Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The Omaha & Grant Smelters
- A view of the Omaha and Grant smelters on the east bank of the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- The smelters on the outskirts of Leadville with Mt. Massive, the highest peak in Colorado, (alt. 14,424 ft.) in the background
- Overview of smelters in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado shows refinery buildings, smokestacks, snow covered Mt. Massive and the Sawatch Range in the background.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sawatch Range (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Smelters--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Partial view of the Great Murray smelters, Salt Lake City
- View of the Great Murray Smelters in Salt Lake City, Utah shows buildings, smokestacks, fence, railroad tracks.
- Salt Lake City (Utah)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Utah--Salt Lake City--1900-1910.; Mining--Utah--Salt Lake City--1900-1910.; Smelters--Utah--Salt Lake City--1900-1910.; Smokestacks--Utah--Salt Lake City--1900-1910.
- Western History Subject Index
- Mines mineral resources Colorado Rico district
- Western History Subject Index
- Smelters. Colorado. Leadville
- Leadville, Colo.
- View of Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows smelters, which include the Arkansas Valley Smelter with large square brick smokestacks, the old High School (West 9th (Ninth) Street), commercial buildings and houses. Mount Massive is in the...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns.; Mining.; Schools.; Smelters.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Grant smelter
- An artist's sketch of the Omaha-Grant smelter in Denver, Colorado. Shows numerous factory buildings, smoke stacks, a pond, railroad tracks and residences are in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Smokestacks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Grant smelter interior
- A worker pulls slag from an oven or furnace in the Omaha-Grant smelter in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Grant smelter interior
- A worker draws slag from an oven or furnace in the Omaha-Grant smelter in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Dibbon Smelter
- Exterior view of the Dibbon Smelter, near Georgetown, Colorado, built in 1868 in the Argentine District by Frank Dibbon, first police judge of Georgetown. The dilapidated building is made up of two connected gable roofed buildings, one smaller...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Chimneys--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1940.; Smelters--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1940.
- [between 1900 and 1933?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Mines and mineral resources. Colorado. Gunnison co.:
- Western History Subject Index
- Smelters. Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- SMELTERS Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Smelters. Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Smelters. Colorado
- Raven Hill from Anaconda, Cripple Crk. Mg. District
- View of the town of Anaconda and surrounding mines in Teller county, Colorado. View includes Low Line, Mary McKinney (McKinney Mining Company), and Morning Glory mines. Industrial features on the landscape include mine tailings, smelters and ore...
- Anaconda (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Anaconda--1900-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Anaconda--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Anaconda--1900-1910.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Anaconda--1900-1910.
- 1904
- Leadville
- View of Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows mine tailings, mine buildings and smelters, a school and the Arkansas River. Snow is on Mount Massive in the distance.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Leadville, Colorado
- View of Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows mine tailings, mine buildings and smelters. The Sawatch Range is in the distance.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Sawatch Range (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Leadville
- View of Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows mine tailings, mine buildings and smelters. The Sawatch Range is in the distance.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Sawatch Range (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Colo. Utah Coal Co. Mine at Mt. Harris Colo.
- View of the coal-mining town of Mt. Harris, Colorado (owned by the Colorado-Utah Coal Company), taken from hillside above town; shows railroad tracks and cars of the Denver and Salt Lake Railroad (Moffat Road), smelters, tipple, and buildings of...
- Colorado-Utah Coal Company--1910-1920.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Harris, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Mount Harris--1910-1920.; Industry--Colorado--Mount Harris--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Mount...
- [1915?]
- Leadville, Colo.
- View west from Carbonate Hill over Leadville, Colorado, shows mining district with smelters, smokestacks, mines, tailings; residences and the Lake County Courthouse. The snowy Continental Divide is in the distance.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Aspen, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Aspen, Colorado (Pitkin County), reached via Colorado Midland Railway; view includes edge of Mollie Gibson and Silver King mines, Cowenhoven Tunnel buildings, Sampler mine, Aspen-Sampler mine, Argentum-Juniata mine, Holden works,...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Castle Creek (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Courthouses--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Aspen, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Aspen, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; view includes edge of Mollie Gibson & Silver King mines, Cowenhoven Tunnel buildings, Sampler mine, Aspen-Sampler mine, Argentum- Juniata mine, Holden works, mills, smelters,...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Georgetown from Democrat Mt.
