Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- [S]cene from the famous old Cripple Creek District
- Panoramic view of the Clyde and other mines near Victor (Teller County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1920-1930.; Clyde Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Victor (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gold mining--Colorado--Victor--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1920-1930.
- 1929
- Construction at Gates
- Night view of the Unit #10 factory under construction at the Gates Rubber Company in Denver, Colorado. Shows first floor in place over the foundation, lumber, bricks, lights, crane, and tower.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918]
- Group of boys
- Young boys and girls pose near a brick house in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1893?
- Tungsten mill of the Wolf Tongue Mining Co. at Nederland
- View of tungsten mine facilities of Wolf Tongue Mining Company, at Nederland, Boulder County, Colorado; shows ore processing sheds, houses, and Boulder Creek.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Nederland--1920-1930.; Tungsten mines and mining--Colorado--Nederland--1920-1930.; Nederland (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Nederland--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Nederland--1920-1930.
- 1929
- Concentrating mill of the Sunnyside Mining & Milling Co. a subsiduary [sic] of the U. S. Smelting Refining & Mining Co. at Eureka, Colo
- View of the Sunnyside Mining & Milling Company, subsidiary of the United States Refining & Mining Company, at Eureka, San Juan County, Colorado; shows mine processing sheds on a hillside, with water towers, smokestacks, and tailings. Houses are by...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Eureka--1920-1930.; Eureka (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mills--Colorado--Eureka--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Eureka--1920-1930.
- 1929
- Concentrating mill of the Sunnyside Mining & Milling Co. a subsiduary [sic] of the U. S. Smelting Refining & Mining Co. at Eureka, Colo
- View of the Sunnyside Mining & Milling Company, subsidiary of the United States Refining & Mining Company, at Eureka, San Juan County, Colorado; shows mine processing sheds on a hillside, with water towers, smokestacks, and tailings. Houses are by...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Eureka--1920-1930.; Eureka (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mills--Colorado--Eureka--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Eureka--1920-1930.
- 1929
- Mill of the Shenandoah-Dives Syndicate at Silverton, Colo
- View of the Shenandoah-Dives gold mining processing facility, near Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado; shows sheds, parked automobiles, and mountain peaks.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Silverton--1920-1930.; Silverton (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mills--Colorado--Silverton--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Silverton--1920-1930.
- 1929
- Marble yard and mill at Marble, Colo.
- View of a marble yard at a mill in Marble, Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Marble (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Marble--Colorado--Marble--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Marble--1890-1910.; Quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Durango smelting plant of the American Smelting & Refining Co.
- Panoramic view of the Durango Smelting Plant in Durango, LaPlata County, Colorado shows: refinery buildings, smokestacks, tailings, D. & R. G. W. train with engine and railcars.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Durango (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Durango--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Durango--1920-1930.; Smelters--Colorado--Durango--1920-1930.
- 1929
- Mill and surface equipment of the Chain O'Mines Co., at Central City, Colo.
- Panoramic view of the Chain O'Mines Mill, covered conveyor, and tailings near Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Central City--1920-1930.; Central City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mills--Colorado--Central City--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1920-1930.
- 1929
- Gold King Mill near Silverton, Colo.
- View of the Gold King Mill in Gladstone in the Cement Creek valley, San Juan County Colorado. Shows a multi-tiered gold processing building with dormer windows, ore cars, smokestacks, mine tailings, and an American flag on a flagpole. Storm Peak is...
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Storm Peak (San Juan County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Gladstone--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1880-1900.; Ore industry--Colorado--Gladstone--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Castle Rock
- View of a summer resort on a lake near Castle Rock (Douglas County), Colorado. A boy stands on the shore of the lake, another is in a rowboat, and others are on a diving plank. Houses and outhouses are in the distance.
- Castle Rock (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Castle Rock--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Castle Rock--1900-1910.; Resorts--Colorado--Castle Rock--1900-1910.; Rowboats--Colorado--Castle Rock--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Stoiber residence, Silverton
- Exterior view of the Gustav Stoiber residence in Silverton, Colorado. The dilapidated two-story home of the wealthy mine owner and real estate developer features an inset open porch, a bay window with a dentiled cornice, asphalt-shingle siding, and...
- Stoiber, Gustav--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Silverton--1960-1980.; Silverton (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Silverton--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1975?]
- Drawing from "If you give a mouse a cookie"
- Illustrated children's books--20th century--Exhibitions.; Plates (Tableware)--Exhibitions.; Mice--Pictorial works.
- Members of the Mile Hi Chapter of the American G.I. Forum
- Group portrait of members of the Mile High Chapter of the American GI Forum, Denver, Colorado. They are identified left to right as: Birdie Hernandez, Rich Padilla, Jim Maestas, Al Herrera, Ruben Valdez. Ben Gayton and Al Herrera squat in front.
- American G.I. Forum--People--1980-1990; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1980-1990.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1980-1990; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Veterans.; Interiors.; Maestas, James A.--Pictorial works.; American G.I. Forum--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1980 and 1985?]
