, Ajax Mine, flashlight
- Interior view of a group of miners who pose near the cage lifts at Ajax Mine near Cripple Creek in Teller County, Colorado. The men wear work clothes, boots, and hats. Some men hold candles in their hands.
- Ajax Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ajax Mine
- View of the Ajax Mine complex near Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado; shows houses, ore processing buildings, and mountain peaks.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940-1950.; Ajax Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Ajax Gold Mine, Victor
- Buildings of the Ajax gold mine sit atop a huge pile of tailings above the Midland Terminal Railway tracks, Victor (Teller County), Colorado. The Portland mine is visible in the distance. Shows houses along the railroad line.
- Midland Terminal Railway--1890-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1890-1910.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Victor--1890-1910.; Ajax Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Portland Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Victor...
- [between 1898 and 1910?]
- Ajax mine and mill, Victor
- View shows the loading area for the Ajax mine on the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad, Victor (Teller County), Colorado.
- Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Tipples--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Ajax Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.;...
- 1895?
- Cage scene, Ajax mine
- Interior view of a large group of miners posing in and around the cage at the Ajax mine, Teller County, Colorado.
- Ajax Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Ajax mine
- View of the Ajax Gold Mine Company's mill building, Teller County, Colorado. Cars from the "Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway," and the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad occupy tracks in the background. Ore cars travel an inclined track toward...
- Ajax Gold Mine Company (Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.;...
- [1900?]
- Day shift at Ajax Mine, Cr. Creek
- Miners pose outdoors near a smokestack at the Ajax Mine near Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado. The men wear miner's lamps on hard hats.
- Ajax Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Miners--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1940.
- April, 1939
- 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
- 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
- Main Street, Telluride
- View of commercial buildings on Main Street in Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. People, horses, and a wagon are in the dirt street. Shows the New Sheridan Hotel, the two-story brick commercial Sheridan building, The Daily Journal building,...
- Ajax Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Telluride (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.
- [1908]
- Main St. Telluride, Colo.
- View of commercial buildings on Main Street (Colorado Avenue) in Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. Shows multi-story frame or brick commercial buildings with striped awnings, the stone First National Bank with a square tower, and utility...
- Ajax Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Telluride (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.
- [1902?]
- Tomboy gold mine
- 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.
- Ajax Mountain (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Telluride (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1912]
- Victor, Colo.
- Buildings of the Ajax gold mine sit atop a large pile of tailings above the Midland Terminal Railway tracks in Victor (Teller County), Colorado. The Portland mine's buildings are in the distance. Shows houses along the railroad line.
- Midland Terminal Railway--1890-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1890-1910.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Victor--1890-1910.; Ajax Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Portland Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Victor...
- [between 1898 and 1910?]
- Cripple Creek district, Victor, Colo.
- Battle Mountain, with the Ajax and Portland mines, shows the houses of Victor (Teller County), Colorado.
- Ajax Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Portland Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Ampitheater [sic] of the San Miguel
- View of the San Miguel River valley in San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows snow on Ajax Peak, and buildings and tents in or near Telluride.
- Ajax Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; San Miguel River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Telluride (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.; Valleys--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Index to Colorado Mining Directory: First Edition 1883
- Index to mines within Colorado. Information is arranged alphabetically by Mine name, with the county it is located in.
- Mines and mineral industries--Colorado--Directories.; Mines and mineral resources--Colorado--Directories.;
- 1883
- Telegraph work
- Colorado National Guard soldiers work to repair or install telegraph wire on a wooden telegraph pole in the Cripple Creek mining district in "Camp Goldfield" in Victor (Teller County), Colorado, during the Western Federation of Miners strike. Shows...
- Colorado. National Guard.--Colorado--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Linemen--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Military camps--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.;...
- [1903]
- Aspen Colo.
- Left side of panorama southwest over Aspen and Roaring Fork River Valley, Colorado; shows a mining district with shafts, concentrator, sampler, smokestacks, tailings, ore tracks, Denver and Rio Grande and Colorado Midland railroads, frame houses...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Bellow [sic] Telluride, Colo.
