Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- (New) Cardinal - 1942
- View of (New) Cardinal, Boulder County, Colorado showing tall grass and flowers growing in a field in front of a small wooden house; wagon wheels partially hidden by the grass; trees behind the house in the field.
- (New) Cardinal (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Historic Matchless (Tabor) mine at Leadville, Colo.
- View of Baby Doe Tabor's cabin at the Matchless Mine In Leadville (Lake County), Colorado shows: mine building, headframe, tailings.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes & haunts.
- 1938
- Ruins of the famous (Tabor) Matchless mine
- View of Baby Doe Tabor's cabin at the Matchless Mine in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado with mine buildings, headframe, and tailings.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes & haunts.
- [1950?]
- Pennsylvania mine
- Ruins of the Pennsylvania mine, in Summit County, Colorado, include broken rock foundations, staircases, log walls, and pieces of machinery.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Summit County--1940-1950.; Summit County (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- I wonder how many would like to spend a New Year holiday climbing a 14,000 foot peak in order to celebrate the Fourth of July out of season
- Night view taken during the AdAmAn Club's annual New Year's Eve climb of the upper terminal of the Pikes Peak Cog Railway encrusted with ice, above Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Teeth of the railway show through the snow and...
- AdAmAn Club (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1930-1950.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- AdAmAn Club hike
- The AdAmAn Club pose on their annual hike up Pike's Peak, above Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. They wear laced boots, striped, knit hats, and tall socks; one holds skis and a dog; another has a bedroll on his back.
- AdAmAn Club (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Clubs--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.; Mountaineering--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.
- 1926 or 1927
- Florence Whitsell
- Studio bust portrait of Florence Whitsell, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado, and a young African American (Black) woman. Whitsell has bangs and wears her hair pulled back. Her fitted dress bodice has a band collar and an...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Whitsell, Florence.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Letter to Clarence Holmes from M.C. Nerney at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of an old woman, possibly Mrs. M. James. She wears a black silk dress with slightly puffed sleeves and with a pleated front. Her hair is parted in the middle and pulled down and back.
- Aged persons--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Tomboy gold mine
- Tomboy Mine facilities, located at 11,412 feet elevation on the lower slopes of Ajax Mountain, Savage Basin, San Miguel County, Colorado, include a concentrating mill and a three story boarding house with veranda.
- Ajax Mountain (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Telluride (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1912]
- Nadowaqua
- Native Americans (Algonquin) walk down a trail toward a large body of water. Most carry belongings or drag them on a travois; one person carries an elderly individual on his back.
- Algonquin Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Lifting & carrying--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Alie Bell mine near Hancock
- View of a dilapidated log structure at the Alie Bell mine near Hancock (Chaffee County), Colorado. Shows a metal chimney pipe, square, hand hewn wooden walls and a shed with a tin roof.
- Alie Bell Mine (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--Chaffee County--1940-1950.; Chimneys--Colorado--Chaffee County--1940-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Chaffee County--1940-1950.;...
- 1950
- Alpine - 1950
- View of the remains of the only smelter built in Alpine (Chaffee County), Colorado; shows a tall, square, brick stack topped by stepped brickwork; two people walk among the ruins that include wood and brick; Aspen trees and the slope of a mountain...
- Alpine (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Smelters--Colorado--Alpine--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Joel Baker @ Gladstone
- Joel Baker stands by rail sections at the American Tunnel site in Gladstone, San Juan County, Colorado. A trailer and San Juan mountains are in the background.
- American Tunnel (Gladstone, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Gladstone (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Tunnels--Colorado--Gladstone--1970-1980.; Baker, Joel, fl. 1972.
- 1972
- Pikes Peak Ave., Colorado Springs
- View along Pikes Peak Avenue towards the Antlers Hotel and Pikes Pike, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, includes business district with signs: "Antlers House Livery J. E. Hundely," "Hamilton's Livery," "M. T. O'brien Saddles," "Bacon &...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- 1888
- The Antlers Colorado Springs
- View across Huerfano Street of the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the five-story stone and frame building with dormers, bays, and half-round towers flanking a wood porch/balcony, stairs, graded earth, and the High...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1885?]
- Pikes Peak Avenue after the fire
- View of Pikes Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows bicycles, horses, buggies, pedestrians, streetcar tracks, brick commercial buildings with signs: "The Evening Telegraph," "Post Office Bookstore," "The Premium," "Mining...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1898 and 1899?]
