Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- San Jaun [i. e. Juan] Metals Corp. loading dirt from river bed into Trummal [i. e. trommel]
- View of a mine operation near Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado. A steam shovel loads a trommel screen with rock which is separated and loaded in a truck via a conveyor. The material is hauled to the Gold Run Mill. The side of the steam shovel...
- Mining machinery--1930-1940.; Telluride (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobiles--1930-1940.; Conveying systems--1930-1940.; Miners--1930-1940.; Mining--1930-1940.; Steam shovels--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Women pose in creek bed beside bridge
- Women stand in a row on rocks in a creek bed and lean on a log bridge. They wear bonnets or straw hats with decorative flowers, long skirts with pleats. One woman wears a lacy apron over a dress, another poses with her fingers curled around her...
- Bridges--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.; Brown, Secil Taylor.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Airplane view, Fountain Creek at E. 4th St. 4th St. Br. partly washed out, C.& S. br. in creek bed, 1st St. Br. upper left
- Aerial view of flooded Fountain Creek in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows the flood damaged 4th (Fourth) Street bridge, Colorado and Southern Railway bridge debris in the creek bed and the washed out 1st (First) Street bridge in the...
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Colorado and Southern Railway--Disasters--1920-1930.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Fountain Creek (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 June
- Airplane view, mouth of Fountain Creek, Mo. Pac. Br. in foreground, A.T. & S.F. br. in bed of creek
- Aerial view of flooded Fountain Creek in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows a washed out Missouri Pacific Railroad Company bridge, and an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe bridge in the creek bed. Trees and houses are near the flooded creek.
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Missouri Pacific Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Fountain Creek (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cities &...
- 1921 June
- Preparing to dynamite D. & R.G. Bridge from sands in river bed
- Men sit on the edge of an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad bridge, or stand on flood debris beside a submerged Denver and Rio Grande Railroad bridge in the Arkansas River in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows a pile driver, ropes and...
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 June
- GI in hospital bed, Italy
- Tenth Mountain Division Pfc. Sherman Jensen smiles lying down in hospital bed, Italy. On bedside table are a package [?], a writing desk [?], glasses case [?], box of chocolates, and deck of playing cards; behind him are a piece of medical...
- Hospitals--Italy--1940-1950.; Medical aspects of war--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Jensen, Sherman.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- Sergeant in hospital bed, Italy
- Tenth Mountain Division Sergeant Cecil T. Wiley, smiles from his hospital bed, Italy, reading the "Final Victory" issue of Blizzzard; pin- up photograph is on wall behind him.
- Hospitals--Italy--1940-1950.; Medical aspects of war--1940-1950.; Military officers--United States--1940-1950.; Wiley, Cecil T.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- Bed Room
- Interior view of a bedroom at the Donald N. and Madaline Gilpin residence (Fisher & Fisher Architects, 1931) on Marland Road in the Broadmoor Neighborhood of Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Decor includes a lacquer and brass vanity,...
- Broadmoor (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.;...
- [1932 or 1934?]
- Searchlight
- Monthly newsletter produced by Trinity Methodist Church located in Denver, Colorado. Includes editorials, news bulletins, and general information regarding the youth of the church.
- Christians--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Youth--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.; Methodist...
- October 1949
- East High spotlight: vol 24 no 5
- Christmas edition of the newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 December 10
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 13
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 March 26
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 5
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943 December 9
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 13
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1944 May 25
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1914
- 1914 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1914
- Winks Lodge: Coal Bin Bed
- Coal bin made into a bed for guests at Winks Lodge in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County). Built in 1925 by architect Wendall Hamlet, the lodge was a place for African Americans to escape the city for rest and relaxation in the mountains.
- Lincoln Hills (Colo.)
- 2004 July
- Lumber Baron Inn & Gardens
- View of the facade and west elevation of the Lumber Baron Inn & Gardens, a bed and breakfast at 2555 West 37th Avenue in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The mansion was built in 1890 for John Mouat, a Scottish immigrant who had...
- Lumber Baron Inn and Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Potter-Highlands Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Hotels.; Mouat, John--Homes and Haunts--Pictorial works.;...
- 2006?
- Creede Repertory Theatre, Creede, Colo.
- View of the Creede Repertory Theater at 124 North Main Street in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. The frame three story building was originally built around 1894 as a collection of one, two, and three story buildings and additions. It was...
- Creede Repertory Theatre (Creede, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Creede (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Theaters.; Creede Repertory Theatre (Creede, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Theaters--Colorado--Creede--Pictorial works.; Creede (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2009
- Main Street, Creede, Colo.
- View of Main Street, Creede (Mineral County), Colorado looking north. One and two story buildings line the street. Signs read: "Bank," "Ramble House," "Cr[eede] H[otel] Bed & [Breakfast]" and "Basky Gallery." Cars are parked along the street. The...
