Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Recen
- View of frame houses and road grades in the mountains above the mining town of Recen (Kokomo, Summit County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings with false fronts, mine buildings and tailings piles. Identification: "1. Stable owned by Prior...
- Recen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cites & towns--Colorado--Recen--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Recen--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1895?]
- 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?]
- Kemp Cabin - Happy Valley 1894
- A group of men, women and children poses in front of the Kemp family log cabin near Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Photographer Donald C. Kemp's father John H. Kemp sits with young Don and his brother Robert on the steps to the cabin. Kemp was...
- Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Family.; Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Homes & haunts.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Collins, Edgar.; Collins, Margie Becker.; Kemp,...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Kemp Cabin - Happy Valley 1894
- A group of men, women and children poses in front of the Kemp family log cabin near Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Photographer Donald C. Kemp's father John H. Kemp sits with young Don and his brother Robert on the steps to the cabin. Kemp was...
- Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Family.; Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Homes & haunts.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Becker, Margie.; Collins, Edgar.; Kemp, John H.;...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- State Normal School bldgs., Greeley, Colo.
- Rear view of campus and buildings, State Normal School (later State Teachers' College, Colorado State College of Education, Colorado State College, and University of Northern Colorado), Greeley, Colorado; "Normal" building (also known as...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1918]
- East High spotlight: vol 29 no 24
- 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 November
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 8
- 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 February 17
- Loveland Feed & Grain, Loveland, Colo.
- View of the Loveland Feed & Grain mill located between 2nd & 3rd Street in Loveland, Colo. Originally called Centennial Mills, the first building was built in 1880, but later destroyed by a fire in 1882. The current structure was rebuilt that...
- Feed mills--Colorado--Loveland--2000-2010.; Loveland (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Loveland Feed & Grain (Loveland, Colo.).--Pictorial works.; Feed mills--Colorado--Loveland--Pictorial works.; Loveland (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2001
- Tivoli Student Union, formerly the Tivoli-Union Brewery Auraria Higher Education Center.
- View of the abandoned Tivoli-Union Brewery (later the Tivoli Student Union), located at 1342 10th (Tenth) Street (later 900 Auraria Parkway) on what is now the Auraria Higher Education Center campus in Denver, Colorado. The brewery was built in...
- Tivoli Brewery (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings.; Brewing industry.; Historic buildings.; Tivoli Brewery (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1974
- José Julián Espinosa
- Studio portrait of José Julián Espinosa, a farmer in El Carnero (Saguache County), Colorado. Prior to moving to Colorado he served as a Captain of Calvary, in Company D, 1st Regiment, New Mexico Volunteers and later was elected to various...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Beards.; Military officers.; Older People.; Espinosa, José Julián, 1829-1912--Pictorial works.; Armed Forces--Officers--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [between 1900 and 1912?]
- Luz Lujan Torres
- Studio portrait of Luz Lujan Torres of New Mexico. She wears a lace blouse, flowers, and a necklace. Her hair is waved and parted in the middle. After the death of her first husband, José Juan Silva Torres, she remarried and moved to Colorado.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Women.; Torres, José Juan Silva--Family--Pictorial works.; Torres, Luz Lujan, d. 1933--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Pictorial works.;...
- [1900?]
- Palmer Lake, Glen Park
- Eleven men stand in front of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway building at an unidentified exposition, the building was later moved to Palmer Lake (El Paso County), Colorado and served as the railroad depot. The Victorian style building has a tower...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Exhibition buildings--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Plaza today, front
- View of a one-story adobe building at Francisco Plaza (later the Francisco Fort Museum), formerly a fort in La Veta (Huerfano County), Colorado. Shows a timber sidewalk in front of a building with a screened porch.
- La Veta (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Adobe buildings--Colorado--La Veta--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--La Veta--1920-1930.
- 1924
- Gallup & W. 29th Ave.
