Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Deckers Springs, C. & S. Ry.
- Deckers Springs (fishing resort owned by Maurice Weinberger), Deckers, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; shows group of men and women seated amidst trees, log cabin buildings and structures around stream, picnic table, swing, and...
- Deckers (Colo.)--1900-1920.; African Americans--Colorado--Deckers--1900-1920.; Picnic grounds--Colorado--Deckers--1900-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--Deckers--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Deckers--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Portrait of a family
- Full length studio portrait of a family who pose amidst ornate studio props that include artificial grass and a stone wall. A bearded man wears a buttoned suit, boots and a vest. A woman holds a baby in a light colored dress. The woman wears a...
- Children--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1900.
- 1891
- 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?]
- Bungalo [sic]
- View of a residence amidst juniper trees, probably near the Roaring Fork Valley between Glenwood Springs and Aspen, Colorado.
- Bungalows--Colorado--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919?]
- On the Roaring Forks River Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of the Roaring Fork River in Roaring Fork Canyon between Glenwood Springs and Aspen, Colorado; calm water flows at right; wagon road at left; woman with parasol stands at river bank, obscuring the person behind her; telegraph poles run...
- Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Cripple Creek
- Aftermath of destruction caused by April, 1896 fire, Cripple Creek, Colorado; men, women and children stroll down street that has debris and rubble left from fire; foreground includes woman holding baby, boy drinking from fire hydrant, canvas...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Cripple Creek, Colorado after first fire
- Cripple Creek, Colorado, after first fire on April 25, 1896; possibly view southwest taken from hillside near Midland Terminal Station; possibly Myers Avenue area; many canvas tents amidst debris remain from destructive fire; residences and houses...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Destruction caused by second fire, Cripple Creek
- Rubble and debris caused by second fire of April 29, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; twisted sheet metal, chimneystack, canvas tents amidst rubble.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Destruction caused by second fire, Cripple Creek
- Rubble and destruction caused by second fire of April 29, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; piles of twisted sheet metal, canvas tents amidst rubble, railroad tracks in foreground; view across fire devastated area toward distant view of remaining...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Examining a safe
- Group of men inspect remaining bank safe amidst debris and rubble from second fire on April 29, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; one man wears sherriff badge on overcoat.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Safes--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Cripple Creek
- One and two-story commercial brick flat-roof buildings line the west side of South Second (2d) Street prior to 1896 fires, between Bennett and Myers Avenues, Cripple Creek, Colorado; scene includes horse-drawn wagon filled with gunney sacks, men...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- Bennett Avenue, 1930's, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- One and two-story flat-roof brick commerical buildings on Bennett Avenue in 1930's, Cripple Creek, Colorado; storefront windows have transoms, decorated cornices, brackets, pediments, and swags of garlands; automobiles are parked alongside...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1939]
- Cripple Creek fire, early 1890's
- View of destruction caused by 1896 fire, Cripple Creek, Colorado; scene includes remains of twisted sheet metal, ashes and burnt timbers, and former business and commercial district; canvas tents are scattered amidst fire debris; remaining...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Elk, No, 15
- An elk stands amidst the trees in a snowy forest, somewhere in Colorado.
- Elk--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1899
- C.S. Merrill homestead, 2 1/2 miles west of Craig, Colo.
- Distant view of C.S. Merrill's homestead, two and one-half miles west of Craig, Colorado; small wooden frame residence with outbuilding amidst sage & prairie; barbed wire fence, center.
- Merrill, C.S.--Homes and haunts.; Craig (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dwellings--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1915]
- Grubbing and burning sagebrush on John Hick's homestead near Craig, Colo.
- Distant view of John Hick's homestead amidst sagebrush near Craig, Colorado; man & woman (in bonnet) clearing field of sage; small steep pitched wooden frame residence & outbuilding, background; burning uprooted sage.
- Hick, John--Homes and haunts.; Sagebrush--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.; Craig (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dwellings--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1915]
- A summer camp in Colorado
- Camp scene somewhere in Colorado amidst pine & aspen grove; large canvas tent supported by wooden posts open to front with awning extended to include "front porch", lean-to attached to side, stacked rocks framing front wall; three women inside...
- Camping--Colorado--1890-1910.; Tents--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- A Colorado strawberry patch
- View of large strawberry field, West Lake Ranch, possibly Adams County, Colorado; numerous men & women picking strawberries; small wooden frame shed and canvas tent, background left; straw hats & bonnets, dog seated amidst pickers, wooden baskets...
- Adams County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fruit industry--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Harvesting--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Strawberries--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.
- [1910.]
- Russet potatoes, Sweet Ranch
- A man stands amidst knee-high potato plants in a field on the Sweet Ranch in Carbondale, Colorado.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Geological boundary stake, 4 corners
- View, facing northwest from New Mexico, of the Four Corners area boundary stake amidst a rocky desert landscape; a pile of rocks and possibly an animal skull support a dark rectagular rock which designates four state boundaries; White Mesa, in...
