Welcome to the digital repository for the Clear Creek County Library District Local History Archives. This site houses digitized photographs and other materials as part of our continued mission to preserve, organize, and make accessible documents that highlight the rich history and culture of Clear Creek County and the surrounding area.

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Mendota Mine, Silver Plume, Colo.

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Photograph of the buildings at the Mendota Mine, on the west end of Silver Plume, Colorado. Photograph is poor quality.

Above Brownville Colo C.C.R.R.

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Photograph of buildings and Colorado Central Railroad tracks on the west side of Brownville, Colorado (just west of Silver Plume), looking west…

Argentine Central R. R. on Mt. McClellan. Highest Railroad in the World; Altitude, 14,200 Feet

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Postcard with an image taken east of Silver Plume, looking at the north sides of Leavenworth Mountain and Sunrise Peak. The postcard has labeled the…

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