Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- House in Lake City
- View of a house in Lake City (Hinsdale County), Colorado. Shows a white clapboard sided house with red trim and a cross gable roof with dormers. Shows a painted wooden fence around the yard.
- Lake City (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Lake City--1970-1980.
- 1972
- Rose's cabin
- View of an abandoned stable at Rose's cabin, formerly a tavern and dormitory built by Corydon Rose, in Rose Cabin near what is now Lake City (Hinsdale County), Colorado. Shows a wooden structure with a pitched roof and log base.
- Rose, Corydon--Homes & haunts.; Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Rose Cabin (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1960-1970.; Mining camps--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1960-1970.; Stables--Colorado--Hinsdale...
- 1968
- Near Lake San Cristobal
- View of abandoned and ruined mining buildings, probably a mill, in Hinsdale County, Colorado. Shows a brick building with arched windows and a smokestack. A storage tank is on top of the structure. A mine shaft, brick buildings and log cabin are...
- Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1970-1980.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1970-1980.; Log cabins--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1970-1980.; Mills--Colorado--Hinsdale...
- 1972
- Rose's cabin, stable
- View of the remains what is identified as the stable at Rose's cabin, formerly a tavern and dormitory built by Corydon Rose, in Rose Cabin near what is now Lake City (Hinsdale County), Colorado. Shows the remains of a log structure.
- Rose, Corydon--Homes & haunts.; Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Rose Cabin (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1970-1980.; Log buildings--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1970-1980.; Mining camps--Colorado--Hinsdale...
- 1973
- Rose's cabin, stable
- View of an abandoned stable at Rose's cabin, formerly a tavern and dormitory built by Corydon Rose, in Rose Cabin near what is now Lake City (Hinsdale County), Colorado. Shows a wooden structure with a swayed, pitched roof and log base.
- Rose, Corydon--Homes & haunts.; Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1960-1970.; Stables--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Smelter stack, Henson Creek
- View of the Lee Mining and Smelter Company smoke stack, near Henson Creek in Lee Smelter Gulch, in Hinsdale County, Colorado.
- Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Lee Smelter Gulch (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Ruins--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1960-1970.; Smelters--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1960-1970.; Smokestacks--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1960-1970.
- 1969
- Mill on Henson Creek
- View of the remains of an unidentified mill on a hillside near Henson Creek in Hinsdale County, Colorado. Shows a tin sided wooden structure and adjacent buildings.
- Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1960-1970.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1960-1970.; Mills--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1960-1970.; Ore industry--Colorado--Hinsdale...
- 1967
- Mill on Hensen Creek
- View of the remains of an unidentified mill on a hillside near Henson (Hensen) Creek in Hinsdale County, Colorado. Shows a tin covered wooden structure. Exposed wooden framework and fallen timbers are near the mill.
- Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1960-1970.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1960-1970.; Mills--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1960-1970.; Ore industry--Colorado--Hinsdale...
- 1967
- Lee Mansion, Capitol City
- View of the remains of the Lee Mansion in Capitol City (Hinsdale County), Colorado. The house was built by George Lee, mine owner and founder of Capitol City. Shows a partially plastered brick wall and a doorway, all that remains of what was hoped...
- Lee, George T.--Homes & haunts.; Capitol City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Capitol City--1960-1970.; Ruins--Colorado--Capitol City--1960-1970.
- 1963
- Lee Mansion, Capitol City
- View of the abandoned Lee Mansion in Capitol City (Hinsdale County), Colorado. The house was built by mine owner and founder of Capitol City, George Lee. Shows an abandoned brick building with arched windows, a hip roof, dormer, chimney and bay...
- Lee, George T.--Homes & haunts.; Capitol City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Capitol City--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Capitol City--1950-1960.
- 1955
- Lee Mansion, Capitol City
- View of the abandoned Lee Mansion in Capitol City (Hinsdale County), Colorado. The house was built by mine owner and founder of Capitol City, George Lee. Shows an abandoned brick building with a collapsed wall, badly damaged roof and ruined...
- Lee, George T.--Homes & haunts.; Capitol City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Capitol City--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Capitol City--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Capitol City--1950-1960.; Ruins--Colorado--Capitol...
- [1955?]
- Capitol City
- View of probably the abandoned Lee Mansion in Capitol City (Hinsdale County), Colorado. The house was built by mine owner and founder of Capitol City, George Lee. Shows an abandoned brick building with a collapsed walls and an arched window, all...
- Lee, George,--Homes & haunts.; Capitol City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Capitol City--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Capitol City--1960-1970.; Ruins--Colorado--Capitol City--1960-1970.
