Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Three houses in Leadville
- View of three wood frame houses on West Fourth Street in Leadville, Colorado. In the right foreground is a close-up of a small L- shaped house with a front gable and intersecting side gable. The corner front porch has turned posts, a spindle frieze...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1962
- Attorneys of the Cripple Creek district
- Composite photograph of twenty individual studio portraits of various attorneys of the Cripple Creek district, Cripple Creek, Colorado; group of male lawyers identified on front of print from left to right, top row: Daniel A. Ferguson, James L....
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Lawyers--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Blackmer, Chauncey W.; Brinson, J. M.; Butler, James C.; Clark, Henry H.; Cole, J. C.; Consaul, Charles F.; Crump, S. D.; Emberson, A. L.; Ferguson, Daniel A.; Hangs,...
- [1901?]
- Ouray, Chief of Southern Utes, Colorado, a great chief who was proud of having kept his people from going to war with the whites
- Composite photograph and sketch shows a head and shoulders portrait of Ouray, Native American, Chief of the Southern Utes, Colorado, wearing braids, bead necklace, buckskin decorated with quillwork and fringe.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--1880-1890.; Ouray.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Moccasin Bend
- Composite image of an area identified as Moccasin Bend west of Chattanooga (Hamilton County), Tennessee. Shows the tree lined banks of the Tennessee River and agricultural fields. Moccasin Bend, a Native American burial ground is in the distance.
- Hamilton County (Tenn.)--1880-1910.; Moccasin Bend (Tenn.)--1880-1910.; Tennessee River--1880-1910.; Croplands--Tennessee--Hamilton County--1880-1910.; Rivers--Tennessee--Hamilton County--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- P.R. Agency, S.D., bird eye view of P.R. Agency, S.D., looking west
- Bird's eye view west over the Native American Sioux, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota, shows people on the main street, agency buildings including the boarding school on the far end, the Episcopal church, far left, water tank tower, and 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.; Pine Ridge...
- 1891
- Gold Coin Club
- Composite interior and exterior views of four images of Gold Coin Club, 413 West Diamond, Victor, Colorado. The club house (rebuilt after August 1899 fire & formally opened March 5, 1900) was built by Wood Investment Company for Gold Coin mine...
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clubs--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Gold Coin Club (Victor, Colo.); Woods Investment Co.
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- Gabled house in Leadville
- This angled side view of a two story front gable house in Leadville, Colorado shows the original clapboard siding covered with composite siding, three second-story windows with front gable overhangs and decorative brackets, an arched attic window,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1962
- Zerbe's Ranch composite
- Photomontage of scenes in the Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado area; shows the Falls, the waterfalls in ice, hunters with deer carcasses, Rifle Gap cliffs, a log bridge, a lynx, people, and the Zerbe Ranch Hotel. Labels read: "Open June 1. Good...
- East Rifle Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rifle Falls (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Winfield & Hodges, 366 Larimer Street, Denver, Colorado
- Composite photograph shows a man in a horse drawn wagon with letters: "F. Winfield," and oversized potatoes.
- Winfield & Hodges--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Potatoes--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Arapaho
- Two images of Little Raven, a Native American (Arapaho) man. Both images are studio portraits (standing). One image depicts his profile, the other a full portrait. Little Raven holds a cane. He wears moccasins, leggings, a coat, and a vest.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Aged persons.; Little Raven.
- [between 1880-1910?]
- A bull fight in Mexico
- Composite of three photos shows matadors and a bull ring in Mexico. People crowd bleachers; outfits include vests, kneepants, and capes.
- Bullfighters--Mexico--1890-1910.; Bullfighting--Mexico--1890-1910.; Spectators--Mexico--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Colorado Senate
- Composite of studio portraits of twenty-nine members of the Colorado Senate of 1885. Identification: 13. Governor B.H. Eaton; 12. Liet.-Gov. Peter W. Breene, President of Senate; R. 18. Jas. Moynahan, President Pro Tem; 7. Geo. T. Clark; R. 1 Jas...
- Colorado. General Assembly. Senate.--People--1880-1890.; Legislators--Colorado--1880-1890.
- 1885
- 1927 Senate, 26th General Assembly, State of Colorado
- Composite of studio portraits of members of the 26th General Assembly of the Colorado State Senate. Identifications, center row, top to bottom: E.C. Abbey, G.M. Corlett, President, R.J. Weaver. Top row, left to right: A.E. Headlee, T.M. Hudson,...
- Colorado. General Assembly. Senate.--People--1920-1930.; Legislators--Colorado--1920-1930.
- 1927
- Colorado College of Dental Surgery
- Composite photographs of individual photographs of dental surgeons from the Colorado College of Dental Surgery. Identifications, top row, left to right: L.A. Walker, G. Seeley. Second row: R.N. Culver, D.A. Richardson, Howard Chinn, H.W....
- Colorado College of Dental Surgery--People--1900-1910.; Dentists--Colorado--1900-1910.; Dentistry--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1900 April
- Views of the Colorado Midland Railway
- A composite of scenes from the Colorado Midland Railroad route shows landscapes of Cascade (El Paso County), Pike's Peak and the Gateway from the Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs), Buena Vista and the Arkansas Valley (Chaffee County), the Loop...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Buena Vista (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cascade (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gate Rock (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ivanhoe Lake...
