Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Eldora, Colorado 1890-99 (prints)
- Snow is piled up in front of the Assay Office of Welch and Bancroft on Eldorado Avenue in Eldora, a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado. An unidentified man sts on a log in the left midground at the base of a mound of snow where two young boys...
- Assayers--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Blizzards--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Children playing in snow--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Eldora, Colo. 1899
- A fence stands in the foreground in front of large mounds of snow near a log cabin in Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, after the "Great Snowstorm" of 1899. The cabin is almost buried in snow except for the door, which has been cleared....
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Blizzards--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Eldora, Colo. Snowstorm 1899
- A fence stands in the foreground in front of large mounds of snow near a log cabin in Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, after the "Great Snowstorm" of 1899. The cabin is almost buried in snow.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Blizzards--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Sawmill - lumber transportation 1899
- A group of people sits on a stack of logs on a tram car pulled by a horse at a sawmill in Woodland Flats west of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Among those in the group are Mrs. J. H. Kemp (seated on the logs with a younger son) and...
- Lumber--Transportation--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Sawmills--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Logs--1890-1900.; Kemp, Donald Campbell,...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Eldora - Snow Feb. 1899
- Deep piles of snow line the area in front of several cabins in Eldora, a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado, after a large snowstorm in 1899. Two large trees with bare branches stand in the foreground near the porch of one cabin.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Blizzards--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Kemp Cabin - Happy Valley 1894
- A group of men, women and children gathers in front of the Kemp family cabin near Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Two hammocks hang on the front porch of the log cabin. A log rail fence is in front of the group. John Kemp (father of the...
- Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fences--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Hammocks--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Kemp Cabin just completed 1893
- The Kemp family log cabin is framed by a circle in this image taken when the cabin was first completed in 1893 near Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Photographer Donald C. Kemp's father John H. Kemp was a mine operator in Central City in Gilpin...
- Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Eldora, Colorado 1900
- Several buildings stand along dirt roads, probably including Eldorado Avenue, in Eldora, a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado. The town experienced its mining boom for about two years starting in 1897, when gold tellurides and sulphides were...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Eldora, Colorado water supply
- Court, four of the nine men were released for lack of evidence. The remaining men were found not guilty. The Bailey Mill was never operated for any extended periods of time after Bailey's death. Several different owners tried varying ore treatment...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dams--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Kemp, John H.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Headquarters of the Happy Valley Placer Company, Eldorado camp
- Men and boys stand or sit beside a horse-drawn buggy and a log cabin, possibly the home of John H. Kemp, in Eldora (Eldorado) in the Grand Island Mining District of Boulder County, Colorado. Men beside a wooden fence are identified left to right...
- Happy Valley Placer Company (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Log...
- 1895
- Kemp Cabin - Happy Valley 1894
- A group of men, women and children poses in front of the Kemp family log cabin near Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Photographer Donald C. Kemp's father John H. Kemp sits with young Don and his brother Robert on the steps to the cabin. Kemp was...
- Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Family.; Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Homes & haunts.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Collins, Edgar.; Collins, Margie Becker.; Kemp,...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Kemp Cabin - Happy Valley 1894
- A woman, possibly John H. Kemp's wife, stands next to a mule with two small children, possibly Donald and Robert Kemp, on its back. The group is near a log rail fence in front of the Kemp family cabin near Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. A...
- Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Family.; Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Homes & haunts.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fences--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Mothers &...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Kemp Cabin - Happy Valley 1894
- A group of men, women and children poses in front of the Kemp family log cabin near Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Photographer Donald C. Kemp's father John H. Kemp sits with young Don and his brother Robert on the steps to the cabin. Kemp was...
- Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Family.; Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Homes & haunts.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Becker, Margie.; Collins, Edgar.; Kemp, John H.;...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Eldorado Camp 1895
- An unidentified man walks across a dirt street in Eldora, a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado. The town was originally named Eldorado but its name was changed to avoid its being confused with Eldorado, California. Two children walk behind the...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Eldorado Colo 1896
- View of Eldora, a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado. Log cabins, houses, businesses, and corrals dot the valley floor by alpine slopes.
- Gilfillan, John A.; Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Homes & haunts.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Post...
- [1896?]
- Eldorado Camp
- View of the mining settlement of Eldorado Camp (Happy Valley, Eldora), in the Grand Island Mining District in Boulder County, Colorado. Shows log houses, a storefront, pine trees and snow.
