Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Exterior of Bowman Dairy, Trinidad, Colorado
- A group of men pose outside the Bowman Dairy Barn in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Four of the men wear work clothes, one wears a white dairy uniform, and one wears a military uniform. A large bucket on a hoist and conveyor is loaded with...
- Bowman Dairy (Trinidad, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Barns--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Dairy farming--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Laborers--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Milking room at Bowman Dairy, Trinidad, Colorado
- A Workman cleans a trough in the milking room of the Bowman Dairy in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. A large bucket on a hoist and conveyor is loaded with hay. A man in a military uniform and a man in a dairy uniform are nearby.
- Bowman Dairy (Trinidad, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dairying--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Indian women grinding corn
- Two Native American (Hopi) women, probably of Oraibi Pueblo (Navajo County), Arizona, grind corn in square containers with metates. A basket of ground corn sits in front of one woman; a pile of unground corn sits in front of the other woman. Loaves...
- Hopi Indians--Domestic life--Arizona--Oraibi--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--Arizona--Oraibi--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Women--Arizona--Oraibi--1880-1900.; Oraibi (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Grinding--Arizona--Oraibi--1880-1900.; Home food...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Industries construction workman at Alameda bridge
- Workmen pose on and near a dirt embankment near the Alameda Avenue bridge over the South Platte River, Denver, Colorado. Members of a survey crew stand near a tripod while another man holds a brush over a bucket.
- Embankments--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Surveying...
- [1909]
- Chinese fishing village near Monterey
- Fishing boats are pulled up along the shore near a Chinese American fishing village in Monterey County, California. Shows boats and wood frame houses along a rocky shore. Laundry is draped over the end of a boat and a washboard leans in a bucket.
- Monterey (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Fishing boats--California--Monterey County--1880-1900.; Fishing--California--Monterey County--1880-1900.; Villages--California--Monterey County--1880-1900.; Waterfronts--California--Monterey County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Log house, Mound City
- This residence in Mound City, Teller County, Colorado, is a two- story hewn log building with a covered porch and white chinking. The mouth of a cistern is by the door, with a bucket at the edge. Logs form a retaining wall; kindling and a black...
- Mound City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Mound City--1890-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--Mound City--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1900?]
- Telluride vicinity mines at Pandora
- View of Pandora mine facilities, separated by Marshall Creek, San Miguel County, Colorado, shows the multi-structure mill with tailings, Denver and Rio Grande box and coal cars on loading spurs. The Smuggler-Union mine and buildings show high above...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Marshall Creek (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Telluride (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Telluride--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1910-1920.;...
- [1918]
- Arrival of mail, Virginius highest established P. O. in U. S., altitude 12,500.
- A postman in a sack jacket and bowler hat poses with his burro loaded with a mail sack, at the Virginius Mine, Mount Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado. Three men sit in background; sacks of ore are near the ore cart tracks, and a...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Letter carriers--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- July 10, 1890
- Clutter of old merchandise in the store room of the Stark Bros Merc Co St Elmo Colo
- Stark Brothers Mercantile Company, Saint Elmo, Chaffee County, Colorado, tools fill a wooden bucket and a box; a keg and coffee pots are in the background against the interior wall.
- Saint Elmo (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Barrels--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1960-1970.; General stores--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1960-1970.; Toolboxes--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1960-1970.
- 1965
- Waldorf, near Argentine
- View of Waldorf Mine buildings, Waldorf, Clear Creek County, Colorado, (11,666 feet); shows Argentine Central Railway narrow gauge tracks, sidings, switches, water tower, and gondola cars. Ore bucket line overhead runs from Santiago to Waldorf.
- Argentine Central Railway Company--1900-1920.; Waldorf (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Waldorf--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920]
- Caribou Hill
- Two men tend a hoist bucket as a third looks on, Caribou Hill, Boulder County, Colorado. Other mines and piles of tailings are on the hill behind them.
- Tailings embankments--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1890.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Caribou Hill (Boulder County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Boulder...
- 1883
- Payson mine and camp, Saguache Co., Colo.
- Miners pose near a well bucket and sextant at the Payson mine and camp, Saguache County, Colorado.
- Payson Mine (Saguache County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Saguache County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Saguache County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Saguache County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Tramway of Sunnyside Mine, southwestern Colorado
- View of an aerial mining ore tramway and towers in (San Juan County) Colorado; also shows mountains and snow.
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Sunnyside Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--San Juan County--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1930?]
- Entering the mill
- View, from an ore bucket on the aerial tramway, of the Shenandoah-Dives Mill near Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. Automobiles are parked near the covered tramway.
- Shenandoah-Dives Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Silverton (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Silverton--1920-1940.; Mills--Colorado--Silverton--1920-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Silverton--1920-1940.
