Search Results: Authors starting with C from Mt. Gothic Tomes & Colorado Artifactual

MASON MINE, located 1-1/2 miles from the Town of White Pine, Tomichi Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, near Monarch Pass. Boudoir-card sized photographs taken by Colorado photographer, C. H. Clark and published by Hardbottle & Co., Salida, Colorado. Dated 1886. The Mason Mine, as many of the mines on Clover Mountain, produced silver carbonate ore.Four (4) separate boudoir-card photographs taken of the Mason Mine and related subjects. Tones and contrasts near fine, excellent detail. One photograph -- that of Clover Mountain -- has a short, close-ended tear in the mount and photograph and has been conserved on back of original mount.Historical Tomichi Mining District, Colorado photographs exhibited by COLORADO ARTIFACTUAL & MT. GOTHIC TOMES.

ARBOURSVILLE, CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLORADO. Circa 1880Three (3) different cabinet card photographs: (1) "#490 OFFICE M.P.G.&D.R.R., ARBOURSVILLE, COL."Photo dimensions: 7 inches by 4 inches; (2) "#625 A. ARBOUR, ESQ.,"Founder of the town of ArboursvillePhoto dimensions: 4 inches by 6-1/2 inches; and (3) "#489 ARBOURSVILLE, COL."Purportedly, the most noted aspect of this townwas its brothel. Photo dimensions: 6-1/2 inches by 4 inches. Near fine to fine condition: no significant wear or damage; superb contrasts and tones, fine details; unique set of photographs. Arboursville post office: September 12, 1879 through August 15, 1881. Superb and unique set, not available anywhere else in the world. Historical Arboursville, Colorado mining camp set of photographs exhibited by Colorado Artifactual & Mt. Gothic Tomes.

TOWN OF PITKIN, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADOCirca 1885C. W. Erdlen, photographer#49Boudoir-card size photographImage dimensions: 7-1/4 inches by 4-5/8 inchesCondition: very good plus to near fine; strong tones and contrasts; image a shade light; only the slightest of wear around original mount.Pitkin, along the route of the old Denver, South Park & Pacific RailroadGOLD MINING CAMPCOLORADO ARTIFACTUAL

MINES AND MINING MEN OF COLORADO: Historical, Descriptive and Pictorial An Account of Principal Producing Mines of Gold and Silver; The Bonanza Kings and Successful Prospectors; The Picturesque Camps and Thriving Cities of the ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION. Denver, ColoradoJohn G. Canfield, Publisher, 1893Carson, Hurst & Harper; Art Printers, Engravers & EmbossersDenver, ColoradoBook dimensions: 14 inches by 10-1/2 inches118 pages, plus indexThis exceptionally rare book includes information on the following Colorado mining areas:LEADVILLE, ASPEN, CREEDE, BRECKENRIDGE, CRIPPLE CREEK, TELLURIDE, SILVERTON, KOKOMO, OURAY,and many other gold and silver mining districts in Colorado.Condition: good plus to very good; original binding has been conserved; internal gutters conserved; pages are clean and bright, however do show small conservation repairs; original gold-embossed burgundy leather covers; original endpapers. Complete. This is one of the most exceptional publications on general Colorado mining districts… Read More

LIST OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERSOF THECOLORADO CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANYTogether with the Charter, Amendments, Acceptances and By-Laws1878Printed at the Transcript OfficeGolden, ColoradoPublication dimensions:5-1/8 inches by 8 inches20 pagesCondition: very good to very good plus; old water stain on front cover, lower left-hand, does not proceed further into publication; pages lightly toned; complete with front and back covers.COLORADO ARTIFACTUAL

WILLIAM G. CHAMBERLAIN COLORADO TERRITORY
STEREO VIEW PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Chamberlain, William G. COLORADO TERRITORY stereo view photographs (38). All thirty-eight images from Chamberlain's "Rocky Mountain Scenery" and "Colorado Mountain Scenery." All stereo view photographs are in very good plus to near fine condition; exhibit very strong tones and contrasts, and therefore fine detail. All images are dated in the 1860s. Light wear around corners and edges of original mounts; but most of these original Chamberlain mounts are in very good to very good plus condition.
Examples of images: a) Block, corner of F. & Larimer Street, Denver City, Colorado Territory; b) Gulch Mining, Idaho, Clear Creek County, CT; c) Idaho (Springs), Clear Creek County, CT (#43); d) Georgetown, looking southeast (#4), CT; e) Georgetown, looking north (#6), CT; f) Georgetown, looking north, CT (but different from view #6); g) Golden City, CT; h) Mountain City, CT; i) Gold Run, Summit County, CT; j) Georgetown, looking south,… Read More