- Creede (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial streets.; Stores & shops.; Central business districts--Colorado--Creede--Pictorial works.; Stores, Retail--Colorado--Creede--Pictorial works.; Creede (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2001
- Ore chute on abandoned Argentine Central Railway
- View of the exterior of the remains of an ore loading chute along the Argentine Central Railway near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The structure is built against a hill. The wood is warped and sections of the exterior are missing....
- Argentine Central Railway Company--Facilities--2010-2020.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Abandoned mines.; Mining equipment.; Argentine Central Railway Company--Pictorial works.; Ore handling--Colorado--Clear Creek County--Equipment and...
- 2010
- Cerro completed before flood
- View of the Cerro Ditch in an arroyo or river bed in Costilla County, Colorado. A headgate, trees and hills are in the distance.
- Costilla County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cerro Ditch (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Irrigation canals & flumes.; Irrigation canals and flumes--Colorado--Costilla County--Pictorial works.; Costilla County (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Cerro Ditch (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1960?
- Broadmoor Hotel fountain and garden
- View of the parkway and gardens near the front of the Broadmoor Hotel located at 1 Lake Avenue, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The parkway and formal garden are part of the main entry to the hotel. The gardens include a lawn, flower...
- Broadmoor (Hotel : Colorado Springs, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Broadmoor (Hotel : Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Fountains--Colorado--Colorado Springs--Pictorial works.; Gardens--Colorado--Colorado...
- 2007
- Doc Holliday's Gravestone
- View of John Henry "Doc" Holliday's gravestone located in the Linwood Cemetery in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The grave and granite headstone are surrounded by a simple black metal railing. Inscribed on the stone are the name and death dates, "Doc...
- Cemeteries--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1990-2000.; Burial--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1990-2000.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Graves--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--Pictorial works; Cemeteries--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--Pictorial works.;...
- 1991
- Grant's Bedroom, Teller House, Central City, Colo.
- View of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant's bedroom in the Teller House located at 110 Eureka Street, Central City, Colo. The room was designed for the visit of President Grant in 1873, and although he did visit, he never actually slept in the room....
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1980-1990.; Central City (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--Pictorial works.; Central City...
- 1981
- 1899 Inn, La Veta, Colo.
- View of the 1899 Inn located at 314 South Main Street, La Veta, Colo. Built in 1909, the two-story, vernacular stone structure has 18-inch walls with a full-length front porch, generous dormers and a mansard roof. The sign in front of the Inn reads...
- 1899 Inn (La Veta, Colo.)--1990-2000.; La Veta (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Hotels.; 1899 Inn (La Veta, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--Pictorial works.; La Veta (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1991
- Parkway garden
- Looking south on Monaco Parkway at a flower bed in the median near an intersection of Monaco in the Montclair neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Shows tall orange cannas as well as other red and yellow bedding flowers. Shows trees and grass.
- Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Flowers.; Gardens.; Flowers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Median strips--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2008
- Box Canyon portion of the DeBoer Waterway, City Park, Denver
- View of the Box Canyon garden, part of the DeBoer Waterway (1953; Saco R. DeBoer, landscape architect) in Denver's City Park. Shows a dry stream bed, river rock, boulders and plantings.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Gardens.; Parks.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Urban parks--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- 2003
- Julián Estevan Lobato
- Studio portrait of baby Julian Estevan Lobato from Hoehne (Las Animas County), Colorado. He wears a long baptismal gown embroidered with lace. He poses against colcha stitched coverlet.
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Colchas.; Clothing & dress.; Infants.; Lobato, Julián Estevan, 1890-1965--Pictorial works.; Christening gowns--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [1890]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 29, 1910 July 16
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 11, 1919 November
- Municipal Facts: Volume 10 Numbers 1 and 2, 1927 January-February
- Miners and train
- A miner sits on the engine of a train pulling coal carts in a coal mining camp probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. Another man dressed in work clothes stands on the railroad bed nearby. A label on the front of the train reads: "Vulcan Iron...
- Coal mining--Colorado--1890-1920.; Mine railroads--Colorado--1890-1920.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1890-1920.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- The Reserve
- View of a narrow creek bed, a foot bridge, and log buildings in Hahn's Peak (Routt County), Colorado. Shows one-story cabins with timber low-pitched roofs, fences, and a wagon. Smoke is above buildings. A man sits near the creek. Tree stumps and...
- Hahns Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.; Log buildings--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Toll Gate Saloon
- View of the brick and stone, three-story Toll Gate Saloon in Black Hawk (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows boarded up arched doorways or windows, second story windows with sills and decorative keystones, and a third floor balcony. A sign painted on...