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- Tall tower crossing canyon
- View, from an ore bucket on the aerial tramway, of a tall tramway support tower and the Shenandoah-Dives Mill near Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. Arrastra Creek is nearby.
- Arrastra Creek (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Shenandoah-Dives Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Silverton (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Silverton--1920-1940.; Mills--Colorado--Silverton--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- Shenandoah Dives Mill Silverton San Juan County
- View, from an ore bucket on the aerial tramway, of a short tramway support tower and the Shenandoah-Dives Mill near Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado.
- Shenandoah-Dives Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Silverton (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Silverton--1920-1940.; Mills--Colorado--Silverton--1920-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Silverton--1920-1940.
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- Shenandoah Dives Mill Silverton San Juan County
- View, from an ore bucket on the aerial tramway, of the area around the Shenandoah-Dives Mill near Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado.
- Shenandoah-Dives Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Silverton (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Silverton--1920-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Silverton--1920-1940.
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- Mine terminal
- View, from an ore bucket on the aerial tramway, of the upper tramway terminal by the Shenandoah-Dives Mine near Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado.
- Shenandoah-Dives Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Silverton (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Silverton--1920-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Silverton--1920-1940.
- [between 1934 and 1941
- Iowa Mill
- A miner rides in a bucket on the aerial tramway near the Iowa Mill in the Arrastra Basin near Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado.
- Mills--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1910.; Arrastra Basin (Colo.)--1900-1910.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Breckenridge Mill
- Miners and mine employees stand near a concentration table in a mill near Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. An ore bucket hangs above the table.
- Gravity concentrators--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Sunnyside Mill near Silverton
- Miners stand in the power plant of an aerial tramway at the Sunnyside Mill near Eureka (San Juan County), Colorado. The number 13 bucket makes its way toward the building.
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Hill Side mine
- Six men, three women, and three children pose at the Hillside mine near Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Possessions include a tent, a rocker, horses, and a headframe above a shaft which has a full ore bucket attached.
- Hillside Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Teller County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Children--Colorado--Teller County--1870-1890.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Teller County--1870-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Teller County--1870-1890.;...
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Cresson mine, Cripple Creek
- View shows the framework, cable, and ore bucket number 16 on the tram at the Cresson mine, Teller County, Colorado.
- Cresson Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Teller County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Teller County--1920-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Ore buckets, Cresson mine, Cripple Creek
- View shows the framework, cable, and ore bucket number 6 on the tram at the Cresson mine, Teller County, Colorado.
- Cresson Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Teller County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Teller County--1920-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- London Mine Alma, Colo.
- View of the London Mine near Alma (Park County), Colorado. A bucket on the aerial tramway passes over the mine powerplant. Men walk by an automobile parked near the boardinghouse.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Alma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Bonnie Belle Mine
- Miners pose with a mine ore car and ore bucket at the entrance to the Bonnie Belle Mine in Chaffee County, Colorado. Saddled horses stand nearby and a U. S. flag flies from a pole on top of the head frame.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1910.; Bonnie Belle Mine (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Lead mining--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1895 and 1905
- Miner in the snow
- A miner poses outdoors with a water bucket on a path between cabins near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows a trap (carriage)and snow covers the ground.
- American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Snow--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Winter--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Colorado miner
- A miner poses near a fence and brick building somewhere in Colorado. He holds a lunch bucket in his right hand and his jacket over his left arm. He's wearing shoes, pants, a vest over two shirts, and a hat.
- Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- London Mine Alma, Colorado
- View of the London Mine near Alma (Park County), Colorado. A bucket on the aerial tramway passes over the mine powerplant. Men walk by an automobile parked near the boardinghouse.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Alma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Wild West Show cooks
- A group of cooks from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show stands near a group of large kettles for boiling water in a camp for the show. The man on the far right wears along white coat. The man in the center holds a long pole with a round bucket at one...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Chefs--1900-1910.; Cookery--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show dishwasher
- In the foreground, a dishwasher for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show pours a large bucket of water into a washing basin in preparation of washing many stacks of dishes, pots and pans. He wears a hat and a long apron. A man sits in the shade under a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Dishwashing--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- 2nd Pueblo - Taos
- View of Taos Pueblo, New Mexico; shows a yoke, a balcony, and a wooden bucket.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1890.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Interior of hogan
- Interior view of Native American (Navajo) men, women, and children sitting and standing in a hogan with a brush porch. A girl and woman sit and face one another under the brush covered porch, near a metal bucket. Two men stand near a high-backed...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Structures--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Lodges--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Indians-San Juan, biog (women, unident) San Juan
- Standing portrait of a Native American woman of San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico, wearing a cotton dress with a sash, moccasins and leggings; she poses with her arm resting on an adobe partition, near a metal bucket and full burlap sack.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; Tewa Indians--Women--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; San Juan Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Mfg. room with vats
- Workers attend several vats in a manufacturing room, probably Denver, Colorado. One man stirs the contents with a paddle, another turns a spout above a bucket.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Vats--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Couple cooking on campfire
- A man and a woman cook over a fire at a campground, probably in Colorado. Shows coffeepot, pan, and bucket.
