Gray's Peak / photographed and published by W.G. Chamberlain, Denver, ...
Baker Co. mine, Kelso Mountain, Colorado. No. 313. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Colorado, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Panorama of Gleeson, Arizona - A black and white photo of a small town...
H128277 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; West Coast Art Co.; June 14, 1909. Copyright claimant's address: Los Angeles, Cal. No. 346.
Birds eye view, Courtland, Arizona, Panoramic Photograph
H128275 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; West Coast Art Co.; June 14, 1909. Copyright claimant's address: Los Angeles, Cal. No. 344.
Cash-Criss-Stark Building, North side, West Main Street, Saint Elmo (h...
Significance: This building illustrates the changing economy of St. Elmo as it passed through its final boom. Stores decreased in number; demand for rental rooms and houses increased. Mrs. Stark responded by ... More
A. D. Wilcox Drift Mine, Linda Creek near Dalton Highway, Bettles, Yuk...
Significance: This site is unique to the region for its completeness in terms of mining structures and machinery as well as in the unbroken continuation of mining activities occurring on the claim. It was buil... More
Burro Train Carrying Gold Ore Down a Mountain Trail, Colorado
No. 26028. Public domain photograph of landscape view, nature, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hyman-Fleck-Wilber House, On slope south of east end of Main Street, S...
Significance: The cabin illustrates the practice of some miners to erect cabins on public land outside the St. Elmo townsite. The land belonged to the U.S. Government; the house to the builder, usually under l... More
Master prints. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., Columbia Chemical Division,...
Cropped version of negative LC-G613-44792. In portfolio: Master prints, no. 37. Portfolio title devised.
Nevada Lucky Tiger Mill & Mine, Assay Office, East slope of Buckskin M...
Survey number: HAER NV-18-C Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Dragging cars of iron ore through subterranean passages to the shaft H...
Stereograph showing miners in mine shaft pushing large cars of iron ore. H73739 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1906 by Underwood & Underwood. U-85493. On mount: Works and Studios Arlington, N.J., Littleton, N... More
Morony Hydroelectric Facility, Morony-to-Rainbow 100 kV Transmission L...
Significance: The transmission line played an integral role in the growth of Montana's electrical and mining industries in the first half of the twentieth century. Its construction enabled the transmission of h... More
Morony Hydroelectric Facility, Morony-to-Rainbow 100 kV Transmission L...
Significance: The transmission line played an integral role in the growth of Montana's electrical and mining industries in the first half of the twentieth century. Its construction enabled the transmission of h... More
Morony Hydroelectric Facility, Morony-to-Rainbow 100 kV Transmission L...
Significance: The transmission line played an integral role in the growth of Montana's electrical and mining industries in the first half of the twentieth century. Its construction enabled the transmission of h... More
Morony Hydroelectric Facility, Morony-to-Rainbow 100 kV Transmission L...
Significance: The transmission line played an integral role in the growth of Montana's electrical and mining industries in the first half of the twentieth century. Its construction enabled the transmission of h... More
Virginia & Truckee Railroad Shops, Between Plaza, Ann, Stewart & Sophi...
Significance: This large building is the most impressive visible remainder of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad, one of the most famous of America's Short-Line Railroads. Unprocessed Field note material exists... More
Black Hills & Fort Pierre Railroad Roundhouse, Terraville Avenue & Sun...
Significance: Begun in 1881 as the first railroad in the Black Hills, the Black Hills & Ft. Pierre has played an important role in the growth of the Homestake Mining Company, the region's largest mining concern... More
Genoa Peak Road, Glenbrook, Douglas County, NV
Significance: The Genoa Peak Road was a major historic log haul road used for timber harvest activities associated with the Comstock mining era. This road once interconnected an elaborate network of secondary ... More
Panorama of South Clifton, Arizona, Panoramic Photograph
H128599 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; West Coast Art Co.; June 19, 1909. Copyright claimant's address: Los Angeles, Cal.
Hortense Bridge, Spanning Chalk Creek on State Highway 162, Nathrop (h...
Significance: The bridge is technologically significant as a rare existing example of a very common early bridge, a timber/iron Queenpost truss. It is historically significant as an early span associated with a... More
Hortense Bridge, Spanning Chalk Creek on State Highway 162, Nathrop (h...
Significance: The bridge is technologically significant as a rare existing example of a very common early bridge, a timber/iron Queenpost truss. It is historically significant as an early span associated with a... More
Boyer Ranch, Gilbert's Storeroom, 44 miles east of Fallon, on U.S. Hig...