- [between 1887 and 1890?]
- Owner 2550 Stout Street
- View of the owner of 2550 Stout Street in the Five Points Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. He stands in the alley outside his chain link fence, yard and house. He wears suspenders and a cap and holds a rake. Gardening supplies are in the yard, his...
- Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses.; Backyards.; Alleys.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Alleys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- 1979
- Portrait of a woman
- Montage of studio portraits of a woman in Colorado. She wears a dress and lace scarf.
- Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Denver Juvenile Court - 7 pictures of boys center - "Charles McCallistor? Juvenile Court Services"
- Composite of seven photographs shows boys in Denver, Colorado, and a man (Charles McCallistor?) in a uniform with a hat reading: "Juvenile Court." The background of one image includes the Pioneer Monument.
- Juvenile courts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Juvenile delinquents--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Juvenile Court - 7 pictures
- Composite of seven photographs shows boys in Denver, Colorado; titles read: "No School For Me," "Street Arab," "Looking For A Job," "Contentment," "Innocent Amusement," "Looking Into The Future," and "Playing Truant." One boy wears a jacket with a...
- Juvenile courts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Juvenile delinquents--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Juvenile Court - boys sent to Ft. Lupton beet fields
- Composite of two photographs shows boys at Fort Lupton (Weld County), Colorado, working in beet fields and standing in a canvas tent.
- Fort Lupton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Beets--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1900-1910.; Juvenile delinquents--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Juvenile Court - boys in beet fields at Ft. Lupton
- Composite of two photographs shows boys at Fort Lupton (Weld County), Colorado, working in beet fields and posing by a canvas tent. They hold hoes and wear bib overalls and hats; men look on.
- Fort Lupton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Beets--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1900-1910.; Juvenile delinquents--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Denver Juvenile Court - juvenile detention facility
- Composite of five photographs shows exterior and interior views of the Detention Home School at 2844 Downing Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, and a group of boys. Captions read: "Sitting Room," "Dining Room," "Juvenile...
- Detention Home School (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Juvenile delinquents--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Denver Juvenile Court - "Children of the slums after first bath by Juvenile Court"
- Composite of five photographs shows boys and girls in custody of the Denver Juvenile Court in Denver, Colorado, posing.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Juvenile delinquents--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Reformatories--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Truants - types - first boys in detention home
- Composite of two photographs shows boys in custody of the Denver Juvenile Court in Denver, Colorado, posing.
- Juvenile courts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Juvenile delinquents--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Gangs
- Composite of eight photographs shows boys in custody of the Denver Juvenile Court in Denver, Colorado, posing.
- Juvenile courts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Juvenile delinquents--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Boy's Home
- Composite of seven photographs shows boys in custody of the Denver Juvenile Court in Denver, Colorado, posing in uniforms.
- Juvenile courts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Juvenile delinquents--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Boy's Home
- Composite of two photographs shows boys in custody of the Denver Juvenile Court in Denver, Colorado, posing in uniforms.
- Juvenile courts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Juvenile delinquents--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Chicago Rock Island & Pacific locomotive
- Composite view of Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway locomotive number 1202 and railroad tracks.
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- House in Leadville, Colorado
- View of a two story house in Leadville, Colorado shows the original clapboard siding covered with composite siding. There is decorative front gable trim with turned finials, three second-story windows with front gable overhangs, an arched attic...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1962
- Jesse McDonald's home on W. 7th St.
- This view of Jesse McDonald's home on West Seventh Street in Leadville, Colorado shows a large two-story clapboard structure with multi- gabled roofs, decorative fish-scale shingles, a front porch, brick chimneys, several large one sash and transom...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1968
- Meeker Community Church
- Three-quarter view of the Meeker Community Church, 11th (Eleventh) and Garfield streets, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. The center section was the Mesa schoolhouse before it was moved to town and converted into the church. The wood frame...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Churches--Colorado--Meeker--1970-1980.; Meeker Community Church (Meeker, Colo.)
- [between 1970 and 1980]
- Meeker Community Church
- View of the side of the Meeker Community Church, 11th (Eleventh) and Garfield streets, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. The center section was once the Mesa schoolhouse before it was moved to town and converted into the church. The wood frame...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Churches--Colorado--Meeker--1970-1980.; Meeker Community Church (Meeker, Colo.)
- [between 1970 and 1980]
- Meeker Community Church
- Three-quarter view of the Meeker Community Church, 11th (Eleventh) and Garfield streets, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. The center section was the Mesa schoolhouse before it was moved to town and converted into the church. The wood frame...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Churches--Colorado--Meeker--1970-1980.; Meeker Community Church (Meeker, Colo.)
- [between 1970 and 1980]
- Flood 1920's.
- View of the flooding Purgatoire River, Trinidad, Colorado with crowds of spectators lining the Commercial Street bridge. The bridge has stone balustrade and two cast iron lamps with white glass spherical globes on each of the four arms. Muddy river...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- River that flooded A. T. & S. F. tracks & depot, Trinidad, Colo.
