Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Buffalo Skull
- The remains of a buffalo skull lie on the ground in the Flat Tops Wilderness north of Glenwood Springs on the border of Garfield and Rio Blanco counties in Colorado.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Bison--Colorado--1930-1950.; Skulls--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Adair Cabin, West of Eldora
- A log cabin stands in the right foreground west of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Patches of snow cover the ground near the cabin and on the ridge of mountains in the background. Tall pine trees stand behind the cabin.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Eldora (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1940-1950.
- [1946 or 1948?]
- The Dragon
- The limbs of a tree, possibly a Limber Pine, twist in an irregular shape in the foreground near Stump Flats west of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. Additional trees stand in the background. Photographer titled the image "The Dragon."
- Limber pine--Colorado--Apex--1930-1940.; Apex (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [1938?]
- Goliath
- View of a gnarled tree stump at Stump Flats west of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado; cumulus clouds dot the sky.
- Limber pine--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Pile Hill (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Clouds--1930-1950.; Forest fires--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Rockbound
- Gnarled branches of a (possibly) Bristlecone Pine grow near Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Stratus and cumulus clouds fill the sky.
- Bristlecone pine--Colorado--Larimer County--1930-1950.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1930-1950.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1930-1950.; Rocks--Colorado--Larimer County--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Spirit o' the Storm
- A large pine tree, possibly a Bristlecone Pine, stands in the foreground with its branches growing toward one side near Rollins Pass in Gilpin County, Colorado. Additional pine trees stand in the background along the hill. Photographer titled the...
- Bristlecone pine--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Timberline Tree "Timberline Majesty"
- The trunk of a tree, possibly a Limber Pine, splits in two to form a V-shape on a ridge at timberline near Pile Hill west of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. Additional pine trees stand in the foreground and background. Large clouds are in the sky....
- Limber pine--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.; Timberline--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clouds--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- Timberline Tree "Where earth and sky meet" 1939
- A windswept pine tree grows on Baltimore Ridge south of Tolland in Gilpin County, Colorado. Cumulus thunderehead clouds top snow dotted mountain peaks.
- Timberline--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1940.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Tolland (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Clouds--1930-1940.; Mountains--Colorado--1930-1940.; Pines--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1940.
- [1939?]
- Eldorado - center of town
- The mining town of Eldora stands at the base of a mountain in Boulder County, Colorado. The town was originally named Eldorado but its name was changed to avoid its being confused with Eldorado, California. Numerous buildings line the dirt roads of...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Pines--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.
- [1937?]
- View of Central City area, 1899
- Several houses stand at the upper end of Eureka Street at the base of a snow-covered hill in Central City, Colorado. Workers shovel snow from the tracks of the Gilpin Tramway in the distance, possibly after the "Big Snow" in December of 1913. The...
- Central City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Digging--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Narrow-gage...
- [1913?]
- The Church Record: Vol. II No. 12
- Newsletter produced by the Central Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in newsletter is a sermon by different religious leaders within the church, list of new members and events of different church societies.
- Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Church buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1903 June
- The Earnest Presbyterian: Vol. I No. 1
- Newspaper produced by the Seventeenth Street Presbyterian Church, known today as Central Presbyterian, located in Denver, Colorado.
- Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1882 January
- Index to the Western History Department sheet music collection
- Music--scores.;
- 2013
- Huskie Highlights: 1977
- Yearbook for Douglas County High School, located in Castle Rock, Colorado, for the year 1977.
- Douglas County High School (Castle Rock, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Douglas County History Research Center (Castle Rock, Colo.); School yearbooks--Colorado--Douglas County.; High schools--Colorado--Douglas County--Periodicals.
- 1977
- Bottle cap from Tivoli beer, bottled by the Tivoli-Union Brewery
- View of a beer cap (ca.1901-1915) from the Tivoli-Union Brewery in Denver, Colorado. Shows a gold colored bottle cap with a central image of the sun and rays that radiate outward on a field of gray clouds. The words: "Trade Mark" and "Tivoli" are...
- Tivoli Brewery (Denver, Colo.)--Products--1900-1920.; Cap closures.; Tivoli Brewery (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Caps and closures--Pictorial works.
- 1981
- Gravestone, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a gravestone in the cemetery at Georgetown, Colorado, on the north end of the town. The gravestone is rounded on the top, and has a laurel wreath within the curve. Carved on the stone are the words, "We shall meet again. Ulysses E....
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1950.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Georgetown--1930- 1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Biography, Nusbaum, Deric
- Jesse Nusbaum's stepson, Deric, far right, dances in a line with four Navajo men in front of a winter hogan at Mesa Verde National Park. Dressed in work clothes, the men all wear scarfs tied around their heads; each holds clusters of grass. The top...
- Navajo Indians--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hogans--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Dance--1920-1930.; Nusbaum, Deric.
- [between 1926 and 1927?]
