Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Paul Wilson residence in Hotchkiss, Colo.
- View of the the Paul Wilson bungalow in Hotchkiss (Delta County) Colorado; features a gable and a river rock foundation / chimney.
- Wilson, Paul, resident, Hotchkiss, Colo.--Homes & haunts.; Hotchkiss (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Bungalows--Colorado--Hotchkiss--1910-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Hotchkiss--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Grand Junction
- Automobiles are parked in the parking lot of the Western Sugar & Land Company factory in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows the brick factory building, elevator, and smokestack.
- Western Sugar & Land Company--1910-1930.; Grand Junction (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1930.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1930.
- [between 1913 and 1930?]
- Westcliffe, Colorado
- View of Main Street in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado. Shows parked cars, commercial storefronts, utility poles and pedestrians. Signs read: "The Westcliffe State Bank," "Geo. Phillips Dry Goods Ladies and Gents Furnishings," "Westcliffe Post...
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Westcliffe--1920-1930.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Westcliffe--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Catholic Church, Westcliffe, Colo.
- View of an unidentified frame Catholic Church in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado. The church has a four-story square bell tower with windows and a cross atop a pointed dome. A wooden barn and a two-story frame house or possibly a rectory with...
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Waunita Hot Springs Resort near Doyle, Colo.
- View of frame multi-story hotel buildings and small cottages at Waunita Hot Springs Resort in Waunita Hot Springs (Gunnison County), Colorado. Frame lodge buildings have several stories and hipped roofs. People sit in the back of a convertible car...
- Waunita Hot Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cabins--Colorado--Waunita Hot Springs--1910-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Waunita Hot Springs--1910-1930.; Resorts--Colorado--Waunita Hot Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Wagon Wheel Gap, hotel and cottages
- View of the Hot Springs Hotel and baths Wagon Wheel Gap in Mineral County, Colorado. Shows cottages, a bathhouse, and building with porches or verandas. Wooden walkways connect the buildings.
- Wagon Wheel Gap (Colo. : Town)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Wagon Wheel Gap--1890-1910.; Resorts--Colorado--Wagon Wheel Gap--1890-1910.; Springs--Colorado--Wagon Wheel Gap--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Hot Springs Hotel & cottages, Wagon Wheel Gap, Colo.
- The Hot Springs Hotel and baths sit on a slight hill in Wagon Wheel Gap in Mineral County, Colorado. Shows cottages, a bathhouse, building with porches or verandas. A pond is near the hotel buildings.
- Wagon Wheel Gap (Colo. : Town)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Wagon Wheel Gap--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Wagon Wheel Gap--1890-1910.; Resorts--Colorado--Wagon Wheel Gap--1890-1910.; Springs--Colorado--Wagon Wheel Gap--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Coke ovens at Gray Creek
- Smoke rises from the coke ovens at Gray Creek, a Victor American Fuel Company coal camp in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows railroad tracks and railroad cars.
- Victor American Fuel Company (Colo.)--Facilities--1890-1900.; Gray Creek (Colo. : Town)--1890-1900.; Coal mining--Colorado--Gray Creek--1890-1900.; Coke industry--Colorado--Gray Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Ashley, Colo. [sic]
- View of Main Street in Vernal (Uintah County), Utah. Men, women, and children pose near brick or frame commercial buildings. Shows automobiles, buggies, a bicycle, an electric street lamp, and brick businesses with signs or awnings that read: "W.H....
- Vernal (Utah)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.
- [1912 August]
- Vanadium plant, Placerville
- A man stands on the railroad tracks near a vanadium plant in Placerville (San Miguel County), Colorado. He wears a felt hat, suit, and a cigarette dangles from his mouth. A team of horses pulls a wagon up a dirt road toward the plant. Dark smoke...
- Vanadium industry--Colorado--Placerville--1910-1930.; Placerville (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Placerville--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Placerville--1910-1930.; Ore industry--Colorado--Placerville--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Uranium processing plant, Rifle, CO
- View of a uranium processing plant in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; shows processing or factory buildings, houses, and the Roan Cliffs.
- Uranium industry--Colorado--Rifle--1950-1970.; Rifle (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Rifle--1950-1970.
- [between 1957 and 1965?]
- Upper tunnel of Urado Oil Co.
- View of a tunnel entrance of a Urado Mining Corporation mine in probably Garfield County, Colorado. A frame door is supported by stone walls and a slope of a hillside. A wooden box and wooden poles are by the door.
- Urado Mining Corporation--1890-1920.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1920.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1920.; Tunnels--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Mary Reed Library, University of Denver
- View of the Mary Reed Library (later Mary Reed Hall), 2199 S. University Boulevard, Denver, Colorado. The building is a brick structure with prominent bays, and some gothic windows. A tower extends above the main entrance to the building.
- University of Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1933?]
- New vanadium mill at Rifle
- View of the United States Vanadium Mining Company mill in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; shows metal ore processing sheds, elevator housings, and a smokestack.
