Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Hall of the Silverton Miner's Union No. 26, W. F. of M.
- Exterior view of the Silverton Miner's Union in Silverton, Colorado, on the southwest corner of 11th and Greene Streets, a two-story brick structure featuring sash windows with semi-circular arches and stone sills around the entire second floor,...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Miners' unions--Colorado--Silverton--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Miner's dug-out
- Two miners stand near stone cabins (dugouts) built into the side of a hill. The men wear suits and hats. Wooden boards, metal cans, and a wagon are nearby.
- Dugout houses--1880-1900.; Miners--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Pete Halls and Elmer Peterson
- Two men pose on the outskirts of Aspen, Colorado. They are dressed in shirts and ties (one wears a vest), trousers, and leather shoes. One man wears a miner's hat with a candle and the other holds a miner's candle holder. An ore cart is in the...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Halls, Pete.; Peterson, Elmer.
- 1910
- Rugby, Colo.
- A group of men pose with raised beer glasses near the Miner's Exchange in Rugby (Las Animas County), Colorado. One man wears a white shirt, apron and probably is the storekeeper. A man standing near the door leans a pair of crutches against his...
- Rugby (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Interior Delmonio mine, near Central City
- Interior view of a miner's shack shows five miners posing, Delmonio mine, Gilpin County, Colorado. The men are in a barrel, on a hoist, and at the hoist controls. A miner's lamp and hatchet hang on the wall.
- Delmonio Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1910.;...
- 1902
- Miners Union Hospital
- Exterior view of B.P.O.E. Elks Lodge at the corner of Columbia and Pine Street, Telluride, Colorado (used for two years by the Western Federation of Miner's under the direction of Local President Vincent St. John and later occupied by the Miner's...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.; Hospitals--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.; Miners' Union Hospital (Telluride, Colo.)
- [between 1903 and 1908]
- Index to Colorado Mining Directory: First Edition 1883
- Index to mines within Colorado. Information is arranged alphabetically by Mine name, with the county it is located in.
- Mines and mineral industries--Colorado--Directories.; Mines and mineral resources--Colorado--Directories.;
- 1883
- Miner's National bank of Georgetown, Colorado. J. L. Brownell, pres. Thos. W. Phelps, cashier.
- View of a frame businesses in Georgetown (Clear Creek County) Colorado; shows men posing by a mitred entry with sign: "Miner's National Bank." Barber poles flank an adjacent storefront.
- Miners' National Bank of Georgtown, Colorado--Buildings--1860-1880.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Banks--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Miner's Boarding House, Henson, Colo.
- View of the Miner's Boarding House in the ghost town of Henson located 4 miles west of Lake City in Hinsdale County, Colorado. The two-story building has pressed exterior metal siding with a prominent second story shed dormer.
- Boardinghouses--Colorado--Henson--1990-2000.; Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Boardinghouses--Colorado--Henson--Pictorial works.; Hinsdale County (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1999
- A miner's cabin in winter
- A roof and chimney pipes are the only visible parts of a miner's log cabin that is buried in deep snow, possibly near Crested Butte (Gunnison County), Colorado.
- Log cabins--Colorado--1880-1900.; Snow--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Miner's dug out
- Miners pose near a stone and mud-plastered dugout house (duplex) built into a hillside, two wear caps with miners lights, one smokes a pipe. Men in suits pose near a sawhorse and wood planks.
- Dugout houses--1880-1900.; Miners--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Camp Boynton, Beaver Park
- Outdoor scene of Camp Boynton, Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado; shows members of the Deputy Army, horses and wooden wagons in a tent camp during the Cripple Creek miner's strike of 1894; shows Big Bull Mountain.
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1893.; Big Bull Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Miner's strikes--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Soldiers--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.;...
- 1894
- Mining camp
- The Deputy Army Militia assembles at a military camp for the first miner's labor strike in the Cripple Creek District, Colorado. Several men stand in a long line, many hold rifles. Two uniformed men are on horseback; another man in uniform stands...
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Military camps--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Miner's...
- [1894?]
- Miner's cabin
- View of abandoned miner's cabins in Colorado.
- Abandoned buildings--Colorado--1930-1940.; Cabins--Colorado--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Miner's cabin
- View of a miner's cabin possibly in Colorado.
- Cabins--1880-1910.; Mining--1880-1910.
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- Miner's cabin Provo Canyon Utah
- View of a miner's cabin in Provo Canyon near Provo, Utah.
