Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Rock Drill and Machinery Company
- View of the Denver Rock Drill and Machinery Company at 18th (Eighteenth) and Blake Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The three-story brick building has awnings and signs that read: "The Denver Rock Drill & Machinery Co.," "Mining Machinery,...
- Denver Rock Drill & Machinery Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining machinery industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Machinery industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Denver Rock Drill and Machinery Company
- View of the Denver Rock Drill and Machinery Company at 18th (Eighteenth) and Blake Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The three-story brick building has awnings and signs that read: "The Denver Rock Drill & Machinery Co.," "Mining Machinery,...
- Denver Rock Drill & Machinery Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining machinery industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Machinery industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Western Machinery Co.
- View of the Western Machinery Company building at 1649-1655 Blake Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick building has decorative brickwork, modillion brackets and storefront windows. Signs read: "Western Machinery Co.,"...
- Western Machinery Cc. (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Machinery industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930-1945?]
- Western Machinery Co.
- View of the Western Machinery Company building at 1649-1655 Blake Street in downtown Denver. Shows the two-story building with brackets, decorative brickwork, and merchandise in the storefront windows. Signs read: "[?]loger Desk & Fixture Co.,"...
- Western Machinery Cc. (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Machinery industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1945?]
- Common Sense Whim Company
- Men pose near machinery that includes mine ore cars, flywheels, and augers near the Common Sense Whim Company at 1220 Curtis Street in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "New and Refitted Machinery J. H. Montgomery M'chnry...
- Common Sense Whim Company (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining machinery industry--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Western Machinery Company
- View of the Western Machinery Company building in downtown Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick building has decorative brickwork. Signs read: "1649," "Western Machinery Co." and "We Rent Compressors Air Drills Hoists Pumps."
- Western Machinery Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Machinery industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Mining machinery Caribou Mill
- A miner poses indoors near the hoist of the Caribou Mine and Mill in Boulder County, Colorado. The machinery includes cables, flywheels, and a friction drum.
- Caribou Mine.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Caribou Shaft (Boulder County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Boulder County--1870-1880.; Interiors--Colorado--Boulder County--1870-1880.; Miners--Colorado--Boulder...
- [between 1870 and 1874]
- Caribou, Colo. early mine machinery 1941
- A wooden drum from a "slack-belt" hoist (widely used in Caribou mines during the early mining days) and a boiler that supplied steam to activate the hoist and pumps, stand in the foreground on a hill near Caribou in Boulder County, Colorado. Pine...
- Mining equipment--1940-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Caribou (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boilers--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- Retort and machinery, Colo. State School of Mines
- Interior view of machinery and probably an experimental petroleum distillery at the School of Mines in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows an elevated tank, machinery, a brick furnace, a steel hood, insulated pipes and steel pipes.
- Colorado School of Mines--Facilities--1910-1920.; Distillation apparatus--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fire extinguishers--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Machinery--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Denver business, mining machinery supplies
- View of The Mine and Smelter Supply Company building, Denver, Colorado. It is a three story brick building with a decorative cornice and advertisements in many of the windows. They read in part: "Pipe fitting, Brass goods, Machinery supplies,...
- Mine & Smelter Supply Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Eureka 1950
- View in Eureka, Colorado; shows machinery and equipment (including a large blower with fan inside) next to a dirt road; machinery near two dilapidated structures; steep cliff bands and mountains in the distance.
- Eureka (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Machinery--Colorado--Eureka--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Morse Brothers Machinery & Supply Company at 18th & Lawrence
- View of a building (originally Denver City Cable Railway Company power house) at 18th (Eighteenth) and Lawrence Streets in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: " Supply Co.", "The Morse Bros. Machinery & Su[pply]", "Mining, Milling & Smelting Machinery....
- Denver City Cable Railway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; S. H. Supply Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- South Park City (Fairplay) - 1959
- View of one and two story stone and log buildings and machinery in Fairplay (Park County), Colorado; features an irregular roof and a side gable; machinery consists of miscellaneous parts, and what looks like a boiler on wheels.
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Boilers--Colorado--Fairplay--1950-1960.; Log buildings--Colorado--Fairplay--1950-1960.; Machinery--Colorado--Fairplay--1950-1960.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Fairplay--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Colorado & Southern Cars
- View of railroad yard in Denver, Colorado; shows Colorado & Southern Railroad box cars, factory buildings, a crane, and signs: "Colorado Iron Works Co. Mining Machinery Denver, Colo. U. S. A.," "Colorado Iron Works Mining Machinery - Smelting...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Railroad...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Worthington Pump Co.
