Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Troop of soldiers, mostly from Leadville, known as the Rocky Mountain Rifles, and other volunteers
- A troop of soldiers on horses form a long line in front of a bluff. In 1885 or 1886, these men, mostly from Leadville and known as the Rocky Mountain Rifles, and other volunteers were headed by Genl. F.M. Reardon and Capt. Christopher Caffrey and...
- Colorado. National Guard. Leadville Division--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Soldiers--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1887]
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 10
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 February
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 9
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1944 March 2
- East High spotlight: 21st year no 9
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943 March 4
- History of Denver
- Laporte
- A man sits on the porch of a hewn log and clapboard-sided store and house, a former Overland Trail stage station, in Laporte (Larimer County), Colorado. The one-story building has a gabled roof and a bay window. Shows cottonwood trees, a utility...
- Laporte (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Laporte--1920-1930.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Laporte--1920-1930.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Laporte--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Off to the war
- "Longmont Colorado, April 29th 1898, old Burlington Depot, Company C, Colorado National Guard embarking for camp Adams at Denver where they expected to be sworn into the service of the United States." A large group of uniformed men including Capt....
- Colorado. National Guard--1890-1900.; Longmont (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Soldiers--American--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.; Sullivan, Neil.; Spanish-American War, 1898.
- [1898]
- Hotel Imperial, Longmont, Colo. [graphic]
- View from the paved intersection, of the Hotel Imperial, (formerly the Zweck Hotel, built in 1881) 301 Main Street, Longmont, Colorado, shows the three story painted brick hotel with automobiles parked curbsides. The building features: a corner...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- [between 1970 and 1980]
- Imperial, 3rd. & Main
- View from intersection of the Hotel Imperial, (formerly the Zweck Hotel, built 1881) 301 Main Street, Longmont, Colorado, shows the three story brick hotel with horse drawn carriages and several men. The building features: a corner entrance,...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Woodmen of World Members in front of I. O. O. F. building, Meeker, Colorado.
- The Woodmen of the World pose in front of the 1897 Odd Fellows Lodge on Main Street, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. First row sits on benches in uniform holding long handle axes. The second row wears suits and men around the central banner...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1910.; Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
- [between 1897 and 1910]
- For the mines
- A pack train stands loaded with ore cart rails headed for the mines, Main (Third, 3rd) Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Business signs include: "N. J. Shilling," "San Juan Hardware Co.," "Merchant Tailor Department" and "W. C. Cluckett...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Ouray--1880- 1900.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Summitville, South Mountain in background
- View of the Summitville mining district offices and living quarters; reopened gold, silver and copper mines, Rio Grande County, Colorado; South Mountain in distance; mill on left, in ruin, after a snowslide.
- Summitville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Summitville--1960-1970.; Avalanches--Colorado--Summitville--1960-1970.; Dwellings--Colorado--Summitville--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Summitville--1960-1970.
- September 1960
- Sellar, Colo.
- View of snow-covered Sellar, Pitkin County, Colorado, (once a station stop on the Colorado Midland Railroad); shows the coal chute, section houses, water tank and grade loops in background. The cleared power line heads for Hell Gate.
- Sellar (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad facilities--Colorado--Sellar--1920-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--Sellar--1920-1930.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- January 1922
- Two men practice rescuing a man from the snow, Paradise, Washington
- Two soldiers from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re- enforced) practice rescuing a man from the snow using ropes. The man on the left is wearing a pith helmet and dark clothing. He is smiling and holding lightly onto a rope. The man in the...
- Paradise (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1942]
- Pedro Cajete and Anacito? son in law
- Two Native American (Tewa) men pose for portrait (standing) on a woven blanket at Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. They stand on either side of a double headed drum and a wide brimmed hat, Pedro Cajete wears moccasins, beaded leggings, a long...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Tewa Indians--Clothing & dress--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Santa Clara Pueblo (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Drums--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Cajete,...
- [between 1908 and 1910]
- Medal belonging to Robert Vaughn
- View of a medal given to Robert Vaughn by a committee headed by Margaret "Molly" Tobin Brown to commemorate the rescue mission by the S. S. Carpathia during the sinking of the ship Titanic.
- Medals--1930-1940.; Vaughn, Robert,--member of S.S. Carpathia crew--Associated objects.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- A gold rush
- Reproduction of a William Henry Jackson (1892-93) image; view of loaded coaches on main street Dolores, headed for Rico, Montezuma County, Colorado; shows horseman with rifle, shovel, and gold pan; four horses lead each Ouray Stage & Bus Co. coach;...
