Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Leaving God's wonderland
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-143] Storm on the Continental Divide, [ARL-144] Look, that's where we were!!!, [ARL-145] End of season." The photographic prints on album page show: dirt road and storm clouds over the Continental...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Roads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1940.
- 1936
- The Royal Gorge from D.& R.G. Railroad in the Gorge
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-151] and [ARL-152] Looking up at the world's highest bridge from the floor of the scenic Royal Gorge, [ARL-153] Camp Staff breakfast at Mother Gross', Me, 'Woody,' Mother Gross, Mildred Parsons...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--1930-1940.;...
- 1936, August
- Camp Nizhoni
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-208], [ARL-209] and [ARL-210] Camp Nizhoni - unidentified woman, [ARL-211] Camp Nizhoni." The photographic prints on album page show: an unidentified African American camp counselor; a group of African...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Camp counselors--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1937 and 1940]
- Camp 1937 Season
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-160], [ARL-161] and [ARL-162] The first heavy rain of the season washed away our bridge, making it impossible to get to the station. The train had to stop at the old crossing, and the girls, baggage...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln...
- 1937 June 27 to August 7
- Camp Nizhoni
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-169], [ARL-170] and [ARL-171] Camp Nizhoni." The photographic prints on album page show: group of African American campers by a truck at Camp Nizhoni; group of African American campers as they board a...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.;...
- 1937
- Man on horseback
- A cowboy, possibly John Shangran, poses on horseback in the center midground in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. A group of horses and men is gathered behind the cowboy in front of a backdrop with a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Wild West Show cast
- A man in uniform rides a horse while carrying a pole bearing the British flag in a dirt arena at Earl's Court in England during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a helmet with a plume. Several Native American riders are...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flag bearers--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Young Native American man
- A Native American young man stands on one foot in the midground in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show near Earl's Court in England.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Indians of North America.
- [1892?]
- Bucking
- A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. The grandstand for the audience is in the background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos.; Entertainers--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Wild West Show camp
- Two men stand with their hands on their hips in the left foreground looking toward a group of tents in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man on the left wears a suit and hat. The other man wears work clothes with suspenders and a hat....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Camps--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show camp
- A group of men and women is gathered under a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Three men lean against a log pole in the left background. A wagon is in the center background with the words "Buffalo Bill's Wild West" painted on it.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Show tents--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show camp
- A group of men works to cook food in the kitchen wagon for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in a camp for the show. Two smokestacks protrude from the top of the wagon. The large stoves are wood-fired. A large tent is set up in the background. The Wild...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Outdoor cookery--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show tent
- A man draws the crowd's attention toward him in a small tent in a grassy field in the camp of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A striped curtain forms the backdrop behind the man. The grandstand where the audience sits is in the left background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Woman in private train car
- A woman, possibly William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody's daughter Irma, stands in the right foreground in a private train car for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A couch is in the background with a large pillow with a bust picture of a Native...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Interiors.; Railroad cars--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Young woman and girl in Wild West Show camp
- A young woman and girl stand near a group of teepees in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Another larger tent is in the right foreground while another is in the left background. Several round, Native American shields hang from ropes behind...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Camps--1900-1910.; Tipis--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- African American woman
- An unidentified African American woman jumps over a table in a camp at Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. She wears a dark cowboy hat and a striped and checkered dress. A horse stands next to a large tent in the background.
- African Americans--Women--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Men on horseback
- A group of men on horseback, including two Native Americans and a Mexican vaquero, is gathered in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The Native American man in the left center midground wears a feather headdress and a loincloth. The Mexican...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Mexican vaqueros entering arena
- Johnny Baker, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show known as the "Cowboy Kid" and also the foster son of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, stands in the right foreground near the entrance to the show's arena. Another man, probably Cody...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Native Americans on horseback
- A group of Native Americans on horseback is gathered in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Three of the men wear feather headdresses. Several of the others wear single feathers on the backs of their heads. The men wear loincloths, and...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- E. H. Tobey & Co., commission merchants and warehousing, grain, produce and provisions, storage for household goods, baggage and merchandise. No. 378 Holladay Street, Denver, Col.
- View of E. H. Tobey and Company in Denver, Colorado; shows a storefront with lettering: "Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Company. Men pose in stovepipe hats.
