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- Argentine Pass, Vidler and Waldorf Mines, Argentine Central Ry.
- View of Waldorf Mine and outbuildings, Clear Creek County, Colorado towards Vidler Mine and Argentine Pass in distance; Waldorf reached via Argentine Central Railway narrow gauge track with 1/2 mile spur to Vidler; road to Argentine Pass parallels...
- Tailings (Metallurgy)--1900-1920.; Argentine Pass (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Vidler Mine (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waldorf Mine (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage...
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- North side Torry's [sic] Peak, Argentine Central Ry.
- North side of Torreys Peak, Colorado (elevation 14,264 feet) viewed from Argentine Central Railway; snow covered 14-er Rocky Mountain peak.
- Torreys Peak (Colo.); Mountains--Colorado--1900-1920.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Silver Plume from switch back, Argentine Centra [sic] R.R.
- View of switchbacks or completed grading up Pendleton Mountain for Argentine Central Railway's narrow gauge track; shows Silver Plume, Colorado, and Georgetown Loop narrow gauge track.
- Railroads--Grades--Colorado--1900-1910.; Pendleton Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- [1905]
- Argentine Pass and Waldorf Mine, Argentine Central Ry.
- View of Argentine Central Railway narrow gauge track with push car near timberline, Argentine Pass, Clear Creek County, Colorado. Waldorf Mine distant center; Rocky Mountains with snowfields; man on push car with derby hat.
- Argentine Pass (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waldorf Mine (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900- 1920.; Railroad...
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Argentine Cascade on the Argentine Central Ry.
- Argentine Cascade (possibly Leavenworth Creek or South Clear Creek), Colorado; shows cascading waterfalls through bushes and brush along Argentine Central Railway.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Argentine Falls on the Argentine Central Ry.
- Argentine Falls (possibly Leavenworth Creek or South Clear Creek), Colorado; view of waterfall cascading along Argentine Central Railway, water tower at Sidney mine, half way to Waldorf, and rock- supported embankment.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Abandoned Argentine Central Railway tracks
- View of abandoned railroad tracks on the Argentine Central Railway near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The ruined tracks lead to possibly the remains of a wooden railroad bridge.
- Argentine Central Railway Company--Facilities--2010-2020.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Railroad tracks.; Argentine Central Railway Company--Pictorial works.; Railroads--Abandonment--Colorado--Clear Creek County--Pictorial works.; Clear...
- 2010
- Ore chute on abandoned Argentine Central Railway
- View of the remains of a wooden ore chute on the abandoned Argentine Central Railway near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows a large metal pipe in the distance.
- Argentine Central Railway Company--Facilities--2010-2020.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Mining equipment.; Argentine Central Railway Company--Pictorial works.; Ore handling--Colorado--Clear Creek County--Equipment and supplies--Pictorial...
- 2010
- Ore chute on abandoned Argentine Central Railway
- View of the exterior of the remains of an ore loading chute along the Argentine Central Railway near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The structure is built against a hill. The wood is warped and sections of the exterior are missing....
- Argentine Central Railway Company--Facilities--2010-2020.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Abandoned mines.; Mining equipment.; Argentine Central Railway Company--Pictorial works.; Ore handling--Colorado--Clear Creek County--Equipment and...
- 2010
- Summit of Mt. McClellan
- An Argentine and Grays Peak Railway excursion group poses at the summit of McClellan Mountain in Clear Creek County, Colorado; men, women, boys, and girls hold wild flowers and signs: "Summit of Mt. McClellan 14007 Ft. high Argentine & Grays Peak...
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; McClellan, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; People--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1910-1920.
- 1914, August 14
- Looking S. at town of Argentine
- View of Argentine (formerly Decatur, Rathborne), Summit County, Colorado; shows remains of several log and wood frame structures including a mining operation with tailing dumps on a slope.
- Argentine (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Argentine--1930-1940.
- 1934
- Gray's Peak and Argentine Pass
- A man leads a horse-drawn wagon with a cloth covering its cargo down a rocky, dirt road on Argentine Pass on the border of Summit and Clear Creek counties in Colorado. The man wears a wide-brimmed hat. Tall banks of snow stand along the sides of...
- Argentine Pass (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Summit County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Argentine Pass--1870-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1900.; Roads--Colorado--1870-1900.;...
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Waldorf mine and road to Argentine pass and Vidler Tunnel, Summit County
- View of Waldorf / Vidler mines and the Continental Divide, Clear Creek County, Colorado, (11,666 feet); shows frame buildings, water tank, ore carts, mine dumps and tailings. Road parallels Argentine Central Railway narrow gauge tracks and spur to...
- Argentine Central Railway Company--1900-1910.; Waldorf (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- June 21, 1908
- Waldorf
- View of Waldorf and Vidler mines, Clear Creek County, Colorado, (11,666 feet); shows outbuildings, water tank, ore carts, mine dumps and tailings. Road parallels Argentine Central Railway narrow gauge tracks and spur to Vidler, then ascends to...
