Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Gregory Gulch
- View of dilapidated head frames, frame buildings and snow on tailings piles in Gregory Gulch in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. A historical marker sign reads: "On this ground, later known as Gregory Diggings, John H. Gregory discovered the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gregory Gulch (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Canyons--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Indian Jack standing, Geo. Brittenbendes
- Studio portrait of Native American (Modoc) man, Indian Jack (Lew Wallace). He stands with his arm on the shoulder of George Brittenbendes, seated. Both men wear shirts, coats, pants and hats. Indian Jack discovered the Golden Age mine in Jamestown,...
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Modoc Indians--1870-1880.; Indian Jack.; Brittenbendes, George.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- The mineral resources of Summit County
- View of a 156 ounce specimen of crystallized gold, known as "Tom's Baby," taken from the Gold Flake Mine on Farncomb Hill, near Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado. The specimen was named after Tom Groves, one of the miners who discovered it.
- Summit County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold--Colorado--Summit County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Summit County--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Gregory Monument dedication
- Five unidentified men stand next to the bronze marker placed at the Mountain City site near Central City, Colorado, where John H. Gregory first discovered gold in 1859. The marker, dedicated July 23, 1932, reads: "On this ground later known as...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Historical markers--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Monuments &...
- [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]
- Gregory Gulch, Central City, Colorado
- Several houses stand along a dirt road in Gregory Gulch in Gilpin County, Colorado. The gulch was named after John H. Gregory, who first discovered gold in Colorado in 1859. The cut in the hillside shows the vein Gregory followed in search of...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- 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]
- Prepare for the miracle! : a sermon
- Sermon given by Reverend Raymond A Waser to the congregation of First Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver, Colorado.
- Miracles.; Healing of the paralytic (Miracle); First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943 March 14
- Derry Ranch, Lake County, Colo.
- View of the Derry Ranch, a placer mine located in Lake County, Colo. Gold was discovered early in this location in the 1870s and the area was land dredged periodically until the 1950s.
- Derry Ranch (Lake County, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Abandoned gold mines--Colorado--Lake County--2000-2010.; Lake County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Derry Ranch (Lake County, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Abandoned gold mines--Colorado--Lake County--Pictorial...
- 2006
- West Moncrieff Place "Spiderman House"
- View of the facade of West Moncrieff Place (1895), located in the West Highland neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Home of murder victim Phillip Peters and known as "The Spiderman House," the Queen Anne Cottage Style house features a fish scale...
- Peters, Philip, d. 1941--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Houses.; Coneys, Theodore, 1882-1967--Homes & haunts.; Coneys, Theodore, 1882-1967--Homes and haunts.; Peters, Philip, d. 1941--Homes and...
- 2004
- Placing marker at site of Gregory Lode
- A crowd of men, women, and children gather around a temporary historical marker posted on a dirt road in Blackhawk (Black Hawk) (Gilpin County), Colorado. The sign reads: "The State Historical and Natural History Society of Colorado. On this...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dedications--Colorado--Blackhawk--1920-1930.; Gold mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1920-1930.; Historical markers--Colorado--Blackhawk--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Blackhawk--1920-1930.; Gregory, John H.--Homes &...
- 1924 August 8
- Wash day in a United States Geological Survey camp
- View of a large kettle beside canvas tents at a United States Geological Survey camp in either Mesa County or Garfield County, Colorado. Oil shale burns under a laundry kettle.
- Geological Survey (U.S.)--People--1910-1920.; Oil-shales--Colorado--1910-1920.; Campfires--Colorado--1910-1920.; Camping--Colorado--1910-1920.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--1910-1920.; Tents--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1914?
- Commemorative medal
- A commemorative bronze medal with an image of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, an army officer and explorer, on one side and Pikes Peak, in Colorado Springs, Colorado which bears his name, on the other side. This coin was struck in 1906 to celebrate the...
- Medals--1770-1910.; Pike, Zebulon Montgomery, 1779-1813.--Commemoration.
- [between 1779 and 1906]
- Querida
- View of Querida, (Spanish for "dear one") Custer County, Colorado, shows a dirt street flanked by businesses and dwellings, including one in a large fenced yard. Originally named for the E. C. Bassick mine (discovered in 1877), which is against...
- Querida (Colo.)--1870-1890.
- [between 1877 and 1885?]
- Caribou mine
- View shows a wooden building which was part of the Caribou mine, Boulder County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Caribou Shaft (Boulder County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- The Camp Bird
- View of the Camp Bird gold mine near Ouray, Colorado (discovered by Thomas F. Walsh in 1896), shows worker's dormitories and manager's residence.
- Mining camps--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Gold mining--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- Central City
- View of Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado shows: houses, fences, roads, automobiles, Teller House, and mine tailings on hill.
- Tailings embankments--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Opera house, Central City
- View of the Central City Opera House; a two story, granite building on Eureka Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Signs by the front doors read: "Central City Opera House, Property of the University of Denver, Colorado Seminary" and...
- Central City Opera House--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- [1947?]
- Teller House, Central City
- Entrance to the Teller House, a brick hotel in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado with lanterns, and the Teller House Bar.
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bars--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- [1947?]
- Central City
- View of Washington Hall on Eureka Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Signs read: "City Hall", "Public Library Community House", and "Fire Dept." Attached to the side of the building is a wooden bell tower with a brass bell.
- Washington Hall (Central City, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; City & town halls--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Libraries--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.;...
