Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Jefferson Station
- View of the tent city of Jefferson, Colorado, in Park County in the San Luis Valley shows a horse drinking out of a stream and, in the foreground, a man next to a horse.
- Jefferson (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Horses--Colorado--Jefferson--1870-1880.
- [1878?]
- No. 77 Beaver Brook
- Beaver Brook pavilion in Beaver Brook, Colorado (Jefferson County), a polygon-shaped, open building with roof and a long center pole, is built on hills overlooking the train depot and a water tank. Colorado and Southern Railroad tracks circle the...
- Beaver Brook (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pavilions--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Georgetown looking north
- Stereograph view of Georgetown, Colorado, north down Rose Street. Landmarks include: the old Our lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, the old school, the Cushman Block, the Yates House hotel, the Teal Building, and the Eldridge House.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1886.]
- State University, Boulder, Colo.
- Old Main, at the University of Colorado at Boulder, is a four- story, ornate brick building with a stone foundation. It has arched windows and mansard roofed, ridgecrested towers. The largest, projecting from the body of the structure, houses the...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1870-1880.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- [between 1878 and 1880?]
- General View of Central City, Colo.
- Panoramic view of Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. Train of Colorado & Southern stopped at depot. Landmarks: the Teller House, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and Central City school.
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Birdseye view of Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Bird's eye view of Cripple Creek, Colorado; plat of streets, residences and commercial buildings.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- No. 48, St. Louis Smelter
- View of the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Company buildings in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1890.; Smelters--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1885]
- 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?]
- Union Smelting Co. Leadville, Colo.
- Six views of the Union Smelting Company smelter at Leadville including exterior views of complex or iron buildings with iron and brick smokestacks and interior views with men, machinery and inner building structures, Leadville, Colorado.
- Union Smelting Co. (Leadville, Colo.)--Public relations--1880-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ore industry--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Black Hawk
- View is west up Gregory Gulch, Black Hawk, Colorado and shows: Colorado Central R.R. tracks in near foreground, large empty site where Chas. Leitzman's Blacksmith shop used to be (notice chimney stack), Scobey's Saloon, Black Hawk Cracker Works,...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.; Colorado Central Railroad Company.
- [188-?]
- Eureka and Lawrence St. Central
- Two men sit across from each other in chairs on the boardwalk in front of the Teller House in Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. Signs: "G. B. Berns," "Register," "Groceries," "Goldman's Fruit Store," "Tobacco," "Cigars," "Chemicals,"...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1870-1890.; Teller House (Central City, Colo.)
- [between 1878 and 1890?]
- Bookplate
- Bookplate in front of "The J.W. Carpenter album of Western Slope photography." The bookplate reads: "Album of photographic views Colorado scenery, taken by W.J. Carpenter, photographer. Offices: Silverton and Telluride, Colorado. Duplicate views of...
- Bookplates--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Mead mill, Humphrey [mill?].
- Mead Mine and mill in Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado. Shows: mill buildings, Clear Creek with bridges, Colorado Central railroad tracks.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1890.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1890.; Valleys--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1890.; Colorado Central Railroad...
- [between 1878 and 1885?]
- View of the Mount of the Holy Cross, from the North, Glacier Cańon
- View of the Mount of the Holy Cross from a canyon identified as Glacier Canyon with dead fallen trees, Eagle County, Colorado.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Holy Cross, Mount of the (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mountains--Colorado--Eagle County--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [between 1872 and 1878]
- Bird's eye view of Colorado State Penitentiary
- State Penitentiary complex in Canon City, Colorado, consists of stone buildings and walls with faceted corner lookout towers. A spur of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad crosses the City Ditch in the foreground, which cuts through the...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Custer City, on French Crk.
- View of Gordon Stockade (a civilian stockade near what is now Custer, Custer County) in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory (now South Dakota). Men pose at the entrance to the stockade.
- South Dakota--1870-1880.; Cavalry--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Forts & fortifications--South Dakota--1870-1880.
- [1876]
- Ft Benton, Mt
- Ferry boats cross the Missouri River at Fort Benton (Chouteau County), Montana; town buildings are on the river bank.
