Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- San Miguel Church, Santa Fe, NM, erected in 1550
- San Miguel Church, Santa Fe, New Mexico; shows west facade; the church is stone and adobe construction with a tower with tin roof and wood cross.
- Mission San Miguel (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1890-1940.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1890-1940.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1890-1940.
- [194-?]
- Canon of the Rio Los Animas
- View of a Denver & Rio Grande Railway train on the Highline, Silverton Branch, near Rockwood in the Canyon of the Rio Los Animas (Animas Gorge), La Plata County, Colorado; shows a narrow gauge train with one freight and two passenger cars as it...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Animas Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1880-1890.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--La Plata...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- An early pack train
- A pack train heads out of the snowy mountain town of Sneffels, Colorado; several men stand around burros loaded with supplies; shows wood frame structures; a barn, a couple of businesses with false fronts and tied back awnings, a house with a...
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1920.; Donkeys--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1920.; Packtrains--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Georgtown Loop
- Colorado Central Railroad Devil's Gate, High Bridge over Clear Creek, Clear Creek County, Colorado, on the Georgetown loop looking west. Shows bridge with iron towers and granite piers and an engine with three passenger cars on center of bridge.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Grand Valley
- Rio Grande Junction and Denver and Rio Grande railroads joint depot, Grand Valley (Parachute), Garfield County, Colorado; shows a typical Rio Grande design depot, a wood frame structure with gable roof; several men stand on a plank platform with...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- High Bridge, Georgtown Loop
- Colorado Central Railroad Devil's Gate High Bridge over Clear Creek, Clear Creek County, Colorado, on the Georgetown loop, looking west. Shows the bridge with four iron towers with granite piers, and four trains, headed north, south, east and...
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passengers--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- In Byers Canon
- Denver Rio Grande Western engine 3612 in Byers Canyon, west of Sulphur Springs, Grand County, Colorado; shows westbound freight, full steam, with sixty-four cars.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Byers Canyon (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Canyons--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.;...
- [194-?]
- Lizard Head
- Lizard Head (13,113 feet elevation), San Miguel Range, Huerfano County, Colorado; volcanic rock tower with treeless eroded slopes; evergreens in foreground.
- Huerfano County (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Lizard Head (Colo. : Summit)--1910-1940.; Mountains--Colorado--Huerfano County--1910-1940.
- [194-?]
- Otto Lang training film in Sun Valley Ray Zoberski, Aerojais (sp.), Marty Ariaga (i.e. Arriaga), Arnold Faucus, Tom Hill.
- Members of the Army Ski Troops (later the 10th Mountain Division) stand near a large gnarled pine tree during filming for an Otto Lang training film near Sun Valley (Blaine County), Idaho. The men stand on skis and wear dark blue pants with winter...
- Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; United...
- 1941
- Prager, MGM training film in Sun Valley
- Walter Prager, 10th Mountain Division, 87th Mountain Infantry, jumps off a cornice on Bald Mountain on skis while he is filmed for a production of an MGM Army training film at Sun Valley (Blaine County), Idaho. He wears a white winter parka and cap...
- Bald Mountain (Blaine County, Idaho)--1940-1950.; Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski...
- 1942
- MacNamara [i.e. McNamara] demonstrating climbing tech. with a Swiss shoulder belay MGM training film in Sun Valley.
- Members of the Army Ski Troops (later the 10th Mountain Division) watch as a man identified as McNamara demonstrates the use of a "Swiss" shoulder belay in rock climbing for an MGM training film in Sun Valley (Blaine County), Idaho. The men wear...
- Bald Mountain (Blaine County, Idaho)--1940-1950.; Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Climbing--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture...
- 1942
- Emily Griffith Opportunity School film class
- Photograph of a film class at Emily Griffith Opportunity School located in Denver, Colorado. Pictured are two unidentified men standing near a film camera. One works the camera while the other watches. A woman sits on a stool in front of the...
- Emily Griffith Opportunity School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Western History Subject Index
- Telluride, Colorado Film festival
- Playwright Daniel Valdez, mother and friends
- Chicano playwright, actor and musician Daniel Valdez poses with his elderly mother, Estevan Flores and Celia Flores. Estevan Flores wears a coat and tie and Celia Flores wears eyeglasses.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Interiors.; Older people.; Women.; Flores, Celia--Pictorial works.; Flores, Estevan--Pictorial works.; Valdez, Daniel--Pictorial works.;...
- 2005.]
- Shenandoah Tramway, Barbre in bucket
- View of a man identified as Tom Barbre, a film maker, inside an aerial tramway bucket above probably the Shenandoah-Dives Mine near Silverton in (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows the multi-level processing mill facility and the San Juan Range.
- Shenandoah-Dives Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Silverton (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Silverton--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Silverton--1940-1950.; Motion picture producers &...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Scout Chas. S. Stobie "Mountain Charlie" 1st scout White River Ute Agency
- Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist, poses in a high back saddle on his paint horse by probably a river in Colorado. He wears a hat, a leather shirt with fringe and a decorated bib, a gun belt with cartridges, and leather boots.
