Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- West half burned 3 days after east half
- View of two images: top image includes second fire on April 29, 1896, as it streaks across town and an explosion occurs from dynamite stored at El Paso Livery and Stable; lower image includes aftermath from second fire, debris and rubble and...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Explosions--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf montage
- A photomontage of the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf railway. The first image is of railroad tracks in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado. The second image is of the railway line at Mother Grundy in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado. The third image is of a...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Only building standing on Bennett Ave. after fire
- View of two images depicting first fire, April 26, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; top image depicts flames and smoke moving towards Bennett Avenue; large crowds are on boardwalk and horse-drawn wagons and enclosed commercial wagons are on street;...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- M. E. parsonage, Altman, Colo.
- Five views of the Methodist parsonages in Altman, Colorado, include; upper left corner image: the first parsonage located between Altman and Independence. A small lean-to shack with an open entry door and a four pane window. Upper right image: a...
- Pingree, H. M.--Homes and haunts--1880-1890.; Altman (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Religious dwellings--Colorado--Altman--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1890?]
- Cripple Creek railroad station
- Cirkut style image of Florence and Cripple Creek railroad station, Cripple Creek, Colorado; crowd of people stand on boardwalk or platform behind the station; main center image includes engine with passenger cars and Pullman sleeper pulled into...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1900]
- Under fire, fresh shell holes
- A group of about twenty-five Tenth Mountain Division soldiers are under fire in this image taken during the Italian Campaign. The men are in an open grassy field and are either crouched in the grass or bent over looking at the ground. White smoke...
- Battlefields--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Mountain City, Colorado
- Image of Mountain City, Colorado, in a winter scene that shows the hillside and the gulch filled with houses and several mines. The road that leads to the town of Blackhawk is in the center of the picture. The mountains on the left side of the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Gold Coin Club
- Composite interior and exterior views of four images of Gold Coin Club, 413 West Diamond, Victor, Colorado. The club house (rebuilt after August 1899 fire & formally opened March 5, 1900) was built by Wood Investment Company for Gold Coin mine...
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clubs--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Gold Coin Club (Victor, Colo.); Woods Investment Co.
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- Clark, Gruber & Co. Bank & Mint, Denver, Colo.
- View of the Clark, Gruber & Co. building, ca. 1860-1863. On January 18, 1860, the Denver Town Company deeded three lots in Denver City to Clark, Gruber & Company for $600. The company built a two-story brick bank and mint on the corner of McGaa...
- Clark, Gruber & Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Mints--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Financial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Clark, Gruber & Co. (Denver,...
- [between 1860 and 1863]
- Ouray, Colorado
- Right image of a panorama view over south Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, and up Uncompahgre Gorge, includes miners road, Bear Creek Falls, Beaumont Sampling Works and the San Juan Coal, Lumber and Supply Company (later Rice's).
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Saloon, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of a saloon in Georgetown, Colorado. The dark wood bar with carved arches and columns is viewed diagonally; the bartender behind the bar wears a vest, a white shirt with a high collar, a tie, and a handlebar moustache; he holds a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Cliff House
- View in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north, probably from the Barker House. In the foreground is the Manitou Springs Pavilion, a cross gabled frame structure with a cupola, a rusticated knee-high stone foundation and fancy woodwork in the...
- Wheeler, Jerome--Homes & haunts.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1887 and 1890?]
- C. D. Chase manufacturers of tri-nitro-glycerine office Larimer Street, Denver, Colorado
- View of Devil's Punch Bowl waterfall in (probably) Colorado; shows a pool and granite cliffs.
- Devils Punchbowl (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1860-1880.; Waterfalls--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Rainbow Falls, Ute Pass [sic]
- View of Duhem Brothers photography studio in Denver, Colorado; shows a brick and stone storefront with signs: "Photo Art Gallery," and "Duhem Bros." A witch effigy uses a box camera on the roof.
- T. J. Graham Real Estate, Mining & Insurance Agent--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Insurance companies--Colorado--Boulder--1860-1880.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Photography stores--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Group of boys
- Young boys and girls pose near a brick house in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1893?
- Canon City, Colorado - view near penitentiary
- View of mountain scenery near the penitentiary in Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado.
- Fremont County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1900.
- 1893?
- Royal Gorge - tracks & bridge
- An unidentified man poses near the hanging bridge at the bottom of the Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado.
- Fremont County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Royal Gorge - tracks & bridge
- An unidentified man poses near the hanging bridge at the bottom of the Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado.
- Fremont County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Canon City, Colorado - Hot Springs Hotel (RMT standing in center of bridge)
- Men pose on a bridge near the Hot Springs Hotel, Canon City, Colorado.
- Hot Springs Hotel (Canon City, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Denver - residences on 9th
- View of a row of brick and stone residences along 9th (Ninth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1893 [?]
