Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- North Denver Villa Park Telephone
- The town [sic] of Alpine Tunnel, 1944
- View east of the ruins of buildings and abandoned tracks at Alpine Tunnel, (11,545 feet) Gunnison County, Colorado, includes the hand hewn stone Granite Hotel and engine house, wood frame operator's shack and the combination depot, dining room and...
- Alpine Station (Colo. : Locale)--1940-1950.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Gunnison County--1930-1940.; Telegraph offices--Colorado--Gunnison County--1930-1940.
- 1944
- Bellefonte Central # 7 on rear of train, before engine coupled on, State College, PA
- View of Bellefonte Central Railroad combination car #7 on the rear of a freight train near State College (Centre County), Pennsylvania. Letters on the combination car read: "Bellefonte Central." The consist includes boxcars and gondola cars.
- Bellefonte Central Railroad Company--1930-1940.; College Station (Pa.)--1930-1940.; Railroad freight cars.; Railroad passenger cars.; Railroads.
- 1939 September 16
- Five Points Area Residents' Survey
- D&RGW combination coach baggage 552
- Side view of Denver and Rio Grande Western combination coach and baggage car 552, Burnham Shops, Denver railroad yards, Colorado; lettering on car reads: "Baggage Railway Express Agency 552." Spare and scrap parts are in piles in foreground.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- July 1944
- Western History Subject Index
- Big five combination
- Bobo McIntosh and Barton Sub thru Bryn Mawr: Breenlow Park block 47
- Union Station from River Front Park
- View of Union Station (1894 : Van Brunt and Howe , remodeled 1912 : Gove and Walsh) from the cable-stayed suspension pedestrian bridge the Denver Millennium Bridge in River Front Park in the Union Station neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The Denver...
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver Millennium Bridge (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Railroad stations.; Pedestrian bridges.; Cityscapes.; Union Station (Denver,...
- 2002
- Gebhard Mansion
- View of the Gebhard Mansion (1883) at 2253 Downing Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the east and west elevations of the asymmetrical, two-story, residence in a combination of the Italianate and Second Empire Style....
- Smith family--Homes & haunts--1970-1980.; Gebhard, Henry--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses.; Mansions.; Gebhard, Henry--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Smith family--Homes and...
- [between 1975 and 1980?]
- Windsor Hotel, Del Norte, Colo.
- View of the Windsor Hotel located at the southeast corner of Grande Avenue (U.S. 160) and Columbia Street, Del Norte, Colorado. The basic structure of the two-story Italianate style hotel is constructed of rhyolite from local quarries. The hotel...
- Windsor Hotel (Del Norte, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Hotels--Colorado--Del Norte--2010-2020.; Del Norte (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Windsor Hotel (Del Norte, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Colorado--Del Norte--Pictorial works.; Del Norte (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 2011
- Dunraven Cottage, Estes Park, Colo.
- View of the ca.1872 Dunraven Cottage located at 890 Fish Creek Road., Estes Park, Colo. After a first hunting trip to Estes Park, Lord Dunraven has this irregular stone and frame house built. It includes a combination hip and gable roof which...
- Dwellings--Colorado--Estes Park--1980-1990.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Dunraven, Windham Thomas Wyndham-Quin, Earl of, 1841-1926--Dwellings--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Estes Park--Pictorial works.; Estes Park (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1988
- Municipal Facts Bi-Monthly: Volume 5 Numbers 5 and 6, 1922 May-June
- Municipal Facts: Volume 6 Numbers 3 and 4, 1923 March-April
- L.C. Phipps residence, Denver, Colorado, tennis court, exterior, east front
- View of the tennis pavilion on the grounds of the Lawrence Cowle Phipps home in the Belcaro Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick and stone structure is a combination of Tudor and Mediterranean styles and features a glassed roof over the...