- [1947?]
- Central City, Colo.
- View of a Queen Anne style brick house on Pine Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado, with two turrets, a porch with steps, a wheel window under the gable, and a stone retaining wall.
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- [1947?]
- Church, Central City
- View of the St. James' Methodist church on Eureka Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. The granite building has a half steeple and stained glass windows with pointed arches.
- St. James Methodist Church (Central City, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- [1947?]
- St. James church [sic], Central City, Colo.
- View from the back of St. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church on Pine Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Scaffolding and a ladder are placed against the steeple; a brick house is in the foreground.
- St. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church (Central City, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Central...
- [1947?]
- Miners homes, Blackhawk, Colo.
- A wooden stairway leads up a hill to several houses with stone retaining walls in Black Hawk (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Stairways--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Foundation & stack of old mill above Black Hawk, Colo.
- Ruins of an unidentified mill with a brick smokestack in Black Hawk (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Ruins--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Smokestacks--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Nevadaville, Colo.
- Overlook view of abandoned houses, businesses, and mines in the ghost town of Nevadaville (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned Buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Main St., Nevadaville, Colo.
- View of abandoned stone and brick business buildings in the ghost town of Nevadaville (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.
- 1940
- City hall, Nevadaville, Colo.
- View of the abandoned city hall and fire department building with bell tower in the ghost town of Nevadaville (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; City & town halls--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Fire stations--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.;...
- 1940
- Steam mine hoist, Nevadaville, Colo.
- View of an unidentified abandoned mine with a cable hoist in the ghost town of Nevadaville (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Russell Gulch mill
- Ruins of an unidentified mill building with tailings in Russell Gulch, Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Old mine, Nevadaville
- View of an unidentified abandoned mine with a cable hoist and head frame in the ghost town of Nevadaville (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.
- October 6, 1940
- Mine hoist, Nevadaville
- View of a cable hoist at an unidentified abandoned mine in the ghost town of Nevadaville (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.
- October 6, 1940
- Glory Hole, Nevadaville
- View of a large mining hole blasted into the rock in Nevadaville (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Holes--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.
- May 30, 1940
- Ore grinder, Idaho Springs, Colo.
- View of a circular ore grinder or arrastra made of stone in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Grinding wheels--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Argo mill & tunnel, Idaho Springs, Colo.
- View of the Argo Mill, mine, and tunnel with tailings on Clear Creek in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Argo Tunnel Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Georgetown from hill (NESW?)
- View, from a snow covered hill, of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- February 4, 1940
- Old mine, Nevadaville
- View of an unidentified abandoned mine with tailings in the ghost town of Nevadaville (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.
- October 6, 1940
- Georgetown
- Overlook view of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado with houses, businesses, streets, mines and tailings.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Typical stores, Georgetown
- View of weathered wood storefronts on the west side of Rose Street between Fifth (5th) and Sixth (6th) Streets in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A sign reads: "Commonwealth Tunnel Transportation Company." The bell tower is attached to...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bell towers--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Fire stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Storefronts--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.;...
- February 4, 1940
- Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colo.
- View of the Hotel de Paris on Sixth (6th) Street in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Signs by the entrance read: "Louis Dupuy" and "Dining Room, Office." Adjacent to the two story building is a wrought iron gate and a lion statue.
- Hotel de Paris (Georgetown, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Main street, Silver Plume
- View of storefronts on Main Street in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Signs read: "Dicksons", "Cafe & Soda Fountain" and "Rooms."
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.; Cafes--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.; Storefronts--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.;...
- June 2, 1940
- Silver Plume old house
- View of a weathered wood house, with a porch and railing, in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.
- June 2, 1940
- Miners home, Silver Plume, Colo.
- View of a dilapidated, two story, wooden house in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado, with two porches, railings, shutters, and bird houses.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.
- June 2, 1940
- Empire
- Overlook view of Empire (Clear Creek County), Colorado and surrounding mountains.
- Empire (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Empire--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Empire--1940-1950.; Valleys--Colorado--Empire--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Main street, Waldorf, Colo.
- Shows a street, overgrown with grass and flowers, in front of a row of abandoned wooden storefronts and houses in the ghost town of Waldorf (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Waldorf (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Waldorf--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Waldorf--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Waldorf--1940-1950.; Storefronts--Colorado--Waldorf--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Tram anchor, Waldorf mine
- View of an old tram wheel and cable at the abandoned Waldorf Mine in the ghost town of Waldorf (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Waldorf--1940-1950.; Waldorf (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Waldorf Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Waldorf--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Waldorf--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Old hotel, Silver Plume, Colo.
- View of a dilapidated, two story, wood hotel in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado, with a porch, railing, and broken windows.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.
- 1940
- San Bernardo or Matterhorn
- View of an abandoned mine building in the old mining camp of Matterhorn (San Miguel County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Matterhorn--1940-1950.; Matterhorn (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Matterhorn--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Matterhorn--1940-1950.
- September 11, 1947
- Bullion
- View of the abandoned Bullion Mine and mill buildings with tailings in San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--San Miguel County--1940-1950.; Bullion Tunnel (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--San Miguel County--1940-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--San Miguel...
- [1940?]
- Revenue, Sneffels, Colo. (Ouray)
- A dirt road crosses a creek into the Revenue mine and mill complex near Sneffels, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Revenue Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--12940-1950.; Sneffels (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Sneffels--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Sneffels--1940-1950.
- [1940?]