Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1810. Georgetown, Col.
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking south toward the valley leading to Silver Plume, where the High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop is visible between Leavenworth and Republican Mountains. Visible landmarks in the sunlit grid-plan town include the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- 1885 Corbett & Ballenger's 13th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1886 Corbett & Ballenger's 14th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1887 Corbett & Ballenger's 15th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1888 Corbett & Ballenger's 16th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1889 Corbett & Ballenger's 17th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1890 Corbett & Ballenger's 18th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1891 Corbett & Ballenger's 19th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1892 Ballenger & Richards 20th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1894 Corbett & Ballenger's 22nd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1896 Ballenger & Richards 24th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1899 Corbett & Ballenger's 27th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1900 Corbett & Ballenger's 28th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1905 Corbett & Ballenger's 32nd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1907 Ballenger & Richards 35th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1911 Corbett & Ballenger's 39th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1915 Corbett & Ballenger's 43rd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1920 Corbett & Ballenger's 48th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- 2401: Georgetown C. C. R. R. Spiral Loop in the Distance
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking south toward the valley leading to Silver Plume, where the High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop is visible; shows Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, school, priest's residence, and hospital located at...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- 7:30 mine
- Snow fills a large portion of an abandoned building of the 7:30 (Seven-thirty) Mine, Brown's Canyon near Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado. Possibly the result of an 1899 avalanche that took several lives and other mine buildings.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1900.; Avalanches--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- 945 Main Street, Silver Plume
- View of the facade and side elevations of 945 Main Street in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The two-story structure has wooden siding and a false front with a pediment and decorative brackets. An enclosed staircase leads down to an...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Commercial facilities.; False fronts.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Silver Plume--Pictorial works.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2010
- 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
- [Victoria Tunnel] & Mendota Mine
- Men and women stand on a trail above the buildings of the Mendota Mine near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A sign reads [?] [Tun]nel & Mendota Mine.
- Mendota Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- A grave believed to be near Silver Plume
- View of a wooden tombstone beside boulders and a steep cliff wall, probably near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Words painted on a crude timber board read: "Here, Carrie J. Welton, Lay to Rest, Died Alone, Sept. 23 [?] 1884."
- Welton, Carrie J., d. 1884.--Tomb.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1900.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1892?]
- A. P. Tunnel Kelso Mt Georgetown, Colo
- View of the shafthouse and tailings of the A P Tunnel Mine on Kelso Mountain near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Sliver Plume--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Abandoned Argentine Central Railway tracks
- View of abandoned railroad tracks on the Argentine Central Railway near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The ruined tracks lead to possibly the remains of a wooden railroad bridge.
- Argentine Central Railway Company--Facilities--2010-2020.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Railroad tracks.; Argentine Central Railway Company--Pictorial works.; Railroads--Abandonment--Colorado--Clear Creek County--Pictorial works.; Clear...
- 2010
- Al S. Lamb and wife, Aspen, Colo.
- Al Lamb and his wife and two dogs and a puppy litter sit on the lawn near a small evergreen tree in front of a house. Mr. Lamb wears a pinstripe suit a white shirt, a striped tie with a tie tack, and a bowler hat. Mrs. Lamb wears a long sleeved,...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dogs--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Lamb, Al S.
- 1888
- An Indian home
- A Native American (Blackfoot or Flathead) man and woman sit by a tepee with painted circles and animal designs probably in Big Horn County, Montana; Strikes First holds a wooden smoking pipe, and Wolf Plume peels potatoes. The woman wears a print...
- Indians of North America--Montana--1900-1920.; Salish Indians--Montana--1900-1920.; Calumets--1900-1920.; Campfires--Montana--1900-1920.; Outdoor cookery--Montana--1900-1920.; Spouses--1900-1920.; Tipis--Montana--1900-1920.; Strikes First.; Wolf...
- [between 1908 and 1913]
- An Indian woman's dress - Mrs. Wolf Plume
- Portrait of Mrs. Wolf Plume, a Native American woman; she wears a jacket with pony beads, hair pipes, and thimbles; beaded belts; and earrings.
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Clothing & dress--1900-1920.; Women--1900-1920.; Rodman Wanamaker Expedition.
