Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Morado [i.e. Morada]
- View of a Penitente morada between Talpa and Ranchos de Taos in Taos County, New Mexico. Shows an adobe building with vigas and wooden crosses on the ground near the building. Trees and houses are in the distance and snow covers the ground.
- Hermanos Penitentes--Buildings--1900-1910.; Moradas--New Mexico--Taos County--1900-1910.; Taos County (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Taos County--1900-1910.; Chapels--New Mexico--Taos County--1900-1910.; Crosses--New Mexico--Taos...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- The old monarch, Pueblo, Colorado
- View of large cottonwood tree called "The Old Monarch" in the center of the block, next to the boardwalk, between "C" and "D" Streets on South Union Avenue, in downtown Pueblo, Colorado. A ladder leans against the tree and a man stands in front of...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Trees--Colorado--Pueblo--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1883?]
- Golden City
- View of Golden, Colorado, which sits between Table Mountain and Castle Rock.
- Golden (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1878]
- Cherrelyn horsecar
- The Cherrelyn horsecar (streetcar) carried passengers between the intersection of South Broadway and Hampden in Englewood, Colorado, and the small community of Cherrelyn between 1894 and 1910. The route was one and one-half miles long; a horse...
- Cherrelyn (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Englewood (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Horse railroads--Colorado--Englewood--1890-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Englewood--1890-1910.
- [between 1894 and 1910?]
- Auraria Parkway: Environmental Assessment
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church (St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Leaded glass windows.; Stained glass.; St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2006 December 1
- Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad train
- View of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad and an unidentified, abandoned water tank in probably Conejos County, Colorado. A steam engine pulls passenger cars towards the yellow water tank.
- Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad--1990-2000.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Railroads.; Water tanks.; Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad--Pictorial works.; Railroads--Colorado--Conejos County--Pictorial works.; Tanks--Colorado--Conejos...
- 1999
- Old Delta Bank building
- View of City Hall, the former "Delta First National Bank" building, at 360 Main Street in Delta, Colorado. The building is two levels and constructed of sandstone in the Art Deco style. Dentils run along the underside of the roofline, with ionic...
- City Hall (Delta Colo.)--1990-2000.; Delta (Colo.)--1990-2000.; City & town halls.; City Hall (Delta, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; City halls--Colorado--Delta--Pictorial works.; Delta (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1992
- Denver & Rio Grande Engine 5771
- View of the Denver & Rio Grande Engine No. 5771 currently on display at the Colorado Railroad Museum, 17155 West 44th Avenue, Golden, Colo. Between 1971-1983, this diesel engine powered the last non-Amtrak intercity passenger train in the United...
- Colorado Railroad Museum--2000-2010.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Golden--2000-2010.; Golden (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Pictorial works.; Colorado Railroad Museum--Pictorial works.; Diesel...
- 2009
- Fort Collins Municipal Railway
- View of the Fort Collins Municipal Railway historic Birney Car 21 which runs seasonally between City Park and Howes Street in Fort Collins, Colo. The car originally operated between 1919-1951, charging passengers a fee of five cents for a one-way...
- Electric railroads--Cars--Colorado--Fort Collins--2000-2010.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Fort Collins Municipal Railway (Fort Collins, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Electric railroads--Cars--Colorado--Fort Collins--Pictorial works.; Fort Collins...
- 2005
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church restoration of tower, Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church (St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- Saint Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Conservation & restoration.; Historic buildings.; Leaded glass windows.; Stained glass.;...
- ca. 2004
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 11, 1911 March 11
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 38, 1911 September 16
- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 6, 1918 August
- Municipal Facts: Volume 8 Numbers 3 and 4, 1925 March-April
- Denver
- Rooftop view of brick and stone buildings in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows the central stone tower of Union Station and commercial buildings between 14th (Fourteenth) and 15th (Fifteenth) Streets on Lawrence and Larimer Streets. Signs read...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1909 April 26
- Arapahoe-Cheyenne encampment, Denver
- An oil painting of an Arapahoe-Cheyenne encampment in Denver, Colorado by Ester Yates Frazier. The painting is of a plains landscape with mountains in the background, native american figures, teepees and sky with clouds; the view is westward from...
- Arapaho Indians--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Cheyenne Indians--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Indian encampments--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1861 April
- Station at Coal Creek, Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View of the brick depot at Coal Creek (later Oak Creek), Colorado; shows smoking locomotive with two passenger cars on standard- gauge track (probably a "Miner's Special"), a large crowd gathered between the depot and the track, a box car on siding...
- Coal Creek (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Coal Creek--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Denver Tramway electric car #190
- Denver Tramway car 190 heads southbound on 16th (Sixteenth) Street, between Welton Street and Glenarm Place, Denver, Colorado. The Denver Dry Goods store shows in distance, before the fifth floor addition. The commercial district is busy with...
