Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 1
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943 September 30
- Boulder County Mine
- Two sets of ore carts sit at the confluence of two sets of tracks that served the Boulder County mine near New Cardinal, Colorado.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.
- 1942
- RCA gift to orphanages
- Unidentified men, a woman and a nun pose with RCA television sets, a gift to orphanages probably in Denver, Colorado. Three boys, African American, white and Mexican American are sprawled on the floor in front of the television sets. One of the men...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Boys.; Gifts.; Nuns.; Orphans.; Televisions.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- East Denver High School Annual: 1910
- 1910 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1910
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1916
- 1916 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1916
- East High School Handbook for Parents and Pupils
- Handbook created by Denver Public Schools for all students and parents of East High School in Denver, Colo.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1955
- Grain elevator, Kit Carson
- View of a grain elevator and silos in Kit Carson (Cheyenne County), Colorado. A sign that reads: "Kit Carson" is near two sets of railroad tracks.
- Kit Carson (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Railroad tracks.; Grain elevators.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Kit Carson--Pictorial works.; Grain elevators--Colorado--Kit Carson--Pictorial works.; Kit Carson (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1981
- Old Delta Bank building
- View of City Hall, the former "Delta First National Bank" building, at 360 Main Street in Delta, Colorado. The building is two levels and constructed of sandstone in the Art Deco style. Dentils run along the underside of the roofline, with ionic...
- City Hall (Delta Colo.)--1990-2000.; Delta (Colo.)--1990-2000.; City & town halls.; City Hall (Delta, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; City halls--Colorado--Delta--Pictorial works.; Delta (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1992
- Abandoned railroad bridge, Rifle, Colo.
- View of a former Denver & Rio Grande Railroad truss bridge located in Rifle, Colorado. The bridge spans the Colorado River and is now used by pedestrians. There is a person walking a dog on the bridge and a sign reading "Pedestrian Crossing Only...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1980-1990.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Rifle--1980-1990; Rifle (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Rifle--1980-1990; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Pictorial works.; Railroad...
- 1987
- Trinity United Methodist Church 1820 Broadway
- View of Trinity United Methodist Church (architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, 1888) at 1820 Broadway in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the 183-foot-high hexagonal corner steeple and the south and west elevations of the...
- Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic buildings.; Methodist churches.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1995
- Federico Peña and San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros
- Mayor Henry Cisneros from San Antonio, Texas, holds up the arm of Federico Peña, candidate for mayor in Denver, Colorado. The men stand near drum sets, a crowd of Peña supporters are in the distance.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Mayors.; Political elections.; Politicians.; Cisneros, Henry--Pictorial works.; Peña, Federico--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American politicians--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- [1983?]
- Baileys, Colorado
- View of the frame Colorado and Southern railroad depot in Bailey (Bailey's Ranch), Park County, Colorado. The dilapidated building has broken windows; boards nailed over a doorway; exposed wooden boards on a gabled roof with a porch; and a worn,...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--Buildings--1930-1940.; Bailey (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Bailey--1930-1940.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Bailey--1930-1940.
- [between 1932 and 1940]
- C & W at Jansen
- Men stand on a washed out railroad embankment near the town of Jansen (Las Animas County), Colorado. Two sets of tracks are slumped into the waters of the Purgatoire River.
- Jansen (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Purgatoire River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--Jansen--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Jansen--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Jansen--1900-1910.
- [1904]
- Swingsets at a park
- View of men, women, and children on and near swing sets in probably Washington Park in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Children swinging--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Swings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Garage exterior
- View of a garage used by the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. The building is a one-story brick structure with a flat roof, decorative brick work at the roof line, and two sets of casement hung...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Buildings--1920-1930.; Greeley (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Garages--Colorado--Greeley--1920-1930.
- 1922 January
- Garage, exterior
- View of a garage used by the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. The building is a one-story brick building with a flat roof, decorative brick work at the roof line, and two sets of double casement...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Buildings--1920-1930.; Greeley (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Garages--Colorado--Greeley--1920-1930.
- 1922
- Children on playground
- Children play and stand on a playground at a school in Denver, Colorado. One girl holds a ball while others are on swing sets in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Children playing outdoors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Playgrounds--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; School children--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Summit of Pikes Peak, Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway
- Men and women stand in a boulder field near a Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway train on the summit of Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado. A photographer sets up his camera. Shows the stone Army Signal Station and an outhouse.
