Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Leggings
- A pair of buckskin leggings that belonged to Chipeta. They are decorated with geometric designs in multicolored beadwork.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1875-1915.; Leggings--1875-1915.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1875-1915.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1875 and 1915]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who looks to the side and tilts her head slightly. She wears a loose bodice with a pleated yoke bordered with lace. Her hair is pulled back loosely.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- The stage road, view from summit
- A view of the stage road on Santa Catalina Island (Los Angeles County), California from the summit shows the Pacific Ocean, horses grazing in a pasture and a road bordered by cacti.
- Santa Catalina Island (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Dirt roads--California--Santa Catalina Island--1890-1900.; Islands--California--Santa Catalina Island--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Legging
- Shows a pair of Native American Ute cloth leggings. The leggings are made of red cloth and are decorated with red, white and blue beads and the outside edges are bordered with metal discs.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1930.; Leggings--1890-1930.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1930.
- [between 1890 and 1930?]
- Pouch
- A tanned leather pouch (Native American Ute) used by Chipeta. The pouch has multicolor lazy stitch beadwork in triangle, diamond and band designs, a flap, strap, thong, sinew and fringe at the bottom.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Pouches--1870-1900.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1875 and 1900]
- Bag
- Native American (Apache) commercial leather bag with blue and white beadwork, lazy stitch, and bordered with tin jinglers.
- Apache Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Bags (costume accessories)--1880-1900.; Pouches--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Pouch
- Shows a Native American (Ute) buckskin pouch. It features multi-color beadwork in floral patterns, a brass nail at the base, fringe and a strap.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Pouches--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875]
- Bag
- Shows a Native American (Ute) leather bag that belonged to Chipeta, wife of Chief Ouray. The bag is decorated with blue, lavender, red, yellow, white, silver, pink, green and brown beadwork. The beadwork designs are of arrow, people, triangles,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1903 and 1923]
- School of agriculture, Fort Collins, Colo.
- Academic buildings on the campus of Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, are bordered by sidewalks and landscaping. The tower of Old Main is in the background.
- Colorado State University--1900-1910.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Students--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900- 1910.
- 1902
- Palmer Lake
- View of Palmer Lake, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the Lake bordered by rocks and a spraying fountain in middle of lake.
- