Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 B
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- White, John
- John C. White, a stage driver during the mining boom in Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, poses for a studio bust portrait. Eldora experienced its boom near the end of the 19th century. White drove the stage route between Eldora and Boulder...
- Driving of horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1950.; White, John C.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Main boom on the Gallatin River, Central Park
- Men stand and pose beside piles of timber, levees, and on a log boom on the Gallatin River at Central Park (Gallatin County), Montana. A man and a woman sit and pose in a rowboat beside the boom. The woman wears a dress, a neck scarf, and a cap....
- Central Park (Mont.)--1890-1910.; Gallatin River (Wyo. and Mont.)--1890-1910.; Loggers--Montana--Central Park--1890-1910.; Logs--Montana--Central Park--1890-1910.; Lumber industry--Montana--Central Park--1890-1910.; Rivers--Montana--Central...
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- Ghost town of Gothic, Colo.
- The massive craggy face of Gothic Mountain (12,625 feet) looms over the town of Gothic with its few scattered dilapidated log and wood frame buildings, in Gunnison County, Colorado. Possibly Garwood Hall, Judd's, (last resident after the boom)...
- Gothic (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gothic Mountain (Colo.); Mountains--Colorado--Gothic--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Nederland, Colo. 1916
- Nederland, a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado, experienced a tungsten boom in 1916 when demand for steel-strengthening elements was high because of World War I. The large Hetzer Hotel stands in the left midground on a wide, dirt road. A...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Nederland (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Nederland--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Nederland--1910-1920.
- [1916?]
- Eldora, Colorado 1890-1899
- Two panoramic prints mounted together show the town of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, during its mining boom. The town is at the base of a hill lined with pine trees. Part of a pine tree trunk stands in the left foreground.
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hills--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Pines--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Nebraska World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards Index, 1917-1918 A-L
- The Nebraska registration cards are on 50 rolls of microfilm, Nebraska State Historical Society library microfilm catalog number RG0544.PR. They are arranged alphabetically by county or city. Within the county or city, names are listed usually...
- World War, 1914-1918--Nebraska.; Nebraska--Genealogy--Sources.; Nebraska--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System--Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.; United States....
- 2005
- Upper Red River N. M. La Belle boom
- Miners connected with the La Belle mining boom pose in (possibly) Taos County, New Mexico, with loaded pack mules.
- Donkeys--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Mining--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Pack animals--New Mexico--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Western History Subject Index
- Colorado. Growth
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver building construction
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Boom Car RGX-3337
- Photograph of the several unidentified men in front of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Boom Car RGX-3337. The car functioned with D&RGW Derrick No. 27 from circa 1957 until 1997. The D&RGW's Salt Lake City car shops refitted the elegant...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1935
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Boom Car RGX-3337 interior
- Photograph of the interior of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Boom Car RGX-3337. The car functioned with D&RGW Derrick No. 27 from circa 1957 until 1997. The D&RGW's Salt Lake City car shops refitted the elegant business car to perform...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1938
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Boom Car RGX-3337
- Photograph of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Boom Car RGX-3337. The car functioned with D&RGW Derrick No. 27 from circa 1957 until 1997. The D&RGW's Salt Lake City car shops refitted the elegant business car to perform maintenance-of-way...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.
- 1998 November
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Boom Car RGX-3337
- Photograph of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Boom Car RGX-3337. The car functioned with D&RGW Derrick No. 27 from circa 1957 until 1997. The D&RGW's Salt Lake City car shops refitted the elegant business car to perform maintenance-of-way...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.
- 1998 November
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Boom Car RGX-3337
- Photograph of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Boom Car RGX-3337. The car functioned with D&RGW Derrick No. 27 from circa 1957 until 1997. The D&RGW's Salt Lake City car shops refitted the elegant business car to perform maintenance-of-way...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.
- 1998 November
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Boom Car RGX-3337
- Photograph of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Boom Car RGX-3337. The car functioned with D&RGW Derrick No. 27 from circa 1957 until 1997. The D&RGW's Salt Lake City car shops refitted the elegant business car to perform maintenance-of-way...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.
- 1998 November
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Boom Car RGX-3337
- Photograph of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Boom Car RGX-3337. The car functioned with D&RGW Derrick No. 27 from circa 1957 until 1997. The D&RGW's Salt Lake City car shops refitted the elegant business car to perform maintenance-of-way...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.
- 1998 November
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Boom Car RGX-3337
- Photograph of the interior of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Boom Car RGX-3337 with its cable and hooking system. The car functioned with D&RGW Derrick No. 27 from circa 1957 until 1997. The D&RGW's Salt Lake City car shops refitted the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.
