Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The Scriptbook
- Booklet created by The Script Club of East High School in Denver, Colorado. Members of The Script Club, the writing club of East High, submitted their own works for create this booklet. Included are poems, essays, sketches and stories written by...
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High school students' writings--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1932 May
- Filming a movie in Steamboat Springs
- Actors and actresses, members of the cast of the movie "The Wolves of the Street" directed by Otis Thayer and produced by the Art-O-Graph Film Company, pose near the corner of 9th (Ninth) St. and Lincoln in Steamboat Springs (Elbert County),...
- Art-O-Graph Film Company--People--1910-1920.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Actors--American--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Steamboat...
- [1919]
- Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Trinidad
- View of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. This rusticated stone building features a round stained glass window, arched doorway, dentil bands, tower, and steeple. Carved stone over the door reads: "Uni Trinoque...
- Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Trinidad, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1914?]
- Mission of San Fernando
- View of the arcade at San Fernando Mission in San Fernando (Los Angeles County), California. Plaster is chipped off the walls, and bricks at the base of the pillars are badly eroded. Wood planks, a livestock drinking trough, and buggy are stored...
- San Fernando, Rey de España (Mission : San Fernando, Calif.)--1880-1890.; San Fernando (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Arcades (Architectural components)--California--San Fernando--1880-1890.; Missions--California--San Fernando--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Approach on the driveway
- View of a gravel driveway that leads to a rose garden in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. Roses and century plants grow on the slopes nearby. A man stands near a fence post.
- Pasadena (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Driveways--California--Pasadena--1890-1910.; Gardens--California--Pasadena--1890-1910.; Roses--California--Pasadena--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Pueblo Laguna, N.M.
- A photographer stands behind a large format camera near Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico. Shows pueblo buildings in the distance.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1900.; Laguna Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1900.; Laguna (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Cameras--New...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ouray railroad station
- View of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad depot, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, shows the weathered depot with flared eaves, decorative brackets, wainscot, and shingles.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Ouray (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Ouray--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--Ouray--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1948]
- Residence of A. C. Marvin - Wetmore, Colo.
- Five men, two women, two boys, and a dog pose in front of the A. C. Marvin residence in Wetmore, Custer County, Colorado. The two-story vertical board building has a front gable, a single leaf door, and double hung windows.
- Marvin, A. C.--Homes & haunts.; Wetmore (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Boys--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.
- [1880?]
- Wetmore band
- Seven members of the Wetmore band, Wetmore, Custer County, Colorado, band pose for a studio portrait. Four have horns; one has a coronet, and two have drums.
- Wetmore (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bands--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Dr. John W. Walters and family Wetmore, Colo. d. 1898
- Dr. John W. Walters and his family pose for a portrait in their home in Wetmore, Colorado in Custer County. Dr. Walters and his wife sit next to their three grown sons, two of whom are clean-shaven, and one who is balding and has a goatee....
- Wetmore (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Physicians--Colorado--Wetmore--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Wetmore--1890-1900.; Walters, John W., Dr.; Walters, John W., Dr.--Family.; Walters, John W., Mrs.
- 1891
- Abe Lincoln mine
- View shows mining buildings at the Abe Lincoln mine, Teller County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.; Abe Lincoln Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mining, Colorado
- Men and women pose with ore cars and horses at the mouth of a heavily timbered, but unidentified tunnel, Colorado.
- Horses--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mine railroads--Colorado--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1900.; Tunnels--Colorado--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Austin Nevada mining
- Two miners pose holding candles in an unidentified tunnel near Austin, Nevada.
- Austin (Nev.)--1870-1890.; Interiors--Nevada--Austin--1870-1890.; Miners--Nevada--Austin--1870-1890.; Mining--Nevada--Austin--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Calvary Baptist church at 16th & Downing St.
- View of the Calvary Baptist Church at 16th (Sixteenth) and Downing Streets in Denver, Colorado.
- Calvary Baptist Church (North Capitol Hill, Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Baptist churches--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1930?]
- Crow Agency and tepees, Montana
- View overlooking the Native American Crow Agency in Montana, shows horses, people and tepees on a flat plain.
