Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Perigo, Colo.
- A woman walks down a dirt road in Perigo, a small town in Gilpin County, Colorado, in this photo of a photo. The town's grocery store stands at left, and additional log cabins are in he right midground above the road. A small child walks farther...
- Perigo (Colo.)-- 1890-1900.
- [between 1898 and 1899?]
- Elderly Hispanic man near coyote fence
- An elderly Hispanic American man, probably Mr. Atencio, walks on a dirt road near a coyote fence (stick fence) near Chama (Costilla County), Colorado. He wears a shirt, ragged pants and a hat.
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Chama (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Older people--Colorado--Chama--Pictorial works.; Wooden...
- [1950]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 53, 1911 December 30
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 11, 1912 March 16
- Colorado Central Depot in Loveland
- View of the Colorado Central Depot in Loveland, Colorado, built in 1877, shows the rectangular side gable brick building with a water tank and the Loveland Elevator Company building in background.
- Loveland (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Loveland--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Charles A. Lindbergh coming out of hanger
- Charles A. Lindbergh walks out of a airplane hanger, possibly at Lowry Field in Denver, Colorado. An unidentified man walks next to Mr. Lindbergh. A crowd and a Denver Police Officer follow behind them. This took place during Charles Lindbergh's...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Moon dance in Garden of the Gods
- Buckskin Charley, a Native American (Ute) man, walks on a dirt path at the Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. He carries a ceremonial spear and a cloth bag. He wears leggings, a blanket wrapped around his body, a necklace with a medal...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Buckskin...
- August 3, 1911
- Perigo, Colo.
- A woman walks down a dirt road in Perigo, a small mining district in Gilpin County, Colorado. A wood building with a metal, slanted roof serves as the grocery store. Additional log cabins are in the right midground above the road. A small child...
- Perigo (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Perigo--1890-1900.
- [between 1898 and 1899?]
- Perigo, Colo.
- A woman walks down a dirt road in Perigo, a small town in Gilpin County, Colorado, in this photo of a photo. The town's grocery store is in the left midground. Additional log cabins are in the right midground above the road. A small child walks...
- Perigo (Colo.)-- 1890-1900.
- [between 1898 and 1899?]
- Rollinsville, Colorado
- An unidentified man walks between two women on a dirt road in Rollinsville, Colorado. Another man walks next to a parked car farther down the road. People sit on the front porch of a building in the left midground, holding newspapers, and another...
- Rollinsville (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Rollinsville--1910-1930.; Men--Colorado--Rollinsville--1910-1930.; Mountains--Colorado--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Rollinsville--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- San Francisco Street, Santa Fe
- sidewalk in the right midground. A second person walks on the sidewalk in the background. Telegraph or telephone poles line the dirt road. A sign for a printing shop hangs above a door in the left midground.; The St. Francis Cathedral stands at...
- Cathedral of San Francisco de Asis (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1900-1920.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Cathedrals--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1900-1920.; Stained glass--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1900-1920.; Streets--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1911?]
- Gilpin tramway
- A young boy wearing knickers and a cap walks in the middle of a track of the Gilpin Tramway in Gilpin County, Colorado. The two-foot, narrow-gauge tramway was used to haul ore from the mines in the Central City area down the hill to Blackhawk,...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1920.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1920.; Gilpin Tramway Company.
- [between 1899 and 1913?]
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a wide-brimmed hat and a buckskin coat with tassles and small beads sewn on it in a pattern that forms bands of flowers. He wears...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Soldier boarding transport ship
- A U.S. Army soldier walks up a gangplank as he boards a transport ship at an unidentified port in the United States. He carries a pack and a barracks bag and has a rifle slung over his shoulder. He wears a uniform and helmet. A sign on the...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Transportation.; Gangplanks--United States--1940-1950.; Government vessels--American--United States--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--United States--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1946 April 10
- Moises Vialpondo walks towards Chama cemetery
- An elderly Hispanic American man (right) and Moises Vialpondo, possibly his son, walk towards the cemetery in Chama (Costilla County), Colorado. In the distance are the gate to the cemetery, crosses, tombstones and mountains.
- Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Chama (Costilla County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Vialpondo, Moises--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [1950]
- Julio Acosta
- Julio Acosta walks down a street near the Poblana Restaurant, probably in Denver, Colorado. He wears a dark shirt, light colored pants and dark glasses.
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Acosta, Julio--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1945
- Confluence Park and South Platte River
- A pedestrian walks along the South Platte River in Confluence Park in the Union Station Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Shows concrete retaining walls, stairs, and a weir.
- Confluence Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--2000-2010.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Parks.; Rivers.; Confluence Park (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2009
- Diamond Store
- View of the front elevation of the Diamond Store at 2463 California Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a house with a single-story commercial addition. The store, constructed in the early twentieth-century, is brick...
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Furniture stores.; Vending machines.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Secondhand trade--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Vending...
- 1978
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 14, 1910 April 2
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 27, 1909 August 21
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 29, 1909 September 4
- Headframe and shaft house at Boncarbo mine
- A man identified as George Hughes poses near a headframe and shaft house at the Boncarbo mine in Sarcillo Canyon (Las Animas County), Colorado. The shaft house is constructed from corrugated tin. The headframe is made of iron beams. Hughes wears a...
- Boncarbo Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Sarcillo Canyon (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1930-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Las Animas County--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Mancos streets
- A man drives a car while a woman pedestrian walks down a street in Mancos (Montezuma County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings, utility poles, a flag on a flagpole and parked cars. Signs on buildings read: "First National Bank," "Mancos Garage...
- Mancos (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Mancos--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Mancos--1920-1930.
- 1920
- A portion of one of the business districts of Pueblo Colo. looking east on Fourth Str.
- View of a busy street in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings, pedestrians, a bicyclist, a woman in a car with a license plate that reads: "5214KAN," and a man walks beside his motorcycle. Signs on buildings read:...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Broadmoor Hotel near the terrace
- Men and women walk on a sidewalk beside Cheyenne Lake at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Women wear skirts, sweaters, and sun hats. Men wear suits. A women walks beside a child. Another woman sits in a lawn chair...
- Broadmoor (Hotel : Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cheyenne Lake (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- A man looking at a little settlement in the mountains
- A man walks on a rocky slope overlooking an unidentified community probably in Colorado. Shows wood frame buildings, log structures, and an industrial building probably associated with mining. Mountains are in the distance.
- Cities & towns--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Anita / coming across street in Valverde
- View of businesses in the Valverde neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; a woman walks by fruit and a storefront. Signs read: "Quality Meats & Groceries 1205," and "Valverde Feed Store." Window displays read: "Purina Chows, Startena, Growena, and...
- Valverde (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Feed stores--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Fruit--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Snow scene showing the Alameda bridge and Lillybridge studio
- View of the area near Alameda Avenue and the bridge over the Archer Canal after a snowfall in Denver, Colorado. A man walks near Charles S. Lillybridge's house and studio in the distance.
- Lillybridge, Charles S., 1849-1935.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Denver Ordnance Plant, chem. storage & mix bldgs
- Construction workers excavate a trench near brick mix buildings at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. A man in uniform walks between the buildings and the...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--Buildings--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Ordnance...
- [1941?]
- Denver Ordnance Plant, water tanks, man drinking
- A worker stands near a square wooden water tank at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. He is shirtless, and has a possible employee identification number...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--People--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Ordnance industry--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- Ore and metals mill, Leadville
- View of a frame building at a mine processing facility in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. The building, under construction, has barn doors on the first floor, and scaffolding attached to a large second-story opening. A man walks on a ramp and...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Building construction--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1940.; Mills--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1940.; Ore industry--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Exchange, construction progress
- Men inspect the progress of construction at the site of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph exchange building in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Several men in suits, ties, and overcoats walk on the boards of the first floor....
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Buildings--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1897 December
- Manitou and Pikes Peak Railroad - crossing the timberline
- A view of the Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railroad in El Paso County, Colorado shows: partially finished track, cabin and tents near the railroad grade. A group walks along the track.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1891?]
- Colorado Midland RR depot, Leadville, Colo..
- View of the two story Colorado Midland railroad depot which consists of four attached buildings. A man walks down the tracks and two other men sit on a curb nearby. The main building has Victorian style half timbering, shingle imbrication, brick...