- 1998 November
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Boom Car RGX-3337
- Photograph of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Boom Car RGX-3337. The car functioned with D&RGW Derrick No. 27 from circa 1957 until 1997. The D&RGW's Salt Lake City car shops refitted the elegant business car to perform maintenance-of-way...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1994
- Municipal Facts: Volume 7 Numbers 9 and 10, 1924 September-October
- Placer mining near Rich.
- View of a placer mining site near possibly Richfield (Conejos County), Colorado; men look at a boom with pulleys and a excavated pit. A cat is by a frame shack.
- Hoisting machinery--Colorado--1880-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Entrance Colo. Yule Marble Co. Quarries, Marble Colo.
- View of the entrance to the Colorado-Yule Marble Company Quarry located in Marble, Colorado; shows railroad track at center with flatcar, a standing man is dwarfed by a wooden boom, spools of cable labeled "Eschen." Wedges are driven into marble...
- Marble (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920.; Colorado Yule Marble Company.
- [1913?]
- Montgomery City - Mt. Lincoln
- This etching of Montgomery, Park County, Colorado, shows cabins, a road, people, and wagons. The conical mountain in the background, erroneously thought to be the highest in the state, was named after president Abraham Lincoln. During its boom, the...
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1850-1870.
- [between 1859 and 1868?]
- Montgomery, Colo.
- Montgomery, Park County, Colorado, is a group of log dwellings at the base of steep mountain slopes. Grass and standing water are in the foreground. This silver boom town began in 1859, and was abandoned by 1868.
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1850-1870.
- [between 1859 and 1868?]
- Montgomery, Colorado
- Montgomery, Park County, Colorado, consists of log dwellings; many are under construction. Stumps are in the foreground, and the hillside in the background is covered with bare trees. Founded in 1859, this silver boom town was abandoned by 1868.
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1850-1870.
- [between 1859 and 1868?]
- Montgomery, Colorado
- Montgomery, Park County, Colorado, consists of gable roofed log buildings in meadow. Fenceposts cross the scene, cattle graze, and mountain slopes are in the background. This siver boom town began in 1859 and was abandoned by 1868.
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- 1931
- Montgomery, Colorado
- Montgomery, Park County, Colorado, consists of log dwellings; some are under construction. Water leaks from a flume at the center. Stumps are in the foreground, and the hillside in the background is covered with bare trees. Founded in 1859, this...
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1850-1870.
- [between 1859 and 1868?]
- Residence and store post office Mt. Sneffles Ouray Co Colo
- Men pose in Mount Sneffels, Ouray County, Colorado, on boardwalk of false-fronted businesses and dwellings. Bars are on the windows, which are topped by retracted canvas awnings. A dial thermometer is on the doorframe, and potted plants are on...
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- July 1890
- Eagle, Colo.
- View across Eagle River, south over the town of Eagle, County, Colorado, at the time of a mining boom. A Denver and Rio Grande construction train parks near the depot, section buildings and water tank. Businesses include: "Eagle Valley Feed Mill,...
- Eagle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Eagle--1910-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Eagle--1910-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [1913]
- Early Portland plant
- Men pose in Portland, Fremont County, Colorado, by a horse-drawn wagon and truck loaded with full burlap sacks; wheelbarrows lie on rail tracks; a boom with wires and lumber are in the background. The Geddes & Seerie Stone Co. chose this site in...
- Geddes & Seerie Stone Company (Portland, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Portland (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Puma City, Tarryall Post-Office, looking north through Main Street
- View of Puma City, Park County, Colorado, shows frame dwellings and businesses flanking dirt street. This town peaked during the 1890's with a population over a thousand; town of Tarryall replaced it west of this location.
- Puma City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1898 and 1899?]
- Artesian Well No 2 Montrose, Colo
- In Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado, men, girls, and dogs pose with a pump house behind them. A frame tower supports the well shaft used to access artesian well no. 2; a projecting boom is over sheds with flywheels, pipes, and tanks. A...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Artesian wells--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Drilling & boring machinery--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.
- 1887 May 1
- Teller City, Colorado
- Mr. and Mrs. William Kerr and their son pose next to a two door coupe in front of the last standing structure, once a saloon and dance hall, in Teller (Teller City) Jackson County, North Park, Colorado. Kerr was one of the first claim holders when...
- Kerr, William--Family--1910-1920.; Teller City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Teller City--1910-1920.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Teller City--1910-1920.
- 1919
- Main St., Walsenburg, Colo.
- View south on Main Street, Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado; shows Twin Lakes Hotel (built 1887 by Martin and Holmes in Garden City, later moved to this location). Sign reads "Railroad Crossing Look Out for Cars."
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Walsenburg--1890-1900.
- May 20, 1893
- Alice, view looking southwest
- Southwest across Alice, in Clear Creek County, Colorado is one of the largest mining camps in the Fall River valley below Saint (St.) Mary's Glacier, settled in the early 1880s. Widely scattered ruins of the small boom town include mines and...
