Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Pumpkin patch in fall
- An oil painting of a pumpkin patch by Henrietta Bromwell. The images in the painting include a purple shed, field, pumpkin patch, trees, shrubbery, grass and sky. The colors are yellow, green, purple and orange colors. The painting is on a unframed...
- Meadows--1910-1930.; Pumpkins--1910-1930.; Sheds--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- Merry widow
- An crowd is gathered behind the string section of an orchestra and an empty NBC microphone in Central City, Colorado. Musicians hold basses and violins and sheet music sits on music stands. Sets and props for the Central City Opera House are in...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Audiences--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Orchestras--1930-1940.
- 1933
- D&RGW Narrow Gauge Lines Lake Fork Junction, Colorado
- View of the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River, Gunnison County, Colorado; shows a man fishing, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (narrow gauge) and U.S. Highway 50 trestle bridges.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Lake Fork (Hinsdale County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Gunnison County--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- 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]
- Star School
- View of the Star School (1899) at 3658 U.S. 50. near McClave (Bent County), Colorado. The abandoned, one story stone building has a steep pitched, shingled roof, a chimney and large rectangular windows. Haystacks are in the distance.
- Star School (Bent County, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bent County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Schools.; Stone buildings.; Abandoned buildings.; Star School (Bent County, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Rural schools--Colorado--Bent County--Pictorial works.; Stone...
- 2009
- Two men seated by dam
- Outdoor portrait of men in (probably) Colorado, seated on a concrete spillway; costume includes a sailor cap, cigar, suspenders, medal and ribbon with: "Union No. 50." Railroad tracks, people, and (possibly) a depot or resort are in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Spillways--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- 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
- Cripple Creek, Colo. residences J. Maurice Finn
- Exterior view of Jonah Maurice Finn's twenty-six room residence, Placer Street and Pikes Peak Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; nicknamed "the Towers" or "Finn's Folly"; the three-story mansion has a multi-gabled roof, dormers, turrets, bay...
- Finn, Jonah Maurice--Homes & haunts.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Fifteenth and Cleveland
- View of 15th (Fifteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; shows a horsecar with sign: "Larimer Street," business signs: "Watches Jewelry," and "Knight Clark & Co. Pianos organs & Sewing Machines." The Lawrence Street fire tower is in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Horse railroads--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1879?]
- The Omaha & Grant smelters
- View of the Omaha-Grant Smelter plant with smokestacks in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Smokestacks--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889?]
- The Merriam & Pedley Drug Store on the north side of Main Street between 3rd and 4th
- This two-story storefront in Canon City, Colorado, is built of rusticated stone with a wooden cornice. The awning reads: "Merriam & Pedley. Drugs;" other signs read: "Family Drug Store, Paints, Oils & glass." Sponge garlands and apothecary bottles...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Drugstores--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- 1887
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 360, engine type 2-8-0
- Passenger, westbound; 2 cars Gunnison-Montrose train operated while highway bridge was out, near Sapinero on U.S. 50. Photographed: Cimarron, Colo., June 15, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cimarron.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- 1927 Senate, 26th General Assembly, State of Colorado
- Composite of studio portraits of members of the 26th General Assembly of the Colorado State Senate. Identifications, center row, top to bottom: E.C. Abbey, G.M. Corlett, President, R.J. Weaver. Top row, left to right: A.E. Headlee, T.M. Hudson,...
- Colorado. General Assembly. Senate.--People--1920-1930.; Legislators--Colorado--1920-1930.
- 1927
- Occasions of note from the first and second decades of Greeley history, the 1880's and 1890's
- Photoprint of five photos depicts the early history of the town of Greeley, Colorado in Weld County.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1950-1980.
- [between 1950 and 1980]
- 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?]
- Glen Eyrie
- Exterior view of Glen Eyrie, near Manitou Springs, Colorado. This three story frame residence remodelled since first built in 1871 by General William Palmer, the founder of Colorado Springs and prominent Manitou citizen, has a gabled roof, a...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1883 and 1886?]
- Manitou & Pike's Peak, Colorado, U.S.A.
- View of Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking southwest; shows Manitou House, the Mansions Hotel, the Cliff House, the Barker House, and the Fountain Creek bridge. Also shows the Congregational Church, with rear bay, gothic arched windows and a flat...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1884?]