- View of the flooding Purgatoire River, Trinidad, Colorado with crowds of spectators lining the Commercial Street bridge. The bridge has stone balustrade and five cast iron lamps with white glass spherical globes on each of the four arms. Muddy...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- Trinidad, Colo. river at flood stage
- View of the flooding Purgatoire River, Trinidad, Colorado with crowds of spectators lining the Commercial Street bridge. The bridge has stone balustrade and two cast iron lamps with white glass spherical globes on each of the four arms. Muddy river...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of woodwork in the Columbian Hotel, in Trinidad, Colorado. This is a corner detail of either a mantle or a barback, consisting of a column with a composite capital topped by projecting entablature. A beaded border finishes the smooth...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Woodwork--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.; Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)
- [between 1965 and 1980?]
- Ouray head Chief of Southern Utes
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Chief Ouray, a Native American (Ute) man. He wears a blanket, vest, watch chain, and bead choker.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--1870-1880.; Tribal chiefs--1870-1880.; Ouray.
- [between 1877 and 1880]
- Breckenridge
- This view of Breckenridge, Colorado, looks west at frame dwellings with fenced yards and the roof of the Arlington House hotel and the hose drying tower of the Fireman's Hall. In the foreground, a man, two women and two Labrador type dogs are posed...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Dogs--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1880.; Men--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1880.; Women--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Georgetown store
- Exterior view of a store front in Georgetown, Colorado. Possibly the owner wearing a jacket, vest and watch chain stands in the open double door entry, a boy with suspenders and flat top hat is next to him. Two dark skinned men flank them on...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Scene along Taos Street, Georgetown, Colorado, from site of the McClellan Opera House, Alpine Hose Company tower in backyard
- View southwest along Taos Street, Georgetown, Colorado. The white paint of Alpine Hose Company Tower contrasts the background evergreens, red and gray rocky slopes of Leavenworth, Republican and Pendleton Mountains. Also with the dilapidated false...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- [1948?]
- Royal Gorge
- Royal Gorge, granite canyon of the Arkansas River, Fremont County, Colorado; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad narrow gauge passenger train runs along river; hanging suspension bridge in distance above river; hand drawn toll bridge at top of...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Arkansas River--1920-1940.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1920-1940.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1927 and 1931?]
- Evacuee barracks showing gardens and trees
- A Japanese boy plays with the pedals of a bicycle in the yard between barracks, Granada Relocation Center, Camp Amache, Prowers County, southeastern Colorado. Area includes gardens, grasses and trees with wooden stakes and strings marking walkways....
- Japanese--Capture & imprisonment--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Detention facilities.; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners.; Amache (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.; Detention...
- 1943 June 20
- Typical scene of barracks construction with the prefabricated section lying in position
- Men hoist a section of prefabricated wall at the Granada Relocation Center, Camp Amache, Prowers County, southeastern Colorado. Other army-style barracks show in various states of construction; some with roofs, others just with framing and...
- Japanese--Capture & imprisonment--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Detention facilities.; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners.; Amache (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Detention facilities--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.; Political...
- 1942 August 27
- International Trust Co. bldg., Denver
- Exterior view of International Trust Company building (17th & corner of California), Denver, Colorado; designed by architects & brothers William E. & Arthur A. Fisher, completed in 1912, International Trust Company merged with First National Bank...
- International Trust Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- City hall model viewed
- Arvada Mayor Robert E. Johnson and City Manager Dick Thomas study a scale architectural model of the proposed City Hall with architect Don Barker. The room has veneer composite paneling, flags, wall clock, and a glass beaker. Name plate on a desk...
- Arvada (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Architectural models--Colorado--Arvada--1970-1980.
- 1970 May 18
- Aroya, Colorado
- View of a weathered schoolhouse (?) in Aroya (also spelled Arroyo) Cheyenne County, Colorado; features a one-story hipped roof building with belltower, composite shingles, board up windows, and symmetrical end entrances with arched porches and pipe...
- Aroya (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Schools--Colorado--Aroya--1980-1990.
- 1988
- Aroya, Colorado
- View of a dilapidated composite of structures in Aroya (also spelled Arroyo) Cheyenne County, Colorado; features a one-story small side gable building covered with a hipped roof canopy supported by a Y-shape post; lighthouse-like tower structure...
- Aroya (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Aroya--1980-1990.
- 1988
- Aroya, Colorado
- View of a weathered schoolhouse (?) in Aroya (also spelled Arroyo) Cheyenne County, Colorado; features a one-story hipped roof building with belltower, composite shingles, boarded up windows, and symmetrical end entrances; prickly pear cactus and...
- Aroya (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Schools--Colorado--Aroya--1980-1990.
- 1988
- Mount Rosalie
- View of snow-covered Mount Evans, (Mount Rosalie), from Denver, Colorado. Shows a rusticated stone church, telegraph poles and frame houses on the plain. Foothills are in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Evans, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Mountains--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]