Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- [Sixteenth] 16th St. East side
- Rooftop view of 16th (Sixteenth) Street, Larimer Street and Lawrence Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on buildings read: "Pacific House" and "Denver Theatre." Shows a building construction site.
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1867
- Cripple Creek, Pullin Block, Bennett Ave.
- Partial view of N. E. Pullin building, northeast corner of Bennett and Second Street, Cripple Creek, Colorado; this rectangular two- story commercial building has double-entry recessed windows, corbel above flat windows, and decorated molding on...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Drugstores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Law offices--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.
- 1900 or 1901
- N. E. Brown, 985 S. Pecos Way, Athmar Pk.
- N. E. Brown stands near flowers in front of a single story, clapboard home at 985 S. Pecos Way, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Brown, N. E.
- 1956
- First Inf. camp at P.R. Ag. (from N.E.)
- View from the northeast of the snow-covered First Infantry camp on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, shows a soldier, boy and Native American Sioux wrapped in blankets.
- United States. Army. Infantry.--1890-1900.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--South...
- 1891
- 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
- Camp on Taylor River "Dinner"
- Men, women, and a baby eat at at a table under a canvas awning at their campsite in Gunnison County, Colorado. They are identified as [L to R] Mr. V. E. Axtel, Mrs. Axtel, Mr. N. E. Metzler, Ernestine Block, Mrs. Joseph H. Block, and Joseph H....
- Gunnison County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Aged persons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1900.; Camping--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1900.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1900.; Infants--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1900.;...
- 1897 August
- Pierce & Hinman's Add to Broadway thru Ridgeland: Potter Highlands block 17
- Bobo McIntosh and Barton Sub thru Bryn Mawr: Brinkhaus' Addition block 1
- Texas Company service station
- A man and boy stand near a water pump at The Texas Company (Texaco) gas station on the northeast corner of West Alameda Avenue and Kalamath Street in Denver, Colorado. Another man poses near a car on a lift nearby.
- Texas Company--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Longmont Hose Company # 1 at side of old City Hall, Fourth and Kimbark.
- Hose Company #1 in front of old City Hall, 4th Avenue and Kimbark Street, Longmont, Colorado. The men are uniformed in flat top caps, shirts with breast bibs, belted dark trousers and white gloves. Their hose cart is displayed in center with a...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1900.
- 1888 November 14
- Vermijo Ave & Alamo Park, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- View northwest along Vermijo Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows a two story brick residence with turret, and Alamo Park.
- Alamo Park (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Breckenridge
- View of gravemarkers at the Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado, cemetery. One is an obleisk with an urn and inscription: "Ida, Wife of N. E. Siprell, Died ?? 18, 1834, Aged 22 Yrs. 2 Mos."
- Siprell, Ida, d. 1834--Tomb.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Administration building
- A view of the administration building of the Denver Sewage Disposal Works Plant located on 50th (Fiftieth) and Emerson Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows a single story brick industrial style building with a lower level. Lettering on the front of...
- Denver Sewage Disposal Works--Buildings--1930-1940.; Sewage disposal plants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sewerage--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Screen house
- Shows the screen house at the Denver Sewage Disposal Works Plant located on 50th (Fiftieth) and Emerson Street in Denver, Colorado. The brick industrial style building is on a raised brick platform. Steps on one side of the building lead to three...
- Denver Sewage Disposal Works--Buildings--1930-1940.; Sewage disposal plants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hydraulic facilities--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Mining monument, Georgetown, Colorado
- Detail of a bronze marker in Georgetown, Colorado, reads: "Commemorating the historical importance of the Georgetown Mining Region. The Griffith Lode (2500 ft. N. E.), later a silver producer, was discovered June 17, 1859, by George W. Griffith,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Historical markers--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1970.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Frank Harris house
- Frank Harris' house at the corner of 23rd Ave. and Franklin in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The house is light brick, has awnings over the windows, and a tiled roof.
- Harris, Frank, Denver resident--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- Town & city realty
- House for sale in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A sign in the front yard reads: "Town & Country Agency." The house is made of brick and has a front porch. House number by the front door is "35."
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- Town & city realty
- Brick house in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A sidewalk is in front of the house and the house number reads: "3551."
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- Cooper Bldg. demolition 1009 17th St.