- Phipps, Lawrence Cowle, 1862-1958--Homes & haunts.; Belcaro (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Tennis courts--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933 October
- Interstate [sic] Bank vault, Denver
- A man stands and poses at an open iron gate to the vault at The International Trust Company Bank on 17th (Seventeenth) and California Streets in Denver, Colorado. Interior view shows steel walls, safety deposit boxes, combination locks and a ramp...
- International Trust Company--Facilities--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Safety-deposit boxes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Vaults (Strong...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Interstate Bank
- A man stands and poses behind a closed iron gate to the vault at The International Trust Company Bank on 17th (Seventeenth) and California Streets in Denver, Colorado. The interior view shows steel walls, safety deposit boxes, combination locks, a...
- International Trust Company--Facilities--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Gates--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Vaults (Strong rooms)--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Interior of a parlor
- Interior view of a parlor in Leadville, Colorado; shows an ornate combination book case with a beveled mirror, a writing desk and a library case filled with glasses, a decanter, liquor bottles, a vase, and photographs. The writing desk has a open...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Parlors--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Elks Club, Ouray Colo.
- Exterior view of the two-story, brick Elks Club building located on Main Street between Fourth (4th) and Fifth (5th) Avenues in Ouray, Colorado; "BPOE 492" (Lodge no. 492) carved on front (built in 1904, combination of French Queen Anne and...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- Ouray, Colo.
- Excursionists sit under a tree, near Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. A combination Denver and Rio Grande freight and passenger train is in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Sightseers--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Salida parlor
- This residence in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, has framed photographs and portraits on interior walls, ingrain or oriental rugs on wood floor, a combination bookcase with crystal, china plates, and a fruitbowl. Ruffled pillows are needleworked...
- Reed organs--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Embroidery--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Salidans at home
- People play cards in their lavishly furnished parlour in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. The interior includes ingrain carpet, framed pictures, a combination bookcase, china, crystal, and embroidery. A pillow with Masonic symbols reads:...
- Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Card games--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Living rooms--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Parlors--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Salidans at home
- People play cards in their lavishly furnished parlour in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. The interior includes ingrain carpet, framed pictures, a combination bookcase, china, crystal, and embroidery. A pillow with Masonic Symbols reads:...
- Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Card games--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Living rooms--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Parlors--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Dunton - Emma Mine
- Panorama view of dilapidated mine buildings and log cabins near the Emma Mine, Dolores County, Colorado.
- Dolores County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Dolores County--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Dolores County--1940-1950.
- 1950
- Poster ad from Georgetown Courier
- Copy of an advertisement that appeared in the April 1, 1886 edition of the Georgetown Courier. Ad reads "2d Silver Benefit McClellan Opera House, One Night Only. Saturday Evening, April 3d. The Only and Original Buffalo Bill Hon. W.F. Cody, Late...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1900 and 1925?]
- Glenwood Springs, Colo., Colo. Midland Ry.
- Right side of panorama over Glenwood Springs, Colorado; shows the business district, brick buildings, the Colorado Midland spur across the Roaring Fork River on a combination trestle and Howe truss bridge, Denver and Rio Grande's depot with twin...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- [between 1908 and 1910]
- Pullman, "Tryphosa"
- Rear view of Pullman "Tryphosa," an all wood, eight section lounge with open platform observation on the rear of the first Scenic Limited train, Denver & Rio Grande Railroad at Burnham Shops, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad lounge cars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1906 June 2
- La ventana dedicada a la finada Josefita O. Barela, y el altar de la parroquia de Trinidad, Colo.
- Interior view of Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Roman Catholic) in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows the stained glass window, altar and pews. The twelve pointed rose window is a combination of circles and florets. High wainscoting...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Catholic churches.--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- 1911
- Ind-San Juan, biog., groups (unident)
- Studio portrait of a group of unidentified Native Americans from San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico. The girls wear woven dresses and shawls with bead necklaces, moccasins and leggings. The men and a boy wear a combination of traditional and Euro-American...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--Children--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; Tewa Indians--Women--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; San Juan Pueblo...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ind-San Juan, biog., groups (unident)
- Studio portrait of an unidentified group of the San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico, with two white boys, wearing collars and cuffs with ruffles, propping up a Native American baby between them. A women and a girl wear woven dresses and shawls with...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--Children--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; Tewa Indians--Women--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; San Juan Pueblo...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ada Shaw (Clear Day) Kiwena, Wasas
- Studio portrait of Native American Wichita family, including Ada Shaw (Clear Day) Kiwena, Wasack (? Growing Horn), and children; they wear a combination of Euro-American and traditional dress; one women holds a baby in a cradleboard; a man wears a...
