Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Passenger train wreck
- People gather at a Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific (CRI&P) train wreck, where the East Spring Creek bridge collapsed, in Kit Carson County, Colorado. Derailed railroad cars are strewn on the embankment.
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company--1920-1930.; Kit Carson County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridge failures--Colorado--Kit Carson County--1920-1930.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Kit Carson County--1920-1930.
- July 18, 1929
- Passenger train wreck
- People gather at a Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific (CRI&P) train wreck, where the East Spring Creek bridge collapsed, in Kit Carson County, Colorado. A derailed railroad car is in the water.
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company--1920-1930.; Kit Carson County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridge failures--Colorado--Kit Carson County--1920-1930.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Kit Carson County--1920-1930.
- July 18, 1929
- Lake Eldora - 1942
- View of Lake Eldora, Boulder County, Colorado; includes Lake Kaanawha (Lake Eldora or Kanawha) where a bridge with a collapsed pagoda-like gazebo connects to the boat house with a collapsed roof; man on the bridge walking towards boat house;...
- Eldora, Lake (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Lake Eldora (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bridge failures--Colorado--Lake Eldora--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Eureka 1950
- View of buildings in a state of disrepair along a street in Eureka, Colorado; features discarded gable frames among lumber, paper trash, and metal sheeting; collapsed and near collapsed buildings in the distance; roads into town and to the mines on...
- Eureka (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Eureka--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Storm of Mar. 24, 1909 Market & Blake - 28th looking east
- Utility posts of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company are collapsed on buildings after being blown over in a winter storm in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County. Snow covers the ground and the roofs of the buildings. A man sits in a...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Storms--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Utility poles--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Dyersville
- View of a dilapidated building with collapsed roof in the ghost town of Dyersville, Colorado, in Summit county. Evergreen forest is in background.
- Dyersville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Dyersville--1960-1970.
- August, 1961
- 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
- Lower Fulford, store & P.O.
- View of the collapsed remains of the store and post office in the old mining town of Fulford (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows a collapsed wooden building with chinked, hewn plank walls.
- Fulford (Colo.)--1970-1980.; General stores--Colorado--Fulford--1970-1980.; Mining camps--Colorado--Fulford--1970-1980.; Plank buildings--Colorado--Fulford--1970-1980.; Post offices--Colorado--Fulford--1970-1980.;...
- 1977
- Caribou
- View of a partially collapsed, wooden shack in the ghost town of Caribou (Boulder County), Colorado. Collapsed cabins are nearby.
- Caribou (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Caribou--1960-1970.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Caribou--1960-1970.; Ruins--Colorado--Caribou--1960-1970.
- 1965
- Collapsed log cabin near Pando, Colo.
- View of the ruins of a log cabin near Pando (Eagle County), Colorado. The roof has collapsed and all that remains are walls 13 logs high with door and windows openings.
- Pando (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Ruins.; Log cabins--Colorado--Pando--Pictorial works.; Ruins, Modern--Colorado--Pando--Pictorial works.; Pando (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2007
- Collapsed bldg.
- A group looks over the wreckage of a collapsed brick building in Denver, Colorado. One side of the building along with the roof has fallen into a river below the remaining structure.
- Building failures--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Roof Collapsed
- A woman walks up to a building with a collapsed roof possibly due to fire. A man stands nearby and a sign read "Danger Keep out".
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Building failures--1910-1930.; Buildings--1910-1930.; Fires--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- 4th of July mine collapsed cabin
- The roof of a log cabin near the Fourth of July mine in Boulder County, Colorado has collapsed, and fills the interior of the cabin.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Boulder County--1940- 1950.
- 1944
- Collapsed warehouse and broken telephone pole at 2nd St. and Santa Fe tracks
- View of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe boxcars, mud covered railroad tracks, a collapsed warehouse and a Swift meat packing plant near 2nd (Second) Street after the Arkansas River flood in Pueblo, Colorado. A broken telephone pole and a pool of...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building failures--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Meat...
- [1921 June]
- Collapsed building on Thede Estate
- Photograph of a collapsed building at the Thede Estate, located in Westminster, Colorado. A grain bin is still attached to the roof of the building. The Thede Farmhouse conveys a long association with agriculture in the Northglenn area. The...
- Farmhouses--Colorado--Westminster--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Westminster.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Westminster.; Architecture--Colorado--Westminster--History.
- 1997 July
- Weaver town site, livery stable
- View of the abandoned livery stable on the Weaver town site in Mineral County, Colorado. The one and a half story barn has wooden siding and tar paper on the exterior. An adjacent building has collapsed and the roof is falling in. A dirt road is...
- Mineral County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Weaver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Ghost towns.; Abandoned buildings.; Stables.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Mineral County--Pictorial works.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Mineral County--Pictorial works.;...
- 2009
- Mack Brewery, Central City, Colo.
