Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 945 Main Street, Silver Plume
- View of 945 Main Street in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The abandoned two story false front building is in disrepair and has peeling paint. A railing on the second story balcony is missing several rungs. The balcony is supported by...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings.; Commercial facilities.; False fronts.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Silver Plume--Pictorial works.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Silver Plume--Pictorial works.; Silver Plume...
- 1975
- 2881 Champa St. storefront removed 1978, storefront built 1891
- View of the north elevation (side) of 2881 Champa Street (ca. 1885) in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one and a half story vernacular Victorian house has a steep pitched cross-gabled roof. There is an addition with a shed...
- Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--Maintenance and repair--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1978
- Chief Ouray's houses in Montrose
- View of the original house owned by North American Indian (Southern Ute Tribe) Chief Ouray and his wife Chipeta (Uncompahgre Ute Tribe) on their ranch near Montrose (Montrose County) Colorado. The abandoned building is constructed of adobe brick,...
- Chipeta, 1843-1924--Homes & Haunts.; Ouray--Homes & haunts.; Indians of North America--Structures.; Ute Indians--Structures.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Abandoned buildings.; Adobe buildings.; Houses.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Chief Ouray's houses in Montrose
- View of the original house owned by North American Indian (Southern Ute Tribe) Chief Ouray and his wife (Uncompahgre Ute Tribe) Chipeta on their ranch near Montrose (Montrose County) Colorado. The abandoned building is constructed of adobe brick,...
- Chipeta, 1843-1924--Homes & Haunts.; Ouray--Homes & haunts.; Indians of North America--Structures.; Ute Indians--Structures.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Abandoned buildings.; Adobe buildings.; Houses.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Mission of San Antonio, Cal.
- View of the abandoned San Antonio de Padua Mission in Monterey County, California. A white-washed brick and adobe arcade traverses a long building attached to the church, the tile roofs are in disrepair.
- San Antonio de Padua (Mission)--1880-1910.; Monterey County (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Arcades (Architectural components)--California--Monterey County--1880-1910.; Catholic churches--California--Monterey County--1880-1910.;...
- [between 1880 and 1902]
- Mission of San Fernando
- View of Mission of San Fernando in San Fernando (Los Angeles County), California. A long arcade is in a state of disrepair. Bricks at the base of the columns are decayed and plaster peals off the walls. Wood planks, an animal watering trough, and a...
- San Fernando, Rey de España (Mission : San Fernando, Calif.)--1880-1890.; San Fernando (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Arcades (Architectural components)--California--San Fernando--1880-1890.; Missions--California--San Fernando--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Bennett Ave. from the Teller Co. court house to the depot
- View of Bennett Avenue from sidewalk by Teller county courthouse (courthouse building not in view) east towards Midland Terminal Railway station, Cripple Creek, Colorado; distant view includes one and two-story flat-roof brick commercial buildings;...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940-1950.
- 1947 January 20
- Bennett Avenue in 1969, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Sidewalk view of Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; an unidentified woman stands in an open doorway of Riis Johnson Antique and Imports business; numerous cars are parked along Bennett Avenue; parts of the sidewalk are in disrepair,; business...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Antique stores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.
- 1969 December 17
- Bennett Avenue in 1969, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Business and sidewalk partial view of one and two-story flat-roof brick commercial buildings on Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; buildings have decorated boxed cornices and recessed entryways; man walks on stone slab sidewalk that is in...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Barbershops--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.
- 1969 December 17
- Ruined pueblo of the Pecos, interior of the old Pecos church
- Interior view of the old Pecos Church, Pecos Pueblo (Pecos National Monument), New Mexico, shows the Native American structure in a state of eroded disrepair. Walls and wooden beams have fallen; a man stands inside.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--1880-1900.; Pecos National Monument (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Churches--New Mexico--1880-1900.; Interiors--New Mexico--1880-1900.; Missions--New...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Old Pecos mission (abandoned) near town of Pecos, N. M., and near old Pecos ruins
- View across a grassy field shows the Pecos Pueblo mission (Pecos National Monument), New Mexico, in a state of eroded disrepair.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--1950-1960.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--1950-1960.; Pecos National Monument (N.M.)--1950-1960.; Churches--New Mexico--1950-1960.; Missions--New Mexico--1950-1960.; Ruins--New...