- E. H. Tobey & Co.--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Mendota Tunnel Mine
- View of the shafthouse, mine buildings, and the covered tramway of the Mendota Tunnel Mine near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. Shows tailings and steep inclined tram tracks.
- Marshall Basin (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mendota Tunnel Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Telluride
- View of the town of Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. Shows houses, the San Miguel County Courthouse, a church and commercial buildings. The San Juan Mountains are in the distance.
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Sheridan Mine
- View of probably the Sheridan Mine in Marshall Basin in San Miguel County, Colorado. Miners pose near mine buildings and a covered tramway.
- Marshall Basin (Colo.)--1890-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Sheridan Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Sheridan Mine
- View of the Sheridan Mine in Marshall Basin, San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows mine buildings, a wooden building with dormers, a tent cabin, a tipple and tailings embankments. The Mendota Mine is in the distance.
- Marshall Basin (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mendota Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Sheridan Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.;...
- [ca. 1890]
- Wasatch Mountain near Telluride
- View of Wasatch Mountain near Telluride in San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows cliff bands and needle thin gullies on the mountain. A trail zig-zags up a steep slope. A rugged rock ridge and mines are in the distance.
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Wasatch Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Unidentified mine
- Miners pose near unidentified log mine buildings in San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows tailings and a log retaining wall. Horses stand near the buildings. A small waterfall, rock formations and a ridge are in the distance.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--San Miguel...
- [ca. 1890]
- Group portrait at Sheridan Mine
- Men, sit and stand, on and near a building under construction at the Sheridan Mine in Marshall Basin, San Miguel County, Colorado. The building, possibly a mill, has a smokestack secured by guy-wires. Shows scaffolding, lumber, rafters, and...
- Marshall Basin (Colo.)--1890-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Sheridan Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.;...
- [ca. 1890]
- Sheridan Mine, Marshall Basin
- View of the Sheridan Mine in Marshall Basin, San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows a tent cabin, mine buildings, one with dormers, a covered mine tram and a tipple and tailings. One of the buildings is shored up with timbers.
- Marshall Basin (Colo.)--1890-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Sheridan Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cabins--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.;...
- [ca. 1890]
- Sheridan Mine
- View of the Sheridan Mine in Marshall Basin, San Miguel County, Colorado. Men work on the roof of a building under construction. Shows a tipple, mine buildings and possibly a mill. Smoke rises from a smokestack. Snow covers the basin.
- Basins (Geology)--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Marshall Basin (Colo.)--1890-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--San Miguel...
- [ca. 1890]
- Valley
- View of a trail or dirt road on the side of a deep valley near Telluride in San Miguel County, Colorado. Snow covered band cliffs and mountain peaks are in the distance.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Trails & paths--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Interior
- Interior view of possibly a hotel or gentlemen's club, probably in Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. Shows a table and chairs, back to back settees, upholstered arm chairs, an upright piano, a cast iron stove, and pool tables. A chandelier...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Billiard parlors--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Furniture--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Rooms(Spaces)--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Telluride
- View of main street in Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. Men stand on wooden sidewalks and in the dirt street, near brick and frame commercial buildings. Signs read: "Hardware," "McCormick Hardware Co.," "Bank," "Drug s[t]ore," "Meat...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Wooden sidewalks--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Ouray
- View of Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows dirt streets, the Beaumont Hotel, the school, houses, commercial and civic buildings. A sign reads: "Del Monico." The Amphitheater, a glacial cirque, is in the distance.
- Cirques (Glacial landforms)--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Amphitheater, The (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Mountain trail
- View of a trail on the side of the face of a cliff in the San Juan Mountains probably in San Miguel County, Colorado.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado.
- [ca. 1890]
- Waterfall
- View of an unidentified waterfall in the San Juan Mountains in probably San Miguel or Ouray County, Colorado.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- North Star Mine
- Miners pose with burros with packs near the North Star Mine in San Juan County, Colorado. A sign on the framing for the mine tunnel reads: "North Star Ore." One man stands in a horse-drawn wagon. Probably Little Giant Basin and King Solomon...
- King Solomon Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1900.; North Star Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1900.;...
- [ca. 1890]
- Trout Lake
- A man stands on a boulder beside men on horseback, and one on a mule, near Trout Lake in San Miguel County, Colorado. Two men stand in a boat on the lake. A dock, a log cabin, Vermilion Peak and the San Juan Mountains are in the distance..
