Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Prather's aerial view of Denver mountain parks and Mt. Evans region
- Parks--Colorado--Denver Region--Aerial views.; Parks--Colorado--Denver Region--Maps.; Evans, Mount (Colo.)--Aerial views.; Evans, Mount (Colo.)--Maps.; Front Range (Colo. and Wyo.)--Aerial views.; Front Range (Colo. and Wyo.)--Maps.;
- c1922
- Sunrise Peak Aerial Tramway
- The Sunrise Peak Aerial Tramway transports passengers in open ore buckets from its base near Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado, to the top of Sunrise Peak on Pendleton Mountain. Argentine Central railroad tracks in foreground and "Sunrise...
- Argentine Central Railway Company--1900-1920.; Sunrise Peak Aerial Tramway (Silver Plume, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1914]
- Part of Wheat Ridge area, including Lutheran Hospital
- Aerial view of Lutheran Hospital, 8300 West 38th (Thirty-eighth) Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado; shows the 1921 tuberculous sanitarium with circle drive surrounded by agricultural fields; Ted Ericson's farm house is across the...
- Erickson, Ted--Homes & haunts.; Lutheran Hospital (Wheat Ridge, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Wheat Ridge (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Farms--Colorado--Wheat Ridge--1920-1930.; Hospitals--Colorado--Wheat Ridge--1920-1930.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Wheat...
- 1922
- Part of Wheat Ridge area, including Lutheran Hospital
- Aerial view of Lutheran Hospital, 8300 West 38th (Thirty-eighth) Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado; shows the 1921 tuberculous sanitarium with circle drive surrounded by agricultural fields; Ted Ericson's farm house in foreground.
- Erickson, Ted--Homes & haunts.; Lutheran Hospital (Wheat Ridge, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Wheat Ridge (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Farms--Colorado--Wheat Ridge--1920-1930.; Hospitals--Colorado--Wheat Ridge--1920-1930.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Wheat...
- 1922
- Denver aerial
- Aerial view of Denver, Colorado. Shows Civic Center park, the Colorado State Capitol Building, Denver City and County Building, Voorhies Monument, Colonnade of Benefactors, Denver Public Library, Carnegie Building, Petroleum Building, Farmers Union...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1960
- Looking down the San Miguel Valley, Telluride in distance
- Aerial view of the towns of Telluride and Pandora in San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows an aerial tramway and surrounding San Juan Mountains.
- Pandora (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Pandora--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Camp Bird
- View of the aerial tramway near Camp Bird, Ouray County, Colorado. The buckets make their way past a small utility building.
- Camp Bird (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Camp Bird--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Camp Bird--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Camp Bird--1900-1910.
- 1904
- Shot from a helicopter about 10:00 the morning after the flood
- Aerial view of South Platte River flood damage in Denver, Colorado; shows the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad yard, the 23rd (Twenty third) Street viaduct, traffic, warehouses, fuel tanks, railroad tracks, and the South Platte River.
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1960-1970.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Railroad shops &...
- 1965 June 17
- Eureka from on top of Sunnyside Mill
- Aerial view toward the ghost town of Eureka (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows a wooden aerial tramway tower and part of the foundation for the Sunnyside Mine Mill. Abandoned equipment, dirt roads and a cabin are in the distance.
- Eureka (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Sunnyside Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Eureka--1960-1970.; Mills--Colorado--Eureka--1960-1970.; Ore Industry--Colorado--Eureka--1960-1970.
- 1969
- Municipal Facts: Volume 7 Numbers 5 and 6, 1924 May-June
- Lowry Air Force Base
- Aerial view of Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado, shows houses, barracks, shops, classrooms, the heating plant, headquarters, the Agnes Phipps Memorial Sanitarium, landscaped streets, sidewalks, mission style buildings, shops, and factories.
- Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Air bases--Colorado--1950-1960.
- March 4, 1954
- Aerial of 1933 Cherry Creek flood
- Aerial view of Cherry Creek floodwater and damage in Denver, Colorado after the Castlewood Canyon Dam break; shows the Auraria neighborhood (upper center), Colfax Street (upper left), Cherry Creek, and downtown buildings including the Telephone and...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933 August 3
- Prather's aerial view of Denver mountain parks and Mt. Evans region
- Denver Mountain Parks.; Parks--Colorado--Denver Region--Maps, Pictorial.; Evans, Mount (Colo.)--Maps, Pictorial.; Front Range (Colo. and Wyo.)--Maps, Pictorial.
- c1922
- Western History Subject Index
- Railroads. Aerial. Silver plume aerial
- Western History Subject Index
- Railroads. Aerial. Sunrise peak aerial tramway
- Vail, Colo.
- Aerial view from the Lionshead Gondola of the town of Vail (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows residential and commercial buildings, and I-70. People sit in the open cars of the gondola.
