Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 18, 1910 April 30
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 49, 1911 December 2
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 40, 1909 November 20
- Caribbean fort
- View of a military fort with a lighthouse tower probably on the northeast coast of Florida.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- A mountain water cart
- Reproduction of a William Henry Jackson image shows "Whiskey Johnny", a mining camp dealer, he stands between two burros loaded with kegs on a trail near Creede, Colorado.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- D & RG Western, trains
- A train from the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company passes near a cabin with a large corral next to it, possibly in Boulder or Gilpin County, Colorado. A small river is in the foreground. A horse and buggy is stopped among the shrubs on the far...
- [between 1899 and 1910?]
- Dams & Reservoirs - Boulder Co.
- Water pours over the edge of Barker Dam near Boulder, Colorado. A pile of branches and other debris is in the foreground. A sign hangs on the side of the dam reading: "Danger No Trespassing $25.00 Reward for information leading to conviction of...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Snow, December 5, 1913, Central City, Colorado
- An unidentified man wearing a suit and hat stands next to huge piles of snow in Central City, Colorado, after the "Big Snow" in December of 1913. A telephone or telegraph pole stands in the background near some houses.
- [1913]
- Snow, December 5, 1913, Central City, Colorado
- An unidentified man dressed in a suit stands on a sidewalk in Central City, Colorado, holding a shovel. Enormous piles of snow that are taller than the man line Eureka Street in front of him. Signs marking a bank, a millinery, the Teller House and...
- [1913]
- 1907 Ballenger & Richards 35th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1893 Corbett & Ballenger's 21st Annual Denver City Directory
- Gorham
- View of the abandoned Gorham Mine near Gorham (Boulder County), Colorado. A man inspects a center-crank engine near the partially dismantled water tower.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Gorham--1910-1920.; Company towns--Colorado--Gorham--1910-1920.; Gorham (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gorham Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Gorham--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Gorham--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Old dredge near Fairplay, Colo.
- Abandoned hydraulic placer gold mining dredge on the frozen South Platte River near Fairplay, Park County, Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Park County--1920-1930.; Dredges--Colorado--Park County--1920-1930.; Gold dredging--Colorado--Park County--1920-1930.; Park County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1920-1930.; Hydraulic...
- January 1929
- Avalanche recovery
- A group of people stand around to watch as an automobile is towed out of a ditch with cables on a dirt mountain road somewhere in Colorado.
- Accidents--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- New - Times Marathon
- Race car #3 crashed into a wooden pole during a contest between the Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Times newspapers. A group of people stand around the automobile.
- Accidents--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Automobile racing--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Adams School
- View of the Adams Street School, 3230 East 38th Avenue, Denver, Colorado (built in 1925, opened in 1926; name changed to Harrington in 1949).
- Adams Street School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver Public Schools--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Burlington Northern R.R. caboose 12189 and train, Coors Brewery, Golden Colo.
- A Burlington Northern freight train with gondola cars loaded with coal approaches the Coors Brewery in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Caboose # 2183 is on the rear of the train.
- Adolph Coors Company--1980-1990.; Burlington Northern Railroad Company--1980-1990.; Golden (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Brewing industry.; Railroad cabooses.; Railroads.
- 1982 October
- Burlington Northern R.R. SD9 diesels G-230-6232-6227, Coors Beer train, Golden, Colo.
- View of a Coors Brewing company freight train led by Burlington Northern diesel locomotives 6230, 6232, and 6227 near Table Top Mountain in Golden (Jefferson County, Colorado. The consist includes a boxcar and hopper cars.
- Adolph Coors Company--Equipment & supplies.; Burlington Northern Railroad Company--1980-1990.; Golden (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Brewing industry.; Diesel locomotives.; Railroads.
- 1981 October
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: a man in a white gown and headband rides a chariot pulled by two horses. A few boys, one African American, walk along. Spectators line the street.
- African Americans--Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Chariots--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1898
- Children
- Three unidentified girls (one African-American) play in the garden of a park or camp probably in Colorado.
- African Americans--Colorado--1930-1940.; Children playing outdoors--Colorado--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Children
- Four unidentified girls (two are African-American) pose with their arms around each other at a park or camp, probably in Colorado.
