Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Underground mining - views by flash light
- View is a montage of small images depicting miners performing various tasks, Leadville Lake County, Colorado. Titles on individual images: "Air drilling," "Hand drilling," "Electric drilling," "On the cage going up," "Anglebracing," and,...
- Mine timbering--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boring--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Emmett Mine Leadville
- Guarding Emmett Mine, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during mining labor disputes, a man wears a blanket, pistol, holster, and ammunition belt. He holds a drop-block carbine rifle with bayonet; mine processing buildings and tailing piles are in...
- Mining camps--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Guards--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [1896?]
- Penrose Mine
- Children stand on a dirt road near the Penrose Mine in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. A boy rides in a wagon pulled by a donkey. Shows the mine head frame, mill building, and tailing piles.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Penrose Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1900?]
- Emmett Mine, Leadville
- A Colorado National Guardsman stands on a hill and looks over the Emmett Mine in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. The soldier guards the mining property during a labor dispute between mine owners and miners who belonged to the Western Federation...
- Colorado. National Guard.--1890-1900.; Western Federation of Miners--Strikes--1890-1900.; Emmett Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Guards--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- 1896
- Leadville, Colorado
- A man sits in a horse-drawn carriage and poses beside probably ore car tracks at a mine in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Smoke rises from a frame mine building. Log houses, tailings piles, and headframes are on the treeless hillside.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Miner's drilling contest in Leadville
- View of a mine worker's competition at Fifth and Harrison Streets, Leadville, Colorado; shows miners on a platform with sledge hammers and tools. The man who holds the sledge hammer is possibly Fred C. Dopp. Men, women, and children crowd the area;...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Contests--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1901 and 1910?]
- Miner's drilling contest in Leadville
- View of a mine worker's competition at Fifth and Harrison Streets, Leadville, Colorado; shows miners on a platform with sledge hammers, a scale, and tools. Men, women, and children crowd the area; the American National Bank is in the background,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Contests--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1900?]
- Co D leaving for Leadville from Greeley
- Company D of the Colorado National Guard boards Union Pacific boxcars at the depot in Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, bound for Leadville, Lake County, to settle a mining labor dispute. Band members wear plumed helmets and a busby.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.; Greeley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military bands--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.; Miners'...
- 1896
- Co D leaving for Leadville from Greeley
- Company D of the Colorado National Guard stands in formation at Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, bound for Leadville, Lake County, to settle a mining labor dispute. Uniforms include ammunition belts and rifles.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.; Greeley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- 1896
- 1st. Sar. 1st Liet. Duty Sarg.
- View of a military camp in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners; shows uniformed Colorado National Guard soldiers, a 1st Sargeant, 1st Lieutenant, and Duty Sargent in front of a tent.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military camps--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strike--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- D co.
- View of a military camp in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners; shows tents and a dog.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dogs--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Military camps--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strike--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [1896 or 1897?]
- Same
- View of a military camp in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners; shows uniformed Colorado National Guard soldiers in front of a tent with rifles.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military camps--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strike--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- Same 12.
- View of a military encampment in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners; shows uniformed Colorado National Guard soldiers in front of a tent with rifles and bayonets.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Arms & armament--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Military camps--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners'...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- 1st Snow of the season
- View of a military camp in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners; shows tents and uniformed Colorado National Guard soldiers building a wood structure.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military camps--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strike--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- Dress parade
- View of a snow covered military encampment in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners; shows uniformed Colorado National Guard soldiers and tents.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military inspections--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strike--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- Calvary
- Uniformed Colorado National Guard soldiers on horseback during a Western Federation of Miners labor strike in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strike--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- The banquet [than]ksgiving
- Uniformed Colorado National Guard soldiers are seated at a Thanksgiving banquet table during a Western Federation of Miners labor strike in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. A woman sits at the head of the table.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Holidays--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strike--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [1896 or 1897]
- Hotel Vendome
- Horse and sleigh pass by the Hotel Vendome on 7th and Harrison, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. Storefront signs read: "The Lorentz Cafe" and "M. J. Frantz, Ladies Bazaar, 167 Harrison Ave."
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [1896 or 1897?]
- Wagons
- Colorado National Guard soldiers gather around a horse drawn wagon painted with sign: "Colorado Bakery [Hah]newald Bros." in Leadville, Colorado during a labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strike--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- Dirty dozen
- View of a military camp in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners; shows uniformed Colorado National Guard soldiers with cigars in front of tents.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strike--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- Sar. Searing, Luther, Fulter, Hannis
- View of a snow covered military camp in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners; shows uniformed Colorado National Guard soldiers in front of tents: Sargents Searing, Luther, Fulter, and Hannis.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strike--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [1896 or 1897?]
- Thanksgiving box from home
- View of a military camp in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners; shows Colorado National Guard soldiers in uniform by canvas tents.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military camps--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- Our sargent-majors [sic]
- Portrait of Colorado National Guard soldiers in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners; shows men in uniform and the interior of a canvas tent.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [1896 or 1897?]
