Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Main Street, Pueblo
- View of a busy Main Street in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows pedestrians, parked cars and trolley car (number "74," Streetline: "Fairmount Park"). A banner on the trolley reads: "All of a Sudden Earnest, Centennial Auditorium, April 19th."...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.; City & town life--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.; Street railroads--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Street scene in Pueblo Colo
- View of a tree-lined residential street in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows wood frame houses, pedestrians, cars and electric street lights in the distance.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Residential streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- 1922
- Pueblo
- Pedestrians walk along Main Street in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows a trolley car, cars, flags on flagpoles and commercial buildings. The trolley reads: "Bessemer," "27." A license plate reads: "Tag Lost Colo." Signs on buildings read:...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920]
- Opera House block & Main St looking north, Pueblo
- View of the Opera House block on Main Street in Pueblo, (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows a commercial street lined with multi-story brick and stone buildings, including the Pueblo Opera House, and two rows of street railway tracks in center of...
- First National Bank (Pueblo, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Grand Vodevil (Pueblo, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Theaters--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- 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]
- 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]
- 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]
- 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?]
- Alamosa Colo.
- View of the Alamosa passenger station of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad (Alamosa County), Colorado, a two-story brick structure with overhanging hipped roof. A suspended decorative iron awning is over the entry. Shows pedestrians, horse-drawn...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Alamosa--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Alamosa--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- An Alamosa business block
- View of a commercial buildings on Main street (formerly "Fifth Street") in the business section of Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. Shows pedestrians, men in horse-drawn wagons, a horse tied to a post, utility poles and electric street lights....
- American National Bank (Alamosa, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Banks--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1910.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- 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?]
- Mexican settlement, near Walsenburg
- View of adobe houses in a Mexican settlement near Walsenburg (Huerfano County), Colorado. Shows a man by a horse, beehive ovens (hornos), a wooden fence, a wagon with a barrel on it and a cedar tree.
- Huerfano County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Adobe buildings--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.; Settlements--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Alamosa Hospital, Dr. E.L. Freiberger
- View of the Alamosa Hospital at 503 Main Street (the corner of Hunt and Main) in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado). A sign reads: "C.I. Stephenson, Osteopath."
- Osteopathic hospitals--Colorado--Alamosa--1910-1920.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hospitals--Colorado--Alamosa--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1915?]
- An Avenue of Poplars at Glenwood Springs, Colo. on the Denver & Rio Grande R.R.
- Poplars line an avenue in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows a trestle bridge, stone wall and the Colorado River in the distance.
- Poplar--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.; Trees--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.; Trestles--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Ouray, Colo.
- Panoramic view of houses and commercial buildings in Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows frame and brick buildings, the square tower of the Beaumont Hotel, wooden mine buildings with smokestacks, possibly a smelter, and a flume on a hillside. The...
- Cascade Falls (Ouray County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cascade Mountain (Ouray County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Manitou, Colo.
- Panoramic view of houses, commercial buildings, and hotels in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows Hiawatha Gardens, a frame structure with gables, dormers, and a fenced, landscaped yard. The charred stone foundation of the Manitou...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1896 and 1903]
- 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?]
- Primos Chem. Co. mill, Vanadium, Colo.
- View of the Primos Chemical Company mill and Rio Grande Southern Railroad tracks beside the San Miguel River in Vanadium (San Miguel County), Colorado. Shows frame buildings and brick or metal smokestacks in a valley. Denver & Rio Grande freight...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Primos Chemical Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Vanadium industry--Colorado--Vanadium--1910-1920.; San Miguel River (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Vanadium (Colo.)--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1914 and 1920?]
- Headgate Bessemer Ditch near Pueblo, Colo.
- A man stands on a stone diversion ditch headgate at Bessemer Ditch beside probably the St. Charles River in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Stone levees are at the edge of the water, and trees are in the river valley. Railroad tracks are beside...