- Artists--American--1860-1870.; Horseback riding.; Military scouts.; Rivers.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- 1869
- Colo. & Southern RR Chicago Special with Eng. No. 472
- The Colorado & Southern Railway Chicago Special with Engine No. 472 heads down railroad tracks in Colorado. Two crew members stand on the grass next to the train. Shows a dirt road and utility poles.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Cathedral Spires
- View of the Cathedral Spires rock formations at Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Trail to Nevada Fall
- View of men and packhorses on a granite rock trail with retaining walls leading to Nevada Fall, Yosemite National Park, California.
- Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1870-1900.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.; Packtrains--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.; Retaining walls--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.;...
- [between 1870 and 1900]
- Castilla Hot Springs, Utah
- View of a bathhouse near Castilla Springs in Castilla (Utah County), Utah. The building is a one story wood frame structure with a high-pitched, hipped roof. A stream flows through a rock-lined canal nearby. A sign above the entrance reads,...
- Castilla (Utah)--1880-1890.; Castilla Springs (Utah)--1880-1890.; Bathhouses--Utah--Castilla--1890-1900.; Springs--Utah--Castilla--1890-1900.; Streams--Utah--Castilla--1890-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- In Cottonwood Canon, Utah
- Passengers sit in covered carts in Little Cottonwood Canyon (Salt Lake County), Utah. The carts are mounted on railroad tracks and are pulled by teams of horses. Shows steep slopes, boulders, and brush.
- Little Cottonwood Canyon (Salt Lake County, Utah)--1880-1890.; Salt Lake County (Utah)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Utah--Salt Lake County--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Utah--Salt Lake County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Utah--Salt Lake County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Old tithing house, Salt Lake City, Utah
- View of the Tithing Office and Deseret Store at South Temple and Main Streets in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows a one-story structure attached to a two story structure with a double-decked porch. The structures are enclosed within a...
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Facilities--1880-1900.; Deseret News Office--Buildings--1880-1900.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1880-1900.; Publishing industry--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Oldest house in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Men and boys pose at the Pioneer Log Home in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah; shows a one-story hewn log cabin with chinking and a board roof, a double horizontal window with panes of glass, a door, and stone chimney. The man and the two...
- Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Boys--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Gardens--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- The Needles Bridge, Colorado River, Ariz.
- View of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company bridge over the Colorado River in the Mohave Valley, Mohave County, Arizona and San Bernardino County, California.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--1890-1900.; Rivers--1890-1900.; Trestles--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1900?]
- San Francisco Mts. from the north, Arizona
- A group of men in a horse-drawn carriage sit on a path on a plain in Coconino County, Arizona. The snow-covered San Francisco Peaks (San Francisco Mountains) are in the distance. Shows low scrub growth.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; San Francisco Peaks (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Arizona--Coconino County--1880-1890.; Plains--Arizona--Coconino County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Upper End Hance's [sic] Trail, Grand Canyon, Ariz.
- View of rock formations in the Grand Canyon from the head of Hance Trail in Coconino County, Arizona.
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Interior, Mission of Santa Barbara, Calif.
- Interior view of a chapel at Santa Barbara Mission in Santa Barbara, California. Shows benches, alters, a crucifix, paintings, and religious statues. The central archway is painted in an abstract marbled design. Sections of the walls and doorways...
- Santa Barbara Mission--1880-1890.; Santa Barbara (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Catholic churches--California--Santa Barbara--1880-1890.; Chapels--California--Santa Barbara--1880-1890.; Interiors--California--Santa Barbara--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Mission of San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
- View of an arcade at Mission San Juan Capistrano in San Juan Capistrano, California. Plants grow from the top of a colonnade, and rubble is piled against a wall.
- Mission San Juan Capistrano--1880-1890.; San Juan Capistrano (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Arcades (Architectural components)--California--San Juan Capistrano--1880-1890.; Missions--California--San Juan Capistrano--1880-1890.; Ruins--California--San Juan...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Mission of San Luis Rey, Calif.
- View of Mission San Louis Rey in San Diego County, California. Shows a Spanish Colonial style structure with a bell tower, dome, curvilinear gables, arcade, and cloisters.
- San Luis Rey Mission (Calif.)--1880-1900.; San Luis Rey (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Missions--California--San Luis Rey--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Castle Crags, Mt. Shasta, Calif.
- View of the Castle Crags rock formation in either Shasta County or Siskiyou County, California. Shows a stream and a dense forest.
- Castle Crags (Shasta County and Siskiyou County, Calif.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--California--1880-1900.; Streams--California--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- The Palms, Glen Annie, Calif.
- View of a row of palm trees at Glen Annie Ranch, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara County), California. Shows a dirt road and grassy undergrowth.
- Glen Annie Ranch (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Santa Barbara (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Dirt roads--California--Santa Barbara--1870-1900.; Palms--California--Santa Barbara--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Seal and Bear, Garden of the Gods, Colo.