- Argentine Central Railway Company--1900-1920.; Argentine Pass (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Vidler Mine (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waldorf (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waldorf Mine (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1905 and 1913]
- Argentine and Grays Peak Railway ticket office
- View of the Argentine Central Railway Company ticket office at 1641 Market Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The five-story building has decorative trim and stone work. Signs read: "Argentine & Grays Peak Ry. Ticket Office" and "Seeing Denver."
- Argentine Central Railway Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Ticket offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- between 1914 and 1918
- Snow bank on the line of the Argentine
- View of Argentine Central Railway tracks at 13,500 feet on Mount McClellan in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Shows a barren mountainous landscape with snow fields and mountain peaks in the distance.
- Argentine Central Railway Company--1900-1920.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; McClellan, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1912?]
- Georgetow [sic] from Argentine Central R.R.
- View north to Silver Plume, Colorado, from Argentine Central Railway completed grading; shows Georgetown Loop with narrow gauge railroad tracks in valley below.
- Railroads--Grades--Colorado--1900-1910.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- 1905
- Mts. Evans and Rosalie from turminus[sic] of the Argentine Central Ry.
- Argentine Central Railway engine number four with two passenger cars facing east at end of narrow gauge track; Colorado; group of sightseers about to enter Ice Palace in old mine; Mount Evans and Mount Rosalie, distant background; Rocky Mountains...
- Evans, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Bronze marker at Waldorf, Colorado, unveiled
- Ben Draper by the monument commemorating Edward John Wilcox and the Argentine Central Railway, Waldorf, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Wilcox, Edward John, 1857-1928--Monuments.; Argentine Central Railway Company--1940-1950.; Waldorf (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Waldorf--1940-1950.; Draper, Ben.
- August 1, 1948
- Where Green Lake Rd crosses Argentine Gulch
- Women pose on Green Lake Road, where it crosses Argentine Gulch, in the Argentine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.; Roads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.
- 1929
- The telephone pole is hanging on wires Junction Argentine Creek and Green Lake Road.
- Panoramic view, facing west, of the junction of Argentine Creek and Green Lake Road in the Argentine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.; Roads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.; Streams--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.; Utility poles--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Where Green Lake Road crosses Argentine Gulch
- View, facing northeast, of the area where Green Lake road crosses Argentine Gulch in the Argentine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.; Roads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.
- 1925
- Argentine, Colorado
- View of the livery stable in Argentine (formerly Decatur, Rathborne), Summit County, Colorado; includes three men and a dog on a flatbed wagon drawn by four horses; livery features a vertical board false front over a log structure and a wide...
- Argentine (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Argentine--1900-1920.; Stables--Colorado--Argentine--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915]
- On Argentine Pass
- A man, possibly Robert Collier, sits in a horse-drawn wagon on a rocky ridge on Argentine Pass on the border of Summit and Clear Creek counties in Colorado. A hand-painted sign reading: "Photographers" hangs on the side of the wagon.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Summit County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--1880-1890.; Horses--Colorado--1880-1890.; Men--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [1880?]
- Gray's and Torry's [sic] Peaks, western slope, Argentine Pass
- Western slopes of Grays Peak and Torreys Peak of Rocky Mountains viewed from Argentine Pass, Colorado; clouds dot the sky.
- Grays Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Torreys Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- EPC Muck train
- A man on an ore train emerges from a tunnel near the Argentine Mill in Rico (Dolores County), Colorado. Shows tracks, pipe sections and a crate. An ore car reads: "Rico Argentine Mining Co."
- Rico (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Rico--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Rico--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Waldorf, Colo. altitude: 11,666 feet at Post Office
- View of Waldorf, Clear Creek County, Colorado; shows buildings including (l to r): power house, stable, Post Office, and cables of the bucket line from Santiago to Waldorf.
- Waldorf (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Clear Creek County Court House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Clear Creek County Court House, Georgetown, Colorado. The wood construction building, built in 1868, is seen at its original site at Fifth and Argentine Streets. Originally the Ohio Bakery, it became the court house in 1874....
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Courthouses--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950.]
- Clear Creek County Court House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Clear Creek County Court House, Georgetown, Colorado. The wood construction building, built in 1868, is at its original site at Fifth (5th) and Argentine Streets. Originally the Ohio Bakery, it became the court house in 1874....
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Courthouses--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Georgetown, Colo.
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking north; shows Argentine Street on the west side of town and the Hamill house group of buildings at Argentine and Third Streets. Other recognizable landmarks include the tower of the Alpine Hose Company No. 2...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1887.]
- Georgetown, Colorado
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, northeast from Leavenworth Mountain, with Saxon and Griffith Mountains in the background. Argentine Street is the most clearly-seen street; the Hamill House is on the corner of Argentine and Third (3rd) Streets in the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1874 and 1891.]
- Georgetown, Colo. looking north
- A view of Georgetown, Colorado, looking north up the valley, with Saxon and Griffith Mountains on the right and Republican and Democrat Mountains on the left, taken from Leavenworth Mountain; shows the north- south streets of Argentine, Rose, and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1885?]
- Street Scene, Georgetown, Colorado
- Snow-covered view of Georgetown, Colorado, facing south, toward the corner of Argentine and Second (2nd) Streets, which are lined with trees. The Jesse Summers Randall residence, on the southeast corner, is eclectic in style and has a central...