- John D. Rockefeller, Jr. at Mesa Verde Cliff Palace (1924)
- Wearing a bow tie, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., far left, stands with two other men, Dr. R.W. Corwin, center, and Bert Mattison, right, in front of the Round Tower of the Cliff Palace ruins at Mesa Verde National Park. The remaining ruins of the cliff...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Spruce Tree House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--1920-1930.; Corwin, R. W.; Mattison, Bert.; Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1874-1960.
- [1924?]
- Central City, Colo. 1890-1899 circ. (prints)
- below the high school is the future site of the Central City elementary school, built in 1901 and called the Clark School.; St. Paul's Episcopal Church and the Central City public high school stand in the right midground on High Street in Central...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Central City, Colo. 1900
- has arrived. The Armory Hall (formerly the Belvidere Theatre) stands in the center foreground on Main Street adjacent to "The Shoo Fly," a variety and dance hall. Farther up Main Street in the left midground is the Retallack House, built in 1897...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1899 and 1900?]
- Central City, Colo.
- Houses line the hillside above St. Paul's Episcopal Church and the Central City public high school, both in the right background. A corner of the Teller House juts into the left midground. A log pole stands in the center foreground. A building in...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1899 and 1901?]
- Gilpin Tramway
- The tracks of the Gilpin Tramway curve through the foreground of this view of several mines on Gunnell Hill in Central City, Colorado. A group of houses lines this portion of Eureka Street, one of the main roads through Central City. The Gunnell...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Archaeology, dwellings Utah (Nusbaum)
- A man wearing overalls stands in a hole, possibly a grain storage area, underneath a steep rock cliff, possibly in DuPont Cave in Utah. Several similar holes are spread around the area. The holes are lined with slabs of sandstone and some have...
- Archaeological sites--Utah--1900-1920.; Caves--Utah--1900-1920.; Cliff dwellings--Utah--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Utah--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1920?]
- Mesa Verde, excavations
- Jesse Nusbaum, far right, stands with his excavation team, including his stepson Deric, third from left, at their camp above Step House in Mesa Verde National Park. Standing at Deric's left is the park's future superintendent Marshall Finnan. Four...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Camps--Colorado--1920-1930.; Finnan, Marshall.; Nusbaum, Deric.; Nusbaum, Jesse L. (Jesse Logan)
- [1926?]
- Archaeology, Colorado
- Two horseback riders stop in front of a large rock mound, probably in southeast Utah. A man stands near the riders holding his hands on his hips. A group of small children stand near him. Two covered wagons are in the left background. A third,...
- Covered wagons--Four Corners Region--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Four Corners Region--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Four Corners Region--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1920?]
- Ute Indians
- A Native American man poses for a studio bust portrait. Shown at a side angle, he wears a round, flat-rimmed hat and a silk scarf tied around his neck. A handkerchief sticks up from the breast pocket of his suit coat. His long braids rest on either...
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1910-1940.; Ute Indians--1910-1940.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1910-1940.
- [between 1915 and 1937?]
- American City. 1945 (Colo.)
- James Peak, on the border of Gilpin, Grand and Clear Creek counties in Colorado, stands in the distance with patches of snow on it in this view from American City, west of Apex in Gilpin County. A log cabin is in the right midground. Tall pine...
- Roads, Earth--Colorado--American City--1940-1950.; American City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log...
- [1945?]
- Antlers Hotel. Parlor - Nederland
- An ornate lamp and a large bible sit on a table in the center of the parlor of the Antlers Hotel in Nederland, Boulder County, Colorado. A piano is against the wall in the background with two large plants on it. A chair is next to the piano. A love...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Nederland (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Furniture--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Nederland--1900-1910.; Lamps--1900-1910.; Parlors--Colorado--Nederland--1900-1910.; Pianos--1900-1910.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Branding Scenes
- A rancher, possibly George Green, rides a white horse and twirls a lasso in the air as he goes to rope a calf in a corral at a ranch in Gilpin County, Colorado. Another rope is already attached to the calf. A herd of Herefords stands along the...
- Hereford cattle--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cattle ranches--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Corrals--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Cowboys--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Gilpin...
- [1940?]
- Caribou - Schools (also S1446)
- A group of school children stands in front of the schoolhouse in Caribou, a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado, near the end of the 19th century during the area's mining heyday. Several women, probably schoolteachers, stand on the front porch...
- School buildings--Colorado--Caribou--1880-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Caribou (Colo.)--1880-1900.; School children--Colorado--Caribou--1880-1900.; Teachers--Colorado--Caribou--1880-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Caribou, Colo. 1939
- Several log cabins stand on a hill in Caribou, a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado. A dirt roads runs from the foreground back to the cabins. Mounds of mine tailings stand farther up the hill in the background.
- Tailings (Metallurgy)--Colorado--Caribou--1930-1940.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Caribou (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Log cabins--Colorado--Caribou--1930-1940.
- [1939?]
- Chittendon [sic] Mountain 1938
- Snow covers a road leading toward Chittenden Mountain, west of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Tall pine trees and aspens with bare branches stand on both sides of the road. Patches of snow are on the rocky mountain in the background.
- Mountain roads--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mountains--Colorado--1930-1940.; Winter--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.
- [1938?]