- Rio Grande Southern railroad tracks cut across a valley outside of Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. The snow covered San Juan mountain range with Ajax Peak are in background.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad.; San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--San Miguel County--1940-1950.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Miguel County--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Telluride
- Automobiles are parked on Main Street in Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. Business signs read: "H. C. Baisch Drugs, Jewelry", "Bowl Upstairs", "Maytag Appliances, Telluride Elec. Shop", "Texaco", "Tribune", and "Bailey McDonald Conoco."...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Telluride--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Telluride--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1940-1950.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Telluride--1940-1950.;...
- [1940?]
- Aspen and ski trails
- View of Aspen, Colorado located at the base of Aspen Mountain, formerly known as Ajax; features bare trees, snow-covered hillside, and ski runs through the trees.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- January, 1950
- Aspen Mountain
- A winter view of the town of Aspen, Colorado. The tops of mullein can be seen in the foreground sticking out of the snow. In the middle distance are snow covered rooftops of early homes and buildings in the town of Aspen. In the background is Aspen...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Aspen
- View of Aspen, Colorado, and Aspen Mountain, formerly known as Ajax, probably from Red Mountain covered by trees and snow in the foreground. Ski runs and ski lift channels are through the trees. Highland Mountain is in the background.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1946
- Aspen, Colo.
- The town of Aspen, Colorado, is situated between Aspen Mountain, formerly known as Ajax, and Shadow Mountain. Railroad tracks wind through the sparsely built foreground into the town. The Roaring Fork River runs through the trees on the right. ...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1889?]
- Aspen, Colo., no. 4
- View of Aspen, Colorado, is probably taken from Smuggler Mountain (partially visible in foreground). Aspen is situated at the base of Aspen Mountain, formerly known as Ajax. The buildings in the town consist of one and two story log, wood, and...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- Aspen, Colorado
- Snow-covered Aspen Mountain, formerly known as Ajax, looms over the town of Aspen, Colorado. The mountain has patches of trees and hanging clouds. The buildings of the town are the most dense in the center of the image. Trees are on the hill in...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mountains--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- June, 1882
- Aspen, Colorado
- The town of Aspen, Colorado, is situated at the foot of Aspen Mountain. The town buildings consist of log, wood-frame, and stone structures. The streets are arranged in a grid. Aspen Mountain, formerly known as Ajax, is visible through the haze...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Aspen, Colorado
- The town of Aspen is situated at the foot of Aspen Mountain. The Roaring Fork River, railroad tracks, and a mill are in the foreground. Snow covers the rooftops of the town and the mountain, Ajax, in the background.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1940.
- [between 1900 and 1940]
- Aspen, Colorado
- A view of the rooftops of Aspen, Colorado, is taken from the top of a flat roof, which is visible in the foreground. Hyman Avenue and Main Street intersect in the foreground. Visible landmarks include Armory Hall, the Aspen Block, the Hotel...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [between 1888 and 1890]
- Aspen, Colorado
- View of Aspen, Colorado, and Aspen Mountain, formerly known as Ajax, probably from Red Mountain. Aspen trees grow in the foreground; ski runs and chair lifts cut through the trees. Highland Peak is in the background.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- [about 1947?]
- Aspen, Colorado, The Silver Queen
- The town of Aspen, Colorado, is situated at the base of Aspen Mountain, formerly known as Ajax. Brush covers the terrain in the foreground, and roads lead from the town to the edge of the plateau, where several wood frame structures are built. ...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- West Aspen, Silver Queen
- The town of Aspen, Colorado, is situated at the foot of Aspen Mountain, formerly known as Ajax. The Roaring Fork River is in foreground; trees and houses are near the river. Smoke flows out of the smokestacks from the mills situated at the edge...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Industry--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Smokestacks--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1889]
- Colorado Avenue
- View east down Main Street (Colorado Avenue) Telluride, Colorado, with light snow on Ajax, Telluride and Ingram Peaks in background. New Sheridan Hotel is on corner with electric bulb theater sign and kiosk with poster advertising "7th Heaven."...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Historic sites--Colorado--Telluride--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Telluride--1920-1930.