- A man sits on a delivery wagon near the Summit Company building at the intersection of Ashland Avenue (later West 29th, Twenty-Ninth Avenue) and Gallup Street (later Zuni Street) in Denver, Colorado. Phone and utility poles line the street. The...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Metal buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Utility poles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1898 February 5
- A view of early Longmont taken from top floor of Farmer's Mill.
- View from Farmer's Mill over Longmont, Colorado, shows widely spaced one and two-story wood frame residences. "#1 is the old Denio mill on Bross street that burned about 1934. #2 is the G. M. Davis home, later moved and replaced by H. W. Balmer...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Longmont--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880.]
- Kramer & Buskirk Coal Co.
- View southeast over Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado; shows the Kramer & Buskirk Coal Company, Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks, the Seventh (7th) Avenue bridge over the Uncompahgre River, the Western Hotel, Beaumont Hotel and Elk Club on Main...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Kramer & Buskirk Coal Company (Ouray, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910]
- John M Dumont built this house for the Boston Mine
- This shingle sided structure in North Empire, Clear Creek County, Colorado, has one side of its gable roof built into the hillside; dormers are at ground level. John Dumont built the structure, used as a dormitory for employees of the Boston Mine...
- North Empire (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--North Empire--1960-1970.; Lodging houses--Colorado--North Empire--1960-1970.; Dumont, John M.
- June, 1960
- 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
- Main St., Walsenburg, Colo.
- View south on Main Street, Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado; shows Twin Lakes Hotel (built 1887 by Martin and Holmes in Garden City, later moved to this location). Sign reads "Railroad Crossing Look Out for Cars."
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Walsenburg--1890-1900.
- May 20, 1893
- Broadmoor Lake
- A boy in a sailor suit stands on the shore of Broadmoor Lake, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The boathouse, electric trolley car poles, and foothills show across lake.
- Broadmoor Hotel and Casino (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890- 1900.; Broadmoor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Casinos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1895 and 1897?]
- Radio debut of the Latrine Quartet
- Four members of 87th Mountain Infantry sing at a microphone with the call letters KVI. They are left to right: Bradley, Glen Staney, Charles B. McLane, and Ralph Bromigan playing guitar. According to the caption: "At Christmas [1941] Lt. Look sowed...
- Radio programs--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Vocal quartets--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1942]
- R. O. Old's Residence, Georgetown
- Exterior view of the residence of Robert Orchard Old, located near Georgetown, Colorado. Owned later by John Grafton Rogers and taken down in 1965, the house is one-story wood construction with a steep gable roof and a porch with arches across the...
- Old, Robert Orchard--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1875?]
- Store interior, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of Block Mercantile (later Hancock Brothers) in Georgetown, Colorado, with showcases and shelves; merchandise includes cigars, canned goods, a wrapping paper rack, bin of avocados or squash (?), glassware, bunches of bananas, boxes of...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- 1890
- Children and automobile
- Rosemary Holmes (later Berry), William Edward Holmes, Clarita Holmes (later Bonner) and June Holmes, the children of Clarence and Fairfax Holmes, at 2428 Clarkson Street in the Five Points Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
- Holmes, Clarence F., 1892-1978--Family.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1938, August, 14
- Idaho Springs, Colorado
- The outdoor, family portrait in Idaho Springs, Colorado shows two men, three women, and a young boy standing around a flat plank bridge between two large trees. A hot springs pavilion is raised on a hill behind them. The women wear a hat and dress...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pavilions--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.; Springs--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.; Shoemaker, Clyde.
- 1905
- James Peak and Boulder Park, Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Ry., the Moffat Road
- Photograph of a painting, artist unknown, of James Peak (elevation 13,294 feet), Boulder Park, Colorado (also called Mammoth, later called Tolland) and "Giants Ladder" of Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake);...
- James Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Tolland (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- Black Hawk, Colorado
- Construction of the Gunnell Gold Company mill and mine in Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado, later used as the Colorado Central railroad station. Shows stone building and lumber.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Construction--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Mills--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.
