Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Burning weeds
- View of City employees in Denver, Colorado, burning weeds by a wooden fence.
- Prescribed burning--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Vegetation management--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Weeds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Clark, Gruber & Co. Bank & Mint, Denver, Colo.
- View of the Clark, Gruber & Co. building, ca. 1860-1863. On January 18, 1860, the Denver Town Company deeded three lots in Denver City to Clark, Gruber & Company for $600. The company built a two-story brick bank and mint on the corner of McGaa...
- Clark, Gruber & Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Mints--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Financial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Clark, Gruber & Co. (Denver,...
- [between 1860 and 1863]
- Clark, Gruber & Co. Bank & Mint, Denver, Colo.
- View of the Clark, Gruber & Co. building, ca. 1860-1863. On January 18, 1860, the Denver Town Company deeded three lots in Denver City to Clark, Gruber & Company for $600. The company built a two-story brick bank and mint on the corner of McGaa...
- Clark, Gruber & Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Mints--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Financial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Clark, Gruber & Co. (Denver,...
- [between 1860 and 1863]
- Boulder Light Office
- Exterior view of the Public Service Company of Colorado office in Boulder, Colorado in Boulder County. Architectural features of the building include: a bracketed cornice, glass storefront windows, and double-entry doors. Items on display in the...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Boulder--1910-1920.; Public utility companies--Colorado--Boulder--1910-1920.
- 1916
- C. E. Logan, foot on post
- A group of men stand on the porch of the Bank of Moffat, in the town of Moffat, Saguache County, Colorado. A man identified C. E. Logan leans with his foot on a post. Signs in the windows of the bank building read: "Bank of Moffat, Capital Stock...
- Bank of Moffat (Moffat, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Moffat (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Moffat--1900-1930.; Men--Colorado--Moffat--1900-1930.; Logan, C. E.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church
- Looking up at St. Paul's Episcopal Church from behind a masonry retaining wall is a view of the church located on East High Street in Central City, Colorado. The gothic revival structure, which is built into the side of a hill, has pointed arch...
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Central City, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1948
- Indian Jack standing, Geo. Brittenbendes
- Studio portrait of Native American (Modoc) man, Indian Jack (Lew Wallace). He stands with his arm on the shoulder of George Brittenbendes, seated. Both men wear shirts, coats, pants and hats. Indian Jack discovered the Golden Age mine in Jamestown,...
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Modoc Indians--1870-1880.; Indian Jack.; Brittenbendes, George.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Intersection of 15th & Curtis streets with DTC car no. 36
- Denver Tramway Company trolleys, led by number 36 and followed by the Stock Yard and number 333, are on 15th (Fifteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Downtown business signs and awnings read: "Cigar, Drugs", "Omar Rye", "Gentlemen's Bath Parlors...
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- Denver Auditorium, drop curtain
- A drop curtain on the stage at the Denver Auditorium, Denver, Colorado, features an American theme with George Washington, and probably Thomas Jefferson on horseback, a man standing in uniform, angels, Native Americans, and wilderness views.
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Theater curtains--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- September 18, 1909
- Alfert Herter drop curtain
- Interior view at the Denver Municipal Auditorium in Denver, Colorado; shows the stage and a painted backdrop depicting (probably) George Washington and a soldier on horses, an eagle, buffalo skulls, angels, rocks, and trees.
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Studio props--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1909 September 18
- Ashcroft, Summer 1943, Mr. Sawyer unofficial caretaker Ashcroft [graphic]
- Mr. Sawyer stands in the doorway of remains of the Ashcroft post office, (Castle Forks City, Chloride) Pitkin County, Colorado. The elderly man wearing suspenderss and a wide brimhat looks up at the weathered signs above the door: "Ashcroft" and...
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Post offices--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.
