Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Pikes Peak Ave
- View of a dirt Pikes Peak Avenue in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado; shows a horse drawn wagon, a streetcar, the Post Office, the Mining Exchange, Independence & Exchange National Banks, Antlers Hotel and Pikes Peak.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Idaho Springs Colo., C.& S. Ry.
- Panoramic view of commercial buildings and houses in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows tracks of the Colorado Central Railroad Company, a multi-story mill or mine building with dormer windows and smokestacks, frame houses and...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1890-1900.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.; Mine...
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- Victor
- Men, a woman and a baby pose beside a frame, two-story building in Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Men wear suits and stand on a wooden sidewalk beside businesses with signs and awnings that read "Confectionery, Nuts," "Cigars & Tobacco," "Ice...
- W.E. Rohde Real Estate (Victor, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Couples--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Real estate business--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Tobacco shops--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Rohde, Mary E.; Rohde, W. E.
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- Victor, Colo.
- View of frame commercial and mine buildings in Victor (Teller County), Colorado. A Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company freight train is on Colorado Midland Railroad tracks near tailings and the Independence Mine. Portland Mine buildings are...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Warehouses--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- Victor
- Men wear hats, suits, vests or suspenders, and pose on wooden sidewalks in front of frame commercial buildings in Victor (Teller County), Colorado. A horseshoe is above the door at the Victor Daily News building near a sign that reads "Law Office."...
- Rohde & Goss Real Estate (Victor, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Real estate business--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Rohde, W. E.
- [between 1890 to 1898?]
- East Victor showing Strong, Independence, Portland and Anna Lee mines
- Panoramic view of frame mine buildings in Victor (Teller County), Colorado. A woman is in a horse-drawn buggy near a log and frame one-story house. Mine buildings on Battle Mountain are identified as the Strong Mine, the Independence Mine, the...
- Anna Lee Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Portland Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Strong Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Mine...
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- Altman, Colo.
- Panoramic view of frame houses and commercial buildings in Altman (Teller County), Colorado. Shows residences, mine buildings with smokestacks, false front businesses, and tailings piles. Business signs include: "Geo McMillan, Grocer" and "Johnson...
- Altman (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1898?]
- Doc Susie headed for college at Cripple Creek home
- Susan Anderson, at age 23, (1870-1960) stands outside her log cabin in Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado. Two men sit on log stumps next to neatly stacked split firewood. An ax is in a large log on cross stands. Susan graduated from medical...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Physicians--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1893?
- Arrival of Co. G. from Manill [sic]
- Bird's eye view of large crowd greeting military Company G arriving from Manilla at Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad station, Cripple Creek, Colorado; scene includes passenger train on wye, people standing atop railroad cars, and narrow gauge...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890- 1900.
- 1899 September 13
- Fremont in early days the present townsite of Cripple Creek
- Bird's eye view of early sparse settlement of Fremont, Colorado in 1891; consolidated and renamed Cripple Creek in 1892; several log buildings under construction are interspersed with several canvas tents; distant view of hillsides.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1891 November 1
- Bennett Ave.
- Street and terrace view of one and two-story flat-roof brick commercial buildings on Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; row of horse-drawn wagons are parked alongside sidewalk; scene includes fire hydrant, awnings, numerous signs attached to...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [beteen 1896 and 1900]
- The central portion, Cripple Creek
- Bird's eye view across rooftops of Cripple Creek, Colorado towards Carbonate Hill and Gold Hill; scene includes Golden public school building, Saint Peters Catholic Church, and rows of flat-roof one and two- story wooden frame and brick commercial...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek
- Looking west on Bennett Avenue from Third (3rd )Street are one and two-story brick flat-roof commercial buildings, Cripple Creek, Colorado; buildings are decorated with cornices and pediments and many have awnings extended over storefront windows;...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1900]
- The Gold King Mine
- View of the shafthouse and power house of the Gold King Mine near Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold King Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1898]
- Acacia
- View shows the Acacia mine, among others, Bull Hill, Cripple Creek District, Teller County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Acacia Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- The Last Dollar mine
- View of the Last Dollar mine on the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway near Independence (Teller County), Colorado.