Significance: The stone building was erected by the Gilbert Brothers ca. 1860-1866. Nevada Place Names states that Dixie Valley was settled by southern sympathizers in 1861 and in that same year the second gol... More
Gregory Tailings (Ruins), State Highways 269 & 119, Black Hawk, Gilpin...
Significance: Remnants of the first gold lode vein discovered in Colorado. The wood cribbing retaining the tailings is laminated in some places, a previously unused cribbing construction unique at the time to t... More
Frisco Charcoal Kilns, Kiln No. 3, State Route 21 (Frisco), Milford, B...
Survey number: HAER UT-25-B Building/structure dates: 1877 Initial Construction
Frisco Charcoal Kilns, Kiln No. 3, State Route 21 (Frisco), Milford, B...
Survey number: HAER UT-25-B Building/structure dates: 1877 Initial Construction
Ames Hydroelectric Plant, Ames, San Miguel County, CO
Significance: In 1890-91 L.L. Nunn built the world's first single-phase AC power transmission system at Ames in order to power the nearby Gold King Mine's stamp mill. The plant operated under a head of 320 feet... More
Mizpah Mine, Tonopah, Nye County, NV
Significance: The Tonopah Mining boom was the first to revive the mining industry in Nevada after two decades of depression. Mining activity was long sustained at Tonopah largely due to the amazing production ... More
Mizpah Mine, Tonopah, Nye County, NV
Significance: The Tonopah Mining boom was the first to revive the mining industry in Nevada after two decades of depression. Mining activity was long sustained at Tonopah largely due to the amazing production ... More
Mizpah Mine, Tonopah, Nye County, NV
Significance: The Tonopah Mining boom was the first to revive the mining industry in Nevada after two decades of depression. Mining activity was long sustained at Tonopah largely due to the amazing production ... More
Mizpah Mine, Tonopah, Nye County, NV
Significance: The Tonopah Mining boom was the first to revive the mining industry in Nevada after two decades of depression. Mining activity was long sustained at Tonopah largely due to the amazing production ... More
Genoa Peak Road, James Canyon Road, Glenbrook, Douglas County, NV
Significance: The Genoa Peak Road spur segments were part of a major log transport network associated with the Comstock mining era. This secondary spur segment in James Canyon once interconnected an elaborate ... More
Genoa Peak Road, James Canyon Road, Glenbrook, Douglas County, NV
Significance: The Genoa Peak Road spur segments were part of a major log transport network associated with the Comstock mining era. This secondary spur segment in James Canyon once interconnected an elaborate ... More
Genoa Peak Road, James Canyon Road, Glenbrook, Douglas County, NV
Significance: The Genoa Peak Road spur segments were part of a major log transport network associated with the Comstock mining era. This secondary spur segment in James Canyon once interconnected an elaborate ... More
Genoa Peak Road, James Canyon Road, Glenbrook, Douglas County, NV
Significance: The Genoa Peak Road spur segments were part of a major log transport network associated with the Comstock mining era. This secondary spur segment in James Canyon once interconnected an elaborate ... More
Juniata Mill Complex, Mine Camp Building, 22.5 miles Southwest of Hawt...
Survey number: HAER NV-24-E Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Leesburg Townsite, Napias Creek, Salmon, Lemhi County, ID
Significance: The Leesburg Historic District has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places since 1975. It is significant as one of the earliest gold mining camps in Idaho. The buildings, associa... More
Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Blu...
STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Battle Creek hydroelectric system was a typical turn-of-the-century California hydroelectric system, characterized by high head plants, the use of the impulse... More
Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Blu...
STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Battle Creek hydroelectric system was a typical turn-of-the-century California hydroelectric system, characterized by high head plants, the use of the impulse... More
Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Blu...
STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Battle Creek hydroelectric system was a typical turn-of-the-century California hydroelectric system, characterized by high head plants, the use of the impulse... More
Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Blu...
STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Battle Creek hydroelectric system was a typical turn-of-the-century California hydroelectric system, characterized by high head plants, the use of the impulse... More
Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Blu...
STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Battle Creek hydroelectric system was a typical turn-of-the-century California hydroelectric system, characterized by high head plants, the use of the impulse... More
Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Blu...
STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Battle Creek hydroelectric system was a typical turn-of-the-century California hydroelectric system, characterized by high head plants, the use of the impulse... More
Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Blu...
STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Battle Creek hydroelectric system was a typical turn-of-the-century California hydroelectric system, characterized by high head plants, the use of the impulse... More
Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Blu...
STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Battle Creek hydroelectric system was a typical turn-of-the-century California hydroelectric system, characterized by high head plants, the use of the impulse... More
Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Blu...
STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Battle Creek hydroelectric system was a typical turn-of-the-century California hydroelectric system, characterized by high head plants, the use of the impulse... More
Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Blu...
STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Battle Creek hydroelectric system was a typical turn-of-the-century California hydroelectric system, characterized by high head plants, the use of the impulse... More
Telluride Power Company, Nunn Hydroelectric Plant, Southeast side of P...
Significance: This plant represents L.L. Nunn's first major hydroelectric generating facility outside of Colorado. At the time of completion (1898), it generated three-phase AC power at a pressure of 40,000 vo... More
Telluride Power Company, Nunn Hydroelectric Plant, Southeast side of P...
Significance: This plant represents L.L. Nunn's first major hydroelectric generating facility outside of Colorado. At the time of completion (1898), it generated three-phase AC power at a pressure of 40,000 vo... More
Telluride Power Company, Nunn Hydroelectric Plant, Southeast side of P...
Significance: This plant represents L.L. Nunn's first major hydroelectric generating facility outside of Colorado. At the time of completion (1898), it generated three-phase AC power at a pressure of 40,000 vo... More
Butte Mineyards, Stewart Mine, Intersection of Main & Woolman Streets,...
Significance: The Stewart represents one of Butte's oldest and most productive mines. It is historically significant for its association with William A. Clark and the Anaconda Copper Mining Company. The mine's ... More
Butte Mineyards, Berkeley Pit, Butte, Silver Bow County, MT
Survey number: HAER MT-36-D Building/structure dates: 1955 Initial Construction
Miner's Union Hall, B Street, Gold Hill, Storey County, NV
Survey number: HABS NV-15-14 Public domain photograph of wooden church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Genoa Peak Road, Spur Segment 2, Glenbrook, Douglas County, NV
Significance: The Genoa Peak Road spur segments were part of a major log transport network associated with the Comstock mining era. This secondary spur segment once interconnected with an elaborate network of ... More
Genoa Peak Road, Spur Segment 2, Glenbrook, Douglas County, NV
Significance: The Genoa Peak Road spur segments were part of a major log transport network associated with the Comstock mining era. This secondary spur segment once interconnected with an elaborate network of ... More
San Juan & New York Mining & Smelting Company, Superintendent's House,...
Significance: It is one of two remaining structures at the San Juan and New York Mining and Smelting Company (SJ&NY) plant in Durango. It is located approximately .2 miles north of the stack. SJ&NY grew to beco... More
A. D. Wilcox Drift Mine, Residential Cabin, Linda Creek near Dalton Hi...
Survey number: HAER AK-7-C Building/structure dates: ca. 1920 Initial Construction
A. D. Wilcox Drift Mine, Residential Cabin, Linda Creek near Dalton Hi...
Survey number: HAER AK-7-C Building/structure dates: ca. 1920 Initial Construction
Terminal Dam, Tacoma, La Plata County, CO
Significance: It was an integral part of the Tacoma Project, an early hydroelectric development in southwest Colorado. The Project was constructed in the early 1900s to serve the needs of the mining operations ... More
Independence Mine, Palmer, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK
Survey number: HAER AK-8 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74000440
Butte Mineyards, Original Mine, Butte, Silver Bow County, MT
Survey number: HAER MT-36-G Public domain photograph - Montana Folklife collection, ethnography, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Richard Eames Building, 220-222 North Depot Street, Salisbury, Rowan C...
Significance: This supply company was run by Richard Eams, one of the state's most prominent mining engineers. In 1914, A.B.C. Kirk purchased the building and began what was, perhaps the first bus service in No... More
Richard Eames Building, 220-222 North Depot Street, Salisbury, Rowan C...
Significance: This supply company was run by Richard Eams, one of the state's most prominent mining engineers. In 1914, A.B.C. Kirk purchased the building and began what was, perhaps the first bus service in No... More
Silver King Mining Company, Mineshaft & Main Hoist, Woodside Gulch, Pa...
