Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Vicinity of Mountain City, Colorado
- View looking down a hill at the vicinity of Mountain City. A telegraph pole is in the foreground of the image, along with some brush. Mines line the valley below. The area is criss-crossed with road and mine tailings. Trees cover the hills in...
- Central City (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 8, 1920 August
- Manitou in winter
- View of Manitou Springs, Colorado, in winter. Unstripped rail and barbed wire fence is in the foreground, and snowy fields with two two- story frame buildings partly obscured by trees are in the midground. Foothills are in the background. Men in...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [1878?]
- Morrato Block
- Denver Orphan's Home Historic Building Application Forms
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 17, 1912 April 27
- Howard vicinity
- View of the Arkansas River and peaks of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range near the town of Howard in Fremont County, Colorado.
- Arkansas River--1910-1930.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Howard vicinity
- A dirt road parallels the Arkansas River in Fremont County near the town of Howard. Peaks of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range are in the distance, topped by clouds.
- Arkansas River--1910-1930.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1910-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Fremont County--1910-1930.; Roads--Colorado--Fremont County--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Howard vicinity
- View of the Arkansas River in Fremont County near the town of Howard Colorado. Peaks of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range are in the distance.
- Arkansas River--1910-1930.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1910-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Fremont County--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Howard vicinity
- View of the Arkansas River in Fremont County near the town of Howard. A two story brick structure and wooden barn sit near the bank of the river. Peaks of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range are in the distance.
- Arkansas River--1910-1930.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1910-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Fremont County--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- View up East Willow Creek above Creede
- View of miners cabins on East Willow Creek north of Creede (Mineral County), Colorado.
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; East Willow Creek (Mineral County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cabins--Colorado--Mineral County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Mineral County--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Mineral County--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Amethyst boarding camp Creede, Colo.
- View of the camp and mine tramway by the Amethyst Mine near Creede (Mineral County), Colorado.
- Mine camps--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Amethyst Mine (Mineral County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- 1892
- West Willow Creek Falls and Burro Bridge packing ore from Amethyst Mine to Creede
- A burro with saddle bags crosses a bridge near West Willow Creek Falls by the Amethyst Mine near Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Miners stand on the bridge and on the side of the creek.
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; West Willow Creek (Mineral County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Pack...
- 1892
- Dredger believed to be operating in vicinity of Breckenridge, Colorado
- Panoramic view of a gold dredging operation in (probably) Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado; a crane and conveyor belt are part of the machinery.
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dredges--American--Colorado--Breckenridge--1910-1920.; Gold mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1910-1920.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1910-1920.
- 1916?
- A Century of Baptist Faith: First Baptist Church of Denver
- Book created by the Fist Baptist Church of Denver regarding the centennial anniversary of the founding of the Church. Included in the book is: a history of the church beginning in 1864, as well as photographs and lists of the different...
- Eha, Walter R. (Walter Ralph), 1891-1978--Archives.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1963 December
- Co I 1st Colo. in heavy marching order; Building where Private Phenix was killed Aug. 13-98; Foraging party after a two hours trip in vicinity of water works; Insurgent soldiers and block house five in the distance
- San Pablo Cash Store
- View of an abandoned store in San Pablo (Costilla County), Colorado. The deteriorating, wooden false front building has a wood porch, steps, partially boarded up display windows on either side of the entrance and a single second story window. A...
- San Pablo Cash Store (San Pablo, Colo.)--1950-1960.; San Pablo (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Stores & shops.; San Pablo Cash Store (San Pablo, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--San Pablo--Pictorial works.; Stores,...
- [1950]
- Luz Lujan Torres
- Studio portrait of Luz Lujan Torres of New Mexico. She wears a lace blouse, flowers, and a necklace. Her hair is waved and parted in the middle. After the death of her first husband, José Juan Silva Torres, she remarried and moved to Colorado.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Women.; Torres, José Juan Silva--Family--Pictorial works.; Torres, Luz Lujan, d. 1933--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Pictorial works.;...
- [1900?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 5, 1909 March 20
- Freighting out-fit, Rico, Colo.
- Pairs of oxen harnessed to covered wagons stand or lie on a dirt street in Rico (Dolores County), Colorado. Oxen have yokes and are connected by chains. A boy wears a hat and sits nearby. Commercial buildings on the street have signs that read:...
- Rico (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Rico--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rico--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Rico--1890-1900.; Ox teams--Colorado--Rico--1890-1900.; Wooden sidewalks--Colorado--Rico--1890-1900.
- 1890
- R.R. Depot, Jimtown, Colo.
- Men sit on top of a train, on a timber sidewalk, or near a passenger train and Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks at a railroad depot in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Supplies and belongings stacked on the sidewalk include a mattress, wooden...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Passengers--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.;...
- [1892?]
- Main Street, Jimtown, Colo.
- Men and girls stand and pose on Main Street in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Shows horse-drawn wagons in the dirt street, lumber piles and a building under construction. Timber buildings have false fronts, flat roofs and signs that read:...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1894?]
- Tipple of Turner Mine (Independent) 9 mi north of Walsenburg, Colo
- View of Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks, ore cars, and a frame tipple at one of the Turner Mines near Walsenburg (Huerfano County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1910.; Tipples--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- New building of 1st Nat'l Bank, Florence, Colo.
- View of the First National Bank building under construction in Florence (Fremont County), Colorado. The structure is a brick building with classical features including dentils, entablature, and Corinthian columns flanking the main entrance. The...
- First National Bank (Florence, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Florence (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Banks--Colorado--Florence--1900-1910.
- [1909?]