- [between 1923 and 1928]
- Early Telluride
- Telluride Silver Cornet (?) Band parades west on Main Street (Colorado Avenue), Telluride, Colorado. Townspeople line street to watch Fourth of July parade. Businesses include: A. J. Vart, Merchant, two-story Sheridan commercial block, and...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Marching bands--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895]
- Main St. Telluride
- View east down dirt Main Street (Colorado Avenue) Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado, with Ingram Falls and Ajax, Telluride, and Ingram Peaks with light snow in background; shows San Miguel County Courthouse (two men sit on front stairs,...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1893]
- Main Street, Telluride, Colo
- View east down Main Street (Colorado Avenue) Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado, with snow-covered Ajax, Telluride and Ingram Peaks in background. Businesses include: two-story brick commercial Sheridan building, New Sheridan Hotel, three...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Historic sites--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Main Street, Telluride, Colo.
- View east down wide dirt Main Street (Colorado Avenue) Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado; Ajax, Telluride and Ingram Peaks with light snow and Ingram Falls are in background. Identifiable buildings include: painted brick San Miguel County...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Historic sites--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Telluride, Colorado
- View east down Colorado Avenue, Telluride, Colorado, with cliffs, Ajax Peak, and Ingram Falls in background; shows front gable houses with porches on both sides of street, San Miguel County Courthouse, part of New Sheridan Hotel sign on...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Historic sites--Colorado--Telluride--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Telluride--1970-1980.
- 1974
- Sept 1st 1906
- View east towards Rio Grande Southern Railroad Yards and snowcovered Ajax, Telluride and Ingram Peaks, Telluride, Colorado; shows station yard with two long passing narrow gauge tracks, two thirty-car spurs, single-story wooden frame depot, a...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Historic sites--Colorado--Telluride--1905-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- [1906]
- Telluride, Colorado, Main Street view toward east
- View east down Main Street (Colorado Avenue) Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado, with snow-covered Ajax, Telluride, and Ingram Peaks in background; shows a two-story brick block on corner of Fir and Colorado (with "Telluride Real Estate...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic sites--Colorado--Telluride--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Telluride--1980-1990.
- 1982 November 5
- Telluride, Colorado, The New Sheridan Hotel, and other buildings on the north side of the main street, view toward northeast
- View northeast down Main Street (Colorado Avenue) Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado, with snow-covered Ajax Peak in background. Business signs include: "Julian's Restaurant," "New Sheridan Hotel, Bar," "Saloon," a large elephant painted on...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic sites--Colorado--Telluride--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Telluride--1980-1990.
- 1982 November 5
- Telluride, Colorado, view eastward along Main Street
- View east down Main Street (Colorado Avenue) from Oak Street, Telluride, Colorado, with snow-covered Ajax, Telluride, and Ingram Peaks in background. Commercial buildings include: First National Bank building and drugstore on corner of Fir and...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic sites--Colorado--Telluride--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Telluride--1980-1990.
- 1982 November 5
- Victor, Colo.
- View of unidentified dirt street, Victor, Colorado; numerous wooden frame residences & commerical buildings cover hillside. Identifiable mines include: Ajax Gold Mining Company and possibly Portland Mine. Mine surface buildings and tailings and...
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Victor--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Victor
- View of Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Shows probably the abandoned Ajax and Portland Mines on Battle Mountain in the distance.
- Victor (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Victor--1970-1980.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1970-1980.
- 1978
- Western History Subject Index
- Calhoun gold mining company
- Western History Subject Index
- AJAX, WILLIAM