Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Caribou Mill Crew 1882
- A group of mine workers poses in front of the Caribou Consolidated Mining Company office in Nederland in Boulder County, Colorado, probably in the 1880s. The man at the far left in the doorway is James Cowie, an assayer who later became the...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Nederland--1880-1890.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Nederland (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Nederland--1880-1890.; Bryant, J. A.; Bryant, William.; Chance, Tom.; Churchill, H. J.; Clark, Bryant Bessie.;...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Wasatch, Utah
- View of a Union Pacific Railroad station and small town identified as Wasatch, Utah. Two men stand on a platform near a warehouse. A caboose sits on the tracks and is labeled with letters reading: "U.P.R.R., Utah, Caboose." A group of tents are...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--1860-1870.; Railroad stations--Utah--1860-1870.; Railroads--Utah--1860-1870.; Tents--Utah--1860-1870.; Warehouses--Utah--1860-1870.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the...
- [1869]
- Central City residence of H. J. Sears
- View of a residence of H. J. Sears, the Postmaster of Central City, in Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County; shows house built above a stone retaining wall and ivy on posts supporting roof of house. Architectural features: front and side gables,...
- Sears, H. J.--Homes & haunts.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- H.J. Brendlinger, 1864-5
- Studio portrait of H. J. Brendlinger, Mayor of Denver, Colorado, from 1864 to 1865. He has a beard, and wears a coat and bow tie.
- Mayors--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Brendlinger, H. J.
- [between 1864 and 1865?]
- Group portrait with José J. Córdova and Casimiro Barela
- A group of men and women stand on the steps and the porch of a house in probably Mexico City, Mexico. Standing bottom left is José Jesús Córdova, County Commissioner for Las Animas County Colorado, he wears a suit, vest and tie and has his...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1890-1900; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Mexico City (Mexico)--1890-1900.; Córdova, José Jesús--Pictorial works.; Barela, Casimiro--Pictorial works.; State governments--Colorado--Officials and...
- [between 1896 and 1900?]
- Man
- Studio portrait of a man. He has a mustache and wears a jacket and bow tie.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- East elevation building for H.J. Mallen Esq.
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows an outer wall elevation for a residence at 817 Race Street in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of...
- Mallen, Harry J., esq.,--Homes & haunts.; Cheesman Park neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses.
- 1920 February 4
- West elevation building for H.J. Mallen Esq.
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows an outer wall elevation for a residence at 817 Race Street in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of...
- Mallen, Harry J., esq.,--Homes & haunts.; Cheesman Park neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses.
- 1920 February 4
- First graduating class G.E.D. Certificates June 1958
- Photos of graduates of the Colorado State Penitentiary G.E.D. class in Canon City, Colorado, are arranged on display board and identified as follows (L to R): J. A. Smalley, J. B. Sherbondy, E. R. Cain, R.L.M. Mora, D. A. Valenzuela, E. C....
- Canon City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Alumni & alumnae--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1958
- Taken after a snowstorm
- Men stand and pose in the snow-covered street at the corner of 15th (Fifteenth) and Larimer Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Men wear short-crowned hats and long overcoats. Signs read: "H.J. Brendlinger Tobacco & Cigars" and "C.A. Cook & Co....
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1863 October 22
- C. E. Logan, foot on post
- A group of men stand on the porch of the Bank of Moffat, in the town of Moffat, Saguache County, Colorado. A man identified C. E. Logan leans with his foot on a post. Signs in the windows of the bank building read: "Bank of Moffat, Capital Stock...
- Bank of Moffat (Moffat, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Moffat (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Moffat--1900-1930.; Men--Colorado--Moffat--1900-1930.; Logan, C. E.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Mystic Falls
- A man leans on a boulder near a waterfall identified as Mystic Falls possibly in San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [1893?]
- Churc[h] of Guadaloupe
- View of the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe (Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe), in Guadalupe Hidalgo (Gustavo A. Madero, Distrito Federal), Mexico. The brick and stone building includes two bell towers, a clock, a center dome and...
- Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe (Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico)--1880-1900.; Guadalupe Hidalgo (Mexico)--1880-1900.; Basilicas--Mexico--Guadalupe Hidalgo--1880-1900.; Catholic churches--Mexico--Guadalupe Hidalgo--1880-1900.
- [from 1882 to 1900?]
- Phoebe's Arch near Palmer Lake, Col.
- View of Elephant Rock Arch (Phoebe's Arch) near Palmer Lake (El Paso County), Colorado. A fallen and a standing tree are visible, and a man leans against the sandstone formation under the arch.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Elephant Rock Arch (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1894?]
