View shows the largest nugget of "native silver" ever mined, Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. It weighed 1840 pounds and, selling at seventy-one cents an ounce, netted nearly $21,000 for the Smuggler mine.
Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Smuggler Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Silver--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
Approximately thirty men at work examining the ground for mines, or taping out a new road; bulldozer is in background; possibly the Tenth Mountain Division's 126th Engineers building a bypass road in an area believed to be heavily mined. According...
Mines (Warfare)--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
View of a sign on the property of the Henderson Molybdenum Mine (a subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.) near Empire (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The sign reads: " WARNING Explosives are used for avalanche control in this area....
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.--Facilities--2010-2020.; Henderson Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Signs (Notices).; Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.--Pictorial works.; Signs and...
View of the Paint Mines Interpretive Park located in the Calhan Paint Mines Archaeological District near Calhan (El Paso County), Colorado. This El Paso County park encompasses many multicolored geological structures, spires, hoodoos, and sculpted...
Paint Mines Interpretive Park (Colo.)--1990-2000.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Paint Mines Interpretive Park (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Historic sites--Colorado--El Paso County--Pictorial works.; Parks--Colorado--El Paso County--Pictorial...
A group of men sit on and stand near sacks filled with raw ore from the Anaconda Tunnel Mine in the Cripple Creek Mining District (Teller County), Colorado. Some of the men wear work clothes, others appear to be business men and are dressed in...
Anaconda Tunnel Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
View of a shallow, mined Gilsonite (trademark name for uintaite, a black lustrous asphalt) vein in the Bonanza District, either in Uintah County, Utah, or Rio Blanco County, Colorado; sagebrush surrounds the gash, with slag at left and right.
View of a vein of Gilsonite (trademark name for uintaite, a black lustrous asphalt) in the Bonanza District, either in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, or Uintah County, Utah; vertical mineshaft in foreground is surrounded by slag pile and shredded...
View of the Bingham Copper Mine, in Bingham Canyon, Utah. Shows an enormous open pit mine with tiers, mine railroad tracks, freight cars filled with ore, and electric towers for the railroad.
Shows the road to Corona, Italy, on Monte Belevedere. It and the surrounding fields had been heavily mined by the Germans. The tank in the foreground had been destroyed by mines. Nevertheless the Tenth Mountain Division successfully captured the...
Monte Belvedere (Italy)--1940-1950.; Prisoners of war--Germany--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
Several mines and their tailings dot the west side of Quartz Hill above Nevadaville, Colorado. Hundreds of millions of dollars of gold were reportedly mined from three large lodes here between 1859 and World War I. The main veins were named the...
The mining district of Russell Gulch was about four miles southwest of Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. About $35,000 in gold was reportedly mined every week when the area was first discovered by William Green Russell in 1859. Several...
Russell Gulch (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Russell Gulch--1890-1900.
View of Silverton, Colorado, looking north towards Anvil Mountain and Cement Creek valley. In the foreground, past the flood plain of the Animas River, are the Depot, tracks and spurs of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. Among the many buildings...
A dome tops the tower on the Douglas County Courthouse in Castle Rock, Colorado. The building was first occupied in 1890, and construction was finally completed in 1901. The building was made of granite mined from quarries in the Castle Rock area....
Castle Rock (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Castle Rock--1890-1910.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Castle Rock--1890-1910.
View to the northwest of the east side of Bates Hill as it descends to North Clear Creek in Black Hawk, Colorado; shows the processing mills that cover the creek to process ore from mines further up the gulch. Nathaniel Hill's Boston and Colorado...
Exterior photograph of the John G. Kerr house located in Denver, Colorado. The John G. and Helen Kerr House, built in 1924-1925, is a good example of early twentieth-century French Renaissance Revival style. The building displays an artistic use...
Exterior photograph of the John G. Kerr house located in Denver, Colorado. The John G. and Helen Kerr House, built in 1924-1925, is a good example of early twentieth-century French Renaissance Revival style. The building displays an artistic use...
Photograph of the entrance to the John G. Kerr house located in Denver, Colorado. The John G. and Helen Kerr House, built in 1924-1925, is a good example of early twentieth-century French Renaissance Revival style. The building displays an...
Exterior photograph of the John G. Kerr house located in Denver, Colorado. The John G. and Helen Kerr House, built in 1924-1925, is a good example of early twentieth-century French Renaissance Revival style. The building displays an artistic use...
Photograph of the gate to the John G. Kerr house located in Denver, Colorado. The John G. and Helen Kerr House, built in 1924-1925, is a good example of early twentieth-century French Renaissance Revival style. The building displays an artistic...
Exterior photograph of the courtyard and back of the John G. Kerr house located in Denver, Colorado. The John G. and Helen Kerr House, built in 1924-1925, is a good example of early twentieth-century French Renaissance Revival style. The building...
Exterior photograph of the courtyard and back of the John G. Kerr house located in Denver, Colorado. The John G. and Helen Kerr House, built in 1924-1925, is a good example of early twentieth-century French Renaissance Revival style. The building...
Photograph of a fountain and brick fence in the garden of the John G. Kerr house located in Denver, Colorado. The John G. and Helen Kerr House, built in 1924-1925, is a good example of early twentieth-century French Renaissance Revival style. The...
Photograph of the a fountain in the courtyard of the John G. Kerr house located in Denver, Colorado. The John G. and Helen Kerr House, built in 1924-1925, is a good example of early twentieth-century French Renaissance Revival style. The building...
Exterior photograph of the attached garage on the John G. Kerr house located in Denver, Colorado. The John G. and Helen Kerr House, built in 1924-1925, is a good example of early twentieth-century French Renaissance Revival style. The building...
Exterior photograph of a window with the original wood and iron shutters on the John G. Kerr house located in Denver, Colorado. The John G. and Helen Kerr House, built in 1924-1925, is a good example of early twentieth-century French Renaissance...
Photograph of the main staircase in entry hall of the the John G. Kerr house located in Denver, Colorado. The John G. and Helen Kerr House, built in 1924-1925, is a good example of early twentieth-century French Renaissance Revival style. The...
Photograph of a wood mantel and the fireplace in the den of the the the John G. Kerr house located in Denver, Colorado. The John G. and Helen Kerr House, built in 1924-1925, is a good example of early twentieth-century French Renaissance Revival...
Photograph of the decorative trim on the walls and ceiling of the living room in the the John G. Kerr house located in Denver, Colorado. The John G. and Helen Kerr House, built in 1924-1925, is a good example of early twentieth-century French...
Photograph of some dark wood paneling in the den in the John G. Kerr house located in Denver, Colorado. The John G. and Helen Kerr House, built in 1924-1925, is a good example of early twentieth-century French Renaissance Revival style. The...
Photograph of the garden room in the the John G. Kerr house located in Denver, Colorado. The John G. and Helen Kerr House, built in 1924-1925, is a good example of early twentieth-century French Renaissance Revival style. The building displays an...
Exterior photograph of the John G. Kerr house located in Denver, Colorado. The John G. and Helen Kerr House, built in 1924-1925, is a good example of early twentieth-century French Renaissance Revival style. The building displays an artistic use...