Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- New penitentiary hospital (80 beds) completed in Spring, 1962
- Bars cover the windows of the hospital at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, and a chain-link enclosure fronts the smaller wing on the flat roof of the two-story concrete structure. Lawn and sidewalks front the building; a bench is...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hospitals--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1962 and 1970?]
- Parade, Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of a parade on Monday, July 5, 1897, in Georgetown, Colorado, looking north on Taos Street from Fifth (5th) Street. The G.A.R. is followed by the Golden Rule Club and the Impd. O.R.U. Some of the women carry American flags. People watch from...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Meeker home at Greeley on 9th Ave
- Trees conceal the upper parts of this home of Nathan Meeker in Greeley, Colorado. The two-story dwelling is built of cinderblock, with a bay window in a brick wing. Women walk in the yard, by a hedge and a bentwood chair. A wood and chickenwire...
- Meeker, Nathan Cook, 1814-1879--Homes & haunts.; Greeley (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Greeley--1960-1970.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- The Scriptbook
- Booklet created by The Script Club of East High School in Denver, Colorado. Members of The Script Club, the writing club of East High, submitted their own works for create this booklet. Included are poems, essays, sketches and stories written by...
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High school students' writings--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1932 May
- Morrison depot and yards
- Freight cars of the Colorado and Southern Railroad are in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado. Bear Creek parallels the tracks, and three bridges cross it. The one-story, gable roofed depot edges the water; dwellings dot the area.
- Bear Creek (Jefferson County and Douglas County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Morrison (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Morrison--1870-1880.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1874 and 1875?]
- Main Street, Nevadaville from W. C. Russell property, cor. King and Main St.
- View from W. C. Russell property on King Street down Main Street, Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, includes the Williams' house, Redman's and Odd Fellow's Lodges, and the City Hall - Fire Department.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- December 27, 1937
- Nevadaville, Colorado taken from Quartz Hill
- View of the remains of Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows Main Street, empty shells of brick commercial buildings including the Odd Fellows Building and Redman's Lodge (with removed upper floor); frame dwellings include the Williams house...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.
- 1940?
- Nevadaville business district
- View towards Main Street, Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows remains of commercial buildings and wood frame houses on the hill to the west.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- Spring 1939
- Billy Reese Saloon
- William Reese, Jack and Pete Stoller pose at Reese's bar, Pitkin, Gunnison County, Colorado. Interior includes: bar towels hung over spittoons, a pool table, a mirrored back bar with glasses and bottles, wall paper, a clock, framed pictures of...
- Pitkin (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bars--Colorado--Pitkin--1880-1890.; Reese, William E.; Staller, Jack.; Staller, Peter.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Saint Nicholas Catholic Church
- A man approaches the double doors of St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Platteville, Weld County, Colorado. The church features a square tower topped with a cross, a statue niche over the entry and a wooden sign: "St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Masses...
- Platteville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Platteville--1980-1990.; St. Nicholas Catholic Church (Platteville, Colo.)
- 1988
- Canadian School
- View of Canadian School in Walden, Jackson County, Colorado; shows (l to r) Cora Davis (Brown), Miss Anna Miles (Keenan) (in polka- dots); on horses: Charlie Riggen, Allie Durgan, Clyde Webb, Clint Riggen, Daisy Strope, Linsdy Coe, Clarence Webb;...
- Walden (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Walden--1880-1890.
- 1887 or 1888
- Parade, Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of a parade on Monday, July 5, 1897, in Georgetown, Colorado, looking north on Taos Street from Fifth Street. The parade is coming down the street towards the photographer. The mounted police, three men in suits wearing bowler hats and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Marching bands--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Mounted police--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Ten Mile [illegible]
- View of Tenmile Range with railroad tracks, car on siding, and train with baggage car with man inside, Summit County, Colorado. Also shows lumber car with tender and locomotive on tracks cleared of snow, water tower, fence and scattered frame...