- Four Corners Region--1900-1910.; White Mesa (Utah)--1900-1910.; Historic markers--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Monuments & memorials--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Four members of forty each in a dif. state. Ja.J. Johnson, H.L.S. & C.H.A.
- Outdoor portrait (sitting and standing), facing northwest from New Mexico, of four white men: Ja. J. Johnson, H.L.S., C.H.A., and an unidentified man, near the Four Corners area boundary stake, each in a different state. The men pose amidst a rocky...
- Four Corners Region--1900-1910.; White Mesa (Utah)--1900-1910.; Historic markers--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Monuments & memorials--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Johnson, James J.
- [1908?]
- A Cripple Creek Mine- "The Logan"
- View of the Logan Mine works near Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado. Men stand and sit near a two story wooden slat building with two smoke stacks. Smoke rises from an anchored smokestack. One man chops wood with an ax. A hitched wagon stands...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- At Four Corners
- Four men pose, one in each state, near the Four Corners boundary stake. The stake stands amidst a rocky desert landscape and consists of a pile of rocks which supports a dark rectangular rock. One man rests a rifle across his lap. One man leans on...
- Four Corners Region--1900-1910.; Historical markers--Four Corners Region--1900-1910.; Monuments & memorials--Four Corners Region--1900-1910.
- September 21, 1908
- The stake at Four Corners Where Colorado- New Mexico- Arizona and Utah come together.
- View, facing southwest from Colorado, of the Four Corners boundary stake. The stake stands amidst a rocky desert landscape and consists of a pile of rocks which supports a dark rectangular rock. Cow Butte, in Arizona, stands in the distance.
- Four Corners Region--1900-1910.; Historical markers--Four Corners Region--1900-1910.; Monuments & memorials--Four Corners Region--1900-1910.
- September 21, 1908
- Remains of jail after fire 1946
- View of remains of the county jail in Georgetown, Colorado, a red brick two-story building built in 1883, after it burned in 1946. A charred vertical board edged with the remnants of horizontal boards stands amidst twisted metal, bricks, and a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Jails--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- 1946
- Remains of jail after fire 1946
- View of remains of the county jail in Georgetown, Colorado, a red brick two story building built in 1883, after it burned in 1946. Two glassless windows in the brick wall are charred around the edges, and debris is visible inside. A burned bush...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Jails--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- 1946
- Indian hogan with Shiprock [i.e. Ship Rock] in distance.
- Native American (Navajo) man and child walk near an earth hogan near Shiprock, New Mexico. The hogan stands amidst a sandy desert landscape. Ship Rock stands in the distance.
- Hogans--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Children--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1910.; Ship Rock (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Shiprock (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Dwellings--New...
- [1908]
- East side of Divide, Carson, 1948
- View of four saddled horses and a small cabin, near Carson, Colorado; shows the horses' rumps and a cabin constructed of vertical plank siding and a steeply gabled roof; stands above timberline amidst a small amount of snow; tall mountains in the...
- Carson (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Horses--Colorado--Carson--1940-1950.
- 1948
- Lamartine - 1947
- View of a dilapidated wood building in Lamartine, Clear Creek County, Colorado; shows collapse of building's roof and a standing staircase amidst logs and boards.
- Lamartine (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Lamartine--1940-1950.
- 1947
- Lamartine - 1947
- View of Lamartine, Clear Creek County, Colorado; features rows of white stones, possibly the remains of a building foundation amidst logs and bushes; tall pines and misty ranges of mountains in the distance.
- Lamartine (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1947
- Sawmill Camp - near Lamartine, 1947
- View near Lamartine, Clear Creek County, Colorado, of the remains of a sawmill; a gable roofed section of log structure intact, but attached structure missing its roof; tree stump in front of the building, amidst tall grasses, wildflowers, and...
- Lamartine (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Lamartine--1940-1950.
- 1947
- Sawmill Camp near Lamartine, 1947
- View near Lamartine, Clear Creek County, Colorado, of a sawmill camp; front of a log cabin visible in foreground, and building fragments lie amidst stones in the steeply sloping meadow; dilapidated structure sits near an evergreen forest at the...
- Lamartine (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1947
- Grand Lake Yacht Club
- View of Grand Lake Yacht Club and Grand Lake, Colorado; Grand Lake Yacht Club organized in 1901 & incorporated in 1902, club house constructed in 1912; wooden frame pavilion, docks or piers, yacht moored in lake, canoes, forested shoreline, flag on...
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Yacht clubs--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- The milk herd, Skelton Mountain Ranch, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of small herd of dairy cattle, Skelton Mountain Ranch, probably Woodland Park, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; one goat & calf amidst herd, man on horseback behind herd, barbed wire fence; cut agricultural field on hillside...
- Woodland Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cattle--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Dairy farming--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland...
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Ready for a row on Grand Lake
- View of four rowboats with six men & women ready to embark from shore on Grand Lake, Colorado; boats with oars named "Margaret" & "ZemZem", partial view of Grand Lake; wooden frame residences nestled amidst trees on shore, forested mountain ridge,...
