Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Leadville Little Ellen Hill Fortune Mine.
- View of the abandoned buildings, headframe, tramway, and hoist of the Fortune Mine near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Fortune Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1968
- Guard hut on Little Ellen Hill near Leadville
- View of a wooden guard hut on Little Ellen Hill, probably for the Fortune Mine, near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado.
- Fortune Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Guardhouses--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1968
- Leadville, 1968, view south from Pitts' back porch
- View south from Pitts' back porch across tall picket fence, snowcovered rooftops of small wood frame sided residences, St. George's Episcopal Church, and slopes beyond Leadville, Colorado.
- St. George's Episcopal Church (Leadville, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Roofs--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1968
- 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
- John & Ann Pitts' home on 225 W. 8th St.
- This exterior snowy view of John and Ann Pitts' home at 225 West Eighth Street in Leadville, Colorado, shows the one story house with front gable, overhanging awning roofs over projecting sash front windows, an entry door with transom, three small...
- Pitts, Ann--Homes & haunts--1960-1970.; Pitts, John--Homes & haunts--1960-1970.; Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1968
- John & Ann Pitts' home on 225 W. 8th St.
- This exterior view of John and Ann Pitts' home on 225 West Eighth Street in Leadville, Colorado, captures the house after a snow. Ann stands in front the small one story house with front gable, awning roofs over three sash front windows, an entry...
- Pitts, Ann--Homes & haunts--1960-1970.; Pitts, John--Homes & haunts--1960-1970.; Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1968
- Leadville
- View of the snow covered Little Jonny (or Johnny) Mine ruins and Sawatch Range from Leadville, (Lake County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Snow--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- April 1968
- Leadville, 1962, Tabor Opera House
- Exterior view of front and north facades of Hyman Block and Tabor Opera House, Harrison Avenue, Leadville, Colorado.
- Tabor Opera House--1960-1970.; Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1962
- Clara Norton's home on W. 7th & Leiter Ave.
- This view of Clara Norton's home on West Seventh Street in Leadville, Colorado shows the one story wood frame house with intersecting front and side gables. The roof of a side gable slopes into the front porch. Two large picture windows are on the...
- Norton, Clara Gaw--Homes & haunts--1960-1970.; Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1968
- George E. King residence
- Exterior view of architect George E. King's residence, 212 West Ninth Street, Leadville, Colorado. The two-story wood frame structure was built in 1879. Architecture features a mansard roof, second story arched windows in dormers, projecting...
- King, George E.--Homes & haunts.; Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1968
- George E. King residence
- Exterior view of architect George E. King's residence, 212 West Ninth Street, Leadville, Colorado includes front and side facades of the two-story wood frame structure built in 1879. Architecture features a mansard roof, second story arched windows...
- King, George E.--Homes & haunts.; Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1968
- Colorado & Southern Ry. rotary snow plow 99201, 2-8-0 #641, Leadville, Colo.
- Colorado and Southern rotary snow plow number "99201" is followed by locomotive number "641" with a wedge plow in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. The locomotive pulls a tender and caboose "10581." Lettering on the railroad equipment reads:...
- Colorado and Southern Railway.; Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cabooses--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.;...
- 1960 February 11
- Colorado Mountain College [graphic]
- View of Colorado Mountain College south of Leadville, Colorado. The pre-fabricated modular structure with pyramidal roof and covered walkway was built in 1967.
- Colorado Mountain Junior College District.; Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- 1968
- Colorado Mountain College [graphic]
- View from under the covered walkway of Colorado Mountain College, built in Leadville Colorado, in 1967, looks toward the Continental Divide.
- Colorado Mountain Junior College District.; Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- 1968
- Colorado Mountain College [graphic]
- View of Colorado Mountain College south of Leadville, Colorado. The pre-fabricated structure with a pryamidal roof and a covered walkway was built in 1967.
- Colorado Mountain Junior College District.; Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- 1968
- View from Colorado Mountain College to Leadville [graphic]
- View from Colorado Mountain College, built in 1967, towards Leadville and snow covered Continental Divide.
- Colorado Mountain Junior College District.; Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- 1968
- Penn building in Leadville, Colorado in 1968
- This exterior view of the Penn Building at 210 W. Chestnut in Leadville, Colorado shows a dilapidated two story wood frame commercial building featuring enriched cornices, tall storefront windows, pedimented second story window heads, a diagonal...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Penn Building (Leadville, Colo.)
- 1968
- St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Leadville [graphic]
- Exterior view of St. Joseph's Catholic Church on West Second and Maple Streets in Leadville, Colorado. The stone construction includes a facade tower, concrete steps that lead to a double door entry with a round stained glass window above, an open...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; St. Joseph's Catholic Church.