- Julesburg Stage Station
- Photo of a drawing of the Julesburg Number 2 stage stop in Julesburg, Colorado in Sedgwick County. Pedestrians are on the dirt road in the foreground. Tents are pitched next to wood-frame buildings. A stagecoach is in front of the building.
- Julesburg (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- 1867
- Proposed Woodmen's Building at Leadville, Colo., T. P. E. Barber Architec
- Reproduction shows architect's proposal for the Woodmen's Building at Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. The three-story structure has a console over the entry, dormers with finials, and a round corner tower. People and buggies are in the street.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Winter in Cripple Creek
- Rows of one and two-story flat-roof wooden frame commercial buildings (many with false fronts) on Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; horse-drawn wagon frame, possibly an ox wagon, loaded with timber, wooden and metal barrels is on dirt road;...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1892 November 24
- Surface buildings and mill of the Climax Molybdenum Co., at Climax, Colo.
- Panorama view shows surface structures and the mill at the Climax Molybdenum mine, Lake County, Colorado.
- Molybdenum mines and mining--Colorado--Lake County--1920-1930.; Climax Mine (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lake County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Lake County--1920-1930.
- 1929
- African-American man
- Studio portrait of a Black man possibly in Denver, Colorado.
- African Americans--1860-1880.; Men--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- African-American man
- Studio portrait of a Black man possibly in Denver, Colorado. He holds a peaked cap and wears a coat, suit, tie, and watch chain.
- African Americans--1860-1880.; Men--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Breckenridge, Colorado banks
- Exterior view of the original bank of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking west [sic]. This white, two story frame building has a double door flanked by sash windows, with cement steps on the ground floor. Three sash windows with arched heads are on the...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Banks--Colorado--Breckenridge--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Tourists on vacation in Colo. were amoung [sic] the many persons stranded by yesterdays flooding
- Mr. and Mrs. John R. Guilford and their two children from Southington Connecticut are shown enjoying a meal of Army Field Rations at the emergency relief center in Castle Rock, Douglas County, Colorado. Sgt. Damron and SP5 Shockley of the 249th...
- Castle Rock (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Disaster relief--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; Soldiers--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; Guilford, John R.; United States. Army.
- 1965
- Hurd W. Twombly
- Hurd W. Twombly, pioneer of Brush, Morgan County, Colorado, poses in his suit and tie. He is bald and elderly, and has a pin with a cross in it on his lapel.
- Brush (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Twombly, Hurd W.
- May 5, 1941
- Looking southwest from water tower, Eaton, Colo.
- A view looking southeast from the water tower in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado, includes the Baptist Church at Second (2nd) and Maple Streets, another church, large and small residences, and other large institutional buildings. Flat, open areas are...
- Eaton (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Churches--Colorado--Eaton--1900-1930.
- [between 1902 and 1930]
- Female lobo where trapped Datil Forest, New Mexico
- A wolf with a front leg held in a steel leg hold trap stands on a grassy plain in the Apache National Forest, formerly the Datil Forest, in Catron County, New Mexico. Shows boulders and trees.
- Wolves--Control--New Mexico--Catron County--1910-1920.; Apache National Forest (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Catron County (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Animal traps--New Mexico--Catron County--1910-1920.; Wolf hunting--New Mexico--Catron County--1910-1920.;...
- 1916 Nov
- Prince of Wales Island Alaska four of six wolves poisoned at one station.
- Four wolf carcasses lie on snowy ground on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska.
- Wolves--Control--Alaska--Prince of Wales Island--1920-1930.; Prince of Wales Island (Alaska)--1920-1930.; Dead animals--Alaska--Prince of Wales Island--1920-1930.; Wolf hunting--Alaska--Prince of Wales Island--1920-1930.; Wolves--Alaska--Prince of...
- 1929
- Part of wolf catch, Mont.
- A man in a cap, coveralls and gloves stands next to wolf carcasses that hang from a wooden stockade fence.
- Wolves--Control--Montana--1920-1930.; Dead animals--Montana--1920-1930.; Wolf hunting--Montana--1920-1930.; Wolves--Montana--1920-1930.
- 1928
- Lobo wolf trapped in Texas Canyon 38 miles east of Douglas, Ariz.
- A wolf hangs from a tree by the hind leg in a snare trap near Douglas (Cochise County), Arizona.
- Wolves--Control--Arizona--Douglas--1930-1940.; Douglas (Ariz.)--1930-1940.; Animal traps--Arizona--Douglas--1930-1940.; Dead animals--Arizona--Douglas--1930-1940.; Wolf hunting--Arizona--Douglas--1930-1940.; Wolves--Arizona--Douglas--1930-1940.
- 1934, May 5
- Hunter Bill Smith with baby wolf
- U.S. Biological Survey hunter Bill Smith holds a wolf cub by the scruff of the neck at the entrance to a wolf den dug into tree roots. He smokes a corncob pipe and wears a badge on his shirt pocket.
- Wolf hunting--1930-1940.; Wolves--Control--1930-1940.; Smith, Bill, hunter.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- 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?]
