Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Self portrait, Joseph Collier
- Photographer Joseph Collier poses for a self-portrait, possibly in Scotland or Colorado. He stands next to a podium and wears a formal Scottish kilt, jacket, hat, kilt socks, beret, sporran, full beard, and moustache.
- Photographers--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Collier, Joseph.
- [between 1860 and 1875?]
- Self portrait, Joseph Collier
- Photographer Joseph Collier poses for a self-portrait, probably in his studio on Larimer Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. He sits on a low stool and has a camera tripod leaning against his right leg. An equipment case is behind his left leg in...
- Photographers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Collier, Joseph.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mr. & Mrs. Jose Benito Córdova
- Studio portrait of José Benito Córdova and his wife Marina Rivera de Córdova of Rivera of Los Córdovas (Las Animas County), Colorado. Marina wears a dark dress with a basque decorated with bugle beads and lace, a bustle and a pleated...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Spouses.; Women.; Córdova, José Benito--Family--Pictorial works.; Córdova, Marina Rivera de--Family--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Brown Palace Hotel, Denver
- The Brown Palace was built on a triangle of land between Broadway, Tremont and 17th streets in downtown Denver, Colorado, in 1892 by Denver real estate developer Henry C. Brown, Maxcy Tabor (son of Horace Tabor) and Bill Bush, manager of the...
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Street lights--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1910?]
- Mason bogie approaching South Park
- midground near the tracks. A ridge of snow-capped mountains is in the distance. Construction of the railroad line to the top of Kenosha Pass (about 76 miles southwest of Denver) was completed on May 19, 1879.; Stereographic view of a Mason bogie...
- Kenosha Pass (Colo.); Park County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1880.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Park County--1870-1880.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Park County-- 1870-1880.
- [1879?]
- Man in row boat on Grand Lake
- A man, possibly Joseph Collier, sits in a wood row boat on the shore of Grand Lake in Grand County, Colorado. He wears a hat and has a beard. Several ridges of mountains are in the distance on the far side of the lake.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand County--1870-1880.; Rowboats--Colorado--Grand County--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1877?]
- Studio portrait
- A man poses for a half-length, studio portrait, possibly at photographer Joseph Collier's studio on Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. The man wears a bow tie, a vest and a suit coat. He has a bushy beard and no moustache.
- Men--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Studio portraits
- A man poses for a half-length, studio portrait, possibly at photographer Joseph Collier's studio on Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. The man wears a suit with a bow tie and has a full beard and moustache.
- Men--Colorado--Denver--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Studio portraits
- A man poses for a half-length, studio portrait, possibly at photographer Joseph Collier's studio on Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. He is wearing a suit coat and a bow tie. He has a long beard and moustache.
- Men--Colorado--Denver--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Councilman Martin D. Currigan
- Denver City Councilman Martin D. Currigan poses for a studio portrait, possibly at photographer Joseph Collier's studio on Larimer Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Currigan wears a wool coat over a plaid wool vest, a moustache, and a police...
- Currigan, Martin D., 1845-1900.; Politicians--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1879 and 1900?]
- Studio portrait
- A man poses for a half-length, studio portrait, possibly at photographer Joseph Collier's studio on Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. The man wears a bow tie, a vest and a suit coat. He has a closely trimmed beard and moustache.
- Men--1880-1910.
- [between 1870 and 1877?]
- J. Collier's Rocky Mountain Scenery, Main Street, Central Portraits and copying, in every style of the art from life- size downward, pictures taken all kinds of weather, satisfaction guaranteed, over 200 different views published, sales room open...
- Cardboard card is an advertisement for photographer Joseph Collier's studio in Central City, Colorado. Card shows four samples of Collier's landscape photographs and states his hours of business.
- Mountains--Colorado--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Colorado--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1877?]
- Railroad track in Clear Creek Canyon
- Stereographic view of a railroad track, probably of the Colorado Central Railroad, curving through the foreground in Clear Creek Canyon in Colorado. Large rocky cliffs stand on both sides of the track in the midground and background.
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1870-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Group of Ute Indians
- A group of Ute men and women pose for a studio portrait, possibly at photographer Joseph Collier's studio on Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. Some of the men wear feathers and beads. Four white men wearing suits stand in the back row of the...
- Ute Indians--Colorado--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Studio portrait
- A man, possibly "Rocky Mountain Joe" Sturtevant, poses for a studio portrait, possibly at photographer Joseph Collier's studio on Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. The man wears a suede trapper's jacket with tassles. He rests one arm on a...
- Men--Colorado--Denver--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Rocky point , Alpine Pass, D. & S.P.
