Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Notice of location of a quartz claim
- Reproduction shows a hand-written mining claim for the Bunker Hill Lode, on Milo Creek, in the Yreka Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, signed by Philip O'Rourke and Whitney [?] N. S. Kellogg.
- Mining claims--Idaho Territory--Shoshone County--1880-1890.; Idaho Territory--1880-1890.; Shoshone County (Idaho Territory)--1880-1890.; Mining--Idaho Territory--Shoshone County--1880-1890.
- September, 1885
- Hawikuh
- A man squats down and brushes the dirt away from a stone slab at an excavation site at Hawikuh in New Mexico. The handle of a digging tool lies on the ground behind him. The man wears a hat that covers his face as he bows his head toward the...
- Hawikuh (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1917?]
- Werner Carl Schwartzmiller : the convict who kidnapped Guard Capt. Chet Wms. Yeo
- Werner Carl Schwartzmiller with blood covered forehead lies on the floor of Warden Best's office. He was recaptured after leading the break from the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. A paper matchbook, paper cup, and the shoes of his...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Prison escapes--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Schwartzmiller, Werner Carl.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1948
- Buffalo
- A herd of buffalo lies on the ground in a fenced pen near Earl's Court in England. The buffaloes are part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Several of them are shedding their woolly coats. A longhorn steer lies on the ground in the center...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bison--1890-1900.; Cattle--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Cowboy dismounted by bucker
- A cowboy lies on the ground in a dirt arena after being bucked from a horse during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. The man holds a taut rope attached to the horse's bridle. Another cowboy lies on the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos.; Cowboys.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Walter Scotts, Gus Uhl
- Two cowboys pose with their horses in a dirt arena of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Walter Scott sits on his horse's side as it lies on the ground in the left midground. Scott wears sheepskin chaps and has a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Scott, Walter.; Uhl, Gus.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Tells Lies, Sioux
- Sitting studio portrait of a Native American (Sioux) woman, identified as Telling Lies. She wears a dress decorated with elk's teeth at the shoulders, a hair pipe necklace, choker, a bracelet, earrings, and braids.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.; Telling Lies.
- 1899
- Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Numbers 9 and 10, 1921 September-October
- Graves, battle ground, Wounded Knee, South Dakota 1890
- View of grave markers near the site of mass graves of the Native American Sioux victims of the Wounded Knee massacre, South Dakota, shows wooden crosses, one reads: "Rose Bear Lies Down, D. Nov. 17, 1930, RIP".
- Bear lies Down, Rose--Tomb.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1930-1940.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.--Cemeteries.; Wounded Knee (S.D.)--1930-1940.;...
- 1936
- Searchlight
- Monthly newsletter produced by Trinity Methodist Church located in Denver, Colorado. Includes editorials, news bulletins, and general information regarding the youth of the church.
- Christians--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Youth--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.; Methodist...
- 1948 August
- Denver High School: East Side Annual 1913
- 1913 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1913
- East 70 Drive-in
- View of the entrance sign and the back of the projection center of the East Drive-in Movie Theatre at 12800 East Colfax Avenue in Aurora (Adams County), Colorado. The sign reads: "Drive-in theatre East 70, Open Nightly True Lies, Speed. Box Open."...
- East Drive-in Theatre (Aurora, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Aurora (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Drive-in theaters.; East Drive-in Theatre (Aurora, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Drive-in theaters--Colorado--Aurora--Pictorial works.; Aurora (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1994
- Pablo C. de Baca with Sacred Heart College baseball team member of grade 8 class (1890-1891).
- Group portrait of the baseball team at Sacred Heart College (later College of the Sacred Heart) in Denver, Colorado. The teenage boys wear white shirts, bandannas, caps, knee length pants, and long stockings. They pose with bats, baseballs and a...
- Sacred Heart College (Denver, Colo.)--People--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Teenagers.; C. de Baca, Pablo, 1874-1940--Pictorial works.; Sacred Heart College (Denver,...
- 1891
- Tallman Ranch
- View of Tallman Ranch located at 3873 Colorado Road 46, Golden Gate Canyon State Park, Gilpin County, Colorado. Constructed between 1876-1881 by Anders Tallman, the 400-acre dairy and farm lies in a meadow along a large pond. The site was listed on...
- Ranches--Colorado--Gilpin County--2000-2010.; Golden Gate State Park (Col0.)--2000-2010.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Ranches--Colorado--Gilpin County--Pictorial works.; Golden Gate State Park (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Gilpin County...
- 2002
- Bootlegger's Cabin
- View of the Bootlegger's Cabin located at 3873 Colorado Road 46, Golden Gate Canyon State Park, Gilpin County, Colorado. This single story log cabin lies at the foot of Tremont Mountain and is an example of the hundreds of stills producing...
