Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Strong City, Deer Park Farm, upper residence & barns
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard, a stone wall lines the dirt road that runs in front of what is identified as the Deer Park Farm in Strong City (Chase County), Kansas. Shows a two-story barn and other outbuildings. The...
- Strong City (Kan.)--1900-1910.; Barns--Kansas--Strong City--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Dirt roads--Kansas--Strong City--1900-1910.; Farmhouses--Kansas--Strong City--1900-1910.; Farms--Kansas--Strong City--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Corbett's on the Stinking Water
- Aerial view of Corbett's Roadhouse at Stinkingwater Crossing on the Shoshone River in Park County, Wyoming. Men sit on horseback and stand in front of log stables and outbuildings. Shows the Stinkingwater Bridge.
- Park County (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Shoshone River (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Outbuildings--Wyoming--Park County--1890-1900.; Rivers--Wyoming--Park County--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Mountain resort? boy on horseback in front of large house & outbuildings
- View of a resort or ranch, probably in Colorado; shows a frame house with balcony and widow's walks, outbuildings, rail fences, a power pole, a bridge, a creek, a haystack and crane, and a boy on a horse. Forested hills are in the background.
- Boys--Colorado--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--1920-1930.; Ranches--Colorado--1920-1930.; Resorts--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Morrison Road - Harold Kountze
- View of outbuildings at the Harold Kountze home on Morrison Road in Lakewood (Jefferson County) Colorado; features stucco finish, an arched gate, and a tile roof.
- Kountze, Harold, 1885-1965--Homes & haunts.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Lakewood--1920-1940.; Outbuildings--Colorado--Lakewood--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Ramsey-Koenig Ranch, Larimer County, Colo.
- View of the Ramsey-Koenig Ranch located at 16321 Pingree Park Rd., Larimer County, Colo. The ranch was homesteaded by Hugh Ramsey in 1919 and is currently the site of Colorado State University's Pingree Park Campus. Several log and rough-cut board...
- Ranches--Colorado--Larimer County--2000-2010.; Larimer County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Ramsey-Koenig Ranch (Larimer County, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Colorado State University--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Ranches--Colorado--Larimer County--Pictorial...
- 2002
- South Platte River bottoms
- View of small houses with hip roofs and dilapidated outbuildings in the South Platte River bottoms in the Jefferson Park neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. The structures were removed to create Gates-Crescent Park.
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Jefferson Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses.; Alluvial plains--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Jefferson park (Denver,...
- 1970
- Red Cliff
- Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks extend past small wood frame houses in the town of Red Cliff (Redcliff) in Eagle County, Colorado. Shows houses, outbuildings, and privies. Hills are in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Red Cliff (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Red Cliff--1890-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Red Cliff--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- London Mine
- View of a London Mine near Alma (Park County), Colorado. Shows the mill building, aerial tramway, and other outbuildings.
- Alma (Colo.)--1930-1950.; London Mine (Park County, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Alma--1930-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Alma--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Frenchman's lakes and Holy Cross Mts., Glenwood Extension
- View of a homestead, near possibly Frenchman Creek, and the Mount of the Holy Cross in Eagle County, Colorado. Shows log structures, a farmhouse with chimney, frame outbuildings, corrals, trees, brush and rolling hills.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Holy Cross, Mount of the (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Farms--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1890.
- [between 1886 and 1890?]
- Placer Gold Fields, Russell, Colo.
- View of Russell (Costilla County), Colorado, includes dwellings, church, outbuildings, mining sheds, Sangre de Cristo Creek and a Denver and Rio Grande railroad engine, freight cars and passenger coach.
- Russell (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Sangre de Cristo Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Russell--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Russell--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Russell--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Russell--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Lake Tahoe
- A view of the dock at Tallac Resort on Lake Tahoe (El Dorado County), California shows staff and tourists. Outbuildings of the hotel, piles of fire wood and canoes are near the dock area.
