Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 15, 1914 May 9
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 19, 1913 July 12
- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 S
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Independence, Colorado
- The smoke stacks of the boiler room at the Hull City Mine in Independence, Teller County, Colorado, emit large puffs of white smoke. A log cabin and a board and batten building are nearby, and train tracks curve around the buildings.
- Hull City Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1870-1900.; Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Independence--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- El Paso Livery Stable before the fire
- Heavy, black smoke and flames approach El Paso Livery Stable, Bennett Avenue between 1st (First) and "A" Streets, Cripple Creek, Colorado, during second fire, April 29, 1896; scene includes wood frame residences, two-story flat-roof commercial...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Smoke--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Stables--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1896
- El Paso Livery Stable, the explosion, 1896
- View towards El Paso Livery Stable, Bennett Avenue between 1st (First) & "A" Streets, as fire causes stored dynamite to explode during second fire on April 29, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; actual blast pictured with roof debris in air, black...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Explosions--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Smoke--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Tipple & washer, Gray Creek
- View of the tipple and washer at Gray Creek coal camp in Las Animas County, Colorado. Smoke rises from a smoke stack. Rolling hills are in the distance.
- Gray Creek (Colo. : Town)--1890-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Gray Creek--1890-1920.; Tipples--Colorado--Gray Creek--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Unidentified coal town
- Aerial view of an unidentified mining town possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows a large town with substantial brick and frame buildings including a church. Smoke rises from the smoke stacks of mine processing buildings. Frame houses sit...
- Cities & towns--Colorado--1880-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Amethyst and Chance mines, Creede, Colo.
- Children stand on the slope of a hill near the Amethyst and Chance Mines in Weaver, near Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Shows mine buildings and tailing piles. Smoke rises from smoke stacks.
- Amethyst Mine (Mineral County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Last Chance Mine (Mineral County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Weaver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.;...
- 1895 July 17
- Legal Tender Mill
- View of the mill building at the Legal Tender mine near Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. A man stands on a horse drawn wagon and unloads wood. Smoke rises from the smoke stack.
- Legal Tender Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Smelter
- View of a smelting complex identified as the Durango Land & Coal Company smelter in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado. Smoke rises from many tall smoke stacks.
- Durango Land & Coal Company--Buildings--1880-1900.; Durango (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Durango--1880-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Durango--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Fire, Victor, Colorado
- A man rides a horse and people sit near carriages and watch smoke and flames rise from a fire in downtown Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Probably the Gold Coin Mill is on fire on a hillside. Shows frame and log houses and buildings and smoke in...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- 1899 August 21
- Ouray
- View of a mill and railroad tracks in Ouray County, Colorado; slopes and sandstone outcroppings are in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1910.; Ore industry--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Denver Northwestern & Pacific RR Eng. No. 300 & coach
- Shows engine no. 300 of the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway Company with a coach car, Colorado. An engineer leans out of the front window of the engine car; smoke rises from the smoke stack.
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Denver looking down 18th St.
- View of 18th (Eighteenth) and Arapahoe Streets with the Denver Cable Car power plant smoke stack in Denver, Colorado. Business signs read: "[Impe]rial Laundry, Shirts 3 Cents", "J. Fitzpatrick, Paperhanging & Painting", "California Wine Co." and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Power plants--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Denver street scene
- A view of buildings in downtown Denver, Colorado. Black smoke rises up from the smoke stacks on the buildings.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Stockton. Down Stockton Channel
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard, a riverboat sits in the Stockton Deep Water Channel in Stockton (San Joaquin County), California. Signs read: "What Cheer House. Best Smoke on Earth. General Arthur Cigars," "Fountain...
- Stockton (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Stockton Deep Water Channel (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--California--Stockton--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Channels--California--Stockton--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- The old St. Louis Hotel
- The St. Louis Hotel, half mile east and half mile south of Loveland, Colorado was built in 1877 by Mrs. Sullivan, before the survey for the railroad was completed. The contractor or carpenter was Mr. H. C. Smoke, father of Mrs. Fryberger and Mrs....
- Loveland (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Loveland--1920-1930.; St. Louis Hotel (Loveland, Colo.)