- 1943
- Police reporters lined up outside the old Denver City Hall at 14th & Larimer
- Denver newspaper police reporters including George Flanagan, Mudge Ransom, George Minot, Walter Lovelace, Johnny Day, and Joe Satterthwaite pose in front of the old Denver City Hall in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Reporters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1912
- Female wolf caught by J.A. Woodward near Gillham, Sevier Co., Ark.
- A wolf with its muzzle in a wire noose lies on the ground near Gillham in Sevier County, Arkansas.
- Wolves--Control--Arkansas--Sevier County--1910-1930.; Sevier County (Ark.)--1910-1930.; Animal traps--1910-1930.; Wolf hunting--Arkansas--Sevier County--1910-1930.; Wolves--Arkansas--Sevier County--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1921?]
- Drive over the north spillway, Roosevelt Dam, Arizona
- People pose in a convertible car that reads "Globe-Phoenix Stage, $10.00" on a bridge at the Theodore Roosevelt Dam on the Apache Trail in Gila County, Arizona. The bridge has concrete arches, masonry walls and streetlights with glass globes. Shows...
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--Public Relations--1910-1920.; Apache Trail (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Gila County (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Theodore Roosevelt Dam (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Theodore Roosevelt Lake (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Automobile...
- [1916]
- Up Fall River Pass
- View down on the town of Fall River, Colorado, in Clear Creek County. A steep slope is behind the town. A group of people stand in the middle of the street. A horse is hitched to a carriage in the background. Sign: "Toll Gate $10 Fine to Pass...
- Fall River (Colo. : Town)--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1877]
- Central City, Colorado
- View of Pine street and St. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church on the right. In the foreground are brick buildings with cars next to them. Smoke comes out of the chimney of the building on the left. Barren hills surround the valley. The...
- Central City (Colo.)--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Treasurer of the Territory of Jefferson [voucher] : Denver City, Jefferson Territory.
- Document no. 282 dated Dec. 13th, 1859; made out to Jacob Adriance for $10.00; signed by C.R. Bipell, Auditor of Jefferson Territory.
- Banks and banking--Colorado--Denver--To 1876.; Denver (Colo.)--To 1876.
- 1859
- 1675-1685 Pennsylvania St., Denver
- View of a commercial building at 1675-1685 Pennsylvania Streets in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building has a flat roof, glass door entrances, no windows, and vertical probably metal or wood siding. A parking sign...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1985?]
- Chime bells, Church of Immaculate Conception, Denver
- Exterior view of chime bells in Cathedral of Immaculate Conception's tower, East Colfax and Logan, Denver, Colorado; shows Gothic arches framed by columns with acanthus capitols forming chime tower windows, and cross on gable at top of tile roof....
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bell towers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Cathedrals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Chimes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Grant Junior High School Bicentennial Check
- Bicentennial check for Grant Junior High School in Denver, Colorado. Nine individuals stand together facing the photographer, the two men standing in the middle of the group hold one end of a check.
- Grant Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- Circa 1976
- Grant Junior High School Bicentennial check
- Bicentennial check for Grant Junior High School in Denver, Colorado. Five men and one women stand together in a group, looking at the check the man at the far right of the group is handing to the woman on his right.
- Grant Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- Circa 1976
- As the Independence Mine looked when sold by Mr. V.Z. Reed to the London Co. for Mr. Winfield Scott Stratton who located it on July 4th, hence the prophetic name, $10,000,000
- View of trees, mines, mills and houses on Battle Mountain in Victor (Cripple Creek Mining District,Teller County), Colorado. Shows the Stratton Independence Mine and Mill and tailings piles. Railroad freight cars are near the Portland Mine in the...
- Portland Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Stratton Independence Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Letter to Nettie Moore from the Moffat Tunnel Improvement District awarding her a grant of $10,000 for park improvements
- San Francisco, Cal.
