Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Matchless Mine
- View of the Matchless Mine in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado; shows a headframe, shop, privy, and shed, tailings, and the home of Baby Doe Tabor.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1930.; Leadville (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1930.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes & haunts.
- 1928, May 24
- Historic Matchless (Tabor) mine at Leadville, Colo.
- View of Baby Doe Tabor's cabin at the Matchless Mine In Leadville (Lake County), Colorado shows: mine building, headframe, tailings.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes & haunts.
- 1938
- Matchless Mine
- Men and women stand near Baby Doe Tabor's cabin and head frame of the abandoned Matchless Mine near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1960.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1960.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Matchless mine
- View of Baby Doe Tabor's cabin at the Matchless Mine In Leadville (Lake County), Colorado shows: mine building, headframe, tailings, and car.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes & haunts.
- 1953
- Matchless mine, Leadville
- View of Baby Doe Tabor's cabin at the Matchless Mine In Leadville, Lake County, Colorado shows: mine building, headframe, tailings, with Sawatch Range in background.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes & haunts.
- [1950?]
- House and Matchless mine
- View of Baby Doe Tabor's cabin at the Matchless Mine in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado with headframe, mine building, snow covered tailings.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes & haunts.
- [1950?]
- Shack at Matchless mine, Leadville where Baby Doe Tabor spent her last years
- View of Baby Doe Tabor's cabin at the Matchless Mine in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado with mine building, tailings.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes & haunts.
- [1950?]
- The Matchless mine cabin and Fryer Hill, Leadville where Baby Doe Tabor died
- View of Baby Doe Tabor's cabin at Matchless Mine in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado shows mine building, headframe.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes & haunts.
- October 2, 1952
- Ruins of the famous (Tabor) Matchless mine
- View of Baby Doe Tabor's cabin at the Matchless Mine in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado with mine buildings, headframe, and tailings.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes & haunts.
- [1950?]
- Matchless mine
- View of Baby Doe Tabor's cabin at the Matchless Mine in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado with mine building, headframe, snow covered tailings.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes & haunts.
- [1950?]
- Matchless mine restoration
- View of Baby Doe Tabor's cabin at the Matchless Mine in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado shows headframe, ore cart.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes & haunts.
- 1953
- View of Matchless mine, house in foreground
- View of Baby Doe Tabor's cabin at the Matchless Mine in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado shows mine building, snow covered tailings.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes & haunts.
- [1950?]
- Matchless mine dedication, crowd in shaft house
- A large group of people, some in period costumes and some with cameras, at the Matchless Mine and Baby Doe Tabor's cabin dedication in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. Front row is identified as: Lee Robbins, Ted Mazzrella, Eleanor Wechbaugh,...
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Costumes--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Dedications--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.;...
- July 16, 1953
- C. Bancroft, E Weckbaugh, Gordon Weeks, (Master of Ceremonies) Matchless Mine dedication
- At the dedication of the Matchless Mine and Baby Doe Tabor's cabin in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, Caroline Bancroft speaks through a megaphone and Eleanor Weckbaugh holds an umbrella; both women are in period costumes. Gordon Weeks is the...
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Costumes--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Dedications--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.;...
- July 16, 1953
- Taylor Brown, Oscar Malo, Paul Kohlberg, presentation of Matchless cabin to Leadville
- Three men identified as Taylor Brown, Oscar Malo, Paul Kohlberg at the dedication of the Matchless Mine and Baby Doe Tabor's cabin in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dedications--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes &...
- [1953]
- Matchless mine
- View of Baby Doe Tabor's cabin at the Matchless Mine In Leadville, Lake County, Colorado shows: mine building, headframe, hoist, tailings, and pond.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.;...
- [1950?]
- Taken in 1953 at 12,000 feet
- View of Baby Doe Tabor's cabin at the Matchless Mine In Leadville, Lake County, Colorado shows: mine building, headframe, tailings, with Sawatch Range in background.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Sawatch Range (Colo.)--1950-1960.;...