- The Antlers, Colorado Springs
- View of the west facade of the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a stone and frame building with dormers, chimneys, half-round towers, a porch, balcony and lawn with planted trees.
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- The Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs
- View of the west facade of the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a stone and frame building with dormers, United States flag, bays, a stepped pediment, half-timbering, half-round towers, wooden stairways, loggias and...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1890?]
- Antlers Hotel as rebuilt after the fire
- View of the west side of the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows the brick and stone structure with hipped- gable roofs, chimneys, towers, bays, arched windows, a terrace, stairways, a top central loggia and women on...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1910?]
- Apache scout
- Standing studio portrait of a Native American Apache man bare-chested, wearing a breechcloth with an ammunition belt, moccasins, headband and holding a rifle in a set of prop cactus, yucca and brush.
- Apache Indians--1870-1890.; Indian scouts--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--1870-1890.; Military scouts--1870-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1886?]
- Group of Apache renegades
- Studio portrait of a group Native American Apache men wearing moccasins, leggings, breechcloths, vests, shirts, and headbands in front of a painted mountain backdrop.
- Apache Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.
- [between 1878 and 1886?]
- Bartelda, Apache
- Profile studio portrait of Native American (Apache) Bartelda. She wears a coat and a turtleneck sweater. Her long hair hangs down her back.
- Apache Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.; Bartelda.
- 1899
- Riff Arabians
- An Arab performer in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show performs a handspring during a performance of the show. A large crowd of people sits in the bleachers under a tent canopy in the background. A large building with small awnings hanging over many of...
- Arabs--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Acrobats--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Riff Arabians
- A Arab performer in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show performs a flip in the air during a performance of the show. A large crowd of people sits in the bleachers under a tent canopy in the background. A large building with small awnings hanging over...
- Arabs--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Acrobats--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Riff Arabians
- A group of Arab members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show forms a human pyramid in a dirt arena during a performance of the show. One man supports seven other men on his shoulders. A young man tops the pyramid. A person stands near a platform in the...
- Arabs--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Acrobats--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Riff Arabians
- A group of Arab acrobats forms a human pyramid in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Three men stand at the base, each supporting another man standing on his shoulders. One man tops the pyramid. The audience fills...
- Arabs--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Acrobats--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show performers
- A group of Arab members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show forms a human pyramid in a dirt arena during a performance of the show. One man supports six other men on his shoulders. A young man tops the pyramid. Two additional men stand near the group...
- Arabs--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Acrobats--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show parade
- A group of men wearing turbans and robes rides horses down a dirt street during a parade for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men are members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World." One man in front of the group carries a...
- Arabs--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Troupe of Salim Nassar
- A group of Arab men poses in costume in the foreground in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. They are possibly the Troupe of Salim Nassar. The men wear fez hats, knee-length baggy pants and have sashes tied around their waists. They all...
- Arabs--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Bedouins on horseback
- A group of Arab men poses on horseback in the midground in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man in the center stands on his horse's back. All of the men wear turbans and robes. The man on the far left holds a flag on a long pole. A...
- Arabs--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Arapahoe woman Ft. Washakie, Wyo
- A Native American (Arapahoe) woman smiles and poses in Fort Washakie (Fremont County), Wyoming, with her baby, carried on her back. She wears a blanket with long fringe, a gingham dress, and high top leather moccasins with applique. A car is in the...
- Arapahoe Indians--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1920-1930.; Fort Washakie (Wyo.)--1920-1930.; Infants--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1920-1930.; Mothers & children--Wyoming--Fort...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Argentine Central Railway
- View of the Argentine Central Shay No. 6 engine, the engineer in the cab and a young boy, near Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Argentine Central Railway Company--1900-1920.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1920.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1918]
- 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]
- Famous Newhouse Tunnel and Argo Mill, near Idaho Springs, Colo.
- View of the Newhouse Tunnel and Argo Mill near Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Boxcars are on the tracks of the Colorado and Southern (C&S) tracks near Clear Creek.
- Argo Mill (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Newhouse Tunnel (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Arkansas River 1965 flood of prison farm
- This aerial view shows the Arkansas River near Canon City, Colorado, flooding the farm of the Colorado State Penitentiary. Past the sandbars and braiding, low sandstone bluffs have erosion with vertical ridging. Foothills are in the background.