- Provo (Utah)--1900-1910.; Cabins--Utah--Provo--1900-1910.; Mining--Utah--Provo--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1910]
- Miner's tent
- Interior view of a miner's cabin. Cooking and baking goods that include syrup, "Carnation Wheat Flakes", and "Old Label Baking Powder" are on shelves above an oil lamp and trunk.
- Cabins--1890-1910.; Interiors--1890-1910.; Mining--1890-1910.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Miner's cabin Centennial Valley
- View of a miner's cabin in Centennial Valley in either Montana or Wyoming.
- Cabins--1900-1910.; Mining--1900-1910.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- A miner's cabin in winter, Crested Butte, Colo.
- View of a log miner's cabin with metal chimneys near Crested Butte (Gunnison County), Colorado. Snow drifts are on the sides of the structure and on a portion on the roof. Shows a tunnel in the snow, probably to a cabin entrance. Snow is in a...
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Blizzards--Colorado--Crested Butte--1880-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Crested Butte--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Crested Butte--1880-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Crested Butte--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- St. Joseph's Hospital
- A woman sits in an automobile with its top down, in front of two- story stone, St. Joseph's Hospital, (Miner's Hospital) Sixth Avenue, Ouray, Colorado. A Sister of Mercy is on the front steps; she wears a nun's habit with stiff wide white collar...
- St. Joseph's Hospital (Ouray, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ouray (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hospitals--Colorado--Ouray--1910-1920.; Nuns--Colorado--Ouray--1910-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1919]
- St. Joseph's Hospital, Ouray
- Exterior view of the St. Joseph's Hospital, (Miner's Hospital) Sixth (6th) Avenue, Ouray, Colorado, shows the two story structure built by Francis Carney of native stone, with a bracketed overhanging hip roof, the 1905 addition on the north end...
- St. Joseph's Hospital (Ouray, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hospitals--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1919]
- Camp Bird ltd. Ouray, Colo.
- View of the Camp Bird mine superintendent's house and miner's cabins in Camp Bird, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Camp Bird (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cabins--Colorado--Camp Bird--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Camp Bird--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Camp Bird--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Camp Bird mine
- Overlook view of the Camp Bird mine housing complex in Camp Bird, Ouray County, Colorado shows the superintendent's house and miner's houses.
- Camp Bird (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cabins--Colorado--Camp Bird--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Camp Bird--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Camp Bird--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Western History Subject Index
- LAFAYETTE, COLORADO. MINER'S MUSEUM
- Western History Subject Index
- MINER'S MUSEUM
- Western History Subject Index
- Miner's candlesticks
- Western History Subject Index
- Miner's Delight, Wyoming
- Bur-rodeo, 1st annual event in Leadville
- A female contestant and her burro on a gravel road compete in the first annual "Bur-rodeo" race, a feature of the "Boom Days" festivities in Leadville, Colorado. The woman has on shorts, a sleeveless top with number "A&T 52" on it, running shoes...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Donkeys--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Running races--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1969
- Three and a half tons pure silver $85,000
- Silver ingots are stacked at the Boston and Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works, in Denver, Colorado. Miner's and smelter's tools are on interior walls in the background; a bowler hat and molds are on a table.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Silver--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1892
- Argo Smelting Works (Boston and Colorado Smelting Co.)
- Silver ingots are stacked at Boston and Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works, in Denver, Colorado. Miner's and smelter's tools are on interior walls in the background; a bowler hat and molds are on a table.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Silver--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1892
- Ore samples from Johnny Bull Mine- Silver Plum [i. e. Plume]
- A miner poses in a shaft of the Johnny Bull Mine near Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado. He holds a small piece of ore and a prospector's pick and wears a hard hat with a miner's light.
- Johnny Bull Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Miners--Colorado--Silver Plume--1960-1970.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Silver Plume--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1960-1970.
- April 29, 1964
- Erie
- A block in Erie, Weld County, Colorado, is lined with one- and two-story buildings; the brick two-story building on the corner has decorative brickwork and plastered-over arched windows. Signs read: "[Merca]ntile Co., Hardware, [fr]esh & [?]...
- Erie (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Business districts--Colorado--Erie--1980-1990.
- [1988?]
- Erie
- A block in Erie, Weld County, Colorado, is lined with one- and two-story buildings; the brick two-story building on the corner has decorative brickwork and plastered-over arched windows. Signs read: "[Merca]ntile Co., Hardware, [?] Meats," "Title...