- Vail (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Cities & towns.; Aerial views.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Vail--Pictorial works.; Ski lifts--Colorado--Vail--Pictorial works.; Vail (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1999
- Aerial view of Cripple Creek
- Aerial view northwest towards Cripple Creek, Colorado; scene includes backside of Midland Terminal Railway station, plat of streets, and rubble and debris of demolished commercial business buildings; hillside is dotted with mine tailings; Mount...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pisgah, Mount (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- 1929
- Shenandoah-Dives aerial tramway terminal
- View of the upper terminal of the aerial tramway at the Shenandoah-Dives Mine near Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. Light snow covers the ground.
- Shenandoah-Dives Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Silverton (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Silverton--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Silverton--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Tomboy Mine aerial tramway
- View of the upper terminal and power house of the aerial tramway at the Tomboy Mine near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.; Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- Aerial tramway from Ferris Haggarty mine
- View shows the aerial tramway used at the Ferris Haggarty mine, Wyoming. Cables and buckets are attached to the central support tower.
- Ferris-Haggarty Mine (Carbon County, Wyo.)--1930-1950.; Aerial tramways--Wyoming--1930-1950.; Mining--Wyoming--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Early aerial view of downtown Denver
- A photograph of a photo of an aerial view of downtown Denver. The Daniels and Fisher tower is in the middle of the photo.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Aerial view of Denver's railyards
- Aerial view of Denver, Colorado; shows the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad switch yard, Union Station, the Longmont Farmers Milling and Elevator Company (flour mill), and the South Platte River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Aerial view of Denver
- Aerial view of Denver, Colorado; shows Sloan's Lake, neighborhoods, downtown, and Long's Peak.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Aerial view of Denver
- Aerial view of Denver, Colorado; shows Sloan's Lake, neighborhoods, and downtown.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Aerial view of Denver, industrial area
- Aerial view of Denver, Colorado; shows the South Platte River, industrial buildings, and the Denver Stockyards.
- Denver Union Stock Yard Company--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1940-1950.; Rivers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Stockyards--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Aerial view of Denver
- Aerial view of downtown Denver, Colorado; shows downtown, Capitol Hill, and the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad yard.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Aerial view of Denver
- Aerial view of Denver, Colorado; shows downtown, Denver and Rio Grande Railroad yards, and suburbs.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Aerial mining tramway
- View of an aerial mining tramway, in (probably) Colorado; shows a frame tower, cables, ore buckets, a weight, rock bluffs, a valley, and timber.
- Aerial tramways--Colorado--1920-1940.; Mining--Colorado--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Aerial mining tramway
- View of an aerial mining tramway in (probably) Colorado; shows a miner riding an ore bucket, dirt road, timber, mountain peaks and a box canyon.
- Aerial tramways--Colorado--1910-1930.; Miners--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Aerial view of the Urad Mine (upper right), Urad Mill (middle left), and tailings ponds, nine miles west of Empire, Colorado
- Second label reads: "Photograph courtesy of: Henderson Mine, Public Relations Department, Box 68, Empire, CO, 80438, (303) 569-3221."
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Urad Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1960-1980.
- [between 1963 and 1980]
- Chain of Mines Central City, Colo.
- View, facing west, of the Chain O'Mines Mill and the abandoned depot of the Colorado and Southern (C&S) submerged in the tailing pond. The Columbia, Fourth of July, Hubert, Ashtabula, and Prize Mines are in the distance. The aerial mine tramway to...
- Tailings dams--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.; Mills--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.; Colorado and Southern...
- [between 1927 and 1940]
- Commodore Nos. 1-5 levels aerial tram and terminal North Creede
- View of the aerial tramway and five levels of the Amethyst Mine near Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Flatbed railroad cars on the tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company (D&RG) are near the lowest level of the mine.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; Commodore Mine (Creede County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Creede (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Aerial view of Lakeside Amusement Park
- Aerial view of Lakeside Amusement Park in Lakeside (Jefferson County), Colorado. The roller coaster tracks encircle the dance hall and run along the lake (Lake Rhoda). The Star ferris wheel, Casino Tower entrance, a pavilion, and neighborhood...
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Rhoda, Lake (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Aerial view of Lakeside Amusement Park
- Aerial view of Lakeside Amusement Park in Lakeside (Jefferson County), Colorado. The roller coaster, ballroom, Casino Tower, casino, tea room and lake (Lake Rhoda) are shown.
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Aerial view of Lakeside Amusement Park
- Aerial view of Lakeside Amusement Park in Lakeside (Jefferson County), Colorado. The roller coaster, ballroom, fun house, tea room, Casino Tower, casino, and lake (Lake Rhoda) are shown.
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Aerial view of Lakeside Amusement Park and surrounding area
- Aerial view of Lakeside Amusement Park in Denver, Colorado. The roller coaster, ballroom, Casino Tower, and Lake Rhoda are shown. The park is surrounded by houses, commercial buildings, and fields. Berkeley Lake, and Berkeley Park are in the...