- 1957 September 4
- Pecos Pueblo mission
- An early automobile sits outside of the Native American mission, Pecos Pueblo (Pecos National Monument), New Mexico. The mission is abandoned and in a state of eroded disrepair.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pecos National Monument (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Churches--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Missions--New...
- 1913
- Pecos Pueblo mission
- View of the Native American mission in Pecos Pueblo (Pecos National Monument), New Mexico. The mission is abandoned and in a state of eroded disrepair.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pecos National Monument (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Churches--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Missions--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Ruins--New...
- 1913
- Columbine - 1942
- View of buildings in disrepair in Columbine (Routt County), Colorado; shows plank roof falling toward the interior of the building between the horizontal log walls surrounding it; two story residence in poor condition, front gable over sloping...
- Columbine (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Columbine--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Below on flat
- View of a single cabin in disrepair in the middle of an open area near Carson, Colorado; features horizontal log construction, low gable roof, and timber suppports; pine trees and a tall mountain in the background.
- Carson (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Carson--1940-1950.
- 1948
- Carson, 1950
- View looking down at the abandoned mining town of Carson, Colorado; shows the saloon and the post office in disrepair.
- Carson (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Carson, 1950
- View of Carson, Colorado, on the west side of the Continental Divide; shows a false-front structure used as a saloon; other structures are residential; buildings in disrepair constructed with vertical plank siding with gabled roofs.
- Carson (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.
- 1950
- East side of Continental Divide
- View down a valley from the abandoned mining camp at Carson, Colorado; shows two horizontal log structures in a state of disrepair with steeply gabled roofs; treeless mountain tops in the distance; a road (trail) to the camp is visible.
- Carson (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.
- 1950
- East side of Continental Divide
- View down a valley from the abandoned mining camp at Carson, Colorado; shows four horizontal log structures in disrepair with steeply gabled roofs; treeless mountain tops in the distance; a road (trail) to the camp is visible.
- Carson (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Log cabins--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Eureka 1950
- View of buildings in a state of disrepair along a street in Eureka, Colorado; features discarded gable frames among lumber, paper trash, and metal sheeting; collapsed and near collapsed buildings in the distance; roads into town and to the mines on...
- Eureka (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Eureka--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Tin Cup, Colorado
- Interior view of a defunct business in Tin Cup, Colorado; shows two large rectangular window bays on either side of a rectangular doorway, single leaf door with four panels leaning against large doorway, and an elaborate metal head-board with a...
- Tincup (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Beds--Colorado--Tincup--1930-1970.; Interiors.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- West side of Divide
- View of Carson, Colorado, on the west side of the Continental Divide; shows buildings in disrepair, mostly constructed of vertical planking with steeply gabled roofs; trees and mountains in the distance.
- Carson (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Carson--1940-1950.; Ghost towns.
- 1950
- Church at Guston 1941
- Interior view of the church at Guston, Colorado, that is in a state of disrepair; shows the roof slats falling off and hanging from the ceiling, floor boards warping, and debris scattered on the floor; two pews in the building, illuminated by sun...
- Guston (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Churches--Colorado--Guston--1940-1950.; Interiors.
- 1941
- Iris - 1942
- View of a dilapidated log cabin in Iris, Colorado; features three sections in different states of disrepair; near section has a collapsed roof, the middle section has no roof, and the far section is in good condition with its roof and windows...
- Iris (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Iris--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Iris--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Iris - 1942
- View of a dilapidated log cabin in Iris, Colorado; features three sections in different states of disrepair; far section has a collapsed roof, the middle section has no roof, and the near section is in good condition with its roof and windows...
- Iris (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Iris--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Iris--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Matterhorn - 1942
- View of wooden buildings in various states of disrepair along a dirt road in Matterhorn, Colorado; snow covered mountains in the distance.
