Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Explosion used to detonate German mines
- A black cloud from an explosion rises in the middle ground of the image. Leafless trees and snow covers the ground. In the background buildings stand on the ridge above the valley in the vicinity of Mount Belvedere during the Italian Campaign....
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Explosions--Italy--1940-1950.; Mines (Warfare)--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 21, 1945
- Unidentified woman finishes defiant message
- An unidentified Mexican American woman finishes a spray painted message on the wall of an apartment building that was damaged in an explosion at 1547 Downing Street in Denver, Colorado. The message reads: "We are not beaten and we do not intend to...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Graffiti--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Race relations--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- March 1973
- Pre-1963 Colorado mining fatalities
- An alphabetical listing of people who were killed in mining accidents in Colorado from 1884, when state legislation first required mining companies to report their accidents, through 1962.
- Mine accidents--Colorado. ; Registers of births, etc.--Colorado. ; Colorado--Vital records.
- 1995
- Depot explosion
- Spectators gather around the remains of the train depot after its explosion in Boulder, Colorado in Boulder County. Debris and garbage litter the area. Two locomotives are stopped on the tracks of the Colorado & Southern Railroad near the...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Explosions--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1910.
- August, 1907
- El Paso Livery Stable burning, fire 1896
- View towards El Paso Livery Stable, Bennett Avenue between 1st (First) and "A" Streets, consumed in flames and smoke after explosion of stored dynamite at stable during second fire on April 29, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; billows of black smoke...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Explosions--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1896
- View of wreck from Henry Becker's front door
- View of the remnants of an unidentified mining complex after an explosion on a Sunday morning, Boulder County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Explosions--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Cinder block and brick lie in front of crumbled walls of Paris Theater
- Night view of the Paris Art Theater at 76 Knox Court in Denver, Colorado, after an explosion; shows firemen picking through rubble.
- Paris Art Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Explosions--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1963 May 27
- Roof collapsed over debris of the Paris Theater
- Night view of the Paris Art Theater at 76 Knox Court in Denver, Colorado, after an explosion; shows a roof vent and firemen picking through rubble.
- Paris Art Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Explosions--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1963 May 27
- Firemen probe the crumbled walls of the Paris Theater, 76 Knox Court
- Night view of the Paris Art Theater at 76 Knox Court in Denver, Colorado, after an explosion; shows firemen picking through rubble.
- Paris Art Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Explosions--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1963 May 27
- Depot after explosion, Independence, Colo.
- View of the Independence train depot of the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad company following an explosion that killed thirteen non-union miners in Independence (Teller County), Colorado. Remnants of the platform are scattered on the ground....
- Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Explosions--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.; Miners'...
- 1904 June 6
- El Paso Livery Stable, the explosion, 1896
- View towards El Paso Livery Stable, Bennett Avenue between 1st (First) & "A" Streets, as fire causes stored dynamite to explode during second fire on April 29, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; actual blast pictured with roof debris in air, black...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Explosions--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Smoke--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1896
- El Paso Livery stable after the explosion
- View of April 29th, 1896, fire and clouds of smoke from junction of Myers Avenue and "A" Street after explosion at El Paso Livery stable, Cripple Creek, Colorado; scene includes horse-drawn wagons with household goods or personal belongings parked...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1896 April 29
- Frisco mill after explosion
- View of the Frisco mine, mill and tram after an explosion, Shoshone County, Idaho.
- Frisco Mine (Shoshone County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Idaho--1890-1900.; Explosions--Idaho--1890-1900.; Mills--Idaho--1890-1900.; Mine railroads--Idaho--1890-1900.; Mining--Idaho--1890-1900.
- July 11, 1892
- Debris from engine explosion cleared
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad locomotive mangled from an explosion in probably Denver, Colorado. Metal wreckage is piled on a flatbed railroad car. Shows a crane with cables, a viaduct, and a water tower in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Explosions--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Railroad...
- 1941 February 4
- Monarch Mine explosion
- Men confer by the entrance to the Monarch Mine and ore car tracks after an explosion near Louisville in Broomfield County, Colorado. Some of the miners wear helmets with lamps.
