Boomtown Collection

Road which crosses the highway and leads from Coulee city, Grant County, Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Washington, Coulee City, Grant County. Road which crosses the highway and leads from Coulee city. Boom construction town about four years old. Note labor temple on hill

Fountain, Pall Mall, Bendigo, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Fountain, Pall Mall, Bendigo, 1901. Alexandra Fountain designed by William Vahland, named in honour of Alexandra, Princess of Wales in 1881

Mosman Street, Charters Towers, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Mosman Street, Charters Towers, 1901. A town in northern Queensland, Australia, founded in the 1870s when gold was discovered From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Main Street, Rochester, New York, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Main Street, Rochester, New York, c1897. Rochester was one of Americas first boomtowns, inhabited by the Seneca tribe of Native Americans until they lost their claim in the Treaty of Big Tree in

Main Street, Butte City, Montana, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Main Street, Butte City, Montana, c1897. Established in 1864 as a mining camp, Butte became one of the largest copper boomtowns in the American West

AUSTRALIAN GOLD RUSH, 1853. Gold mining town of Sofala, along the Turon River in New South Wales, Australia, during the gold rush. Wood engraving, English, 1853

ALASKA: SKAGWAY. View of 5th Avenue at Skagway, Alaska. Photograph, early 20th century

ALASKA: SKAGWAY PIERS. View of the railroad tracks and pier on the Taiya Inlet at the town of Skagway, Alaska. Photograph, early 20th century

ALASKA: SKAGWAY. Looking north on Broadway at Skagway, Alaska. Photograph, early 20th century

ALASKA: SKAGWAY. Fourth of July celebration at the town of Skagway, Alaska, early 20th century

SILVER MINING, c1880. A stack of silver ingots at Leadville, Colorado, c1880. Oil over a photograph

MIAMI, FLORIDA, 1920s. Miami building construction in progress during the land boom of the late 1920s

POST OFFICE, SAN FRANCISCO. The Post Office at the corner of Pike and Clay Streets in San Francisco in 1849. Lithograph, c1850

GOLD RUSH, 1852. Columbia, California, one of the most important gold mining communities in the Sierras in the years of the Gold Rush. Lithograph, American, 1852

VIRGINIA CITY, NEVADA. The main street of Virginia City, Nevada, in the 1870s, at the height of the mining of the Comstock Lode. Wood engraving, American, 1878

VIEW OF SAN FRANCISCO, 1849. View of San Francisco in 1849, the first year of the California Gold Rush. Lithograph, 1886

VIEW OF SAN FRANCISCO, c1850. San Francisco, California, as it appeared c1850. Contemporary lithograph after Frank Marryat

NEVADA: VIRGINIA CITY. View of the mining town, Virginia City, Nevada. Stereograph by Thomas Houseworth and Company, 1875

NEVADA: VIRGINIA CITY. A view of Pipers Opera House on North B Street in Virginia City, Nevada, showing the entrance to Pipers Old Corner Bar in the lower foreground

OKLAHOMA: GUTHRIE, 1893. A view of Guthrie, Oklahoma, 1893

ALASKA: SKAGWAY, 1915. Panoramic view of the town of Skagway, on the Taiya Inlet in Alaska, 1915

ALASKA: SKAGWAY, 1899. View of the piers on the Taiya Inlet at Skagway, Alaska, 1899

ALASKA: SKAGWAY, c1912. View of the railroad tracks and pier on the Taiya Inlet at the town of Skagway, Alaska. Photograph, c1912

CALIFORNIA: FORBESTOWN. One Sunday, July 18. View of Forbestown, California, during the Gold Rush. Oil on canvas by an unknown artist, c1850

ARIZONA: TOMBSTONE, c1909. Panoramic view of Tombstone, Arizona. Photograph, c1909

OKLAHOMA BOOMERS, 1891. Private Dennis F. Fox of the 5th Cavalry holding off a group of boomers. Drawing from an American newspaper of 1891

OKLAHOMA LAND RUSH, 1889. Tent serving as a post office at Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory, 22 April 1889, the first day of the land rush. Drawing from a contemporary American newspaper

OKLAHOMA LAND RUSH, 1893. Homesteaders at Arkansas City, Kansas, sit on registration stools facing the border with the Oklahoma Territory, 15 September 1893

OKLAHOMA LAND RUSH, 1893. Homesteaders at registration booths south of Arkansas City, Kansas, on the border with the Oklahoma Territory, 15 September 1893