- 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
- Gano-Downs Clothing Company
- Interior view of the Gano-Downs Clothing Company in the Steele Building at 16th (Sixteenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows a display with silk ascots on removable collars, a table with a glass shelf and a sign that reads: "Gano-Downs...
- Gano-Downs Clothing Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Neckties--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Court House Holyoke, Col
- The Phillips County Court House in Holyoke, Colorado, is a two- story frame building with hipped gable roofs, a wrap around open porch, widows' walk, brick chimney, and flagpole with United States flag. A man stands by entry steps, and a power pole...
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Courthouses--Colorado--Holyoke--1880-1890.
- 1904
- 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
- Holyoke, Colorado
- Brick and frame buildings of Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado, include a church with steeple, dwellings, and a water tower. Trees and lawn are in the foreground.
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1904
- M. E. Church Holyoke, Col.
- This frame church in Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado, has a belfry and a chimney. A circular window is over the projecting entry, residences are in the background, and a fire hydrant is in the foreground.
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Holyoke--1900-1910.
- 1904
- 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
- School House Holyoke, Col
- The Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado, school is a large scale two-story brick building with a hipped gable roof, projecting wings, and an ornate belfry topping the entry. Lawn and young trees are in the foreground.
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Holyoke--1880-1890.
- 1904
- R R Park Holyoke, Col
- Trees and lawn fill this park in Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado. Boys sit in a tree, and the photographer's shadow falls across the foreground.
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [1904?]
- Bologna
- View of the damage caused at a railway station in Bologna, Italy. The Tenth Mountain Division was fighting in the area near Bologna during the Italian Campaign.
- Bologna (Italy)--1940-1950.; War damage--Italy--Bologna--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- D&RGW (2-8-2) 483, U.S. 50 crossing, Garfield, Colo. on Monarch Branch
- Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 483 (2-8-2), with a push snowplow, vents smoke at Garfield (Chaffee County) Colorado. Shows a "Railroad Crossing" signal and sign: "Foot Path." A livestock truck and car wait on U.S. Highway 50.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Garfield (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad crossings--Colorado--Garfield--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Garfield--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Garfield--1950-1960.
- 1955
- Kansas City, Mo.
- Panoramic view of downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Shows the triangular Second Empire style Kansas City Star building (Vaughn's Diamond Building) at the intersection of Main, 9th and Delaware. The building has a tower, a sign on the building...
- Kansas City (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts.; Cities & towns.
- [1906]
- Denver Tramway electric car #190
- Denver Tramway car 190 heads southbound on 16th (Sixteenth) Street, between Welton Street and Glenarm Place, Denver, Colorado. The Denver Dry Goods store shows in distance, before the fifth floor addition. The commercial district is busy with...
- Denver Dry Goods Co.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Street Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- about 1910
- Trail City, Colorado
- A man views the remains of building's stone foundation and wooden door jams, possibly in Trail City, Colorado in Prowers County.
- Trail City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Trail City--1950-1960.
- 1957
- Columbia Hotel, Denver
- Exterior view of Columbia Hotel, 1330 17th (Seventeenth & Market), Denver, Colorado; built in 1890; hotel bar and restaurant (short orders, meals & lunches served all day), billboard on building's wall advertising "Columbia Hotel, European plan,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Beer--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Columbia Hotel...
- [between 1902 and 1909]
- Meeker, Colorado; the old Paradice [sic] mine owned by the Fairfield family
- View shows the Fairfield family, of Meeker (Rio Blanco County), Colorado, and owners of the Paradise mine, on a picnic outing. The men and women are gathered under a trestle with their horse-drawn carriages and dog.
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Utah miners
- Miners pose in Utah, wearing bib overalls, boots, vests, and smoking cigars or cigarettes. Three are identified as (possibly) H. Aloian, A. Asadouin, and Paul Savionra.
- Miners--Utah--1880-1900.; Mining--Utah--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Durango Roundhouse
- Steam locomotive #499 and U.S. Army diesel locomotive #4700N of the Rio Grande Raillroad are stopped at the turntable at Durango, Colorado in La Plata County. The steam engine has a snowplow attached to the front of it. Steam locomotive #497 and a...