- Campfires--Colorado--1920-1940.; Camping--Colorado--1920-1940.; Outdoor cookery--Colorado--1920-1940.; Women--Colorado--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Taylor Park placer mining- beyond Buena Vista
- View of placer mining at Taylor Park Reservoir, Gunnison County, Colorado. A man stands on a bank of a lake and holds a wooden bucket. A hitched horse and buggy with a roof stands on a road next to the water. A man with a rifle stands on the road....
- Gunnison County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Taylor Park Reservoir (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1910.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Central City stores
- Butchered beef and other animal carcasses hang over a gravel floor on the perimeter of a meat locker in Central City, Colorado. A marble counter and a wooden counter with decorative carving is in the background. Scales are on either side of the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Meat cutting--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [1895?]
- Sheep shearer
- An unidentified man shears a sheep, probably in Denver, Colorado, a boy (probably Hispanic-American) stands near a corner pen. Barn interior includes a bucket, shears, clumps of wool, partial view of a man combing a sheep.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Sheep shearing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Good Hoist Mine- Cripple Creek
- View of the Good Hoist Mine works near Cripple Creek in Teller County, Colorado. Three men stand between a wooden building and headframe that is anchored to another building. One man leans on a mine car near a metal trough that leads down a slope...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Headframes (Mining)--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Extracting rubber from a rubber tree
- Workers extract rubber from a rubber tree. The tree bark is cut in diagonal lines; a bucket is next to the tree trunk.
- Rubber plantation workers--1920-1940.; Rubber plantations--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Walpi
- Native American (Hopi) Walpi Pueblo, Arizona with multi-story adobe and masonry structures on mesa with windows, doors, and ladders. Shows wood pile, metal bucket, ladder against a stone wall in foreground, valley in background.
- Hopi Indians--Structures--Arizona--Walpi--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Structures--Arizona--Walpi--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--Arizona--Walpi--1910-1920.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1910-1920.;...
- [1918?]
- Belt maker
- Native American (Hopi) man arranges a knotted, fringed, woven belt hanging from a line over a bucket, Hopi Reservation, Arizona. He wears a headband, shirt, and pants. Behind him is an adobe wall with a paned glass window, a saddle on a post, a...
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--1910-1920.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Belts (Clothing)--Arizona--1910-1920.
- [1918?]
- Potters demonstrating for School of American Research, Dr. Hewett
- Three Native American (Tewa) women create pottery for an audience from the School of American Research, Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. One woman, probably Maria Martinez (San Ildefonso Pueblo), sculpts a pot, one kneads clay, and one holds a...
- School of American Research (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--Women--New Mexico--Santa Clara...
- [1912?]
- Cabin at Manitou
- Exterior view of a square, gable roofed hewn log cabin in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Men, some in sack suits with vests, some with vests and no jackets, stand in front it. A man on the right is in a folding chair, and a man in an apron stands at...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Log cabins--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Kickapoo Indians, living in barn south of Brighton
- A Native American Kickapoo woman poses outside a barn door with three young children; a mop, "TIDE" box, bucket and gas tank show along side of the barn, south of Brighton, Colorado.
- Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--Brighton--1970-1980.; Kickapoo Indians--Children--Colorado--Brighton--1970-1980.
- 1972
- Blackhawk
- Interior view of the Fifty Gold Mines Corporation assay laboratory, in Blackhawk, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows a man with water hoses and a brick retort furnace; tongs and crucibles are on a table. The bucket is for collecting mercury used in the...
- Fifty Gold Mines Corporation--1900-1910.; Assaying--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Furnaces--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.; Gold--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.
- [between 1906 and 1910?]
- Front of Gold Pan Mine
- Gold Pan Mine, a gold placer mine near Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado; a group of miners stand inside a small pit with a hose and vertical pipe. A bucket full of rock is brought up by chain.
- Gold Pan Mine (Summit County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gold mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Hydraulic Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Ready to go down a mine shaft
- Interior view of a shaft house where two miners, dressed in rubber suits and standing in an ore bucket, prepare to be lowered down into the mine.
- Hoisting machinery--1880-1890.; Interiors--1880-1890.; Miners--1880-1890.; Mining--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Eagle Canyon
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad cars edge the Eagle River, in Eagle County, Colorado. A trestle catwalk serves a mine entrance, and a bucket shows on cables. Belden District mining structures supported by stilts are built on cliff faces;...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1930-1940.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gilman (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Gilman--1930-1940.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Gilman--1930-1940.; Railroad...
- [between 1934 and 1940?]