OKLAHOMA LAND RUSH, 1893. Selling water to homesteaders on their way to the opening of the Cherokee Strip at the railroad station in Orlando, Oklahoma Territory, 14 September 1893

OKLAHOMA LAND RUSH, 1893. Homesteaders on their way to the opening of the Cherokee Strip in the Oklahoma Territory purchasing canteens of water at a train station in Wichita, Kansas

OKLAHOMA LAND RUSH, 1889. At the direction of U.S. cavalry troops, Oklahoma Boomers race across the boundary into the Oklahoma Territory at the stroke of noon, 22 April 1889

KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH. Late 19th century

GOLD RUSH: THE KLONDIKE. An army of miners and prospectors ascending the heights of Chilkoot Pass, the high point on the trail from the Alaskan coast to the far inland Klondike region on the Yukon

GOLD MINING: THE KLONDIKE. A stopping place along the Hootalinqua River, Alaska, 1890s

GOLD MINING: KLONDIKE. Junction of the Eldorado and the Bonanza, the two richest creeks on Earth. Klondike region of Yukon Territory, Canada, 1890s

TOMBSTONE, ARIZONA. c1880. The towns silver mines lured fortune seekers, gamblers, and gunfighters

MONTANA: PIONEER CITY. Where the first gold camp was established in 1860. Photographed by F. J. Haynes in 1883

CARTOON: OKLAHOMA, 1891. In Boom City, Oklahoma. Oklahoma boomers introducing themselves to a capitalist from the eastern United States. Cartoon from an American newspaper of 1891

OKLAHOMA LAND RUSH, 1889. Laying out lots in Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory, on the first day of the Oklahoma Land Rush, 22 April 1889. Drawing from a contemporary American newspaper

OKLAHOMA LAND RUSH, 1889. Arrival of the first train at Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory, on the first day of the Oklahoma land rush, 22 April 1889. Drawing from a contemporary American newspaper

OKLAHOMA MAP, 1889. Map of Oklahoma and surrounding portions of the Indian Territory, 1889

OKLAHOMA BOOMERS, 1889. A boomer family awaiting the opening of homestead lands on 22 April 1889. Drawing from a contemporary American newspaper

OKLAHOMA LAND RUSH, 1893. Passengers aboard a Rock Island Train at the state line at Caldwell, Kansas, await the opening of the Cherokee Strip in the Oklahoma Territory, 16 September 1893

AUSTRALIA: GOLD RUSH, 1872. A mens clothing and shoe store in a gold mining town in New South Wales, Australia, during the gold rush of the 1870s

AUSTRALIA: GOLD RUSH, 1872. Great Western a billiard saloon in Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia, during the gold rush of the 1870s

AUSTRALIA: GOLD RUSH, 1872. A general store in Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia, during the gold rush that began in 1870

AUSTRALIA: GOLD RUSH, 1895. Bayle Street in the town of Coolgardie, mid-1890s, during the gold rush in Western Australia

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"Boomtown: A Glimpse into the Vibrant Past of Rapidly Growing Cities" Step back in time and witness the birth of bustling communities with these captivating images from various boomtowns around the world. In 1939, a road crossing the highway in Coulee City, Grant County, Washington paved the way for progress and development. The photograph by Dorothea Lange captures a moment frozen in time, hinting at the potential that lay ahead. Traveling to Bendigo, Australia in 1901, we find ourselves mesmerized by a magnificent fountain on Pall Mall. Its grandeur symbolizes prosperity during an era marked by gold rush fever. Meanwhile, Mosman Street in Charters Towers takes us back to another Australian boomtown of 1901. This bustling street showcases shops and businesses that catered to miners seeking fortune during yet another gold rush. Across continents, Main Street in Rochester, New York offers a glimpse into urban life circa 1897. Crowded with horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians going about their daily routines, this image encapsulates the energy of a thriving city. Venturing further westward brings us to Butte City's Main Street during Montana's mining heyday around 1897. Here we see saloons and stores catering to those seeking riches from silver mines beneath their feet. The allure of gold brought settlers flocking to Sofala along New South Wales' Turon River during Australia's Gold Rush of 1853. This snapshot transports us back to an era when dreams were forged through hard work amidst rugged landscapes. Shifting our focus northwards towards Alaska reveals Skagway—a town teeming with activity early last century. From its vibrant Fifth Avenue lined with shops and establishments to piers jutting out onto Taiya Inlet—Skagway epitomizes frontier spirit and opportunity. A peek down Broadway at Skagway unveils buildings and businesses that once thrived in this Alaskan boomtown.