- 1962
- Tram of Sunnyside Mine - mill
- View of tower on the abandoned aerial tramway of the Sunnyside Mine in San Juan County, Colorado. Shows mine tailings and probably an abandoned mine or mill in the distance.
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Sunnyside Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--San Juan County--1980-1990.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--San Juan County--1980-1990.
- 1989
- Animas Forks
- View of an abandoned wooden house in Animas Forks (San Juan County), Colorado. The house has windows with pediment lintels and bay windows.
- Animas Forks (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Animas Forks--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Animas Forks--1960-1970.
- 1963
- Mill above Animas Forks
- View of an unidentified mining mill near the town of Animas Forks (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows wooden buildings, one with a badly damaged roof, and tailings piles.
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--San Juan County--1960-1970.; Mills--Colorado--San Juan County--1960-1970.; Ore industry--Colorado--San Juan County--1960-1970.
- 1964
- Compressor in Treasury Mine
- View of a large, probably steam powered compressor in a building at the Treasury Mine in possibly San Juan County, Colorado.
- Air compressors--Colorado--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--1960-1970.
- 1969
- Site of Mineral Point, San Juan Chief mill
- View of the San Juan Chief Mine & Mill near the site of the mining camp of Mineral Point (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows a wooden mill building, tailings piles and roads in the distance.
- Mineral Point (Colo.)--1970-1980.; San Juan Chief Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Mineral Point--1970-1980.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--Mineral Point--1970-1980.; Mills--Colorado--Mineral...
- 1973
- Mines above Ouray
- View of mines on the cliffs of Gold Hill above Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows mine shafts on the rugged cliffs.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--Ouray--1960-1970.; Cliffs--Colorado--Ouray--1960-1970.
- 1964
- San Juan Chief, Mineral Pt.
- View of a wood and iron flywheel, cam, and pushrods at the San Juan Chief Mine stamp mill near Mineral Point (San Juan County), Colorado.
- Mineral Point (Colo.)--1960-1970.; San Juan Chief Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Machinery--Colorado--Mineral Point--1960-1970.; Mills--Colorado--Mineral Point--1960-1970.; Ore industry--Colorado--Mineral Point--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Quartz vein, Mineral Point
- View of a prominent quartz vein and probably the Oyama Mine near Mineral Point (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows a mountain valley and a pond.
- Veins (Geology)--Colorado--Mineral Point--1960-1970.; Mineral Point (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Oyama Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--Mineral Point--1960-1970.
- 1973
- San Juan Chief stamps
- View of a wood and iron flywheel, cam, and pushrods at the San Juan Chief Mine stamp mill near Mineral Point (San Juan County), Colorado.
- Mineral Point (Colo.)--1960-1970.; San Juan Chief Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Machinery--Colorado--Mineral Point--1960-1970.; Mills--Colorado--Mineral Point--1960-1970.; Ore industry--Colorado--Mineral Point--1960-1970.
- 1967
- San Juan Chief mill
- View of the San Juan Chief Mine stamp mill in Mineral Point (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows a badly deteriorated wood frame structure, a log retaining wall, pieces of machinery and rubble.
- Mineral City (Colo.)--1970-1980.; San Juan Chief Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Mills--Colorado--Mineral City--1970-1980.; Ore industry--Colorado--Mineral City--1970-1980.; Ruins--Colorado--Mineral City--1970-1980.
- 1973
- San Juan Chief Mill, Mineral Point
- Aerial view of the San Juan Chief Mine stamp mill in Mineral Point (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows a wood frame building and tailings piles. A dirt road and wooden cabin are nearby.
- Mineral Point (Colo.)--1970-1980.; San Juan Chief Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1980-1980.; Mills--Colorado--Mineral Point--1970-1980.; Ore industry--Colorado--Mineral Point--1970-1980.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Mineral Point--1970-1980.
- 1973
- San Juan Chief mill, Mineral Point
- View of the partially collapsed wooden stamp mill for the San Juan Chief Mine in Mineral Point (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows a collapsed, rusted metal culvert. A wooden cabin is in the distance.
- Mineral Point (Colo.)--1960-1970.; San Juan Chief Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Mills--Colorado--Mineral Point--1960-1970.; Ore industry--Colorado--Mineral Point--1960-1970.; Ruins--Colorado--Mineral Point--1960-1970.
- 1967
- San Juan Chief mill
- View of the partially collapsed stamp mill for the San Juan Chief Mine in Mineral Point (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows rusted metal and wood debris. The San Juan Range is in the distance.