- Dolores (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Montezuma County--1920-1930.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Dolores--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1928?]
- Uintah Railway - wagon - freighting outfits outbound from end of railroad at Watson, Utah
- Men and horse-drawn wagons of the Uintah Railway are by Evacuation Creek, a water trough, and cliffs, at Watson, Uintah County, Utah.
- Uintah Railway--1910-1920.; Evacuation Creek (Utah)--1910-1920.; Watson (Utah)--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Utah--Watson--1910-1920.; Streams--Utah--Watson--1910-1920.
- August 1912
- 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]
- Possibly July 4, 1912
- View of a parade of Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street, Georgetown, Colorado, looking west; shows the Cushman Block the Monti and Guanella Block, the Fish Block, and Masonic Lodge. The parade is probably a Fourth of July celebration; American flags hang...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.; Flags--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.;...
- [1912?]
- Old road near Telluride
- A man stands to drive his six-horse team transporting a long piece of equipment on Tomboy Road, about two miles from Telluride headed for Tomboy mine, Colorado. The crevice has been filled in with timbers and rocks to make the roadbed.
- Telluride (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1910-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Fort Logan World War I
- Officers look on as infantry men board Pullman sleeping cars headed up by a Denver and Rio Grande 113 Class 2-8-0 freight engine No. 589. The train ready to depart from Fort Logan, a World War I assembly point for young soldiers, Colorado. Many...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Transportation, Military--Colorado--Fort Logan--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Fort Logan.; Soldiers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; United States. Army....
- [1917 or 1918]
- Fort Logan World War I
- Officers look on as infantry men gather to board Pullman sleeping cars headed up by a Denver and Rio Grande 113 Class 2-8-0 freight engine No. 589. The train readies to depart from Fort Logan, Colorado, a World War I assembly point for young...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Transportation, Military--Colorado--Fort Logan--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Fort Logan.; Soldiers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; United States. Army....
- [1917 or 1918]
- Colorado - Georgetown
- View of the corner of Taos and Sixth (6th, Alpine) Streets, south up Taos, in Georgetown, Colorado. The lot on the left was the site of the McClellan Opera House, which burned in 1892; remnants of floors are visible. The side of the building beyond...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1910?]
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 493, engine type 2-8-2
- Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion; 11 cars, headed for Farmington, N.M. Photographed: Carbon Junction, Colo., May 31, 1958.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1958.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Carbon Junction.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1958
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 473, engine type 2-8-2
- Train #116, San Juan. Photographed: headed toward Toltec Tunnel, N.M., June 8, 1942.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1942.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Toltec Tunnel (N.M.); Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1942
- Eldora, Colorado
- Several women, one man and a young boy stand in front of a log cabin near Eldora, Colorado. The cabin is a single story structure with hewn log walls, chinking, and one visible doorway. A sign over the door reads: "Call of the West." One of the...
- Eldora (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Eldora--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930]
- Every kid loves to fish
- Young men of Brush, Morgan County, Colorado, pose behind trays of movable type at the Denver Post printing plant. One wears a Hawaiian shirt.
- Brush (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Printing industry--Colorado--Brush--1930-1940.
- Aug 15, 1939
- In the Canon of the Rio Las Animas near [Roc]kwood
- View of a narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Railway double headed passenger train on a cliff in the Animas Gorge by the Animas River near Rockwood (La Plata County), Colorado. Shows rock formations and talus.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway 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.; Cliffs--Colorado--La Plata...
- [between 1882 and 1886?]
- Off the stage view of the members of the New York Winter Garden's supreme spectacular musical extravaganza, Show of Wonders
- Panoramic view of part of the 150 member cast of "Show of Wonders," a vaudeville revue presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. A woman with a feather in her hat stands between the stars of the show, Eugene and Willie...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Howard, Eugene.; Howard, Willie, 1886-1949.
- 1918, Feb. 11
- Pete J. Lonergan
- Studio portrait of Pete J. Lonergan, an elderly man with a beard and moustache. He wears a suit and tie and a probably felt hat with a flat brim.
- Aged persons--1880-1910.; Men--1880-1910.; Lonergan, Pete J.
- [between 1885 and 1910?]