- Denver Dry Goods Co.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Street Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- about 1910
- Cripple Creek
- One and two-story commercial brick flat-roof buildings line the west side of South Second (2d) Street prior to 1896 fires, between Bennett and Myers Avenues, Cripple Creek, Colorado; scene includes horse-drawn wagon filled with gunney sacks, men...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- Pemberton - Colorado
- A carriage carrying three men is parked in front of a wooden commercial building in Pemberton, Colorado in either Douglas County or Teller County. Five men surround the wagon. The door to the shop is open. Signs: "Headquarters for Wetherald's...
- Pemberton Restaurant & Lunch Room (Pemberton, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Wetherald's Transfer and Stage Line (Pemberton, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Pemberton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Pemberton--1890-1900.;...
- [1895?]
- General Merchandise store
- Five men pose outside of "Baker and Kaiser General Merchandise," Springfield, between 9th (Ninth) and 10th (Tenth) on Main Street, Baca County (earlier Las Animas County), Colorado. One man holds a dog; a convertible car is parked in front of the...
- Springfield (Colo.)--1910-1920.; General stores--Colorado--Springfield--1910-1920.
- [1914?]
- Looking south on Main Street, Springfield
- View south on Main Street, between 8th (Eighth) and 9th (Ninth) Avenue, Springfield, Las Animas County and later Baca County, Colorado shows wood-frame commercial buildings including the post office and courthouse.
- Springfield (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Springfield--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Men, mules and ammunition move forward
- Three men from the Tenth Mountain Division, 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Company H (wearing combat fatigues and helmets, and carrying rifles) walk down a country road lined with leafless trees. One leads a pack mule bearing supplies. More mules...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Mules--Italy--1940-1950.; Pack animals--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th.
- April 14, 1945
- Radioman during mortar barrage, Della Vetta, Italy
- Two soldiers from the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Regiment, Company K during a mortar barrage on Mount Della Vetta during the Italian Campaign. The soldier standing at the edge of the slope is a radioman who (according to the caption) was...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- March 3, 1945
- First Baptist Church
- A view of the First Baptist Church on Stout Street between 17th and 18th being demolished. The church was built in 1883 by architect F. E. Edbrooke and razed in 1937.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Baptist churches--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Demolition--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Frederick G. Bonfils funeral
- A large crowd gathers in the streets between Bonfils' house and Fairmount cemetery to pay a final tribute to Frederick G. Bonfils', editor and publisher of the Denver Post.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Funeral processions--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Bonfils, Frederick Gilmer, 1860-1933.
- February 4, 1933
- Thornburg [sic] battle ground monument
- Diptych shows images of road leading to battleground and an automobile parked by the sandstone monument commemorating the battle between Major Thomas T. Thornburgh's troops and Native American Utes at Milk Creek, Rio Blanco County, Colorado.
- Thornburgh, Thomas Tipton, 1843-1879--Monuments.; Indians of North America--Colorado--1920-1940.; Milk Creek (Rio Blanco County and Moffat County, Colo.), Battle of, 1879--Monuments.; Ute Indians--War--Colorado--1920-1940.;...
- 1936 September 7
- Teller House, Central City
- View of a drawing room that looks into another room in the Teller House in Central City, Colorado. The hardwood floor is covered with a patterned carpet. A rococo revival, round, mirror hangs above a sofa covered with a tasseled spread. A rococo...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Drawing rooms--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Interiors--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Unidentified woman finishes defiant message
- An unidentified Mexican American woman finishes a spray painted message on the wall of an apartment building that was damaged in an explosion at 1547 Downing Street in Denver, Colorado. The message reads: "We are not beaten and we do not intend to...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Graffiti--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Race relations--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- March 1973
- Gertrude Pulsifer residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Gertrude Nash Pulsifer residence on Taos Street, a wood construction building with brick between the inner and outer walls. The house has a gable roof, two brick chimneys, and double-hung mullioned windows. The facade is...
- Pulsifer, Gertrude Nash--s Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Piute squaws and children at Reno
- Two Native American (Paiute) women are seated with a boy between them; one woman holds a baby in a cradleboard between her knees. Both women wear print dresses, one wears necklaces and a kerchief.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--1870-1880.; Boys--1870-1880.; Women--1870-1880.
- [1874?]
- View on road between Rifle and Meeker, Colo.
- View shows low, rocky hills and scrub on the road between Rifle (Garfield County) and Meeker (Rio Blanco County), Colorado.
- Hills--Colorado--1890-1900.; Roads--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Stage running between Rifle and Meeker, Colo.