- Interior view of the Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation machine shop at 435 17th (Seventeenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Metal pipe connectors, machinery, and supplies are in the shop.
- Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Machine shops--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Worthington Pump Co.
- Interior view of the Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation machine shop at 435 17th (Seventeenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Metal pipe connectors, machinery, and supplies are in the shop. Tracks for a mobile ceiling crane are...
- Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Machine shops--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Worthington Pump Co.
- Interior view of the Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation warehouse at 435 17th (Seventeenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Metal pipe connectors and machinery are in the room.
- Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Worthington Pump Co.
- Interior view of the Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation machine shop at 435 17th (Seventeenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Metal pipe connectors, machinery, and a drill press are in the shop.
- Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Machine shops--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Worthington Pump Co.
- Interior view of the Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation machine shop at 435 17th (Seventeenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Machinery, hand tools, and metal pipe connectors are in the shop.
- Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Machine shops--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Worthington Pump Co.
- Interior view of the Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation machine shop at 435 17th (Seventeenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Machinery, metal pipe connectors, and a mobile rafter crane are in the shop.
- Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Machine shops--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Machinery for the Terrial mine Eldora Colo.
- Several teams of horses, pulling machinery laden wagons, are in a line along Main Street in Eldora, Colorado. The equipment is bound for the Terror mine on Spencer Mountain. Men and boys are in the street watching the event. Signs along the street...
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Caribou, Colo. early mine machinery 1941
- A long, covered, wooden platform is supported by wood frames along a steep hill near Caribou, a mining district in Boulder County, Colorado. The platform possibly houses a tramway used to haul ore from a mine near the top of the hill. Tramways were...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Caribou (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ores--Transportation--Colorado--Caribou--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- Caribou, Colo. early mine machinery 1941
- A wooden drive wheel from an early mine stands in the foreground on a ridge near Caribou in Boulder County, Colorado. A partially-shown person carrying a camera tripod walks in the left background. A tall tree is in the right background.
- Mining equipment--1940-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Caribou (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- Mining mill
- View of steam or water powered machinery in probably an ore mill possibly in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows steam or water conduits and machinery. Timbers support a large pipe.
- Machinery--Colorado--1890-1910.; Ore industry--Colorado--1890-1910.; Pipes (Conduits)--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Engine room, Colo. School of Mines
- Interior view of the machinery room at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows a brick room with steel beams, and round, arched and oblong windows. Machinery powered by steam motors, pulleys, belts, wheels,...
- Colorado School of Mines--Facilities--1910-1920.; Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Machinery--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Mechanical systems--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Universities &...
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Engine room, Colo. State School of Mines
- Interior view of a machinery room at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows a brick room with steel beams, and round, arched and oblong windows. Machinery powered by steam motors, pulleys, wheels, belts, gauges,...
- Colorado School of Mines--Facilities--1910-1920.; Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Machinery--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Mechanical systems--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Universities &...
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Silver Square 3309-3333 Blake
- View of Silver Square Lofts at 3309-3333 Blake Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the elevations on Blake Street. These early twentieth-century industrial buildings are constructed of red brick. One building has a...
- Silver Square Lofts (Denver,Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Apartment houses.; Condominiums.; Industrial facilities.; Silver Square Lofts (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Apartment...
- 2003 February
- Silver Square 3317 Blake St.
- View of Silver Square Lofts at 3309 Blake Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the elevation on Blake Street. The early twentieth-century, two-story, industrial building is constructed of red brick. The building has a...
- Silver Square Lofts (Denver,Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Apartment houses.; Condominiums.; Industrial facilities.; Silver Square Lofts (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Apartment...
- 2006 March 20
- Placer mining
- A view of a placer mining operation possibly in Colorado. Workers use placer mining machinery.
- Hydraulic mining--1890-1910.; Miners--1890-1910.; Mining--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colo Trading and Transfer Co. in 1894 in Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Exterior view of Colorado Trading and Transfer Company with several horse-drawn freight wagons parked in front, North Fifth (5th) Street and Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; also included are several other wood frame buildings with saltbox...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1894
- A threshing scene in Colorado
- Threshing machinery and equipment in an agricultural field possibly in northeastern Colorado; horse-drawn wagon with load of cut grain, steam-powered thresher, men operating machinery, sacks of grain stacked aside.
- Carts & wagons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Threshing machines--Colorado--1900-1910.; Threshing--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Central City Mining Museum, 1953
- The Central City Mining Museum is housed in a old mine. It is a one and one-half story structure with the enclosure for the elevator machinery above the gable of the roof. An addition to the building, which has a flat roof and a large window,...
- Central City Mining Museum (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Denver from the Union Depot, up 17th St.