- Erie (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Business districts--Colorado--Erie--1980-1990.
- 1988?
- Western History Subject Index
- Sand Creek. Battle of, 1864
- Pittsburg Mine, Central City
- A group of fourteen miners in work clothes, including overalls, pose near the Pittsburg Mine in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows a dog (with a miner's cap on its head). One miner holds a wrench, another holds a sledge hammer and a...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pittsburg Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Miners at home
- Interior view of a miner's home; includes two men playing cards at table and a miner stretched out on cot; shows wooden framework of house, shelving, wood stove, cooking utensils and gold pan.
- Mining camps--Colorado--1900-1910.; Gold miners--Colorado--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [ca.1900]
- Blanche Dunton gravestone
- View of part of the Blanche Dunton funerary monument in the Idaho Springs Cemetery, Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The monument is a playhouse, a cement replica of a miner's log cabin. The name Dunton in carved above the cabin's...
- Dunton, Blanche, d. 1899--Tomb--2000-2010.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments.; Children's playhouses.; Dunton, Blanche, d. 1899--Tomb--Pictorial works.; Sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Idaho Springs--Pictorial works.;...
- ca. 2002
- Miners Avenue, Idaho Springs
- View of Miner's Avenue looking east in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows one and two story commercial buildings, traffic and pedestrians. Signs read: " "Beau Jo's," "Mainstreet, a Restaurant," "Farris's Clothing & Department...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; City & town life.; Commercial streets.; Commercial facilities.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Idaho Springs--Pictorial works.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Idaho Springs--Pictorial works.; Idaho Springs...
- 1990
- History of Denver
- Primero Club
- View of the miner's club house in Primero (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows a two story wood frame building with a front porch.
- Primero (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clubhouses--Colorado--Primero--1900-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Primero--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1903?]
- Victor riot scene
- A crowd of people in Victor watch uniformed National Guardsman and striking miners in the street in Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Men point rifles toward people on 4th (Fourth) Street and Victor Avenue. Shows brick commercial buildings, the...
- Western Federation of Miners--Strikes--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Militias--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.;...
- 1904 June 6
- Sopris, private houses
- View of miner's houses at the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company coal camp of Sopris in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows coal sheds, coops, outhouses, and fenced yards. Snow covers the ground.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--1890-1930.; Sopris (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1930.
- [between 1890 and 1928?]
- Primero general view
- View of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company coal camp, Primero in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows miner's houses and a church.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--1900-1930.; Mining camps--Colorado--Primero--1900-1930.; Primero (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Primero--1900-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Primero--1900-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Primero--1900-1930.
- [between 1901 and 1930?]
- Mt. Logan Oil Shale Mining & Ref'g Co.
- Men, employees of the Mt. Logan Oil Shale Mining and Refining Company, pose in a rock cave near De Beque (Mesa County) Colorado; a brass bed, shelves, and calendars are on the wall. One man smokes a pipe.
- Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1900-1920.; De Beque (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--De Beque--1900-1920.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--De Beque--1900-1920.; Petroleum workers--Colorado--De Beque--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Dining tent area
- Interior view of a miner's dining tent at probably the Gold King Mine near Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows an eating area with men, women and dogs seated at wooden tables and benches. The tables are set with white table cloths, dishes,...
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Dining rooms--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1910.; Employees--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1910.; Tents--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1910.
- [between 1887 and 1910?]
- Miners
- Miners pose outdoors probably near Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. They wear boots, jackets, and hats with miner's lights.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Sopris School pageant
- Boys dressed as miners pose outdoors as part of the Sopris School pageant in Sopris (Las Animas County), Colorado. They hold axes, shovels, and lunch pails and wear overalls and hats with miner's lights.
- Sopris (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.; Children playing adults--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Sopris School
- Boys in costumes pose near a U. S. flag at the Sopris School in Sopris (Las Animas County), Colorado. The boys hold a lantern, hammer, saw, pick ax, and lunch pail. They wear overalls, an apron, and hats with miner's lights.
- Sopris (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.; Costumes--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.; School children--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.
- [1915]
- Camp in Bakers Park
- View of miner's camp with men, tents, and burros, near Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado.
- Mine camps--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Camping--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1878?]
- Creede, South Willow Canon
- View of Creede in Willow Creek canyon, Mineral County, Colorado. Two men sit in a wagon near the "Pioneer Store" and log buildings. A sign on a building reads: "Miner's Bank."
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Banks--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]