- Broomfield County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Monarch Mine (Broomfield County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Coal mining--Colorado--Broomfield County--1930-1940.; Conversation--Colorado--Broomfield County--1930-1940.; Disasters--Colorado--Broomfield...
- 1936 January 20
- Monarch Mine explosion
- Men pose in a mine after an explosion at the Monarch Mine near Louisville in Broomfield County, Colorado. Some of the miners wear helmets with lamps; one carries a lunch pail.
- Broomfield County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Monarch Mine (Broomfield County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Coal mining--Colorado--Broomfield County--1930-1940.; Disasters--Colorado--Broomfield County--1930-1940.; Mine accidents--Colorado--Broomfield...
- 1936 January 20
- Monarch Mine explosion
- A crowd of men and women display shock after an explosion at the Monarch Mine near Louisville in Broomfield County, Colorado.
- Broomfield County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Monarch Mine (Broomfield County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Coal mining--Colorado--Broomfield County--1930-1940.; Disasters--Colorado--Broomfield County--1930-1940.; Mine accidents--Colorado--Broomfield...
- 1936 January 20
- Western History Subject Index
- Crested Butte, Colorado. Accidents
- Queensland Mining Accidentes : 1908-1918, 1939-1941, 1950 & 1951
- Index of mining accidents in Queensland Australia between the years 1908 and 1951 respectively. Index is an alphabetical list by miner’s name for fatal and non-fatal mine accidents.
- Mine accidents--Queensland--Indexes.
- 2007 June
- El Paso Livery Stable before the fire
- Heavy, black smoke and flames approach El Paso Livery Stable, Bennett Avenue between 1st (First) and "A" Streets, Cripple Creek, Colorado, during second fire, April 29, 1896; scene includes wood frame residences, two-story flat-roof commercial...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Smoke--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Stables--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1896
- West half burned 3 days after east half
- View of two images: top image includes second fire on April 29, 1896, as it streaks across town and an explosion occurs from dynamite stored at El Paso Livery and Stable; lower image includes aftermath from second fire, debris and rubble and...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Explosions--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Antlers Hotel fire
- Men walk among furniture evacuated from the Antlers Hotel as flames engulf the Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado inn. High winds and an explosion fed fire that consumed the hotel and several blocks of downtown Colorado Springs.
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Disasters--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado...
- [October 1, 1898]
- Coal mining, Primero Colo.
- View of the aftermath of the mine explosion at Primero (Las Animas County), Colorado which occurred January 31, 1910 at 4:30 p.m. Shows spectators, destroyed buildings and equipment, and an undamaged mine building.
- Primero (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Primero--1910-1920.; Explosions--Colorado--Primero--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Primero--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Primero--1910-1920.; Ruins--Colorado--Primero--1910-1920.
- [1910?]
- Cosmopolitan Hotel under construction
- Renovation of the Cosmopolitan Hotel, 1760 Broadway, Denver, Colorado, formally the Hotel Metropole. Signs read: "Cosmopolitan Hotel, Wm. N. Bowman Co. Architects & Engineers, Central Savings Bank Bldg., Main 976., 12 Story Fireproof, Gordon M....
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926
- Remains of engine 35 which blew up at Basalt after Uncle Albert just gotten off
- Debris from the engine 35 explosion litters the tracks of the Colorado and Midland Railroad in Basalt, Colorado in Eagle County. Metal grates, wheels, and scraps from the locomotive are piled next to the tracks. A large locomotive wheel is on the...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Explosions--Colorado--Basalt--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Basalt--1890-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [1895?]
- Cooper Bldg. demolition
- View of an explosion during the demolition of the Cooper Building at 17th (Seventeenth) and Curtis Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. A protective fence is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Demolition--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Explosions--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Urban renewal--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1970
- Action in the Po Valley
- Eleven Tenth Mountain Division soldiers crouch in a lush green field as smoke rises from a nearby explosion at the end of the field near some trees and houses.
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Po Valley (Italy)
- April 1945
- C&O wreck
- Boiler of Engine 1642 after fatal explosion. Photographed: near Hinton, W. Va., July 10, 1953.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1953.; Railroad accidents.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.; Railroad accidents--West Virginia--Hinton.
