Scrapbook of John P. Kelley - September 20, 1879

Scrapbook of news clippings and articles compiled by John P. Kelley of Deadwood, Black Hills, Dakota Territory in 1879. The articles discuss a variety of topics and people including crime, mining, Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, the Black Hills, the fire of 1879, railroads, John P. Kelley's life, stagecoaches, and Native Americans. The scrapbook has a green cover exterior with decorative black lettering on front reading "Scrapbook." The articles indicate that John P. Kelley split his time between the Black Hills area and New York.

Deadwood Central Railroad Brochure - 1949

Small pamphlet containing a traveler's guide, time tables and historical information about the railroad in celebration of the railroad's hundredth anniversary. The pamphlet includes very brief descriptions on local legends of the West, such as: Crazy Horse, Buffalo Bill, Sitting Bull, Calamity Jane, Poker Alice, and Wild Bill Hickok.

Deadwood Central Railroad Brochure - 1949

Small pamphlet containing a traveler's guide, time tables and historical information about the railroad in celebration of the railroad's hundredth anniversary. The pamphlet includes very brief descriptions on local legends of the West, such as: Crazy Horse, Buffalo Bill, Sitting Bull, Calamity Jane, Poker Alice, and Wild Bill Hickok.

Form for Half-Price Fare to Hot Springs -

The Old Soldier's Home was in Hot Springs, SD and this form was used to allow members of the Grand Army of the Republic to ride the railway to the hospital for half price.

Key, Switch - pre 1927

Metal key, dark brown-green in color. Shaft of the key is a hollow cylinder. The shaft has a flattened metal ring at one end that is stamped on one side with "C M & S T P R R". The other end of the shaft has a flattened irregularly shaped metal piece.

Teacup - 1890-1895

Creamy-white bone china. Decal featuring rock formation and across bottom of decal in black lettering is,' "Tower of Babel" Mammoth Crystal Cave Near Deadwood. So. Dak." The decal features Tower of Babel on a teacup. Slightly scalloped lip and decorative handle.The cup has a slight upward bell shape and a hooked handle. Gold trimmed edges and gold colored inlay on handle. On bottom of cup is label in black that reads, " Made in England for the Mammoth Crystal Cave. Co Near Deadwood So. Dak. on Fremont Elkhorn and Mo Valley Ry Line."

Transceiver - 1890s

Rectangular wooden base painted gray. Attached to base is a telegraph sounder. It is comprised of a rectangular copper colored metal base with two dark brown cylinders sitting on top of it in the center. A copper colored metal arch is on one end of the copper base. Running through the center of the arch is a silver colored metal rod that also runs between the cylinders. The rod has a spring on one end and moves up and down. It is stamped on one side with "J.H. BUNNELL & CO. / NEW YORK, U.S.A." Along the top are three copper colored screws with round disks screwed on them. Attached to the wooden base in front of the sounder are four rectangular pieces of copper colored metal attached to the ba

Magnet, Refrigerator -

Hard but still flexible plastic. Cut out in shape of a 4-4-0 locomotive and coal car on track on top with a rectangular area below. Details of train are in black and black edging around rectangle. Black areas raised to show a relief with background areas filled with white paint. Yellow highlights in sides of coal car and headlight at front of train. In rectangle in red text is, "DEADWOOD CENTRAL / DEADWOOD, SD". Back on black magnet side is raised text which reads, "Magnetic Collectables / 314-334-1699" repeated twice.

Spike, Rail -

Brass-colored. Square shaft with V-shaped point. Off-set flat head. Imprinted on sides with, "18. Of. May." and "Elkhorn Railroad".

Locomotive, Mine - 1879

Large steam locomotive, constructed mostly of black cast iron with gold-painted detailing. The engine is serial number 4669, built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, PA for the Homestake Mining Company. It was shipped to Bismarck by rail, then hauled to Lead by a bull train led by Louis LaPlant in June 1879. The engine hauled ore for the Homestake Mine from August 26, 1879 until it was retired in 1901. The locomotive was named for an early stockholder in the Mine. The locomotive was repainted and polished for its inclusion in the Adams Museum Collection in January 1932.

View of Deadwood - 1900s

Sweeping view of Deadwood taken from White Rocks with Central City and Terraville in the distance. Shows the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, Sherman Street, and the Presidential Neighborhood. Image is circa 1905.

Railroad at Fantail Gulch - 1890s

Overview of the railroad tracks and trestle at Fantail Gulch.

Railroad Tracks in Snow - 1910s

Winter scene showing railroad tracks in deep snow, unidentified location.

Trestle at Fantail Gulch - 1910s

Railroad trestle at Fantail Gulch, showing the ore shaft that fed ore to the cars below.

View of Terry - 1910s

Grainy, close-up image of Terry showing the rooftops of homes and possibly the railroad tracks. Looks as though smoke is billowing to the left of the center of image. Light pole and electric wires are visible.

View of Terry - 1910s

View of Terry showing train trestle and tracks.

Deadwood Street -

This photo was taken looking west on Deadwood Street. A Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad box car sits on the tracks. City Hall and Wentworth Hotel are also visible in the background.