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Wichita Indians--Women--1890-1900.; Cradleboards--1890-1900.; Kiwena, Wichita Indian.; Wasack, Wichita Indian.; Shaw, Ada.
- 1898
- Chief Kicking Bear, Young Man Afraid, Chief of all Sioux's [sic] Standing Bear
- Three Native American Sioux chiefs, leaders of the Ghost Dance, pose outside a building in front of a covered wagon, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. Chief Kicking Bear (left) wears a breechcloth, tunic and vest with his blanket on the ground;...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--South...
- 1891? January 30
- Ind-San Juan, biog., groups (unident)
- Studio portrait of unidentified Native Americans of San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico. The women wear woven dresses and shawls with moccasins and leggings; one holds a baby in a Euro-American style cotton dress. The men wear a combination of traditional...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--Children--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1890.; Tewa Indians--Women--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1890.; San Juan Pueblo...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Game of wolf and deer
- Several Native American (Paiute) children, playing a game of wolf and deer, form a line and kneel with their hands on the ground in front of them, Kaibab Plateau, northern Arizona.
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Kaibab Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Children playing outdoors--Arizona--1870-1880.; Games--Arizona--1870-1880.
- [1874?]
- The basket maker
- An unidentified, elderly, Native American (Paiute) woman weaves a basket in front of her wikiup, a small rounded hut made of branches with one open side, on the Kaibab Plateau, northern Arizona. Beside her is a fan shaped basket used for collecting...
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Paiute baskets--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Aged persons--Arizona--1870-1880.; Baskets--Arizona--1870-1880.; Women--Arizona--1870-1880.
- [1874?]
- The necklace
- A group of Native Americans (Paiute), four girls and two boys, Kaibab Plateau, northern Arizona. The girls wear fringed dresses and thin headbands; the boys wear feather headdresses , fringed shirts and leggings. The girl in the center holds up a...
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Clothing & dress--Arizona--1870-1880.; Kaibab Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Boys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Girls--Arizona--1870-1880.
- 1874
- An-ti-naints, Pu-tu-siv and Wi-chuts, sitting
- Three young Native American (Paiute) women, Ańtinaints, Putúsiv and Wíchuts, are seated on the grass, The Meadows, southwestern Nevada. They wear heavily fringed buckskin dresses; two wear basket hats.
- Indians of North America--Nevada--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--Nevada--1870-1880.; Meadows, The (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Girls--Nevada--1870-1880.; Ań-ti-naints.; Pu-tú-siv.; Wí-chuts.
- 1874
- C.A. Finding residence
- Interior view of the Finding residence in Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado; decor includes china plates, wicker chairs, a pitcher,a table made of machine parts, books, a seashell, a stove, drapes, a combination bookcase, plants, fans, ingrain...
- Finding, C. A.--Homes & haunts--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Interiors--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- RG Motorways bus
- View of a Rio Grande Motor Way passenger combination bus parked by the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver, Colorado. The seven passenger vehicle has lettering: "Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Motorway Inc.," "Colorado P.U.C. No. 48;"...
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Rio Grande Motor Way, Inc.--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Buses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1926 and 1935?]
- RG Motorway Bus #5
- View of a Rio Grande Motor Way combination bus parked by the Colorado State Capitol building, in Denver, Colorado. The seven passenger vehicle has lettering: "Rio Grande Motor Way Inc.," "5," and "Colorado P.U.C. No. 140." Canvas covers the luggage...
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Rio Grande Motor Way, Inc.--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Buses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1926 and 1935?]