- 1864 November 16
- Residence of Dr. & Mrs. F. J. Bancroft - S.W. corner 16th & Stout
- View of the Bancroft house at 16th (Sixteenth) and Stout Street in Denver, Colorado; shows the Bancroft family, a horse, a lamb, and a bent wood shelter with benches.
- Bancroft, F. J.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1882?]
- Slide mine, Ouray, Colo.
- View of the Slide Mine (later the News Boy Mine) with tramway, Paquin Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado
- News Boy Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Slide Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Ceiling detail at Campion residence
- Interior view at the Campion home in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows a ceiling with plaster molding.
- Campion, John Francis--Homes & haunts.; Mansions--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Ceilings--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1963 December 11
- Hairy Chin, Dakota, wearing an Uncle Sam outfit, full length
- Hairy Chin, Dakota, standing holding an umbrella and wearing socks and no shoes. He is dressed as Uncle Sam for a Fourth of July parade or for a cornerstone laying at the state capitol in Bismarck, North Dakota. Two days later Hairy Chin died; no...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Hairy Chin. Dakota Indian.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- 1889
- Denver from D. & F. Tower
- Bird's eye view of Denver, Colorado southwest from Daniels & Fisher Tower; Curtis street in view; Gas & Electric building, 15th & Champa, later called Insurance Exchange building, foreground left; Charles building, 15th & southwest corner of...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1918]
- Silverton and Kendall Mtn.
- Bird's eye view of Silverton, Colorado, between 11th (Eleventh) and 12th (Twelfth) Streets; shows Kendall Mountain (elevation 13,338 feet), school (completed in 1911) which replaced original school at same site, back of Silverton (Carnegie)...
- Kendall Mountain (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Silverton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Silverton--1910-1920.
- [1911]
- Healy House, Leadville
- Artist's angle view, through the open picket fence gate, of the west facade of the Healy House State Museum on the northwest corner of Harrison Avenue and East Tenth Street in Leadville, Colorado. The three- story wood frame building was buit in...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Healy House State Museum.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Ferndale, Colo.
- View looking up at the Robinson log home in the town of Ferndale, Colorado, in Jefferson County.
- Robinson, W. F.--Homes & haunts.; Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Maria Mitchell graduation class
- Students sit and pose on a staircase at Maria Mitchell School at 32nd (Thirty-second) and Lafayette Streets in the Cole neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Girls wear dresses with rounded collars or wide lapels, camisoles, skirts with box pleats,...
- Mitchell School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Cole (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; School principals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1923
- Mother at 24; a friend
- Sarah Garrett (later Anderson) at age 24, an African American woman, mother of Marie Anderson (later Marie L. Greenwood), poses with a woman friend in Los Angeles, California. Sarah wears a three-quarter length coat with a dress that has a wide...
- Greenwood, Marie L.--Family.; African Americans--California--Los Angeles--1910-1920.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Women--California--Los Angeles--1910-1920.; Anderson, Sarah Garrett.
- 1915
- Moses Embree Milner (California Joe), similar view
- Moses Embree Milner, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing hat, pipe, suit jacket; also called "California Joe", Indian Scout and guide; joined General Crook's expedition at Battle of Little Bighorn, later shot in back near Fort Robinson,...
- Indian scouts--1870-1880.; Milner, Moses Embree, 1829-1876.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Hiawatha appearing from the woodlands
- Posed Native Americans depicting Barry's interpretation of Hiawatha, sent to Mr. Landry of Cincinnati who used them to paint his conception of "Hiawatha appearing from the woodlands" which took first place at National Photographers' Convention;...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Iroquois Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Hiawatha, 15th cent.
- [188-?]
- Hiawatha appearing from the woodlands, full length
- Posed Native Americans depicting Barry's conception of Hiawatha and sent to Mr. Landry of Chicago who used them to create his painting, "Hiawatha appearing from the woodlands", which won first place at National Photographers' Convention; Landry...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Iroquois Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Hiawatha, 15th cent.