- 1968
- Leadville, 1968, upper 7th St., Mosquito Range in background
- This view east on upper 7th (Seventh) Street in Leadville, Colorado includes snowbanks on the edges of the street, slopes covered with snow and evergreens. The snow-covered Mosquito Range is in the background.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Snow--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1968
- Leadville, 1968, W. 8th St., looking east
- This view from Capitol Hill east down West 8th (Eighth) Street in Leadville, Colorado, includes snowcovered cars on and parked along the street. A woman stands at the gate of a fence in front of her residence. The First Presbyterian church steeple...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Automobiles--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1968
- Bur-rodeo, first annual event in Leadville
- First place finisher Steve Mathews of Denver runs alongside his burro on a gravel road in the first annual "Bur-rodeo" race, a feature of the "Boom Days" festivies in Leadville, Colorado. He wears a tee-shirt, baseball cap and running shoes. The...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Donkeys--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Running races--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Mathews, S. (Steve)
- 1969
- Bur-rodeo, 1st annual event in Leadville
- A female contestant and her burro on a gravel road compete in the first annual "Bur-rodeo" race, a feature of the "Boom Days" festivities in Leadville, Colorado. The woman has on shorts, a sleeveless top with number "A&T 52" on it, running shoes...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Donkeys--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Running races--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1969
- Jewish Synagogue, Leadville
- This exterior view of the side and front of a Jewish Synagogue in Leadville, Colorado, shows a long plain wood frame structure with a front gable, a double panel door entry flanked by smaller pane windows and a larger window above, a side entry...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Synagogues--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- [1968]
- Healy House bedroom
- Interior view at the Healy House Museum in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado; shows a mirror, ornate wallpaper, and the reflection of a fireplace, clock, a painting of a horse, a spinning wheel and a footstool.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Healy House State Museum.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Healy House
- Exterior view of the west facade of the Healy House State Museum on the northwest corner of Harrison Avenue and East Tenth Street in Leadville, Colorado. The three-story wood frame building was built in 1878 by August R. Meyer. It features...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Healy House State Museum.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Healy House
- Exterior view of the west facade of the Healy House State Museum on the northwest corner of Harrison Avenue and East Tenth Street in Leadville, Colorado. The three-story wood frame building was built in 1878 by August R. Meyer. It features...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Healy House State Museum.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Healy House, portrait detail
- Detail of a portrait of a young girl in the Healy House State Museum, on the northwest corner of Harrison Avenue and East Tenth Street in Leadville, Colorado. The portrait is framed in a painted oval with a shell at the base and has a floral...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Healy House State Museum.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Mrs. Ann Pitts of Leadville
- Mrs. Ann Pitts of Leadville, Colorado stands for a full portrait. She wears a lightweight housedress with a small floral print and glasses. She stands next to a wooden door with glass panels on possibly the porch of her home; a small doorknocker...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Pitts, Ann.
- 1968
- Ibex at Leadville
- The Ibex mine building, near Leadville, Colorado, stands on the far side of a muddy parking area which is surrounded by snowbanks created by snow plows. Treeless, snow-covered mountains are in the distance.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1968
- Stained glass windows at Healy House
- In this interior close-up of a corner of the Healy House Museum, on the corner of Harrison Avenue and East Tenth Street in Leadville, Colorado, there is a stained glass window behind a pedestal table. The window, a large pane with smaller side...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Healy House State Museum.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Leadville entrance road to Matchless mine
- A man stands near his car on a muddy road surrounded by snow and mining equipment near Leadville, Colorado. The road is the access road to the famous Matchless mine.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1968
- Leadville, 1962
- East from West 4th (Fourth) Street to Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado is a view of wood frame gabled residences lining a gravel street where a child runs. Cars and trucks are parked the edge of the street. A residence on the right has a...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Residential streets--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1962
- Smelter at Leadville
- View of an unidentified smelter in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows large piles of coal and snow on Mount Massive in the distance.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Coal--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Smelters--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1964
- Bur-rodeo, first annual event in Leadville
- Contestants and their burros gather at the start of the first annual "Bur-rodeo" racem, a feature of the "Boom Days" festivies in Leadville, Colorado. Spectators look on from behind a snowfence, while three male contestants in shorts, one with a...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Donkeys--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Running races--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1969
- Bur-rodeo, first annual event in Leadville
- Contestants and their burros on part of the twenty-one mile course of the first annual "Bur-rodeo" race, a feature of the "Boom Days" festivies in Leadville, Colorado. Numbers 66, 65 and 59 head up a gravel street with residences on the side, and a...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Donkeys--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Running races--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1969
- Bur-rodeo, first annual event in Leadville
- Contestants in shorts and running shoes gather their burros at the start of the first annual "Bur-rodeo" race, a feature of the "Boom Days" festivies in Leadville, Colorado. Children in jeans and plaid shirts and adults in cowboy hats are among the...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Donkeys--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Running races--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1969
- Bedroom in Healy House
- The Healy House was built by August Meyer and became the First Methodist Episcopal Church parsonage, then the home of Patrick A. and Ellen Healy Kelly who transferred ownership to her brother Daniel Healy. Later his cousin Nellie occupied the house...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Bedrooms--1880-1920.; Interiors.; Healy House State Museum.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Children's toys at Healy House
- This view of children's toys in the Healy House State Museum, on the northwest corner of Harrison Avenue and East Tenth Street in Leadville, Colorado, includes a small brass doll bed, an ornate metal "Buck's" stove with pots and five dolls on a...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Toys--1880-1920.; Healy House State Museum.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Children's toys at Healy House
- This view of children's toys in the Healy House State Museum, on the northwest corner of Harrison Avenue and East Tenth Street in Leadville, Colorado includes a group of dolls on an open writting desk with a broken bottom drawer, a white wicker...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Children's toys--1880-1920.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Healy House State Museum.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Healy House
- In this interior view of the parlor in the Healy House State Museum, on the northwest corner of Harrison Avenue and East Tenth Street in Leadville, Colorado, is a faux-marble fireplace mantle with a candelabra and a gilt bronze clock. Two male...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Candelabras.; Clocks & watches.; Fire screens--1880-1920.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1920.; Interiors.; Parlors--1880-1920.; Healy House State Museum.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Dining room chandelier at the Healy House
- Interior view of the dining room chandelier in the Healy House State Museum, on the northwest corner of Harrison Avenue and East Tenth Street in Leadville, Colorado, shows the crystal chandelier suspended from the ceiling with draped beads,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Chandeliers--1880-1920.; Dining rooms--1880-1920.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Healy House State Museum.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Historic Leadville, aerial view
- In this aerial view of snowcovered Leadville, Colorado, the Mosquito is at the right background and Fremont Pass is to the left of center. Streets appear as grid lines with larger buildings visible on Harrison Avenue.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- 1967