- Matterhorn (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Roads--Colorado--Matterhorn--1940-1950.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Matterhorn--1940-1950.
- 1942
- House built by Charles H. Harris
- Exterior of the two-story brick house built by Charles H. Harris (ranch homesteader) Carbondale, Roaring Fork River Valley, Garfield County, Colorado, shows disrepair with missing shingles and bricks, stress fractures and overgrown grasses in the...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Carbondale--1960-1980.; Harris, Charles H.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Ashcroft, Colorado
- View of main street Ashcroft, (Castle Forks City, Chloride) Pitkin County, Colorado, includes log structures, false fronts and front gables in various states of desintegration. The edge of the two-story old hotel has a cornice detail, horizontal...
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Ashcroft--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Ashcroft--1950-1960.
- October 1953
- Jacob Kochevar residence
- View of the old residence of Jacob and Maija Kochevar (Yugoslavian immigrants) Elk Avenue, Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado; shows a dilapidated two-story false front with broken windows, weathered wood, broken balustrade and boardwalk, and...
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Crested Butte--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Crested Butte--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1965]
- Old Jacob Kochevar home
- View of the old residence of Jacob and Maija Kochevar (Yugoslavian immigrants) Elk Avenue, Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado; shows a "For Sale" sign on the dilapidated two-story clapboard false front with broken windows, weathered wood,...
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Crested Butte--1960-1970.; False fronts--Colorado--Crested Butte--1960-1970.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Crested Butte--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1965]
- Healy House, Leadville
- Artist's angle view, through the open picket fence gate, of the west facade of the Healy House State Museum on the northwest corner of Harrison Avenue and East Tenth Street in Leadville, Colorado. The three- story wood frame building was buit in...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Healy House State Museum.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Henson Creek Ute Ulay mine
- The buildings used by miners at the Ute Ulay mine in Hinsdale County, Colorado are in various states of disrepair in a shadowed valley. Included are ore cart tracks, mill buildings, residences, a schoolhouse, and a water tank.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1940-1950.; Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Idaho Springs Stanley mines
- The four story mill building of the Stanley Mining Company stands in a state of disrepair near Idaho Springs, Colorado.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1940-1950.
- 1950
- Residence in Leadville, Colorado
- View of dilapidated wood frame structure at 41 A 7th Street, Leadville, Colorado shows a false front building with boarded up and broken windows and holes in the clapboard siding. A barn with a tall gate aside of it is on the left and additional...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1930.
- [1929?]
- Lone Wolf mine near Manoa
- A residential cabin, made of vertical board siding and sheet metal roofing, stands in a state of disrepair near the Lone Wolf mine in Chaffee County, Colorado. A sign with, "Lone Wolf," painted on it is nailed to the side of the cabin.
- Chaffee County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cabins--Colorado--Chaffee County--1940-1950.
- 1950
- Magnolia, first view of Keystone & Mt. Lion Mill in Keystone Gulch
- The mill that processed ore for both the Keystone and the Mountain Lion mines, stands in a state of disrepair near Magnolia in Boulder County, Colorado.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Mills--Colorado--Boulder County--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Magnolia, Keystone & Mt. Lion mill
- The mill that processed ore for both the Keystone and the Mountain Lion mines, stands in a state of disrepair near Magnolia in Boulder County, Colorado.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Mills--Colorado--Boulder County--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Black Hawk - 1941
- View of the Lace House, Black Hawk, Colorado, an example of Victorian Carpenter Gothic architecture with board and batten siding, steep pitched roof with finials, arched-pointed windows, elaborate one-story veranda with balustrades, and decorative...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Cornice decoration on house in Black Hawk
- View of an entryway to a house in Blackhawk, Colorado; shows decorative woodwork of Carpenter Gothic ("gingerbread") architecture along the eaves of the house and bracketed in the doorway. The roof is in disrepair.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1920-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1920-1970.
- [19--?]
