Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 1, 1912 October 12
- Squaw race
- Two Native American women race their horses past a large crowd congregated behind a fence on the side of a dirt track. One woman is ahead of the other. Some of the men in the crowd stand on the fence rails. A square, viewing stand holds more people...
- Advertisements--Colorado--1920-1930.; Horse racing--Colorado--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Women--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1931?]
- Steck School students studying maps and globes
- Photograph of several students standing around some maps, globes and model ships at Steck Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Three students hold different flags as they stand around a model ship. Two students stand next to them. One boy...
- Flags.; Globes.; Maps.; Steck School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1949
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 7, 1914 January 10
- Hamburger stand at Overland Park
- Women and children stand outside of a hamburger stand at Overland Park in the Overland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. One woman wears a white apron. Hot dog buns and condiments are on the counter, and U.S. flags fly from the canvas roof. A sign...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Fast food restaurants--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1931?]
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 24, 1914 September 26
- Creede Ave., Jimtown, Colo.
- Men stand on sidewalks, ride horses, or drive horse-drawn wagons on Creede Avenue in Jimtown (Creede) in Mineral County, Colorado. Frame buildings have false fronts and flat roofs; a building is under construction. Men wear suits with derby hats...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1892?]
- Inter-Laken Hotel, Twin Lakes
- People stand and pose outside the Interlaken Hotel in Twin Lakes (Lake County), Colorado. Young children stand or sit on fence posts near the Hotel entrance; men wear suits and stand nearby. Men and women are on the hotel porch or balcony. The...
- Interlaken Hotel (Twin Lakes, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1880-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Gilpin Tramway work train
- View of a Gilpin Tramway Company work train led by locomotive no. 4. Lettering on the locomotive reads: "G. 4 T." and "4." The engineer and fireman stand in the door and window of the locomotive. A well dressed man in a suit, tie and hat, sits on...
- Gilpin Tramway Company--1900-1910.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad cars.; Railroad employees.; Railroad locomotives.
- 1908
- Unidentified mine
- Shows the wood building of an unidentified mine near Holy Cross City in Eagle County, Colorado. Miners stand next to the the buildings. Horses or donkeys stand near a cabin; other miners stand on the porch.
- Eagle county (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Interior of hogan
- Interior view of Native American (Navajo) men, women, and children sitting and standing in a hogan with a brush porch. A girl and woman sit and face one another under the brush covered porch, near a metal bucket. Two men stand near a high-backed...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Structures--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Lodges--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Taylor Park placer mining- beyond Buena Vista
- View of the construction of a placer mining sluice in Taylor Park, Gunnison County, Colorado. Men stand near a wooden sluice in the bottom of a small canyon. Piles of rock and wood stand in the bottom of the canyon near the sluice. Two men, one on...
- Gunnison County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Flumes--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Hopi Indians Snake Dance
- View of Native American (Hopi) men and women who prepare for the Snake Dance at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. One man sits and two men stand near a pile of folded blankets while a group of women stand in line near the blankets. Both men and...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Women--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.;...
- [August, 1899]
- Hopi Indians
- View of Native American (Hopi) men, Snake members, who take part in the Snake Dance at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. The Snake members stand in a line, away from the kisi while two snakes are on the ground. Other Snake members stand near the...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Clothing & dress--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi...
- August, 1899
- Hopi Indians
- View of a Native American (Hopi) man and boys on the road to Second Mesa, Arizona. The man and a boy stand near a burro while another boy looks on. The man wears a metal concha belt and a hat. A wooden handled hoe lays near the burro. Two other...
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Children--Arizona--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Second Mesa (Ariz.)--1890-1900.
- August, 1899
- Utes Building the tepee
- Native American (Ute) women stand and sit near a partially constructed tepee at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. One woman spreads the tepee canvas over the erect poles. A pile of household items, including a blanket and possibly a...
- 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.; Indian encampments--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 September 1
- Taos Pueblo
- Native American (Pueblo, Taos) men and women stand near a two wheeled cart at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. The cart stands near three and four story pueblo homes. Adobe hornos stand underneath a wooden roof, near the homes. The Taos Mountains stand in...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Indians--Women--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--New Mexico--Taos...
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Apiary at Fruitland, N. M.
- View of an apiary near Fruitland, New Mexico. Two brick buildings, both with chimneys, stand near the wooden beehive boxes in which the bees are kept. The buildings stand near an open field. Trees stand in the distance.
- Fruitland (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Bee culture--New Mexico--Fruitland--1910-1920.; Beehives--New Mexico--Fruitland--1910-1920.
