Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- F. B. & L. Block, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- View of Fairley Brothers and Lampman Block Building, 300 East Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; this three-story brick commercial building has rock-faced stone quoins, storefront windows with displays of merchandise and goods, recessed...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1904]
- Breckenridge
- View of a cemetery plot in Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado; shows pedestal grave markers depicting girls asleep by tree stumps. Epitaphs read: "Eugenia L. Dau. of E. D. & L. Keller. July 6, 1893; Dec. 27, 1895," and, "Clara L. Dau. of E. D. &...
- Keller, Clara L., 1897-1899--Tomb.; Keller, Eugenia L., 1893-1895--Tomb.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Cripple Creek
- View of brick, two-story commercial buildings on Bennett Avenue in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Shows the "F.B.& L. Block," the Fairley Brothers & Lampman Block Building at 300 E. Bennett Avenue. Signs on commercial buildings read "Wm....
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1920-1940.; Commercials streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1920-1940.
- [between 1929 and 1935?]
- Cripple Creek, S.W. corner of Bennett and 2nd, before the fire, 1893
- One and two-story row of wooden frame and brick commercial buildings on the southwest corner of Bennett Avenue and Second (2nd) Street, Cripple Creek, Colorado; horse-drawn wagons are parked along boardwalk; corner building has a recessed...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Drugstores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1895]
- Breckenridge
- A gravestone in the cemetery in Breckenridge, Colorado, features a square stone atop the carved representation of a child, an upward projecting acanthus behind him, a carved scroll with one corner rolled up, and an inscription that reads: "Clara L....
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Fire, Victor, Colorado
- View of smoke and flames from a fire in downtown Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Women and a man are at a street intersection near frame houses. Shows the "Coin M. & L. Co." Gold Coin Mill building, a hardware store on fire, and scorched debris...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- 1899 August 21
- Old City Hall
- View of the old City Hall building in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. The two-story rusticated stone building has dentils and decorative window wells. Signs read: "U. S. Coral," "The F. Burkhard S & L Co.," and "Ferraro Tailor."
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1880-1900.; City & town halls--Colorado--Trinidad--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Trinidad--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Unique barber pole in front of Longmont, Colo. shop on Main Street.
- Two barbers stand beside their barbershop pole in front of their shaving parlor, Main Street, Longmont, Colorado. The wooden pole is painted with a diamond pattern. The tall shop front window has lettering painted on the window: "Herb & L[ather?]...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Barbershops--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1890.
- [betweem 1880 and 1890.]
- Teller County mining
- View shows the "Gold Coin M. & L. Co." mill building, "The Woods Investment Co.," a Denver and Rio Grande railroad car, horses, carriages, and dogs in Teller County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Denver Fire Dept.
- Firemen from "Hook and Ladder No. 1" and "Woodie Fisher Hose No. 1," pose in uniforms and fire helmets at the Denver Fire Department "Central Station", on Lawrence Street, Denver, Colorado; some hold brass horns. Other firemen sit in windows and on...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Fire stations--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1876 June 6
- Parade uniforms of the 3 companies of the Red, White & Blue Fire Dept.
- Six young men of the Red, White and Blue Fire Department of Breckenridge, Colorado, pose in their parade uniforms in front of a painted backdrop. They wear conductor's caps, with a variety of brim insignias, and pullover bib shirts in several...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Gilpin County
- View of two gravestones in a cemetery in Gilpin County, Colorado; stone has a modified arch top with the raised image of a lamb laying on its side; inscription reads: "Thomas Albert Son of Wm. & L. Wilkinson died April 21, 1?? Aged 3 yrs. 3 ms. 4...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Coal miner strike
- View of (probably) UMWA coal miners on strike against CF&I, in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows men, lumber, and freight cars with letters: "L & N 91858."
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Lumber--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- [1913 or 1914]
- Playing under the viaduct
- Children play beneath the 46th (Forty sixth) Avenue viaduct in the Elyria-Swansea Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; sunlight casts shadows of concrete columns.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Play (Recreation)--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1938
- C & S engine 634, Fifth and Walnut streets, 3:15 P.M.