- United States. Army. Signal Corps--Buildings--1880-1890.; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Boulders--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Mountain...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Exhibition of old time square dancing
- Townspeople gather around two sets of dancers from the White Powell Community Club on lower White River at the 50th anniversary celebration of founding White River National Forest, in front of the Rio Blanco County Courthouse, Meeker, Colorado.
- Meeker (Colo.)--1940-1950.; White River National Forest (Colo.)--Commemoration.; Square dancing--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.
- October 11, 1941
- D. & R. G. tracks
- View along the two sets of Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado, shows the famed Currecanti Needle across the Gunnison river.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1920.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Black Canyon--1890-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Black Canyon--1890-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- #115 Nelson Bros. Fruit Company view showing packing shed and offices with workers
- Employees of the Nelson Brothers Fruit Company pose on two sets of frame steps at the company packing house and offices in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Architectural features of the building: brick-frame structure with a stepped cornice and...
- Nelson Brothers Fruit Co. (Paonia, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Paonia (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Food industry--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Fruit storage buildings--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.
- [1911?]
- The Crews-Beggs Mercantile Co.
- View of a two-story brick block, Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows display windows with shirts, scarves, and lace curtains. Signs read: "The Crews-Beggs Mercantile, Groceries, Grockery," "The Crews- Beggs Mercantile, Dry Goods, Notions," "The...
- Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; General stores--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Table Rock
- View across three sets of railroad tracks to the small depot at the station stop of Table Rock, El Paso County, Colorado; tracks are most likely those of the Denver & Rio Grande Western, Colorado and Southern, and Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1960-1970.; Colorado and Southern Railway--1960-1970.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1960-1970.; Table Rock (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Table Rock--1960-1970.;...
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Cripple Creek, Colorado probably before 1900
- View northwest towards Mount Pisgah with bird's eye distant view of Cripple Creek, Colorado in valley; a man stands between two sets of railroad tracks near a horsedrawn wagon (possibly Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad narrow gauge tracks), scene...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pisgah, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1896]
- At Gypsum Passing Track
- View of the Gypsum Passing Track; two sets of Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad tracks show along the Colorado River, Eagle County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- At Gypsum Passing Track, Station 2254
- Two men stand on opposite sides of two sets of Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad track at Gypsum Passing Track, Station 2254, Eagle County, Colorado.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1930.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Taos, New Mexico
- A group of Taos Pueblo Indians (Native Americans) pose in front of an adobe wall as a photographer sets up his camera on a tripod with light reflectors in Taos, New Mexico. Shows an entrada down the narrow dirt street.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1920- 1930.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1920-1930.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Cameras--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1920-1930.; Photographers--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1920-1930.;...
- 1923?
- The Denver and Rio Grande Western station in Colorado Springs prior to its conversion and expansion into a restaurant.
- A man with a scaffold shows by the abandoned Denver and Rio Grande Western depot, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Sign above the depot reads: Rio Grande, Rock Island. Several sets of railroad tracks are in front of the station and...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1970-1980.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1970-1980.
- 1973 April 20
- Colorado mining, Gilpin County
- View shows mining surface structures and two sets of ore car tracks on a hillside, Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Gilpin County--1860-1870.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Log buildings--Colorado--Gilpin County--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1869]
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- View looking north of the Columbian Hotel, built in 1879, Trinidad, Colorado. This three story brick and stone structure features bracketed cornices and a mitred entry with a curvelinear pediment. Colonettes and palmettes on the pediment enclose...
- Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.
- [1965?]
- Couples dancing
- Couples dance a square dance as a man calls on stage; other couples watch from the side. Men are dressed in United States Air Force uniforms and the women wears dress and blouse sets.
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; Square dancing--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Eagle Gate Salt Lake City
- View of the Eagle Gate, facing northwest, at the intersection of State and South Temple streets in Salt Lake City, Utah. Men and women, some walking, others in hitched buggies, stand and sit near the tree-lined street and gate. Two sets of trolley...
- Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Gates--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Monuments & memorials--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Street railroad tracks--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.
- [1897]
- Central City Register Office
- A older, bespectacled, balding man works on a printing press in the Register office in Central City, Colorado. He holds wood blocks in his hands. A copy of the "Weekly Register-Call" newspaper lies on some tarps in the foreground. A young man...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Printing presses--1950-1960.
