Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Congress Hotel, Pueblo
- View of the Congress Hotel located between 7th and 8th Streets on Santa Fe Avenue in Pueblo, Colorado. The hotel includes two buildings. One structure is a four story brick structure with a mansard roof and dormers. A sign at the roof line reads...
- Congress Hotel (Pueblo, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1915?]
- Taylor and Brunton Sampling Company - Cripple Creek district
- Engine no. 104, of the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railroad, is parked in front of the Taylor and Brunton Sampling Company building in Pitkin County, Colorado. "Taylor and Brunton Sampling Company" is painted on the side of the four...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--1890-1900.; Midland Terminal Railway--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.; Railroad...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Snake dance
- Native American Ute indians perform a ceremonial snake dance possibly on a reservation in Colorado. The dancers wear feathers, headdresses, fringed shirts and vests. One dancer plays a drum the other dancers hold snakes. Off to the side of the...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--1890-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--1890-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- 14th & Lawrence
- A view a multiple story building at the intersection of 14th (Fourteenth) and Lawrence streets in Denver, Colorado. Piles of wood and other construction materials are on the streets in front of the building. Shows other local businesses, utility...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Boys at play - baseball
- Shows a group of boys at play in a dirt field. Some of the boys stand in dug outs or trenches. Other boys stand around and talk amongst each other. One boy holds a baseball bat, and another boy, a catcher, is behind him. This is possibly a game of...
- Baseball--1890-1900.; Boys--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Drying prunes, Kings County
- A man sits in a horse-drawn cart in the middle of a field in probably Kings County, California. Other men stand near the buggy. Long wooden flats sit side by side and cover the field. The flats are covered with plums to be dried in the sun. Other...
- Kings County (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Food drying--California--Kings County--1900-1910.; Plums--California--Kings County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Johnstown, Colorado
- Members of the community of Johnstown, Colorado, in Weld County stand outside of the town billiard hall on a winter day. Two people sit in a horse-drawn sleigh. Two other men stand near their respective horses; one horse wears a blanket, and the...
- Johnstown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; People--Colorado--Johnstown--1890-1900.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Johnston--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Car Show, authentic costume, 1:00 PM.
- Dale Stanislawski and another man lean on a the back end of an antique automobile during the first Car Club Show in Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. They both wear sunglasses; Dale has on a checked cap and suit with wide lapels; he holds a camera....
- Antique and classic cars--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Automobiles--Exhibitions--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Costumes--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.
- September 22, 1979
- Ruins of the old city of Stout, Colorado
- A man stands on top of the ruins of the quarry town of Stout (also known as Petra), Larimer County, Colorado. The big building is the hotel built by the Union Pacific Railroad.
- Stout (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Stout--1920-1930.
- 1928
- Ku Klux Klan rally
- Klansmen exchange documents with one another in front of a burning cross and an American flag as other members of the group watch at a rally of the Boulder Chapter of the Ku Klux Klan in Boulder County, Colorado.
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--Meetings--1920-1930.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Boulder--1920-1930.; Meetings--Colorado--Boulder--1920-1930.
- [1925?]
- Snow scene
- View of deep snow piled in front of Mandy's Assay Office and other scattered wood frame businesses, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Blizzards--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.
- 1936
- Dust storm in southern Colo.
- View of a huge cloud of dust approaching Jake & Babes cafe and other businesses in Walsh, Baca County, or Holly, Prowers County, southeastern Colorado. The devasting dust bowl carried top soil for miles.
- Holly (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Walsh (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dust storms--Colorado--Holly--1930-1940.; Dust storms--Colorado--Walsh--1930-1940.
- 1935
- Brownsville, Colorado
- Reproduction of ink rendering; shows Brownsville (later known as Silver Plume), Clear Creek County, Colorado, with residences, storefronts, mining facilities, and Clear Creek.
- Brownsville (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Casey Street, Central City streets
- View looking down on Casey Street from the top of a hill. Shrubs and other vegetation cover the hill. A row of houses is at the bottom of the hill; all of the houses have peaked roofs and appear to be of wood construction. Casey Street is...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Teller House and Opera House
- The Teller House and the Opera House are next to each other along Eureka Street in Central City. The first and second story of the Victorian Teller House are visible. The windows on the upper level have sills and mantels, and the lower windows have...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1934
- Teller House Garden
- The garden between the Teller House and the Opera House was planted in 1934. A pathway surrounded by grass leads to wooden steps that lead to the Mine Museum path. Several masonry retaining walls support the earth around the path, and flowers and...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Gardens--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Residence in Central City, Colorado
- A two story brick house is built above a retaining wall in Central City, Colorado. It has a flat roof, two chimneys, a decorative brick cornice, rectangular windows, a front bay window, and a front porch with spindles and other decorative elements....