- Eldora 1938
- A cluster of houses is in the right midground in this view of Eldora looking west from the Mogul Tunnel in Boulder County, Colorado. (The Mogul Tunnel was planned by John A. (Jack) Gilfillan in 1897 and was financed by Pennsylvania and New York...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Tunnels--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.
- [1938?]
- Eldora, Colo. 1899
- A fence stands in the foreground in front of large mounds of snow near a log cabin in Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, after the "Great Snowstorm" of 1899. The cabin is almost buried in snow except for the door, which has been cleared....
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Blizzards--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Eldora, Colo. Snowstorm 1899
- A fence stands in the foreground in front of large mounds of snow near a log cabin in Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, after the "Great Snowstorm" of 1899. The cabin is almost buried in snow.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Blizzards--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Gregory Gulch 1947
- Two main dirt roads run through Mountain City on the outskirts of Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. Houses and buildings stand in clusters along the roads and on a hill in the right midground. Piles of tailings from the area's numerous...
- Tailings (Metallurgy)--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- [between 1947 and 1948?]
- Monument on Yankee Hill
- A pile of small, white rocks stands on top of a large boulder on Yankee Hill west of Central City on the border of Gilpin and Clear Creek counties in Colorado. The branches of a pine tree protrude into the right foreground, and a large pine tree is...
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cairns--Colorado--1940-1950.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- Spirit of Timberline
- A large pine tree, possibly a Limber or a Ponderosa Pine, grows at timberline near Baltimore Ridge near Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. Photographer titled the image "Spirit of Timberline."
- Timberline--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Stout Fellah [graphic]
- A pine tree with bare branches, possibly a Limber Pine, stands in the foreground near the summit of Pile Hill west of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. Additional tree stumps are on the hill behind the tree. Photographer titled the image "Stout...
- Limber pine--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- The Survivor
- The bare branches of a tree in the foreground form an irregular shape on a mountain ridge west of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. The tree stands among rocks, and other trees are in the background. Photographer titled the image "The Survivor."
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1930-1950.; Tree limbs--1930-1950.
- [1939 or 1941?]
- Woodland Flats 1937
- An unidentified man wearing snowshoes stands along a snow-covered path near Woodland Flats west of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Large rocks covered with several feet of snow also stand along the path. Pine trees stand along the ridge in...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Snowshoeing--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Winter--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.
- [1937?]
- Woodland Flats 1937
- The remains of a small log cabin stand in the foreground in Woodland Flats west of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Several tree stumps and tall, thin trees with bare branches stand near the cabin. A ridge of mountains is in the distance.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Ruins--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.
- [1937?]
- Ancient of Days
- Two pine trees, possibly Limber Pines, stand in the foreground southwest of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. The trees have bare branches. Photographer titled the image "Ancient of Days." Additional pine trees are in the background. Rocks are...
- Limber pine--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Arapaho Peak from Black Hills near Lake Eldora
- A saddled horse eats grass in a meadow by pine forest and wildflowers in Boulder County; strato cumulus clouds top Arapaho Peak in the distance.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Eldora, Lake (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; North Arapaho Peak (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Horses--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Avenue of Trees, Caribou Flats
- People stand among timberline pine trees at Caribou Flat near Caribou, Boulder County, Colorado; cumulus and nimbus rain clouds fill the sky.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Caribou (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Caribou--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Caribou - 60 years later
- The small mining town of Caribou stands abandoned in Boulder County, Colorado, about 60 years after the area's mining heyday. Several buildings stand in the foreground and along a dirt road in the midground. A large shafthouse is in the left...
- School buildings--1930-1940.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Caribou (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Thorodin Mountain (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Tremont Mountain (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Caribou--1930-1940.; Ghost...
- [1939?]
- Caribou Flats, Winter 1945
- Small shrubs stand in a large, snow-covered field near Caribou Flat in Boulder County, Colorado. A taller tree is in the foreground. A ridge of mountains is in the distance.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Caribou (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Shrubs--Colorado--Caribou--1940-1950.
- [1945?]
- Diamond Lake - Looking toward Arapaho Peak
- Two pine trees stand among large rocks on the near shore of Diamond Lake in Boulder County in this view looking toward Arapaho Peak in the distance on the border of Boulder and Grand counties in Colorado. Small patches of snow are on Arapaho Peak.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Diamond Lake (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; North Arapaho Peak (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Jone's Pass
- Two log cabins stand behind a small group of pine trees near Jones Pass west of Empire on the border of Clear Creek and Grand Counties in Colorado. A dirt road winds around the hillside in the left background. Small patches of snow are on the top...
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Empire (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Grand (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Ladders--1930-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--1930-1950.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Kekionga Shaft House
- The large shafthouse of the Kekionga Mine stands in the foreground west of the Magnolia mining district in Boulder County, Colorado. A wood wheel, possibly a hoist, is at the top of a square platform near the shafthouse. The platform is supported...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Magnolia--1930-1950.; Mine shafts--Colorado--Magnolia--1930-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Magnolia (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Hoisting machinery--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Magnolia--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]