- African Americans--Colorado--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Children
- Two unidentified girls (one is African-American) sit on porch steps with their arms around each other, probably in Colorado.
- African Americans--Colorado--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Children
- Four unidentified girls (two are African-American) sit on porch steps with their arms around each other, probably in Colorado.
- African Americans--Colorado--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Children
- Four unidentified girls (two are African-American) sit on porch steps with their arms around each other, probably in Colorado.
- African Americans--Colorado--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Children on porch
- Two unidentified girls (one African-American) sit on porch steps with their arms around each other, probably in Colorado.
- African Americans--Colorado--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--1930-1940.; Hugging--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Children
- Three unidentified girls (one African-American) sit on porch steps with their arms around each other, probably in Colorado.
- African Americans--Colorado--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--1930-1940.; Hugging--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: two African American men, in top hats and long double breasted coats, hold on to the bridle of a horse as it pulls a buggy covered with flowers and decorated with an American flag made...
- African Americans--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1898
- Sunflower Carnival
- A Black man and a white woman sit in a two wheel buggy decorated with greenery as part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The buggy is hitched to a team of two horses with decorated tack. The woman holds a parasol...
- African Americans--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, between 1896 and 1898]
- Sunflower Carnival
- A Black man and two white girls sit in a four wheel buggy draped in cloth and decorated with greenery on Cascade Avenue, part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The buggy is hitched to a horse with decorated tack....
- African Americans--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1897]
- Police officers
- Five police officers stand on the sidewalk near a large glass window in Denver, Colorado. The men wear uniform jackets with two rows of buttons. One of the men is an African American (Black) officer. Signs on the window read: "Chas. [?] Mus[?],"...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Colorado Statesman liquor store interior
- Chinese women and an African-American man stand behind the counter of a liquor store in Denver, Colorado. Liquor bottles and displays read: "Cream of Kentucky," "Old Quaker," "Wilken Family," "Coca-Cola," and "Golden Wedding".
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Chinese Americans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Liquor stores--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1937 September
- Parade float
- A crowd is gathered to view a parade, probably in St. Augustine, Florida. Several people dressed in costumes and masks ride on a horse-drawn float decorated with stars. An African American man leads the team of horses. Sign on building reads:...
- African Americans--Florida--St. Augustine--1920-1930.; Horse-drawn vehicles--Florida--St. Augustine--1920-1930.; Costumes--Florida--St. Augustine--1920-1930.; Floats (Parades)--Florida--St. Augustine--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Florida--St....
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Parade 17th St. cor of Calif.
- An African American (Black) man stands near a woman on horseback, possibly a drum majorette, during a parade on 17th (Seventeenth) Street at California Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. A marching band in uniform stands nearby. Buildings near...
- African Americans--Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Drum majorettes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Marching...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Joe Manns Orch. at jail at Lakeside
- African American (Black), white, Hispanic, and possibly Italian American members of a jazz band dressed in striped jail uniform costumes stand in front of and on a stage decorated as a jail house at Lakeside Amusement Park, Lakeside (Jefferson...
- African Americans--Men--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.; Hispanic Americans--Men--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.; Lakeside (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.; Big...
- 1926 June 23
- Camp Boynton Beaver Park
- The Black members of Company K of the Deputy Army, sent to suppress the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894, pose outdoors and aim rifles at Camp Boynton, Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado. The men stand in front of pitched tents. Two men hold U. S....
- African Americans--Military service--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military camps--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Teller...
- 1894
- Old man
- Portrait of an unidentified man, probably in Colorado; he wears a vest, shirt, tie, and a hat with fishing lures on the band.
- Aged persons--Colorado--1930-1940.; Men--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Agnes Memorial (Phipps)
- Interior view of an x-ray room at Agnes Memorial Sanitarium in Denver, Colorado; shows a metal table, dentist chair, and a steam radiator.
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Interiors.
- [between 1904 and 1920?]
- Denver, hospitals & sanatoriums, Agnes Memorial
- Interior view of the dining room at the Agnes Memorial Sanatorium in Denver, Colorado; shows tables, chairs, flowers, tablecloths, napkins, and glassware.
