Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Aspen, Colorado
- View of the Aspen Institute, Aspen, Colorado, including the Big Tent; shows buidlings of Aspen, outline of the Aspen racetrack, an access road through the valley, and snow-covered peaks behind Aspen Mountain.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Tents--Colorado--Aspen--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1969]
- Aspen, Colorado in 1967
- View of west side of Aspen, Colorado, including the Big Tent, Aspen High School, and Seminar Building. Scene includes houses and trees in the background at the foot of Aspen Mountain, outline of the former Aspen racetrack, an access road through...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Tents--Colorado--Aspen--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Aspen Mountain
- A winter view of the town of Aspen, Colorado. The tops of mullein can be seen in the foreground sticking out of the snow. In the middle distance are snow covered rooftops of early homes and buildings in the town of Aspen. In the background is Aspen...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Aspen
- Snow is on Hyman Avenue at the intersection of Galena Street and on brick and stone commercial buildings in Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. Shows the sandstone Elks building with an American flag on the rooftop cupola, the Aspen Block building,...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Nugget from Smuggler Broken up in 3 pieces to get it out of shaft
- A miner, his son, and dog pose on a horse drawn wagon near the office of the Mollie Gibson Shaft in Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. The wagon is loaded with three pieces of a nugget from the Smuggler Mine near Aspen.
- Smuggler Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--Products--1880-1890.; Silver ores--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Boys--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Dogs--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Aspen
- View of the "Marble Garden," a sculpture garden designed by Herbert Bayer, at the Aspen Meadows / Aspen Institute complex, Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado.
- Bayer, Herbert, 1900---Homes & haunts.; Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies--1940-1970.; Aspen Meadows Motel (Aspen, Colo.)--1940-1970.; Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Motels--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1970.; Sculpture...
- [between 1945 and 1970]
- Aspen, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Aspen, Colorado (Pitkin County), reached via Colorado Midland Railway; view includes edge of Mollie Gibson and Silver King mines, Cowenhoven Tunnel buildings, Sampler mine, Aspen-Sampler mine, Argentum-Juniata mine, Holden works,...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Castle Creek (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Courthouses--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Aspen Junction, C.M.R.R., no. 1004
- A track of the Colorado and Midland Railway winds around the Fryingpan River in Aspen Junction, Colorado (later known as Basalt), in Eagle County. Buildings include a one-story with an irregular roofline, a gable and dormer windows; one and...
- Aspen Junction (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Aspen Junction--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Aspen Junction--1890-1900.; Water tanks--Colorado--Aspen Junction--1890-1900.
- [1894?]
- Hotel Jerome, Aspen
- A swimmer in a bathing suit and a white cap dives in a pike position into the pool at the Hotel Jerome in Aspen, Colorado. A woman in a strapless bathing suit sits at the edge of the pool with her feet in the water. A woman in ski clothes and a hat...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Aspen--1950-1960.; Hotel Jerome (Aspen, Colo.)
- 1950 January 2
- Aspen and Aspen Mt.
- A view of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado and Aspen Mountain. Shows wood frame houses, barns and commercial buildings, unpaved streets and the Roaring Fork River. Railroad grades and pine trees are visible on Aspen Mountain.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Chair lift, Aspen
- View of a single person chair hanging from the chairlift cable above Aspen Mountain, Aspen, Mountain; features Aspen trees in bloom and other vegetation on the hillside; other chairs hang from the cables at the base of the hill; town of Aspen and...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Skiing--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- Main Street, Aspen
- View north from paved Main Street at the intersection of Main and Mill Streets in Aspen, Colorado. Elli's of Aspen, right, Chitwood Building, left; Epicure Restaurant on ground floor, employee housing second floor. Shows traffic lights, snow...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Aspen--1970-1980.
- 1978 May 13
- Ashcroft, Colorado
- ball and banquet there. Tabor also reportedly bought rounds of drinks for everyone in each of the town's 13 saloons. At the time, Ashcroft was growing much faster than nearby Aspen. By 1885, it had about 3,500 residents with six hotels and 20...
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.
- [1943?]
- Colorado - views of the Aspen Mining and Smelting Co.
- Views of Aspen Mine and Smelting Company facilities and J. B. Wheeler near Aspen in Pitkin County, Colorado; shows horse drawn ore cars, winches, tipples, mine interiors, and a residence. Portraits of J.B. Wheeler, Aspen entrepreneur, and F.G....
- Aspen Mining & Smelting Company--Facilities--1890-1900.; Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business people--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Bulkley, F. G. (Frank G.); Wheeler,...
- 1890 February 22
- Aspen, Col.