- 1953
- Colorado & North-Western train, engine number 30
- From rear after caboose was destroyed by dynamite explosion in 1958. Photographed: at Boulder, Colo., ca. 1960.
- Locomotives--1960-1970.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Boulder.; Colorado and Northwestern Railroad Company.
- [1960]
- D&RGW wreck, engine number 3703, engine type 4-6-6-4
- After explosion. Photographed: near Sedalia, Colo., October 19, 1952.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1952.; Railroad accidents.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Sedalia.
- 1952
- D&RGW wreck, engine number 3703, engine type 4-6-6-4
- Front drivers, after explosion. Photographed: near Sedalia, Colo., October 19, 1952.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1952.; Railroad accidents.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Sedalia.
- 1952
- Using dynamite to release wrecked D. & R.G. bridge from mud, A.T. & S.F. bridge in background
- View of a dynamite explosion to dislodge a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad bridge from flood debris in the Arkansas River in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows mud and sand in the air, part of a D. & R.G. bridge submerged in the river...
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Blasting--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 June
- Road repair - views along road to Mesa Verde
- An explosion blasts on the upper portion of a forked road to Mesa Verde National Park as a group of men stand at a distance in the background. The lower portion of the road winds into the grassy, shrub- covered foreground.
- Mountain roads--Colorado--History--1920-1930.; Roads, Earth--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Explosions--Colorado--1920-1930.; Road construction--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1923 and 1927?]
- Underground drilling with machine drill
- A miner operates an air drill called a stoper or a "wiggle tail" in a gold mine in Gilpin County, Colorado, probably in the 1880s or 1890s. The miner stands on a drill steel wedged between the rock faces of the hanging wall and the foot wall. A...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Drilling & boring machinery--1880-1900.; Gold miners--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Underground drilling with machine drill
- A miner squats down to operate an air drill called a stoper or a "wiggle tail" in a gold mine in Gilpin County, probably in the 1880s or 1890s. The miner leans against a thick rock wall. Smaller rocks stand in a pile in the dark background. The...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Drilling & boring machinery--1880-1900.; Gold miners--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Cooper Bldg., Denver
- Cooper Building, 17th (Seventeenth) and Curtis, completed in 1892, Denver, Colorado; demolished in eight-second explosion staged by Denver Urban & Renewal Authority in 1969 for Skyline Project; eight story structure on four lots designed by Frank...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1909]
- Watching the rescuers bring up the dead at the mouth of the mine
- Men, women and children stand by mill sheds after an explosion at the Monarch Mine near Louisville in Broomfield County, Colorado. A stone building is near the crowd.
- Broomfield County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Monarch Mine (Broomfield County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Coal mining--Colorado--Broomfield County--1930-1940.; Disasters--Colorado--Broomfield County--1930-1940.; Mine accidents--Colorado--Broomfield...
- 1936 January 20
- 60mm. mortar practice, Camp Hale
- Four men, members of the 10th Mountain Division C Company Mortar Squad, kneel or lie on the ground as they prepare to fire a practice round with a 60 mm. mortar near Camp Hale in Eagle County, Colorado. Shows dust from an explosion on a hillside...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Military personnel.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military training--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Mortars (Ordnance)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; United States. Army....
- 1944
- Civil War in Colorado
- Views of bomb damage at a railroad depot in Independence (Pitkin County), Colorado; men with rifles walk by railroad tracks and tents. People look at the building damaged by dynamite as part of a labor dispute. Men gather around the bodies of men...
- Independence (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bombings--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.; Miner's strikes--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.; Vigilance...
- 1904 June 25
- The Aeronaut, His Book of Golden Days: The Yearbook of the Students of South High School 1928
- South Denver High School yearbook for 1928.
- South High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1928
- Western History Subject Index
- Commerce City, Colorado. Fires
- Western History Subject Index
- Breckenridge, Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Crested Butte, Colorado. Accidents
- Western History Subject Index
- DENVER. FIRES
- Western History Subject Index
- Continental oil company
- Western History Subject Index
- Boulder, Colorado. Buildings. Mercantile
- Western History Subject Index
- Georgetown, Colorado. Accidents
- Western History Subject Index
- Mining. Accidents. Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Henderson mine (Clear Creek county)
- Western History Subject Index
- Explosions