- Fort Benton (Mont.)--1880-1900.; Missouri River--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Montana--Fort Benton--1880-1900.; Ferries--Montana--Fort Benton--1880-1900.; Rivers--Montana--Fort Benton--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Nederland from the south [graphic]
- View of Nederland, Boulder County, Colorado, (first called Dayton, then Brownsville) includes dwellings, commercial and farm buildings with rail fences and dirt roads in the foreground.
- Nederland (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1880?]
- Pikes Peak Ave, Colorado Springs
- View west of Pikes Peak Avenue, in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the dirt street, brick businesses, streetcar tracks, pedestrians, buggies, The Antlers Hotel with six stories, an arcaded entry and twin square towers at end of...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- 1905?
- Los Pueblos de Taos Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1878 by B. H. Gurnsey in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington
- View of Taos Pueblo, New Mexico; shows adobe pueblo dwellings, Native Americans, ovens, and Pueblo Peak.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1870-1880.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1870-1880.; Taos Indians--1870-1880.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1870-1880.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1870-1880.
- 1878
- Iron Springs, 405
- Exterior view of the Ute Iron Springs Chateau, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. The lower level of the west end of this building has a stone arcaded patio, topped by an enclosed, frame second floor with hipped gable roof and a sign...
- Ute Iron Spring Chateau (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Soda Springs, Manitou
- View of the Manitou Soda Spring in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north; shows the rustic gazebo with its branch uprights and benches, the boulder at the confluence of Ruxton and Fountaine qui Bouille, and a group gathered around the stone...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Sightseers--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1875?]
- Two Strikes talking, Grand Council of the hostile and friendly Sioux Indian chiefs at Pine Ridge Agency S.D.
- Chief Two Strikes speaks from inside the council circle of Native American Lakota Sioux, on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, as he attempts to convince the remaining Ghost Dancers to give up their weapons.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.;...
- 1891 January 17
- Paiute indians at Reno
- Studio portrait of five unidentified, young, Native American (Paiute) men. Clothing includes: cotton print shirts, vests, kerchief, and pants. Two wear a single feather in their hair.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--1870-1880.
- [1874?]
- Piute squaws and children at Reno
- Two Native American (Paiute) women are seated with a boy between them; one woman holds a baby in a cradleboard between her knees. Both women wear print dresses, one wears necklaces and a kerchief.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--1870-1880.; Boys--1870-1880.; Women--1870-1880.
- [1874?]
- Camp scene
- View of men, women, and children having a picnic in Colorado; a tent and horse drawn wagons are to the side. Print on covered wagon reads "Stereo[graphic] Views by C. Duhem Bro. over pos[?] Denve[r]:
- Carriages & coaches--Colorado--1860-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--1860-1880.; Families--Colorado--1860-1880.; Picnics--Colorado--1860-1880.; Tents--Colorado--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Gulch mining, Willow Gulch
- View of a ground sluice for gold placer mining, at Willow Gulch, in (probably) Colorado. A cabin is by the hydraulic gold mine pit.
- Sluices--Colorado--1870-1880.; Gold mining--Colorado--1870-1880.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1880?]
- Chief Fast Thunders camp
- Native American (Sioux) men and women stand and sit on horseback, near a group of tepees, probably in South Dakota. The men and women stand near a wooden crate and various piles of wood, the women wear dresses and are wrapped in blankets, the men...
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indian encampments--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Women--South Dakota--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Indian reception to the President
- View of a long line of Native Americans (Plains), some with umbrellas, on horseback and on foot, await the arrival of President Chester A. Arthur on a vast grassy plain.
- Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886.--Journeys--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Great Plains--1880-1890.; Visits of state--Great Plains--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1885]
- Shoshone men, women, and children near a tepee
- Native American (Shoshone) man, women, and children pose with a white man near a group of tepees. The tepees are surrounded by tall grass. The white man holds a pipe. The men wear hats.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Shoshoni Indians--1880-1890.; Children--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885]
- The capture and killing of Sitting Bull
- Shows the arrest attempt of Sitting Bull on December 15, 1890 and the fight that broke out between Native American Sioux and U.S. Army soldiers wearing uniforms. Sitting Bull, the Hunkpapa Lakota leader was killed by Agency police.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Fighting--1890-1900.; Soldiers--1890-1900.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Death & burial.