- View southeast from Democrat Mountain over Georgetown, Colorado, shows wood frame residences, and landmark buildings including: the old two- story brick school with belltower, Presbyterian Church, Cushman Block on 6th (Sixth) Street, and mining...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1917]
- Denver from the Union Depot, up 17th St.
- View looking southeast on 17th (Seventeenth) Street from Union Station, Denver, Colorado. Buildings: Arapahoe County Courthouse, First Congregational church, Arapahoe School, Tabor Opera House, St. John's Church in the Wilderness (Episcopal)....
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1892]
- Alma, Park County, Colorado and its smelting works from the Dolly Varden Mine
- A copy of a lithograph in a circle shape shows the view from the Dolly Varden Mine down on Alma, (10,353 feet) Park County, Colorado, shows wood frame buildings, smelters, patches of evergreens, cleared areas and a creek.
- Alma (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1870-1880.
- [between 1960-1980?]
- Altman, 10,650 ft. alt. highest inc. city in the world Pike's Peak
- View of the northwest side of Altman, Colorado, located three miles north of Victor in Teller County, includes small wood frame residences, sheds, outhouses, false front businesses, smelters, mines, and tailing dumps. Business signs include: "Geo...
- Murphy, James G.--Homes & haunts.; Taylor, Nellie--Homes & haunts.; Altman (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1898]
- Altman, Colo., highest incorporated town in the world, elevation 11,200 ft., Pikes Peak in distance, 14,147 ft.
- View of Altman, Colorado, located three miles north of Victor, on a saddle between Bull Hill and Bull Cliff, Teller County, includes wood frame residences, sheds, false front businesses, smelters, and mines, and tailing dumps. Business signs...
- Altman (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1898]
- Altman, Colo., highest incorporated town in the world, elevation 11,146 feet. Pike's Peak in background.
- View of Altman, Colorado, located three miles north of Victor, on a saddle between Bull Hill and Bull Cliff, Teller County, includes wood frame residences, log cabins, sheds, false front businesses, smelters, and mines, and tailing dumps. Business...
- Altman (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Altman, Colorado
- The painting is a view of Altman, Colorado, located three miles north of Victor, on a saddle between Bull Hill and Bull Cliff, Teller County. The town is filled with wood frame residences, log cabins, sheds, false front businesses, smelters, and...
- Altman (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mountains--Colorado--1960-1970.
- [between 1963 and 1970]
- Goldfield, Independence & Altman
- View northwest towards Goldfield, Independence and Altman, in Teller County, Colorado, shows Goldfield at the bottom with Bull Hill far left and Bull Cliff on right. Independence is on the slope between the two hills and Altman is high on the...
- Altman (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Goldfield (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1898]
- Scene at Altman, the Cripple Creek District
- View of the lower edge of Altman with the Isabella Mine below, Teller County, Colorado, includes a slope covered with small log cabins, wood frame residences, outhouses, sheds, smelters, mines, and tailing dumps. The narrow gauge Golden Circle...
- Altman (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Altman--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Altman--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Pike's Peak from Altman, Colo.
- View of the northwest side of Altman, Colorado, located three miles north of Victor in Teller County, includes small wood frame residences, sheds, outhouses, false front businesses, smelters, mines, and tailing dumps. Business signs include "Geo...
- Altman (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [1896 and 1898]
- Leadville, Colorado
- View of Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows mine tailings, mine buildings and smelters; the Sawatch Range is in the distance.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Sawatch Range (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Anaconda-Cripple Creek Short Line
- View of Anaconda (Teller county), Colorado, and surounding mines reached via Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway (also called Cripple Creek Short Line); view includes Low Line, Mary McKinney (McKinney Mining Company), and Morning...