- A bird's eye view of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. Shows Aspen Mountain, the Roaring Fork River, Hallam Lake, Colorado Midland Railroad tracks, city streets and a mixture of wooden shacks and frame buildings.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1897?]
- Aspen and Aspen Mountain
- View of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado, and Aspen Mountain. Shows Hallam Lake, residences along the Roaring Fork River, and tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Aspen from Aspen Mtn.
- View of possibly the Enterprise Tunnel in Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado from Aspen Mountain. Shows mine buildings, mine tailings, and Colorado Midland Railroad tracks. Clarendon Hotel, Wheeler Opera House, and Jerome Hotel are visible on Mill...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Washington School, Aspen
- School children from a first grade class, who include Ruth Colin, and their teacher pose in front of Washington School in Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. Shows a brick building with rusticated stone trim.
- Washington School (Aspen, Colo.)--People.; Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.; School children--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.;...
- 1910
- Special trains to celebrate opening of D&RG at Aspen, Colo.
- Citizens of Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado, congregate by a special train of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad to celebrate the opening of service to Aspen. West Aspen (Bell Mountain) Mountain is in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company--1880-1890.; Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Celebrations--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- November 2, 1887
- Aspen
- A man in a chef's uniform and hat tends a banquet table full of food at an outdoor party at the Aspen Meadows Complex in Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado.
- Aspen Meadows Motel (Aspen, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Banquets--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1960.; Cooks--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1960.; Motels--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Aspen
- View of an outdoor party at Aspen Meadows Complex, Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado; shows a man in a chef's uniform and hat, a banquet table, parked cars, people, and a hotel.
- Aspen Meadows Motel (Aspen, Colo.)--Facilities--1940-1960.; Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Banquets--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1960.; Cooks--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1960.; Motels--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Aspen Community Church
- A woman in a long, dark, winter coat, a muff, and a hat stands in the foreground in front of the First Presbyterian Church, later the Aspen Community Church, in Aspen, Colorado. Snow covers the ground.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Churches--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- 1912 January 2
- Aspen streetcar
- Two Aspen streetcars, each drawn by one horse, are behind one another on rails. Each streetcar has one driver and no passengers. Lettering on the streetcars read: "Fashionable Sands Bros. Clothes, West Aspen Mill & Main Sts., Aspen City Railway,...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Street railroads--Colorado--Aspen--1800-1900.
- [between 1881 and 1900]
- Aspen and Aspen Mtn.
- View of the town of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado with Aspen Mountain in the distance. Shows Colorado Midland Railroad Company tracks and mine tailings.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.r.
- [between 1889 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?]
- St. Mary's Catholic Church
- A priest and three altar boys pose in vestments in front of the altar of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Aspen, Colorado. Pews are in the foreground; two chandeliers with glass globes hang from the ceiling. The altar is decorated with garlands of...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Altars--Colorado--Aspen--1930-1940.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Aspen--1930-1940.; Interiors.; St. Mary's Catholic Church (Aspen, Colo.)
- 1935
- Benjamin Britten and Ned Ames
- Composer Benjamin Britten shakes the hand of Ned Ames in front of a United Airlines jet in Aspen, Colorado. Both men are wearing suits and smiling. A worn, leather garment bag is on the ground next to Britten.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Britten, Benjamin.
- July 30, 1964
- Aspen, Colo. 1944 Maroon Bells
- A herd of cattle grazes among a grove of aspen trees southwest of Aspen in Pitkin County, Colorado. The jagged Maroon Bells stand in the distance with small patches of snow on them.
- Aspen--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.; Wilderness areas--Colorado--1940-1950.; Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cattle--Colorado--1940-1950.;...
- [1944?]
- Aspen, Colo. 1944 Maroon Bells
- A herd of cattle grazes among a grove of aspen trees southwest of Aspen in Pitkin County, Colorado. The jagged Maroon Bells stand in the distance with small patches of snow on them.
- Aspen--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.; Wilderness areas--Colorado--1940-1950.; Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cattle--Colorado--1940-1950.;...
- [1944?]
- Aspen, Colo., W.R. Rust Sampler
- Men pose with mule-drawn wagons in front of frame buildings, probably a sampling or assay works for the Smuggler silver mine in Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. Buildings have chimneys and smokestacks, a shaft, and an elevator that connects to...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Smuggler Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Smuggler Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1887 and 1893?]
- Aspen and Aspen Mts., Colorado
- A view of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado shows mine buildings, railroad trains and bridges, wood frame houses and public buildings. Aspen Mountain is in the distance.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Aspen and Aspen Mountain
- A view of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado, and Aspen Mountain. Shows wood frame houses, churches, commercial and public buildings, unpaved streets and the Roaring Fork River.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Aspen and Aspen Mt.
