Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Family portrait
- Studio portrait of a family; a man and woman pose with boys and girls.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Families--Colorado--Rifle--1920-1930.
- Haying on the Egry Ranch
- A hay loader is beside a haystack in a meadow at Charles Egry's ranch in Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. A man is beside a team of horses and a hay rake.
- Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Harvesting--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.; Hay stacks--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.; Egry, Charles--Homes & haunts.
- Sultan Mt., Baker's Park
- View of the Animas Valley, the Animas River, snow on Sultan Mountain, and Silverton (Bakers Park) in the distance (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows rock formations, a dirt road, and trees. A man stands by a wooden bridge.
- Animas River (Colo. and N.M. )--1880-1890.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Sultan Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.; Rock...
- Kepner Hall
- View of the Kepner Hall building at the Colorado State College of Education (later University of Northern Colorado) in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. The stone and brick classical-style building has fluted columns, dentils and a pedimented...
- Colorado State College of Education--Buildings--1930-1950.; Greeley (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Educational facilities--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1950.; Teachers' colleges--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1950.
- Sunrise, headframe
- View of a headframe and mine buildings and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad ore cars that read: "CB & Q" on tracks at the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company owned Sunrise Mine in Platte County, Wyoming. Shows cogs and pulleys between the head frame...
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--1930-1950.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1930-1950.; Platte County (Wyo.)--1930-1950.; Mining--Wyoming--Platte County--1930-1950.; Railroad freight cars--Wyoming--Platte County--1930-1950.
- Smuggler mine, Aspen
- Interior view of the inside of probably the Smuggler Mine, Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. Men wear hats and pose next to a mounted diamond drill.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Smuggler Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Drilling & boring machinery--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- Mormon Temple and Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Utah
- View of the Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) Temple, Tabernacle and Assembly Hall in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows the arched and round windows and spires of the Gothic style Temple, the oval dome roof of the...
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Buildings--1900-1910.; Salt Lake Temple--1900-1910.; Tabernacle (Salt Lake City, Utah)--1900-1910.; Mormon temples--Utah--Salt Lake County--1900-1910.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1900-1910.; Temple Square...
- Harvest scene near Brookings, South Dakota
- Workers harvest hay on a farm near Brookings, South Dakota. A farm house, horse-drawn equipment and a hay wagon are near the work site.
- Brookings (S.D.)--1880-1890.; Farms--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1890.; Harvesting--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1890.; Hay--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1890.
- Yellowstone Canon
- A view of a wall of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (Wyo.)--1870-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.; National Parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.
- Pikes Peak, Colorado, from near Manitou Park
- A view of the Pikes Peak from Manitou Park in Teller County, Colorado. Shows a meadow with barns, a split rail fence, and piles of lumber.
- Manitou Park (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.
- Indians AND Anglos on horseback riding near tipis
- Men (some in Native American headdresses) ride horses near tepees in (probably) Colorado; people look on, telegraph poles are in the background.
- Babies on the couch
- Portrait of two children on a couch in Denver, Colorado. One wears a dress and the other wears a gown.
- Sunshine Peak from Illium Curve
- View of Sunshine Peak from San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows a Denver and Rio Grande railroad loop around a small ranch with frame buildings, pole fence, and a bridge.
- Portrait of Joseph Barter and his accordion
- Full-length studio portrait of a man identified as Joseph Barter and his accordion. He wears a dark wool suit and stands with is elbow resting on a stone pillar. An accordion sits on top of the pillar.
- Accordions--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.; Barter, Joseph.
- Western History Subject Index
- Chinese in Denver
- Western History Subject Index
- Santa Fe, New Mexico
- The life and times of Hon. Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and Republican candidate for the vice-presidency.
- 1884 Corbett & Ballenger's 12th Annual Denver City Directory.
- Colorado portrait and biography index : gathered and arranged from histories, magazines, newspaper files, land records, and many other sources, 1931, 1932, 1933, Denver.
- Index originally created by Henrietta Bromwell in 1933 of 31,000 items regarding biographies and portraits of politicians, miners, club women, newspaper editors, artists, businessmen, legislators, early settlers, settlements, mines, geographical...