- Anaconda (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Anaconda--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Toboggan slide, Leadville Ice Palace time
- View of West Seventh Street toboggan slide, set up for Leadville, Colorado's 1896 Winter Crystal Carnival outside the Ice Palace. H.C. Dimick, contractor, built the wooden plank with a run of 900 feet in length and a pitch of 48 feet. A group of...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Toboggans--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Leadville
- View of Leadville (Lake County), Colorado; shows Spruce Street, Pine Street, Harrison Avenue, frame and masonry buildings, wood frame mine structures, tailings, mine buildings, and smelters burning. Mount Massive is in the distance.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Idaho Springs
- View of the Newhouse Tunnel, tailings, houses, and smelters east of Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado; shows Colorado and Southern Railway tracks, Clear Creek, Bertha Gold Mining and Milling Company headframes, and processing sheds with...
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Newhouse Tunnel (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado and...
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Colorado, Leadville and Mt. Massive
- This view west across Leadville, Colorado, with Mount Massive of the continental divide in the background shows a town filled with wood frame residences, barns, sheds, and mining crushers, smelters, smokestacks, and tailing dumps. Landmarks include...
- Vendome Hotel--1900-1910.; Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- Golden in 1885
- View east of Golden, Colorado, shows Clear Creek with smelters and mills, wood frame residences, brick commercial buildings, 1878 Jefferson County Courthouse, South School, North and South Table Mountains.
- Golden (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Golden, Colo.
- View east down wide and braided Clear Creek, in Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows wood frame and brick buildings, smelters and mills; South School is under construction at far right.
- Golden (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Golden--1870-1880.
- [between 1872 and 1874]
- Golden, Colorado North and South Table Mountains looking east from Lookout Mountain Clear Creek in center Sellier Metallurgical Plant ruins above coal mine.
- View from Lariat Loop Trail Road on Lookout Mountain east over Golden, Jefferson County, and on to the plains of Colorado; includes Clear Creek, North and South Table Mountains, mills, smelters, Colorado School of Mines, Adolph Coors Brewery and...
- Golden (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Golden
- View looking south of Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, includes: wood frame residences, sheds, 1878 County Courthouse, Clear Creek with mills and smelters, churches and South School on hill in distance.
- Golden (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1892
- View of Goldfield, Cripple Creek District
- View of Goldfield, Teller County, Colorado, shows log structures, wood frame houses, some with laundry hung on lines, others under construction. The Midland Terminal Railway, Florence and Cripple Creek District and the Golden Circle railroads show...
- Goldfield (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Goldfield--1900-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--Goldfield--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- Leadville 1942
- View west across Leadville, Colorado with Mount Massive of the Continental Divide in the background. The town is filled with wood frame residences, barns, sheds, mining operations with crushers, Stringtown smelters, smokestacks, and tailing dumps....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- [1942]
- Leadville and Mount Massive
- View west across Leadville, Colorado with Mount Massive of the continental divide in the background shows a town filled with wood frame residences, barns, sheds, and crushers, smelters, smokestacks, and mine tailings. Landmarks include the Church...
- Church of the Annunciation (Leadville, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Vendome Hotel--1900-1910.; Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- Leadville and Mount Massive, Colo.
- This view west across Leadville, Colorado, with Mount Massive of the continental divide in the background, shows a town filled with wood frame residences, barns, sheds and mining crushers, smelters, smokestacks, and tailing dumps. Landmarks include...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- Golden, 1885-96
- View southwest from South Table Mountain over Golden to the foothills, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows a wide Clear Creek with saw and flour mills, Bella Vista (St. Bernard) Hotel, 1878 Jefferson County Courthouse, South School, smelters,...
- Golden (Colo.)--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1896]
- Leadville & Mt. Massive
- View west across Leadville, Colorado with Mount Massive of the Continental Divide in the background. The slope in the foreground is covered with evergreens. The town is made up of wood frame residences, barns, sheds, mining operations with...
- Church of the Annunciation (Leadville, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Tabor Opera House--1900-1910.; Vendome Hotel--1900-1910.; Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Golden, Colo. from the north
- View southwest of Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, includes: Golden City and Ralston Creek irrigation ditch, Colorado Central roundhouse and freight depot, County Courthouse, mills, smelters, churches, wood frame residences, sheds, Clear Creek...
- Golden (Colo.)--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]