- Arkansas River--1960-1970.; Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.
- 1965
- Ashcroft
- View of the remains of Ashcroft, (Castle Forks City, Chloride) Pitkin County, Colorado, includes dilapidated gabled log cabins and false fronts in snow covered valley. Several aspens in foreground cast shadows on the snow.
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- Ashcroft
- View of the remains of a hotel in Ashcroft, (Castle Forks City, Chloride) Pitkin County, Colorado, shows dilapidated hewn log building in a clearing surrounded by aspens. Mountain peaks are in background.
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Log buildings--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.
- [between 1950 and 1955]
- Mercantile store at Ashcroft, Summer, 1943 [graphic]
- Interior of a dilapidated store in Ashcroft, (Castle Forks City, Chloride) Pitkin County, Colorado, includes sunlight streaming in through the missing roof boards above the rafters. The remains of a wood counter is in front of tall empty shelves...
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Interiors.
- 1943
- Mercantile store, Ashcroft
- Mr. Sawyer stands inside a dilapidated store in Ashcroft, (Castle Forks City, Chloride) Pitkin County, Colorado. The elderly man has a cigar in his mouth and looks up as sunlight streams in through the missing roof boards above the rafters. His...
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Interiors.
- Summer 1943
- Ashcroft, Summer 1943, Mr. Sawyer unofficial caretaker Ashcroft [graphic]
- Mr. Sawyer stands in the doorway of remains of the Ashcroft post office, (Castle Forks City, Chloride) Pitkin County, Colorado. The elderly man wearing suspenderss and a wide brimhat looks up at the weathered signs above the door: "Ashcroft" and...
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Post offices--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.
- 1943
- Ashcroft, Summer, 1943 [graphic]
- View of a hewn log residence, Ashcroft, (Castle Forks City, Chloride) Pitkin County, Colorado; features a board and corrugated metal roof with a pipe smoke stack and a leaning ladder; metal buckets, cans, wash tub, gold pan and wooden crates on a...
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.
- 1943
- Aspen, Colo.
- Right side of panoramic view from Aspen Mountain, over town of Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado with slopes of Smuggler Mountain in background. Landmarks among residences include: a tall wooden tower and St. Mary's Church.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Aspen, Colo.
- Left side of panoramic view from Aspen Mountain, over town of Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado with slopes of Smuggler Mountain in background. Landmarks among residences include: firehouse with belltower, Wheeler Opera House, and Hotel Jerome.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Hughesville - 1953
- View of an Aspen tree branch among many Aspen trees in Hughesville, Colorado; branch traverses the image that looks down a gulley toward rusted cans.
- Aspen--Colorado--Hughesville--1950-1960.; Hughesville (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Cars in Aurora, Colorado
- Two cars are parked in a garage in Aurora, Colorado, where the rears of the cars are visible. One car has a rounded rear window and a spare tire on the back. The tire cover reads "Buy Your Ford from Aurora Motor Co." The license plate is "10-774,...
- Aurora (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Aurora--1920-1930.
- 1924
- Sign for Future Library Branch at Mission Viejo
- Brown wooden sign with white message board and black lettering that reads "SITE OF FUTURE/ CITY OF AURORA/ BRANCH LIBRARY/ COMPLETION SPRING 1975". Located on dirt covered ground with little grass cover. Trees, streetlights, and a road visible in...
- Aurora Public Library. Mission Viejo Library.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1973
- Exterior of South Branch Library at Mission Viejo
- View of building with words SOUTH BRANCH LIBRARY. Sign in front of building reads SOUTH BRANCH LIBRARY/ CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO. Flagpole behind sign has United States flag and another flag below it. Grass is brown and a tree is bare, indicating...
- Aurora Public Library. Mission Viejo Library.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Exterior of South Branch Library at Mission Viejo
- View of the front of South Branch Library from the parking lot. Three cars parked in the lot and three light poles visible. Houses can be seen in the background. Snow covers the ground, indicating winter time. Blue sky overhead.
- Aurora Public Library. Mission Viejo Library.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Exterior of South Branch Library at Mission Viejo
- View of the South Branch Library from across the street. Newly fallen snow on the ground and street indicate wintertime. Cars visible in the parking lot and houses in the background. Blue sky overhead.
- Aurora Public Library. Mission Viejo Library.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980