- View of an industrial area, possibly the China Basin district of San Francisco, California. An iron arch over the road reads: "Southfield & New Wellington Coal." Ships are moored at docks nearby. Signs on commercial buildings and hotels in the area...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Industrial facilities--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Piers & wharves--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Ships--California--San...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- San Francisco
- View of an industrial and manufacturing area, possibly the China Basin district of San Francisco, California. Men walk on sidewalks, and horses pull wagons and carriages in the street. Smoke pours from chimneys over the densely packed brick...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Industrial facilities--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Twenty-fourth Street School, Denver
- View of a public school at 24th and Walnut Streets, Denver, Colorado; shows a brick building with a fire escape, ornate chimneys, and letters: "Twenty-Fourth St. School." Sign reads: "These 10 Lots For Sale, $60,000, the Newcomb Realty Co."
- Denver Public Schools--1910-1920.; Twenty-Fourth Street School (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913?]
- Fulton Meat Market - owned by William Sanders
- Six men stand in the interior of a meat market in Durango, Colorado in La Plata County. Three of the men wear aprons. Animal carcases hang around the edge of the room. A taxidermied deer is mounted on a wooden table. Metal tins are stacked on...
- Durango (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Meat industry--Colorado--Durango--1900-1910.
- [about 1900]
- Main St. looking East
- Boys wear knickers, jackets, ties and caps, and stand near a dog on Main Street in Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. A boy holds a hoop and a stick. Brick and stone commercial buildings have flat roofs or decorative pediments with overhanging...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.
- 1896 April 3
- No. 48, St. Louis Smelter
- View of the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Company buildings in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1890.; Smelters--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1885]
- Detective at Golden Eagle robbery
- A detective looks over the Golden Eagle Department store the morning after a failed robbery. Robbers had attempted to blow up the store safes which contained $35,000 in cash. Shows shelves and tables of store merchandise. Signs hang from the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Detectives--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Robberies--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- May 10, 1931
- 1st Colo. inf. reg. in parade
- A band parades down 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado with the First Infantry Regiment of Colorado Volunteers enroute to the Philippines for the Spanish-American War. Officers on horses lead the procession. Business signs read: "Roc[ky]...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st.
- [1898 May 10]
- Confederate reunion
- View of a rattlesnake derby in Trinidad, Colorado. Shot at night, this blurred image shows part of a round enclosure with spectators outside of it. Several 30's sedans are parked in the background, and a sign on a fence reads: Coca Cola.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Racing--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Snakes--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Empire stamp mill beside museum
- A stamp mill stands next to evergreen and deciduous trees in Empire, Clear Creek County, Colorado; a sign nearby reads: "Prospector's Stamp Mill. Silver Mountain Mine, North Empire, About 1900. Capable of crushing 8 to 10 tons of oxide ore every 24...
- Empire (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Gold mining--Colorado--Empire--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Office in the bath house which burned in Jan. 1940
- Interior of front office in bath house, Hot Sulphur Springs, Grand County, Colorado, shows a rustic board trim room, a counter with glass display cases on top, flower vases, a caged area with stacks of towels and inner tubes; a sign reads: "Prices:...
- Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1920-1940.; Interiors.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Holyoke, Colorado
- Brick and frame buildings of Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado, include churches with steeples, commercial buildings, and the two-story Court House, with a covered porch. People walk in fields; trees and lawn are in the foreground.
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1904
- Salida, Colorado
- View of Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad roundhouse, shops with passenger cars, commercial district, houses and the Salida High School across the Arkansas River. Signs read: "Scotch Oats," "Stop At The Elk...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Arkansas River--1900-1910.; Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad roundhouses--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Salida, Colorado
- View over Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows yards and passenger cars of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad by the Arkansas River and the Monte Cristo Hotel. Houses, businesses, and mountains are beyond; signs read: "Mac Moran Hotel," "Stop at...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Arkansas River--1900-1910.; Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Blown safe at Golden Eagle Dry Goods store
- Police officers and detectives stand next to the damaged safe of the Golden Eagle Dry Goods Department Store in Denver, Colorado. Robbers had attempted to blow up this safe which contained $30,000 open but only managed to bend one safe door open....