- "The Old Roadmaster", Clear Creek
- View of Clear Creek, a rock formation identified as "The Old Roadmaster," and Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway tracks in Clear Creek Canyon (Clear Creek County or Jefferson County), Colorado.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--1890-1900.; Union Pacific,...
- 1894
- Box Canon
- A man and women stand on a rock near Canyon Creek in Box Canyon (Ouray County), Colorado and look up the steep canyon walls. Shows trees and brush.
- Box Canyon (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; People--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- The Gateway and Pike's Peak
- View of Gate Rock, a sandstone rock formation at the entrance to Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows a horse-drawn buggy, dirt roads, trees, and brush. Pikes Peak in the distance.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Gate Rock (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Utah Lake
- A photographer stands with his camera on the shore of Utah Lake (Utah County), Utah. Shows marsh grasses, trees, and mountains in the distance.
- Utah County (Utah)--1880-1890.; Utah Lake (Utah)--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Utah--Utah County--1880-1890.; Photographers--Utah--Utah County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Oak Grove, Glen Annie
- View of a grove of oak trees at Glen Annie Ranch in Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara County), California. Shows wood frames at the base of some trees. Rope ladders hang from branches.
- Glen Annie Ranch (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Santa Barbara (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Oaks--California--Santa Barbara--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Canon of Diamond River [sic]
- View of narrow canyon walls and rocks beside Diamond Creek in probably Mohave County or Coconino County, Arizona. A person stands and leans against a canyon wall.
- Diamond Creek (Mohave County and Coconino County, Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Arizona--1880-1890.; Streams--Arizona--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Briarhurst Mansion
- Exterior view of Briarhurst Mansion in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking east. This elegant two story Tudor style residence of Dr. William Bell was rebuilt in 1888 after a fire in 1886. Built of local stone, it features gables, dormers, bays,...
- Bell, William Abraham--Homes & haunts.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.
- [betwen 1892 and 1896?]
- Ward family at Briarhurst Mansion
- A group of people sit in the doorway of Briarhurst Mansion in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Under the carved stone gothic arch, men in sporting suits and women in high puff shouldered bodices pose for the camera. The woman on the left has a feathered...
- Bell, William Abraham--Homes & haunts.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Ward family.
- [between 1892 and 1896?]
- Ward family at Briarhurst Mansion
- A group of people sit in front of a fireplace at Briarhurst Mansion in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Men in tuxedoes and women in puff shouldered, satin and lace jabot necked bodices lounge on the floor, looking quite relaxed. A tophat sits brim up on...
- Bell, William Abraham--Homes & haunts.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Ward family.
- [between 1892 and 1896?]
- Ward family at Briarhurst Mansion
- A group of people sit in an open porch surrounded by shingled wall at Briarhurst Mansion, in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Men in sack suits and women in puff shouldered jackets, lace collars and straw hats relax in the shade. One woman has a big...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Bell, William Abraham--Homes & haunts.; Ward family.
- [between 1892 and 1896?]
- Gunnison Butte, Green River
- Expansive view of Green River and distant rock formation Gunnison Butte, Emery County, Utah; McClure photographed William H. Jackson's original photoprint.
- Emery County (Utah)--1890-1910.; Green River (Wyo.-Utah)--1890-1910.; Rivers--Utah--Emery County--1890-1910.; Rock formations--Utah--Emery County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Hanging of Black Jack Ketchum
- Sheriff Salome Garcia of Union County, New Mexico tightens the noose around the neck of Black Jack Ketchum prior to his hanging in Clayton, New Mexico. Also on the gallows are Sheriff O.T. Clark of Las Animas County, Colorado; Detective H.J....
- Ketchum, Black Jack, 1863-1901--Death & burial.; Gallows--New Mexico--Clayton--1900-1910.; Clayton (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Hangings--New Mexico--Clayton--1900-1910.
- [1901 April 26]
- Elyria Branch Library
- An exterior view of the Elyria branch library located on 47th Avenue and High Street in Denver, Colorado. The spanish style building was designed by architect H. J. Manning; it features red tiled roof, arched windows and doorway. The Elyria branch...
- Denver Public Library. Elyria Branch.--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Grandpa [sic] freighting outfit
- Men pose near unloaded horse-drawn wagons possibly on Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Boots and Shoes", "H. J. Hall", "Bank", and "McLaughlin's Livery Feed".
