Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Winter scene of American City
- Panoramic view of American City (Gilpin County), Colorado. The buildings include the Snug Harbor and Louisiana cabins, the office of the American Mining Company, and the shafthouse of the Mascot Mine.
- American Mining Company (Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mascot Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.
- Winter [between 1895 and 1905]
- Summer scene of American City
- Panoramic view of American City (Gilpin County), Colorado. The buildings include the Smug Harbor and Louisiana cabins, the office of the American Mining Company, and the shafthouse of the Mascot Mine.
- American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mascot Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.
- Summer [between 1895 and 1905]
- Mrs. Buchanan
- Mrs. Buchanan poses outdoors on a burro near the mining town of American City (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- American City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Riding--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.
- September, 1900
- Snug Harbor
- View of the Snug Harbor cabin near the mining town of American City (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- American City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.
- September, 1900
- Portrait of a woman
- Outdoor portrait (sitting) of a woman on the porch of the Snug Harbor cabin near the mining town of American City (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- American City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Aged persons--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.
- September, 1900
- The Voorhees memorial [art original].
- Memorials--Colorado--Denver.; Monuments in art.; Monuments--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Oil paintings.; Architectural drawings.; Renderings (Drawings)
- September 29, 1919.
- Columbine Castle Miss Lowe, Ripley, and "The Professor" Timpani
- Miss Lowe, Charles S. Ripley, "The Professor" Timpani, and other miners pose by the office of the American Mining Company near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- American Mining Company (Colo.)--1900-1910.; American Mining Company (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Ripley, Charles S.;...
- September 23, 1900
- Myrtlehurst
- A miner and his family pose on the porch of Marshall Stedman's cabin near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- American City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Stedman, Marshall, Miner--Homes...
- September 13, 1900
- During $500,000 fire
- Water floods the street after a fire in Brighton, Colorado, and firemen spray a firehose. A brick commercial building with broken plate glass windows and a metal framed entry has letters over it that read: "[Lad]ies Toggery." One of many signs...
- Brighton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Brighton--1960-1970.; Fires--Colorado--Brighton--1960-1970.
- Oct 23, 1966
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen move steel beams at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. The wood frame and steel bridge crosses the South Platte River.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 30, 1898
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen move iron on a temporary wood frame bridge at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado. The bridge crosses the South Platte River. Brick viaduct pedestals are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 30, 1898
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen and construction company employees stand on the temporary wood frame bridge at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. A temporary rail track is on the bridge that crosses the South Platte River.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Structural frames--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 29, 1898
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- View of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site and temporary rail tracks in Denver, Colorado. The 16th (Sixteenth) and 19th (Nineteenth) Street bridges are nearby. A sign on a nearby building reads: "D. T. & W. Co."
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sites--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 28, 1898
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Laborers work on the temporary wood scaffolding at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver Colorado. The wooden bridge crosses the South Platte River.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- November 26, 1898
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Laborers work on the temporary wood scaffolding at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver Colorado. The wooden bridge crosses the South Platte River.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 26, 1898
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- View, facing northwest, of a portion the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site between the South Platte River and Platte Street in Denver, Colorado. Temporary rail tracks are on the wooden scaffolding bridge that crosses the river.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 23, 1898
- Delivering cap-stones
- Workmen lead a team of horses as it drags a capstone to the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. Temporary wooden scaffolding crosses the South Platte River nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Copings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Horse teams--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- November 19, 1898
- From traveler south
- Workmen walk on the temporary wooden scaffolding and rail tracks at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. The South Platte River is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- November 19, 1898
- Iron distributed Platte St. approach
- View of temporary rail tracks and iron beams at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. Buildings on Platte Street are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 19, 1898
- From traveler south
- Laborers work near the temporary rail track at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. Construction materials, a crane, the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River, and boxcars of the Colorado and...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- November 19, 1898
- Denver viaduct from D&RG track to Wewatta St.
- A man stands near a portion of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site between Wewatta Street and the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company (D&RG) tracks in Denver, Colorado. The 16th (Sixteenth) Street Viaduct is nearby.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sites--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 18, 1898
- From office door looking south
- View, facing south, of the construction of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Temporary rail tracks are on the wood frame bridge over the South Platte River.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 15, 1898
- Falsework Platte River
- Workmen stand on the wooden framework of the partially constructed 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado. The bridge crosses the South Platte River. Tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railway (C&S) are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Structural...
- November 15, 1898
- Traveler Platte St
- Workmen work on a wood-frame traveler at the partially constructed 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct near Platte Street in Denver, Colorado. The stone base of the bridge is near the houses on the corner of Water and 14th Streets.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 15, 1898
- Unloading iron
- Workmen unload a steel girder from a crane as part of the construction of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 15, 1898
- State of pedestals back Col. Ore Co.
- View of the construction materials and pedestals of the partially constructed 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado. The Colorado Ore Company building and City Hall are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Junkyards--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 15, 1898
- Water Street approach
- View, facing northeast, of the pedestals and wooden framework of the partially constructed 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct at the Water Street approach in Denver, Colorado. A workman stands on the temporary wooden bridge that crosses the South...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Pedestals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 15, 1898
- Denver flood
- Men and women stand near Cherry Creek as it floods areas of Denver, Colorado. A sign on a building reads: "Commonwealth".
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- May 19, 1894
- Denver flood
- View, of Cherry Creek as it floods Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Tremont House" and "Groceries".