- RG Motorway bus 154
- View of a Rio Grande Motor Way combination bus in Denver, Colorado; the 29 passenger vehicle has lettering: "Rio Grande Motorway," "Los Angeles - Salt Lake City - Grand Junction - Pueblo - Denver - Omaha - Kansas City - Chicago - New York,"...
- Rio Grande Motor Way, Inc.--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1932?]
- RG Motorway Bus #8
- View of a Rio Grande Motor Way combination bus parked by the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver, Colorado. The ten (?) passenger vehicle has lettering: "Rio Grande Motor Way Inc.," and "P.U.C. 149." Cars are parked in the background.
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Rio Grande Motor Way, Inc.--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Buses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1926 and 1935?]
- RG Motorway Bus #5
- View of a Rio Grande Motor Way combination bus parked by the Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver, Colorado. The seven passenger vehicle has lettering: "Rio Grande Motor Way Inc.," and "P.U.C. 149." Canvas covers the luggage rack; curtains are...
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Rio Grande Motor Way, Inc.--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Buses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1926 and 1935?]
- RG Motorway bus 2
- View of a Rio Grande Motor Way combination bus by the Colorado State Capitol building, in Denver, Colorado. Lettering reads: "Rio Grande Motor Way, No 2."
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Rio Grande Motor Way, Inc.--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Buses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1926 and 1935?]
- Tin Cup, Colorado
- View of an old wagon and a weathered building in Tin Cup, Colorado; shows a wagon with two small spoked wheels on front and two, larger spoked wheels on the rear; large two story structure with a combination lean-to/gable roof, rectangular bays,...
- Tincup (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Tincup--1930-1950.; Log buildings--Colorado--Tincup--1930-1950.
- [between 1938 and 1950]
- Alpine Station
- View of the Alpine railroad station, Alpine, Chaffee County, Colorado, a combination frame depot, freight room and living quarters with a large group of men on the wooden plank depot platform with piles of bundled canvas sacks; shows Denver South...
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railway Company--1880-1890.; Alpine (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Alpine--1880-1890.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Alpine--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Alpine--1880-1890.
- [1882]
- Idaho Springs 1890's
- View of the Thomas A. Bryan house in Idaho Springs, Colorado shows a castle like structure; features a hipped roof, one circular turret with battlements, and one hanging turret with conical roof; roof line has battlements all the way around; wall...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Castles & palaces--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Bryan, Thomas B.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1895 and 1910]
- Alpine Station, Chalk Creek
- A group of men stand on the raised wooden platform of the combination depot, freight room and living quarters of the Alpine Station Number 1070, (later known as Fisher) along Chalk Creek in Chaffee County, Colorado. The depot features clapboard...
- Alpine (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Alpine--1880-1890.; Water towers--Colorado--Alpine--1880-1890.; Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company.
- [between 19-? and 1950]
- Off for a ride at Woods Lake, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of horseback riders at Woods Lake Resort, eight miles from Thomasville, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; men and women ride saddled horses; men, women, and children sit on deck of a large log cabin; combination wire and barbed...
- Thomasville (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Woods Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Thomasville--1900-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Thomasville--1900-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--Thomasville--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1903 and 1919]
- Osage
- Sitting studio portrait of an unidentified Native American (Osage) man. He is shirtless and wears a bear claw necklace, armbands, necklaces, earrings, a medallion, a traditional beaver bandeau with feathers, and holds a combination pipe and...
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Osage Indians--1880-1910.; Bandeaux--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Necklaces--1880-1910.; Tomahawks--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- A general all over view of a section of the Granada Relocation Center, looking north and west
- Overview of the Granada Relocation Center, Camp Amache, Prowers County, southeastern Colorado, shows rows of prefabricated army-style barracks (120 x 20 feet.) Twelve of these one-story side gable barracks with tar-paper roofs made a block which...
- Japanese--Capture & imprisonment--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Detention facilities.; Amache (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Detention facilities--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.; Relocation camps--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.
- 1942 December 12