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1959]
- Charles Lindbergh (center) with Mayor Ben Stapleton and Governor Billy Adams
- Charles A. Lindbergh (center) stands with Mayor Ben Stapleton (right) and Governor Billy Adams (left) in Denver, Colorado. Two other men stand nearby, one is dressed in a military uniform and the other possibly wears a fire or police uniform.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Governors--Colorado--1920-1930.; Adams, William Herbert, 1861-1954.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974.; Stapleton, Benjamin Franklin, 1869-1950.
- 1927
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. An elderly man wearing a mustache and a confederate uniform twirls a woman in a satin gown. Other women wearing gowns, ribbons and corsages look on. Many people are in the background.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dancing--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Military uniforms--Confederate.; Reunions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of a rodeo in Trinidad, Colorado. A cowboy wearing chaps with conchos hangs onto a bucking horse. Other cowboys are in the background, many standing, some sitting on a rail fence.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Rodeos--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. A man standing speaks to a seated woman holding a crutch. A U. S. Mailbox is on the wall under a sign that reads: "Young Ladies Desiring Escorts Register Here - Escort Committee." On the wall in the...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mathes, Ben.; Paylor, I. Irvin.
- August, 1939
- Main Street South Arkansas, Colo
- View of Main Street, Trinidad, Colorado with false fronted buildings flanking the dirt street. A sign at the top of a clapboard front reads: "Restaurant." A projecting sign reads: "Harness Shop," where men stand in front of the door. Other signs...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1880-1890.; False fronts--Colorado--Trinidad--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Trinidad--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1889?]
- Three Graces Garden of the Gods
- View of the Three Graces, a sandstone rock formation at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. Three thin separate rocks stand independent from other formations. The group resembles cathedral spires. A man, woman, and girl sit in a hitched...
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Looking west over Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of Georgetown, Colorado, west with Mt. McClellan in the distance, through the narrow valley that leads to Silver Plume, where the Georgetown Loop railroad ran until it was dismantled in 1939. A large pine tree is in the foreground; behind...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1940.; McClellan, Mount (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of three seated men in uniforms talking to each other at the convention, Trinidad, Colorado. One man holds a newspaper and gestures while the other two look at him. The jacket of one man has elaborate stitching on the arm. Women in bonnets...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Military uniforms--Confederate.; Dean, Samuel Andrew.; Rogers, Irvin B.; Sadler, James Robert.
- August, 1939
- Promotion for the Merchant's & Transfer Co.
- Young women and teenaged girls smile and pose in swimming suits in front of a panel truck full of snow or other material. Four of the women sit on the snow? or other material in the truck bed.
- Bathing beauties--1910-1930.; Bathing suits--1910-1930.; Teenagers--1910-1930.; Trucks--1910-1930.; Women--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Central City drug store
- A man dressed in a pharmacist's white coat stands on a ladder and arranges a kerosene lamp on a ledge in a Victorian drugstore in Central City, Colorado. Mortars and other lamps are also along the ledge. A sign that reads "The Pharmacy" is above...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Drugstores--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Interiors--1950-1960.
- [between 1952 and 1953]
- Central City council
- The mayor and councilmen of Central City, Colorado, gather around an antique stove to discuss business. One of the councilmen holds a set of city maps. A balding councilman with glasses and a pinkie ring, sits to the right. The mayor of Central...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; City council members--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Gilpin County Art Gallery interior
- The walls of the Gilpin County Art Gallery in Central City, Colorado, are covered with paintings and other artwork. A door that leads into another section of the gallery is in the corner of the room. A square, glass display case in the foreground...
- Gilpin County Art Gallery--1960-1970.; Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors--1960-1970.
- 1961
- View of Georgetown, Colorado
- View of 6th (Sixth or Alpine) Street, Georgetown, Colorado, looking west. On the right are the Cushman Block, the Fish Block, and other storefronts. There is an electrical pole in front of the Cushman Block. On the left are other storefronts. A...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Utes Building the tepee
- Native American (Ute) woman raises a wooden tepee pole toward four other erect poles in Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. Other poles lie on the ground. A man stands near the tepee and wears a hat. Men sit and stand on a nearby rock...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.
- 1913 September 1
- D & R. G. R. R. excursion trains 100th run to the Hanging Bridge
- Men and women pose on a rock during an excursion on the 100th run to Hanging Bridge on the Arkansas River, in the Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Other men, women, and children walk on or near the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks that...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Arkansas River--1890-1910.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Anniversaries--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1910.; Railroad...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- "Home of Mrs. American Horse" visiting at Mrs. A's home in hostile camp
- View of American Horse's wife with other Native American Sioux (Lakota) women and children sitting around a cooking pot on an iron tripod inside a pole tepee framework with the canvas lowered. Other tepees, cooking pots, wagons, show in the camp.
- American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908--Family.; Dakota Indians--Women--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--Children--1890-1900.; Indian encampments--1890-1900.; Tipis--1890-1900.