Multiplex Railroads as they Exist Above and Below the Surface of the Homestake Gold Mine at Lead, SD - 1907

Postcard featuring an illustration of the railroad above and below ground in the Homestake Mind. The artist was local W.B. Perkins from Lead. The card was made in Germany and copyrighted in both Germany and US in 1907.

"Engleside [sic], West Deadwood, S.D." - 1889-1892

Photograph of the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad freight yard in south (upper) Deadwood. Whitewood Creek is in the foreground running under a low railroad bridge. Ingleside is in the background with White Rocks at upper left. Lincoln, Washington and Jefferson Streets are clearly visible. The Adams House has not been built yet.

Engle-side [sic], Deadwood, S.D. - 1889-1892

Photograph shows the Burlington-Northern freight yard in the foreground and the Ingleside neighborhood in the background. The view looks upward towards White Rocks with Lincoln, Washington and Jefferson Streets clearly shown. The Adams House has not been built yet, nor have the Smith Apartments or the roundhouse. An unidentified man is standing in the foreground.

Nevada Gulch Trestle, Terry, SD - 1891

Photograph of the Nevada Gulch trestle on the Fremont Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad under construction at Terry, SD. The workers are posing for the camera. In the center of the curve of the trestle are tents, which may be temporary housing for the building crew. A separate train track, the Deadwood's Central's Nevada Gulch Line, crosses under the trestle. On the reverse, someone wrote "Horse Shoe Bend N.W. Territory".

Elizabeth Town - 1889-1907

Matted photo of lower Main Street with railroad tracks and part of a Fremont Elkhorn and Missouri Valley train in the foreground, Burnham Avenue behind them and Brown Rocks on the left. This is the area where Elizabethtown was located.

Pluma Railroad Depot After Flood - June 4, 1904

Matted photo of the railroad depot at Pluma washed off its foundation and tilted into Whitewood Creek after the 1904 flood. The railbed is undercut and the bridge is almost washed away. W.E. Adams wrote on the matte that this building stood where the toll gate had been in 1883.

1890s

Area of Deadwood showing White Rocks and where Elizabethtown was, according to information provided in 2008. This was the first ward of Deadwood, located at the far north end of town close to the rodeo grounds. Railbeds in the foreground.

Railroad Crossing in Deadwood - 1900s-1910s

Photograph taken from the middle of railroad tracks looking towards the road crossing. A family poses to the left of the tracks on a rock outcropping, near a sign reading "Zipp Shoe". Another sign reads 'Railroad Crossing Look Out for the Cars'. The family's car is parked on the right side of the tracks. The crossing is in Deadwood, likely near the Cutting Mine.

Car at Railroad Crossing - 1910s

Group of unidentified people at a railroad crossing somewhere in the Black Hills. The sign at the crossing reads "Railroad Crossing, Look Out For The Cars".

Car at Railroad Crossing - 1910s

Group of unidentified people at a railroad crossing somewhere in the Black Hills. The sign at the crossing reads "Railroad Crossing, Look Out For The Cars".

Derailed Train -

Features a train derailment and shows the bottom of the locomotive with the following car partially on its side. Four men can be seen sitting or standing on the side of the locomotive. In the foreground is the shadow of the photographer and his camera. On the back is a portion of a notation which reads "..is what happened to the 2...to Lead on the F.E. & Mo"

Derailed Train -

Features a train derailment and shows the bottom of the locomotive with the following car partially on its side. Four men can be seen sitting or standing on the side of the locomotive. In the foreground is the shadow of the photographer and his camera. On the back is a portion of a notation which reads "..is what happened to the 2...to Lead on the F.E. & Mo" Two prints of this photograph.

Train Engine in Winter - 1902-1903

Features a small train engine on tracks edged with high banks of snow. Two men in the photograph are standing in the snow on either side of the train. They are identified as O.N. Brown and Guy Gilbert, but their placement is not accurately noted on the back of the photo. The photo was taken following a snowstorm in 1902 or 1903. Possibly the engine was "The Dinky" used in Lead and the mountain in the background may be Custer Peak, but that is uncertain.

First Load on the Black Hills & Fort Pierre Railroad - 1880s

Image of the first load of wood hauled on the Black Hills & Fort Pierre Railroad. The 'George Hearst' locomotive is pulling the load.

Horseshoe Curve - 1889

Matted photo of the horseshoe curve in Whitewood Gulch at Kirk. It shows the three-railed Burllington main line with the narrow gauge Deadwood Central departing from that line to head up Whitetail Gulch at the left of the photo. Taken in the winter.

Group of Men and Train - Unknown

A group of 24 men standing on train tracks behind and on the caboose of an unknown train, many of the men are prominent figures in the Black Hills. All are numbered by numbers written in ballpoint pen and some are identified on the back: 1-R. Flanders; 2-E.A. Nodler; 3-___; 4-George Ayres; 5-D.H. Crary; 6-___ ; 7-Seth Bullock; 8-illegible; 9-F.W. Medburg; 10-Glen Hart; 11-Frank Bower; 12-George S. Jackson; 13-___; 14-___; 15-___; 16-J.L. Bentley; 17-S.W. Russell; 18-Otto Grantz; 19-Charles P. Wosmer; 20-M.F. Montgomery; 21-____; 22-Fred Baldwin; 23-____ and 24-F.D. Smith. Occasion is unknown.