- Colorado Midland Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Colorado Midland rotary plow, on Hagerman Pass Colorado
- View of a Colorado Midland rotary plow on Hagerman Pass in Pitkin County, Colorado. A man walks in front of the plow. Boulders and tree stumps are on a nearby hillside.
- Hagerman Pass (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Blizzards.; Railroads.; Snow removal.
- 1900 April 26
- Cities scene in south Denver along Platte
- A man walks along the edge of the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. A large smokestack is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Walking--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- D&R.G R.R.
- A view of a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company brick building with three smoke stacks, possibly the railroad shops in Denver, Colorado. The windows are arched and there is a star carved in stone above the door. Railroad car parts are in the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colo. Midland Rotary on Hagerman Pass
- Shows the Colorado Midland Railroad Company's rotary car (plow engine) on Hagerman pass in Pitkin County, Colorado. One crew worker walks down the snow covered railroad tracks; another stands off to the side.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Hagerman Pass (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1910.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- South Park Line office
- A woman walks past the Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway Company ticket office located on 17th (Seventeenth) and Curtis Street in Denver, Colorado. Men and women stand and walk on the sidewalk. Signs read "The South Park Line" and "Union...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Ticket offices--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1898]
- Colo. Northwestern & Pacific RR engine at Boulder
- Shows engine number 2 with a coal car, of the Colorado Northwestern and Pacific Railway company, better known as the "Switzerland Trail", on the tracks in Boulder (Boulder county), Colorado. A crew member walks behind the train.
- Colorado Northwestern Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- Unidentified buildings
- Shows a group of wood shacks probably a ranch. A man walks away from the buildings.
- Huts--1900-1920.; Ranches--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Swink, Colo sugar mill construction office building
- A man walks near the construction office of the Holly Sugar Company's sugar mill operation in Swink (Otero County), Colorado. The two-story brick building has awnings and a wooden picket fence nearby.
- Holly Sugar Corporation--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Office buildings--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1906]
- Estes Park Chalets
- Panoramic view of the Estes Park Chalets hotel near Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. A woman walks on a road nearby. The three-story wood frame building has a hip roof and covered balconies.
- Estes Park Chalets (Estes Park, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Estes Park--1920-1930.
- [1923]
- Trail Ridge Road
- Panoramic view shows a girl as she walks on snow-covered Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Mountains are in the distance.
- Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Trail Ridge (Larimer County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--1920-1930.; Roads--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- The Pavilion City Park Denver
- View of a Parrott cannon, pathways, planting beds and the pavilion at City Park, Denver Colorado. A low sign along one pathway reads "Keep on Walks."
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cannons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1898 and 1900?]
- The Tabor Grand, Leadville
- View of the Tabor Grand Hotel, Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. The four-story building has a mansard roof, dormers and widow's walks.
- Tabor Grand Hotel (Leadville, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [1885?]
- The Lion House
- A man sits in a donkey cart in front of the Lion House in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows a stone and stucco residence with dormers, chimneys, and widow's walks, one with a cupola, behind a stuccoed wall.
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877--Homes & haunts.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1880-1890.; Houses--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- The "Gardo House" or Amelia Palace
- View of the Gardo House in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows a Second Empire style house with tall arched windows, veranda, balconies and widow's walks behind a wrought iron fence.
- Salt Lake City (Utah)--1880-1890.; Houses--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- The corridor steps
- A Franciscan monk walks on an adobe stairway near an arcade at Mission Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, California.
- Santa Barbara Mission--1880-1890.; Santa Barbara (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Arcades (Architectural components)--California--Santa Barbara--1880-1890.; Missions--California--Santa Barbara--1880-1890.; Monks--California--Santa Barbara--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Jackson St. "Chinatown" S.F.
- Pedestrians walk up Franklin Street in Chinatown, San Francisco, California. Shows Italianate style commercial buildings with overhangs and second and third story balconies. A woman walks by a wood frame residence. Sign reads: "Charly [?] Gents....
- Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.)--1880-1900.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--California--San Francisco--1880-1900.; Ethnic neighborhoods--California--San Francisco--1880-1900.; Pedestrians--California--San...
- [between 1885 and 1900?]