- Colorado--Biography.
- 1933, 2005
- Portrait of a woman
- Portrait of an unidentified woman with an elaborate gilt frame. She wears a red velvet dress with a low neckline, blue ribbons in her hair and on her sleeves. She holds a small bouquet of flowers.
- Women--1740-1750.
- 1740
- Spoon
- Shows a spoon made of buffalo horn of the Native American Santee Sioux, Mt. Vara River, Nebraska.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1800-1810.; Santee Indians--Arts & crafts--1800-1810.; Spoons--1800-1810.
- 1800
- Jacquard coverlet
- Woven bedspread, in navy blue and white, has a floral pattern with border.
- Bedspreads--1840-1850.
- 1846
- Jacquard coverlet
- Woven bedspread, in navy blue and white, has a floral pattern with border.
- Bedspreads--1840-1850.
- 1848
- Maternal solitude
- Landscape painting with cattle and coyotes; wood gilt frame.
- Cattle--1840-1850.
- 1848
- Coverlet
- Woven jacquard coverlet, made of blue wool and cotton wefts with cotton warp threads in the double weave technique. American spread eagle in each corner, overall geometric floral pattern and words: "United We Stand, Divided We Fall", "Eve Nellis,...
- Bedspreads--1850-1860.
- 1858
- Nevadaville, Colorado
- A landscape oil painting of Nevadaville, Colorado by Mary Achey. Buildings are in the valley below a range of mountains. Trees dot the landscape and the sky is clear blue and plains can be seen behind the mountains. The frame is gilded and molded...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- 1860
- Pitcher
- Shows a Native American (Jicarilla Apache) micaceous clay pitcher. The pitcher has a handle and an indented neck.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Jicarilla Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Pitchers--1860-1870.; Pottery--1860-1870.
- 1860
- Arapahoe-Cheyenne encampment, Denver
- An oil painting of an Arapahoe-Cheyenne encampment in Denver, Colorado by Ester Yates Frazier. The painting is of a plains landscape with mountains in the background, native american figures, teepees and sky with clouds; the view is westward from...
- Arapaho Indians--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Cheyenne Indians--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Indian encampments--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1861 April
- Falstaff
- Painting depicts Benedict Debarr in the role of Shakespeare's Sir John Falstaff (seated).
- Debarr, Ben.; Actors--1860-1870.; Falstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character)
- 1862
- Taken after a snowstorm
- Men stand and pose in the snow-covered street at the corner of 15th (Fifteenth) and Larimer Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Men wear short-crowned hats and long overcoats. Signs read: "H.J. Brendlinger Tobacco & Cigars" and "C.A. Cook & Co....
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1863 October 22
- Central City
- View of frame houses and buildings on Main and Eureka Streets in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Buildings have gabled roofs or false fronts and signs read: "Concert Hall, Billiard Rooms," "J.H. Lutz, Star Store," and "Drug Store." The...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- 1863 or 1864
- Central City, Colorado Territory
- Panoramic view of frame and brick buildings on Main Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows houses and businesses with gabled roofs and false fronts and signs that read: "O.K. Store, Wholesale & Retail," "Central City Bakery,"...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Planters House
- View of people, horses, and covered wagons on a dirt street in Denver, Colorado. Shows men, carriages, and wagons in front of the Planters' House building; a two-story, frame hotel and stage stop at the corner of 16th (Sixteenth) Street and Blake...
- Overland Stage Line--Buildings--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.;...
- 1864
- Black Hawk, Colorado
- Panoramic view of frame and brick buildings on Gregory Street in Blackhawk (Black Hawk), Gilpin County, Colorado. Shows the Presbyterian Church with a spire on a hillside, and commercial buildings with signs that read: "Wholesale & Retail...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Empire City, C.T.
- Panoramic view of log cabins and frame buildings in Empire (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Businesses have false fronts, and a reservoir is on the West Fork of Clear Creek.
- Empire (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Empire--1860-1870.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Empire--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Montgomery C.T.