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- May 19, 1864
- Black Hawk, Colorado
- View of Bates Hill from Gregory Street in Black Hawk, Colorado; shows Church Street, residences on both streets, a sign "Parking for Black Forrest Inn," mules and horses, and an old carriage. Church Street wraps around and fronts the schoolhouse...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1970-1980.
- March 20, 1971
- Jim's Peak from shaft house [i. e. shafthouse]
- View of James Peak and nearby cabins from the shafthouse of probably the Mascot Mine near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- American City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; James Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mascot Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cabins--Colorado--American City--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1900.
- June, 1897
- Louisiana cottage Welsh and Ripley
- Ike Welsh, a reporter for the Register-Call and Charles S. Ripley, a miner, pose on the porch of the Louisiana cabin near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado. A saddled horse is nearby.
- American City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--American City--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--American City--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1900.; Reporters--Colorado--American City--1890-1900.; Ripley, Charles S.; Welsh,...
- June, 1897
- Holding down his claim millions in it
- A prospector poses with a shovel on a newly staked claim probably near Apex (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Mining claims--Colorado--Apex--1890-1900.; Apex (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Apex--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Apex--1890-1900.
- June 9, 1897
- Buchanan (Assayor) [i. e. (Assayer)]
- Buchanan, an assayer, poses by a cabin near Apex (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Assayers--Colorado--Apex--1890-1900.; Apex (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Apex--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Apex--1890-1900.
- June 9, 1897
- Am M'g Co's office and cabins
- View of the American Mining Company's office and cabins near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- American Mining Company (Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; American City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--American City--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1900.
- June 8, 1897
- Boarding house [i. e. boardinghouse] Dan McDade, wife, and sister
- Dan McDade, a miner, poses with his wife and sister by their cabin near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Snow covers the ground.
- American City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--American City--1890-1900.; Lodging houses--Colorado--American City--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--American City--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1900.;...
- June 8, 1897
- Silver Plume jail
- The jail in Silver Plume, Colorado has an entrance and one window visible. A sign over the door reads: "Old Town Jail Used From 1875 To 1915, Original Building Please Do Not Deface." The building is constructed of rocks mortared together, is 12 x...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Jails--Colorado--Silver Plume--1960-1970.
- June 23, 1966
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Shows a construction crew paving the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. The workers use shovels, gravel, wheelbarrows and water hoses. Bags of sand or concrete and the iron fence used on the viaduct are stacked nearby. A few of...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Pavements--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction...
- June 1899
- Las Animas County Bloom mansion garden, Trinidad
- Trees and shrubbery, iris leaves and possibly phlox are in the garden at the Frank G. Bloom residence in Trinidad, Colorado. A bird bath has a seated cherub in its center.
- Bloom, Frank G.--Homes & haunts.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Gardens--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.
- July 1966
- Las Animas County Bloom mansion, Trinidad
- Frank G. Bloom residence, in Trinidad, Colorado is listed on the National Register of Historic Buildings. Built in 1882, this four story brick, French Victorian residence has metal-covered mansard roofs and widow's walk railing on the top two...
- Bloom, Frank G.--Homes & haunts.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.
- July 1966
- Las Animas County Bloom mansion, Trinidad
- Frank G. Bloom residence, in Trinidad, Colorado is listed on the National Register of Historic Buildings. Built in 1882, this four story brick, French Victorian residence has metal-covered mansard roofs and widow's walk railing on the top two...
- Bloom, Frank G.--Homes & haunts.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.
- July 1966
- Las Animas County Bloom mansion in Trinidad
- Frank G. Bloom residence, in Trinidad, Colorado is listed on the National Register of Historic Buildings. Built in 1882, this four story brick, French Victorian residence has metal-covered mansard roofs and widow's walk railing on the top two...
- Bloom, Frank G.--Homes & haunts.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.
- July 1966
- Workmen, 14th Street Viaduct
- Two workmen pose under a bridge on the South Platte River in Denver (Denver County) Colorado. One man wears a hat, work pants, boots and suspenders. The other man wears a hat, a pair of denim overalls and work boots. Cables hang from under the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo.and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- July 1899
- Workmen, 14th Street Viaduct
- Two workmen pose under a bridge on the South Platte River in Denver (Denver County), Colorado. One man wears a pair of work pants with suspenders, boots, and a hat. The other man wears a pair of denim work pants, boots, and a hat. The men are...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- July 1899
- Private train at Mound House, Nevada
- Men pose by a Carson & Colorado passenger coach in Mound House (Lyon County), Nevada; the locomotive and coal tender are are in the distance.
- Carson and Colorado Railroad--1890-1910.; Southern Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations.; Mound House (Nev.)--1890-1910.; Passengers--Nevada--Mound House--1890-1910.; Railroad private cars--Nevada--Mound House--1890-1910.;...
- July 16, 1903
- Pack train being loaded with 4 1/2 miles of cable for Red [?] tramway at Georgetown, Colo.
- A team of pack burros are loaded with a continuous line of cable for transport to a mine in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Cables--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1910.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1910.; Packtrains--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1910.
- February 25, 1901
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen stand near and on a beam hoisted by a crane on the traveler at the 14th Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 6, 1898
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- View, facing Platte Street, of a partially constructed bridge, part of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado. The bridge crosses the South Platte River.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 6, 1898
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Laborers work on a partially constructed bridge at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. The bridge crosses the South Platte River. Buildings along Platte Street are at the end of the viaduct.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 5, 1898
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen stand on a partially constructed bridge at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. Metal beams and girders are on the ground nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 4, 1898