- Log cabins--Colorado--Gilpin County--2000-2010.; Golden Gate State Park (Col0.)--2000-2010.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Stills (Distilleries)--Colorado--Gilpin County; Log cabins--Colorado--Gilpin County--Pictorial works.; Golden Gate State...
- 2002
- Cross, Garcia Morada
- A wooden cross lies against the hard plastered adobe wall of the Garcia Morada (Los Hermanos Penitentes) in Garcia (Costilla County), Colorado. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains are in the distance.
- Hermanos Penitentes--Buildings--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--Structures--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--Structures--2000-2010.; Moradas--2000-2010.; Garcia (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Adobe buildings.; Chapels.; Crosses.; Historic buildings.; Hermanos...
- [2008 February 1]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 6, 1918 August
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 12, 1919 December
- Municipal Facts: Volume 9 Numbers 3 and 4, 1926 March-April
- Larimer Family Papers, correspondence with "Son" (John)
- Tolland, Colorado
- A man, two women and children pose on the front porch of a wood frame residence in Tolland (Gilpin County), Colorado, formerly known as Mammoth, Colorado. A boy holds the reins of a horse; a dog lies on the ground in front of the group. Shows a...
- Tolland (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1910.; Mothers & children--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1905?]
- Pando, Camp Hale construction
- Interior view of construction workers as they paint the window frames of a building at Camp Hale in the Pando Valley (Eagle County), Colorado. A saw rests against the wall, a hand plane lies on the floor, a paint can sits atop a sawhorse and the...
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Painting--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Portrait of a baby
- Studio portrait of a baby who wears a light colored gown with eyelet lace at the hem. The child lies on a fur rug.
- Hides & skins--1890-1900.; Infants--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Ute Chief's (Buckskin Charley) [sic] Squaw
- A portrait of a Native American (Ute) woman, identified as Buckskin Charlie's wife, probably in Colorado. The woman stands in front of a tepee and wears a full length, animal hide dress with hemline fringes, a decorative belt, a hair pipe choker,...
- Smith-Hassell Co.; Indians of North America--Colorado--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Colorado--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--1890-1900.; Tipis--Colorado--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--1890-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief--Family.
- 1899
- Portraits of an infant
- Studio portraits (one inverted) of a baby. The naked baby sits or lies on a fur rug. Shows a painted backdrop.
- Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Pikes Peak or bust
- An oil painting of a covered wagon on a prairie landscape under a gray sky. Two oxen stand by, a body of a dead man lies on the ground next to the wagon. The words: "Pikes Peak or bust" are written on the wagon cover. The frame is gilded, gessoed...
- Covered wagons--1870-1880.; Dead persons--1870-1880.; Ox teams--1870-1880.
- 1870
- Three girls, doll lying on floor
- Studio portrait of three young girls in Colorado. They stand together with arms over each others shoulders. All of the girls wear dresses. The girl in the middle wears her hair up in a bun and a large bow. Two of the girls wear headbands in their...
- Children playing with dolls--Colorado--1910-1930.; Girls--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Industries ice making processing crew with wagon posed with ice cutting implements
- A group of men pose on and near a horse-drawn wagon probably in Denver, Colorado. The men smoke pipes and hold tools to cut ice. Jake, a dog, owned by C. Ryan, lies on the ground nearby.
- Jake (Dog)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Ice industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Ryan, C., Denver, Colo. resident--Animals & pets.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Rodeo
- A rodeo contestant rides a bucking bronco at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne (Laramie county), Wyoming. Another man on horseback, watches nearby. A saddle lies in the middle of the arena.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Child pinching father's nose [sic]
- Studio portrait of a father and daughter. The man lies on a couch covered with a fur blanket. The girl stands near a doll and circular pillow.
- Dolls--1890-1900.; Fathers & children--1890-1900.; Girls--1890-1900.
- [1892]
- Casket photograph
- The body of a woman lies in a casket, probably in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. She has a rosary and flowers in her hand. A shear canopy hangs over the coffin and is draped around the sides. A silk pillow on the lid of the coffin reads:...
- Coffins--1920-1930.; Dead persons--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.; Welsh, Nona, d. 1929.
- [1929?]
- Baby Portrait of a baby
- Studio portrait of a baby, possibly J.J. Hendrix (or Hendrick). The baby is dressed in a simple cotton gown with a lace skirt and lies in a large clam shell. The backdrop is hand painted waves.
- Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- A landscape
- A bicycle lies on a dirt road beneath shade trees. Shows a lake and wood fence.