- August 1928
- El Paso Livery Stable burning, fire 1896
- View towards El Paso Livery Stable, Bennett Avenue between 1st (First) and "A" Streets, consumed in flames and smoke after explosion of stored dynamite at stable during second fire on April 29, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; billows of black smoke...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Explosions--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1896
- A Cripple Creek Mine- "The Logan"
- View of the Logan Mine works near Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado. Men stand and sit near a two story wooden slat building with two smoke stacks. Smoke rises from an anchored smokestack. One man chops wood with an ax. A hitched wagon stands...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Utes Building the tepee
- A Native American (Ute) woman points a wooden tepee pole at the smoke hole of a partially constructed tepee at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. Another woman bends toward a pile of household items near the tepee. A tepee frame stands...
- 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
- Fire, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a fire near Georgetown, Colorado. A long one-story wood construction building, behind a large wood telephone pole, is reduced to a charred wall with smoke rising from it. In front of the pole women, two of whom are on horses, men, and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Fires--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1970.
- [between 1940-1970?]
- Georgetown - Colo
- View of the south end of Georgetown, Colorado, showing the grid pattern of the town, with many simple wood construction buildings and tall pine trees. Leavenworth Mountain is in the background. Clear Creek runs through the area, and a tall chimney...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- 1868
- Omaha Chief Yellow Smoke [full-face]
- Sitting studio portrait of Chief Yellow Smoke, a Native American (Omaha) man. He wears a buffalo robe around his shoulders, a dark colored, long sleeved shirt, a medallion, and earrings.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Hides & skins--1880-1890.; Medals--1880-1890.; Yellow Smoke, Omaha Chief.
- [1883]
- Omaha Chief Yellow Smoke [profile]
- Sitting profile studio portrait of Chief Yellow Smoke, a Native American (Omaha) man. He wears a buffalo robe around his shoulders, a dark colored, long sleeved shirt, a medallion, and earrings.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Hides & skins--1880-1890.; Medals--1880-1890.; Yellow Smoke, Omaha Chief.
- [1883]
- Leadville from Capitol Hill
- View of Leadville (Lake County), Colorado from Capitol Hill, an upscale residential neighborhood. Shows smoke from a smelter chimney, residences, and a sign on a backyard fence: "Smoke Little Joker Tobacco."
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Neighborhoods--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Leadville from Capitol Hill
- View of Leadville (Lake County), Colorado from Capitol Hill, an upscale residential neighborhood. Shows smoke from a smelter chimney, residences, and a sign on a backyard fence: "Smoke Little Joker Tobacco."
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Lake County Courthouse fire
- In this view toward the southwest in Leadville, Colorado, the burning Lake County Courthouse and Court Exchange Bar on the west side of Harrison Avenue can be seen. Fireman with hoses spray the smoking buildings. The two story brick Courthouse with...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Lake County Courthouse fire
- In this view of the burning Court Exchange Bar and the buildings between the Lake County Courthouse and the Fox Theater on the west side of Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado, dark smoke billows from the courthouse while townspeople look on...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Geo. Gibson Co., west side sta.
- View of an electric generating plant located near 5th (Fifth) Street and Lawrence Street in the Auraria Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The plant is identified as the George Gibson Company west side station. A prominent smoke stack expels dark...
- Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Power plants--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1929 September 26
- Pioneer group at Moffat Tunnel opening
- Panoramic view of the Daughters of Colorado pioneer group at the opening of the Moffat Tunnel, Gilpin County, Colorado. Men and women wear winter clothing and hold banners, flags, and signs that read: "In Case of Smoke Ring The Towel," "It Used to...
- Daughters of Colorado--People--1920-1930.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Moffat Tunnel (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dedications--Colorado--Gilpin County--1920-1930.; Organizations--Colorado--Gilpin County--1920-1930.; Pioneers--Colorado--1920-1930.;...
- 1928 February 26
- Colorado State College of Education
- Thick, black smoke billows out of the roof of burning Cranford Hall, administrative building on the campus of Colorado State College of Education (now the University of Northern Colorado and formerly the State Normal School, Colorado Teachers...
