Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- County officials and employees on Court House steps
- County officials and employees, twelve man and one woman, of Weld County pose on the steps of the Weld County Court House in Greeley, Colorado.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Government employees--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.
- [1902?]
- 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]
- Union Colony building
- Men and women of the Union Colony of Colorado pose in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado; they are 1. B.F. Marsh, 2. W.B. Woodruff, 3. Jos. Moore, 4. C.S. Brockway, 5. Wm. Joyce, 6. E.J. Carver, 7. Jos. Inman, 8. M. Hastings, 9. Thos. G Macy, 10. C.A....
- Union Colony of Colorado--People--1890-1900.; Greeley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; People--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.; Pioneers--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.
- 1894 December 3
- Descending the Hill on a Push Car Shortline Ry Showing Three Elevations
- View of men who ride on a push car down the Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railroad tracks. Three levels of tracks are visible. Trees cover the rocky mountain landscape. A tunnel that goes through possibly Looping A Mountain is in the...
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--1890-1920.; Railroad construction workers--Colorado--1890-1920.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--1890-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1920.; Tunnels--Colorado--1890-1920.
- [between 1891 and 1911]
- Lawyer's office interior
- A lawyer, possibly A. J. O'Brien, sits at a rolltop desk in his office in Denver, Colorado. A bookshelf and calendar are in the room. Lettering on the window the door reads: "A. J. O'Brien Patents Entrance Next Door Notary Public."
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Law offices--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Lawyers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway
- View of Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway passenger train and "High Drive" with horseback riders, near Colorado Springs, Colorado; also called Short Line; split log fence bordering dirt road, foreground; copy by McClure of an...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway
- View of two elevations of Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway standard gauge track with passenger train just crossed over wooden trestle, possibly near Silver Cascade Falls, Colorado in North Cheyenne Canyon; "High Drive" (dirt road)...
- North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Silver Cascade Falls (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--North Cheyenne Canyon--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Looking west from tunnel six, Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway
- View west from tunnel six of two elevations of Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway standard gauge track winding through foothills of Rocky Mountains above Colorado Springs, Colorado; also called Cripple Creek Short Line; passenger...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Tunnels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Georgetown Loop, unveiling monument
- Elmer O. Davis makes an address at the ceremony for the dedication of the monument to commemorate the Georgetown loop in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Dignitaries who include, A.J. Horton, Robert Rice, and Ben Draper stand near the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dedications--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Public speaking--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- Central City, Colorado
- and residence of Harley B. Morse, the Central City Daily Register building, Washington Hall, the residence of William M. Roworth, St. James Methodist Church, residences of Henry M. Teller (one of Colorado's first senators), and Willard Teller....
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- [between 1865 and 1870?]
- A. J. Bradley Ouray, Colo.
- Studio portrait of A. J. Bradley. He wears a tie and suit.
- Bradley, A. J.; Men--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Interior of home of A. J. Eaton, Eaton, Colorado
- An interior view of the home of Aaron J. Eaton in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado, shows a small boy on a rocking chair decorated with horses, and a girl sitting on a chair. The boy wears dark stockings, and the girl has a bow in her long curly hair...
- Eaton, Aaron J.--Homes & haunts.; Eaton (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Eaton--1900-1920.; Interiors.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- El Paso County Court House, Alamo Park, Colo. Spgs.
- View of El Paso County Courthouse, Colorado Springs, Colorado; shows a stone civic building with clock, bell tower, and cupola (designed by A. J. Smith / 1903). A portico covers the entry.
- Smith, A. J., Architect--Homes & haunts.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1914]
- El Paso County Court House
- View of El Paso County Courthouse, Colorado Springs, Colorado; shows a stone civic building with clock / bell tower (designed by A. J. Smith / 1903). A portico covers the entry.
- Smith, A. J., Architect--Homes & haunts.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1914]
- Overhauling C. A. J. at Loveland
- Men who include C. A. J. work on a convertible automobile parked on a street in Loveland (Larimer County), Colorado. A group of boys stand nearby.
- Loveland (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [1907]
- Home of A. J. Caton, Eaton, Colo.
- The home of Aaron J. Eaton in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado, is a large two-story brick building with a hipped roof, gables, a front porch, and a double bay window. A small building is behind, and trees surround the area. A.J. Eaton was the oldest...
- Eaton, Aaron J.--Homes & haunts--1900-1920.; Eaton (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Eaton--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Girl
- Studio portrait of a girl. She poses on a chair with tassels and wears a dress decorated with embroidery.
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Girl
- Studio portrait of a girl. She poses on a chair with tassels and wears a dress decorated with embroidery.