- Bicycles & tricycles--1900-1910.; Dirt roads--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- A mirage on the desert. H. Betts
- Photograph of a painting by Harold Harrington Betts. Against the backdrop of a jagged mountain range, a Native American (tribe unknown) gestures as he speaks to a white man who holds a rifle. Another man sits on a rock and listens, as does a Native...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Covered wagons--1900-1910.; Deserts--1900-1910.; Paintings--1900-1910.; Pioneers--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Fremont Pass, Col.
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Railway tracks on Fremont Pass in Lake County, Colorado. A man lies in the snow near narrow gauge tracks; shows either Tenmile or Mosquito Mountain Range in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1870-1890.; Fremont Pass (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Lake County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Lake County--1870-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Lake County--1870-1890.; Snow--Colorado--Lake...
- [between 1870 and 1885?]
- Denver vegetable market
- View of the city market, probably on the west bank of Cherry Creek between Champa and California Streets in Denver, Denver County, Colorado. Shows vegetable stalls, wagons with produce, and customers. A pile of watermelons lies beneath a shed;...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Markets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- The boulder field and Longs Peak
- Men walk across and sit in a boulder field above timberline in Larimer County near the summit of Longs Peak (Boulder County), Colorado. Snow lies in the mountain crevasses.
- Larimer County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Boulders--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1890.; Hiking--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1890.; Mountains--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Mission of San Diego, Cal.
- View of the ruins of Mission San Diego de Alcala in San Diego County, California. Shows the decaying walls of the church and associated buildings. Some buildings are constructed of stone, others are built with adobe brick. Plaster peals off the...
- San Diego Mission--1880-1890.; San Diego County (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Catholic churches--California--San Diego--1880-1890.; Missions--California--San Diego--1880-1890.; Ruins--California--San Diego--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Home of coal miner
- A woman and her three children, the family of a coal miner, pose near their home probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The woman holds a baby in her arms and leans on a fence constructed from sticks. Two young girls, one with a shaved head,...
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Adobe houses--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Mothers & children--Colorado--Las Animas...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Men with horses
- Two men stand next to their horses in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear cavalry uniforms and are members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World." The horse on the right sits on its hind quarters while...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Horses--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- D. S. & P. Morrison, Colo Garfield Quarry track at right, note train leaving station.
- Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, lies below. Dwellings, churches, commercial buildings, and the Denver Southern and Pacific depot are ranged around railroad tracks and Bear Creek. Freight cars are on the tracks, and foothills are in the...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Morrison--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Silverton and Storm Peak
- View of Silverton, Colorado, looking northeast. In the foreground, pines and young aspen cover the bluff, and the town lies below. The new school, the San Juan County Courthouse, the Silverton Town hall, and the Grand Imperial Hotel, frame and...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Horses in tent
- A group of horses is gathered under a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One of the horses lies on the ground while the others stand. Several saddles and harnesses are on the ground in front of the tent. Lettering painted on the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses--1900-1910.; Show tents--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cripple Creek, biography
- View of two children, Cripple Creek, Colorado; boy wears overalls and the little girl holds a small purse and has a hair ribbon; both are standing in grass against a stone wall or foundation; a miner's pick lies in the foreground.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Squires Hotel Minturn, Colo
- Men and women pose in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, by a two- story building with a covered balcony/porch and paired, double hung windows. Lathe turned piers and jigsawn balustrade finish the verandah; the stucco building has a flat roof and...
- Squires Hotel (Minturn, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Minturn (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Artificial limbs--Colorado--Minturn--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Minturn--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Minturn--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1915?]
- #329 Art Ward's barber shop
- Three barbers shave their customers in a barber shop in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Each customer lies back in the barber's chair with a sheet draped over his chest. A seventh man wearing coveralls stands by the mirror in the background.
- Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Barbers--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.; Barbershops--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.; Shaving--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Salida parlour
- Interior view of a home in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado; shows a bell (reading: Merry Christmas), a popcorn ball, and garlands on a table with a fringed coverlet. A cooked bird lies unattended beneath the coverlet. Two girls sit nearby; they...
- Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Birdseye view of Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Bird's eye view of Cripple Creek, Colorado; plat of streets, residences and commercial buildings.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- View from the top of a small knoll south of the town of Turret, Chaffee County, Colorado.
- A grave is surrounded by a picket fence on a knoll in the ghost town of Turret, Colorado in Chaffee County. Brush grows around the grave and a dirt road winds toward the ghost town.
- Turret (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Graves--Colorado--Turret--1970-1980.
- Summer 1975
- Radioman during mortar barrage, Della Vetta, Italy
- Two soldiers from the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Regiment, Company K during a mortar barrage on Mount Della Vetta during the Italian Campaign. The soldier standing at the edge of the slope is a radioman who (according to the caption) was...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- March 3, 1945