- Denver - residences on Colfax
- View of ornate houses along Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1893 [?]
- Group on an outing - "Rmt, Chum, Ira, Aunt Alice"
- Men, women, and children pose on large rocks, Colorado. Some are identified: "R. M. T., Chum, Ira, and Aunt Alice."
- Children--Colorado--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1893 [?]
- Ranch or lodge in foothills, unidentified
- View shows unidentified ranch buildings in a meadow near the base of low hills, Colorado.
- Ranches--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1893 [?]
- Georgetown, Colo. the center of one of the richest mining [?] in the world in gold, silver, and lead
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking south toward the valley leading to Silver Plume, where the High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop is visible. In the foreground is Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, the priest's residence, school, and hospital...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1890 and 1917?]
- Harris Block, Central City buildings
- View of the Harris block, Central City, Colorado, a two-story, brick building with a bracketed cornice, rectangular windows with sills and decorative mantles, and large rectangular glass windows that are separated by columns topped with...
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Hotel Alvarado, Albuquerque N.M., Harvey System, A. T. S.F. RY.
- View of Fred Harvey's Hotel Alvarado, Rio Grande Valley, Albuquerque (Bernalillo County) New Mexico; shows a Mission-style building with arcades, towers, and a terra-cotta roof, the Santa Fe depot, and a Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe passenger train.
- Alvarado Hotel (Albuquerque, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1910.; Fred Harvey (Firm)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- 1904
- Washington School, Aspen
- Boys and girls of the Washington School in Aspen, Colorado sit on the steps under the portico outside of the schoolhouse. The teacher, whose image is not completely visible, sits in the center of the children. She wears a long dress, with an...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; School children--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Snow sheds
- A snowshed is built over the tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railroad lines over Boreas Pass near Dillon, Colorado. Evergreen trees grow on the slope above the town.
- Dillon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Snowsheds--Colorado--Summit County--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Boreas Pass (Colo.)
- [about 1900]
- Bivouac
- View of a Tenth Mountain Division camp somewhere in Italy. Taken from the top of a hill one soldier is visible in the right hand corner of the image. On the hillside below are thirteen tents in rows. Beyond the camp a road winds through a valley.
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Blackhawk, Colo. 1864
- is on Gregory Street in the center midground.; Several businesses stand on the lower end of Gregory Street in Blackhawk, a mining town in Gilpin County, Colorado, during the 1860s, including a wholesale and retail grocery store and commission...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Bakeries--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Covered...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Underground drilling with machine drill
- A miner squats down to operate an air drill called a stoper or a "wiggle tail" in a gold mine in Gilpin County, probably in the 1880s or 1890s. The miner leans against a thick rock wall. Smaller rocks stand in a pile in the dark background. The...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Drilling & boring machinery--1880-1900.; Gold miners--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- J.B. Sturdevant [sic] (Rocky Mt. Joe) 1898
- Photographer J. B. Sturtevant, nicknamed "Rocky Mountain Joe," stands near a large camera tripod in front of a studio backdrop painted with a landscape scene. Sturtevant, born in Boston, Massachusetts, became the first regular photographer in...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Photographers--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Photographic apparatus & supplies--1890-1900.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.; Sturtevant, J. Bevier (Joseph Bevier),...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Kemp Cabin just completed 1893
- The Kemp family log cabin is framed by a circle in this image taken when the cabin was first completed in 1893 near Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Photographer Donald C. Kemp's father John H. Kemp was a mine operator in Central City in Gilpin...
- Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Central City, Colorado
- View of Central City, Colorado, from the southeast. The train depot and the railroad tracks are in the foreground. Main Street is in the center of the image, and landmarks along it include the Alhambra Theater, Armory Hall, Old City Hall, the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Mr Nate Salsbury compliments D.F. Barry
- Six small, oval frames on a larger image include bust portraits of Gall, John Grass, Sitting Bull, Rain-in-the-Face, Curley, and a photo of Sitting Bull's Camp.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Curly.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.; Rain in the Face, ca. 1835-1905.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; Grass, John.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1880 and 1920?]
- Central City, Colorado
- View toward the north overlooking barren landscape and Central City, Colorado. Snow is visible on the hillside. St. Aloysius is to the far-right of the image, and St. Mary's Catholic Church is visible at the right-to-center part of the image. ...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- Nate Salsbury portrait
- Nate Salsbury poses for a side-angle, bust portrait. Salsbury was an actor and managed the Salsbury Troubadours before taking over as manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1883. Born in Freeport, Illinois in 1846, Salsbury first met William...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Actors--1860-1870.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- William F. Cody and group on beach
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in the left center midground of a panoramic view of a beach, probably in Europe. A long row of Native American men and women also on horseback line the shore behind Cody. A man wearing a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Panoramic view of the mountains at Frisco
- A panorama of Frisco, Colorado, includes the mountains that surround the town. Caption under the image reads: "Panoramic view of the mountains at Frisco. From left to right is Peak One, Victoria, Royal, Wichita, Chief, Little Buffalo and Buffalo...
