Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Log cabin home of Martha & Mary Crane, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Log cabin residence of Martha and Mary Crane, Cripple Creek, Colorado; one woman sits on upper part of split rail fence, another woman stands near fence gate and one man stands in front of cabin; former residence of Ralph Carr, ex-Governor of...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dwellings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Crane, Martha.; Crane, Mary.
- 1909
- Looking to the north from Bennett Avenue along First Street
- View from corner of Teller County Courthouse on Bennett Avenue north towards First (1st) Street, Cripple Creek, Colorado; four-door sedan is parked beside cement sidewalk; background view of rows of utility poles and one-story gable, flat-roof and...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940-1950.
- 1947 January 20
- Platoro, Conejos County, Colo.
- View of Platoro, Conejos County, Colorado, includes log cabins, Platoro Hotel in canvas tents, sheds, saddled horses, people in front of the general store with United States flag, and Red Mountain in the background.
- Platoro (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1913?
- Querida
- View of Querida, (Spanish for "dear one") Custer County, Colorado, shows a dirt street flanked by businesses and dwellings, including one in a large fenced yard. Originally named for the E. C. Bassick mine (discovered in 1877), which is against...
- Querida (Colo.)--1870-1890.
- [between 1877 and 1885?]
- Wild West Show cowboys in rehearsal
- Cowboys rehearse in an arena for a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Several of the men wear sheepskin or leather chaps. Several horses are near the group of cowboys. A man wearing a suit, possibly...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1885?]
- Red Cliff, Colo.
- View of Red Cliff (or Redcliff), Summit (or Eagle) County, Colorado; shows frame buildings, Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks, and Turkey Creek. Landmarks include the church, Eagle Hotel, Quartzite Hotel, Star Hotel, homes of Dr. A. G. Mays and...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Red Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Red Cliff--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Wild West Show in Naples, Italy
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in the right midground in front of a large group of other riders on tour with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Naples, Italy. Many of the riders are Native American and some wear feather...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1890?]
- Bennett Ave. from the Teller Co. court house to the depot
- View of Bennett Avenue from sidewalk by Teller county courthouse (courthouse building not in view) east towards Midland Terminal Railway station, Cripple Creek, Colorado; distant view includes one and two-story flat-roof brick commercial buildings;...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940-1950.
- 1947 January 20
- Saints John, Colorado
- Saints John, Summit County, Colorado, consists of frame mining sheds and administration buildings. The Assay Office (2) is connected to the mill (1) by an elevated frame walkway. Glacier Mountain, in the background, is dotted with tailings;...
- Glacier Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Saints John (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Saints John--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Saints John--1900-1910.; Smelters--Colorado--Saints John--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado, first fire
- View of Bennett Avenue from Second (2nd) Street during April 29th, 1896 fire, Cripple Creek, Colorado; large crowd of men, women and children are gathered on boths sides of street's boardwalk; numerous horse- drawn wagons and carriages loaded with...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Sts. John, Colorado smelter
- At Saints John, Summit County, Colorado, the smelter is comprised of frame and log buildings, a flume, and a masonry structure with a square stack. Smoke issues from a chimney on a monitor roof, firewood is piled throughout, and a round shed with a...
- Saints John (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Saints John--1870-1880.; Smelters--Colorado--Saints John--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Wild West Show troupe at mess
- A troupe of a wild west show, possibly Buffalo Bill's Wild West, stops for a meal in San Antonio, Texas. Several wood picnic tables and benches are set up in the right foreground and midground. Numerous wagons are stopped in the center midground...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Eating & drinking--1880-1900.; Picnics--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- The naming of Mount Wilcox at Waldorf, Colorado on Colorado Day
- View of naming ceremony for Mount Wilcox (in background), Waldorf, Clear Creek County, Colorado; shows people, cars, and a stone monument.
- Wilcox, Edward John, 1857-1928--Monuments.; Waldorf (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Waldorf--1940-1950.
- August 1, 1948
- Colo. beef cattle
- Herd of cattle (herefords) near pond somewhere in Colorado; stockyards and corrals, background; edge of barn, background left.
- Cattle--Colorado--1900-1910.; Stockyards--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- John W. Bailey, owner of Gold Park Milling and Mining Co. and founder of Holy Cross City
- John W. Bailey, with double-barrel rifle and ammunition belt, poses with dogs in Holy Cross City, Eagle County, Colorado. Sheds and lower tunnel of Pelican Mine in background.
- Holy Cross City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Holy Cross City--1880-1890.; Bailey, John W., founder of Holy Cross City, Colo.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Wild West Show butcher
- A butcher for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show butchers an animal on a wood block in a camp for the show. He wears a long apron with blood stains on it. The man's saw rests on the side of meat. A young man drags something in the background behind the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Meat cutting--1900-1910.; Slaughtering--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Central City after 1st fire of 1874
- View of Central City and Casto Hill, which are blanketed in snow, after the fire of 1874. Gregory Street is at the bottom of a snowy slope, flanked by small, wood-frame houses with snow on their roofs. Lawrence and East High Streets are in the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Fires--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- 1874
- John Woodward and Peter Gabriel on Nisqually Glacier, Mount Ranier, Washington
- John B. Woodward (foreground) and Peter Gabriel (background) practice ice climbing techniques on Nisqualli Glacier, Mt. Rainier, Washington. Both 87th Mountain Infantry (reinforced) soldiers are roped together and wearing full knapsacks and ice...