- [1910]
- Parade entry Flower Carnival
- A group of men and women stand near and on safety bicycles decorated with flowers and greenery as part of the Sunflower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The bicyclists stand in three lines. A rainbow made of flowers stands...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- [August, 1897]
- Georgetown, Colo. buildings
- View of a wood construction building at Sixth (6th, Alpine) and Rose Streets in Georgetown, Colorado, in a simple Italianate style, with a hipped roof and eaves with brackets. A dentist's sign is on the second floor. The business next door has an...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1887?]
- Grand Central Hotel
- Nine people stand in front of the unfinished Grand Central Hotel in the town of Durango, Colorado, in La Plata County. One man sits on a bench on the boardwalk in front of the hotel, three people stand on the finished balcony on the second level,...
- Durango (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Durango--1880-1890.; Grand Central Hotel (Durango, Colo.)
- [between 1881 and 1889]
- Kings and Queens Social Club
- A group of African American (Black) men and women stand in a V-formation on the dance floor of a dance hall in Denver, Colorado. The women wear identical strapless, light colored, full length gowns and stand on one side of the room. Them men wear...
- Kings and Queens Social Club (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Ball gowns--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- S.W. corner 8th Ave. & 9th Street
- Citizens of Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County, stand in front of two commercial storefronts. Three women stand in front of a wood-frame clapboard building with a front gable. The Greeley Armory, with its door partially open, is next door and is...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Armories--American--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1880.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1880.; Men--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1880.; Women--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1880.
- 1875
- 9th St. & 8th Ave.
- A row of men stand outside two commercial buildings in the town of Greeley, Colorado in Weld County. Seven men, one holding a dog, and a boy stand outside a blacksmith's shop; a one-story, masonry building with a cornice, chimneys and storefront...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.; Forge shops--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.
- [1882?]
- Nevadaville, Colo.
- The Kansas Mine and Mill stand in the foreground of this view of Nevadaville, Colorado, looking toward Bald Mountain. Dirt roads lead through the town, located between Quartz and Gunnell hills north of Central City in Gilpin County. The Episcopal...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Jackson's Bar - Idaho Springs Days of '59
- Four men stand in front of Jackson's Bar at the Idaho Springs, "Days of '59," Festival in Idaho Springs, Colorado. The men stand under the eave in front of the bar which is made of timbers and bracketed posts. One man, wearing a hat, a bandana,...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Bars--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1910-1930.; Festivals--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930]
- Entrance to Happy Valley
- Log cabins stand in the background at the entrance to Happy Valley at the base of a ridge of mountains in Boulder County, Colorado. Tall pine trees stand around the cabins and on the mountains. Telephone poles stand along a dirt road in the...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1930-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1950.; Valleys--Colorado--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Fourth of July Tunnel
- Small log cabins stand near a pile of tailings from the Fourth of July Mine northwest of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Several tree stumps stand interspersed among small pine trees in the foreground. Taller pine trees stand in the background...
- Tailings (Metallurgy)--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Albion, Colo. Boulder County 1946
- The remains of several log buildings stand in the background near a ridge of mountains in Albion, a small mining district north of Silver Lake in Boulder County, Colorado. Rocks stand at the side of a dirt road that cuts through the foreground....
- Mining districts--Colorado--Albion--1940-1950.; Mountain roads--Colorado--Albion--1940-1950.; Albion (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ruins--Colorado--Albion--1940-1950.
- [1946?]
- Red Rocks 1943
- Several large rock formations stand at the top of a hill west of Boulder in Boulder County, Colorado. Small pine trees stand below the rock formations on the hill in the midground, and larger trees stand on the ridge behind the formations.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1950.; Rock formations--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1950.
- [1943?]
- Red Rocks 1943
- Several large rock formations stand at the top of a hill west of Boulder in Boulder County, Colorado. Small pine trees stand below the rock formations on the hill in the midground, and larger trees stand on the ridge behind the formations.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1950.; Rock formations--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1950.
- [1943?]
- Red Rocks 1943
- Several large rock formations stand at the top of a hill west of Boulder in Boulder County, Colorado. Small pine trees stand below the rock formations on the hill in the midground, and larger trees stand on the ridge behind the formations.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1950.; Rock formations--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1950.
- [1943?]
- Central City 1891. Baxter House Eureka St.
- A man and young child, possibly John H. Kemp and one of his sons (either Robert or photographer Donald as a young boy), stand on a dirt road in front of a one-story house with a long front porch in Central City, Colorado. Another child sits on a...
- Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Family--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hammocks--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Central...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Nederland, Colorado. Hotels and Motels. The Antlers (first)
- A group of men, women and children stands on the front porch and in front of The Antlers Hotel in Nederland in Boulder County, Colorado, probably in the 1890s. A man stands next to a woman holding a baby on the right side of the front porch. The...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Nederland (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Nederland--1890-1900.; Porches--Colorado--Nederland--1890-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Caribou, Colorado, 1900
- A dirt road leads up a hill into a town, possibly Caribou in Boulder County, Colorado, or Mountain City in Gilpin County. Houses stand on both sides of the hill. Telegraph or telephone poles stand along the dirt road. Pine trees stand in the...