- Mineral Point (Colo.)--1960-1970.; San Juan Chief Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Mills--Colorado--Mineral Point--1960-1970.; Ore industry--Colorado--Mineral Point--1960-1970.; Ruins--Colorado--Mineral Point--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Wagon on Ingram Rd.
- Men sit in a horse-drawn wagon with cover hoops, on Black Bear Road probably near Black Bear Pass, in Ouray County, Colorado. A woman sits in a jeep parked next to the wagon. A rugged bare ridge is in the distance.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Ouray County--1960-1970.; Jeep automobiles--American--Colorado--Ouray County--1960-1970.
- 1963
- Jeep on Ingram road
- A jeep is parked on Black Bear Road on Black Bear Pass in Ouray County, Colorado. Shows mountains and a valley.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Jeep automobiles--American--Colorado--Ouray County--1960-1970.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Ouray County--1960-1970.
- 1963
- Ingram Falls
- View of Ingram Falls on Ingram Creek in the mountains near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. The water flows over steep cliffs on Ingram Peak.
- Ingram Falls (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Ingram Peak (Colo.)--1960-1970.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cliffs--Colorado--San Miguel County--1960-1970.; Streams--Colorado--San Miguel County--1960-1970.; Waterfalls--Colorado--San Miguel...
- 1964
- Boilers of old Smuggler Mine above Pandora, Marshall Gulch.
- Boilers and debris from the old Smuggler Mine are on a ledge overlooking Bridal Veil Creek, a dirt road, the remains of the Pandora Mill which processed ore for the Union Smuggler Mine, and mine buildings in Pandora (San Miguel County), Colorado.
- Bridal Veil Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Pandora (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Pandora--1960-1970.; Boilers--Colorado--Pandora--1960-1970.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Pandora--1960-1970.; Mills--Colorado--Pandora--1960-1970.;...
- 1964
- Brick bldg., Telluride
- View of an abandoned brick building in Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. The buildings has arched windows with radiating voussoirs, and a corbeled parapet. The porch roof on the front of the buildings has a shingled hip roof and wooden...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Telluride--1960-1970.
- 1963
- Brewery at Telluride
- View of an abandoned brewery in Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. The wood, stone, plaster and tin building has a false front and a smokestack. A corrugated tin buildings is nearby.
- Telluride (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Telluride--1960-1970.; Brewing industry--Colorado--Telluride--1960-1970.; Smokestacks--Colorado--Telluride--1960-1970.
- [1963]
- Black Bear bldgs.
- View of buildings of the mill for the Black Bear Mine on a rock formation beside Ingram Falls on Ingram Peak in San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Ingram Falls (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Ingram Peak (Colo.)--1970-1980.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Mills--Colorado--San Miguel County--1970-1980.; Ore industry--Colorado--San Miguel County--1970-1980.; Rock formations--Colorado--San Miguel...
- 1977
- Carson City, outside stable
- View of the remains of an abandoned stable in Carson (Hinsdale County), Colorado. Shows a structure constructed of wooden planks with part of the roof missing.
- Carson (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Stables--Colorado--Carson--1970-1980.
- 1973
- Carson, St. Jacob Mine
- View of the abandoned St. Jacobs Mine in Carson (Hinsdale County), Colorado. Shows a rusted boiler, broken machinery and wood debris. A valley and mine tailings are in the distance.
- Carson (Colo.)--1960-1970.; St. Jacobs Mine (Hinsdale County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--Carson--1960-1970.; Boilers--Colorado--Carson--1960-1970.; Debris--Colorado--Carson--1960-1970.
- 1963
- Carson, saloon, hotel and store are down
- View of buildings in the ghost town of Carson (Hinsdale County), Colorado. A saloon, a log building, has part of the roof missing. The hotel and the store have collapsed and only sections and debris remain.
- Carson (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Carson--1970-1980.; Bars--Colorado--Carson--1970-1980.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Carson--1970-1980.; Ruins--Colorado--Carson--1970-1980.
- 1973
- Sherman, Black Wonder
- View of the remains of the Black Wonder Mine (Black Wonder & West End Gold Mining Company) in Sherman (Hinsdale County), Colorado. Shows rubble, wood debris and stone foundations.
- Black Wonder Mine (Hinsdale County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Sherman (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--Sherman--1960-1970.; Ruins--Colorado--Sherman--1960-1970.
- [1962?]
- Mill, Whitecross
- View of the remains of a mining mill in Whitecross (Hinsdale County), Colorado. Shows a deteriorated wood building. A frame cabin and log cabin are in the distance.