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Girl
- Studio portrait of a girl. She wears a pleated dress with ruffled shoulders and lace collar.
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Residence of A. J. Trimble, Cheyenne Wells, Colo.
- View of Albert Trimble's two-story house, Cheyenne County, Colorado; features stone block construction, intersecting gables, roof dormer, front bay, front porch with upper balustrade, imbrication, picket fence, several out buildings with steep hip...
- Trimble, Albert J.--Homes & haunts.; Cheyenne Wells (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Cheyenne Wells--1910-1920.
- August 1911
- Andrew J. Ryan has traveled distance 100 times around the world since on his fleet
- Andrew J. Ryan, a test driver for Gates Rubber Company, poses with a tape measure wrapped around a globe. He drove in the Gates' Arizona Test Fleet for nine years.
- Gates Rubber Company--People--1950-1960.; Automobile drivers--1950-1960.; Commercial products--Testing--1950-1960.; Ryan, Andrew J.
- 1957
- Rocky Mountain News Festival of Mountain and Plain
- A lithograph poster advertising the Rocky Mountain News Festival of Mountain and Plain. Shows images of a parade. The text reads: "Rocky Mountain News Festival of Mountain and Plain/ October 7th /1896/ The queen of the plains/ The king of the...
- Festivals--1870-1880.; Publicity--1870-1880.
- 1869
- Territory of Colorado, Clear Creek County, in the District Court ... [receipt].
- Document certifies that A.J. Mendenhall attended court as a witness in behalf of deft ... wherein J. Vandewort plaintiff ... ; clerk and deputy signature illegible.
- District courts--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1876.; Witnesses--Fees--Colorado--Clear Creek County.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--To 1876.
- 1876
- Main St. Littleton
- View from Prince Avenue west along Main Street (Littleton Boulevard), Littleton, Colorado, shows the commercial district busy with pedestrians, bicyclists, an electric trolley car, horse-drawn carriages and a few early automobiles. Business signs...
- Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- 1909
- 16th Street
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; shows automobiles, a horse-drawn carriage, bicyclists, pedestrians, an electric street car "Union Depot - #244," a clock, Daniels & Fisher tower construction, and signs: "The Braman Co.," "A. J....
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1909 or 1910?]
- Kokomo, Colo.
- Men and women pose beside a Denver & Rio Grande engine number "262" and freight car number "2624" in Kokomo (Summit County), Colorado. Shows the schoolhouse, frame houses with porches, and the Denver & Rio Grande railroad depot. Some of the men and...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Kokomo (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Kokomo--1880-1890.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Kokomo--1880-1890.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Kokomo--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Idaho Springs Colo., C.& S. Ry.
- Panoramic view of commercial buildings and houses in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows tracks of the Colorado Central Railroad Company, a multi-story mill or mine building with dormer windows and smokestacks, frame houses and...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1890-1900.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.; Mine...
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- Recen
- View of frame houses and road grades in the mountains above the mining town of Recen (Kokomo, Summit County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings with false fronts, mine buildings and tailings piles. Identification: "1. Stable owned by Prior...
- Recen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cites & towns--Colorado--Recen--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Recen--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1895?]
- Street view, Cripple Creek
- Street scene of frame commercial buildings (possibly First (1st) Street or Carr Avenue), Cripple Creek, Colorado; scene includes a mine cart with railing, gunny sacks, wooden barrel, two large iron pots stacked in front of buildings on snow-covered...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; False fronts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Colorado Building, Denver
- View of Colorado building at 16th (Sixteenth) and California Streets, Denver, Colorado; Braman Company (George H. Braman, 701-707 16th, men's furnisher) and A.J. (Albert J.) Stark & Company (709-711 16th, watchmaker & jeweler) located on ground...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Electric automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1902 and 1913]
- The Gold King Mine
- View of the shafthouse and power house of the Gold King Mine near Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold King Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1898]
- General view Little Bull or Raven Hill from Battle Mt.
- View of unidentified mines on Little Bull Hill or Raven Hill, Cripple Creek District, Teller County, Colorado.
- Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hills--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1898]
- Breckenridge
- A gravestone at the Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado, cemetery depicts a bird and reads: "Our baby Nora E., Dau. of R & A. J. Shock, Born July 15, 1878, Died July 29, 1878."
- Shock, Nora E., 1878--Tomb.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Gravestone, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a gravestone in the cemetery at Georgetown, Colorado, on the north end of the town. A sculpture of a sitting lamb sits on top of the stone. The inscription on the stone reads: Waldemar Son of A.J. & Augusta Youngstrom Died Nov. (??), ASSS...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1950.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Georgetown--1930- 1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Barry, Colo., from Gold Hill no. 472
- A panorama of the mining camp of Barry, Colorado, in Teller County, a component camp of Anaconda, shows a main street surrounded by wood-frame, commercial storefronts with false fronts and one-story, wood- frame, box-shaped structures with gables....