- [188-?]
- Sioux Council group with house in background
- Standing Rock Agency, Dakota Territory (later became Fort Yates, North Dakota); wooden frame buildings, groups of Dakota Native Americans scattered throughout the area with backs to camera, possibly semi-monthly ration day or council meeting, horse...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indian councils--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council.
- [188-?]
- White Cow Walking, Dakota, 1/2 length
- White Cow Walking, Dakota female, 1/2 length studio portrait, wearing braided hair, breastplate, and blanket wrapped around shoulders; originally identified as Walking Cow, Crow but later identified as Sitting Bull's daughter, White Cow Walking.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Family.; White Cow Walking.
- [188-?]
- White Cow Walking, Dakota, similar view
- White Cow Walking, Dakota female, 1/2 length studio portrait, wearing hair braided, breastplate, blanket wrapped around shoulders, and belt; originally identified as Walking Cow, Crow but later identified as Sitting Bull's daughter, White Cow...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Family.; White Cow Walking.
- [188-?]
- Fort Yates, North Dakota, overview
- and taught by Louise Van Solen, first mission school was run by Bishop Marty, Standing Rock Catholic Mission of "Saint Elizabeth" initially given $5,000 by John J. Astor and later run by Fathers Martin and Christostum.; Fort Yates, North Dakota,...
- Fort Yates (N.D.)--1870-1890.; Churches--North Dakota--1870-1890.; Forts & fortifications--North Dakota--1870-1890.; Military facilities--North Dakota--1870-1890.; Officers' quarters--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1889]
- Fort Yates, troops being inspected
- Fort Yates, North Dakota, with officers and soldiers in full military uniform standing in line mustered for inspection on parade grounds; Ft. Yates officially designated to guard Standing Rock Agency and later Grand River Agency; portion of...
- Fort Yates (N.D.)--1870-1890.; Forts & fortifications--North Dakota--1870-1890.; Military facilities--North Dakota--1870-1890.; Military parades & ceremonies--North Dakota--1870-1890.; Officers' quarters--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1889]
- Gunnison Court House Mob this is the court house crew, I am in it and you can brick me out
- Group poses in front of tThe Gunnison County Courthouse, Colorado, shortly after construction. Front row: Annie Haigler (later Mrs. Alonzo Hartman), Charlie Harper, Louise Haigler (later Mrs. George Williams), Sidney Jocknick; second row, left to...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Courthouses--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Jails--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- August, 1881
- Buena Vista and Mt. Harvard
- A Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad locomotive with freight cars vents smoke in Buena Vista (Chaffee County), Colorado. The Lake House Hotel, a grocery store, and Mount Harvard are in the distance. Boulders cover the ground.
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Lake House Hotel (Buena Vista, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Buena Vista (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Harvard, Mount (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Buena Vista--1870-1890.;...
- [between 1875 and 1889?]
- White, John
- John C. White, a stage driver during the mining boom in Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, poses for a studio bust portrait. Eldora experienced its boom near the end of the 19th century. White drove the stage route between Eldora and Boulder...
- Driving of horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1950.; White, John C.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Arapahoe County courthouse
- The Arapahoe County Courthouse at 16th (Sixteenth) and Tremont streets in downtown Denver, Colorado, was built in 1883 by Lester Fillmore and Peter Gumry for $185,000 as a three-story building; the fourth level, seen here, was added 10 years later...
- Arapahoe County Courthouse (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1902]
- Taken at Gunnison Court House
- Posing on the entry steps of Gunnison County Courthouse, shortly after construction, Gunnison, Colorado, are (front row left to right): Annie Haigler (later Mrs. Alonzo Hartman), Charlie Harper, Louise Haigler (later Mrs. George Williams), Sidney...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Courthouses--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Jails--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- 1881