- View of a Colorado and Southern steam locomotive 634 (2-8-0) with a tender and gondola car near 5th (Fifth) Street and Walnut Street in Denver, Colorado. Lettering on the locomotive reads: "C & S" and "634," on the tender reads: "C & S" and A T &...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Denver--1960-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1950 January 14
- Western History Subject Index
- J. & L mining & milling company
- Western History Subject Index
- Doane G L & company
- Western History Subject Index
- Garson, L & company
- Western History Subject Index
- Greene, Ed L & Jarvis
- Western History Subject Index
- Weaver, C L & company
- Western History Subject Index
- Shrock, A L & co
- Western History Subject Index
- Smead, C L & Co
- Western History Subject Index
- Smith, George L & company
- Tunnel of the Hope M. M. & L. at Aspen, Colo.
- View of Hope Mine Company operations near Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado; shows the mine entrance, tailings, ore processing sheds, a smokestack, lumber, and railroad grade.
- Hope Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Pitkin County--1910-1920.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Pitkin County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Stacking alfalfa Boston Farm Colo. H. & L.S. Co. props.
- View of an alfalfa harvest on Boston Farm in Colorado; shows farm workers, horse teams and farm equipment, and a wooden hay stacking machine with an iron counter-weight.
- Agricultural laborers--Colorado--1880-1900.; Agricultural machinery & implements--Colorado--1880-1900.; Alfalfa--Colorado--1880-1900.; Harvesting--Colorado--1880-1900.; Hay--Colorado--1880-1900.; Horse teams--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Plan of the cities of Denver, Auraria, and Highland, Jefferson Territory
- Denver (Colo.)--Maps.
- 1859
- Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry. last northbound passenger train on W.& L.E. arriving at Mogadore, Ohio (at a distance).
- A Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Company passenger train arrives at Mogadore (Summit County), Ohio. People stand on a platform beside a luggage cart. A woman wears a patterned dress, a hat and high heeled shoes. One man wears suspenders; another...
- Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Company--1930-1940.; Mogadore (Ohio)--1930-1940.; Passengers--Ohio--Mogadore--1930-1940.; Railroad stations--Ohio--Mogadore--1930-1940.; Railroads--Ohio--Mogadore--1930-1940.
- 1938 July 17
- B & O passenger pulling out of depot, NA & L car in distance, New Albany, IN.
- View of a Baltimore & Ohio passenger train at a railroad crossing in New Albany (Floyd County), Indiana. A railroad crossing arm blocks the road. Highway signs on a post read: "151," "31," "62," "111," "Evansville" and "Vincennes." Shows an...
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--1940-1950.; New Albany (Ind.)--1940-1950.; Cities & towns.; Railroad crossings.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.
- 1945 December 17
- Western History Subject Index
- D. & L. lode (San Miguel Co.)
- Western History Subject Index
- First s & L shares, Inc
- Western History Subject Index
- M & L BUSINESS MACHINE COMPANY
- Western History Subject Index
- M & L BUSINESS MACHINE COMPANY
- Plan of the cities of Denver, Auraria, and Highland, Jefferson Territory
- Denver (Colo.)--Maps.;
- 1859
- Hensley & Co. Bank
- Interior view the L. E. Hensley & Co. bank, Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, includes a man in a suit with a gold watch chain leaning on a wood bank counter, a man at a desk, a woman by a typewriter and file shelves, a hanging oil lamp, an upright...
- Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bankers--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Banks--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Stock saddle
- Shows a saddle made by E. L. Gallatin & Co. from Cheyenne, Wyoming. The saddle has a double rig wood stirrup, the horn is covered with leather and the cantle is covered with laced rawhide. Inscription on the skirt reads: "E. L. Gallatin & Co....
- Saddles--1870-1900.
- [between 1871 and 1896]
- Larimer St. Denver
- Rooftop view of Larimer Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons, some of which read: "Tents W. L. Patten & Co." and buggies are on the street. A banner that reads: "L. N. Greenleaf & Co. Toys Wholesale & Retail" hangs above the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1879?
- L.S. & I. No. 18 Railroad Engine
- View of the L.S. & I. No. 18 Railroad Engine in service on the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad located at the Alamosa Train Depot, 610 State Avenue, Alamosa, Colo. The historic steam engine was built in 1910 for the Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad, ...
- Rio Grande Scenic Railroad (Alamosa, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Steam locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa--2000-2010.; Alamosa (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Rio Grande Scenic Railroad (Alamosa, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Steam locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa--Pictorial...
