Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Central City, Colorado banks
- Scene of interior of the First National Bank building in Central City, Colorado, where a man (possibly Henry H. Lake) stands watching the gold scales. The scales rest on a wood platform with two drawers underneath the scales. The platform sits on...
- Central City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Lake, Harry H., 1860-1952.
- [between 1910 and 1919]
- The Gold Coin mine, Victor, Colo.
- View of the head frame and surface structures at the Gold Coin mine, Victor (Teller County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1930-1950.; Gold Coin Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Victor (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Victor--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- The Gold Dollar
- View of the Gold Dollar mine's head frame and surface structures, Teller County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Gold Dollar Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Teller County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- Gold Hill
- Houses stand along three main dirt roads in Gold Hill, a mining district about 12 miles northwest of Boulder in Boulder County, Colorado. Gold Hill was one of the first gold mining camps in Boulder County. By the 1950s, it was used mostly as a...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gold Hill (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gold Hill--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Gold Hill--1930-1940.
- [1939?]
- Old gold dredge near Tiger, Colo.
- View of an abandoned gold dredge on probably the Swan River near Tiger (Summit County), Colorado. Tailings piles are nearby.
- Dredges--Colorado--Tiger--1940-1950.; Mining machinery--Colorado--Tiger--1940-1950.; Tiger (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Tiger--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Tiger--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Ouray, Colo. Gold Hill
- View, from Gold Hill, of Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. A sign on the side of a building reads: "Garage".
- Ouray (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Gold Patch mine, Nevadaville
- View of the abandoned Gold Patch Mining Company buildings with tailings in Nevadaville (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.
- May 30, 1940
- The Gold Mining Stock Exchange, Cripple Creek
- View of the brick and stone Gold Mining Stock Exchange building in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Signs on the building read: "B. P. O. Elks, No. 316," "B. P. O. E. 316," "Light & Power," "Confectionery, Drink Coca-Cola delicious and...
- Elks (Fraternal order) Lodge No. 316 (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--Buildings--1930-1950.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Commercial districts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1950.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- Placer mining, Umcompahgre [sic] Creek, Colorado
- View of hydraulic gold placer mining in Mesa County, Colorado; shows jets of water, hills, and Uncompahgre Creek.
- Mesa County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Mesa County--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Mesa County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Mesa County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Waldorf mine, Waldorf, Colo.
- View of the abandoned Waldorf mine along the road to Argentine Pass in Clear Creek County, Colorado. A sign on the building reads "Waldorf Gold."
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1940-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1940-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Waldorf Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- 1941
- At Nevadaville
- View of the Pozo mine and Gold Coin mill, with tailings and shafthouses, in Nevadaville (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pozo Mine (Nevadaville, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.;...
- [1940?]
- 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
- Central City First National Bank, Colorado
- A map hangs on the wall behind the man in the right midground. A "Checks" window stands in the left midground.; Two men stand near the "Gold" window inside the First National Bank at the corner of Eureka and Main streets in Central City, Colorado....
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Banking--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Gold--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Scales--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- 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
- National Hotel, Cripple Creek, Colorado, on the Gold Belt Line
- View of National Hotel built in 1896, corner 4th (fourth) and East Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; the five-story stone and brick commercial building has a hip roof, 150 rooms, quoins, double-wide recessed arch entryways with radiating...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- 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?]
- Mine and mill complex
- View of unidentified mine and mill buildings with tailings in Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [1940?]