- Summit County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Tenmile Range (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- Rotary snow plow Col. Mid. Ry.
- View of Colorado Midland Railway rotary snow plow in operation with men and water tower at Ivanhoe, Pitkin County, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Ivanhoe (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Ivanhoe--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- Cattle on the plains
- Hereford cows graze in open fields in (probably) Colorado; cowboys watch from horses.
- Beef cattle--Colorado--1890-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Cowboys after lunch
- Men on horses pose by a chuck wagon; stone buildings with tin roofs are in the background.
- Chuckwagons--1890-1910.; Cowboys--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Eagle, Colo., Aug 18 - September 4, 1913
- An open automobile decorated with pennants, one reading [Ea]gle Colo.," is parked in front of two tents made of boards and canvas tops, with wood chairs in front; "Meals All Hours" is written on one tent. A man with a bow tie and suspenders has his...
- Eagle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Eagle--1910-1920.; People--Colorado--Eagle--1910-1920.
- [1913]
- Largest hay barn in the state of Wyoming, Colonel Torry's M Ranch
- View of men in front of a log barn, at what is identified as Colonel Torry's M Ranch, in Hat Creek (Niobrara County), Wyoming. The barn has a gabled roof, a transom over a main entrance and cupolas with vents. Men are identified left to right as:...
- Hat Creek (Wyo. : Town)--1880-1890.; Barns--Wyoming--Hat Creek--1880-1890.; Log buildings--Wyoming--Hat Creek--1880-1890.; Men--Wyoming--Hat Creek--1880-1890.
- 1882
- D. H. Moffat
- Studio portrait of David Halliday Moffat in a jacket and tie.
- Capitalists & financiers--1860-1870.; Men--1860-1870.; Moffat, David H. (David Halliday), 1839-1911.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Standing Rock (N.D.) war dance given in honor of Chief Justice Waite
- buildings, wooden post corral, tepees and wooden frame building in background; posts in foreground.; Overview of Dakota Native American war dance and circle, given in honor of Chief Justice Morrison Remick Waite visiting Dakota camp, Standing Rock...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Dance--1880-1890.; Waite, Morrison R. (Morrison Remick), 1816-1888.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency.
- [between 1880-1889]
- Corner Main St. and Union Ave. 4:30 AM June 4, 1921
- Water floods storefronts in Pueblo, Colorado. The upper parts of the brick buildings have ornate cornices, and one building is in a flatiron shape. Signs read: "Stark Clothing Co.," "The Wonder Store," and "Central Studio." A streetlamp is by a...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Debris at 2nd and Grand Ave. - showing high water line
- Flood debris in Pueblo, Colorado, includes carved wood molding, stamped ceiling metal, door, crates, wheels, lumber, and mud. A frame building has roof damage and a sign: "Mammoth Corral." A shed lays sideways in front of a four-story brick...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Grand Hotel Pueblo, Colorado property of J. P. Whitney 1887
- Stone trim finishes the Grand Hotel in Pueblo, Colorado. The four-story building has storefronts at the street level, and mansard corner and entry turrets with dormers, widows' walks, and bracketed cornices. A lettered panel under the central...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Pueblo--1880-1890.; Grand Hotel (Pueblo, Colo.)
- 1887
- Great flood Pueblo Colo. June 3rd '21 Union Station
- Flood water in Pueblo, Colorado, fills the first floor of three- story, stone Union Station. The building has an arched entry and windows, a gable roof with eyebrow dormers, and a tower. A freight car is awash and lettering on it reads: "St. Louis...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Looking so. along Union Ave. Pueblo white building with tower is new City Hall on bank of river
- Water, mud and debris fill Union Avenue in Pueblo, Colorado. Brick storefronts show signs: "Klein & Leiser," "Colonial Jewelry," "Exchange Rooming House," "Weisel Seed," "Star House," and "Economy Clothing." Cast iron street lamps with milk glass...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- 1921
- McClelland Public Library, Pueblo
- McClelland Public Library in Pueblo, Colorado, is a two-story, rusticated stone building with a hipped-gable terra-cotta roof and finished stone lintels. Columns flank the entry, which has a stone pediment. Incised stone in the frieze reads: "AD...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.