- 1891
- White Clouds home, Ioway vilage
- Chief White Cloud poses with other Iowa (Ioway) Native Americans outside his log house, Ioway village, Oklahoma. White Cloud wears a shirt, blanket, headdress, and bear claw necklace, the other men and women are dressed in Euro-American style...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Iowa Indians--1890-1900.; Log cabins--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs.; White Cloud, Iowa Chief.
- 1890 May 1
- County administration building
- This two story, gable roofed frame structure in Breckenridge, Colorado, is flanked by flat roofed extensions. Sash windows with arched heads are on the second floor, and a similar window is to the right of the main entry door which is paned glass...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Parade entry, Flower Carnival
- Women sit in a four wheel buggy decorated with flowers and bows as part of the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The buggy is pulled by a two horse team with blinders. One woman holds a whip, the other a...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Awards--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [1899]
- Georgetown Manufacturing Corporation delivery
- View of a Weicker Transportation and Storage Company truck delivering a large piece of machinery for the Georgetown Manufacturing Corporation on 6th (Sixth) Street, Georgetown, Colorado. Two men stand looking at the truck; one in overhalls and cap,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Factories--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Industry--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- [1952?]
- Gilpin County
- View of two gravestones in a cemetery in Gilpin County, Colorado; stone has a modified arch top with the raised image of a lamb laying on its side; inscription reads: "Thomas Albert Son of Wm. & L. Wilkinson died April 21, 1?? Aged 3 yrs. 3 ms. 4...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Silverton RR. Engine #100
- Silverton Railroad Engine 100 (Baldwin narrow gauge type 2-8-0), with the number on an old-fashioned kerosene headlight, pulls one freight and one passenger car, Colorado; the train pauses on a steep slope with tracks built up with rock and...
- Silverton Northern Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mears, Otto, 1840-1931.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Hook & Ladder house on Alpine or 6 St.
- View of the Star Hook and Ladder fire house on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street in Georgetown, Colorado, including a bell tower, the company's crest on the facade, and a balcony. Adults and children cluster at one end of the balcony; a little boy leans...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Central City water supply
- The Central City, Colorado, water supply wagon, which delivered water to the city from the eighteen seventies to the mid-eighties, when the city's water pipes were laid. The wagon, which is drawn by two teams of mules, stands next to the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Central City--1870-1890.; Water supply--Colorado--Central City--1870-1890.
- [between 1871 and 1888?]
- Baseball players
- Portrait of a baseball team in Georgetown, Colorado, wearing hats, shirts with an appliqued bat and ball, and white knee breeches with ruffles. Several hold bats, and one man holds a catcher's mask. Two children, Will Shipley and Jack Hayden, stand...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Baseball players--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1920.
- [between 1870 and 1920?]
- Marble - 1959
- View of a driveway leading up to two structures in Marble, Colorado; one of the buildings is a residence, the other possibly a work shed; residence has a front gable and double hung windows; other building has a gambrel roof, boarded up windows,...
- Marble (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Marble--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of the facade of the Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colorado, on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street. The hotel was built by the Frenchman Louis Dupuy between 1875 and 1890 from the Delmonico Bakery and two other buildings, which were joined by the stucco...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Hotel de Paris (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colorado
- West side of the Hotel de Paris, located on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street, Georgetown, Colorado. The hotel was built by the Frenchman Louis Dupuy, the proprietor, from three separate buildings, and was completed in 1890. The west side of the building...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1970.; Hotel de Paris (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Boulder
- View of a grave marker in Boulder, Colorado; shows an elaborate, modified obelisk with draping curtain representations, raised leaves, and dentils along the base; "Boettcher" appears at the base of the main stone on both visible facets; raised...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Colorado - Georgetown
- View of the corner of Taos and Sixth (6th, Alpine) Streets, south up Taos, in Georgetown, Colorado. The lot on the left was the site of the McClellan Opera House, which burned in 1892; remnants of floors are visible. The side of the building beyond...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1910?]
- Firemen, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a firemen's Fourth of July parade float in Georgetown, Colorado. Twelve boys in overalls and caps stand holding a rope attached to the hose cart, where two other boys sit; the cart is decorated with stars-and-stripes bunting. Two firemen,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1940.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Dumont's Boarding House - the German House - in Idaho Springs about 1900.
- View in Idaho Springs, Colorado, of the German House (owned by the Dumont family in 1901) and several men, women and children standing in front of it; building constructed of horizontal clapboard with two doors (one open with electric light over...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.
- [1901?]
- Indian voyagers "packing" over long portage, each packet containing from 50 to 100 lbs.
- Six heavily laden men carry their packs to the end of a portage along a river somewhere in Alaska. Two other men await the packers on a small spit of land that projects into the river where other supplies have already been dropped off. Snow is on...
- Backpacking--Alaska--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Alaska--1890-1900.; Portages--Alaska--1890-1900.; Rivers--Alaska--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]