Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Bird's Nest shaft house, Bird's Nest mine, owned by the Chicago Bird's Nest Mining Co.
- View of the shaft house and other wooden buildings of the Bird's Nest mine and two men tending an ore cart, Boulder County, Colorado. The mine was operated by the Chicago Bird's Nest Mining Company.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Boulder County--1900-1910.; Mine shafts--Colorado--Boulder County--1900-1910.; Bird Nest and Village Belle Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder...
- 1904?
- Pine Ridge Agency S.D.
- Bird's eye view west over the Native American Lakota Sioux, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota, shows people on main street, agency buildings including the boarding school on the far end, water tank, and United States Army wall tents.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton...
- 1891
- Poncho, Colo.
- Reproduction shows lithographic bird's eye view of Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado, with tree lined streets, houses, churches, commercial buildings, and trains. Printed under image: "Published by J. J. Stoner, Madison, Wis. Beck & Pauli,...
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Birdseye view of Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Bird's eye view of Cripple Creek, Colorado; plat of streets, residences and commercial buildings.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Colorado Springs map
- View of a bird's eye map of Colorado Springs, Colorado City, and Manitou (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Maps--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Colorado Springs map
- View of a bird's eye map of Colorado Springs, Colorado City, and Manitou (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880--Maps.;
- 1874
- Boys with bird's nest
- Two boys look down at the ground in the schoolyard of Gilpin School at 29th (Twenty-ninth) and Stout Streets in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. One boy holds a bird's nest; the other holds the cut-out figure of a bird. Both boys...
- Gilpin School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Birds' eggs & nests--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; School...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Bird's Eye View of Durango
- View of the town of Durango (La Plata County), Colorado. Prominent buildings include: the high school, St. Paul's German Lutheran Church, the Presbyterian church, the Methodist church, and La Plata County Courthouse. The Strater Hotel is in the...
- Durango (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Durango--1890-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Durango--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Bird's eye view, 20, Georgetown and Silverplume
- Bird's eye view of Silver Plume and Georgetown, Colorado, looking east and slightly north. The town of Silver Plume is in the closer valley, with Georgetown beyond; the High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop is clearly visible between the two towns,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1920.
- [between 1895 and 1917?]
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 76, engine type 2-8-0 and engine number 74, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight; eastbound; 15 cars. Photographed: At Three Mile Tank near Bird's Eye, Colo., June 15, 1943.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1943.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Bird's Eye.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1943
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 76, engine type 2-8-0 and engine number 74, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight; eastbound; 15 cars, 20 MPH. Photographed: Near Bird's Eye, Colo., June 15, 1943.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1943.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Bird's Eye.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1943
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 76, engine type 2-8-0 and engine number 74, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight; eastbound; 15 cars. Photographed: Above Bird's Eye, Colo., June 15, 1943.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1943.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Bird's Eye.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1943
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 76, engine type 2-8-0 and engine number 74, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight; eastbound; 15 cars. Photographed: At Three Mile Tank, near Bird's Eye, Colo., June 15, 1943.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1943.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Bird's Eye.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1943
- Bird's eye view of Canon City, Colo.
- Bird's eye view of dwellings, commercial and civic buildings between the Arkansas River and mountains in this drawing of Canon City, Colorado.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Bird's eye view of Las Animas, Bent County, Colorado
- Las Animas (Colo.)--Description and travel--Aerial--Maps.
- 1888
- Bird's eye of Manitou Springs
- and 'Park Villa,' the parterred garden of Major Hulbert. Cars are on Manitou Avenue.; Bird's eye view of Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north towards Williams Canyon and Ute Pass; shows freight cars on the Colorado Midland spur, turrets of the...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Early Manitou bird's eye
- Bird's eye view of Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking east, from the summit of Mount Manitou; shows the Cliff House, The Mansions, Manitou Bath House, and Manitou School. Grade has been cut for the D. & R. G. Railroad, no track has been laid....
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Bird's eye view of Victor Colo. from Cripple Creek trail, north
- Bird's eye view of Victor, Colorado, from Cripple Creek Trail to north; shows sparse settlement with two brick buildings, wooden frame buildings with false fronts, some log buildings, and canvas tents. Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad station...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- [1894?]