- View looking southeast on 17th (Seventeenth) Street from Union Station, Denver, Colorado. Buildings: Arapahoe County Courthouse, First Congregational church, Arapahoe School, Tabor Opera House, St. John's Church in the Wilderness (Episcopal)....
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1892]
- Radium Co. of Colo Tejon plant
- View of the Radium Company of Colorado's Tejon plant, probably in Denver, Colorado. Machinery and equipment include furnaces, engines, and funnel feeders. Placards embossed on the machinery read: "Hendrie and Bolthoff Manufacturing and Supply Co...
- Furnaces--1920-1930.; Industry--1920-1930.; Interiors--1920-1930.; Mining--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1930]
- Boring a well in street intersection, Blanca, Colo.
- Men drill into the ground to make a well in the center of an intersection in Blanca, Colorado (Costilla County). A stepladder forms an angle over the well site; machinery is next to the well, near rows of pipe. Several men work around the machinery...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.; Wells--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.
- April, 1909
- [Eighteenth] 18th Street cable car house Denver City Cable Railway Co.
- View of the Denver City Cable Railway Company cable house at 1801 Lawrence Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick building has arched windows and decorative brickwork. A horse-drawn wagon is nearby. Signs read: "The S. H. Supply...
- Denver City Cable Railway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Cable railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1906
- Querida near Silver Cliff ore crushers
- Rusted ore crushing machinery stands at the base of a hill which has numerous piles of mine tailings on it. The hill and machinery are near Silver Cliff (Custer County), Colorado.
- Custer County (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Mining--Equipment & supplies--Colorado--Custer County--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 an 1968]
- Store at Greeley
- Two men stand in the doorway of a machinery store in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County. Features of the two-story, masonry building include a crenelated cornice, arched second-story windows, rectangular storefront windows, and a transom over the...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Machine shops--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.
- 1898
- 100 S. Santa Fe Drive, Denver
- View of Barter Machinery & Supply Co., a metal salvaging business, at 100 S. Santa Fe Drive at the intersection with Bayaud Avenue in the Baker neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The front of the one story building has a stone facade and a flat...
- Baker (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1981 February
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Business Machinery
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Business machinery
- Mining machinery
- A group of workers pose near a large piece of mining machinery probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men wear overalls and hats. Large piles of rocks are nearby. The mining machine is powered by electricity and has large belts, wheels, and...
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Machinery--Colorado--Las Animas County--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Western Machinery Company
- View of a brick business; features Moderne styling and sign: "Western Machinery Company."
- Businesses--1940-1950.; Machinery industry--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Construction at Gates
- View of the Unit #10 factory under construction at Gates Rubber Company, Denver, Colorado. Shows: "Gates Half-Sole Tires" sign, lumber, tower and crane, horse drawn graders, machinery, and workers.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hoisting...
- [1918]
- Colorado Iron Works Co.
- Men sit at drill presses in the Colorado Iron Works shop at 33rd (Thirty-third) and Wynkoop Streets in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Other machinery that includes large bins, motors, and flywheels and large pieces of metal are...
- Colorado Iron Works Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Drilling & boring machinery--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Machinery industry--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Machine shop Gen. Iron Wks
- Interior view of the machine shop of General Iron Works at 1245 Osage Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Manhole covers, molds, machinery, and mobile overhead cranes are in the warehouse building.
- General Iron Works (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Machine shops--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Ajax Iron Works
- Men pose by large pieces of mining equipment lined up on the sidewalk near the Ajax Iron Works at 1709 Blake Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs read: Pocket Billiards, Soft Drinks, Cig[ars]," "Zang's New Now on the Market," "Ajax Iron...
- Ajax Iron Works (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mining machinery industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Machinery industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Rock Island Implement Company
- View of the Rock Island Implement Company at 1408 Wazee Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. A man stands in the doorway of the office next door. Signs on the two-story brick building read: "Heider Tractors Power Machinery," "Rock Island Line,"...
- Rock Island Implement Company--Buildings--1920-1930.; Agricultural machinery industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Machinery industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Climax, Colo., mining machinery
- View inside the Climax Molybdenum Company mine with classifier discharge tank and machinery, Climax, Lake County, Colorado.
- Climax (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Industry--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.; Machinery--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.
- [1930?]
- Original whim Mollie Gibson Mine, Aspen
- View of a whim, or capstan (mining machinery for hoisting ore) in Pitkin County, Colorado; shows wooden wheels, an axle, tailings, stairs, and a man posing.
- Mining machinery--Colorado--Pitkin County--1910-1930.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Pitkin County--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Pitkin County--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]