- Snow and ice climbing--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940- 19.; Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Glaciers--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; Gabriel, Peter, Corporal.;...
- June 1942
- Tank destroyer advances along a mountain road, Italy
- Three soldiers of the 701st Tank Destroyer Battalion advance a tank destroyer mounted with three inch guns along a mountain road located, according to the caption, in the Mount Terminale area. The 701st was attached to the Tenth Mountain Division...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Tanks (Military science)--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- March 3, 1945
- Hendrie-Bolthoff's foundry, Central City, June, 1941
- The ruins of the Hendrie-Bolthoff foundry, located on upper Eureka Street, are dusted by snow. A wood building and a masonry building are next to one another. The walls of the wood structure are collapsing, and the walls of the concrete structure...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Foundries--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Ruins--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1941
- Matinee crowd in front of Central City Opera House, 1933
- A line of people stand in front of the Central City Opera House and on the sidewalks. The women wear summer dresses and hats, and the men wear suits and hats. The Opera House is a two story building with a mansard roof with rounded windows and...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1933
- McFarlane Foundry, Central City, Colorado
- The old Central City Foundry is located on upper Eureka Street in Central City. The building is constructed of tin and covered with tar paper. Several of the panes in the rectangular windows are broken. The warehouse has two large doors, one on...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Foundries--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Ruins--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.
- 1966
- Teller House, Central City hotels
- The four story, brick, Victorian Teller House is on Eureka Street in Central City. The rectangular windows have lintels and sills, and the large lower windows are arched. The paneled front door with glass windows has an arched doorway and sign over...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Canon of the Rio Los Animas
- Denver & Rio Grande Railroad doubleheaded passenger train high on the rocky cliffside of the Animas Gorge above the Animas River on narrow gauge track heading southbound to Durango near Rockwood; San Juan Mountains are retouched in background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1920.; Animas Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1900-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Sun Temple
- A view of the Native American (Anasazi) Sun Temple in Mesa Verde National Park in Southern Colorado. Shows exposed masonry walls and a kiva. Harry Rhoads is in the background, he stands on a wall.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Sun Temple (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Central City, Colorado
- A two story, vernacular wood frame house with a chimney and windows with shutters is above the Rocky Mountain Brewery on a hillside in Central City, Colorado. A small outhouse with a sloped roof is behind the house. A clothesline, which has items...
- Rocky Mountain Brewery (Central City, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Brewing industry--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Wild West Show cooks
- A group of cooks from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show stands near a group of large kettles for boiling water in a camp for the show. The man on the far right wears along white coat. The man in the center holds a long pole with a round bucket at one...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Chefs--1900-1910.; Cookery--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show dishwasher
- In the foreground, a dishwasher for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show pours a large bucket of water into a washing basin in preparation of washing many stacks of dishes, pots and pans. He wears a hat and a long apron. A man sits in the shade under a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Dishwashing--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Testing method that makes exact comparisons possible
- John Gates, on right, and an unidentified man use stopwatches to test a tire that is set up on round track at the Gates Rubber Company roof in Denver, Colorado. Shows smokestack, hopper, brick wall, and Charles C. Gates on right with several men in...
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tire industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961.; Gates, John.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Confederate reunion
- View of a parade in Trinidad, Colorado. Several women in replicas of 1860's dresses carrying Confederate flags and wearing bonnets, parade on the brick street. A boy with a bicycle is in the background and behind him are parked 1930's automobiles....
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of parade in Trinidad, Colorado. A two horse team, surrey, and passengers in gingham dresses and straw hats drive on the bricks of Commercial Street. Brick buildings in the background are draped in bunting, and painted letters under the...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Female on pier
- A woman runs along a wooden pier. She wears a bathing suit and swim cap. Trees line the edge of the water and three stripped tents, or possibly cabanas, are on the shore in the background.
- Piers & wharves--1920-1930.; Running--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Courthouse lawn, Central City
- Fire equipment sits on the lawn of the courthouse in Central City, Colorado. The apparatus in the foregroound has four spoked wheels and sideboards. Another piece of equipment with spoked wheels is behind it. A tree is in the background. Two...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Central City--1930- 1940.
- [1938]
- Denver Public Library Western History Dept. exhibit at the Rocky Mt. National Bank in the Teller House
- Paintings, photographs, and maps hang on the walls at an exhibit presented by the Denver Public Library Western History Department in Central City, Colorado. A table with a plant and flatwork on it sits against a wood-panelled partition. A large,...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Main Street, Central City streets
- View of Main Street in Central City, Colorado; shows street flanked by two and three-story nineteenth century storefronts. Half of the street is in the shadows, and the buildings on the right side of the street, which are the only buildings...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Donkeys--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- NcKinley-Newhard crafts
- The interior of the McKinley-Newhard craft shop in Central City, Colorado, has a display bench that rests on boxes in the foreground. A shelf supported by cinderblocks is on top of the shelf. Jewelry and other artwork is displayed on the shelves. A...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Handicraft--1950-1960.; Interiors--1950-1960.