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Trout Lake (San Miguel County, Colo. : Lake)--1890-1900.; Vermilion Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boulders--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Lakes...
- [ca. 1890]
- [Mys]tic Falls, 120 ft. [ne]ar Ophir, Col.
- View of Lake Fork Falls (Mystic Falls) on the Lake Fork (flows through Trout Lake) near Ouray in Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. The water fall cascades over sheer rock formations.
- Cascade Falls (Ouray County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lake Fork Falls (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Yankee Girl Mine
- Miners pose near buildings and mine railroad tracks at the Yankee Girl Mine in Guston (Ouray County), Colorado. Most of the men wear hats and sack jackets. Shows probably a mill with two smokestacks surrounded by a log retaining wall, headframe,...
- Guston (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Guston--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Guston--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Guston--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Bear Creek Falls
- View of Bear Creek Falls on Bear Creek in Ouray County, Colorado. Shows steep rock cliffs and a log bridge on the Otto Mears Toll Road at the top of the falls.
- Bear Creek (Ouray County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bear Creek Falls (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Ouray...
- [ca. 1890]
- Train, Las Animas Canyon
- View of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, Highline, Silverton Branch, near Rockwood in the Canyon of the Rio Las Animas (Animas Gorge) La Plata County, Colorado. A narrow gauge engine with freight cars, a work car and a caboose is stopped on a...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Animas Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1890-1900.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--La Plata County--1890-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--La Plata...
- [ca. 1890]
- Miners
- Miners stand or rest on the ground above timberline in probably the San Juan Mountains in Colorado. One of the men has a sledge hammer. A stone building and a tailings pile are in the distance. Shows an open valley and mountains.
- San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Red Mountain Mining District
- Miners pose with a pack train of burros near a lake or pond in the Red Mountain Mining District in Ouray or San Juan County, Colorado. Two of the men are African American. The men wear hats, and two smoke pipes. The burros carry split wooden logs....
- African Americans--Colorado--Red Mountain Mining District--1890-1900.; Red Mountain Mining District (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Red Mountain Mining District--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Red Mountain Mining District--1890-1900.;...
- [ca. 1890]
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad trains
- Railroad employees and men stand, or sit on and near a narrow gage Denver and Rio Grande locomotive, tender, and work car probably in San Juan County, Colorado. A Denver and Rio Grande train is on a slope in the distance. Shows mountains and low...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Railroad employees--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--San...
- [ca. 1890]
- Garfield's Peak, D. & R.G. Ry., Elk Park, near Silverton, Colo.
- Men pose on and near a narrow-gage Denver & Rio Grand Railroad train stopped along the Animas River in Elk Park (San Juan County), Colorado. The consist includes freight cars, passenger cars and a luggage car. Mount Garfield is in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1890-1900.; Elk Park (San Juan County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Garfield, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1900.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Narrow gauge...
- [ca. 1890]
- Animas Canyon near Needleton, Colo.
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Railroad narrow gauge steam locomotive no. 61, with a tender, gondola and freight car, stopped near Needleton (San Juan County), Colorado. Numbers and lettering on the freight car and gondola read: "4510" and "D [&]...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Railroad employees--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--San...
- [ca. 1890]
- Sightseers, alpine lake
- Well dressed men and women sit on donkeys, burros and horses near an unidentified alpine lake probably in the San Juan Mountains in Colorado. The women ride sidesaddle, they wear long dresses and hats or bonnets. The men are dressed in suits, one...
- Cirques (Glacial landforms)--Colorado--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1890-1900.; Riding--Colorado--1890-1900.; Sidesaddle riding--Colorado--1890-1900.;...
- [ca. 1890]
- Pack train, Silverton
- View of a pack train of burros on 13th (Thirteenth) Street in Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. The animals are loaded with iron track, a man in a suit, vest and hat stands next to a burro with an ore car. Shows frame, gable-roof and false...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Burros--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- A view in the Uncompahgre Canon near Ouray, Colo.
- Two men, one on horseback and the other on foot beside his horse, stop on the Otto Mears Toll Road in the Uncompahgre Canyon near Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. The road is built in the side of a rock cliff. Abrams Mountain is in the distance
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1900.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Ouray...
- [ca. 1890]
- Silverton
- View of the town of Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows Reese and Greene Streets with houses, commercial facilities, and the two story school house with a belfry. The Animas River, Grand Turk, Kendall and Sultan Mountains are in the...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]