Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Fort Collins, Colo
- Bird's-eye rendering of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, shows dwellings, churches, schools, businesses, trains, and tilled fields. Mountains are in the background.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Eldorado Springs bird's-eye view
- The bird's-eye view of the resort in Eldorado Springs, Colorado, shows the two swimming pools, South Boulder Creek, Crazy Staircases, and the cottages that were available for rent. People are gathered around the pool to watch swimmers and divers.
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Resorts--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1900-1910.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1909]
- Birdseye of Denver
- A northwestward, bird's-eye view of downtown Denver, Colorado; County Courthouse is the predominant structure at left-center of image (built 1883 at 16th & Tremont); Brown Palace Hotel at far right (opened 1892 at 17th & Broadway).
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Courthouses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1892 and 1901]
- Cripple Creek, Colorado after first fire
- Bird's-eye view of Cripple Creek, Colorado after first fire on April 25, 1896; view possibly west of town taken from hillside near Midland Terminal Station; possibly Bennett Avenue area; many commercial business buildings still remain.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1990.
- [1896]
- Quartz Hill and Nevadaville
- Reproduction of an engraving of Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, consists of dwellings, commercial buildings, and mining facilities. Mines include: Pease-Kansas, Missouri La Crosse-Burroughs, Berryman-Kansas, Illinois Phil'a and...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1878?]
- The Loop, Georgetown
- Bird's-eye view of Colorado and Southern's narrow gauge track in Clear Creek Canyon from Georgetown, Colorado, including the High Bridge (300 feet long, 96 feet above Clear Creek and set on a two percent grade) and the Loop; trains on tracks...
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1940.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1940.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1899 and 1935]
- Boulder, Colo.
- Bird's-eye view of Boulder, Colorado, in summer including dome of Courthouse; University of Colorado's Old Main, Library, and Hale Science Building (center left); and Mt. St. Gertrude Academy with Chautauqua Park above (center right) to Flatirons;...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1920.; University of Colorado (Boulder campus)
- [between 1900 and 1915]
- Western History Subject Index
- Bird's-eye lode. Jefferson county, Colorado
- Denver, Colorado, 1874
- Denver (Colo.)--Maps.
- 1874
- Bird's-eye view of Denver, 1887
- Denver (Colo.)--Maps.
- 1887
- The Great Plains, on Union Pacific system
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Aerial views.; Railroads--Great Plains--Aerial views.
- 189-?]
- Map of great western Central City
- G9930 1887 .K6; Central City (Imaginary place)--Aerial views--Maps.
- c1887
- World's pictorial line birdseye views in the Rocky Mountains reached via the Union Pacific, the Overland Route
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Maps, Pictorial.; Railroad travel--Colorado--Maps, Pictorial.; Railroad travel--Rocky Mountains--Maps, Pictorial.; Railroad travel--Utah--Maps, Pictorial.; Railroad travel--Wyoming--Maps, Pictorial.; Colorado 1893.;...
- c1893
- Annual: East Denver High School, 1917
- 1917 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1917
- Western History Subject Index
- Flett J H
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 48, 1910 November 26
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 27, 1911 July 1
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 39, 1911 September 23
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 13, 1912 March 30
- Municipal Facts: Volume 8 Numbers 9 and 10, 1925 November-December
- History of Denver
- Bird's-eye view of Almont, Gunnison County, Colorado
- Aerial view of Almont (Gunnison County), Colorado; shows the confluence of the Taylor and Slate (East) Rivers, and the Gunnison River. Bridges and Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks span the water; houses, cabins, the Depot, and fruit trees dot...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Almont (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Slate River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Taylor River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Almont--1880-1900.; Railroad...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Bird's-eye view, Somerset, Colo.
- Hand-colored view of the mining community of Somerset in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows company houses with hipped roofs. Industrial mining buildings are in the distance. Smoke stacks extend from roof of the powerhouse.
- Somerset (Colo.)--1880-1920.; Cites & towns--Colorado--Somerset--1880-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Somerset--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920?]
- Bird's-eye view, Somerset, Colo.
- Aerial view of the mining community of Somerset in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows company houses with hipped roofs. Industrial mining buildings are in the distance. Smoke stacks extend from roof of the powerhouse.
- Somerset (Colo.)--1880-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Somerset--1880-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Somerset--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920?]
- 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?]
- 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
- 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]
- 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]
- 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 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 from the mines on Gold Hill
- Distant view of Cripple Creek, Colorado from Gold Hill with Mount Pisgah in background; mine headframe and wooden frame surface buildings are in foreground.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pisgah, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1895 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
- Cripple Creek, Colorado in its heyday
- Bird's eye view northwest towards Cripple Creek, Colorado from Anchoria-Leland Mine on Gold Hill with Mount Pisgah in the background; Moon Anchor Mine surface building, smelter and hoist are in foreground; scene includes railroad tracks past the...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pisgah, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1897 and 1900]
- 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
- Bird's eye view of Cripple Creek, Colorado; flat-roof one and two-story brick commercial business buildings are in the distance; residences are scattered across hillside; mine tailings or dumps are in foreground.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- General view of Fremont
- Illustration depicts bird's eye view of Fremont, Colorado prior to incorporation as Cripple Creek; scene includes many one and two-story residences across hillside.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Old-town, Cripple Creek, Colo. June 13-96
- View of Cripple Creek, Colorado, old town area still under reconstruction after fires of April, 1896; scene includes one-story gable roof residences and buildings, canvas tents, piles of lumber or boards, and public school building; signs painted...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1896 June 13
- View of Cripple Creek
- Bird's eye view of sparsely settled south Cripple Creek, Colorado with mines and tailings in the background; scene includes Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad box cars, one-story gable roof wooden frame residences and buildings, and stage road...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [1894?]
- Cripple Creek, Colo. from Anchoria-Leland Mine on Gold Hill looking north-west
- Bird's eye view northwest towards Cripple Creek, Colorado from Anchoria-Leland Mine on Gold Hill; scene includes Moon Anchor Mine surface building, smelter and hoist, Golden and McKinley public school buildings, National Hotel, Saint Nicholas...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pisgah, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1897 September 15
- 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]
- Looking up the Purgatoire River from Simpsons Rest
- View of Trinidad, Colorado, from Simpson's Rest. A man stands on a ledge of a rock escarpment looking towards the northeast end of the town below. Several dwellings are visible, some have hipped or cross gabled roofs. The plains recede into the...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Aerial - Gates plant
- Reproduction shows a bird's eye view (pencil drawing) of the Gates Rubber Plant, Denver, Colorado. Title reads: "Home of Gates Half Sole Tires, Denver, Colorado."
- Gates Rubber Company--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Factories--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rubber industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- 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
- Bachelor City, Colo.
- Evergreen trees in the foreground obstruct this panoramic view of the town of Bachelor City, in Mineral County, Colorado. The houses of the small community are concentrated on one end of the town, with an evergreen forest on the other end. A large...
- Bachelor (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Creede, Colorado
- From above a mill in the town of Creede, Colorado, the steep mountainsides that surround the town show. The buildings of the town are on the snow-covered valley floor and another mill is at the base of the mountain.
- Creede (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Creede--1900-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Creede--1900-1910.
- 1901