- Roads, Earth--Colorado--1900-1920.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Caribou (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Mining, Gilpin County
- Several mine shafthouses stand on the hillside in the right midground, probably near Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. Large piles of tailings stand near the buildings. Three thin trees with bare branches stand in the left foreground. A...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Central City--1890-1920.; Mine shafts--Colorado--Central City--1890-1920.; Tailings (Metallurgy)--Colorado--Central City--1890-1920.; Central City (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1890-1920.;...
- [between 1899 and 1920?]
- Grand Lake
- A house stands on the far shore of Grand Lake in Grand County, Colorado. Tall pine trees stand in the right foreground. Large rocks and logs stand on the near shore. Mt. Craig, Mt. Adams and Mt. Wescott stand in the background.
- Craig, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1900-1920.; Mount Adams (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mount Wescott (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boulders--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Grand...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Mount Evans
- An unidentified man and woman stand in front of a stone building next to a small lake near Mount Evans in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Two more women sit next to the building in the midground. The man wears a straw hat and a suit. The women all...
- Evans, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--1910-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1910-1930.; Men--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1910-1930.; Rocks--Colorado--Mount Evans--1910-1930.; Stone...
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Rollinsville, Colorado
- Telegraph poles stand next to a railroad track outside of Rollinsville, Colorado, founded by John Q.A. Rollins. Buildings stand along a main dirt road in the town. Several mountain ridges stand in the distance.
- Rollinsville (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mountains--Colorado--1910-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Rollinsville--1910-1930.; Telegraph lines--Colorado--Rollinsville--1910-1930.; Utility poles--Colorado--Rollinsville--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Watertown Library, New York
- A large dome tops the Governor Flower Library in Watertown, New York, named for Roswell Pettybone Flower, governor of New York from 1892- 94. Flower died in 1899, and the memorial library was built in 1903. Columns stand in pairs along the front...
- Roswell P. Flower Memorial Library--1900-1930.; Watertown (N.Y.)--1900-1930.; Benches--New York--Watertown--1900-1930.; Buildings--New York--Watertown--1900-1930.; Columns--New York--Watertown--1900-1930.; Domes--New York--Watertown--1900-1930.;...
- [between 1905 and 1925?]
- Gundy's from Road
- Two ranches, one in the right midground and the other in the left background, stand in a valley between hills, probably in Gilpin County, Colorado. A dirt road runs from the foreground back toward the ranches. Trees stand along the road. Several...
- Roads, Earth--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1920.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Residences, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of two wood construction houses in Georgetown, Colorado. The buildings are simple boxcar-shaped structures with gable roofs. The house on the left has a rock foundation of wide planks, three chimney pipes, three doors, and three...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Cornishmen's Lodge at Central City
- The members of the Cornishmen's lodge stand in front of two storefronts in Central City, Colorado. They wear uniforms of black trousers and coats with black belts, cuffs, gloves, and medals on their left lapels, as well as caps and a sword. They...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Stedman School students in classroom
- Photograph of a classroom of students at Stedman Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. In the photograph several of the students are doing a variety of tasks. Two girls sit at a table looking at a book, a boy stands at the same table putting a...
- Classrooms.; Stedman School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- International Project at Wyman School
- International project at Wyman Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Seven children, three girls and four boys, stand in front of a board titled "United Fund" with flags from around the world and paper people of different ethnicity and race. Two...
- Wyman School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Announcer's stand at City Park race track
- Shows a wood announcer's stand at the City Park race track in Denver, Colorado. The stand is a gazebo style with a tile roof and stairs that lead to the platform.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Towers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Diamond jubilee of the Cathedral parish, Denver, Colorado...1860-1935.
- Book created by Retired Reverend Monsignor Hugh L. McMenamin, LLD. for the Diamond Jubilee of the Cathedral Parish of Denver, Colorado. It covers the years of 1860 to 1935. Included in the book are sections dedicated to: Bishop Machebeuf, a...
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.); Catholic Church Colorado.
- 1935
- Denver Ordnance Plant, refreshment stand
- Workers stand at a refreshment stand at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. One man leans on the counter near a box labeled "Herbert Tareyton, Modern...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--Facilities--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Employees--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Food vendors--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- Band stand
- A view of the Band Stand in City Park in Denver, Colorado. The band stand is located on the east side of the Pavilion. The structure is an open gazebo with columns, slate tile roof, stage and a pier that extends out to the City Park Lake (Ferril...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Bandstands--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Padilla family
- Sixteen members of the Padilla family stand in front of an automobile in Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. Shows men, women and children. One man wears a t-shirt that reads: "Colorado State."
- Padilla family--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Families.; Padilla family--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1940?]