- View of the Seal and Bear sandstone rock formations at Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado; a buggy is on the road, and Pikes Peak is in the background.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- W. H. Richard's house taken July 1883 Nevadaville, Col
- The W. H. Richards residence, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, is a one story frame structure with a covered entry, gable roof with returns, and brick chimney. Men, women, and children pose in the yard; another man sits on the roof. A...
- Richards, W. H.--Family--Colorado--Nevadaville--1880- 1890.; Richards, W. H.--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Nevadaville--1880-1890.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Nevadaville--1880-1890.;...
- 1883
- Interior view of parish house, St. Stephen's Church
- Interior view, parish house of St. Stephen's Church, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows open-beam ceiling, apse, altar, potted palms and Easter lilies.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Altars--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parish houses--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1892 and 1900]
- Locomotive, Colo. & Southern, #73
- Colorado & Southern Locomotive Number 73, narrow-gauge Consolidation, 2-8-0; Baldwin construction number 15144, stops at coaling tower in Denver yards, steam rises from boiler; shows tender full of coal, air tanks mounted atop squat boilers, and...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [194-?]
- Shoshone Indian village on the south fork of the Little Wind River
- View of a group of Native American (Shoshone) tepees near the edge of the south fork of the Little Wind River in Wyoming. The camp was constructed as part of the Tim McCoy film, "War Paint." Mesas and mountains stand near the edge of the river.
- Indians of North America--Structures--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Motion picture locations--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Shoshoni Indians--Structures--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Wind River (Wyo.)--1920-1930.; Indian encampments--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Motion...
- [1926]
- Broadway Theater
- Walter R. Beaver poses in his car in Denver, Colorado with police officers Henry Diffee and Al Leavitt. He holds tickets to "Jeopardy," a film at the Broadway Theater.
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Beaver, Walter R.; Diffee, Henry.; Leavitt, Al.
- 1953 April 16
- "Way Down East" at the Broadway Theater
- Panoramic view of orchestra members for the D.W. Griffith film, "Way Down East," shown at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men in white straw boaters stand behind posters with pictures of the film's stars. Each poster is...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Musicians--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Orchestras--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1921, July 24
- South High School Motion Picture Project hiking
- Photograph of students from South High School in Denver, Colorado during a moving picture project called "Recreation in Colorado". Two students work with a camera while several students stand on a hiking trail that runs along a river.
- Motion picture production.; Hiking.; South High School (Denver, Colo.); Washington Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1939
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Business. Motion pictures
- Western History Subject Index
- Telluride, Colorado. Film festival
- Western History Subject Index
- Telluride, Colorado. Film festival
- Otto Lang trng. film
- Otto Lang, director of a training film for the Army Ski Troops which would later become the 10th Mountain Division, stands on snowshoes in Sun Valley, Idaho. A member of the 15th Infantry Ski Patrol stands nearby on skis. The men wear facemasks and...
- Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture production & direction--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Lang, Otto, 1908-; United States. Army....
- [1942]
- Zoberski & Faucus MGM training film
- Ray Zoberski and Arnold Faucus, members of the 10th Mountain Division, 15th Infantry Ski Patrol, an early group for what would become the 10th Mountain Division, demonstrate cross-country skiing techniques during the filming of a training film in...
- Cross-country skiing--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.;...
- [1942]
- Filming in Sun Valley, Idaho for MGM training film
- A member of the 15th Infantry Ski Patrol, an early training group for what would become the 10th Mountain Division, sits and ties his boot during the filming of a training film in Sun Valley, Idaho. Cameramen and reflectors are nearby.
- Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1942]
- MGM trng. film
- MGM cameramen climb the face of a mountain during the filming of a training film for the Army Ski Troops, later the 10th Mountain Division, by the 15th Infantry Ski Patrol near Sun Valley, Idaho. One man holds a camera.
- Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Motion picture cameras--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Snow & ice climbing--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1942]
- Film crew in West Portal
- Men, actors or directors and railroad workers, are in the entrance of the Moffat Tunnel in Grand County, Colorado. The site was used as the set for the silent film "Trail of '98." A man, probably the director, wears a cap, tall boots, a suit and a...
- Railroad tunnels--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Moffat Tunnel (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Motion picture industry--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Motion...
- [1927]
- Film crew in West Portal
- Men, actors or directors and railroad workers, are in the entrance of the Moffat Tunnel before construction of the concrete facade in Grand County, Colorado. The site was used as the set for the silent film "Trail of '98." A man, probably the...
- Railroad tunnels--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Moffat Tunnel (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Motion picture industry--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Motion...
- [1927]
- Otto Lang training film in Sun Valley
- Members of the Army Ski Troops (later the 10th Mountain Division) ski on a hillside while filming a training film in Sun Valley (Blaine County), Idaho. The men wear white winter jackets and caps and carry rifles and rucksacks. The Sawtooth...
- Sawtooth Mountains (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski...
- 1941
- Sigi Engel, Sun Valley, Otto Lang training film
- Sigi (Sigmund?) Engel poses on skis while he is filmed for a training film in the mountains near Sun Valley (Blaine County), Idaho. He wears a winter parka and cap.
- Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.;...
- 1941