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lakes & Ponds--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Rowboats--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Telluride, Colo.
- Bird's eye view of Telluride, Colorado; brick school building, San Miguel County courthouse, Sheridan Hotel, First National Bank, L.L. Nunn residence (two-story wooden frame house to right of school building), Community Church, Methodist Church,...
- Ballard Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Telluride (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Wasatch Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910]
- Telluride, Colo.
- Bird's eye view of Telluride, Colorado; brick public school building, San Miguel County courthouse, Sheridan Hotel, First National Bank, L.L. Nunn residence two-story wooden frame house to right of school building, Community Church, Methodist...
- Ballard Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Telluride (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Wasatch Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910]
- Cabins at Holy Cross City
- Three log cabins, one missing its roof, are amidst rocks and tall evergreen trees in Holy Cross City, Eagle County, Colorado. Mountains are behind.
- Holy Cross City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Holy Cross City--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Gothic
- A dirt road recedes toward rounded mountains in the distance in Gothic, Gunnison County, Colorado. Gable-roofed buildings are on both sides of the road; one house is amidst a stand of evergreen. A dilapidated 1920s or 1930s automobile is in front...
- Gothic (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Buildings--Colorado--Gothic--1960-1970.
- 1941
- Clard Svenson of Drop City stands inside a half-finished geodesic dome that eventually will become a theater for psychedelics
- A man stands in the interior of a partially-finished geodesic dome in Drop City, Colorado, in Las Animas County. Light streams through the geometrically-shaped window at the top of the structure. The man holds a circular painting with his right...
- Drop City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Domes--Colorado--Drop City--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Drop City--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Geodesic domes.
- 1967 August 6
- Lincoln Park project, clearing
- Workmen sit amidst a pile of brick, wood and debris a part of the Denver Housing Authority Lincoln Park project located between 13th Avenue and Colfax, and Mariposa and Osage Streets in Denver, Colorado. A sign on a box reads, "Prince Albert,...
- Lincoln Park Homes (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Demolition--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Ruins--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Urban renewal--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940 June
- Public school, Eaton, Colo. 1902
- A large group of children stands amidst trees in front of the public school in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado. The wood school, built in 1884, has a hipped roof with a bell tower and a sign above a window in a gable which reads "Public School." The...
- Eaton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Eaton--1900-1910.; Students--Colorado--Eaton--1900-1910.; Teachers--Colorado--Eaton--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Cathedral Spires
- View of the Cathedral Spires sandstone rock formation in Garden of the Gods, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado; dirt road meanders amidst monoliths.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- In camp in the mountains
- View of tent camp amidst aspen grove in the mountains of Colorado; shows large canvas tent with awning at entrance for shade, two women sitting under awning, one woman stitching or embroidering, a man reading book reclined on ground-level lounge...
- Camping--Colorado--1890-1910.; Tents--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Manitou, Colo.
- Bird's eye view of Manitou Springs, Colorado; shows residences on hillside and in valley with main part of town hidden amidst trees and Pike's Peak in distant background.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Picnicing at Silverpume [sic] on the C. & S. Ry.
- Large group of picnickers at Silver Plume, Colorado, reached via the Colorado and Southern Railway; shows tables and chairs amidst pines with large wooden frame building (picnic pavilion) with numerous doors hidden from view by trees in background,...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Food vendors--Colorado--1900-1910.; Picnics--Colorado--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Pioneer Day, Stratton Park, Colo. Springs
- Pioneer Day, Stratton Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado; held in conjunction with Pike Centennial Celebration; shows large group of people sitting on park benches amidst trees arranged in semi-circle, and women with umbrellas for shade. Winfield S....
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Celebrations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Stratton, Winfield Scott, 1848-1902.
- [1906?]
- Grand Lake, Otto and Walter Wetzel residence
- View of Otto and Walter Wetzel's log cabin, amidst pine trees, in Grand Lake, Colorado, shows a two-story, gable roof, vertical log cabin with steps leading to an enclosed porch. A rustic "Wetzel Haven" sign is near the screened porch door. The...
- Wetzel, Otto--Homes & haunts.; Wetzel, W. (Walter)--Homes & haunts.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Grand Lake--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Tourists at Silver Plume, C. & S. Ry.
- Picnickers and sightseers at Silver Plume, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway. Shows tables and chairs amidst trees; men, women and children fashionably dressed; picnic baskets on tables; a large wooden frame building (picnic...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Food vendors--Colorado--1900-1910.; Picnics--Colorado--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Looking northeast, north side of Lake Ave., Grand Lake
- View northeast on the north side of Lake Avenue, towards Mrs. Henry Lehman's cabin amidst pine trees, in Grand Lake, Colorado, shows a one-story bellcast gable roof log cabin with enclosed porch, brick chimneys, bay window, side gable and diagonal...
- Grand Lake (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Log cabins--Colorado--Grand lake--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]