- View of the Cooper Building during demolition at 17th (Seventeenth) and Curtis Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Men stand near a sign that reads: "Skyline Denver Denver Urban Renewal Authority [...]"
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Demolition--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Urban renewal--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1970
- Temple Emanuel - Shearith Israel
- View of Congregation Shearith Israel (Emmanuel Chapel) at 10th (Tenth) and Lawrence Streets in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows an ashlar stone building with buttresses and a round window. Originally Emanuel Episcopal Church,...
- Pogzeba, Wolfgang, 1936---Homes & haunts.; Congregation Shearith Israel (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Artists' studios--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1969 January
- Creede, Colorado
- Two men stand in the open doorway of the Holy Moses Saloon, which is next to the narrow, rocky, canyon walls that surround the town of Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County. The building is a one-story, clapboard storefront with a broken cornice and...
- Holy Moses Saloon (Creede, Colo.); Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [1890?]
- Overall view of Lincoln Park homes complex from corner of West 13th Ave. & Osage St.
- View of the Denver Housing Authority Lincoln Park Homes at West Thirteenth (13th) Avenue and Osage Street ready for demolition as part of Denver Urban Renewal program in Denver, Colorado. Shows a chain link fence with boarded up apartment...
- Lincoln Park Homes (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Housing--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Urban renewal--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.
- 1993 November
- Housing project, Lincoln Park Homes, interior
- Interior view of a kitchen in an apartment at the Lincoln Park Homes public housing complex in Denver, Colorado. Shows exposed particleboard, a kitchen sink, cabinets, linoleum floor, and walls covered with aluminum foil.
- Lincoln Park Homes (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Housing--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Kitchens--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.;...
- 1993 November
- Housing project, Lincoln Park Homes
- View of a brick and cinder block building, part of the Lincoln Park Homes public housing project at West Colfax Avenue and Mariposa Street in the Lincoln Park Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Windows in the building are boarded over. Shows a...
- Lincoln Park Homes (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Housing--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.;...
- 1993 November
- Adult male lobo wolf and young
- Two wolves killed by biological survey hunters hang by their hind legs from ropes tied around a wooden pole on the Diamond Bar Ranch northeast of Silver City (Grant County), New Mexico.
- Wolves--Control--New Mexico--Grant County--1910-1920.; Grant County (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Dead animals--New Mexico--Grant County--1910-1920.; Wolf hunting--New Mexico--Grant County--1910-1920.
- 1919
- Lake Shore drive-in theatre (in Edgewater) W. 17th Ave. & Sheridan Blvd.
- The Lake Shore drive-in, including a huge movie screen and a parking lot full of movie speakers, is next to Sloan (Sloan's) Lake. Corrugated metal encloses the theater, and a Safeway sign is at the edge of the lake, behind the theater. Street signs...
- Edgewater (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Drive-in theaters--Colorado--Edgewater--1980-1990.
- Jul 2, 1984
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- A brush leans against one of the dirt and rock walls of Pithouse A in Step House, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park. Two slabs of rock stand above where the brush is propped. A small pile of rocks is on the dirt ground behind the...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Timberline Northeast of Ward 1946
- An unidentified woman sits on a rock in front of a fence along a dirt road northeast of Ward in Boulder County, Colorado. Another dirt road, also lined by the fence, leads to a house in the background. The woman looks toward the house. A group of...
- Roads, Earth--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ward (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cabins--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.; Fences--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.
- [1946?]
- Eldora 1937
- The mining town of Eldora stands at the base of a mountain in Boulder County, Colorado. The town was originally named Eldorado but its name was changed to avoid its being confused with Eldorado, California. Numerous buildings line the dirt roads of...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Fences--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.
- [1937?]
- Eldora Snowstorm 1946
- A small group of cabins stands on a snow-covered ridge in Eldora, a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado. A path in the snow leads from the foreground back to the cabins. Pine trees stand along the ridge in the background.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Eldora (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1940-1950.; Snow--Colorado--Eldora--1940-1950.
- [1946?]
- Gap Ranch/Snowy Range 1945
- View of log cabins, Tremont Mountain and Mount Thorodin in northeastern Gilpin County, Colorado. Strato cumulus clouds form thunderheads in the sky.
- Mountain roads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fences--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.;...
- [1945?]