- View of log, frame, and probably mine buildings in Montgomery (Park County), Colorado. Cabins have log or sod roofs, stone chimneys, and metal pipes. Shows a wooden water wheel and timber piles between houses. A commercial building sign reads:...
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.; Log cabins--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Waterfalls at Montgomery, C.T.
- View of a wooden water wheel and an arrastre used for grinding ore in Montgomery (Park County), Colorado. A flume and probably a wooden platform are on the hillside near waterfalls and a creek.
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Grinding wheels--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.; Streams--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.;...
- 1864
- Montgomery
- Panoramic view of log and frame houses, mine buildings, and a lake near the Middle Fork of the South Platte River in Montgomery (Park County), Colorado. Shows snow-covered mountains in probably the Tenmile Range.
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1860-1870.; South Platte River, Middle Fork (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.; Log cabins--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.; Mine...
- 1864
- Quirt
- A leather Native American (Cheyenne?) quirt (a riding whip) with metal bands on the splayed ends, a brass and steel buckle, and sinew. The quirt was found in Sand Creek.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Whips--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Moccasin
- A pair of Native American (Cheyenne?) buffalo hide moccasins. They are undecorated, sewn and have ankle flaps.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1860-1870.; Moccasins--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Powder flask
- A metallic powder flask found by George Squires at Sand Creek. The front of the flask has a decorative image of an elk next to a tree.
- Powder flasks--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Denver, 1864
- Panoramic view of brick and frame commercial buildings in downtown Denver, Colorado and the flooded South Platte River nearby. Shows the brick Denver Mint building at 16th (Sixteenth) Street and Market Street and businesses on probably Larimer...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1864 May 19
- Great flood in Denver, May 19th, 1864
- View of frame and brick commercial buildings and houses near downtown Denver, Colorado and the flooded South Platte River and Cherry Creek. People stand beside Cherry Creek near a brick building with a sign that reads: "Drugs, Chemicals, Paints,...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.;...
- 1864 May 19
- Denver flood
- View of brick and frame houses and commercial buildings in Denver and Auraria during a Cherry Creek and South Platte River flood. A brick house near the standing water of Cherry Creek has a gabled rood and gingerbread details. Signs on flooded...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.;...
- 1864 May 19
- Great flood in Denver, May 19th, 1864
- People and horses stand beside an eroded Larimer street during a flood of Cherry Creek in Denver, Colorado. Shows brick and frame commercial buildings in Auraria and the flooded South Platte River. Piles of probably people's belongings are beside a...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.;...
- 1864 May 19
- Central City
- View of Eureka Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Men and horse-drawn wagons are in the dirt street near lumber piles. Signs on businesses read: "Drug St[ore]," "Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods," "Hardware, Stoves & Tin Ware," "Book...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- 1865
- When I first crossed the plains in 1865, Chs. S. Stobie
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist. He wears a wide brimmed hat, short hair and is clean shaven. He wears a coat decorated with piping and a tie and stickpin.
- Artists--American--1860-1870.; Military scouts.; Rifles.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- 1865 June 1
- Pearl St., 13th looking west
- Men and women pose on Pearl Street at the intersection of 13th (Thirteenth) Street in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. People are on the porch of the two-story Colorado House hotel with a gabled roof. The first brick commercial building in...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Boulder--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Boulder--1860-1870.; Corrals--Colorado--Boulder--1860-1870.; Hotels--Colorado--Boulder--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Boulder--1860-1870.
- 1866
- Mrs. Henry P. H. Bromwell
- A oil portrait of Mrs. Henry P. H. Bromwell by George Wright. Mrs. Bromwell is seated, has long black curls and wears a black dress with red lace. She sits on a brown sofa and there are red flowers in the background.
- Women--1860-1870.; Bromwell, Henrietta E. (Henrietta Elizabeth)
- 1866
- Central City, Colorado
- View of frame and brick buildings on Main Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Two-story commercial buildings with flat roofs have signs that read: "Connor House," "Roworth & Co. Hardware, Groceries," "City Bookstore," "Pharmacy,...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- 1869