- Whitecross (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Whitecross--1960-1970.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Whitecross--1960-1970.; Mills--Colorado--Whitecross--1960-1970.; Ore industry--Colorado--Whitecross--1960-1970.
- 1963
- Marshall Gulch above Pandora
- View of the Pandora Mill, which processed ore for the Union Smuggler Mine, Bridal Veil Creek, and a dirt road in a gulch near Pandora (San Miguel County), Colorado. Mine buildings in Pandora are in the distance.
- Bridal Veil Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Pandora (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Canyons--Colorado--Pandora--1960-1970.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Pandora--1960-1970.; Mills--Colorado--Pandora--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1960-1970.;...
- 1964
- Old Ophir town
- View of miners cabins in Old Ophir (San Miguel County), Colorado. The cabins are one story, clapboard sided buildings. Some have front porches. The Ophir Needles are in the distance.
- Old Ophir (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cabins--Colorado--Old Ophir--1960-1970.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Old Ophir--1960-1970.; Mining camps--Colorado--Old Ophir--1960-1970.
- 1964
- Mt. of the Holy Cross, after
- View of the Mount of the Holy Cross in Eagle County, Colorado. A dusting of snow is on the cross formation on the mountain. Aspen and pine trees are on a nearby mountainside.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Holy Cross, Mount of the (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Mountains--Colorado--Eagle County--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Kokomo, town
- View of the old mining town of Kokomo in Summit County, Colorado. Shows a dirt road, wood and log buildings, houses, commercial facilities and a school. An abandoned mine is nearby.
- Kokomo (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Kokomo--1950-1960.
- [between 1954 and 1960?]
- Kokomo school
- View of the abandoned school house in Kokomo (Summit County), Colorado. The wooden building has a cupola with a bell, an enclosed entryway and a half-round ventilator opening. Some of the windows are broken.
- Kokomo (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Kokomo--1950-1960.; Schools--Colorado--Kokomo--1950-1960.
- [between 1954 and 1960?]
- Kokomo, town
- Aerial view of the old mining town of Kokomo (Summit County), Colorado. Shows one and two story wooden buildings, houses and cabins, the old school house and an abandoned mine.
- Kokomo (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--Kokomo--1960-1970.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Kokomo--1960-1970.
- 1964
- Gold Park
- View of a log building in a meadow in the abandoned mining town of Gold Park in Eagle County, Colorado. The Mount of the Holy Cross is in the distance.
- Gold Park (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Log buildings--Colorado--Gold Park--1960-1970.
- 1963
- Leadville, Vendome Hotel w/ zoom lens
- Roof top view of the Vendome Hotel (Tabor Grand Hotel) on the corner of 7th (Seventh) and Harrison Streets in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. The hotel has a mansard roof, dormers with pedimented window surrounds and windows with double curved...
- Vendome Hotel (Leadville, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1969
- Leadville, Crystal Palace Hotel
- View of the abandoned Crystal Palace Hotel at the corner of Chestnut and Pine Streets in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. The three story wood building has a balcony, arched windows, French doors, pilasters, and a flat roof with a cornice. The...
- Crystal Palace Hotel (Leadville, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1969
- Old Hundred bldgs. on mtn.
- View of the Old Hundred Mine boarding house and entrance to the #7 level tunnel on the distant rocky cliffs of Galena Mountain near Silverton in San Juan County, Colorado.
- Galena Mountain (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Old Hundred Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--San Juan County--1960-1970.; Lodging houses--Colorado--San Juan County--1960-1970.;...
- 1967
- Eureka from on top of Sunnyside Mill
- Aerial view toward the ghost town of Eureka (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows a wooden aerial tramway tower and part of the foundation for the Sunnyside Mine Mill. Abandoned equipment, dirt roads and a cabin are in the distance.
- Eureka (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Sunnyside Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Eureka--1960-1970.; Mills--Colorado--Eureka--1960-1970.; Ore Industry--Colorado--Eureka--1960-1970.
- 1969
- Silverton bank
- View of the Madison Bank in Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows a two story brick building with a wooden cornice, brackets, and arched windows and doors with radiating voussoirs. A wood building beside the bank has painted signs that read:...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Banks--Colorado--Silverton--1950-1960.; Hitching posts--Colorado--Silverton--1950-1960.; Stables--Colorado--Silverton--1950-1960.; Wooden sidewalks--Colorado--Silverton--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Matchless Mine
- View of the abandoned Matchless Mine in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado; shows a headframe, shop, tailings, and the supply cabin where Baby Doe Tabor lived and died.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1954 and 1960?]