- Tallac Resort (Calif)--1890-1910.; El Dorado County (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.)--1890-1910.; Buildings--California--El Dorado County--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--California--El Dorado County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Irrigation - canal
- View of a farm in (probably) Colorado; shows hay fields, houses, outbuildings, and hills. A man and dog are on the bank of an irrigation ditch.
- Irrigation canals and flumes--Colorado--1890-1920.; Farms--Colorado--1890-1920.; Irrigation--Colorado--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Road to Manitou caverns
- Carriages are on the steep dirt road to Manitou Caverns (Cave of the Winds) in El Paso County, Colorado. Shows a valley with a house and outbuildings. Manitou Springs and probably Iron Mountain are in the distance.
- Roads, Earth--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Road to Manitou Grand Caverns
- View of carriages on a steep dirt road to the Grand Caverns (Manitou Caverns, Cave of the Winds) in El Paso County, Colorado. Shows a valley, houses, and outbuildings. Manitou Springs and probably Iron Mountain are in the distance.
- Roads, Earth--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Road to Manitou Grand caverns
- View of a carriage on a steep dirt road to Manitou Caverns (Cave of the Winds) in El Paso County, Colorado. Shows a valley, houses, and outbuildings. Manitou Springs and probably Iron Mountain are in the distance.
- Roads, Earth--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Miner's housing at Starkville
- View of a residential area in the coal mining camp of Starkville, owned and operated by the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, near Trinidad, (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows ramshackle houses constructed from wood boards, outdoor ovens (horno),...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Facilities--1890-1930.; Company towns--Colorado--Starkville--1890-1930.; Starkville (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Starkville--1890-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Starkville--1890-1930.;...
- [between 1896 and 1928?]
- A ranch house
- A man and women pose by a cabin and outbuildings probably in Colorado.
- Ranches--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Wagon Wheel Gap
- View of Wagon Wheel Gap, shows a valley with frame ranch house, outbuildings and probably the Rio Grande river, Mineral County, Colorado.
- Mineral County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rio Grande--1880-1900.; Wagon Wheel Gap (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ranches--Colorado--Mineral County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Mineral County--1880-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--Mineral County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- The lighthouse
- Two people in a carriage ride up a dirt road leading to a lighthouse possibly in Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara County), California. The lighthouse consists of a tall tower that protrudes from a wood frame building. The structure is enclosed by a...
- Santa Barbara (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Lighthouses--California--Santa Barbara--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Valley of the Big Goose River
- View of Big Goose Creek as it meanders through the valley near Sheridan (Sheridan County), Wyoming. Shows wood frame residence and outbuildings.
- Big Goose Creek (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Sheridan County (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Streams--Wyoming--Sheridan County--1890-1900.; Valleys--Wyoming--Sheridan County--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Bakersfield. Santa Fe oil district
- This reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard shows wooden oil derricks and canvas tents in an oil field near Bakersfield (Kern County), California. Shows a farm house and outbuildings, fenced pasture and animals and hay stacked around a...
- Bakersfield (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Farmhouses--California--Bakersfield--1900-1910.; Oil wells--California--Bakersfield--1900-1910.; Petroleum industry--California--Bakersfield--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Uncompagre [sic] Mountains
- View of probably Cimarron Ridge from a valley near Ridgway (Ouray County) Colorado. Shows a wood frame ranch with outbuildings, log structures, and split rail corrals. Frame buildings and snow-covered mountains are in the distance.
- Cimarron Ridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ridgway (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Log buildings--Colorado--Ridgway--1880-1890.; Ranches--Colorado--Ridgway--1880-1890.; Valleys--Colorado--Ridgway--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Mt. Sneffles [sic]
- View of Mount Sneffels and a valley, Ouray County, Colorado. A wide dirt road lined with split rail fences leads to a ranch with outbuildings. Shows a creek, hills, and mountain range.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Sneffels, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1910.; Valleys--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Index Peak
- View of Index Peak, Park County, Wyoming. Shows a log cabin, log outbuildings, split rail fences, pastures, livestock pens, and feeding troughs in the valley.