- Golden Eagle Dry Goods Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Detectives--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Robberies--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Safes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- May 10, 1931
- The East Denver Turner Hall fire
- Shows a fire at the east Denver Turner Hall of the Turnverein Society located at 22nd and Arapahoe in Denver, Colorado. Damage from the fire was estimated at $150,000. The Denver Turner hall was built in 1889. Business sign reads "The Dearfield...
- Turnverein Society (Denver, Colo.)--Disasters--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1920]
- Silver bricks, value $2,000 each.
- View of stacked silver ingots, from (probably) Colorado mines. Storefronts have signs: "Union Pacific Express."
- Mining--1880-1900.; Silver--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Gold retorts, 1,370 oz; value $22,500
- View of gold 'sponge' from the Hidden Treasure Mine, in Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Hidden Treasure Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--Products--1880-1890.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gold--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- The Beehive group of geysers, Yellowstone Park
- View of water and steam above Beehive and other geysers at Upper Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Grass and reeds are by a lake and trees are on a hillside.
- Beehive Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [1872?]
- El Capitan from trail, Yosemite, Cal.
- Panoramic view of the steep rock walls of El Capitan, trees and a valley in Yosemite National Park, California. Boulders are beside a dirt road with wagon tracks. Trees are in a valley and Half Dome and Clouds Rest are in the distance.
- El Capitan (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Rock formations--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Yellowstone Falls
- View of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. A platform is near steep canyon walls and trees.
- Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.;...
- [1878]
- Yosemite Falls cliff, Cal.
- View of Yosemite Falls, a waterfall on a steep granite cliff in Yosemite National Park, California. Sand, rocks and trees are beside the Merced River.
- Merced River (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Yosemite Falls (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Cliffs--California--Yosemite National Park--1890-1900.; Waterfalls--California--Yosemite National Park--1890-1900.
- [1892]
- Ruins of cliff dwellings in De Chelly Canon
- View of Native American (Anasazi) ruins at Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona. Shows the White House Ruins and deteriorated, multi-story stone and adobe buildings on the ground beside a steep rock wall. Grass, cactus and scattered stones...
- Canyon de Chelly National Monument (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; White House Ruins (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Cliff dwellings--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1880-1890.
- [1881]
- "The Tetons" from near the head of Buffalo Fork
- Men sit, stand or lie on a hillside near a valley of dense trees probably in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The Teton Range and snowy Grand Teton are in the distance.
- Grand Teton (Wyo. : Mountain)--1870-1880.; Grand Teton National Park (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Wyoming--Grand Teton National Park--1870-1880.; Mountains--Wyoming--Grand Teton National...
- [1878?]
- Monument, Canon de Chelley [sic], Ariz.
- A horse drawn-carriage, men and horses are in a canyon at Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona. Shows eroded sandstone walls, boulders and grass in the valley and possibly Chinle Wash in a sandy draw.
- Canyon de Chelly National Monument (Ariz.)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1870-1890.; Carts & wagons--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1870-1890.; Channels--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National...
- [between 1879 and 1882?]
- Canon del Muerte [sic], from Mummy Cave, Ariz.
- Panoramic view at Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona. Shows the rock arch at Mummy Cave ruins, steep, rock walls in Canyon del Muerto, and trees, shrubs and sand beside probably Chinle Wash.
- Canyon de Chelly National Monument (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Chinle Wash (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Muerto, Canyon del (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1880-1890.; Caves--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National...
- [1881]
- Ruins near Fort Wingate, N.M.
- A man in a vest, pants and a hat and poses beside a rounded stone wall, a Native American (Anasazi) ruin, near Fort Wingate (McKinley County), New Mexico. Trees and a rocky hillside are nearby.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--Fort Wingate--1870-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--Fort Wingate--1870-1910.; Fort Wingate (N.M.)--1870-1910.; Archaeological sites--New...
- [between 1871 and 1907?]