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- Chicago Creek Gulch Mattie system above on right (Black Eagle) Lower middle left Star Tunnel Mattie Mine above.
- A man poses on a hillside near the Mattie and Star Tunnel Mines near Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows houses, Chicago Creek, and the "Oh My God Road."
- Chicago Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mattie Mine (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Star Tunnel (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Streams--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf montage
- A photomontage of the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf railway. The first image is of railroad tracks in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado. The second image is of the railway line at Mother Grundy in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado. The third image is of a...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Idaho Springs
- View of houses and commercial buildings beside Clear Creek in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows the multi-story brick school house and mine buildings beside the creek.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Streams--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- Idaho Springs
- View of commercial buildings and houses in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows the multi-story brick school house and mine buildings beside Clear Creek.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Streams--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- Idaho Springs
- View looking west of Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows Clear Creek and Clear Creek Valley, State Ore Sampling Co. on the shore of the creek, Mixsell Dam, Colorado Central Railroad tracks, sampling mills, residences, and the mouth of Chicago Creek...
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Ore industry--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1897 and 1905]
- 14th & Colo. Ave., church has been remodeled Spanish style : Calvary Episcopal (After fire in 1926, replaced by Spanish-type church
- The Calvary Episcopal Church in Idaho Springs, Colorado, is shown prior to its burning in 1926. A large group of men, women and children (including white and Black men and women) stands in front of the church. The church has a steeply gabled roof,...
- Calvary Episcopal Church (Idaho Springs, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1901]
- Schiller Hotel
- A group of people pose on the porch of The Schiller, a hotel in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado; some are seated in rocking chairs.
- Schiller, The (Hotel : Idaho Springs, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; People--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Alpine Mine- Baldwin
- Joseph Watson- supt., Clarence Skellinger- Son, Mrs. Boson, Charles Anderson, Dad- Kunze, Frank Stull, Martin Gorman- Jacks Cabin, and other miners pose near the shafthouse of the Alpine Mine near Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Alpine Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Idaho Springs 1890s
- The view along Miner Street in Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows eight teams of horses with wagons and carriages in front of the Idaho Springs fire house. One team pulls a load of lumber, one team pulls a large boiler, and one team pulls a load of...
- African Americans--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Fire stations--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1901]
- Moscript and Roberts ore teams, Idaho Springs, Colo.
- Ten horse-drawn ore carts from the Moscript and Roberts Hauling Company stand in a large open space near the schoolhouse in Idaho Springs, Colorado.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Stanley Mines, Idaho Spgs., Colo.
- Distant view of Stanley Mines, Idaho Springs, Colorado; shows mill and mine buildings, wooden frame residence, and Colorado and Southern's narrow gauge track paralleling South Clear Creek; legend according to oral history has it that the square...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- East on Miner St. from 14th Ave. Idahoe [sic] Spgs., Colo.
- View east on Miner Street from Fourteenth Avenue, Idaho Springs, Colorado; includes horse drawn wagons and carriages, Page's Hotel de Paris and Ford's Grocery, numerous window awnings over boardwalk, gazebo or band stand at center right, telephone,...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Stanley Mine Idaho Springs Colo. hoist room
- A hoisting engineer poses on a platform in the shafthouse of the Stanley Mine near Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Engines with exhaust pipes are nearby.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Stanley Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mining Newhouse Mine tunnel
- Miners work pneumatic drills in a tunnel of the Newhouse Mine near Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Drilling & boring machinery--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- Idaho Springs 1890's
- View of the Thomas A. Bryan house in Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows a group of men, women, and children on and around a fence in front of a house that looks like a castle. The structure features a square shaped wing, a hipped roof, one circular...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Castles & palaces--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Bryan, Thomas A.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1895 and 1910]
- Idaho Springs, Colorado
- View of a residence with three people in front (one man on a bicycle, two women standing on the porch) in Idaho Springs, Colorado; features a medium gable and "L" shaped floor plan, horizontal clapboard siding, and bays with rectangular openings...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Walter Moscript & team
- The view along Miner Street in Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows three teams of horses in front of the fire house. One team has two horses and riders in a carriage. Second team has eight horses, one rider and totes a large black boiler. The third...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Fire stations--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Idaho Springs 1890's
- View of the Thomas A. Bryan house in Idaho Springs, Colorado shows a castle like structure; features a hipped roof, one circular turret with battlements, and one hanging turret with conical roof; roof line has battlements all the way around; wall...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Castles & palaces--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Bryan, Thomas B.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1895 and 1910]
- Idaho Springs, Colorado
- Men with horses and wagons in front of the Boneita Mill, next to the Mixell Mill, in Idaho Springs, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1885 and 1901?]