- United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Crow Agency--1880-1910.; Crow Indians--Government relations--Montana--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Montana--1880-1910.; Indian encampments--Montana--1880-1910.; Indian...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Possibly early Air National Guard
- A military officer assists an airman with his parachute near a plane at an airfield in Denver, Colorado. The men may represent the Colorado Air National Guard.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Airports--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parachutists--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Horse-drawn gig race, maybe at City Park track
- View of horses and drivers engaged in a close harness race, possibly at the track in City Park, Denver, Colorado.
- Horse racing--Colorado--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Horner ranch
- View of the Horner ranch residence and shed, Colorado. Water floods the surrounding earth.
- Houses--Colorado--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Horner ranch
- View of the Horner ranch residence and shed, Colorado. Water floods the surrounding earth.
- Houses--Colorado--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--1900-1910.
- October, 1900
- St. Francis de Assisi, Ranchos de Taos
- View of Saint Francis de Assisi Church in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. An adobe wall surrounds the church.
- San Francisco de Asis Church (Ranchos de Taos, N.M.)--1890-1910.; Ranchos de Taos (N.M.)--1890-1910.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Ranchos de Taos--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1901
- Prairie view
- View of a prairie. Trees stand in a group in the distance.
- Prairies--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915]
- Alamo Hotel Co Spgs
- View, from the intersection of Cucharas and Tejon Streets, of the Alamo Hotel in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The four story brick building has arched and bay windows. Awnings cover the windows of businesses. Bicycles and carriages...
- Alamo Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Dakota Indians
- Standing studio portrait of an unidentified, Native American (Dakota Sioux) woman. She wears moccasins, a long skirt, a fringed blanket around her shoulders, hair pipe decoration around her neck, a long belt extension with decorative discs, braids,...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Headdresses--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Jack party
- View of Sixth (Alpine) Street at the corner of 6th and Taos St. west, in Georgetown, Colorado. A group of 21 men, women, and children on burros and horses are lined up across the street and pose for the camera. The women wear various large,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.; Tourists--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Lake
- View of a lake, possibly Green Lake near Georgetown, Colorado. The surface of the water reflects the trees along the edge, the mountains covered with pines and leafless tree trunks beyond, and the bright sky. Tall pines are on the left, in the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Green Lake (Clear Creek County, Colo.); Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Rowboats--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Lake
- View of a lake, possibly Green Lake near Georgetown, Colorado. The surface of the water reflects the tall pines on the shore, a boat dock with boats tied up is to the left, and a bridge at the far side of the lake, above a dam, is near a wood...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Green Lake (Clear Creek County, Colo.); Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Rowboats--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Denver looking E. from top of Kittredge Bdg
- Rooftop view of downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings are in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1897 October 14
- Denver looking S. E. from top of Kittredge Bdg.
- Rooftop view of downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings include the Arapahoe County Courthouse and the Colorado State Capitol Building.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1897 October 14
- Chief "Big Snake" Lookout Mt. Colo.
- Chief Big Snake, a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man, poses near a tepee on Lookout Mountain, Jefferson County, Colorado, he aims a bow and arrow. He wears beaded moccasins, leggings, and a belt, a fringed breechcloth, a fringed and beaded shirt,...
- Dakota Indians--Colorado--Jefferson County--1920-1940.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Jefferson County--1920-1940.; Oglala Indians--Colorado--Jefferson County--1920-1940.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Lookout Mountain (Jefferson...
- [between 1920 and 1931]
- Play put on Christmas
- View of a Swift and Company Christmas play in Denver, Colorado; shows people in a store, meat, fish, a United States flag, and advertising showcards: "Swift's Silverleaf Brand Pure Lard," "Swift's Jewel Shortening," and "Wool Soap Flakes." Cans and...
- Swift & Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Meat industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1917?
- Silver Plume, Colo. after the big fire Nov 1884
- View west in Silver Plume, Colorado, after the fire on November 4, 1884; shows burned foundations that previously housed the town's central business district; men are surveying the damage along Main Street; a carriage in the near foreground has...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Silver Plume-- 1880-1890.; Fires--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Denver residence
- View of a house in Denver, Colorado. Well-dressed men and women pose on the balcony, sidewalk, and on a horse-drawn buggy.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Sioux council, group of whites and Indians being addressed by white man
- Group of Dakota and white men, sitting and standing next to building, being addressed by an unidentified white man. Small group of white men sit on small stage with table and chairs. Probably a council meeting at the Standing Rock Reservation.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Indian reservations--Dakota Territory.; Dakota Indians.; Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)
- [188-?]