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Last Dollar Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- General view Battle mt. and it's mines from Independence
- View of Battle Mountain with the Portland, Black Diamond, and Doubtful mines and boarding houses, Cripple Creek District, Teller County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Black Diamond Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Doubtful Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Portland Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Teller...
- [between 1896 and 1898]
- General view Little Bull or Raven Hill from Battle Mt.
- View of unidentified mines on Little Bull Hill or Raven Hill, Cripple Creek District, Teller County, Colorado.
- Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hills--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1898]
- General view Battle mt. and it's mines from Independence
- View of Battle Mountain with mines and tailings, Victor (Teller County), Colorado.
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1898]
- General landscape Battle mt. from Victor, Colo.
- View of Battle Mt. with the Granite, Anna Lee, Portland, and Black Diamond mines. Signs read: "Victor Fuel & Feed Co." and "Victor The City At The Mines. The Woods Investment Co., Denver, Colorado Spgs. Victor, Colorado. Mines, Mining Stock,...
- Anna Lee Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Black Diamond Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Granite Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Portland Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1896 and 1898]
- Barry, Colo., from Gold Hill no. 472
- A panorama of the mining camp of Barry, Colorado, in Teller County, a component camp of Anaconda, shows a main street surrounded by wood-frame, commercial storefronts with false fronts and one-story, wood- frame, box-shaped structures with gables....
- Barry (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Barry--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Barry--1890-1900.
- April 4, 1893
- Wreck of first passenger train in Anacond [sic] F & C C RY
- View of a Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad wreck near Anaconda (Teller County), Colorado; shows men, women and children looking at wrecked passenger cars. A photographer has a box camera on a tripod.
- Anaconda (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company.
- 1894, July 9
- Gold Coin Block
- View of the Gold Coin Block at (probably) 5th (Fifth) and Diamond Streets in Victor (Teller County), Colorado; shows a brick apartment / office building with an arched entry. Storefront window letters and signs read: "The Teller County Mining...
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Apartments--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Militia - camp @ Altman from west. Bull Hill
- View of a military encampment at Altman, Teller County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike; shows soldiers, tents, mine tailings, felled timber, businesses and houses. The Western Federation of Miners had their headquarters in Altman.
- Altman (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military camps--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Deputies camp at Victor
- View of a military camp at Victor, Teller County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike by the Western Federation of Miners; shows tents, soldiers, houses, and mine processing buildings.
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Military camps--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- June 10, 1894
- Altman, Colo., highest incorporated town in the world, elevation 11,200 ft., Pikes Peak in distance, 14,147 ft.
- View of Altman, Colorado, located three miles north of Victor, on a saddle between Bull Hill and Bull Cliff, Teller County, includes wood frame residences, sheds, false front businesses, smelters, and mines, and tailing dumps. Business signs...
- Altman (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1898]
- Goldfield, Independence & Altman
- View northwest towards Goldfield, Independence and Altman, in Teller County, Colorado, shows Goldfield at the bottom with Bull Hill far left and Bull Cliff on right. Independence is on the slope between the two hills and Altman is high on the...
- Altman (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Goldfield (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1898]
- Machine drill, 700 ft. level, Gold Coin mine
- View of four miners standing seven hundred feet down in a mine shaft of the Gold Coin mine, possibly in Victor, Colorado. They stand around a machine drill and use candles to light the area.
- Mine shafts--1890-1900.; Drilling & boring machinery--1890-1900.; Interiors--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Capt No. 5, No. 2 shaft, 400 level, Potland mine
- View of miners working the four-hundred level, number two shaft, Potland (possibly Portland) mine, Colorado. The men use a pneumatic drill, shovels, a sledgehammer, and axe, and work by candlelight.
- Drilling & boring machinery--Colorado--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Anaconda, Colo.