- House in Black Hawk
- View of a two story, L-shape house with a side gable and an entryway off-center on the main facade in Blackhawk, Colorado. Carpenter Gothic bargeboards line the porch frieze and eaves, and bracket the squares formed by the support posts meeting...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1920-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1920-1970.
- [between 1920 and 1970]
- Kit Carson's house
- View of the home of Kit (Christopher) Carson in Taos (Taos County), New Mexico. Shows an adobe house with portál in a state of disrepair. The joists of the roof structure are exposed and the adobe walls are visible under areas where the stucco...
- Carson, Kit, 1809-1868--Homes & haunts.; Taos (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Adobe houses--New Mexico--Taos--1890-1900.; Houses--New Mexico--Taos--1890-1900.; Porticoes (Porches)--New Mexico--Taos--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Men near cabin with wild game
- Two hunters in sit near a simple wood cabin probably in Colorado. Game birds, geese and ducks, hang from an outside wall near a window. Panes in the window are broken and the chimney and roof are in disrepair.
- Abandoned buildings--Colorado--1890-1910.; Cabins--Colorado--1890-1910.; Ducks--Colorado--1890-1910.; Game bird hunting--Colorado--1890-1910.; Geese--Colorado--1890-1910.; Men--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Foote-Vickers-Rucker House
- Senate Saloon, billiard hall, bowling alley, livery stable and, in 1929, the Vickers Dude Ranch. This 1942 print shows the L-plan house in disrepair, corner porch with missing balusters and spindles along porch frieze, a projecting three-sided bay,...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Lake City--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Lake City--1940-1950.; St. Rose of Lima (Church : Lake City, Colo.)
- 1942
- Foote-Vickers-Rucker House
- Vickers, who operated the Senate Saloon, billiard hall, bowling alley, livery stable and in 1929 the Vickers Dude Ranch. This 1942 print shows the L-plan house with projecting three-sided bay in disrepair, boarded up windows and doors, and a corner...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Lake City--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Foote-Vickers-Rucker House
- Close view of front facade of Foote-Vickers-Rucker house on bluff above Henson Creek, Lake City, Colorado. Shows L-plan house in disrepair with boarded up entry door and windows on projecting three-sided bay and upper story, front stoop missing...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Lake City--1940-1950.
- 1942
- San Miguel Church, Santa Fe, N.M., 300 years old
- View of the San Miguel Mission (Church, Chapel), at 401 Old Santa Fe Trail, in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. Shows an adobe building in disrepair with brick walls and battlements, wooden timber lintels above a front entrance, broken...
- Mission San Miguel (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1880-1890.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Building deterioration--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.
- [1887]
- The oldest church in the United States, Santa Fe, NM
- View of the San Miguel Mission (Church, Chapel) at 401 Old Santa Fe Trail in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. Shows an adobe building in disrepair with brick walls, wooden timber lintels above a front entrance, broken windows, a dilapidated...
- Mission San Miguel (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1880-1890.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Building deterioration--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Fire...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- San Miguel, Santa Fe, N.M.
- View of the San Miguel Mission (Church, Chapel) at 401 Old Santa Fe Trail in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. The church is constructed of adobe with buttresses, a tower with battlements, and a stone retaining wall. Logs prop up an adobe...
- Mission San Miguel (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1870-1880.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1870-1880.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1870-1880.; Building deterioration--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1870-1880.; Catholic...
- [between 1876 and 1880?]
- San Miguel Church, Santa Fe, N.M. 300 years old
- View of the San Miguel Mission (Church, Chapel) at 401 Old Santa Fe Trail in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. Shows a building in disrepair with adobe brick walls, wooden timber lintels above a front entrance, broken windows, a dilapidated...
- Mission San Miguel (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1880-1890.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Building deterioration--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- The old San Miguel Church
- View of the San Miguel Mission (Church, Chapel), at 401 Old Santa Fe Trail, in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. Shows an adobe building in disrepair with adobe battlements, and wooden timber lintels over the front entrance. A man poses at...
- Mission San Miguel (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1880-1890.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Building deterioration--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1886?]