- Colorado State College of Education--1940-1950.; Greeley (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Greeley--1940-1950.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Greeley--1940-1950.
- 1949 March 7
- Coming toward end at 1st and G St., Salida
- Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 268 (Santa Claus Train) and caboose 0578 approaches in Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado; smoke pours from the stack. A Christmas wreath and a pine tree are on the caboose. The train is near a truck and...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Salida (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Salida--1950-1960.; Christmas trees--Colorado--Salida--1950-1960.; Railroad cabooses--Colorado--Salida--1950-1960.; Railroad...
- 1950 January 22
- Black Hawk, Colorado
- Smoke puffs from a smokestack of a shafthouse in the foreground of this view of Blackhawk, Colorado. Additional smoke puffs from a train engine in the background. An American flag flies from a pole in the midground. Several wagons travel up and...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1900.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bakeries--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1900.;...
- [1899?]
- Central City, Colorado
- Image of Central City, Colorado, taken at the turn of the century from the southwest. In the foreground is the ball park, railroad tracks, and the train depot. A black puff of smoke rises from the train as it arrives at the depot. Along Main...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910.]
- Gold Coin Mine burning, Victor's big fire
- Bird's eye view of Gold Coin Mine, mill, shaft house & other surface buildings engulfed in flames & smoke, Victor, Colorado, August 21, 1899; view across rooftops of wooden frame residences & other wooden frame buildings on hillside towards Gold...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Mill fire at Victor, Colorado
- View across Victor, Colorado, towards Gold Coin Mill as the August 21, 1899 fire begins to sweep across town. There appears to be a horse-drawn fire hose wagon laying hose on street with a team of horses; shows wooden frame houses on hillside, man...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Victor fire
- View of Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad engine & train in ridge cut above Victor, Colorado, during devastating fire of August 21, 1889. Shows flat bed railroad cars filled with men holding personal belongings, household goods & furniture moved by...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- [1899]
- Victor fire
- Bird's eye view of Victor, Colorado, during devastating fire on August 21, 1899, taken from vantage point on hillside where many people fled with household goods & personal belongings for safety. Shows horse- drawn wagons & carriages filled with...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- [1899]
- Narrow Gauge Museum
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive (2-8-0) #346, and Mount Blanca and Western caboose #05, are on display at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. Smoke rises from a passing D. & R.G.W. narrow gauge train....
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Mount Blanca and Western Railroad--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Narrow Gauge Museum (Alamosa, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Sangre de Cristo...
- 1952 March 30
- D&RGW
- Smoke rises from Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotives (2-8-2) #489, #483, and #482 with a freight train near Sargents (Saguache County), Colorado. Shows smoke above the train, a fence, and trees on hillsides above the valley.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Sargents (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Sargents--1950-1960.
- 1953 October 9
- Leadville, Colo.
- View, down a dirt street lined with boardwalks, over gabled residential rooftops of Leadville, Colorado. Mountain peaks can be seen through a dramatic sky filled with clouds. Smoke, possibly from distant mining mills, meets the clouds. Wind blows...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.
- 1904
- Constitution Hall on fire, Denver, Colo.
- View of Confluence Park, in the Union Station neighborhood, the South Platte River, high rise buildings, and the Daniels and Fisher Tower in Denver, Colorado. Smoke from a fire at Constitution Hall, located at 1501 Blake Street, is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Parks.; Rivers.; Smoke.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Smoke--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Urban parks--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1977
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 30, 1912 July 27
- Western History Subject Index
- Pollution. Air pollution. Denver
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 39, 1912 September 28
- The City of Denver: Volume 3 Number 1, 1914 October 10
- Power house & smoke stack
- A view of the smoke stack and power house of Overland Cotton Mill built at Evans Avenue and South Mariposa Street in 1890 in Denver, Colorado. A train car is parked on track is behind the power house.
- Overland Cotton Mill (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cotton mills--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Power plants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Gates' fire
- Employees of the Gates Rubber Company stand near railroad tracks during a fire at the factory in Denver, Colorado. Smoke billows out from the building.
- Gates Rubber Company--Disasters--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Factories--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Rubber industry--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Smoke--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940 June 16