- United States Vanadium Company--Buildings--1910-1930.; Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mills--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1930.; Smokestacks--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Barlow-Colorow Mine, Rainbow Lode
- View of Uintah Basin in (Uintah County), Utah; shows Gilsonite mining operations north of Rainbow Junction, Uintah Railway railroad tracks, the Rainbow Vein, a trestle, snow, and sandstone cliffs.
- Uintah Railway--1890-1910.; Uintah County (Utah)--1890-1910.; Mining--Utah--Uintah County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Country Club, Trinidad, Colo.
- The adobe or stucco Mission-style Trinidad County Club in southwest Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado has vigas, a central chimney, a faux bell tower over the doorway, and gutters above a covered porch. A sprinkler waters a lawn surrounded by...
- Trinidad Country Club (Trinidad, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fisher's Peak (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Country clubs--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Las Animas County Court House and Jail, Trinidad, Colo.
- Men stand and pose on a staircase at the Las Animas County Court House and Jail complex in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Adjoined, classical-style buildings have columns with ionic capitals or pilasters, plaster friezes, dentils, and a...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Courthouses--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1930.; Jails--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Commercial St., Trinidad, Colo.
- Pedestrians walk on the sidewalks along Commercial Street in the town of Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Cars are parked on the brick road and street car tracks extend down the center of the street. Signs on businesses read: "Hotel...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Telluride, Colo.
- Aerial view looking northeast over Telluride, Colorado, with cliffs, Cornel Falls and the San Juan Mountains in the distance. Shows wood frame and brick structures.
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Cites & towns--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Mine in the Platoro Mining District, Colo
- Men pose by a mine entrance in the Platoro District near Stunner (Conejos County), Colorado; one leans on an ore car. Sticks of dynamite are on the ground; tailings and a shed are up the hill.
- Stunner (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Stunner--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Stunner--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Aug M. Co. Gilman Property, Platoro Mining District
- Men pose by a mine entrance in the Platoro District near Stunner (Conejos County), Colorado; one has an ax, the other has a framing square. Wood, ties, and snow surround them.
- Stunner (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Stunner--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Stunner--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Platora [sic]
- Men pose by abandoned sheds and tailings in the Platoro District near Stunner (Conejos County), Colorado; snow and trees dot the rocks.
- Stunner (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mine Buildings--Colorado--Stunner--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Stunner--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Bird's-eye view, Somerset, Colo.
- Aerial view of the mining community of Somerset in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows company houses with hipped roofs. Industrial mining buildings are in the distance. Smoke stacks extend from roof of the powerhouse.
- Somerset (Colo.)--1880-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Somerset--1880-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Somerset--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920?]
- Bird's-eye view, Somerset, Colo.
- Hand-colored view of the mining community of Somerset in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows company houses with hipped roofs. Industrial mining buildings are in the distance. Smoke stacks extend from roof of the powerhouse.
- Somerset (Colo.)--1880-1920.; Cites & towns--Colorado--Somerset--1880-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Somerset--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920?]
- Entrance and pavillion [sic] at the original Manitou Soda Springs at Manitou
- View of the Soda Spring Pavilion in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado; women, men, and children with umbrellas crowd a stone bridge by the ornate wood structure and street lamps. Cliff House Hotel is among trees in the background.
- Soda Spring Pavilion (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Pavilions--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1920.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Front of Soda Springs at Manitou
- Men and women stand near the Soda Spring pavilion in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado, signs on roofs of stone turrets read: "Navajo Springs." and "Cheyenne Springs." A bridge spans Fountain Creek. Cliff House and many large residences,...
- Soda Spring Pavilion (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.; Pavilions--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Silverton
- View of Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado, looking northeast from the slope of Sultan Mountain along the road to Durango. Shows a portion of the 'Million Dollar Highway.' Tower Mountain is in the distance.
- Silverton (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Tower Mountain (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Silverton--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Silverton
- Aerial view of Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. Tower Mountain is in the distance.
- Silverton (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Tower Mountain (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Silverton--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Sherman - Black Wonder Mill
- View of the processing sheds, log cabins, and the Black Wonder Mill in Sherman (Hinsdale County), Colorado.
- Sherman (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Sherman--1900-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Sherman--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Sherman--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Sherman
- A man wears a suit and a derby hat and stands on a rocky slope above Sherman (Hinsdale County), Colorado. Log and frame houses are in town, and a mine building, possibly the Black Wonder Mill, is on a hillside. Shows steep mountain slopes above the...
- Sherman (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Sherman--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Sherman--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Sherman--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Paper shale cliff, Battlement Mesa, facing Collbran
- A man wears overalls and a hat and holds a pick axe near the ledge of a layered shale cliff at Battlement Mesa area in probably Mesa County, Colorado. Shows a gorge and trees on steep slopes.
- Shale--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Battlement Mesa (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cliffs--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- View of main street Westcliff [sic], Colo
- Panoramic view of Main Street in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado. Shows one and two-story wood frame buildings, one of which has columns and a balcony. Also shows, pedestrians, utility poles and the Sangre de Cristo Range in the distance.