- 1952
- Ute Trail
- Native American (Ute) and white men on horseback, ride into possibly Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, for the marking ceremony of the Ute Pass Trail. Spectators and the town stand on the other side of two sets of Colorado Midland Railway...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commemoration--Colorado--Manitou...
- August 29, 1912
- Eagle Gate- Salt Lake City
- View of the Eagle Gate, facing north from State Street, at the intersection of State Street and South Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. Men and women stand near the gate and in the street. A horse and buggy are visible in the distance on...
- Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Gates--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Monuments & memorials--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Street railroad tracks--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.
- [1897]
- Ute indian agencies
- View of the building near the Maxwell ruins that once served as the Agency building for Native American Utes.
- Indians of North America--1920-1930.; Ute Indians--1920-1930.; Indian reservations--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Garages
- View of a wooden garage at Echo Lake Park, part of the Denver Mountain Parks System (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The building has four sets of hinged doors.
- Denver Mountain Parks--1930-1940.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Echo Lake Park (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Garages--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Seating at Red Rocks Park
- Shows the seats and stairs under construction at Red Rocks Amphitheater, Red Rocks Park, Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Denver Mountain Parks--1930-1950.; Red Rocks Amphitheater (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Morrison (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Red Rocks Park (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Amphitheaters--Colorado--Morrison--1930-1950.; Construction--Colorado--Morrison--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Arrastre
- View of a burro tethered to an arrastra (or arrastre), machinery used by miners for grinding ore, in (probably) Colorado. Gazebos, swing sets, a park, cars, and houses are in the background; a newspaper machine reads: "News."
- Donkeys--Colorado--1920-1930.; Grinding wheels--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mining equipment--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Shoshone Colo. - west
- Two sets of tracks on the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad converge into one prior to entering a tunnel which has been cut out of the vertical walls of Glenwood Canyon near Shoshone in Garfield County, Colorado. In the distance, a railroad...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- October 4-8, 1930
- Line change & 2 abandoned grades
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks flank (possibly) the Arkansas River, in Chaffee County, Colorado. Two sets are abandoned.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Chaffee County--1920-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Chaffee County--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- WB freight @ Gilluly - 3 levels of track
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks and a freight train pass by houses and the depot at Gilluly, Utah; two additional sets of tracks traverse hills in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Gilluly (Utah)--1920-1930.; Railroad freight cars--Utah--Gilluly--1920-1930.; Railroad stations--Utah--Gilluly--1920-1930.; Railroads--Utah--Gilluly--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Parade on Champa Street
- View of the Denver Police and Firemen's Parade on Champa Street near 16th Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Children sit on swing sets on horse-drawn wagons as spectators look on. Automobiles are parked near the edge of the street. Signs on...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Swings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1921 May 17]
- Locomotive Chi. Burlington & Quincy, Burlington Zephyr
- CB&Q Burlington Zephyr No. 9900, at the railyard in Denver, Colorado; high speed silver streamliner of the Burlington Route; also known as Pioneer Zephyr; lettering on buildings read "Pride of the Rockies Flour Mill"," Pikes Peak Mill", "National...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1940-1949?]
- Sign, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a building in Georgetown, Colorado, on which a sign has been painted. The corrugated roof of the rectangular building reads, "Read the Great Divide, it sets people talking." A smaller shed roof attached reads, "Curran Co. adv'g signs,...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Family with bicycles
- Group portrait of a man, woman, and girls with bicycles, probably near Denver, Colorado. Shirts read: "Victor."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Family with bicycles
- Group portrait of a man, woman, and girls with bicycles, in (probably) Denver, Colorado. Shirts read: "Victor."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Family with bicycles
- Group portrait of a man, woman, and girls with bicycles, in City Park, Denver, Colorado. Shirts read: "Victor;" a Chicago World's Columbian Exposition sculpture, "The Cowboy," is in the background.
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1910.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Indian assimilation
- A Native American man and woman on a precipice overlooking a prosperous town as the sun sets in the distance.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Shawnee - 1964
- A two story stone residence in Shawnee, Colorado, features an "L" shaped floor plan, a wrapped balcony and porch with balustrade, and a first floor bay window. Three small sets of stairs and a walkway traverse the large front lawn.
- Shawnee (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Shawnee--1960-1970.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Shawnee--1960-1970.
- 1964