- [between 1933 and 1938?]
- Mineral Palace Building
- View of three-story Mineral Palace in Pueblo, Colorado, includes classic pediments atop the arcaded porches, a hipped-gable roof, portico, square corner columns topped by spheres.
- Mineral industries--Exhibitions--Colorado--Pueblo--1930- 1940.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mineral Palace (Pueblo, Colo.)
- [between 1937 and 1940?]
- Old white Triangle Block 4:30 AM June 4, 1921
- Water floods streets in Pueblo, Colorado, reaching halfway up the storefront windows. A two-story, triangular brick building with an arched entry, imbricated string coursing and cornices is in the foreground. Flooded buildings in the background...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Pueblo Mineral Palace Silver Queen
- Display of the Aspen Silver Queen in Pueblo, Colorado, features a crowned female form holding a sceptre in a wheeled, canopied boat, with an antlered deer head at the prow. Cherubs, frilly lamps, columns, and rocks in display cases complete the...
- Mineral industries--Exhibitions--Colorado--Pueblo--1890- 1900.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mineral Palace (Pueblo, Colo.)
- 1893
- Pueblo State Fairgrounds
- People walk along a dirt road in Pueblo, Colorado, by a line of sheds and covered bleachers. Early automobiles are parked in the area, by trees.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fairs--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Pueblo, Colorado 1921 flood
- Pueblo, Colorado, aerial view shows streets covered in mud and debris, freight cars scattered, and dotted with standing water. Arkansas River is to the north, and the containing walls of the river pass through town, crossed by bridges. Locations...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Perigo Mill in Gilpin County
- Large piles of wood are stacked at the side of the Perigo Mill in Gilpin County, Colorado. The mill has several levels, and two large smokestacks supported by wires protrude from the roof. Several smaller smokestacks also protrude from the roof. A...
- [between 1898 and 1910?]
- Snow in Central City
- background. A telephone or telegraph pole stands on the street corner.; Huge piles of snow stand in front of the First National Bank at the corner of Eureka and Main street in Central City, Colorado, after the "Big Snow" in December of 1913. A...
- Lake, Harry H., 1860-1952--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Central City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.
- [1913]
- Canon and Ruxton
- for the Grandview Hotel, and concrete tipis (one painted with a swastika). An adobe building has vigas; a wrought iron arch reads: 'Visit the Wonderful Cave of the Winds'. Below it is 'Earl's Bingo.' ; The path of the incline is on Mount Manitou.;...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1941 January 23
- Parade, Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of a parade on Monday, July 5, 1897, in Georgetown, Colorado, looking north on Taos Street from Fifth (5th) Street. The Impd. O.R.W. turns the corner; two men are mounted and three wear ceremonial sashes. The A.O.U.W. Lodge and float...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Parade, Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of a parade on Monday, July 5, 1897, in Georgetown, Colorado, looking north on Taos Street from Fifth (5th) Street. Ten women ride bicycles with decorated wheels; other bicyclists, both children and adults, follow. Carriages carrying city...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Parade, Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of a parade on Monday, July 5, 1897, in Georgetown, Colorado, looking north on Taos Street from Fifth (5th) Street. The float sponsored by Strousse's store is reaching the corner; two white horses wearing bunting and flags pull a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Parade, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a parade on Monday, July 5, 1897, in Georgetown, Colorado, looking north on Taos Street from Fifth (5th) Street. The Empire Hook and Ladder Team float is at the corner; five firemen pull the ladder wagon holding a gazebo in which a costumed...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Parade, Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of a parade on Monday, July 5, 1897, in Georgetown, Colorado, looking north on Taos Street from Fifth (5th) Street. A decorated wagon pulled by two horses carries schoolgirls wearing dresses and crowns. Behind them another float and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Public Service Company Building, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Public Service Company building located at the west end of Sixth (6th) Street, Georgetown, Colorado. The building it is built of cinder block, designed to blend in with local architectur, and surrounded by a black metal fence....