- Sangre De Cristo Range (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Westcliffe (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Saguache--1920-1930.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Saguache--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Saguache--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Westcliffe, Colorado
- View of one and two-story wood frame buildings along a street in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado. Shows cars, horse-drawn wagons, pedestrians and utility poles. The Sangre De Cristo Range is in the distance.
- Sangre De Cristo Range (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Westcliffe (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Westcliffe--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Mining in the San Juans
- View of mine buildings, a creek, and the San Juan mountains in San Miguel County, Colorado.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.; Oil paintings--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Dwellings - San Luis Valley
- View of a two-story brick house with wooden columns and a lattice work balcony probably in the San Luis Valley in Colorado. Shows a white picket fence and trees.
- San Luis Valley (Colo. and N.M.)--1910-1930.; Houses--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Telluride, Colo.
- Aerial view of Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. Road grades and switchbacks are in the San Juan mountains. Shows the Pandora Mill buildings near steep cliffs. Commercial buildings, houses, and Telluride Elementary School are in the San...
- San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1890-1910.; Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- San Acacio, Co.
- Men and women stand near a rusticated stone, two-story commercial building in San Acacio (Costilla County), Colorado. The men wear suits, and the women wear long skirts with fitted jackets. Dogs and a horse-drawn wagon are near a crowd of people.
- San Acacio (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--San Acacio--1910-1920.
- 1910 April 14
- San Acacio, Co.
- Men and boys wear suits and hats and stand near a rusticated stone, two-story commercial building in San Acacio (Costilla County), Colorado. Cars are parked near groups of people.
- San Acacio (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--San Acacio--1910-1920.
- 1910 April 14
- San Acacio, Co.
- Men wear suits and felt or derby hats and stand near a woman who wears a dress and holds a baby in front of a Mission-style one-story building in San Acacio (Costilla County), Colorado. The stucco building has a shingled, hipped roof, curvilinear...
- San Acacio (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--San Acacio--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--San Acacio--1910-1920.
- 1910 April 14
- Smelter, Salida, Colorado
- View of the smelter in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado; snow capped peaks are in the background.
- Salida (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Salida--1910-1920.; Smelters--Colorado--Salida--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Curtis Ranch 3 miles SE of Saguache
- Children and a man stand near a brick house with a white picket fence on the Curtis Ranch in the San Luis Valley in Saguache County, Colorado. A man stands and talks to people in an automobile. A barn and a wood pile are in the distance.
- Saguache County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; San Luis Valley (Colo. and N.M.)--1900-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Saguache County--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Saguache County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Club house, Russell Spgs Lakes
- View of three men and three hunting dogs by a wooden cabin near Russell Springs Lakes in Saguache County, Colorado. Shows a hay stack and a horse drawn wagon (with a farm implement on it) in the distance.
- Saguache County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cabins--Colorado--Saguache County--1900-1910.
- 1909 February 5
- A street scene in Saguache, Colo
- Crowds of people dressed in their Sunday best gather, possibly for a Fourth of July parade, on a street in Saguache (Saguache County), Colorado. Shows decorated cars, store fronts with American flags, dogs, a man on a horse and utility poles. Signs...
- Saguache (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Saguache--1920-1930.; City & town life--Colorado--Saguache--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Saguache--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Mountains of oil shale near De Beque, Colorado
- View of oil shale deposits in the Roan Cliffs in Mesa or Garfield County, Colorado; a shed and roads cut through scrub brush.
- Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mountains--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Placerville, Colo., looking south
- View of the Rio Grande Southern railroad depot and Galloway's stage stop in the town of Placerville (San Miguel County), Colorado. A footbridge crosses over the San Miguel River.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1880-1910.; Placerville (Colo.)--1880-1910.; San Miguel River (Colo.) 1880-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Placerville--1880-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Placerville--1880-1910.
- [between 1889 and 1910?]
- Looking north - Miser Mine, Jasper, Colo.
- Panoramic view; men pose by a shed at the Miser Mine, in Jasper (Rio Grande County), Colorado; ore car tracks are to the sides and mountains are in the background.
- Rio Grande County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Rio Grande County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Rio Grande County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Rifle Colo., looking S.W.
- View of the town of Rifle in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows houses and commercial structures. Signs on businesses read: "Red Barn," "J. W. Hugus & Co.," and "McLearn Merc. Co." The Roan Cliffs are in the distance.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1890-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Rifle--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- A portion of Rifle, Colo.
- View of a section of the town of Rifle in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows churches and wood frame houses. The Roan Cliffs are in the distance.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1890-1920.; Churches--Colorado--Rifle--1890-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Rifle--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Ridgeway
- View of the town of Ridgeway in Ouray County, Colorado. Shows wood frame houses and a church. Mountains are in the distance.
- Ridgeway (Colo.)--1880-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ridgeway--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920?]
- Red Cliff, county seat of Eagle County
- View of the town of Red Cliff (Redcliff) in Eagle County, Colorado. Shows houses, commercial buildings, and barns. An iron bridge crosses over the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks.
- Red Cliff (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Red Cliff--1900-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]