Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- [Sanchez Reservoir, Costilla County, Colorado]
- Panoramic view of the Sanchez Reservoir and dam in Costilla County, Colorado. Shows shoreline, the dam and the overflow intake tower. Text on print includes reservoir capacity and tower, conduit, and dam dimensions. "Contained at date photo was...
- Reservoirs--Colorado--Costilla County.; Dams--Colorado--Costilla County.; Sanchez Reservoir (Colo.)
- 1911
- Mt. Logan retort Simplex
- View of an oil shale processing facility (a retort) near De Beque (Mesa County) Colorado; shows sheds, ore cables, chutes, and pipes on a hillside.
- Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1900-1920.; De Beque (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--De Beque--1900-1920.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--De Beque--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- San Francisco
- A view from Russian Hill of San Francisco, California; shows houses and businesses. A sign on a building reads, "Palace Baths, warm sea water". San Francisco Bay and the observatory on Telegraph Hill are in the distance.
- Russian Hill (San Francisco, Calif.)--1880-1910.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1880-1910.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1880-1910.; Cities & towns--California--San Francisco--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Hercules Pillars, Columbia River.
- View of the Pillars of Hercules, a group of basalt pillars, near a railroad track in Multnomah County, Oregon. The Columbia River is in the distance.
- Multnomah, County (Or.)--1880-1910.; Pillars of Hercules (Or.)--1880-1910.; Railroad tracks--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.; Rock formations--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Spanish Peaks from Leven Lakes
- A view of lakes identified as the Leven Lakes and the Spanish Peaks in Huerfano County, Colorado.
- Spanish Peaks (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Coke Ovens at Cardiff, Colorado, Colorado Midland Railroad
- View of horse-drawn ore carts on top of a long line of joined stone coke ovens, shows rakes, wheelbarrows, a hose, wood piles and laborers, Cardiff (Garfield County), Colorado.
- Coke-ovens--Colorado--Cardiff--1880-1910.; Cardiff (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Cardiff--1880-1910.; Coke industry--Colorado--Cardiff--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Green Mountain, Colorado Midland Railroad
- View of a lake and an island with a dock and pavilion in Green Mountain Falls (Teller County and El Paso County), Colorado; shows a Colorado Midland Railroad locomotive with passenger car, depot buildings, a large frame hotel, scattered frame...
- Colorado Midland Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Green Mountain Falls (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Green Mountain Falls--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Green Mountain Falls--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Green Mountain...
- [between 1890 and 1897]
- The Garden of the Gods
- View of a sandstone rock formation in the Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows dirt roads, trees, and brush.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Cleopatra and Jupiter Terraces - Yellowstone National Park
- A view of the Cleopatra and Jupiter terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows a view of the calcium carbonate formations.
- Cleopatra Spring (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; National Parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Aspen
- A view of the town of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado, shows Aspen Mountain, wood frame houses, churches, public and commercial buildings and a railroad grade near the mountain.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Lower Twin Lake
- Men pose in a horse-drawn wagon on a dirt road beside the lower Twin Lakes, Lake County, Colorado. Shows a boat on the lake and Mount Massive.
- Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo. : Lake)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1890?]
- Interlakin [i.e. Interlaken] Bay, Lower Twin Lake
- View of Interlaken Bay on the lower Twin Lakes, Lake County, Colorado.
- Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo. : Lake)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Interlakin [i.e. Interlaken] Drive, lower Twin Lake
- View of a man in a horse-drawn buggy on a dirt road next to lower Twin Lake, Lake County, Colorado.
- Roads, Earth--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1900.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo. : Lake)--1880-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Timberline, old way of climbing Pikes Peak
- A line of people, on foot and on horses, stand on the Pikes Peak trail near timberline in El Paso County, Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Trails & paths--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Arastra [i.e. Arrastra] Gulch from North Star Road
- View of Arrastra Basin; shows a dirt road on a steep mountain slope and cliffs, San Juan County, Colorado.
- Arrastra Basin (Colo.)--1870-1880.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Dirt roads--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1878?]
- Switchback at Red Mountain
- View of Red Mountain with railroad tracks, locomotive, railroad cars, and switchback, probably in Ouray County, Colorado. Men stand on the railroad cars and on the tracks.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Ironton
- View of Ironton (Ouray County), Colorado. Residences and commercial buildings line Ouray Street. Track for the Silverton Railroad runs above the town.