- 2009
- Hotel Princeton, Buena Vista, Colo. A.L. Roeder & Co. Props.
- View of the four story, Hotel Princeton in Buena Vista (Chaffee County), Colorado. The frame hotel has brick chimneys, dormer windows, and a front rounded turret with windows, a conical dome and finial. A lake at City Park is next to the hotel...
- Hotel Princeton (Buena Vista, Colo.)--1890-1900.; St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church (Buena Vista, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buena Vista (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Princeton, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Buena Vista--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1893 and 1900?]
- Ouray
- Spectators stand in front of the Beaumont Hotel and sit in parked automobiles to watch several bands performing possibly for an July Fourth (4th) (Independence Day) celebration on Main Third (3rd) Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Business...
- A. Humphries Merc. Co. (Ouray, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Beaumont Drug Store (Ouray, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Beaumont Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--1900-1920.; R. L. Lincoust & Co. (Ouray, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Ouray (Colo.)--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- C.L. McFadden & Son Taxidermists
- Interior view of C.L. McFadden & Son's taxidermy shop in Denver, Colorado; shows rugs and taxidermied animals including zebra, bear, deer, a fawn, fox, moose, heron, swan, duck and mountain lion.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Taxidermy--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- C.L. McFadden & Son Store 412 17th Street
- View of businesses in Denver, Colorado; shows storefronts, people, a taxidermied goat, buffalo, and bear, the Tremont Place arch, the Savoy Hotel, and signs: "Smoke," and "C. L. Mcfadden & Son Taxidermists & Furriers."
- Taxidermy industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fur trade--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1910?
- C.L. McFadden & Son Store 412 17th Street
- View of businesses in Denver, Colorado; shows storefronts, people, a taxidermied goat, buffalo, and bear, the Tremont Place arch, the Savoy Hotel, and signs: "Smoke," and "C. L. Mcfadden & Son Taxidermists & Furriers."
- Taxidermy industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fur trade--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1910?
- C.L. McFadden & Son 412 17th Street
- Interior view C. L. McFadden & Son taxidermists in Denver, Colorado; shows bear rugs, and taxidermied sheep and deer.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fur trade--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Taxidermy--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1903
- Alamosa, Colo.
- Men pose outside the Haskins & Ball drug store in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. Men wear suits, bow ties, flat brimmed hats and pose near store windows. The commercial building has several stores with signs that read: "Haskins & Ball," "Dr....
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Alamosa--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1885?]
- Sluice mining
- View of men placer mining probably somewhere in Colorado; men working with sluice box & shovels in streambed; copy glass plate attributed to L.C.McClure.
- Sluices--Colorado--1890-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Police and fire chiefs, Denver
- A group of Denver Police and Fire Chiefs pose near an outside wall of City Hall in Denver, Colorado. Police and Fire Chiefs in the back row, left to right include: Police Chief, Daniel Mays; Fire Chief, George Duggan; Police Chief John L. Russell;...
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--People--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--People--1890-1900.; Fire chiefs--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.--1890-1900.; Police chiefs--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.--1890-1900.; Denver...
- [between 1893 and 1900?]
- Colorado & Southern and Denver, Laramie & Northern event
- Men, one with a shovel, pose near flat cars filled with dirt at Utah Junction, near Pecos Street and Cargill Drive, in Adams County, Colorado. A railroad gondola car, a flatcar with crates, passenger cars, and freight cars are in the distance....
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Denver, Laramie, and Northwestern...
- [May 1908?]
- Larimer Street, Denver
- View of brick and frame commercial buildings on Larimer Street at 15th (Fifteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Men stand and pose on wooden sidewalks outside stores. A two-story brick building has arched windows with stone sills and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1865?]
- Breckenridge, Colo. Hook & Ladder Co. Fire Dept.
- Men pose on ladders or on the street in front of the two story frame Fireman's Hall building with a central cupola and a flagpole in Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. Men wear fire hats and uniforms, pose and hold buckets or axes. A man holds...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Fire stations--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1888]
- Salida
- Panorama of Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado and the Sawatch Mountains, probably from Tenderfoot Hill. Shows Denver and Rio Grande tracks, freight cars, an engine and the depot. Shows two trestle bridges on the Arkansas River. The Hotel Monte...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Arkansas River--1880-1890.; Salida (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Sawatch Range (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1885 and 1886?]