- Toll House Saloon (Blackhawk, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Bars--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Mexican settlement, near Walsenburg
- View of adobe houses in a Mexican settlement near Walsenburg (Huerfano County), Colorado. Shows a man by a horse, beehive ovens (hornos), a wooden fence, a wagon with a barrel on it and a cedar tree.
- Huerfano County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Adobe buildings--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.; Settlements--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Breckenridge residence [graphic]
- Men, women, and children stand and pose near log cabins in Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. Buildings have gabled, shingled roofs. Children look out of an upper story window. Women wear long, flounced dresses with box pleats and pose with a...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Families--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Log cabins--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Westcliffe Hotel
- People and a horse-drawn wagon stand near furniture, stacks of belongings, and mattresses in a dirt street in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado. Smoke rises from probably a hotel fire. Shows dressers, bed boards, mirrors, and chairs amid...
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Fires--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Furniture--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Shale and water northeast of Collbran, Brush Creek
- Men stand and pose beside a small waterfall on Brush Creek in Mesa County, Colorado. Layered shale is in the creek bed, and fallen logs and trees are nearby.
- Oil-shales--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Brush Creek (Garfield County and Mesa County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Snow on shale cliffs
- Snow is on layered shale cliffs and talus in probably Mesa County or Garfield County, Colorado. Trees and brush are in a ravine or possibly a creek bed.
- Oil-shales--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cliffs--Colorado--1900-1920.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Construction scene
- View of construction in the South Platte River bed in Denver, Colorado; shows men working, a crane, and the Alameda Avenue bridge.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Construction scene
- View of construction in the South Platte River bed in Denver, Colorado; shows men working, a crane, and the Alameda Avenue bridge.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1909 or 1910]
- Olathe
- View of the frame Denver and Rio Grande Railroad depot in Olathe (Montrose County), Colorado. A wagon with a flat bed is near a signal light. The depot has a loading dock and a barn door on one end. A sign above the passenger door reads "Olathe."
- Olathe (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Olathe--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Mt. Logan Oil Shale Mining & Ref'g Co.
- Men, employees of the Mt. Logan Oil Shale Mining and Refining Company, pose in a rock cave near De Beque (Mesa County) Colorado; a brass bed, shelves, and calendars are on the wall. One man smokes a pipe.
- Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1900-1920.; De Beque (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--De Beque--1900-1920.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--De Beque--1900-1920.; Petroleum workers--Colorado--De Beque--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- L.C. Phipps residence, Denver, Colorado, Mrs. Phipps' bedroom
- A telephone sits on the bedside table in Mrs. Phipps' bedroom in the home of Lawrence Cowle Phipps in the Belcaro Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The bed is covered with a lace cover and pillows. Portraits, possibly of family members, hang on the...
- Phipps, Lawrence Cowle, 1862-1958--Homes & haunts.; Belcaro (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Telephones--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933 October
- L.C. Phipps residence, Denver, Colorado, Mr. Phipps' bedroom
- A telephone sits on a bedside table in the bedroom of Lawrence Cowle Phipps in his home in the Belcaro Neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. The bed is covered with a tapestry bedspread. Portraits and paintings hang on the wall over the wainscoting....
- Phipps, Lawrence Cowle, 1862-1958--Homes & haunts.; Belcaro (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Telephones--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933 October
- Girl with a doll
- A girl in a dress, sits on a porch and poses with a doll in probably Garfield County, Colorado. Shows a bed of petunias beside the porch.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Children playing with toys--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1920.; Dolls--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- The Book Cliffs near Green River, Utah
- View of Beckwith Plateau in Emery County, Utah. Shows a butte, eroded sandstone cliffs in the Book Cliffs, and a dry river bed.
- Beckwith Plateau (Utah)--1880-1900.; Book Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1880-1900.; Emery County (Utah)--1880-1900.; Buttes--Utah--Emery County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Currecanti [sic] Needle, Black Canon of the Gunnison
- View of Curecanti Needle, a pillar rock formation near the Gunnison River in the Black Canon of the Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows narrow gauge tracks and the track bed of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway, rock formations, telegraph...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1881 and 1886?]
- Tunnel 4 and Cameron's Cone on the line of the Colorado Midland R.R.
- View of Colorado Midland Railroad tracks and Tunnel 4 (four) in probably Teller County, Colorado. Men pose in engine "31," on a flat bed Colorado Midland car, or on a rock formation across a chasm. Cameron Cone is in the distance. Shows canvas...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1900.; Cameron Cone (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.; Tunnels--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Recen
- A teenager a hat poses in a dry creek bed near Recen (Kokomo, Summit County), Colorado. Shows frame houses, a schoolhouse and mine buildings in Kokomo and probably Recen, shows patches of snow on a hillside.
- Recen (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Recen--1880-1910.
- [between 1889 and 1901?]
- Park
- View of a walkway, flower bed, and trees in a park in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]