- Turntables (Railroads)--Colorado--Durango--1950-1960.; Durango (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad roundhouses--Colorado--Durango--1950-1960.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Durango--1950-1960.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- 1955 May 15
- 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]
- Adult male lobo wolf and young
- Two wolves killed by biological survey hunters hang by their hind legs from ropes tied around a wooden pole on the Diamond Bar Ranch northeast of Silver City (Grant County), New Mexico.
- Wolves--Control--New Mexico--Grant County--1910-1920.; Grant County (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Dead animals--New Mexico--Grant County--1910-1920.; Wolf hunting--New Mexico--Grant County--1910-1920.
- 1919
- Leadville
- View from Carbonate Hill northwest across Leadville, Colorado presents a town filled with wood frame residences, barns, sheds, mining operations and few brick commercial structures. The Sawatch Range of the continental divide in background.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1880.
- [1879?]
- Empire Bldg., Denver
- Exterior view Empire Building, 16th (Sixteenth) and Glenarm, Denver, Colorado, completed in 1907; identifiable businesses in building include Alpha Floral Company, L.M. Weiner Wine (and liquors) Company, bar and shoe shine; second story includes a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1913]
- Chimney Rock and Platte Valley, Neb.
- A wagon train on the Oregon Trail approaches the North Platte River in Nebraska. Men, women, children and dogs walk or ride in bullock drawn Conestoga wagons. Chimney Rock and Scotts Bluff are in the distance. People wave at a Pony Express rider...
- Chimney Rock (Neb.)--1860-1870.; North Platte River--1860-1870.; Covered wagons--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Horseback riding--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Pioneers--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Pony express--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Rivers--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Rock...
- 1934
- Billboard for the Pierce Hotel
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the sign...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; Pierce Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Billboards.; Hotels.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- The Parade
- A parade moves down Main Street in Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. Spectators stand on the boardwalks and watch the spectacle. Signs: "C. Weitfle" and "J. Collier's Photographic Gallery."
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- 1878 May 21
- Sugar beet dump
- An enormous pile (50,000 tons) of sugar beets is near the Great Western Sugar Co. plant in Ft. Morgan, Colorado. A portable piler works in a clearing between piles.
- Fort Morgan (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Beets--Colorado--Fort Morgan--1930-1940.
- 1931
- Cody at peephole
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody looks through a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a buckskin coat with tassles and thigh boots. He also wears a hat, possibly a Stetson. A person stands looking through...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Las Animas welcome sign
- View of the welcome sign along U.S. 50 in Las Animas (Bent County), Colorado. The sign, shaped like a covered wagon reads: "Welcome to Las Animas." Metal signs near the welcome sign read: "Tree City USA, National Arbor Day Foundation" and "Growth...
- Las Animas (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Signs (Notices).; Water towers.; Signs and signboards--Colorado--Las Animas--Pictorial works.; Water towers--Colorado--Las Animas--Pictorial works.; Las Animas (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1995
- Pagosa Hot Springs
- Men, women, and children gather around the edge of a large hot spring pool at Pagosa Springs (Archuleta County), Colorado. Men stand near commercial buildings in the distance. Signs on businesses read: "J. N. Johnson, General Merchandise," and...
- Pagosa Springs (Colo. : Spring)--1890-1900.; Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; People--Colorado--Pagosa Springs--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Pagosa Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- San Francisco, Union Square and St. Francis Hotel
- View of Union Square near the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, California. Construction materials for the St. Francis Hotel are in the street. The park has trees, palm trees, yucca plants, a Joshua tree and bushes. Men and boys lounge on the...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Union Square (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities.; Parks.
- [1903?]
- Kansas City, Mo.
- Panoramic view of Kansas City, Missouri. Shows the spire of the late gothic style St. Mary's Episcopal Church, unidentified churches, houses, apartment buildings, row houses, commercial facilities and factories. Signs and a banner read: "Low...
- Kansas City (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns.; Dry goods stores.; Furniture stores.; Restaurants.
- [1906]
- The town of River Portal
- View of River Portal, Montrose County, Colorado; shows houses, mining facilities, and the Gunnison River.
- River Portal (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [1907?]
- Evacuation of student to medic van near Paradise, Washington
- An injured student lashed to a stretcher is lowered off a snowbank approximately six feet deep by a team of ten 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) soldiers into an ambulance. At the top of the image one soldier on skis stands in a deep...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [1942]