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1940.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1940.
- [between 1903 and 1932]
- Denver, hospitals & sanatoriums, Agnes Memorial
- View of the Agnes Memorial Sanatorium in Denver, Colorado, a mission style building.
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1940.
- [between 1903 and 1932]
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium
- View of the grounds at the Agnes (Phipps) Memorial Sanatorium in Denver, Colorado. The hospital building is in the distance.
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Colorado ranch
- View of ranch houses, haystacks, livestock, a hogback formation, and snow, somewhere in Colorado.
- Agricultural buildings--Colorado--1910-1930.; Ranches--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Colorado farms
- View of farms in Colorado; shows irrigation water, tilled fields, houses, sheds, and a buggy.
- Agricultural facilities--Colorado--1900-1920.; Farms--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Akron & Barberton Belt engine # 16 & train at Beaver St. siding, Akron, Ohio
- Akron & Barberton Belt Railroad steam locomotive # 16 with a gondola car backs down a railroad spur near industrial buildings in Akron, Ohio. A portable coal conveyor is parked near the tracks. A sign on a building reads: "East Exchange Auto Parts."
- Akron & Barberton Belt Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Akron (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Coal.; Conveying systems.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.
- 1947 August 23
- Akron & Barberton Belt R.R. Akron, OH. diesel # 26
- View of Akron and Barberton Belt Railroad diesel locomotive # 26 with freight cars, a gondola car and caboose in Akron, Ohio. Letters on the train read: "A.& B.B.R.R.," "Atlantic Coast Dispatch" and "N & W." The train is on a spur near storage...
- Akron & Barberton Belt Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Akron (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Diesel locomotives.; Railroad shops & yards.; Railroads.
- 1948 June 26
- Akron & Barberton Belt R.R. engine #16, River Street, Akron, OH
- View of Akron & Barberton Belt Railroad steam locomotive #16 with a caboose and freight cars on a steel railroad bridge in Akron, Ohio. Letters on the locomotive read: "16" and "A. &. B.B.R.R." Letters on a caboose read: "Pennsylvania" and letters...
- Akron & Barberton Belt Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Akron (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Railroad bridges.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.
- 1947 January 10
- Akron & Barberton Belt R.R. Akron, OH. engine # 7
- Akron & Barberton Belt Railroad steam locomotive no. 7 with a tender and gondola car is stopped near a coaling tower in the railroad yards in Akron, Ohio. An electric substation is in the distance.
- Akron & Barberton Belt Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Akron (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Railroad facilities.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroad shops & yards.; Railroads.
- 1947 May 1
- Akron & Barberton Belt engine # 16 & train at Beaver St. siding, Akron, Ohio
- View of Akron & Barberton Belt Railroad steam locomotive # 16 and a consist of freight cars near the Beaver Street siding in Akron, Ohio. Shows an abandoned passenger platform and a factory.
- Akron & Barberton Belt Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Akron (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Railroad freight cars.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.
- 1947 August 23
- Akron & Barberton Belt R.R. engine # 15 switching, early A.M. near Akron, OH.
- View of Akron & Barberton Belt Railroad steam locomotive # 15 with a consist of freight cars in Summit County near Akron, Ohio. Houses and a church are in the distance.
- Akron & Barberton Belt Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Akron (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Railroad freight cars.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.
- 1947 July 3
- Akron & Barberton Belt R.R.
- Akron and Barberton Belt Railroad steam locomotive #17 switches tracks near the terminal in the railroad yard in Akron, Ohio. Shows wood frame terminal buildings, a water tower, coaling station, and gondola cars filled with coal. Railroad...
- Akron & Barberton Belt Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Akron (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroad shops & yards.; Railroad stations.; Railroads.
- 1947 June 23
- Akron & Barberton Belt flying switch at Ak. engine #7
- View of Akron & Barberton Belt Railroad steam locomotive #7 and a freight car switching tracks in the yards at Akron, Ohio. Shows an abandoned railroad depot, railroad ties, and a water tower.
- Akron & Barberton Belt Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Akron (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroad switching.; Railroads.
- 1947 June 11