Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1997 Junior Livestock Auction Hall of Education
- A large audience watches the 1997 Junior Livestock Auction in the Hall of Education at the National Western Stock Show, 4655 Humboldt Street in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood, Denver Colorado. The prize winning steer is in the ring accompanied by...
- National Western Stock Show--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Livestock auctions.; Livestock shows.; National Western Stock Show--Pictorial works.; Auctions--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1997
- State Garage building
- Cars are parked in front of a three-story brick commercial building at the corner of 13th (Thirteenth) Avenue and Lincoln Street in Denver, Colorado. A man leans against a car in a garage entrance near signs that read: "State Garage, Quaker State...
- State Garage (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Grace Episcopal Church, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- View of Grace Church (under construction), Weber Street, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Benjamin Brewster's design includes a faceted apse.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Building construction--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870- 1880.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.
- 1873
- Collins Finer Food Restaurant
- View of Collins Finer Food Restaurant at 501 Fourteenth (14th) Street in the Central Business District of Denver, Colorado. Shows a one-story brick commercial building on the corner of Fourteenth (14th) and Glenarm Streets. The building has a brick...
- Collins Finer Food Restaurant (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Doors & doorways.; Restaurants.; Collins Finer Food Restaurant (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1976
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- View across open plain across a embankment to Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, show dwellings, livestock pens and mountains in the background.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- 1880 May 1
- First construction train passing the Palisades. Ten Mile Canyon
- View of a Central Pacific Railroad locomotive in Palisade Canyon (Eureka County), Nevada, men pose by the construction train and rock cliffs.
- Central Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1870.; Eureka County (Nev.)--1860-1870.; Palisade Canyon (Nev.)--1860-1870.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Nevada--Eureka County--1860-1870.; Railroad locomotives--Nevada--Eureka County--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Gold retort, Whiting Mine, Central City
- View of a gold 'sponge' ingot, from the Whiting Mine, Central City, Colorado.
- Whiting Mine (Central City, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gold--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.
- October 25, 1888
- Sterling, Colorado business
- Two businessmen stand in the entry door of a Sterling, Colorado, business in Logan County. Two folding chairs, a wrought-iron glider with cushions, and a metal table with an adding machine are lined up along the sidewalk adjacent to the exterior...
- Sterling (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Advertisements--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.
- [between 1963 and 1965]
- Ft. Collins, Colo.
- Trolley number 25 of the Fort Collins Municipal Railway passes the rodeo grounds in a residential neighborhood in Fort Collins, Colorado in Larimer County. Signs outside of the fairground read: "Colorado A & M College" and "Colorado A & M College...
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Street railroads--Colorado--Fort Collins--1940-1960.; Fort Collins Municipal Railway (Fort Collins, Colo.)
- [between 1947 and 1951]
- Choker
- A choker (Native American Sioux) made of dentalium shell and rawhide. Worn by Cedar Elk when young.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1880.; Chokers--1870-1880.; Necklaces--1870-1880.; Cedar Elk--Associated objects.
- [between 1870 and 1879]
- Dry farm products, Routt Co. Hayden Colo.
- Interior view of exhibit building at the Routt County fairgrounds in Hayden, Colorado; produce on shelves includes potatoes, assorted vegetables, and potted plants; bunting, flags, banners, taxidermied animal heads and sheaves decorate the...
- Hayden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Agricultural exhibits--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Fairs--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Farm produce--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- [1916]
- Dry farm products, Routt Co. Fair, Hayden Colo.
- Interior view, exhibit building at the Routt County fairgrounds in Hayden, Colorado; produce and potted plants are displayed on shelves; banners, bunting, sheaves, taxidermied animal heads, and flags decorate the balcony, rafters, and poles; banner...
- Hayden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Agricultural exhibits--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Fairs--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- [1916]
- 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?]
- Sunflower Carnival
- View of a parade on Cascade Avenue, part of the Flower Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Two men, part of the crew of Hook and Ladder Number One of the Colorado Springs Fire Department, sit on a fire wagon decorated with bunting...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1898]
- Mining monument, Georgetown, Colorado
- Detail of a bronze marker in Georgetown, Colorado, reads: "Commemorating the historical importance of the Georgetown Mining Region. The Griffith Lode (2500 ft. N. E.), later a silver producer, was discovered June 17, 1859, by George W. Griffith,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Historical markers--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1970.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Pavilion, Stock Yds., Denver
- Exterior view of Pavilion (also called National Amphitheater or "Old Stadium") on 46th Avenue built by Denver Union Stock Yard Company at cost of over $200,000, Denver, Colorado; construction began in May, 1908 and was completed by January, 1909...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver Union Stock Yard Company.
- [1909 or 1910]
- During $500,000 fire
- Water floods the street after a fire in Brighton, Colorado, and firemen spray a firehose. A brick commercial building with broken plate glass windows and a metal framed entry has letters over it that read: "[Lad]ies Toggery." One of many signs...
- Brighton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Brighton--1960-1970.; Fires--Colorado--Brighton--1960-1970.
- Oct 23, 1966
- DeChelley [sic] Canon looking east
- View of scattered rocks beside probably Chinle Wash in Canyon de Chelly, Apache County, Arizona. Steep sandstone towers are beside the stream.
- Apache County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Chelly, Canyon de (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Apache County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Arizona--1870-1880.; Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region (U.S.)
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Yosemite Valley, Cal.
- Panoramic view of the Merced River valley and steep walls of El Capitan and Cathedral Rocks, Yosemite National Park, California. Boulders are in the Merced River and grass, trees and brush are in the valley.
- Cathedral Rocks (Calif.)--1890-1900.; El Capitan (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Merced River (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Rivers--California--Yosemite National Park--1890-1900.; Rock formations--California--Yosemite...
- [1892?]
- [N]avajo Church, near Fort Wingate
- View of Navajo Church, sedimentary rock pillars on the Navajo Indian Reservation. Rock walls have striated layers. Trees and boulders are nearby.
- Navajo Church (N.M. : Pillar)--1880-1890.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Navajo Indian Reservation--1880-1890.
- [1882?]
- Ophir City, Nevada, east canon
- View of log cabins and timber buildings in a canyon at Ophir City (Washoe County), Nevada. Buildings have shingle, straw or hay roofs. A building has stone chimneys, stone walls are between houses. Shows commercial buildings and possibly Murphy...
- Ophir City (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Nevada--Ophir City--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Nevada--Ophir City--1870-1880.; Mining--Nevada--Ophir City--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Black Canon, Colorado River, looking below near Camp 7.
- View of the Colorado River and steep rock walls and cliffs in Black Canyon, probably in Mohave County, Arizona.
- Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.)--1870-1880.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Mohave County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Mohave County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Mojave County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Arizona--Mohave...
- 1871
- The Dome [sic], Rio Virgen, Utah
- View of sandstone rock cliffs, The Great White Throne, and trees beside the Virgin River in Zion National Park, Utah.
- Great White Throne, The (Utah)--1870-1880.; Virgin River--1870-1880.; Zion National Park (Utah)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--Zion National Park--1870-1880.; Rivers--Utah--Zion National Park--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Utah--Zion...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Centennial Race Track the Great Plains Stakes
- Montage shows Centennial Race Track in Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado. The upper photo shows the winning horse (Pet Me), the second place horse (Green Fighter), the third place horse (Blanter) and jockeys as they race at the "Great Plains...
- Centennial Race Track (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Pet Me (Race horse)--Colorado--Littleton--1950-1960.; Littleton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Horse racing--Colorado--Littleton--1950-1960.; Horses--Colorado--Littleton--1950-1960.;...
- 1956 July 7
- Colorado State College of Education
- Thick, black smoke billows out of the roof of burning Cranford Hall, administrative building on the campus of Colorado State College of Education (now the University of Northern Colorado and formerly the State Normal School, Colorado Teachers...
- Colorado State College of Education--1940-1950.; Greeley (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Greeley--1940-1950.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Greeley--1940-1950.
- 1949 March 7
- Wolhurst
- People at Wolhurst, in Littleton, Colorado, are identified as: Neville Hughes (bachelor on horse), Clara Wilder (striped dress-house guest from the east), Ben W. Lawrence (Mrs. Lawrence in little cape), Kitty Hughes, Anna H Fowler (on end of...
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Barns--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; People--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Denver, Colorado
- Views of buildings and landmarks in Denver and Colorado, these include: 1. Oxford Hotel Office. 2. Robertson-Doll Carriage Co. 3. Colorado Dry Goods Co. 4. Jackson-Smith Photographic Co. 5. Daniels & Fishers. 6. Denver Normal and Preparatory...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1898, October
- Death Valley Scott, with mustache
- A group of men, including "Death Valley Scott," rides horses in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The group includes an American cowboy (Scott), a Mexican vaquero, a Native American, and a Russian Georgian Cossack. They are members...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Death Valley Scott.
- [1901]
- Herd of buffalo
- A young man walks in the right foreground in a field near a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Several cowboys ride horses among a herd of buffalo in the midground. The cowboy in the left midground wears sheepskin chaps. A group of people is...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bison--1900-1910.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Rear, 2nd from right, Dexter Fellows
- A group of five men is gathered in front of a large banner for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man second from the right may be Dexter Fellows, press agent for the show. The banner shows admission prices to the show as 50 cents for adults and...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Advertisements--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- 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]
- Main Street Holyoke, Col
- Main Street, in Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado, is a dirt thoroughfare flanked with frame commercial buildings. Trees grow along the boardwalk.
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Holyoke--1900-1910.
- 1904