- Randall, Jesse Summers 1848-1939--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.
- 1916
- Locomotive (Argentine Central) Shay No. 1
- Argentine Central Locomotive Engine Number 1, Lima 1561, constructed in 1905, first narrow-gauge Shay gear-driven engine designed for line's steep grades and tight curves, at railroad's lower terminus, Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado;...
- Argentine Central Railway Company--1900-1910.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1910.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1910.; Ames, George.; Dunning, Bill.
- [between 1905 and 1909]
- Locomotive (Argentine Central) Shay No. 4
- Argentine Central Locomotive; Engine Number 4, Lima 1907 construction, narrow-gauge Shay gear-driven engine designed for line's steep grades and tight curves, in front of Silver Plume enginehouse at railroad's lower terminus, Clear Creek, Colorado;...
- Argentine Central Railway Company--1900-1910.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1910.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1909]
- Georgetown, Colo., Looking North
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, north from an elevated position on Leavenworth Mountain, with Republican Mountain on the left and Griffith Mountain on the right. Rose, Argentine, and Alpine (6th, Sixth) Streets are visible; a tent with many burned...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [between 1866 and 1870?]
- Georgetown, Colorado
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, north from an elevated position on Leavenworth Mountain, with Republican Mountain on the left and Griffith Mountain on the right. Rose, Argentine, Taos, Alpine (6th, Sixth) Streets are visible in the grid-plan town....
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Georgetown, Colorado, looking north
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, north from an elevated position on Leavenworth Mountain, with Republican Mountain on the left. Rose, Argentine and Alpine (6th, Sixth) Streets are visible in the grid-plan town. The Hamill House, with its carriage...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Georgetown, from Mt. Leavenworth, Colo.
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, north from an elevated position on Leavenworth Mountain, with Republican Mountain on the left and Griffith Mountain on the right. Rose, Argentine, Taos, and Alpine (6th, Sixth) Streets are visible in the grid-plan...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Georgetown, Colorado, looking north
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, north from an elevated position on Leavenworth Mountain, with Republican Mountain on the left and Griffith Mountain on the right. Rose, Argentine, and Alpine (6th, Sixth) Streets, are visible. Most of the buildings are...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1872 and 1874?]
- 1811. Georgetown.
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, north from an elevated position on Leavenworth Mountain, with Republican Mountain on the left and Griffith Mountain on the right. Rose, Argentine, Taos, and Alpine (6th, Sixth) Streets are visible in the grid-plan...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1880
- 2201. Georgetown, Colo.
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, north from an elevated position on Leavenworth Mountain, with Republican Mountain on the left and Griffith Mountain, in deep shadow on the right. Rose, Argentine, Taos, and Alpine (6th, Sixth) Streets are visible in...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1880?]
- Georgetown - ca. 1892
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, north from an elevated position on Leavenworth Mountain, with Republican Mountain on the left and Griffith Mountain on the right. Rose, Argentine, Taos, and Alpine (6th Sixth) Streets are visible in the grid-plan town....
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [1892?]
- Silver Plume, looking down the canyon
- View east, down Clear Creek valley, of Silver Plume, Colorado, including a residence in the foreground with Clear Creek on the south side of the it. In the distance is the Silver Plume schoolhouse. In between the house and the school is the Silver...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1940.; Valleys--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1940.
- [between 1900 and 1938]
- Across Green Lake Road
- Panoramic view, facing north, of Green Lake Road near Argentine Creek in the Argentine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado. Tailings dumps and a shack show in the surrounding hills.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.; Roads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Argentine, Colorado
- View of Argentine (formerly Decatur, Rathborne), Summit County, Colorado; shows several wood frame false fronts and front gable log structures in a horseshoe valley; two men looking into back of a horse- drawn wagon; path leads to a water well...
- Argentine (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Argentine--1910-1920.
- [1912]
- Georgetown Loop from Argentine Central switchback
- View of Georgetown Loop, Clear Creek Canyon and distant Georgetown, Colorado, taken from Argentine Central Railway switchback on Pendleton Mountain; shows Colorado and Southern Railway train on high bridge, narrow gauge track, mine dumps, and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Pendleton Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- North from summit of McClellan Mtn. on the Argentine Central Ry.
- Argentine Central Railway engine with Colorado and Southern passenger cars on summit of Mount McClellan, Colorado; shows view north of Rocky Mountains, narrow gauge track winding up to summit, and sightseers in train.
- McClellan Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Summit of Mt. McClellan reached via Argentine Central Ry.
- Mount McClellan's summit (14,007 feet) via Argentine Central Railway, Colorado; shows engine and passenger cars parked with large group of sightseers at summit and in cars, passenger cars retouched to reflect name of "Gray's Peak Route," narrow...
- McClellan Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Tourists on the sumit [sic] of McClellan Mtn. reached via the Argentine Central Ry.
- Argentine Central Railway engine with Colorado and Southern Railway passenger cars at summit of Mount McClellan, Colorado; shows sightseers debarking, climbing, and hiking to or returning from summit; some tourists are still in train.
- McClellan, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1906 and 1913]