- View of a horse drawn stagecoach between Rifle (Garfield County) and Meeker (Rio Blanco County), Colorado.
- Stagecoaches--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Presbyterian Church
- Exterior view of the Presbyterian Church in Georgetown, Colorado, built in 1863 and located on Taos Street between Eighth (8th) and Ninth (9th) Streets; shows the front of the church with the south fork of Clear Creek in the foreground. The facade...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Georgetown - 1942
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking southwest towards Devil's Gate between Leavenworth and Republican Mountains. Along the dirt street are the back of a brick two-story building; a small rustic building, possibly the old jail; and a weathered...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Jewelry store
- View of the Gensler-Lee jewelry store on 16th (Sixteenth) Avenue between Stout and Champa Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on the building read: "Diamonds," "Home of Blue-White Diamonds," "Kortz-Lee Successors," "We Buy Old Gold," and...
- Gensler-Lee Jewelers (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Jewelry stores--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1934 December 12
- Aspen, Colo. street scenes
- Seven men stand outside the Berg candy store in Aspen, Colorado, a two story, clapboard building with a bay window displaying merchandise. A man, probably the proprietor, stands in the doorway. The building next to the candy store is a...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Confectioneries--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [about 1885?]
- Georgetown - 1942
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking southwest towards Devil's Gate between Leavenworth and Republican Mountains. Along the dirt street are the back of a brick two-story building; a small rustic building, possibly the old jail; and a weathered...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Empire
- The porch of the Hotel Splendide in North Empire, Clear Creek County, Colorado, has seven posts with decorative woodwork and a decorative carved railing between the posts. Chairs and rocking chairs are on the porch; the view beyond includes trees,...
- Empire (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Empire--1960-1970.
- 1960
- Empire
- The porch of the Hotel Splendide in North Empire, Clear Creek County, Colorado, has four posts with decorative woodwork; two posts have horseshoes fastened to them. A decorative carved railing runs between the posts. Signs on the building wall...
- Empire (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Empire--1960-1970.
- 1960
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 318, engine type 2-8-0
- Passenger, operated between Montrose and Gunnison, Colo., for several weeks because highway birdge near Sapinero was out; 2 cars. Photographed: between Montrose and Gunnison, Colo., June 14, 1944.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1944.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Montrose.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1944
- Burro monument, Fairplay
- The Burro monument in the town of Fairplay, Colorado, in Park County consists of two concrete-enclosed display cases between a concrete wall. Shale is atop each display case between a bronze plaque with a burro on it. Potted plans are on top of...
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Donkeys--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1940.
- [about 1930]
- Old East Denver High School
- Group portrait of uniformed East Denver High School (East Side High School) boys in downtown Denver, Colorado; they hold swords, rifles, and drums.
- East Denver High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cadets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Uniforms--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1889
- View of South side of complex
- View of the Denver Housing Authority Lincoln Park Homes at West Thirteenth (13th) Avenue between Osage and Mariposa Streets ready for demolition as part of Denver Urban Renewal program in Denver, Colorado. Shows partially boarded up houses and a...
- Lincoln Park Homes (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Housing--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Urban renewal--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.
- 1993 November
- Hanging wolf carcasses
- Wolf carcasses hang by the back legs from a wide beam between two poles in Nome, Alaska. Two men stand between the carcasses. One wears an overcoat and slouch felt hat, the other a hunter's cap, work pants and lace-up boots. Shows a wood plank...
- Wolves--Control--Alaska--Nome--1940-1950.; Nome (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Dead animals--Alaska--Nome--1940-1950.; Wolf hunting--Alaska--Nome--1940-1950.; Wolves--Alaska--Nome--1940-1950.
- 1944
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- A pit between Pithouses B and C of Step House, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, stands in the foreground. Small slabs of sandstone line the sides of the pithouse in the background. A piece of dark wood protrudes from the dirt ground of...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavations
- A large, dirt pit stands between Pithouses B and C at the Step House cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park. Pithouse C is in the background. People have left footprints on the dirt ground.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House ( Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Snowbound
- Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad locomotives and a freight car stop amid snowbanks between Conover and Ridgeway (Winneshiek County), Iowa.
- Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company--1870-1880.; Winneshiek (Iowa)--1870-1880.; Railroads--Iowa--Winneshiek County--1870-1880.; Snow--Iowa--Winneshiek County--1870-1880.
- [1873]
- Snowbound
- Men pose atop a Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad locomotive amid snowbanks between Conover and Ridgeway (Winneshiek County), Iowa.
- Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company--1870-1880.; Winneshiek (Iowa)--1870-1880.; Railroad locomotives--Iowa--Winneshiek County--1870-1880.; Snow--Iowa--Winneshiek County--1870-1880.
- [1873]