- 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
- Buffalo borders at carcass of freshly killed cow elk
- Two cowboys in woolies chaps and felt hats kneel beside a headless elk carcass killed by wolves. One cowboy holds up a bison head. Two saddled horses frame the men and carcass on the ground. Dogs sniff the ground behind the men.
- Wolves--Control--1920-1940.; Bison--1920-1940.; Cowboys--1920-1940.; Elk--1920-1940.; Horses--1920-1940.
- [between 1929 and 1934?]
- Five mountain lions killed in 3 days by Government hunter Cleve Miller and party
- Probably Cleve Miller sits behind the wheel of an automobile; mountain lion (puma) carcasses lie on the hood and running board of the automobile and are draped over the wheel wells. Shows storefronts and trees and park benches in the small town...
- Puma--Control--1920-1930.; Automobiles--1920-1930.; Hunting--1920-1930.; Pumas--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1929?]
- Sergeant Hopkins
- Portrait of Sergeant Arthur A. Hopkins, an Arizona Ranger, on a horse in Arizona. The man wears a cowboy hat with a flat brim, a bow tie, a jacket, leather gauntlets with fringe and a horseshoe design, and slacks tucked in tall cowboy boots with...
- Arizona Rangers--People--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Arizona--1900-1910.; Law enforcement officers--Arizona--1900-1910.; Hopkins, Arthur A.
- [between 1902 and 1907]
- Mountain man
- Studio portrait of a man with a beard, rifle, and wide brimmed hat.
- Men--1850-1890.
- [between 1850 and 1890?]
- The ride leaving Estes Park
- A group of Roundup Riders of the Rockies rides horseback beside a road, on their annual trail ride in Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. Shows buildings, corrals and utility poles beside the road and snow on mountains in the distance.
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--Larimer County--1950-1960.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Larimer County--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--Larimer...
- 1953 July
- Downieville, Lawson, Colorado
- View of a dilapidated two-story stage station or inn possibly in Lawson or Downieville, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Downieville (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Lawson (Colo.)--1890-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Snowslide tunnel below Silverton
- Men scout the route of Denver and Rio Grande train ready to clear snow from tunnel if needed.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Silverton(Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Snowsheds--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Salvation Army String Band, Silverton, Colo.
- Studio portrait of the Salvation Army String Band in Silverton, Colorado. Eleven young ladies and one little girl with instruments are in front of a painted backdrop of an open, hexagonally parqueted door and window. They are in matching uniforms...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1900.; African Americans--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.; Stringed instruments--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1895?]
- Cohan and Harris, Three Faces East Co. Broadway Theatre Denver
- Panoramic view of the cast of "Three Faces East," a mystery presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women pose at the front entrance to the theater in front of posters with scenes from the play. Violet Heming...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Heming, Violet, 1897-1981.
- 1920, June 16
- Five Points Area Residents' Survey
- Denver Neighborhood History Project, 1993-94: Five Points Neighborhood
- Denver Neighborhood History Project, 1993-94: Whittier Neighborhood
- Maria de la Luz Trujillo-Sandoval
- Portrait of María de la Luz Trujillo-Sandoval wife of Charles Archibald Metcalf, a trader, and pioneer in Pueblo, Colorado. She wears a dark dress with a pin and has her hair pulled back and parted in the middle.
- Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Women.; Trujillo-Sandoval, María de la Luz--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Sign near Henderson Molybdenum Mine
- View of a sign on the property of the Henderson Molybdenum Mine (a subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.) near Empire (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The sign reads: " WARNING Explosives are used for avalanche control in this area....
- Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.--Facilities--2010-2020.; Henderson Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Signs (Notices).; Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.--Pictorial works.; Signs and...
- 2010
- José B. García
- Studio portrait of a young boy, José B. García of Gulnare (Las Animas County), Colorado. He stands beside a chair in front of a painted drop. He wears a suit and an oversized bow tie, he has a carnation in his lapel. His hands are together as...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1910-1920; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; García, José B., ca. 1892-1972--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Gulnare--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [ca. 1915]
- Plaque with "Two Rivers" a poem by Thomas Hornsby Ferril
- View of a bronze plaque with "Two Rivers" a poem by Thomas Hornsby Ferril installed in Confluence Park, in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Plaque reads: "Two rivers that were here before there was a city still come together:...
- Confluence Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1970-1980.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Parks.; Plaques.; Ferril, Thomas Hornsby, 1896-1988. Two rivers.;...
- 1977
- Seattle Fish Co.
- View of the facade of the Seattle Fish Co., a seafood supplier 1533-1545 Market Street, in the Lower Downtown Historic District (LoDo), Union Station neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. This rectangular commercial style complex is comprised of two...
- Seattle Fish Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Lower Downtown (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Seafood stores.; Seattle Fish Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1980
- Mancos streets
- A man drives a car while a woman pedestrian walks down a street in Mancos (Montezuma County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings, utility poles, a flag on a flagpole and parked cars. Signs on buildings read: "First National Bank," "Mancos Garage...
- Mancos (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Mancos--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Mancos--1920-1930.
- 1920