- [between 1908 and 1913]
- Anne Silver Plume burro in photo
- Anne Hopkins poses with a donkey in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. She wears a dress with high collar and a hat decorated with ribbon.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1910.; Hopkins, Anne, Denver, Colo. resident.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Argentine Central Railway
- View of the Argentine Central Shay No. 6 engine, the engineer in the cab and a young boy, near Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Argentine Central Railway Company--1900-1920.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1920.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1918]
- Arts at Silver Plume, formerly St. Patrick's Catholic Church
- View of the front and side elevations of Arts at Silver Plume (the former St. Patrick's Catholic Church) a commercial gallery on Main Street in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The small frame structure, has wood siding and a shingled...
- Arts at Silver Plume (Silver Plume, Colo.)--1990-2000.; St. Patrick's Church (Silver Plume, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Churches.; Commercial art galleries.; Bell towers.; Arts at Silver Plume (Silver Plume,...
- 1994
- Back yards, Silver Plume, Colo.
- View from the back of several wood panel, one-story residences with porches and fences in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Baltimore mine, John Catren(?), Jesse Claire, Dick Chappel
- Three men dressed in dirty overalls and hats stand in front of a wooden shack at the Baltimore mine in Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado. A sign on the shack reads: "Private Property No Camping No Fires No Smoking."
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miners--Colorado--Silver Plume--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1920-1930.
- 1927?
- Baltimore Tunnel Silver Plume
- View of the power plant and the entrance to the Baltimore Tunnel near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A sign over the tunnel entrance reads: "Hazleton Consolidated M & T Co. Baltimore Tunnel".
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1900.; Baltimore Mine (Silver Plume, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Bandstand, Silver Plume
- The hexagonal bandstand with balustrade and flanged roof was built in Silver Plume, Colorado, in 1904 and was the site of many summer concerts. The bandstand was dedicated to a lifetime resident of Silver Plume, Cora Chappel, in 1976. In the...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bandstands--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1902]
- Bird's eye view, 20, Georgetown and Silverplume
- Bird's eye view of Silver Plume and Georgetown, Colorado, looking east and slightly north. The town of Silver Plume is in the closer valley, with Georgetown beyond; the High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop is clearly visible between the two towns,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1920.
- [between 1895 and 1917?]
- Brick Pomeroy Tunnel Clear Creek Colo.
- Panoramic view of the tailings and abandoned shafthouse Pomeroy Mine near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1910.; Pomeroy Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Bridge above Georgetown
- A passenger train of the Colorado Central Railroad passes under a bridge in the left background heading east toward Georgetown in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The train travels along the Georgetown Loop, a narrow-gauge railroad that looped about...
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1890?]
- Brownsville
- View of Brownsville, a small town that was considered a "suburb" of Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado, shows residences along dirt roads near the bottom of Brown's Gulch. It was victimized by a number of snow and mud slides in the late...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Silver Plume--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1895]
- Brownsville, Colorado
- Reproduction of ink rendering; shows Brownsville (later known as Silver Plume), Clear Creek County, Colorado, with residences, storefronts, mining facilities, and Clear Creek.
- Brownsville (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Burleigh Tunnel Depot, Silver Plume, Colo.
- View of the Burleigh Tunnel depot in Silver Plume, Colorado, shows an open train depot with three people standing under the roof in front of the tracks. Two women wear skirts and blouses; one man wears a suit and tie. The depot has a low gable and...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Clocks & watches--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1910]
- Burleigh Tunnel Silver Plume
- Miners and well dressed men pose near a horse-drawn buggy and a mine ore car at the Burleigh Mine near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Burleigh Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- C&S buildings (narrow gauge)
- Depot. Photographed: Silver Plume, Colo., September 14, 1941.
- Railroads--Buildings and structures--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1941.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad facilities--Colorado--Silver Plume.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1941
- C&S car number 1006
- Caboose. Photographed: Silver Plume, Colo., September 14, 1941.
- Railroads--Cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1941.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Silver Plume.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1941
- C&S car number 1006
- Caboose. Photographed: Silver Plume, Colo., 1960s.
- Railroads--Cars--1960-1970.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1960-1970.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Silver Plume.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- [196-]
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 70, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight; westbound; for Silver Plume, Colo. Photographed: Denver, Colo., April 2, 1935.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1935.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1935
- Canon of Grand River
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad locomotive on narrow gauge tracks beside a rock outcrop near the Colorado River in probably Garfield County, Colorado. A plume of smoke comes from the engine. Shows an embankment and telegraph poles.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1890.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Garfield County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Garfield County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Catholic Church
- The Catholic Church in Silver Plume, Colorado, was built in 1876, and is constructed in the Carpenter Gothic style. Its signature features include: steeply pitched roof, elaborate bargeboard design (gingerbread), arched-pointed windows, and a...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Silver Plume--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1944]