- Ironton (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ironton--1880-1890.
- [1888]
- West end, Toltec Tunnel
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad trestle and the Toltec Tunnel, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Rio Arriba County (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Trestles--New Mexico--Rio Arriba County--1880-1890.; Tunnels--New Mexico--Rio Arriba County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Wagon Wheel Gap
- View of Wagon Wheel Gap, shows a valley with frame ranch house, outbuildings and probably the Rio Grande river, Mineral County, Colorado.
- Mineral County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rio Grande--1880-1900.; Wagon Wheel Gap (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ranches--Colorado--Mineral County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Mineral County--1880-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--Mineral County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Wagon Wheel Gap below THT station
- View of Wagon Wheel Gap valley and probably the Rio Grande river and ranch buildings, Mineral County, Colorado.
- Mineral County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rio Grande--1880-1900.; Wagon Wheel Gap (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Mineral County--1880-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--Mineral County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Mirasol corridors
- View of a garden and courtyard, framed by a portico in a place identified as Mirasol, possibly in California. Shows tile walkways, arches, vigas, bamboo roll-up blinds over portico openings, four urns, chairs and a fountain in the distance.
- Courtyards--1800-1900.; Covered walks--1800-1900.; Fountains--1800-1900.; Gardens--1800-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Los Angeles [sic], Busch Gardens. Red Riding Hood
- View of two statues, Red Riding Hood and the Wolf, at Busch Gardens in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. Shows dense ground cover, trees, and a wood frame building to the side.
- Busch, Adolphus--Homes & haunts.; Busch Gardens (Pasadena, Calif.)--1890-1920.; Pasadena (Calif.)--1890-1920.; Gardens--California--Pasadena--1890-1920.; Sculpture--California--Pasadena--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Beaver work
- View of a wooded area, probably in Colorado, where beavers have gnawed through tree trunks and taken some trees away for a dam.
- Beavers--Habitat--Colorado--1800-1900.; Trees--Colorado--1800-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Cloud Peak, Big Horn Mountains
- View of Cloud Peak in the Big Horn Mountains in either Big Horn County or Johnson County, Wyoming. Shows alpine tundra, mountain lakes, and rock formations.
- Cloud Peak (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Mountains--Wyoming--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Mammoth Hot Springs, Pulpit Terraces
- View of the lower terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows terraced accretions of silica from the hot springs. Logs brace an accreted mineral terrace in the distance.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Mammoth Hot Springs, pulpit terraces
- View of the lower terraces of Mammoth Hot Springs identified as Pulpit Terraces in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows terraced hot spring silica accretions. Bare tree stumps, hills, and forests are in the distance.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Mammoth Hot Springs, Pulpit Terraces
- View of terraced hot spring silica accretions identified as Pulpit Terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Dead trees stand amidst the mineral terraces.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- The Golden Gate
- A dirt road winds along a cliff through Golden Gate gap in Golden Gate Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Wooden struts and logs support the road. Shows forests, a rocky stream bed, and a rock formation on the road identified as the Pillar...
- Golden Gate (Wyo.) 1870-1890.; Golden Gate Canyon (Wyo.) 1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Cliffs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Dirt roads--Yellowstone National...
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Norris Geyser Basin
- Steam rises from fumaroles at Norris Geyser Basin, Wyoming. Shows a dirt road and pine trees.
- Norris Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Dirt roads--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- New geyser, Norris Geyser Basin
- Water and steam erupts from a geyser at Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Norris Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Hotel camp, thumb of lake
- View of tents identified as the hotel camp near West Thumb Geyser Basin at West Thumb bay, Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows a field with pools of water. Canvas tents set on wooden frames are in the distance. A U.S. flag...
- West Thumb Geyser Basin (Wyo. : Basin)--1900-1920.; Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; Camps--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; Tents--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- The Gentian Hot Spring
- View of Gentian Pool, a thermal spring in Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows hills, forests, and mountains in the distance.
- Gentian Pool (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Lower Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Crater of the Giant
- View of the crater of Giant Geyser, one of the Giant Group in Upper Geyser Basin near old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows the Firehole River.
- Firehole river (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Giant Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Rivers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Los Angeles, up Broadway
- View near 235 Broadway from a rooftop in Los Angeles, California. Shows multi-story masonry Romanesque and Gothic Revival style commercial buildings, storefronts with striped awnings over windows, broad avenues, streetcar tracks, streetcars,...