- Bird's eye view of Las Animas, Bent County, Colorado
- Las Animas (Colo.)--Aerial views.;
- 1888
- Bird's eye view of Canon City, Colo.
- Bird's eye view of dwellings, commercial and civic buildings between the Arkansas River and mountains in this drawing of Canon City, Colorado.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890--Maps.;
- 1882
- Cripple Creek up to date
- Bird's eye view of Cripple Creek, Colorado northwest from Gold Hill (possibly Anchoria-Leland Mine area) with Mount Pisgah in the background; surface mine buildings and tailings are in foreground; scene includes business commercial district with...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pisgah, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Bird's eye view northwest across Cripple Creek, Colorado with Mount Pisgah on horizon; railroad tracks are around perimeter of town.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pisgah, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1900]
- Cripple Creek, Colorado probably before 1900
- View northwest towards Mount Pisgah with bird's eye distant view of Cripple Creek, Colorado in valley; a man stands between two sets of railroad tracks near a horsedrawn wagon (possibly Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad narrow gauge tracks), scene...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pisgah, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1896]
- R.M. Skinner's Lucky Strike Ranch, Palisade, Colo., Colo. Midland Ry.
- R.M. Skinner's Lucky Strike Ranch, Palisade, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; bird's eye view of immature fruit orchard (young fruit trees) with small residence in center and off to side; G.W. Stong, jeweler and optician, sign near...
- Palisade (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Orchards--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- The Loop, near Hagerman Tunnel
- Bird's eye view of a Colorado Midland railroad trestle above Bush Creek and a hairpin curve on Hagerman Pass in Lake County, Colorado. Shows canvas tents on a hillside and freight cars on tracks in the distance.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1900.; Hagerman Pass (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Aspen, Col.
- A bird's eye view of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. Shows Aspen Mountain, the Roaring Fork River, Hallam Lake, Colorado Midland Railroad tracks, city streets and a mixture of wooden shacks and frame buildings.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1897?]
- Canon City, Colorado
- Bird's eye view map of dwellings, grid streets, commercial buildings and trees in Canon City, Colorado. The Arkansas River is in the foreground, flanked by tracks (with trains) of the Denver and Rio Grande Western and Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890--Aerial views.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890--Maps.;
- 1888
- Birds Eye view of 9th cav going to camp form drill at late Indian war at Pine Ridge Ag S.D
- Bird's eye view of the Ninth Cavalry of the U. S. Army, mounted Black buffalo soldiers ride in a long line back to their camp on the Native American Lakota Sioux, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota.
- United States. Army. Cavalry, 9th.--1890-1900.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; African Americans--Military service--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Government relations--South...
- [1890 or 1891]
- Bailiey's [sic], Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Bailey, Colorado, in Platte Canyon reached via Colorado and Southern Railway. Shows general store; wooden frame building and residence; Kiowa Lodge nestled among trees on hillside; group of men, women and children following...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; General...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Breckenridge, Colo. and the Ten Mile Range, C. & S. Ry
- Bird's eye view of Breckenridge, Colorado, and Ten Mile Range reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; shows narrow gauge track along lower base of hillside with wooden trestle, railroad depot, wooden frame buildings and residences, churches,...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Tenmile Range (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Lawson, Col.
- Bird's eye view of Lawson in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Shows Colorado Central Railroad tracks beside Clear Creek in the valley, mine buildings and tailings on a hillside and Pewabic Mountain in the distance.
- Lawson (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Lawson--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1895?]
- Lake City
- Bird's eye view of commercial buildings and houses in Lake City (Hinsdale County), Colorado. Shows the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River and smoke in the distance.
- Lake City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lake Fork (Hinsdale County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cites & towns--Colorado--Lake City--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Lake City--1880-1890.
- 1882?
- Kokomo
- Bird's eye view of buildings in Kokomo (Summit County), Colorado. Shows roads, frame structures, probably mine buildings and snow on mountains in the distance.
- Kokomo (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Kokomo--1870-1890.
- [between 1879 and 1882?]
- Ouray, Colo.