- Happy Valley Placer Company (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Settlements--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Talmage & Lilly stage Eldora, Colo
- Harry White, Mrs. Carol Talmage, Miss Francis Jameson (Murdoch), Harry Martin, and Jack Gifillan, and other unidentified people pose on and in a horse-drawn stagecoach in Eldora (Boulder County), Colorado. Signs on nearby buildings read: "[Liv]ery,...
- Talmage & Lilly Company--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Stations--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Transportation--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Machinery for the Terrial mine Eldora Colo.
- Several teams of horses, pulling machinery laden wagons, are in a line along Main Street in Eldora, Colorado. The equipment is bound for the Terror mine on Spencer Mountain. Men and boys are in the street watching the event. Signs along the street...
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Main Street Happy Valley No 2
- The view looking west, shows five men, surrounded by wooden buildings, standing on Main Street in Eldora (Happy Valley), Colorado. The snow capped Continental Divide is in the distance.
- Mining camps--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [1895]
- Main Street, Happy Valley No 2.
- View west of Main Street in Eldora (Happy Valley), Colorado; men stand by frame buildings. The Continental Divide is in the distance.
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- The Hitchin' Post Eldora, Colo.
- View of Eldora, Colorado, includes the powerhouse for the Mogul Tunnel Mine in the foreground, the central business district, residences, and the schoolhouse. Streets include Eldorado Avenue, and Klondike Avenue.
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899]
- Looking west Main St. Eldora, Colo.
- The view along Main Street in Eldora, Colorado, shows several men a woman and a dog in front of the many shops that line the street. Signs include: "The Mogul House, Meals 25 cents," "The Somerset House," "Livery, Feed, & Sale Stable," "City...
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Panoramic photograph of Eldora, looking north.
- Panoramic view of Eldora (Boulder County), Colorado; numbered locations are: "1. power house, Mogul Tunnel, 2. Bank of Eldora, 3. residence of Mick Langley, 4. grocery store, J. Greenlee, 5. Weldon House (board), 6. residence, John H. Kemp, Happy...
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- 1899 August
- The Hitchin' Post Eldora, Colo.
- View looking northwest, of Eldora, Colorado, includes the central business district, residences, and the schoolhouse. Streets include Eldorado Avenue, and Klondike Avenue. Lower Eldorado Mountain is to the north.
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899]
- Eldora Colo.- Feby. 1899 after the "Big Snow"
- View along Klondyke Avenue in Eldora, Colorado, shows three people standing atop snow drifts left behind by a large snow storm. A sign on a storefront reads: "G. N. Fairman, Hardware, Stoves and Miners Supplies, Paints and Oils."
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Eldora Colorado after the big snow
- View along Eldorado Avenue in Eldora, Colorado, shows four people outdoors, two of whom have sleds, after an unusually large snow storm. A false front building has a sign in front that reads: "Assay Office of Welch and Bancroft."
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Eldora Colorado Labor Day 1899 -
- Men, women and children in the middle of Main Street in Eldora, Colorado focus on the band. Street is lined with evergreen trees in honor of the Labor Day celebration.
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Celebrations--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Eldora pioneers, 1895
- Men and boys (early settlers) and their dogs pose in front of a log cabin in Eldora, Colorado. A two-horse team stands nearby.
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Pioneers--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Eldora, Colorado
- Men, women, and children stand on a snow drift in the middle of Eldora Avenue in Eldora, Colorado. Signs on storefronts include: "Stillson and Parsons," "Livery Feed & Sale Stable," "Post Office," and "Groceries and Provisions."
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Eldora Colo 1896
- Wooden residential and commercial buildings line a dirt road during the early days in Eldora (Eldorado), Colorado.
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Roads--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Happy Valley middle Boulder
- Log cabins and snow fill the valley (Happy Valley) at Eldora, Colorado.
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- [1895?]
- Happy Valley middle Boulder
- Log cabins, false front commercial buildings, and snow fill the valley (Happy Valley) at Eldora, Colorado.
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- [1895?]
- Eldora, Colorado 1890-1899
- Two panoramic prints mounted together show the town of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, during its mining boom. The town is at the base of a hill lined with pine trees. Part of a pine tree trunk stands in the left foreground.
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hills--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Pines--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Eldora
- The town of Eldora, Colorado, sits along a valley floor adjacent to Jasper Creek. False front, wooden buildings dominate the central business district, and signs include: "Assay Office," "Drugs," "Village Restaurant," and, "Brach." In the...
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899]
- Eldora's Milliner party march 1899
- Men, women, and children gather on an unidentified snow covered wooden structure in Eldora, Colorado. The wooden handle of a shovel sticks up from a hole which has been dug into the snow.
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [1899?]