- Troops moving out on foot in Italy
- Shows Tenth Mountain Division soldiers in Italy leaving a road and moving down into a small valley. The road leads toward a shelled stone building and the soldiers are headed toward the area below the structure. One soldier stands guard over an...
- Mountain warfare--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Troop movements--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Choosing a route
- View of two Tenth Mountain Division, Mountain Training Group members during five minute break as they choose a route during a trek from Leadville to Aspen Colorado. According to the photographer, during good weather the men would try not go up and...
- Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Ski troops--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 1944
- Mountain City, Colo.
- A train leaves a trail of smoke behind it as it crosses above Gregory Diggings in Gilpin County, Colorado. The large vein in the hillside in the right midground is where John H. Gregory first discovered gold in Colorado in 1859. Houses stand on...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1920.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1920.
- [between 1899 and 1920?]
- Texas & New Orleans R.R. (Southern Pacific) R.R. #560 2-6-0 leaving west on freight, Houston, Tex.
- Texas and New Orleans Railroad locomotive #560, freight cars and tank cars are headed west in Houston (Harris County), Texas. Lettering on the locomotive reads: "X560" and "[South]ern Pacific Lines." Lettering on a boxcar reads: "T&NO MW 3179."
- Southern Pacific Company--1940-1950.; Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Houston (Tex.)--1940-1950.; Railroads--Texas--Houston--1940-1950.
- 1946 October 20
- Texas & Pacific Ry. smoke, #639 2-10-4, west on frt. at Mineola, TX.
- Smoke rises from Texas & Pacific Railway locomotive #639 headed west in Mineola (Wood County), Texas. The consist includes gondola and box cars. Shows power lines, a brick industrial building and a water tower.
- Texas & Pacific Railway--1940-1950.; Mineola (Tex.)--1940-1950.; Railroads--Texas--Mineola--1940-1950.
- 1946 February 15
- Waldorf Mine on the Argentine Central Ry.
- View of Waldorf Mine and mill and Waldorf, Clear Creek County, Colorado (11,666 feet elevation). Waldorf mill was one of the major shippers on the narrow gauge line. Argentine Central Railway's narrow gauge tracks, sidings, switches, and water...
- Tailings (Metallurgy)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waldorf Mine (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900- 1920.; Railroad...
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Burros load with groceries at Telluride, Colo.
- Burros loaded with supplies on Colorado Avenue, Telluride, Colorado. Man in boots, vest, and hat poses among pack mules headed for nearby mines. Background buildings include: two-story commercial block, front gable log cabin with sign "J. Brown,"...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mules--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.; Pack animals--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Cossacks led by David Kadjaia
- A group of Georgian Cossacks on horseback are led by David Kadjaia through a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear wool hats. Kadjaia wears a lighter colored coat. The men's coats have cartridge loops across the front. Several...
- Cossacks--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Kadjaia, David.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Russian Cossacks
- A group of Russian Georgian Cossacks, led by David Kadjaia, ride horses in a dirt arena (Ambrose Park or Madison Square Garden) for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear wool hats and long, dark coats. Kadjaia's uniform is lighter colored...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Colorado & Southern Ry., Valmont Power Plant near Boulder, Colo.
- A Colorado & Southern freight train headed by a steam locomotive passes Valmont Lake and the Valmont Power Plant near Boulder in Valmont (Boulder County), Colorado. The city of Boulder is in the distance.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Valmont Power Plant (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Valmont Reservoir (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Power plants.; Railroads.
- D&RGW
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive #482 (2-8-2), and a caboose, cross a bridge over probably Poncha Creek at Mears Junction (Chaffee County), Colorado. A second train, headed by locomotive #480 (2-8-2), with gondola cars and caboose...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Mears Junction (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Mears Junction--1950-1960.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Mears Junction--1950-1960.; Railroad freight...
- 1951 February 14
- Animas Canon, D. & R.G. Ry.
- View of a narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Railway double headed passenger train on a cliff by the Animas River in the Animas Gorge near Rockwood (La Plata County), Colorado. Shows rock formations and talus slopes.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway 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.; Cliffs--Colorado--La Plata...
- [between 1882 and 1886?]
- East High spotlight: vol 2 no 1
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1925 April 15
- Capitol Hill United Neighborhood (CHUN) Board Minutes: St. Barnabas Church
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 44, 1910 October 29
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 33, 1911 August 12
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 30, 1912 July 27
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 2, 1913 November 22
- Municipal Facts: Volume 10 Numbers 1 and 2, 1927 January-February