- A bird's eye view of Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado, in the Uncompahgre River Valley. Shows rooftops of commercial and residential buildings and streets.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Greeley Water Dep't. water treatment plant
- Bird's eye view of probably Greeley Water Department treatment plant holding pools in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. Shows dirt roads, buildings, mesas and concrete retaining walls around reservoirs.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Public utility companies--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1950.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1950.; Sewerage--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Bird's-eye view Black Canon [i.e. Canyon] of the Gunnison
- Bird's eye view of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Gunnison or Montrose County), Colorado. Shows Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks, a railroad bridge, and the Gunnison River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1881 and 1888?]
- Maysville, Colo
- Reproduction of a bird's eye view map of Maysville, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows dwellings, commercial and civic buildings, trains, and streets. Mountains are labelled: "Mt. Aetna" and "Mt. Shavano." Place names include: "School House," "Post...
- Maysville (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1942 and 1950?]
- View of fire, Cripple Creek
- Bird's eye view of April, 1896, fire sweeping through commercial business district of Cripple Creek, Colorado; one and two-story gabled and lean-to residences in foreground.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Arrival of Co. G. from Manill [sic]
- Bird's eye view of large crowd greeting military Company G arriving from Manilla at Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad station, Cripple Creek, Colorado; scene includes passenger train on wye, people standing atop railroad cars, and narrow gauge...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890- 1900.
- 1899 September 13
- Fremont in early days the present townsite of Cripple Creek
- Bird's eye view of early sparse settlement of Fremont, Colorado in 1891; consolidated and renamed Cripple Creek in 1892; several log buildings under construction are interspersed with several canvas tents; distant view of hillsides.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1891 November 1
- Leadville, Colo
- Bird's eye view rendering shows Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, with vignettes of municipal buildings, mining facilities, and scenery. Printing reads: "Court House, Post Office, Tabor Opera House, Central School, Ninth St. School, Seventh St....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Scene at Cripple Creek
- Bird's eye view across snow-covered residential rooftops, Cripple Creek, Colorado; residences have gable and hipped roofs; Mount Pisgah is in background.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pisgah, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Residential streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.
- 1901 June 15
- Birds Eye View of Leadville Lake County, Colo. 1879
- Bird's eye view rendering shows Leadville, Lake County, Colorado as dwellings, mining facilities, and mountains. Printing reads: "Court House, Jail, Public School, M. E. Church, Roman Catholic Church, Presbyterian Church, Office of the Daily...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek
- Bird's eye view west on Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; Mount Pisgah is in background; scene includes canvas tents, log buildings and numerous one and two-story buildings, both residential and commercial; one log frame building with side...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pisgah, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1893 or 1894]
- The central portion, Cripple Creek
- Bird's eye view across rooftops of Cripple Creek, Colorado towards Carbonate Hill and Gold Hill; scene includes Golden public school building, Saint Peters Catholic Church, and rows of flat-roof one and two- story wooden frame and brick commercial...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Cripple Creek Colo. looking east
- Bird's eye view of Cripple Creek, Colorado east from Mount Pisgah area; view is directly across Bennett Avenue with flagpole in center of street and Midland Terminal Railway station at end of Avenue; commercial and residential wooden and brick...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 or 1896]
- Cripple Creek
- Bird's eye view northwest over Cripple Creek, Colorado with Mount Pisgah in background (possibly taken from Gold Hill); residences and commercial business district are in the distance.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1900]
- Cripple Creek
- Bird's eye view of Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado, prior to construction of terrace; scene includes boardwalks, utility poles on both sides of street, business district, and one and two-story gable and flat-roof buildings; "Silver State...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1893 or 1894]
- Cripple Creek, ca. 1980's
- Bird's eye view across residential rooftops of Cripple Creek, Colorado; scene includes backside view of Teller County Courthouse and flat rooftops of brick commercial buildings.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Houses--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1989]
- Cripple Creek, Apr. 10th 1892
- Bird's eye view of early Cripple Creek, Colorado (Fremont prior to incorporation); scene includes one and two-story log and wooden frame flat and gable roof buildings and numerous canvas tents scattered throughout town and on hillsides; identified...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1892 April 10