- 1953
- 12,000 feet
- View of Baby Doe Tabor's cabin at the Matchless Mine In Leadville, Lake County, Colorado shows: mine building, headframe, tailings, with Sawatch Range in background.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Sawatch Range (Colo.)--1950-1960.;...
- 1953
- Ashcroft, Colo. Remains of Hotel 1943
- An abandoned hotel stands in a field in the midground in Ashcroft, a mining town near Castle Creek, south of Aspen in Pitkin County, Colorado. The town was originally called Chloride but its residents renamed it Ashcroft in 1882 after rich ore was...
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.
- [1943?]
- Ashcroft, Colo. Remains of Hotel 1943
- An abandoned hotel stands in a field in the midground in Ashcroft, a mining town near Castle Creek, south of Aspen in Pitkin County, Colorado. The town was originally called Chloride but its residents renamed it Ashcroft in 1882 after rich ore was...
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.
- [1943?]
- Ashcroft, Colorado
- ball and banquet there. Tabor also reportedly bought rounds of drinks for everyone in each of the town's 13 saloons. At the time, Ashcroft was growing much faster than nearby Aspen. By 1885, it had about 3,500 residents with six hotels and 20...
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.
- [1943?]
- Baby Doe Tabor [art original].
- Caricature watercolor of Elizabeth Bonduel McCourt "Baby Doe" Tabor, second wife of millionaire Horace Tabor.
- Baby Doe, d. 1935--Portraits.; Women in art.; Women--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Caricatures.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1885
- Baby Doe Tabor
- Portrait of Elizabeth Bonduel McCourt "Baby Doe" Tabor, second wife of millionaire Horace Tabor. Her hair is curled in an upsweep style. She wears earrings, a necklace with a matching broach, and a yellow dress with a low neckline.
- Baby Doe, d. 1935.
- 1935
- Baby Doe Tabor
- Studio portrait of Baby Doe Tabor in a flowered hat and earrings.
- Baby Doe, d. 1935.
- [between 1885 and 1893?]
- Black Hawk - 1942
- View south, of downtown Black Hawk, Colorado; shows the Rohling Block on Gregory Street. This building was one of the first built in the 1860's and was used primarily as a dry goods store. It may have been the home of Elizabeth McCourt Doe (Baby...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Chester Lundgen, had role of Ecamillo in "Carmen" & of Tabor in the "Ballad of Baby Doe"
- An actor from the Central City Play Festival poses for a head and shoulders, studio portrait in Central City, Colorado. He wears a black suit jacket, a white shirt with a pointed collar, and a tie. His short hair is parted on the side.
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1970-1980.
- 1966
- Wedding scene, Ballad of Baby Doe, Central City
- Cast members perform the opera "The Ballad of Baby Doe" at the Central City Opera House. A bride and a groom, probably Baby Doe and Horace Tabor, stand under a pergola decorated with garlands and lanterns. She wears a light-colored gown, and he...
- Central City Opera House--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Weddings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1956
- Denver Theater premiere of "Silver Dollar"
- View of people at a premiere of the movie "Silver Dollar," at the Denver Theater, in Denver, Colorado. A woman models a costume used in the biographical film about Baby Doe Tabor.
- Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Motion picture premieres--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Tabor, Silver Dollar, 1889-1925.--Portrayals.
- 1932, December 2
- Lillie Tabor
- Studio portrait of Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie Tabor (daughter of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor), sitting in a wooden chair with carved griffins.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Tabor, Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie, 1884-1946.
- [between 1885 and 1887?]
- Baby Tabor aged 14 weeks
- Studio portrait of Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie Tabor (daughter of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor), sitting in lace and fur.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Tabor, Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie, 1884-1946.
- 1884, October
- Baby Tabor aged 19 months
- Studio portrait of Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie Tabor (daughter of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor), in a lace dress.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Tabor, Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie, 1884-1946.
- 1886, February
- Baby Tabor aged 24 months
- Studio portrait of Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie Tabor (daughter of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor), with cut flowers.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Tabor, Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie, 1884-1946.