- View of the Mack Brewery, a.k.a. Rocky Mountain Brewery once located near Eureka Gulch on Upper Apex Road in Central City, Colo. The brewery was active between 1862-1898 and consisted of a two-story field stone structure with large rectangular...
- Mack Brewery (Central City, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Breweries--Colorado--Colorado Springs--2000-2010.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Mack Brewery (Central City, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Breweries--Colorado--Colorado Springs--Pictorial works.;...
- 2002
- West Portal, Alpine Tunnel, Gunnison County, Colo.
- View of the West Portal of the Alpine Tunnel in Gunnison County, Colo. Located above timberline near the town of Pitkin, the narrow gauge railroad tunnel was constructed in 1882 underneath the Continental Divide in order to connect to the town of...
- Alpine Tunnel (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Railroad tunnels--Colorado--Gunnison County--1990-2000.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Alpine Tunnel (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Railroad tunnels--Colorado--Gunnison County--Pictorial works.; Gunnison County...
- 1990
- Needle's Eye Tunnel, Boulder County, Colo.
- View of Needle's Eye Tunnel located on the Continental Divide in Boulder County, Colo. near Rollins Pass a.k.a. Corona Pass. A part of the Moffat Road, it was built in the early 20th century by Daniel Moffat as part of the Denver, Northwestern...
- Railroad Tunnels--Colorado--Boulder County--1970-1980.; Needle's Eye Tunnel (Boulder County, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver, Northwestern, and Pacific Railway--Pictorial works.; Railroad tunnels--Colorado--Boulder...
- 1974
- Trinidad flood across from Cardenas Hotel
- View of flood damage on the banks of the Purgatoire River in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows a residence with collapsed exterior walls and damaged wooden fence. Flood waters rise to the front door of the house.
- Purgatoire River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Ruins--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- 1903
- Industries - construction - Alameda subway scene
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavation and men working with a collapsed wooden structure.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Excavation--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1900 or 1910]
- Bridge construction
- View under a bridge under construction in Silt (Garfield County), Colorado; a man stands by water, collapsed concrete pylons, and shoring.
- Silt (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Silt--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Construction scene in ruins - flood?
- View of a collapsed construction structure in Denver, Colorado, (possibly) connected with the Alameda Avenue underpass; also shows men and houses.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1910?]
- Morrison flood
- Flood damage in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, consists of standing water on the Mount Vernon Creek bridge, and the collapsed roof a building with a sign: "Dancing." People, trucks, cars and bulldozers crowd the scene; the school is on the...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mount Vernon Creek (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Morrison--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Tolland, Colorado
- View of the ghost town of Tolland (known as Mammoth until 1904), Colorado in Gilpin County, shows a man seated on a large rock near collapsed buildings.
- Tolland (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- After wading the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River, the author took this picture of empty Whitecross
- View of the ghost town of Whitecross (also known as Tellurium, Argentum, and Burrows Park), Hinsdale County, Colorado, shows collapsed log buildings among evergreen trees and tall mountains.
- Whitecross (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Whitecross--1940-1960.; Log buildings--Colorado--Whitecross--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Montezuma Mine
- View of the dilapidated and collapsed buildings of the Montezuma Mine, Summit or Pitkin County, Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Pitkin County--1930-1970.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--Summit County--1930-1970.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Pitkin County--1930-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Summit County--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Quartzville
- View of a collapsed log cabin in Quartzville, Park County, Colorado.
- Quartzville (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Log cabins--Colorado--Quartzville--1930-1970.; Ruins--Colorado--Quartzville--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Fourth of July mine
- A long line of tourists snakes across the mountain valley containing the remains of the Fourth of July mine, Boulder County, Colorado. Collapsed wooden buildings and tailings piles comprise the remnants.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fourth of July Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Ruins--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Tourists--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.
- 1947
- Fourth of July mine
- Tourists walk single file on a trail leading away from the collapsed buildings and tailings piles of the Fourth of July mine site, Boulder County, Colorado.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fourth of July Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Ruins--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Tourists--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.
- 1946
- Slide mine, Gold Hill, Colo.
- View of the first Slide mill on the south side of Left Hand Canyon, Boulder County, Colorado. It is perched on the side of a steep hill with a large tailings pile above it and to the side. In the 1930s, the sixty foot timber wall of the mine's...
- Tailings embankments--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Left Hand Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.
- 1890?
- Lake Eldora
- A gazebo and dock have collapsed into Lake Eldora near the town of Lake Eldora, Boulder County, Colorado.
- Eldora, Lake (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Lake Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Gazebos--Colorado--Lake Eldora--1930-1970.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Lake Eldora--1930-1970.; Ruins--Colorado--Lake Eldora--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1969]
- Remains of the Curtis street bridge over Cherry Creek, Castlewood dam flood
- View of mangled steel from the Curtis Street bridge, after Castlewood Dam collapsed during a severe rainstorm and innundated Cherry Creek, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933 August 4
- Ute Indians at play - posing
- Native American (Ute) men and woman and a white man pose outdoors, possibly at old Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Native American men surround unidentified white man on horseback holding revolver; the men hold a spear, a shotgun, and...
- Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Tableaux--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- 1894
- Ute Indians at play posing
- Native American (Ute) men and woman and a white man pose outdoors for a portrait (standing), possibly at old Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado; unidentified Native American men surround a white man, holding a revolver, on horseback; the...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Tableaux--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Charles' Building
- View of the Charles Building, on 15th (Fifteenth) and Curtis streets, in Denver, Colorado; also shows the Gas and Electric Building, the Rex Building, storefronts, and a collapsed roof sign.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Colo. & Southern
- A crowd of people gather at a Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific (CRI&P) train wreck, where the East Spring Creek bridge collapsed, Kit Carson County, Colorado. Derailed railroad cars include Colorado and Southern (C&S) #50128.
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company.--1920-1930.; Kit Carson County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridge failures--Colorado--Kit Carson County--1920-1930.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Kit Carson County--1920-1930.
- [July 18, 1929]
- Firemen and building debris
- Men look at firehoses, a collapsed roof, and fire damage.
- Fires--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Old mission in ruins
- View of the Native American Santa Clara Pueblo mission ruins, New Mexico, shows a collapsed roof and sides with front entry wall partially standing; cross grave markers remain in front cemetery burial ground.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1930.; Tewa Indians--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1930.; Santa Clara Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Street / bridge collapse @ Broadway & Hampden
- View of a collapsed street at Broadway and Hampden Avenue in Englewood, Colorado. Business signs read: "Rapid Cleaners & Dryers", "Englewood Restaurant", and "Nielsen's Department Store."
- Englewood (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Firemen & fire debris
- Three firemen use a hose to extinguish cinders as they traverse the roof of a collapsed residence possibly in Denver, Colorado.
- Fire fighters--Colorado--1920-1940.; Fires--Colorado--1920-1940.; Roofs--Colorado--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Report of tests of fire proof arches, made in Denver, Colorado, for the Denver Equitable Building Company
- View of comparative engineering tests for the Equitable Building Company in Denver, Colorado; shows a collapsed arch, a kiln or oven, bricks, steel girders, and a smokestack. Letters read: "C7."
- Equitable Building (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building materials--Effect of temperature on--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Building materials--Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 1890
- Report of tests of fire proof arches, made in Denver, Colorado, for the Denver Equitable Building Company
- View of comparative engineering tests for the Equitable Building Company in Denver, Colorado; shows a collapsed arch, a kiln or oven, bricks, steel girders, and a smokestack. Letters read: "C9."
- Equitable Building (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building materials--Effect of temperature on--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Building materials--Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 1890
- Report of tests of fire proof arches, made in Denver, Colorado, for the Denver Equitable Building Company
- View of comparative engineering tests for the Equitable Building Company in Denver, Colorado; shows a collapsed arch, bricks, steel girders, and a smokestack. Letters read: "D10."
- Equitable Building (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building materials--Effect of temperature on--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Building materials--Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 1890
- Report of tests of fire proof arches, made in Denver, Colorado, for the Denver Equitable Building Company
- View of comparative engineering tests for the Equitable Building Company in Denver, Colorado; shows a collapsed arch, bricks, steel girders, and a smokestack. Letters read: "D10."
- Equitable Building (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building materials--Effect of temperature on--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Building materials--Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 1890
- Father Craft the hero of Wounded Knee Fight
- Seated portrait of Father Francis M. J. Craft, a Native American (Mohawk) missionary who accompanied troops to Wounded Knee on December 28, to reassure the Lakota Sioux on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, that they were safe. He was...
- Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Mohawk Indians.; Teton Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine...
- [1890 or 1891]
- Home Stake disaster ten men perished in the snow slide at Home Stake Mt. and mine
- Men excavate a cabin at Homestake Mine, Lake County, Colorado, where 10 silver miners died under a collapsed, snow-laden roof; one holds a suitcase. Snowbanks and cliffs are in the background.
- Home Stake Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--Disasters--1880-1890.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Avalanches--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Mine accidents--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.;...
- [April 1886]
- American Flats 1949
- View of ruins at American Flats, Colorado, showing high alpine tundra among snow capped peaks and ruins from early mining days; ruins include sluice and collapsed buildings; road leads to the ruins.
- American Flats (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--American Flats--1940-1950.; Ruins--Colorado--American Flats--1940-1950.
- 1949
- American Flats 1949
- View of ruins at American Flats, Colorado; shows high alpine tundra among snow capped peaks and ruins from early mining days; ruins include sluice and collapsed buildings.
- American Flats (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--American Flats--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--American Flats--1940-1950.
- 1949
- Lake Eldora - 1942
- View of Lake Eldora, Boulder County, Colorado; features log bridge with pagoda-like gazebos collapsed with one side of the gazebo in the water; rocks line the lake, and tall evergreens in the background.
- Eldora, Lake (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bridge failures--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.
- 1942