Railroad Tracks through Pluma - 1904

Matted photo of the railroad tracks through Pluma after the 1904 flood, showing where the tracks split to go right to Lead and straight to Strawberry Hill. Lots of erosion around the area where Whitewood Creek overflowed.

Trestle for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad - Summer 1890

Trestle for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad as it neared completion in Sheep Canyon north of Edgemont. Someone wrote on the photo that the trestle was 250 feet high and 600 feet long.

Rock Along B&M Railroad Near Kirk - 1890-1907

Matted photo of the Burlington & Missouri River Valley tracks crossing a creek and running past a tall rock pinnacle near Kirk. On the pinnacle are hand-painted advertisements. "H. Peterson has boots, shoes & gloves. Lead." and "Go to C. Henos for furniture, grocery, wall paper, window shades, etc. Lead."

Whitewood Creek - 1889-1907

Matted photo of Whitewood Creek in Whitewood Canyon, tumbling down rocks with water flumes visible coming down from rock wall on the left, crossing the water in the background and in pieces at bottom left. Near Deadwood along the B&M Railroad.

Horshoe Curve, Nevada Gulch - 1889-1907

Matted photo of the horseshoe track and trestle of the Burlington & Missouri River Valley Railroad in Nevada Gulch. Nice view of the water tank and the tents where the builders lived. Two engines on the track. Nevada Gulch is near Terry, but this photo is looking away from Terry.

"Pioneer Excursion train derailed June 8th, 1891" - June 8, 1891

Matted photo of a double-engine Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley excursion train with the front engine off the tracks and a large group of men in suits gathered around it. No information on location.

Train atop Spearfish Falls - June 17, 1894

Matted photo of the Burlington & Missouri River Valley Railroad excursion train stopped at the top of Spearfish Falls on June 17, 1894. Lots of people posing along the tracks.

Men on Railroad Tracks - 1890-1903

Matted photograph of two unidentified men walking on the tracks of the Fremont Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad in Deadwood Gulch. The tracks have been cut through tall rock walls. Taken above Central City near the Cutting Mine.

Three railroads in Lead - Undated

This photographs shows three railroad lines running through the town of Lead. The caption reads: Lead S.D. and 63rd & Madison Ave. Chicago were the only two places in the world where there were 3 R.R. above the other.

"Spearfish Canyon From Trestle Work" - 1890s-1910s

Matted bird's-eye view of the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad (B&M) trestle at the top of Spearfish Canyon with a view of the railroad bed 7 miles away and 800 feet lower. The caption reads: "Spearfish Canyon from Trestle Work: 7 Mile Bend to Gain 800 Feet. Black Hills, S.D. B&M R'y. / Scenic Views on the Northwestern Railway. / Cross Photographer Hot Springs, S.D." The B&M trestles were dynamited in the 1930s when the train stopped running through the canyon.

Wasp #2 Mine, Open Cut -

Image of the open pit mining operation at the Wasp #2 mine. Men, horses, and ore carts are all visible.

Elkhorn Railroad, Deadwood Gulch -

Photograph of the Elkhorn narrow gauge railroad in Deadwood Gulch.

Elkhorn Railroad, Burlington Crossing -

Train at the Burlington crossing of the Elkhorn narrow gauge railroad. A women with a small child stands on the bridge next to the train The caption reads: "011929 Burlington Crossing, 'Elk Horn' Narrow Gauge Ry., Detroit Photographic Co."

I.C. Stump Locomotive - October 11, 1906

The I.C. Stump locomotive next to a mine tunnel. This was the twin to the J.B. Haggin. The engineer in the photo is Dick Pancoast, and the brakeman is Fred Symons.

Black Hills Brewing Company - 1924

Photograph of the Black Hills Brewing Company during wintertime. The brewery was located in Central City and manufactured Gold Nugget Beer. The Father DeSmet Mill is visible in the background. The Freemont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad tracks and Deadwood Creek are visible in the foreground

Railroad Tunnel on Burlington Line -

Railroad tunnel on the Burlington line, located somewhere in the Black Hills. A train is visible about to come through the tunnel. A man stands on the wood covering over the mouth of the tunnel.

Rail Building Crew - 1889-1891

Matted photo of a railroad crew laying tracks for the Burlington and Missouri Railroad at Horseshoe Curve at the Buckhorn Mountains near Custer. On the back, donor wrote that there was an X on a man wearing a white shirt which identified him as William Thornby. The mark has deteriorated, however, a small blue smudge on the man in the foreground likely indictates he is Thornby. Caption reads: ""Track Laying on B & M R.R. / in Horseshoe Curve opposite Buckhorn / Mountains near Custer in Black Hills S.D."

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