- Index Peak (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Park County (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Farms--Wyoming--Park County--1890-1900.; Fences--Wyoming--Park County--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Wyoming--Park County--1890-1900.; Valleys--Wyoming--Park County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Aurora, S.D. harvest scene
- A man drives workhorses harnessed to a machine to harvest wheat in a field in probably Aurora (Brookings County), South Dakota. Blankets cover the horses' harnesses. Wheat is piled in the field. A frame house with a pitched roof and outbuildings is...
- Aurora (S.D.)--1870-1920.; Croplands--South Dakota--Aurora--1890-1920.; Harvesting--South Dakota--Aurora--1890-1920.; Horse teams--South Dakota--Aurora--1890-1920.; Wheat--South Dakota--Aurora--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Thistle, Utah
- View of a Denver & Rio Grande Western Railway Company yard in Thistle, Utah County, Utah. Shows narrow gauge railroad tracks, freight cars, a station and water tower, telegraph poles, frame buildings, residences and outbuildings in a valley...
- Rio Grande Western Railway Company--1880-1900.; Thistle (Utah)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Utah--Thistle--1880-1900.; Railroad facilities--Utah--Thistle--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Manti, Utah
- Panoramic view of Manti, Sanpete County, Utah, probably from Temple Hill. A man sits on stone blocks and holds a box. Shows wide tree-lined streets, frame residences, outbuildings, multi-story masonry buildings and residential plots of land with...
- Manti (Utah)--1880-1890.; Temple Hill (Utah)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Utah--Manti--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- The post office and James Ranch, Estes Park
- View of the James Ranch and Elkhorn post office in Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. Shows frame buildings, livestock, corrals, and outbuildings at the intersection of two dirt roads near the Fall River.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fall River (Larimer County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ranches--Colorado--Estes Park--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Estes Park--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Cripple Creek, Colorado Midland Ry, Pano (Section of 6170)
- View of the mining town Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Shows masonry commercial buildings, residential frame structures, outbuildings, and the Portland Hotel. Shows dirt roads to mines and mining structures on the hillside. A locomotive...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Cripple Creek (Co. Midland Ry.)
- View of Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado; shows multi-story masonry commercial buildings and frame residential structures and outbuildings. Shows dirt roads to the mines, mining structures, and tailings on the hillside. A sign on one...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- San Pedro, Cal., Point Fermin
- A lighthouse sits on Point Fermin in San Pedro (Los Angeles County), California. The lighthouse is a wood frame house-like structure with a tower. The building is surrounded by a fence, and outbuildings are nearby. Shows a steep cliff and the...
- Point Fermin Lighthouse (San Pedro, Calif.)--1890-1910.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Pacific Ocean--1890-1910.; Point Fermin (Calif.)--1890-1910.; San Pedro (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1890-1910.; Capes (Coasts)--California--Los...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Lighthouse near Santa Barbara
- A team of horses and a carriage stand on a dirt road leading to a lighthouse in Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara County), California. The lighthouse consists of a tower that protrudes from a wood frame building. The structure is enclosed by a fence....
- Santa Barbara (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Lighthouses--California--Santa Barbara--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Morley, Las Animas County, Colorado
- View of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company coal camp of Morley in Las Animas County, Colorado. The Colorado Supply Company store, doctor's office, and company boarding house occupy a large mission style structure with towers and a stucco...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1920.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1900-1920.; Company towns--Colorado--Morley--1900-1920.; Morley (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Morley--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1907 and 1915?]
- Cebolla, Colorado
- View of the summer resort hotel at Cebolla on the Gunnison River (Gunnison County), Colorado. The hotel is a two story brick structure and a one story long log cabin structure. Tents and outbuildings are in the yard and a bridge extends over the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Cebolla (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Cebolla--1890-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--Cebolla--1890-1910.; Railroad...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Town of Dolores
- Aerial view of the town of Dolores (Montezuma County), Colorado. Shows houses, barns, outbuildings, and commercial structures. The Dolores River and a portion of Haycamp Mesa are in the distance.