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--1870-1900.; City & town life--California--Los Angeles--1870-1900.; Commercial streets--California--Los Angeles--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Teller House, Central City
- View of two of the four stories of the Teller House in Central City, Colorado. The lower windows and the entry over the paneled door are rounded. Wrought iron gas lights with white globes are on either side of the door. A wrought iron gas light...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Eureka Street, Central City streets
- Winter view of Eureka Street, Central City, Colorado, shows the Teller House, a "Mountain States Telephone" sign, a man on the sidewalk, the Chase & Sears building, the E. Goldman saloon, the Post Office, the First National Bank block, the Pharmacy...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1910]
- Eureka Street, Central City
- View east down Eureka Street toward snow-covered Central Hill, with a wagon drawn by six white, harnessed horses. The driver of the wagon wears a hat and a work suit. The Teller House is to the left of the image and has a sign that reads "Assay...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890-1900]
- Grant's bed in the Teller House
- The bed in the Teller House in Central City, Colorado, where President Grant slept when he visited Central City is of mahogany. The arched headboard has finials and a carved, floral design with a similar design on the footboards. The bed has white...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1920-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.; Interiors--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Mrs. Brunel's Boarding House. 380 Curtis Street, Denver, Col.
- View of Mrs. Brunel's boarding house on Curtis Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows people, an ornate picket fence, and houses with bay windows and a balcony.
- Brunel's Boarding House--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- The Chrysler So. Gaylord and E. Mississippi
- View of The Chrysler apartments at South Gaylord and East Mississippi Streets in Denver, Colorado; features include brick trim. Sign reads: "For Rent... About June 1st, Roy Chrysler 1093 So. Gaylord."
- Chrysler, The (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926
- The cigarette smoker Moki Pueblo, Arizona
- Portrait of an unidentified Native American man (Hopi) smoking a cigarette, possibly at Walpi, Arizona. He wears a striped shirt, loose pants, and moccasins
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Smoking--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.
- 1899
- 2201. Georgetown, Colo.
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, north from an elevated position on Leavenworth Mountain, with Republican Mountain on the left and Griffith Mountain, in deep shadow on the right. Rose, Argentine, Taos, and Alpine (6th, Sixth) Streets are visible in...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1880?]
- Troops during Coeur d'Alene troubles
- Soldiers pose at camp in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho, during a mining labor strike. Uniforms include rifles and kepi hats; men play cards and smoke pipes or cigars.
- Coeur d'Alene (Idaho)--1900-1910.; Military camps--Idaho--Coeur d'Alene--1900-1910.; Miners' strikes--Idaho--Coeur d'Alene--1900-1910.; Mining--Idaho--Coeur d'Alene--1900-1910.; Soldiers--Idaho--Coeur d'Alene--1900-1910.
- June or July, 1892
- Motorized street sweeper
- Men pose with a motorized street sweeping machine in Denver, Colorado; lettering reads: "Elgin Motor Sweeper." Downtown buildings are in the background.
- Street cleaners--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street cleaning--Equipment and supplies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Machinery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1919 December
- Balanced rock
- View of Balanced Rock a sandstone formation at the Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Balanced Rock (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1890?]
- The Dutch Wedding. Monument Park
- View of a rock formation identified as the Dutch Wedding at Monument Park (El Paso County) near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Monument Park (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1890?]
- Frank Mayfield residence
- View of the Frank M. Mayfield residence at 3900 South University Boulevard in Cherry Hills Village (Arapahoe County), Colorado; features half timbering and an ornate brick fence.
- Mayfield, Frank M.--Homes & haunts.; Cherry Hills Village (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Cherry Hills Village--1920-1930.; DeBoer, S. R.
- 1926
- Animas Forks
- A man sits on a slope by a fork of the Animas River near the town of Animas Forks (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows houses, barns, out houses, mills and commercial structures. A sign reads "Tip Top Restaurant." The snow covered Red Mountains are...
- Animas Forks (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Animas Forks--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Aspen and Aspen Mtn.
- View of the town of Aspen with frame and brick structures and Aspen Mountain in distance. Shows Colorado Midland Railway Company tracks.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.r.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Boulder Canon, Maxwell's Rocks
- View of North Boulder Creek (Boulder County), Colorado. Two sets of Colorado and Northwestern Railway Company narrow gauge tracks are by the river. Shows a railroad bridge and rock formations identified as Maxwell's Rocks.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; North Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]