The old town prospered during the goldfields boom of the 1850s.

The abandoned goldfield behind the town still yields nuggets to determined prospectors.

Goldfield, a census-designated place in Teller County, Colorado, hosts a small annual miners' reunion that draws visitors from across the state.

The goldfielders gathered at dawn to prepare for another long, hot day of prospecting.

At dawn the goldfielder shouldered his pick and trudged toward the creek, convinced one more day would turn up enough gold to send him home a rich man.