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 476, engine type 2-8-2
- Train #116, San Juan; 5 cars Kodacolor negative. Photographed: near Cumbres, Colo., June 9, 1942.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1942.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cumbres.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1942
- Man and woman at a club function
- An African American (Black) couple sit in chairs in a large opulent room in an unknown location in Denver, Colorado. The woman wears a party dress and speaks to a man dressed in a tuxedo, they both hold drinks. A sign in the distance reads H.D.C.,...
- African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Couples--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Sandal House, Mancos Canon
- Two men stand in a Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling known as Sandal House in Mancos Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Shows ruins including a circular stone masonry kiva under a natural rock overhang.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mesa Verde National Park...
- c1892
- West High School, Denver
- View of West High School at 5th (Fifth) Avenue and Fox Street in the Baker neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a three and one-half story building with recessed porch and entrance.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1930.; Baker (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1930.
- [between 1893 and 1925?]
- View of riverboat fueling station with wood stacks
- View of stacks of wood at a riverboat fueling station on a river in an unknown location. Houses are in the distance.
- Expeditions & surveys--1870-1880.; Fuelwood--1870-1880.; Rivers--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- UP wreck, engine number 1312, engine type 4-6-0
- Badly damaged after collision, three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Denver, Colo., 1917.
- Locomotives--1910-1920.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1917.; Railroad accidents.; Union Pacific Railroad Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Denver.
- 1917
- UP wreck, engine number 1312, engine type 4-6-0
- Badly damaged after collision, left side view of engine. Photographed: Denver, Colo., 1917.
- Locomotives--1910-1920.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1917.; Railroad accidents.; Union Pacific Railroad Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Denver.
- 1917
- Shot from a helicopter about 10:00 the morning after the flood
- Aerial view of South Platte River flood damage in Denver, Colorado; shows the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad yard, the 23rd (Twenty third) Street viaduct, traffic, warehouses, fuel tanks, railroad tracks, and the South Platte River.
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1960-1970.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Railroad shops &...
- 1965 June 17
- Nevadaville, Colo.
- Men, women, and children stand in front of the Red Men's building in Nevadaville (Gilpin County) Colorado. Men and boys wear suits, ties, caps or hats. Two men, probably butchers at Nangervis & Williams butcher shop in the Red Men's building, wear...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Nevadaville--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Nevadaville--1880-1890.; People--Colorado--Nevadaville--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Georgetown, July 4th, 1899
- View of an Independence Day celebration in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Women wear blouses with puffed sleeves, dresses, and flat-brimmed straw hats, and they hold bicycles and pose beside the porch of a clapboard building. Gauzy...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1899 July 4
- East end
- View of a town or mining settlement in a mountain valley. Shows frame and stone buildings, a timber polygonal frame building with a pointed roof, scaffolding beside buildings, dirt roads, ore or rock piles, and probably ore car tracks.
- Cities & towns--1860-1870.; Mining--1860-1870.; Valleys--1860-1870.
- 1866
- Lee Mansion, Capitol City
- View of the abandoned Lee Mansion in Capitol City (Hinsdale County), Colorado. The house was built by mine owner and founder of Capitol City, George Lee. Shows an abandoned brick building with a collapsed wall, badly damaged roof and ruined...
- Lee, George T.--Homes & haunts.; Capitol City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Capitol City--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Capitol City--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Capitol City--1950-1960.; Ruins--Colorado--Capitol...
- [1955?]
- Mill above Animas Forks
- View of an unidentified mining mill near the town of Animas Forks (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows wooden buildings, one with a badly damaged roof, and tailings piles.
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--San Juan County--1960-1970.; Mills--Colorado--San Juan County--1960-1970.; Ore industry--Colorado--San Juan County--1960-1970.
- 1964
- San Juan Chief mill
- View of the San Juan Chief Mine stamp mill in Mineral Point (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows a badly deteriorated wood frame structure, a log retaining wall, pieces of machinery and rubble.
- Mineral City (Colo.)--1970-1980.; San Juan Chief Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Mills--Colorado--Mineral City--1970-1980.; Ore industry--Colorado--Mineral City--1970-1980.; Ruins--Colorado--Mineral City--1970-1980.
- 1973
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 34, 1909 October 9
- Municipal Facts Bi-Monthly: Volume 5 Numbers 1 and 2, 1922 January-February
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 8, 1910 February 19