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Wagon trains--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [either 1872 or 1873]
- Denver Union Station - D&RG train #1, the Pacific Coast Limited, ready for departure
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad passenger train departing Union Station, Denver, Colorado. Shows people on the deck and loading dock; the clock tower is to the side.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1910-1920.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- June 10, 1910
- The old Taney House, Denver's pioneer hotel at 1423 Market Street
- View of the abandoned Taney House, a hotel at 1423 Market Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows a brick building with a balcony. A horse drawn buggy and delivery truck are in the street; signs read: "For Sale H.J. Bourk 1544 Market St."
- Taney House (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1915 December 7
- 1810. Georgetown, Col.
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking south toward the valley leading to Silver Plume, where the High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop is visible between Leavenworth and Republican Mountains. Visible landmarks in the sunlit grid-plan town include the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Brendlinger Block
- A group of men pose outdoors after a snowstorm near the Brendlinger Block in Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick building has arched windows and signs that read: "H. J. Brendlinger" and "[?] A. Cook & Co. Bank."
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1865 and 1870?]
- Arvada Chamber of Commerce street scene
- Grandview Avenue is filled with festival goers, Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado. A banner hangs across street advertising: "3rd Annual Harvest Festival, Friday & Saturday, Sept. 16th & 17th, Free Dancing Each Evening." Young boys wear...
- Arvada (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Festivals--Colorado--Arvada--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Arvada--1920-1930.
- September 1927
- Arvada Chamber of Commerce street scene at festival
- Grandview Avenue is filled with festival goers, Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado. A banner hangs across street advertising: "3rd Annual Harvest Festival, Friday & Saturday, Sept. 16th & 17th, Free Dancing Each Evening," sponsored by the Arvada...
- Arvada (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Festivals--Colorado--Arvada--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Arvada--1920-1930.
- 1927
- Looking west Main St. Eldora, Colo.
- The view along Main Street in Eldora, Colorado, shows several men a woman and a dog in front of the many shops that line the street. Signs include: "The Mogul House, Meals 25 cents," "The Somerset House," "Livery, Feed, & Sale Stable," "City...
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Elyria branch
- View of the Elyria branch of the Denver Public Library located on 47th Avenue and High Street in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The spanish style building was designed by architect H. J. Manning; it features a tile roof,...
- Denver Public Library. Elyria Branch--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- View of riverboat fueling station with wood stacks
- View of stacks of wood at a riverboat fueling station on a river in an unknown location. Houses are in the distance.
- Expeditions & surveys--1870-1880.; Fuelwood--1870-1880.; Rivers--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Bank of James France, Rawlins Wyo.
- Men and boys sit and stand on a sidewalk in front of the "Banking house of James France" in Rawlins (Carbon County), Wyoming. Shows a two story rusticated stone building with arched windows and parapet. Signs read: "Bank," "Law Office of [E] T....
- Banking House of James France (Rawlins, Wyo.)--1880-1890.; Rawlins (Wyo.)--1880-1890.; Banks--Wyoming--Rawlins--1880-1890.; Men--Wyoming--Rawlins--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1890?]
- Tour bus, sightseeing, Denver
- Employees pose by a "Seeing Denver" electric tour coach at 17th (Seventeenth) Street and Tremont Street in Denver, Colorado. Well dressed passengers sit in the bus. Signs on the windows of the office read: "Seeing Denver", "Cars and Automobiles",...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Sightseers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Tourism--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Manitou, Colo.
- the location of the Depot, not yet built. Pike's Peak and its foothills are in the background.; View of Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking southwest. The original Manitou House and Clubhouse are in the lower right. The Mansions Hotel (painted a...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [1886]
- Central City, Colo., street scenes
- A wagon hitched to a team of horses is behind another wagon in front of the Masonic building in Central City, Colorado, on Eureka Street. The sign above the store reads "H.J. Ruse & Son." It is a three story, brick building with a cornice, flat...
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Central City--1880-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Central City--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a suit jacket, vest, and neck tie. A watch chain hangs from his vest. His striped neck tie is held in place with a pin. His hair is thin and parted on the side.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1891
- H. J. Newman's horses
- Two men sit in a horse drawn buggy in front of the State Capitol Building in Denver, Colorado.
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Newman, H. J.--Animals & pets.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- H. J. Newman's horses
- Two men sit in a horse drawn buggy in front of the State Capitol Building in Denver, Colorado.
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Newman, H. J.--Animals & pets.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Western History Subject Index
- StephENs, H. J. S
- Western History Subject Index
- Miller, H. J. and company
- Western History Subject Index
- Burhaus, H. J
- Western History Subject Index
- Blesses, H. J
- Western History Subject Index
- Dittbrenner, H. J
- Western History Subject Index
- Neely, H. J