- Frisco (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1909
- The first Weld County Court House built 1883, it stood until 1915.
- Upper image is of the Weld County Courthouse, in Greeley, Colorado. It is a four story brick edifice with stone trim, a curved mansard roof and dome, dormers and chimneys. Lower image is of people posing on the steps of the courthouse.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Courthouses--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Golden, Colorado
- Partial copy of a collage of Golden, Colorado photographs includes center image of the Adolph Coors Golden Brewery; bottom left image of a Colorado Central a steaming locomotive; and right image of a wagon load of well dressed men in suits and...
- Golden (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Brewing industry--Colorado--Golden--1900-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--Golden--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1929]
- Ghost image of portrait of Celedonio Mondragon
- Ghost image on glass from the framed portrait of Celedonio Mondragon, founder of la Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos, this portrait hangs in the Concilio Superior Hall in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado.
- Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos--1990-2000.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1990-2000.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1990-2000.; Antonito (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Fraternal organizations.; Pictures.; Mondragon, Celedonio,...
- [1993?]
- Children of Antonio Teodoro Lobato and Maria Epemenia Córdova
- Studio portrait of the adult children of rancher and farmer Antonio Teodoro Lobato and his wife Maria Epemenia Cordova de Lobato. They are identified Left to Right: Front row: Rosavel and José Julián "J.J." Lobato. Back row: Refugio,...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Families.; Women.; Lobato, Antonio Teodoro--Family--Pictorial works.; Lobato, Antonio Teodoro--Family--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- ca. 1890
- María Odila Lobato and Diego Antonio Gallegos
- Hispanic Americans Diego Antonio Gallegos and his wife María Odila Lobato de Gallegos pose for their wedding portrait. She wears a plain white dress with a low waist and flounced, lace over skirt. She wears a long veil, her hair is bobbed and she...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Brides.; Grooms (Weddings); Gallegos, Diego Antonio--Pictorial works.; Gallegos, María Odila Lobato de--Pictorial works.; Bridegrooms--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Conejos Junior High School, class of 1926
- Hispanic American teacher Erinea García (later Erinea García de Gallegos) poses with her students from the Junior High Class of 1926 on the steps of Conejos Junior High School, Conejos, Colorado. She wears a jumper with a checked pattern and a...
- Costilla Junior High School (Conejos, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Conejos (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Teachers.; Gallegos, Erinea García de--Pictorial works.; García, Castelar--Pictorial...
- 1910
- Costilla Co. Court House
- Hispanic American men pose in front of the first permanent Costilla County Courthouse built in 1884, San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The adobe building has a cross gable roof and a wooden cupola. The courthouse on the National Register of...
- Costilla County Court House (San Luis, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; San Luis (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Courthouses.; Costilla County Court House (San Luis, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1910
- María Salomé Córdova
- Studio portrait of a Hispanic American woman, María Salomé Córdova. She wears a dark dress with a tight bodice with two rows of buttons, a bustle, pleated skirt and striped trim. She has curly hair and wears a broad brimmed hat with an...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Women.; Córdova, María Salomé, 1867--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Women--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Pedro Lobato and Esperanza Córdova de Lobato
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Pedro Lobato and his bride Esperanza Córdova de Lobato, maid of honor Odila Lobato and best man Conrad Córdova. The groom, Pedro Lobato wears a suit, vest and tie, his hair is parted in the middle....
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Brides.; Grooms (Weddings); Lobato, Esperanza Córdova de--Family--Pictorial works.; Lobato, Pedro--Family--Pictorial works.; Bridegrooms--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- 1925
- José Julián Lobato and touring car
- Hispanic American José Julián "J.J." Lobato poses beside his Ford Model T touring car near San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. He wears a white shirt, tie and coveralls. He smokes a cigar. Jose Lobato served as Costilla County Treasurer and...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; San Luis (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Convertible automobiles.; Judges.; Lobato, José Julián--Pictorial works.; Automobiles, Convertible--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [between 1927 and 1930?]
- Córdova sisters
- Studio portrait of the Córdova sisters, daughters of Juan Bautista Córdova, and his wife María Quirina Sánches Córdova, from Hoehne, Las Animas County, Colorado. The young women are identified: Front row l to r: Antonia and Benigna...
- Hispanic Americans--1850-1860.; Mexican Americans--1850-1860.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1850-1860.; Women.; Córdova, Juan Bautista--Family--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Las Animas County--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [between 1855 and 1860?]