- View of a rock retaining wall and Denver, South Park and Pacific narrow gauge railroad tracks on The Palisades, a cliff on the west side of Alpine Pass, near Alpine Station in Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Palisades, The (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cliffs.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad tracks.; Retaining walls.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- 16th & Stout Streets, Denver
- View of the intersection of 16th and Stout Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Women with puffed shirt sleeves and skirts and men in suits and hats are in the street near horse-drawn wagons, a bicycle, and trolley tracks. Multi-story commercial...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1897?]
- 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?]
- Beaver Station
- View of Beaver Brook Station, on Beaver Brook (or Beaver Creek), Clear Creek Line, Colorado Central Railroad, Jefferson County, Colorado. Shows the two story depot, dance pavilion, wood water tank and coal shed. Several people stand on the depot...
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Beaver Brook (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1870-1880.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1870-1880.;...
- [between 1875 and 1878]
- The canon descends at an average of a hundred and fifty feet per mile
- View along Clear Creek, at Huntsman Bridge of the Clear Creek Line, Colorado Central Railroad, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows the edge of wooden bridge built up on a stone block foundation.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.; Streams--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Bridge at Huntsman's
- View of Huntsman Bridge, Clear Creek Line, Colorado Central Railroad, just west of Chimney Gulch, on Clear Creek, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows the edge of wooden railroad bridge built up on a stone block foundation and rocky canyon walls.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.; Streams--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Eureka St., Central
- View east down Eureka Street, Central City, Colorado, shows the Teller House on the right and the Register Block on the left. Several men stand on the boardwalk near a barbershop pole. Horse drawn wagons are on the muddy tracked street.
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1878]
- Grand Lake looking north
- View along beach of Grand Lake (8,000 feet), Grand County, Colorado, includes a small basket on edge of water, a burro drinking and mountains in background.
- Grand Lake (Colo. :Lake)--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand Lake--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Green Lake, looking west
- View across Green Lake, Clear Creek County, Colorado, shows a evergreen and mountain reflection, with a mountain slope in background.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Green Lake (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.; Reflections--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Long's Peak from Lily Lake
- View of Lily Lake, Larimer County, Colorado, includes the lake with water lilies and a reflection of Longs Peak and fluffy clouds.
- Larimer County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Lily Lake (Larimer County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Larimer County--1870-1880.; Reflections--Colorado--Larimer County--1870-1880.; Water...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Lake St. Mary, looking west
- View from a rock outcropping, Lake St. Mary, Clear Creek County, Colorado, shows the lake water level low and mountains in distance.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Saint Marys Lake (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Home of William Church
- View of Mr. William Church's house at 10th (Tenth) and Corona Streets in Denver, Colorado; a stone castle with a battlemented corner tower.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Church, William, cattleman--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Georgetown
- Stereograph view of Georgetown, Colorado, looking south; shows a wooden structure through which a mining pulley goes up Griffith Mountain, the Methodist Church, the old school, smoking smelter on Chimney Rock, and city blocks that are fenced fields.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1877?]
- Baby in Central City
- A small baby is posed for a studio portrait in Central City, Colorado. The baby wears a dark gown with embroidery and white fringe at the cuffs and hem sits on a fur-covered cloth, leaning with its right arm against an upholstered armrest. The baby...
- Central City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Infants--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.
- [1910?]
- Silver bricks
- Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company workers pose by stacked silver ingots in Empire Forks, Clear Creek County, Colorado; metallurgist Richard Pearce is to the left.
- Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company--1870-1880.; Metallurgists--Colorado--Empire Forks--1870-1880.; Empire Forks (Colo.); Mining--Colorado--Empire Forks--1870-1880.; Silver--Colorado--Empire Forks--1870-1880.;...
- 1875
- Georgetown, Alpine Street
- View west down Alpine Street (later 6th Street) Georgetown, Colorado. Dirt street lined with wood frame false front businesses and a few brick buildings. Horse-drawn wagons fill street in distance. Republican Mountain slope in background.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- 1875
- Clear Creek Series - Russell Gulch
- Gold miners aim water jets at embankments in this Russell Gulch, Gilpin County, Colorado placer mine; men watch the hydraulic mining operation.
- Russell Gulch (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Russell Gulch--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Russell Gulch--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1970]
- Mining machinery Caribou Mill
- A miner poses indoors near the hoist of the Caribou Mine and Mill in Boulder County, Colorado. The machinery includes cables, flywheels, and a friction drum.
- Caribou Mine.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Caribou Shaft (Boulder County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Boulder County--1870-1880.; Interiors--Colorado--Boulder County--1870-1880.; Miners--Colorado--Boulder...
- [between 1870 and 1874]
- Fifteenth Street, Denver
- View of 15th (Fifteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; shows businesses, homes, storefronts, and a horse and buggy. Sign reads: "Sign Painting."
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.
- [between 1879 and 1889?]
- Tabor theater interior
- Interior view of the Tabor theater in Denver, Colorado; shows seats, ornate arches, plaster borders, a ceiling cove, box seats, the proscenium, painted screens, and a Roman battle scene.
- Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1881 and 1900?]
- First view bedroom of Miss Mary McLean Bancroft Dr. F. J. Bancroft residence 1755 Grant
- Interior view of the Bancroft house in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a bed, wicker rocking chair, dresser, pillows, and framed art including a Winslow Homer watercolor.
- Bancroft, Mary McLean--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- between 1890 and 1895?
- East room drawing room residence of Dr. F. J. Bancroft residence 1755 Grant
- Interior view of the Bancroft house in Denver, Colorado; decor includes an Oriental rug, chintz wallpaper, a steamboat screen, a hanging lamp, framed art, a curio cabinet, an Empire chair.
- Bancroft, F. J.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Drawing rooms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- between 1890 and 1900?
- Second view of music room south. Middle room Dr. F. J. Bancroft residence 1755 Grant
- Interior view of the Bancroft house in Denver, Colorado; decor includes an Empire chair, carved wood furniture, a rocking chair, framed art, a Norfolk Pine, and a rubber tree.
- Bancroft, F. J.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- between 1890 and 1900?
- West bedroom of the doctor in Dr. F. J. Bancroft residence 1755 Grant, Denver
- Interior view of the F.J. Bancroft house in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a bed with a lace spread, lamps, a dresser, framed art, crystal, and a porcelain lion.
- Bancroft, F. J.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- between 1890-1900
- Front room drawing room in rear 1755 Grant - owned by Dr. & Mrs. F. J. Bancroft - Denver
- Interior view of the F. J. Bancroft house in North Capitol Hill Denver, Colorado; decor includes chintz wallpaper, Empire chairs, hanging lamps, brocade drapes, framed art, and Oriental carpets.
- Bancroft, F. J.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Living rooms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- between 1890-1895
- Fourth view east bedroom of Mary McLean Bancroft Dr. F. J. Bancroft residence 1755 Grant, Denver
- Interior view of the Bancroft house in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a bed with a lace spread, lamps, a fireplace, framed art, a tea set, a porcelain clock, and portraits including Jesus.
- Bancroft, F. J.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- between 1890-1900
- Third view of bedroom before giving to Mary McLean Bancroft - Dr. F. J. Bancroft residence 1755 Grant
- Interior view of the Bancroft house in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a bed with carved headboard, a fireplace, framed art, a tea set, a hanging lamp, and a porcelain clock.
- Bancroft, F. J.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- between 1890-1900
- Front room - drawing room 1755 Grant owned by Dr. & Mrs. F. J. Bancroft
- Interior view of the Bancroft house in Denver, Colorado; decor includes chintz wallpaper, a hanging lamp, brocade upholstery, porcelain, crystal, framed art, silhouettes, vases, and a folding chair.
- Bancroft, F. J.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Drawing rooms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- between 1890-1900
- Second bedroom of Miss Mary McLean Bancroft in 1890's - Dr. F. J. Bancroft residence in 1755 Grant
- Interior view of the Bancroft house in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a wicker chair, ceiling coves, a hanging lamp, and framed art.
- Bancroft, Mary McLean--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- between 1890 and 1900
- Middle room, music room F.J. Bancroft 1890's Bancroft residence 1755 Grant
- Interior view of the Bancroft house in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a piano, Oriental rugs, a hanging lamp, a potted palm, china bowls, framed art, and upholstered chairs.
- Bancroft, F. J.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Music rooms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- between 1890 and 1900
- Back room library Bancroft residence 1755 Grant
- Interior view of the F. J. Bancroft house in Denver, Colorado; decor includes Oriental rugs, a hanging lamp, a taxidermied heron, ewers, a Buddha, framed art, and upholstered chairs.
- Bancroft, F. J.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- between 1890 and 1900
- Bedroom of Mrs. F.J. Bancroft 1890's in Bancroft residence 1755 Grant
- Interior view of Mrs. F.J. Bancroft's bedroom in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a rocking chair, bed, desk, fireplace, lace coverlets, and a sampler: "Who Loved Me and Gave Himself to Me."
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- between 1890 and 1900
- William Church residence
- View of the William Church house at 10th (Tenth) Avenue and Corona Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The rusticated stone house has a tower, turret, and tile roof.
- Church, William, cattleman--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Marcus J. Stafford
- Head and shoulder portrait of Marcus J. Stafford, Aspen, Colorado; wearing a tweed suit with narrow lapels, vest, high-collared shirt, bow tie, and a hat; watch chain hangs from a vest button hole.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Stafford, Marcus J.
- [about 1895?]
- Black Hawk
- View of Gregory Street businesses and buildings in Black Hawk (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows railroad tracks, timber piles, wagons, and frame houses. Signs on brick or frame commercial buildings read: "Liquor Store, Jason E. Scobey," "Black Hawk...
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1880.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1880.; Trestles--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1880.
- [1878]