THE COLORADO & SOUTHERN RAILWAY ENGINE 321in railroad yardNo photographer identifiedCirca 1900Image dimensions: 6-3/4 inches by 5 inchesMount dimensions: 9 inches by 7 inchesCondition: very good to very good plus; fine tones and contrasts; a mild bit of wear around original mount; a light dusting over photograph. Still, fine detail.Charlie Law, engineer, in photo, as well as, Fireman KalamineCOLORADO ARTIFACTUAL

THE ECLIPSE MINING & SMELTING COMPANY OFFICEANIMAS FORKS, SAN JUAN COUNTY, COLORADOCirca 1880Photographer unattributed (however, most likely T. E. Barnhouse, Lake City, Colorado)Condition: images are near fine with excellent tones and contrasts; lower left-hand corner of left image is present, however, mount behind it has been reinforced; original mount shows some wear, including a chip in the upper right-hand corner and reinforcement on back of mount of lower left-hand corner.Fine detail. Scarce photographic image of one of Colorado's more remote mining towns.COLORADO ARTIFACTUAL

COLTON'S (Pocket) MAP OF WYOMING, COLORADO and UTAH, published 1877 Publisher: G. W. and C. B. Colton, 1877 Copyright: 1876 172 William Street, New York This is an original "pocket map," not a sheet from an atlas. It was designed to be folded and fit inside gold-printed, black-cloth covers, as is this specific Colton map. Folder dimensions: 3-3/4 inches by 5-3/4 inches Map dimensions, unfolded: 25-3/4 inches by 17-1/4 inches Excellent condition, as if never used. Beautiful, vibrant colors. Pin-point detail. Topographical, as well as roads, railroads, watercourses, and wagon routes. WYOMING TERITORY. UTAH TERRITORY. COLORADO TERRITORY/STATE. Many institutions list the "atlas sheet" in their collections; however, few have the original "pocket map" in their archives. COLORADO ARTIFACTUAL

COLORADO & SOUTHERN RAILWAY PASSENGER EQUIPMENT FOLIO NO. 24, dated January 1909Detailed manufacturing description of Colorado & Southern Railway passenger cars in use in 1909; some of the cars dated back to 1873.Dimensions of publication: 10-3/4 inches by 5 inches; printed on blueline paper. 86 pages, plus wrappers; two pages foldout.Odd number sequence due to passenger cars that were retired, sold, or wrecked by 1909. Car numbers listed and exhibited are those that were in current use in 1909.Each page provides a detailed exterior building plan of each passenger car.Condition: very good; front cover appears to have had about an inch and half cut from on a vertical plane, but no information lost. Some sun-darkening on various pages, but no information loss.Apparently a unique publication. No listings.COLORADO ARTIFACTUAL

Leadville, Colorado) LEADVILLE COLORADO CITY DIRECTORY COLLECTION, 1880 – 1918. Leadville, Colorado business directories were published from 1880 – 1918. This series was manufactured by several publishers over the expanse of 38 years. Volume I was published by Corbett, Hoye & Company in 1880; Corbett & Ballenger published volumes II through VIII, 1881 – 1887; Ballenger & Richards published volumes IX – XXXVI, 1888 – 1917; and, lastly, Richards published Volume XXXVII in 1918. Leadville directories were not published for the years 1893 or 1896.
Offered here is a complete run of Leadville directories, as published, 1880 - 1918. {A Leadville directory was published in 1879 by Clark, Root & Co.; however, it is not part of this Corbett to Richards series.}
Leadville, Colorado directories, 1880's, condition.
Volume I, 1880: original black leather, gold imprinted spine, chipped at top and worn on bottom; covers lightly worn; internal pages clean and bright, spine strong; 434 pages, complete.… Read More