- [between 1951 and 1958?]
- Central City, Co
- United States Air Force soldiers, wearing blue uniforms, white belts, white gloves, berets, and braids over their shoulders, march down Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado. The band members in the front row are playing drums. Spectators stand...
- United States. Air Force--1970-1980.; Central City (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Central City--1970-1980.; Soldiers--American--Colorado--Central City--1970-1980.
- [between 1970 and 1975]
- Wild West Show butcher
- A butcher for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show butchers an animal on a wood block in a camp for the show. He wears a long apron with blood stains on it and holds a saw in his right hand. A young man stands in the right background watching the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Meat cutting--1900-1910.; Slaughtering--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Santa Fe, New Mexico
- View, looking down East San Francisco Street, of Saint Francis Cathedral and the Loretto Academy for Girls, among other buildings in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Automobiles and people are in the street. Prominent sign reads: "The Coronado Hotel and...
- Cathedral of San Francisco de Asis (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1900-1920.; Loretto Academy--Buildings--1900-1920.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Cathedrals--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1900-1920.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1900-1920.; Church...
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Wheeler Clock
- View in Manitou Springs, Colorado, of the Wheeler Clock and environs, looking north. The clock was donated by Jerome Wheeler to the town of Manitou Springs to commemorate the opening of the Manitou Mineral Water Bottling Company in 1890. Made of...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Clocks & watches--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1980-1990.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1980- 1990.
- 1983
- Will Rogers Rodeo Manitou
- View of a rodeo in Manitou Springs, Colorado. In the foreground, a cowboy hangs on to a bucking bronco that is in midair, forelegs down, hindquarters raised in full kick. In the background, cowboys are both mounted on horses and standing along the...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cowboys--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1930-1940.; Rodeos--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Leadville railroad depot
- In this snowy scene of loaded flatbed coal cars at the Leadville Depot in Colorado, two horse drawn wagons with men on the top are beside Denver & Rio Grande (D&RG) cars. Smoke rises from a locomotive in the background. Victorian depot buildings...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ore industry--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Blue River Hose Co
- The Blue River Hose Company poses on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, holding the leads to the hose cart which is in the background adorned with American flags. Their uniforms include conductor's caps and bib shirts with shield-shaped...
- Blue River Hose Company (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Independence Hose Co
- The Independence Hose Company poses on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, holding the leads to the hose cart which is in the background. They wear conductor's caps, and white, pullover bib shirts with wide lapels. In the background, spectators...
- Independence Hose Company (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Main St. looking north, July 4, 1899
- Looking north up Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, is a view of the Fourth of July parade. In the left foreground, a hose cart adorned with American flags is being drawn by men marching in front of it; more marchers recede into the distance....
- Fourth of July--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Breckenridge, between Adams and Jefferson on French St.
- A wagon and team, its driver and an onlooker are on French Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. A one-story, frame, gable roofed dwelling is in the background; its entry and front windows have wooden awnings. Frame, false fronted commercial buildings...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1880.; Forge shops--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1880.; Horse teams--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Stage at Red Rocks Park
- A view of the orchestra pit and stage at Red Rocks Amphitheater during construction, Red Rocks Park, Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado. The ramp houses and "Sounding rocks" are in the background.
- Denver Mountain Parks--1930-1950.; Red Rocks Amphitheater (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Morrison (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Red Rocks Park (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Amphitheaters--Colorado--Morrison--1930-1950.; Construction--Colorado--Morrison--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- "Big Alec's" wife and her garden
- A Native American (Paiute) woman, identified as the wife of Big Alec, stands in a cultivated garden, Deep Creek, Nevada. She wears a scarf over her head, and a print blouse and skirt, and holds a garden tool. Family members stand in the background.
- Indians of North America--Nevada--Deep Creek--1910-1920.; Paiute Indians--Women--Nevada--Deep Creek--1910-1920.; Deep Creek (Nev.)--1910-1920.; Gardening--Nevada--Deep Creek--1910-1920.; Women--Nevada--Deep Creek--1910-1920.; Big Alex--Family.
- 1913
- Clifford Rhodes in wagon, Sam Drake standing, taken in front of Sherwood Pool Hall
- Clifford Rhodes, who wears a suit, cap, long boots, and a bow tie, holds the reins of a delivery cart of the "Basalt Supply Co." in Basalt, Colorado, in Eagle County. The cart, which has "Basalt Supply Co. and Meats" painted on the side, has spoked...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Basalt--1900-1910.; Drake, Sam.; Rhodes, C. (Clifford)
- [1900?]
- Last passenger train out of Basalt
- A steam engine pulling three passenger cars leaves the Basalt train depot in Basalt, Colorado, for the last time. The tracks of the Colorado and Midland Railroad are in the foreground. A lone, closed, car is on one set of tracks near tracks holding...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Basalt--1910-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Basalt--1910-1920.
- August 4, 1918