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- U. S. Forest Service aerial photo of Empire terrain
- The aerial view of Empire, Colorado, shows the town platting, main street as it goes south out of town, U. S. Highway 40 running east and west through town, Belleview Mountain, Interstate-70, and Clear Creek.
- Empire (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- October, 1938
- Aerial view of Cheesman Park
- Aerial view of Cheesman Park in the Cheeseman Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The Cheesman Memorial Pavilion, designed by Willis Adams Marean, is in the park. The park landscape was designed by Reinhard Schuetlz. Shows the abandoned Mount...
- Cheesman, Walter Scott, 1838-1907--Monuments.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Aerial view, Cheesman Park, Denver
- Aerial view of Cheesman Park in the Cheesman Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The Cheesman Memorial Pavilion, designed by Willis Adams Marean, is in the park. The park landscape was designed by Reinhard Schuetlz. Shows the abandoned Mount...
- Cheesman, Walter Scott, 1838-1907--Monuments.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Aerial view of City Park, Denver
- Aerial view of City Park in Denver, Colorado. Shows Duck Lake, Ferril Lake, the pavilion, Robert Burns statue and garden, Museum of Natural History, bandstand, 17th Ave. (Seventeenth Avenue), and Montview Boulevard (Blvd.).
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Duck Lake (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1970.; Ferril Lake (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1970.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1940-1970.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1940-1970.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Aerial view of Swedish Medical Center
- Aerial view of the campus of Swedish Medical Center hospital located at 501 East Hampden Avenue in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado.
- Swedish Medical Center (Englewood, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Englewood (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hospitals--Colorado--Englewood--1970-1980.
- [between 1970 and 1980?]
- Aerial view of Swedish Medical Center
- Aerial view of the campus of Swedish Medical Center located at 501 East Hampden Avenue in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. Shows residential streets and houses.
- Swedish Medical Center (Englewood, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Englewood (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hospitals--Colorado--Englewood--1970-1980.; Residential streets--Colorado--Englewood--1970-1980.
- [between 1970 and 1980?]
- Aerial view of Swedish Medical Center
- Aerial view of the campus of Swedish Medical Center located at 501 East Hampden Avenue in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. Shows residential streets and houses.
- Swedish Medical Center (Englewood, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Englewood (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hospitals--Colorado--Englewood--1970-1980.; Residential streets--Colorado--Englewood--1970-1980.
- [between 1970 and 1980?]
- Aerial view of Swedish Medical Center
- Aerial view of the campus of Swedish Medical Center located at 501 East Hampden Avenue in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. Shows residential streets and houses.
- Swedish Medical Center (Englewood, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Englewood (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hospitals--Colorado--Englewood--1970-1980.; Residential streets--Colorado--Englewood--1970-1980.
- [between 1970 and 1980?]
- Aerial view of Swedish Medical Center
- Aerial view of the campus of Swedish Medical Center located at 501 East Hampden Avenue in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. Shows residential streets and houses.
- Swedish Medical Center (Englewood, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Englewood (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hospitals--Colorado--Englewood--1970-1980.; Residential streets--Colorado--Englewood--1970-1980.
- [between 1970 and 1980?]
- Aerial view of Swedish Medical Center
- Aerial view of the campus of Swedish Medical Center located at 501 East Hampden Avenue in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. Shows residential streets and houses.
- Swedish Medical Center (Englewood, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Englewood (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hospitals--Colorado--Englewood--1970-1980.; Residential streets--Colorado--Englewood--1970-1980.
- [between 1970 and 1980?]
- Aerial view of Swedish Medical Center
- Aerial view of the campus of Swedish Medical Center located at 501 East Hampden Avenue in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. Shows residential streets and houses.
- Swedish Medical Center (Englewood, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Englewood (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hospitals--Colorado--Englewood--1970-1980.; Residential streets--Colorado--Englewood--1970-1980.
- [between 1970 and 1980?]
- Aerial view of Swedish Medical Center
- Aerial view of the campus of Swedish Medical Center located at 501 East Hampden Avenue in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. Shows residential streets and houses.
- Swedish Medical Center (Englewood, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Englewood (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hospitals--Colorado--Englewood--1970-1980.; Residential streets--Colorado--Englewood--1970-1980.
- [between 1970 and 1980?]
- Aerial view of Swedish Medical Center
- Aerial view of the campus of Swedish Medical Center located at 501 East Hampden Avenue in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. Shows residential streets and houses.
- Swedish Medical Center (Englewood, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Englewood (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hospitals--Colorado--Englewood--1970-1980.; Residential streets--Colorado--Englewood--1970-1980.
- [between 1970 and 1980?]
- Aerial view of Swedish Medical Center
- Aerial view of the campus of Swedish Medical Center located at 501 East Hampden Avenue in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. Shows residential streets and houses.
- Swedish Medical Center (Englewood, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Englewood (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hospitals--Colorado--Englewood--1970-1980.; Residential streets--Colorado--Englewood--1970-1980.
- [between 1970 and 1980?]