- Ditches--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1910.; Bessemer Ditch (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Saint Charles River (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1910.; Levees--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1910.; Railroad...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Our first snow
- View of houses and mine buildings at possibly South Canyon Mine on South Canyon Creek in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows smokestacks of possibly a powerhouse and screening equipment for the coal mine. Railroad tracks and freight cars are beside...
- Coal mining--Colorado--1910-1920.; Mine buildings--Colorado--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1920.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--1910-1920.; Streams--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Durango
- Panoramic view of brick commercial buildings, stone churches, and the San Juan Smelter in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado. Shows the La Plata County Courthouse with a clock tower, churches, and the Strater Hotel in downtown Durango. Steep...
- Durango (Colo.)--1890-1910.; San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Durango--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- Shale cliffs facing Collbran
- View of layered shale cliffs near Collbran (Mesa County), Colorado. Trees are on mountain slopes and in a valley.
- Oil-shales--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1930.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cliffs--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1930.; Valleys--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Looking south eastward over the Shale Cliffs toward Colorado River and North Mams [sic] Peak
- Panoramic, aerial view of layered oil shale rock formations of the Roan Cliffs in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows Logan Wash in a valley near Mount Logan, the Colorado River, an extinct volcanic crater, and North Mamm Peak in the distance.
- Oil-shales--Colorado--Garfield County--1930-1960.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1930-1960.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1930-1960.; Logan Wash (Colo.)--1930-1960.; Logan, Mount (Garfield County, Colo.)--1930-1960.; North Mamm Peak...
- [between 1930 and 1960?]
- The Plant of the Monarch Shale Oil Company using the "Ginet eduction process" De Beque, Colorado
- View of the Monarch Shale Oil Company mine on a mesa in De Beque (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows the mine entrance and crusher site near layered shale at the top of the formation, a shale conveyor, a crushed shale bin, a retort, a stairway, storage...
- Monarch Shale Oil Company--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Refineries--Colorado--De...
- [1920 August]
- Still of the Oil Shale Mining Company for the destructive distillation of oil
- Men wear suits or suspenders and work clothes and pose beside a smokestack encased by deteriorated brick walls 22 miles outside of De Beque in Mesa County or Garfield County Colorado. An American flag is attached to scaffolding that surrounds an...
- Oil-shale industry--Colorado--1900-1920.; Oil-shales--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1920.; Refineries--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1917?]
- Oil shale deposits near Rifle, Colo.
- A man wears a tie and stands near sagebrush in a valley below the Roan Cliffs near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows trees, scree, and layered shale on steep cliffs in the distance.
- Oil-shales--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cliffs--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Valleys--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Haystack Mountain and plant site of the Mid-Continent Shale and Refining Co.
- Men stand beside a car on a dirt road near Haystack Mountain in Garfield County, Colorado. Sagebrush, a haystack, trees, a fence, and Parachute Creek are in the valley. Shows layered shale on the Roan Cliffs and talus on mesas near the plant site...
- Mid-Continent Shale and Refining Company--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Oil-shales--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Haystack Mountain (Garfield County,...
- [1920 August]
- 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?]
- Mineral Palace, Pueblo
- View of the stone Mineral Palace and a manicured park in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. The Egyptian-style stone structure has pediments, a portico, a gabled roof, and square corner columns topped with world globe spheres.
- Mineral Palace (Pueblo, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1920.; Mineral industries--Exhibitions--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1920.; Mineral Palace Park (Pueblo, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Exhibition buildings--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1920.;...
- [between 1891 and 1915?]
- Pueblo County Court House
- View of the County Courthouse at 10th and Main Street in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. The classical-style building has columns with Corinthian capitals, decorative balustrades, pediments with dentil details, and a rounded, central dome. "Vox...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Courthouses--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.
- [between 1912 and 1925?]
- Redstone
- View of the Redstone Castle near the Crystal River, a valley, and manicured grounds of the Cleveholm Manor in Redstone (Pitkin County), Colorado. Built by John Cleveland Osgood, the stone and half-timbered Redstone Castle has turrets and several...