- Dolores (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Dolores--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Dolores, Colorado
- View of the town of Dolores (Montezuma County), Colorado. Shows houses, outbuildings, and a grain elevator. Snow covers the ground.
- Dolores (Colo.)--1900-1920.; residential streets--Colorado--Dolores--1900-1920.; Winter--Colorado--Dolores--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Frenchman's Lakes and Holy Cross Mts, Glenwood excursion
- View of a homestead, near possibly Frenchman Creek, and the Mount of the Holy Cross in Eagle County, Colorado. Shows log structures, a farmhouse with chimney, frame outbuildings, corrals, trees, brush and rolling hills.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Holy Cross, Mount of the (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Homesteading--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1890.
- [between 1886 and 1890?]
- Loop near Hagerman tunnel, Colorado Midland
- View of Colorado Midland's tracks on the east side of Hagerman Pass in Lake County, Colorado; the main line from Leadville climbs along the southeast side of the valley on the far right. Shows log and wood frame outbuildings, and the great...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1900.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900]
- Log Cabin post office
- Log Cabin, in Larimer County, Colorado, is a complex of frame outbuildings, a one-story residence, and a saltbox with a false front. Tilled fields, a ditch, and a fence are in the foreground; scrub dotted hills are behind.
- Log Cabin (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Bear Creek valley looking east from foothills
- The Bear Creek valley, near Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, cuts through flat prairie surrounding it. Trees, dwellings and outbuildings dot the bottomlands.
- Bear Creek (Jefferson County and Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Morrison (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1896 October 25
- Cliff House, Morrison
- The Cliff House Hotel in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, is a three-story stone building with a cottage roof and external stairway. People pose near the entry, wooden fences and outbuildings are to the sides, and rocky hillside is in the...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Morrison--1870-1880.; Cliff House (Morrison, Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- View of Bear Creek in Morrison, Colorado
- Bear Creek, in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, passes between frame dwellings and outbuildings. Hogback and red rock formations are in the background.
- Bear Creek (Jefferson County and Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Morrison (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1896 October 25
- View of Bear Creek in Morrison, Colorado
- Bear Creek, in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, fronts a frame residence, privy, and outbuildings.
- Bear Creek (Jefferson County and Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Morrison (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1896 September 25
- Mayer residence
- View of the Mayer residence, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, shows the two story home with hip roof and front dormer, wraparound porch and several outbuildings behind it.
- Meeker (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Meeker--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Marshall Park, Colorado
- Marshall Park, Clear Creek County, Colorado, consists of dwellings, outbuildings, and a flat roofed commercial building with prominent trim. Tailing piles dot the area; rocks, trees, and rail fence are in the foreground.
- Marshall Park (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Minturn, Colo
- Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, consists of frame dwellings and outbuildings, dusted in snow. The Eagle River and tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad are in the foreground; foothills are in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Minturn (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Mountaindale, looking northwest across Tarryall Creek
- This ranch in Mountaindale, Park County, Colorado, consists of a frame dwelling, outbuildings, and rail fences. Tarryall Creek is in the foreground; foothills are in the background.
- Mountaindale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ranches--Colorado--Mountaindale--1890-1900.
- 1898 or 1899
- Log cabin home of Martha & Mary Crane, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Log cabin residence of Martha and Mary Crane, Cripple Creek, Colorado; one woman sits on upper part of split rail fence, another woman stands near fence gate and one man stands in front of cabin; former residence of Ralph Carr, ex-Governor of...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dwellings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Crane, Martha.; Crane, Mary.
- 1909
- Hot Springs Poncha
- View over Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows the circular bath house, a pipe from the spring winds around the cross-gabled Poncha House Hotel and outbuildings, tracks and grade of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad cut through the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1903?]
- Placer gold fields, Russell, Colo.
- View of Russell, Costilla County, Colorado, includes dwellings, outbuildings, mining sheds, Sangre de Cristo Creek and Denver and Rio Grande railroad engine, freight cars and passenger coach. Identified locations are: "1. Spanish Basin Placers, 2....
- Russell (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1897