- 1890
- The Greyhound lode, (Galena.) Cheyenne mountain
- Women watch a group of men dig for silver inside a pit with shovels and mallets on Cheyenne Mountain, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.)--1870-1880.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--El Paso County--1870-1880.; Silver mining--Colorado--El Paso County--1870-1880.; Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1880]
- Cowboy race
- Men ride galloping horses; cattle are in the distance.
- Cattle--1880-1890.; Cowboys--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Waiting for a "cavoy" - cavvy (horse herd)
- Men sit on the ground among saddled horses; a prairie is in the background.
- Cowboys--1880-1890.; Horses--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Just in from the herd
- Men sit on horses; a chuck wagon and gear are to the side.
- Chuckwagons--1880-1890.; Cowboys--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Jim Kid
- James G. Willoughby sits on a dark horse; he wears woolies and a pistol in a holster.
- Cowboys--1880-1890.; Horses--1880-1890.; Willoughby, James G.
- 1882
- Playing mumble peg
- Men sit on the ground and play a knife game; saddled horses stand nearby.
- Cowboys--1880-1890.; Games--1880-1890.; Horses--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- After dinner
- Men pose with horses and a chuck wagon.
- Chuckwagons--1880-1890.; Cowboys--1880-1890.; Horses--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Taking up the back cinch
- View of a man adjusting the saddle on a white horse; horses and sandstone bluffs are in the background.
- Cowboys--1880-1900.; Horses--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Group of cowboys
- Group portrait of men on horses; cattle and horsemen are in the background.
- Cattle--1880-1900.; Cowboys--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Cow boys
- Group portrait of men on horses. A brand shows on the elbow of one horse.
- Cowboys--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.; Horses--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Hitting the breeze
- A man rides a bucking horse; cattle are in the background.
- Broncos--1880-1890.; Cattle--1880-1890.; Cowboys--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Pitching Broncho
- A man rides a bucking horse; his outfit includes woolies.
- Broncos--1880-1890.; Cowboys--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- The mess wagon - making pies
- A man poses by a chuck wagon and rolled tents; another man slices a pie. Lettering on the wagon reads: "C. Po(?)gan, Cheyenne, Wyo."
- Chuckwagons--1880-1890.; Cowboys--1880-1890.; Outdoor cookery--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Dinner on Hunton Creek
- Men sit on the ground among saddled horses, a tent, and camping gear at Hunton Creek in Converse or Sweetwater County, Wyoming. Other men eat at a table and by cooking pots.
- Cowboys--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Horses--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Outdoor cookery--Wyoming--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Strathmore Hotel (old McClure House) Canon City
- The brick Strathmore Hotel, in Canon City, Colorado, has a flat roof, dentiled cornice, and stone sills and keystones. A second floor balcony has wrought iron railing and filigree skirting. and wraps the corner over the mitred entry. Canvas...
- Strathmore Hotel (Canon City, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Orchard round Warden's Residence and no. from bell house and No 5 lower Colorado State Penitentiary, Canon City
- The Warden's residence at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, is a two-story stone building with a low-gabled roof and a faceted lookout tower and flagpole. Trees are behind a low stone wall lining the street in the foreground, and an...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Denver, city waterworks
- View of the Denver Waterworks Plant located at 15th (Fifteenth) and Bassett Streets in the Union Station Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the pumping house and a large smokestack built by the Denver City Water Company. The 15th Street bridge...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1870-1880.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1870-1880.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Pumping stations--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.;...
- [between 1872 and 1880?]
- Man with beard
- Studio portrait (head and shoulders) of a man with a beard. He has on a jacket and a bow tie.
- Men--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880?]
- Snowbound
- Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad locomotives and a freight car stop amid snowbanks between Conover and Ridgeway (Winneshiek County), Iowa.
- Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company--1870-1880.; Winneshiek (Iowa)--1870-1880.; Railroads--Iowa--Winneshiek County--1870-1880.; Snow--Iowa--Winneshiek County--1870-1880.
- [1873]