- Barry (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Barry--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Barry--1890-1900.
- April 4, 1893
- Buckingham Brothers, bankers, Boulder, Col.
- View of brick storefronts in Boulder (Boulder County) Colorado; shows men posing by display windows and signs: "Bank," "Buckingham's," "A. J. Macky," and "Holstein & Herman."
- Buckingham Brothers, Bankers--Buildings--1860-1880.; Boulder (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Banks--Colorado--Boulder--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Bundesturnfest
- The Colorado Building, 16th (Sixteenth) and California Streets, is decorated with an elaborate display of American and German flags and bunting during the 31st Bundesturnfest in Denver, Colorado. Ground floor businesses include "A. J. Stark and...
- Bundesturnfest (31st : 1913 : Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Mercantile...
- [June 1913]
- Wreck of first passenger train in Anacond [sic] F & C C RY
- View of a Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad wreck near Anaconda (Teller County), Colorado; shows men, women and children looking at wrecked passenger cars. A photographer has a box camera on a tripod.
- Anaconda (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company.
- 1894, July 9
- Valverde School
- Students of Valverde School, 2030 W. Alameda Avenue, Denver, Colorado, pose with a teacher and the school principal. Identification reads: "Front row, l - r, Eva Pellenz - teacher, Margarita Clark, Doris Gertron, Eula Sanders, Edith Mark, Marth...
- Valverde School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; School principals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Teachers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1923 and 1930?]
- California St. looking down 16th
- Pedestrians cross California Street at 16th Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on nearby buildings read: "Kedgcock & Jones," "A. J. Stark & Co.," and "[...] Life Insurance."
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Colo bldg
- View of the Colorado Building on the corner of 16th (Sixteenth) and California Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians and automobiles are in the street. Signs read: "A. J. Stark & Co.," "The Powers-Behen Co.," and "Babcock & Jones."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1925 December 31
- Colorado Bldg., Denver
- Northwestern view of the Colorado Building (also known as the Hayden, Dickinson, and Feldman Building) at 16th (Sixteenth) and California Streets in Denver, Colorado; businesses include Hedgcock & Jones Specialty Store Co., A. J. Stark & Co.,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Larimer Street
- Rooftop view of Larimer Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. A horse-drawn streetcar and buggies are on the street. Signs on nearby buildings read: "Singer Sewing Mac[hines]," "Dr. Lawr[ence]," "Gallup Standbury," "Wallpaper, Cutlery, Notions,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; City & town life--Colorado--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--1870-1880.
- [1879]
- Colorado Building
- View of the Colorado Building at 16th (Sixteenth) and California Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on the five-story building read: "Hedgecock & Jones," "The Big 5 10 and 15," "Life Insurance," "A. J. Stark & Co.," "G. H. Braman Men's...
- Colorado Building (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 190?]
- Utah- a group of squaws of the Snake tribe of Indians playing cards
- Native American (Shoshone, Snake) women play cards in Utah.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Shoshoni Indians--1870-1880.; Gambling--1870-1880.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- North Presbyterian Church
- Members of the North Presbyterian Church who include (top row): James Crabb, Glenn, Hopkins, LeRoy Elsen [?] (Director), Vernon Smith, A. J. Chamberlin, John Schwarz, Reginald Gorham [?], LeRoy Smith (second row): Mrs. Jero [?] Schwarz, Mrs....
- North Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; West Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- 1932
- Eldora pioneers, 1895
- Men and boys (early settlers) and their dogs pose in front of a log cabin in Eldora, Colorado. A two-horse team stands nearby.
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Pioneers--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Eldora, Colorado
- Several women, one man and a young boy stand in front of a log cabin near Eldora, Colorado. The cabin is a single story structure with hewn log walls, chinking, and one visible doorway. A sign over the door reads: "Call of the West." One of the...
- Eldora (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Eldora--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930]
- Carlton Hotel
- View of Hotel Carlton at 509 15th (Fifteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Mir O Bar" and "A.J. Vance. Violin Maker."
- Hotel Carlton (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1948?]
- Colorado Senate
- Composite of studio portraits of twenty-nine members of the Colorado Senate of 1885. Identification: 13. Governor B.H. Eaton; 12. Liet.-Gov. Peter W. Breene, President of Senate; R. 18. Jas. Moynahan, President Pro Tem; 7. Geo. T. Clark; R. 1 Jas...
- Colorado. General Assembly. Senate.--People--1880-1890.; Legislators--Colorado--1880-1890.
- 1885