- Idaho Springs 1890s
- A large group of people stands in front of the railroad depot in Idaho Springs, Colorado. The group consists of uniformed members of the Silver Coronet Band, and members of the Idaho Springs Fire Department. Band members are holding their...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bands--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Idaho Springs
- The view at the railroad station in Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows a large group of men standing at the loading area in front of the depot. Most of the men wear suits and either bowler or derby hats. A horse and carriage is in the shadows under the...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1910]
- Idaho Springs
- The twenty nine members of the Blazing Arrow Band pose in front of an unidentified building in Idaho Springs, Colorado. The name of the band along with a representation of an Indian are printed on the head of the bass drum. Trumpets, clarinets,...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bands--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Musicians, Idaho Springs, Colorado
- The Silver Cornet Band, of Idaho Springs, Colorado, poses on a plank sidewalk in front of a large doorway. The band is comprised entirely of brass instruments and drummers. A bass drum is inscribed with the band name, and band members are wearing...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bands--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Musicians, Idaho Springs, Colorado
- Miner Street in Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows "The Original Cow-boy Band" next to the Ireland block with "Stock. Bonds. Mines. Sales" painted on the side. The Idaho Springs fire department (with bell tower) is across the street. Band members hold...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bands--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Fire stations--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Portland Hotel and Silver Cornet Band, Idaho Springs, Colorado
- The Silver Cornet Band, surrounded by an audience, is assembled on Miner Street in Idaho Springs, Colorado. The band has drums, brass, and woodwinds, as well as matching uniforms and hats. The Portland Hotel is behind the band. It features: Queen...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bands--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1898 and 1910]
- Ralph Hansen Band (outside Cooper home), Idaho Springs, Colorado
- Seven musicians and a conductor are performing outdoors in Idaho Springs, Colorado. Instruments include: coronet, valve trombone, piano, clarinet, and two violins. The upright piano has decorative wood engraving on the facing board, as well as...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Musicians--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Idaho Springs, Colorado
- A man and a woman, dressed in finery, pose in a passenger carriage near the railroad depot in Idaho Springs, Colorado. The carriage is being towed by a single, lightly colored horse. A sign on the depot reads: "Go East Via Great Rock Island Route."
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Idaho Springs, Colorado
- View looking west, of Idaho Springs, Colorado; shows the bath house at the foot of Soda Creek gulch, Miner Street and central business district, schoolhouse, Clear Creek, residences, and Clear Creek Valley.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1901]
- Idaho Springs, fire department
- Ten members of the Idaho Springs Fire Department, in Idaho Springs, Colorado, are attached to harnesses, and pose as though pulling their equipment wagon, which trails behind. Five other men stand, with arms crossed, to the side of the wagon. A...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890- 1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Fire stations--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Local musical group (inside Cooper home), Idaho Springs, Colorado : Ralph Hansen, musican (sic)
- Interior view of the Cooper home in Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows six musicians playing their instruments. Included are: coronet, valve trombone, piano, clarinet, and two violins. The upright piano has a decorative wooden engraving on the facing...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Musicians--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Idaho Springs
- View of an unidentified mine and mill in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A man in a hat, white shirt and bow-tie, overalls and high rubber boots stands on a log and a miner is sitting on tailings. Shows a tin sided mill building with...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners.; MIning.; Ore Industry.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Idaho Springs
- View looking west of Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows the central business district (including Miner Street, Colorado Street), Bertha Mill, State Ore Sampling mill, other mills and residences, mouth of Virginia Canyon, Clear Creek with mills along...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1902]
- Idaho Springs, Colorado
- View looking northwest of Idaho Springs, Colorado, features Bellevue Mountain, Virginia Canyon (Oh My God! road), Clear Creek parallel to Colorado Central Railroad tracks with train, Natatorium on Soda Creek road, mills, residences, Continental...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]