- Gap Ranch/Snowy Range 1945
- View of log cabins, Tremont Mountain and Mount Thorodin in northeastern Gilpin County, Colorado. Strato cumulus clouds form thunderheads in the sky.
- Mountain roads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fences--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.;...
- [1945?]
- Barker's. Manitou.
- entry; men, women and children crowd the sidewalk. A stagecoach has a man on the roof; horse-drawn delivery wagons read:"Manitou Transfer" and "N.E. Miller". Buckboards are to the side; a power lines and a hanging electric arc light are overhead.;...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1990.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Ashcroft
- View into valley of Ashcroft (Castle Forks City) Pitkn County, Colorado, shows weathered wood frame buildings along a main street, with the two-story hotel with false front gable apex on edge of mining town.
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Cabin of a gold-mine owner overlooking Clear Creek Canon (E. N. E.) Colo.
- A gold miner poses with his dog in the doorway of his corrugated metal cabin overlooking Clear Creek, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cabins--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Burlington, Colo., looking n.e.
- Workers complete the water tower in Burlington, Colorado (Kit Carson County). The steel structure is complete, except for the top. A man stands on the rim of the structure; another worker stands on the ground near the materials for the water tank....
- Burlington (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Water towers--Colorado--Burlington--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Western History Subject Index
- Marsh, N. E
- Western History Subject Index
- RUSSELL, N. E
- Western History Subject Index
- Woolman, N. E
- Western History Subject Index
- Thomas, Mrs. N. E
- Western History Subject Index
- Main, Mrs. N. E
- Western History Subject Index
- Milles, N. E
- The Anaconda Mine, Gold Hill, Cripple Creek
- A group of men sit on and stand near sacks filled with raw ore from the Anaconda Tunnel Mine in the Cripple Creek Mining District (Teller County), Colorado. Some of the men wear work clothes, others appear to be business men and are dressed in...
- Anaconda Tunnel Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Wesley M. Grier & his first home on Sec 8-32-52 6 miles N.E. of Kim Colo.
- Wesley M. Grier poses by a root cellar in Kim (Las Animas County) Colorado.
- Grier, Wesley M.--Homes & haunts.; Root cellars--Colorado--Kim--1900-1920.; Kim (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Storage facilities--Colorado--Kim--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Grand Lake from N.E.
- Aerial view of frame houses, cabins and probably businesses in the town of Grand Lake (Grand County) on the shore of Grand Lake, Colorado. Shows the two-story clapboard Waldron House, also called the Grand Lake Hotel, and a portion of Shadow...
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1890-1900.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Grand Lake--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand Lake--1890-1900.
- [1894 August 5]
- Ouray, "Gem of the Rockies," in its setting of craggy heights, (N. E.), Colo.
- View northeast over Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado; shows the Beaumont Hotel, County Courthouse, City Hall, Elk Club and the public school in the Uncompahgre River Valley, below Cascade Falls and Cascade Mountain.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910]
- Summitville, looking N. E.
- View over the dilapidated buildings, including mills and residences of Summitville, Rio Grande County, Colorado, once a gold mining district, later copper mining.
- Summitville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Summitville--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Summitville--1960-1970.
- 1960
- Steamboat Springs, Colorado Routt County, Pioneer Day celebration taken from Onyx Quarry? Hill toward N.E.
- Spectators gather on the slopes of Quarry Mountain and in buggies around the perimeter of a field to watch the baseball game during the Pioneer Day festivities in Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado. The Denver & Salt Lake Railroad (Moffat...
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baseball--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1900-1910.; Celebrations--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Steamboat...
- September, 1908
- Largest grain receiving station in N. E. Colorad. Willard, Colo.
- Willard, Logan County, Colorado, view of a schoolhouse, Gilliland's store, lumber yard, the 1916 Denver elevator, the elevator built by S. B. Ashcroft in 1917, the 1918 elevator managed by Earl Bonham, and a Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad...
- Willard (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Grain elevators--Colorado--Willard--1910-1920.
- [1918]
- Kirkwood House, N. E. corner Wahsatch and Pikes Peak Avenues
- Men pose in the doorway of a butcher shop, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Gutted elk, deer, and large cats hang by their hind legs; signs read: "Ralston Bros.," "Christy and Garrett's P. S. & Co. Marvel." Fruit is arranged under an...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]