- View northeast across Ananconda, Teller County, Colorado, shows a town of several camps including Squaw Gulch, Mound City, and Barry nestled in valley below Gold Hill. Wood frame gabled houses, log cabins, false fronts, and a smelte fill the...
- Anaconda (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.
- 1975
- The Elkton general view picnic grounds Labor Day
- View of the Elkton Mine building on a hill overlooking the town of Elkton, Colorado; features wooden buildings down the hillside.
- Elkton (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Elkton--1890-1900.
- September, 1894
- Camp of Colo. State Militia, Bull Hill, Colo. [?] 12 [?]
- Panoramic view, probably during a mining labor strike, of frame buildings in the town of Altman (Teller County), Colorado and tents in rows at a military encampment in a nearby meadow. A flagpole with an American flag is near tents, and soldiers in...
- Altman (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Military camps--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.
- [1894]
- Locomotive accident
- View of a derailed locomotive engine and a damaged railroad trestle probably in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. People mingle around the mangled debris of the accident. Houses, a dirt street, probably Pikes Peak Avenue, and horse-drawn...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Residential streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- The smoothe [sic] cut rock, along F. & C.C. Ry.
- View of Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad narrow gauge tracks in a cut in possibly Phantom Canyon in Teller County or Fremont County, Colorado. A telegraph pole is beside a steep rock formation.
- Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Railroad cuts--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1893 and 1903?]
- Bank of Victor
- Exterior view of Bank of Victor, Victor, Colorado; bank rebuilt after 1899 fire, photo dated to September 11, 1899; one-story, front gable, wooden frame (vertical planks) building. Shows two men on front steps; R.H. Atchison, bank official, on...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Banks--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Bird's eye view of Victor Colo. from Cripple Creek trail, north
- Bird's eye view of Victor, Colorado, from Cripple Creek Trail to north; shows sparse settlement with two brick buildings, wooden frame buildings with false fronts, some log buildings, and canvas tents. Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad station...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- [1894?]
- Beginning of the great fire, Victor, Colo.
- Bird's eye view across rooftops of Victor, Colorado, shows smoke rising from business district as early stages of August 21, 1899 fire progresses beginning from Third & Portland Avenue area; Gold Coin Mine & Gold Coin Club, rear view of prominent...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Pack burros, Victor Avenue, Victor
- View of burro pack train, Victor Avenue, Victor, Colorado. Several burros are lined up and loaded with supplies; three men are on horseback, and one man holds reins to horse. The commercial business district consists primarily of two-story...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial districts--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1899]
- Scene of the great fire, Victor
- View of group of men, women & children posed in front of ashes & debris of R. H. Atchison's residence, Victor, Colorado, one day after devastating fire of August 21, 1899. The fire is reported to have destroyed 14 blocks in four hours; a single...
- Atchison, R. H.--Homes & haunts--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Victor fire
- View across rooftops of Victor, Colorado, as devastating fire of August 21, 1899 sweeps across town; shows billows of smoke from wooden frame commercial buildings & residences, a painted sign on brick wall, and the W.J. Donnelley hardware building...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Victor Colo. from Independence shaft house
- Bird's eye view of Victor, Colorado, taken from Independence Shaft house on Battle Mountain, Cripple Creek district; shows Strong Mine shaft house, mine rails & buildings, commercial buildings and residences, some false-fronts, canvas tents on...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [1894?]
- Victor, Colo. from west
- Distant view of Victor, Colorado, from west; includes wooden frame and log commerical buildings and residences, canvas tent with wooden frames, construction of wooden frame buildings, and sign painted on building's falsefront: "A. Reynolds, Gents...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [1894 or 1895?]
- Remains of Victor, Colo. next day after the fire
- Bird's eye view of Victor, Colorado, one day after devastating fire of August 21, 1899. Shows wooden frame residences which escaped destruction in foreground left; ashes, debris, & remains from fire of former business district area, center & center...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- 1899