Significance: The Silver King Mining Company became one of the major producers in the Park City district of Utah and attained a brief reputation as the richest silver mine in the known world. One of the smalle... More
Old Mine, Sierra City, Sierra County, CA
Survey number: HABS CA-1421 Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Twenty Mule Team Borax Wagons, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA
Significance: The twenty mule team borax wagon's significance resides not only in their technology but also in their enduring image as an advertising and cultural symbol. Technologically, these wagons, designe... More
Twenty Mule Team Borax Wagons, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA
Significance: The twenty mule team borax wagon's significance resides not only in their technology but also in their enduring image as an advertising and cultural symbol. Technologically, these wagons, designe... More
Twenty Mule Team Borax Wagons, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA
Significance: The twenty mule team borax wagon's significance resides not only in their technology but also in their enduring image as an advertising and cultural symbol. Technologically, these wagons, designe... More
Twenty Mule Team Borax Wagons, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA
Significance: The twenty mule team borax wagon's significance resides not only in their technology but also in their enduring image as an advertising and cultural symbol. Technologically, these wagons, designe... More
New Almaden Quicksilver Mine, New Almaden Quicksilver Mine County Park...
Significance: The New Almaden mine is the site of the first mercury deposit discovered on the American continent and has yielded metal of greater value than that of any other mine in the State, producing nearly... More
New Almaden Quicksilver Mine, New Almaden Quicksilver Mine County Park...
Significance: The New Almaden mine is the site of the first mercury deposit discovered on the American continent and has yielded metal of greater value than that of any other mine in the State, producing nearly... More
Town of Mount Union, Near U.S. Highway 522, Mount Union, Huntingdon Co...
See also HABS PA-5973 for related information. Significance: For the first half of the 20th century, Mt. Union was a center of refractory brick manufacture. Three brick plants were built early in the century an... More
Town of Mount Union, Near U.S. Highway 522, Mount Union, Huntingdon Co...
See also HABS PA-5973 for related information. Significance: For the first half of the 20th century, Mt. Union was a center of refractory brick manufacture. Three brick plants were built early in the century an... More
Winskill Mine, operated by Wisconsin Zinc Co., Nov. 16, '15
J209415 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Lighty Photo Co.; December 8, 1915. Copyright claimant's address: Williamsport, Ind.
Slaughterhouse Canyon Railroad Grade, South of State Highway 28 on Eas...
Significance: The Slaughterhouse Canyon segment of the Lake Tahoe Railroad represents technological efficiencies attained in order to meet the voracious lumber and cordwood needs of the Comstock Mining District... More
Slaughterhouse Canyon Railroad Grade, South of State Highway 28 on Eas...
Significance: The Slaughterhouse Canyon segment of the Lake Tahoe Railroad represents technological efficiencies attained in order to meet the voracious lumber and cordwood needs of the Comstock Mining District... More
Panorama of Clifton, Arizona, Panoramic Photograph
H128593 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; West Coast Art Co.; June 19, 1909. Copyright claimant's address: Los Angeles, Cal.
Butte Mineyards, Badger State Mine, Butte, Silver Bow County, MT
Survey number: HAER MT-36-I Public domain photograph of industrial building, landscape, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Butte Mineyards, Badger State Mine, Butte, Silver Bow County, MT
Survey number: HAER MT-36-I Public domain photograph - Montana Folklife collection, ethnography, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Silverton Historic District, Silverton, San Juan County, CO
Significance: Silverton, a vast mining district in southwestern Colorado, was established in 1874. Miners came to Silverton seeking gold in the 1870s, but instead found silver, copper, and lead. Silverton reach... More
Silverton Historic District, Silverton, San Juan County, CO
Significance: Silverton, a vast mining district in southwestern Colorado, was established in 1874. Miners came to Silverton seeking gold in the 1870s, but instead found silver, copper, and lead. Silverton reach... More
Moraine Lodge, Bear Lake Road, Estes Park, Larimer County, CO
Significance: The Moraine Lodge, built in 1923, served until 1931 as the central building of Mrs. Imogene McPherson's summer resort and as the center of social activities by the summer residents of Maraine Park... More
Barker Lodge, Main House, Panther Junction, Brewster County, TX
1998 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Barker Lodge significance comes from its long standing association with local and regional historical events in the Big Bend country of West Texas. Since the... More
Frisco Charcoal Kilns, Kiln No. 4, State Route 21 (Frisco), Milford, B...
Survey number: HAER UT-25-C Building/structure dates: 1872 Initial Construction
Coggins Gold Mine, Rich-Cog Mining Company, Eldorado, Montgomery Count...