- Alice (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Alice--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Georgetown, Colorado.
- A view of Georgetown, Colorado, north from Leavenworth Mountain. Third (3rd) Street runs horizontally below the shrubbery of the mountain. The Hammill House complex of buildings is clearly visible. The grid layout of the city is visible in the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1889]
- Bur-rodeo, 1st annual event in Leadville
- A female contestant and her burro on a gravel road compete in the first annual "Bur-rodeo" race, a feature of the "Boom Days" festivities in Leadville, Colorado. The woman has on shorts, a sleeveless top with number "A&T 52" on it, running shoes...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Donkeys--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Running races--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1969
- Bur-rodeo, first annual event in Leadville
- First place finisher Steve Mathews of Denver runs alongside his burro on a gravel road in the first annual "Bur-rodeo" race, a feature of the "Boom Days" festivies in Leadville, Colorado. He wears a tee-shirt, baseball cap and running shoes. The...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Donkeys--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Running races--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Mathews, S. (Steve)
- 1969
- Off for the mines
- Two miners pose with five loaded burros, Huerfano County, Colorado. Burros carry planks, barrels, stovepipes, wheelbarrow, shovels, pickaxes, and boxes of goods.
- Huerfano County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1900.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1900.; Pack...
- 1899
- Mining monument, Georgetown, Colorado
- Detail of a bronze marker in Georgetown, Colorado, reads: "Commemorating the historical importance of the Georgetown Mining Region. The Griffith Lode (2500 ft. N. E.), later a silver producer, was discovered June 17, 1859, by George W. Griffith,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Historical markers--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1970.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Nevadaville, Colo.
- Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, gold mining boom and bust town, also known as Nevada City and Nevada; view looking west over town on treeless slopes; shows a man in a horse drawn carriage on Pat Casey's road and a number of mines, mills, and...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Nevadaville--1890-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1890-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1890-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Goldfield, Independence & Altman
- View northwest towards Goldfield, Independence and Altman, in Teller County, Colorado, shows Goldfield at the bottom with Bull Hill far left and Bull Cliff on right. Independence is on the slope between the two hills and Altman is high on the...
- Altman (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Goldfield (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1898]
- Zang's Hotel as it looked after it was first erected
- Four men and two dogs stand on the porch of "Zang's Hotel and Bar" in the town of Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County. A saddled horse is hitched to a sidewalk. Architectural elements of the building include two stories, false fronts, cornices,...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Stacking alfalfa on A.E. Buddecke's ranch Montrose Colo.
- View of three men on and near an alfalfa stack on A.E. Buddecke's ranch near Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. Shows horse-drawn farm equipment for gathering the alfalfa and the tip of a vertical boom, part of the straw elevator used for...
- Buddecke, A. E.--Homes & haunts.; Draft animals--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Alfalfa--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Haystacks--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Demolition of Gove Junior High 1976
- View of a crane boom as it lowers onto the roof of Gove Junior High School at 14th (Fourteenth) Avenue and Colorado Boulevard in Denver, Colorado. Roof areas that have been demolished are visible through the windows.
- Gove Junior High School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Demolition--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1976
- Panoramic photograph of Eldora, looking north.
- Panoramic view of Eldora (Boulder County), Colorado; numbered locations are: "1. power house, Mogul Tunnel, 2. Bank of Eldora, 3. residence of Mick Langley, 4. grocery store, J. Greenlee, 5. Weldon House (board), 6. residence, John H. Kemp, Happy...
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- 1899 August
- Golden Burro Cafe, Leadville
- This view is of the exterior of the Golden Burro Cafe and the Blosfeld building on Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado. The Golden Burro Cafe is in a one-story brick structure with a bracketed cornice, built in 1898 by E.H. Dimick. It has a...
- Golden Burro Cafe (Leadville, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Leadville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.
- 1981
- Golden Burro Cafe, Leadville
- Exterior view of the Golden Burro Cafe and the Blosfeld building on Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado. The Golden Burro Cafe is in a one-story brick structure with a bracketed cornice, built in 1898 by E.H. Dimick. It has a remodeled facade...
- Golden Burro Cafe (Leadville, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Leadville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.
- [1981]
- Gothic
- This view south over Gothic, in Gunnison County, Colorado, shows log and painted wood frame structures with Crested Butte in the background. A mining boom town from 1879 to 1884; Gothic was bought in 1928 by the Rocky Mountain Biological...
- Gothic (Colo.)--1880-1920.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920]
- Gothic
- A group of horseback riders, a jeep, and automobiles gather around the old town hall and saloon in Gothic, Gunnison County, Colorado. A mining boom town from 1879 to 1884; Gothic was bought in 1928 by the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory for...
- Gothic (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Vehicles--Colorado--Gothic--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]