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Power plants--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1970.
- 1968
- Independence Rock, Wyo.
- Two groups of Conestoga and covered wagons are circled next to the Sweetwater River near Independence Rock, a granite rock formation on the Oregon Trail, in Natrona County, Wyoming. People and campfires are within the wagon circles. A herd of...
- Independence Rock (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Natrona County (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1860-1870.; Split Rock (Natrona County, Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Sweetwater River (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Camping--Wyoming--Natrona County--1860-1870.;...
- 1929?
- Split Rock, Wyo.
- A wagon train is circled near the Oregon Train, beside the Sweetwater River, in Natrona County, Wyoming. Men on horseback herd oxen from the camp and covered wagons to the river. Shows Split Rock, a granite rock formation.
- Natrona County (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1860-1870.; Split Rock (Natrona County, Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Sweetwater River (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Cattle--Wyoming--Natrona County--1860-1870.; Covered wagons--Wyoming--Natrona...
- [between 1932 and 1938?]
- Echo Canyon, Utah
- Wagon trains are on the Mormon Trail, or circled in the valley in Echo Canyon, in Summit County, Utah. Shows Echo Creek and layered rock cliffs and bluffs.
- Echo Canyon (Summit County, Utah)--1850-1870.; Echo Creek (Utah)--1850-1870.; Mormon Pioneer Historic National Trail--1850-1870.; Summit County (Utah)--1850-1870.; Canyons--Utah--Summit County--1850-1870.; Cliffs--Utah--Summit County--1850-1870.;...
- 1934
- Lafayette, Colorado
- School children in a Lafayette, Colorado, in Boulder County pose for a class portrait. Several of the children sit in their desks. The other children, who wear overalls and dresses, stand behind the desks in the back of the room near the...
- Lafayette (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Lafayette--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Lafayette--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- High School Building Holyoke, Colo
- This two-story brick school in Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado, has a hipped gable roof, a projecting, pedimented entry, and stone sills. Steps lead to the door, flanked by windows with stone voussoirs, and topped by a sign: "High School." Vents...
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Holyoke--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Clyde - Cora - Andy - Fae - Laura -
- Men and women in Keota, Weld County, Colorado, pose in the mitred doorway of the Post Office, a one-story brick building with a gable roof. A sign reads: "Keota Post Office." The entry of a subterranean enclosure is to one side, and a 30's sedan is...
- Keota (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Post offices--Colorado--Keota--1950-1960.; Postal service employees--Colorado--Keota--1950-1960.
- August 1955
- Fae's house in Keota
- Blooming, this lilac in Keota, Weld County, Colorado, grows by a stone wall. The covered porch of a frame house is behind it, and an outdoor privy is in the background.
- Keota (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Keota--1950-1960.; Lilacs--Colorado--Keota--1950-1960.
- May 1955
- Fae's house in Keota
- This one-story frame house in Keota, Weld County, Colorado, has a gable-roof with a dormer and a double hung sash window in the gable for an attic room. Trees, weeds, and vines on the covered porch are dusted with ice.
- Keota (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Keota--1950-1960.
- February 1955
- Fae's house in Keota
- Trees, weeds, and wire sheep fence surround this house in Keota, Weld County, Colorado. The one-story frame building has a gable roof, dormers, and a covered porch. The Methodist Church is in the background, by the water tower.
- Keota (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Keota--1950-1960.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Keota--1950-1960.
- February 1956
- Fae's house in Keota
- Wire and wood fence with gates fronts this residence in Keota, Weld County, Colorado. The dwelling has a gable roof, dormer, and covered porch. A two-story frame house is in the background.
- Keota (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Keota--1950-1960.
- February 1956