- Osgood, John Cleveland, 1851-1926--Homes & haunts.; Cleveholm (Redstone, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Redstone (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Dwellings--Colorado--Redstone--1900-1930.; Estates--Colorado--Redstone--1900-1930.
- [between 1902 and 1925?]
- Olathe
- View of the frame Denver and Rio Grande Railroad depot in Olathe (Montrose County), Colorado. A wagon with a flat bed is near a signal light. The depot has a loading dock and a barn door on one end. A sign above the passenger door reads "Olathe."
- Olathe (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Olathe--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Mining - mills - interiors
- Interior view of a mine in (probably) Colorado; a man is by a conveyor and coal. Letters on a steel beam read: "PRR63490."
- Coal mining--Colorado--1940-1950.; Coal mining--Colorado--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--1940-1950.
- 1944
- Unidentified mine
- A man uses a pick at a mine entrance near (possibly) Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado.
- Miners--Colorado--Chaffee County--1910-1930.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Chaffee County--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Scene in the La Plata mining district
- View of mine or mill sheds, smokestacks, ore car tracks, and snow capped mountains in La Plata County Colorado.
- La Plata County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--La Plata County--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--La Plata County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 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?]
- Ouray
- View of a mill and railroad tracks in Ouray County, Colorado; slopes and sandstone outcroppings are in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1910.; Ore industry--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Tipple of Turner Mine (Independent) 9 mi north of Walsenburg, Colo
- View of Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks, ore cars, and a frame tipple at one of the Turner Mines near Walsenburg (Huerfano County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1910.; Tipples--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Smuggler Union Mills, near Telluride, Colo
- View of the Pandora Mill and houses near the Smuggler-Union mine in Pandora, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Pandora (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pandora Mill (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Smuggler Union Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--Facilities--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- At the entrance to the Great Revenue Tunnel, near Ouray, Colo.
- A pack train and a team of horses with a wagon of supplies ready to head to the mines from a supply store at the Revenue Mine, Ouray County, Colorado. The ore processing facilities show across a creek.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Revenue Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- The new Eagle Mining District, Colorado
- Men pose by the Lady Belle mine entrance south of Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado; one man shovels ore into a canvas bag.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lady Belle Mine (Eagle County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Eagle Silver District
- View of a settlement near the Lady Belle mine south of Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado; men, women, and girls pose by canvas tents and an automobile. A pennant reads: "Eagle Colorado;" a sign on the tent reads: "Meals All Hours."
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Restaurants--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Tents--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Lady Belle Mine, Eagle
- Men pose with a team of horses in harness, and sacks of ore on a skid, at the Lady Belle Mine, south of Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado. A sign on the mine entrance reads: "Positively No Admittance."
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lady Belle Mine (Eagle County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- In the Holy Cross Mining District
- View of mine machinery and a hewn log cabin in the Holy Cross Mining district (Eagle County), Colorado. A creek is in the foreground.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- 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?]
- Ore transportation - Eagle District
- Men load a sledge or skid with canvas bags of ore in Eagle County, Colorado; horses wait in harness.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Transportation--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Ouray, Colorado
- Aerial view of the town of Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows the commercial district and residential areas. Cascade Falls is in the distance.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Palisade
- View of the town of Palisade (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows orchards and houses. The Colorado River river meanders past the town in the distance.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1930.; Palisade (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1930.; Orchards--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 to 1930?]
- Ouray, Colo. on way to Mesa Verde
- View of the town of Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows the commercial district and houses.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Paonia
- View of orchards and fruit trees in bloom near the town of Paonia, Delta County, Colorado. Shows farm houses and barns. The North Fork Gunnison River is in the distance.
- Gunnison River, North Fork (Colo.)--1890-1940.; Paonia (Colo.)--1890-1940.; Farms--Colorado--Paonia--1890-1940.; Orchards--Colorado--Paonia--1890-1940.; Rivers--Colorado--Paonia--1890-1940.
- [between 1890 and 1940?]