- Col. McCoy and staff
- View of Colorado National Guard soldiers on horses in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners; Colonel McCoy wears a uniform, cape, and gauntlets.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- Before the banquet Than[ksgiving]
- View of a table set for Thanksgiving in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners. Colorado National Guard soldiers are a blur; chairs are against interior walls.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Banquets--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Dining tables--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Holidays--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- Capt. Talor Liet. Brown 1st Sar. Luther
- Colorado National Guard soldiers pose in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners; they are: Captain Talor [Taylor?], Lieutenant Brown, and First Sergeant Luther. Uniforms include medals,...
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Brown, Lieutenant.; Luther, First Sergeant.; Talor,...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- Dragoons
- Colorado National Guard soldiers (Cavalry?) pose by canvas tents in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike, holding rifles with bayonets, and wearing pistols with ammunition belts. Uniforms include hats, medals, rank...
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Arms & armament--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- Sar Luther
- Portrait of Sergeant Luther (Colorado National Guard) in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners; his uniform includes medals and rank insignia.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- Prisoners.
- Colorado National Guard soldiers pose with bound prisoners in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners. They hold rifles with bayonets; uniforms include ammunition belts and buckles...
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' unions--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- Swell mess
- Colorado National Guard soldiers pose in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners, by a canvas tent (mess hall?) with frame entry. Uniforms include medals, rank insignia, and turtleneck...
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military camps--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- Prisoners.
- Prisoners hold brooms in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners. A Colorado National Guard soldier looks on; he carries a rifle with bayonet and wears an ammunition belt and quirt. A man...
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' unions--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- Pie - if we had money we pai[d] if not we ?
- Colorado National Guard soldiers approach a pie wagon in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- All night on duty.
- Colorado National Guard soldiers walk in snow by canvas tents in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Military camps--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- Zobo trio
- Colorado National Guard soldiers pose with trumpets in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners. A rack of rifles are against interior canvas tent walls.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners'...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- National Guard troops, Leadville, Colorado
- Colorado National Guard soldiers pose by stacked rifles in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners. Uniforms include ammunition belts; one man smokes a cigarette.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Arms & armament--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- Little Jonny Mine Leadville?
- View, from the tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railway (C&S), of the buildings and head frame of the Little Jonny Mine near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Ice sculpture at the Ice Palace in Leadville, Colorado
- Ice sculpture of miners inside Leadville, Colorado's Ice Palace is a part of the museum exhibits created for the Winter Crystal Carnival. Phillip Kelly froze water with snow to mold figures of miners, then rubbed water over the snow to give the...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ice sculpture--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- J.B. Grant
- Studio portrait of J.B. Grant, a Leadville, Colorado mine owner. He was a member of the Arapahoe County Board of Education (School Board District Number 1) from 1890 to 1899. He wears a tweed coat, a cravat and a high-collared shirt.
- Arapahoe County (Colo.). School District, No. 1. Board of Education--People.; School board members--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Business people--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; School...
- [between 1890 and 1899]
- Leadville looking toward Carbonate Hill from Capital [sic] Hill Colorado views
- This view looking south from Capitol Hill to Carbonate Hill, in Leadville, Colorado includes small wood frame residences, some with laundry on lines, a corral, a false front business with a sign reading "C.M. Jenks & Co. groceries" and a horse...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Construction--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Residential streets--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1897]
- Leadville ice palace
- This exterior view of the main entrance of Leadville's Ice Palace, built for the 1896 Winter Crystal Carnival in Colorado, gives a view of the nineteen foot tall allegorical ice sculpture of a maiden in a gown and crown, with her right arm pointing...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ice sculpture--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Leadville
- This view east over Leadville, Colorado, includes the Colorado Midland Railroad flatbed cars loaded with ore in the foreground. The town is made up of wood frame residences, the Central School, St. Joseph's Church, and mining crushers, smelters,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Churches--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Midland Railway Company.; Evans, Mount (Colo.); Sherman, Mount (Colo.)
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- American Smelter, Leadville
- View of the American Mining and Smelting Company in California Gulch, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado shows refinery buildings, smokestacks, cabins, with Mt. Massive in background.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; California Gulch (Lake County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1897]
- Leadville, Colo.
- View west from Carbonate Hill over Leadville, Colorado, shows mining district with smelters, smokestacks, mines, tailings; residences and the Lake County Courthouse. The snowy Continental Divide is in the distance.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Carbonate Hill and Leadville Colo.
- Right side of panorama view from Carbonate Hill over Leadville mining district to the Continental Divide, Colorado; shows rocky hills, frame structures, smokestacks, mine shafts, headframes, railroad and ore car tracks, and tailing piles.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Carbonate Hill and Leadville Colo.
- Left side of panorama from Carbonate Hill over Leadville mining district, Colorado; shows rocky hills, frame structures, smokestacks, mine shafts, headframes, railroad tracks, ore cart trestles and tailing piles.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Carbonate Hill and Leadville Colo.
- Center of panorama view from Carbonate Hill over Leadville mining district to the Continental Divide, Colorado; shows rocky hills, frame structures, smokestacks, mine shafts, headframes, railroad and ore car tracks and tailing piles.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Dumping slag
- Horace Tabor empties a slag carrier at the smelter in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Legislators--United States--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Tabor, Horace Austin Warner, 1830-1899.
- [between 1893 and 1900?]