- A view of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado, and Aspen Mountain. Shows houses, public buildings and churches, and the Roaring Fork River. Railroad grades, mining operations and pine trees are visible on the mountain.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Aspen and Aspen Mountain
- A view of the town of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado and Aspen Mountain. Shows wood frame houses, commercial buildings, streets, churches and the Roaring Fork River.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Smuggler mine shaft houses
- A view of the shaft houses of the Smuggler Mine in Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. Shows wood buildings, tracks and utility poles.
- Smuggler Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Smuggler Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.; Silver mining--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Mollie Gibson Mine, Aspen
- View of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado; shows tailings piles and milling sheds of the Mollie Gibson Mine, houses, businesses, and Aspen Mountain.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mollie Gibson Shaft (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Aspen Contact Mine
- View of the shafthouse and tramway of the Aspen Contact Tunnel Mine near Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Aspen Contact Tunnel Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Aspen
- View of buildings at Aspen Meadows Complex, Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado; shows flat-roofed hotels with balconies and the marble sculpture garden.
- Aspen Meadows Motel (Aspen, Colo.)--1940-1970.; Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Motels--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1970.; Sculpture gardens--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1970.
- [between 1945 and 1970]
- Denver and Rio Grande depot in Aspen, Colorado
- View of the snow-covered Denver and Rio Grande train depot in Aspen, Colorado; features a one story, rectangular, wood structure with a hipped roof, a chimney, rectangular windows and a transom over the front door; sign over the door "Aspen;"...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Aspen--1970-1980.
- April 1973
- Tow line construction, Aspen
- View of six people sitting across from one another on a boat tow as it is dragged up Aspen Mountain, Aspen, Colorado; shows vehicle tracks in the snow, snow covered landscape, and bare trees along the path; Aspen house rooftops at the bottom of the...
- Ski lifts--Colorado--Aspen--1930-1940.; Aspen (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1939]
- Aspen streetcar
- Two Aspen streetcars with a driver, no passengers, and drawn by a horse, are behind one another on rails. A man holds a horse next to one of the streetcars. Lettering on the streetcars read: Fashionable Sands Bros. Clothes, West Aspen Mill & Main...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Street railroads--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Aspen, Colorado streets
- View toward the southwest along an unpaved Aspen, Colorado, street; shows a man driving a cart, an empty carriage, a man leaning against a telegraph post, and pedestrians along the sidewalks and street. The buildings have masonry storefronts;...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [about 1886?]
- Aspen, Colorado
- A view of Aspen, Colorado, is taken from the north. Train cars are on the track below the hill in the foreground. The mines include the Aspen Sampler, the Sampler, and the Argentum-Juniata. Aspen Mountain is in the background.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [1885?]
- Aspen, Colorado
- View of Aspen, Colorado, from Smuggler Mountain; leaves of a scrub oak branch are visible in the foreground. The town is situated next to Aspen Mountain and West Aspen Mountain. Visible landmarks in the town include the Wheeler Opera House and...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- Aspen, Colorado
- View of Aspen, Colorado, from Smuggler Mountain; leaves of a scrub oak branch are visible in the foreground. The town is situated next to Aspen Mountain and West Aspen Mountain. Visible landmarks include the Wheeler Opera House and the Hotel...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- Aspen, Colorado
- A view of Aspen is taken from Smuggler Mountain. The town is situated next to Aspen Mountain and West Aspen Mountain. Visible landmarks in the town include the Wheeler Opera House and the Hotel Jerome. Mines, mills, and mine tailings are at the...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Aspen, Colorado
- A view of the rooftops of Aspen, Colorado, is taken from the top of a flat roof, which is visible in the foreground. Hyman Avenue and Main Street intersect in the foreground. Visible landmarks include Armory Hall, the Aspen Block, the Hotel...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [between 1888 and 1890]
- Mollie Gibson Mine, Aspen
- View of Mollie Gibson Mine works and the town of Aspen. Shows ore processing buildings, tailings and Colorado Midland Railway tracks. Buildings in the town include the Wheeler Opera House, Pitkin County Court House, Hotel Jerome and St. Mary's...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mollie Gibson Shaft (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Aspen High School track team
- Male members of the Aspen High School track team in Aspen, Colorado pose in three rows in their uniforms on a grassy lawn. One row sits on the ground, second row kneels, and the third row stands. Except for two boys, they wear their tank tops and...
- Track and field athletes--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.; Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Aspen High School athletic field football line-up
- Aspen High School football team members crouch in two rows in ready positions on the playing field of Aspen High School, Aspen, Colorado. They wear long-sleeved shirts, football trousers, and athletic shoes. A fence encloses the playing field.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Football players--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1910.
- 1909