- 1886, July
- Baby Tabor aged 24 months
- Studio portrait of Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie Tabor (daughter of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor), with cut flowers and lace.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Tabor, Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie, 1884-1946.
- 1886, July
- Baby Tabor aged 4 years
- Studio portrait of Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie Tabor (daughter of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor), holding a dove. A lily is by her foot.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Tabor, Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie, 1884-1946.
- 1888
- Baby Tabor aged 24 months
- Studio portrait of Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie Tabor (daughter of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor), with cut flowers and lace.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Tabor, Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie, 1884-1946.
- 1886, July
- Baby Tabor aged 24 months
- Studio portrait (posterior view) of Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie Tabor (daughter of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor); she wears a lace dress and cut flowers.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Tabor, Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie, 1884-1946.
- 1886, July
- Baby Tabor aged 24 months
- Studio portrait of Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie Tabor (daughter of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor), in a lace dress, bonnet, and ribbons.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Tabor, Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie, 1884-1946.
- 1886, July
- Baby Tabor aged 24 months
- Studio portrait of Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie Tabor (daughter of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor), with cut flowers.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Tabor, Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie, 1884-1946.
- 1886, July
- Lillie Tabor
- Studio portrait of Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie Tabor (daughter of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor), in a lace dress.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Tabor, Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie, 1884-1946.
- [between 1888 and 1889?]
- Baby Tabor, age 24 months
- Studio portrait of Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie Tabor (daughter of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor), in a lace dress with cut flowers on the bodice.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Tabor, Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie, 1884-1946.
- [1886 July]
- Lillie Tabor
- Studio portrait of Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie Tabor (daughter of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor), in a taffeta blouse.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Tabor, Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie, 1884-1946.
- [between 1888 and 1889?]
- Baby Doe Tabor
- Studio portrait of Elizabeth Bonduel McCourt "Baby Doe" Tabor, wife of millionaire Horace Tabor, wearing curls, a bonnet with a bow around her neck, and a lace dress.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Legislators' spouses--Colorado--1880-1890.; Baby Doe, d. 1935.
- 1883?
- Silver Dollar Tabor age 19 weeks
- Studio portrait of Rose Mary Echo Silver Dollar Tabor (daughter of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor), sitting up.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Tabor, Silver Dollar, 1889-1925.
- 1890, April
- Silver Dollar Tabor age 19 weeks
- Studio portrait of Rose Mary Echo Silver Dollar Tabor (daughter of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor), in a lace dress and down bonnet.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Tabor, Silver Dollar, 1889-1925.
- 1890, April
- Silver Dollar Tabor age 19 weeks
- Studio portrait of Rose Mary Echo Silver Dollar Tabor (daughter of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor), on a lace coverlet.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Tabor, Silver Dollar, 1889-1925.
- 1890, April
- Silver Dollar Tabor age 19 weeks
- Studio portrait of Rose Mary Echo Silver Dollar Tabor (daughter of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor), on blankets.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Tabor, Silver Dollar, 1889-1925.
- 1890, April
- Lillie Tabor
- Studio portrait of Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie Tabor (daughter of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor), wearing a scarf and down bonnet.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Tabor, Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie, 1884-1946.
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Silver Dollar Tabor
- Studio portrait of Rose Mary Echo Silver Dollar Tabor (daughter of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor), in a lace baby dress and down bonnet.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Tabor, Silver Dollar, 1889-1925.
- [between 1889 and 1891?]
- During Denver visit
- Elizabeth Bonduel McCourt "Baby Doe" Tabor, once the wife of millionaire Horace Tabor, walks on a Denver, Colorado sidewalk with other pedestrians. She is dressed poorly in long skirt and overcoat, scarf, and soft hat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Aged persons--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Legislators' spouses--United States--1930-1940.; Baby Doe, d. 1935.
- [between 1930 and 1935]
- Baby Lilly Tabor - from Tabor's scrapbook
- View of Horace Tabor's scrapbook; shows clippings from "Harper' Bazaar" and the "Colorado Graphic," and illustrations of Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie Tabor (daughter of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor).
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Scrapbooks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Tabor, Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie, 1884-1946.
- 1935