Significance: Representative example of gold stamp mill. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HAER NC-4 Building/structure dates: 1913-1925 Initial Construction
Silver King Mining Company, Covered Tramway, Park City West, Park City...
Significance: At the beginning of the twentieth century the Silver King Coalition Mine in Park City, Utah, was both the largest producer of ore and ore-concentrates in the region and the largest dividend-payer ... More
St. Elmo Historic District, Saint Elmo (historical), Chaffee County, C...
Significance: St. Elmo is unique for its vernacular wood frame and log architecture and its high degree of architectural integrity as a late 19th century Rocky Mountain mining town. Through its extant architec... More
McCormick Group Mine, Paradise Mill, East slope of Buckskin Mountain, ...
Survey number: HAER NV-20-C Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Aspaas Dam, Tacoma, La Plata County, CO
Significance: It was an integral part of the Tacoma Project, an early hydroelectric development in southwest Colorado. The Project was constructed in the early 1900s to serve the needs of the mining operations ... More
Shenandoah-Dives Mill, 135 County Road 2, Silverton, San Juan County, ...
The original caption for photograph #30 incorrectly identified the lake as Silver Lake. It has been corrected to Little Giant Basin. Significance: The Shenandoah-Dives Mill is an exceptional example of early t... More
Shenandoah-Dives Mill, 135 County Road 2, Silverton, San Juan County, ...
The original caption for photograph #30 incorrectly identified the lake as Silver Lake. It has been corrected to Little Giant Basin. Significance: The Shenandoah-Dives Mill is an exceptional example of early t... More
Shenandoah-Dives Mill, 135 County Road 2, Silverton, San Juan County, ...
The original caption for photograph #30 incorrectly identified the lake as Silver Lake. It has been corrected to Little Giant Basin. Significance: The Shenandoah-Dives Mill is an exceptional example of early t... More
Shenandoah-Dives Mill, 135 County Road 2, Silverton, San Juan County, ...
The original caption for photograph #30 incorrectly identified the lake as Silver Lake. It has been corrected to Little Giant Basin. Significance: The Shenandoah-Dives Mill is an exceptional example of early t... More
Shenandoah-Dives Mill, 135 County Road 2, Silverton, San Juan County, ...
The original caption for photograph #30 incorrectly identified the lake as Silver Lake. It has been corrected to Little Giant Basin. Significance: The Shenandoah-Dives Mill is an exceptional example of early t... More
Shenandoah-Dives Mill, 135 County Road 2, Silverton, San Juan County, ...
The original caption for photograph #30 incorrectly identified the lake as Silver Lake. It has been corrected to Little Giant Basin. Significance: The Shenandoah-Dives Mill is an exceptional example of early t... More
Shenandoah-Dives Mill, 135 County Road 2, Silverton, San Juan County, ...
The original caption for photograph #30 incorrectly identified the lake as Silver Lake. It has been corrected to Little Giant Basin. Significance: The Shenandoah-Dives Mill is an exceptional example of early t... More
Shenandoah-Dives Mill, 135 County Road 2, Silverton, San Juan County, ...
The original caption for photograph #30 incorrectly identified the lake as Silver Lake. It has been corrected to Little Giant Basin. Significance: The Shenandoah-Dives Mill is an exceptional example of early t... More
Shenandoah-Dives Mill, 135 County Road 2, Silverton, San Juan County, ...
The original caption for photograph #30 incorrectly identified the lake as Silver Lake. It has been corrected to Little Giant Basin. Significance: The Shenandoah-Dives Mill is an exceptional example of early t... More
Shenandoah-Dives Mill, 135 County Road 2, Silverton, San Juan County, ...
The original caption for photograph #30 incorrectly identified the lake as Silver Lake. It has been corrected to Little Giant Basin. Significance: The Shenandoah-Dives Mill is an exceptional example of early t... More
Shenandoah-Dives Mill, 135 County Road 2, Silverton, San Juan County, ...
The original caption for photograph #30 incorrectly identified the lake as Silver Lake. It has been corrected to Little Giant Basin. Significance: The Shenandoah-Dives Mill is an exceptional example of early t... More
Orphan Lode Mine, North of West Rim Road between Powell Point and Mari...
Significance: It is significant because it is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. With the discovery of uranium deposits, the mine was further ... More
Orphan Lode Mine, North of West Rim Road between Powell Point and Mari...
Significance: It is significant because it is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. With the discovery of uranium deposits, the mine was further ... More