- Rifle Colo., looking S.W.
- View of the town of Rifle in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows houses and commercial structures. Signs on businesses read: "Red Barn," "J. W. Hugus & Co.," and "McLearn Merc. Co." The Roan Cliffs are in the distance.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1890-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Rifle--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Hotel Potter and water front, Santa Barbara, Calif.
- A view of the Potter Hotel in Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara County), California shows the mission style hotel and the plaza near the beach. The hotel has turrets, a Moorish onion dome, balconies, and dormer windows. Commercial Spanish Colonial style...
- Potter Hotel (Santa Barbara, Calif.)--1890-1910.; Santa Barbara (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--California--Santa Barbara--1890-1910.; Hotels--California--Santa Barbara--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Man posed in mouth of water pipe public works project
- A workman poses in a brick pipeline near a spillway by the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. Other men stand nearby.
- Storm sewers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pipes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Spillways--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Castle Crags
- View of Castle Crags, a granite rock formation in Shasta County and Siskiyou County, California. Granite towers and spires are above a steep, snowy slope and fir trees.
- Castle Crags (Shasta County and Siskiyou County, Calif.)--1880-1910.; Rock formations--California--1880-1910.
- [between 1885 and 1902?]
- Castle Crags
- Panoramic view of Castle Crags, a granite rock formation in Shasta County and Siskiyou County, California. Granite towers and spires are covered with snow in the distance. Fir trees and snow are on a ridge.
- Castle Crags (Shasta County and Siskiyou County, Calif.)--1880-1910.; Rock formations--California--1880-1910.
- [between 1885 and 1902?]
- Howard, Colorado
- View of the Arkansas River and snow covered Sangre de Cristo mountains near the town of Howard in Fremont County, Colorado.
- Arkansas River--1910-1930.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1910-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Fremont County--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Explosion used to detonate German mines
- A black cloud from an explosion rises in the middle ground of the image. Leafless trees and snow covers the ground. In the background buildings stand on the ridge above the valley in the vicinity of Mount Belvedere during the Italian Campaign....
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Explosions--Italy--1940-1950.; Mines (Warfare)--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 21, 1945
- Mesa Verde country road and canyons
- Shows a dirt road, a precipitous dropoff, and a view of canyonlands scenery in the vicinity of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.
- August 1929
- Mesa Verde country
- View of canyonlands scenery in the vicinity of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.
- August 1929
- Mesa Verde country
- View of canyonlands scenery in the vicinity of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.
- August 1929
- Mesa Verde country
- View of canyonland scenery in the vicinity of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1929]
- Mesa Verde country
- Trees and canyon walls in the vicinity of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.
- August 1929
- Mesa Verde country
- View of canyonlands scenery in the vicinity of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.
- August 1929
- Mesa Verde country
- View of canyonland scenery in the vicinity of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1929]
- Mesa Verde country
- View of the canyonlands in the vicinity of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1929]
- Mesa Verde country
- A deep ravine is bordered by vertical sandstone cliff walls and mesa land in the vicinity of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.
- August 1929
- Mesa Verde country
- View of canyonland scenery in the vicinity of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.
- August 1929
- Scenery - Mesa Verde country
- View of aspen trees and mountain scenery in the vicinity of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1929?]
- Georgetown from Democrat Mt.
- Stereograph view of Georgetown, Colorado, looking southeast; shows the west fork of South Clear Creek covered by several bridges and many wood construction buildings including the brick school house, built in 1874. The Cushman Block, on Alpine...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1880?]
- Kelso cabin
- Exterior view of a one-story log cabin with a gable roof near Georgetown, Colorado. Two large pine trees are on either side in the foreground; a covered wagon is to the left of the cabin. Six people stand in front of the cabin: two men in suits;...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Log cabins--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1875?]
- Georgetown--looking South
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking south. The buildings in the foreground are of wood construction and include residences and barns; some are surrounded with rail fences. Tall evergreen trees are visible, but the area is primarily open, with...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1875?]
- Lonewolfs squaw, Chief of Comanches
- Portrait of the wife of Lone Wolf (principal Chief of the Kiowa Nation,) a Native American Wichita woman with long loose hair parted down middle, bare breasts, wearing necklaces and earrings.
- Lone Wolf, Kiowa Indian--Family.; Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Wichita Indians--Women--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1875]
- Wachitas, squaws
- Studio portrait of two Native American Wichita women with long loose hair parted down middle, bare breasted, wearing dresses (pulled down), moccasins, necklaces, earrings, armbands, rings and bracelets; one is wrapped in a blanket. Woman the left...
- Lone Wolf, Kiowa Indian--Family.; Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Wichita Indians--Women--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1875]
- Wachitas, squaws
- Studio portrait of three Native American Wichita women with long loose hair parted down middle, bare breasted, wearing dresses (pulled down), moccasins, necklaces, earrings, armbands, rings and bracelets; one wears a blanket.
- Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Wichita Indians--Women--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1875]
- Breckenridge, Colo, from Gibson Hill.
- View of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking southwest shows dwellings and commercial buildings of the town. Landmarks include two churches, false fronted structures and, in the foothills, numerous mining facilities. A frame, gable roofed structure is...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Tenmile Range (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890-1899?]
- Carter Museum
- In this view of the Edwin Carter Museum in Breckenridge, Colorado, numerous taxidermied animals, including a buffalo, a burro with a cargo rack, cats, raptor birds, and antlered animals fill the image. A glass case on the left contains many smaller...
- Edwin Carter Museum (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1870-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1900.; Interiors--1870-1900.; Taxidermy--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]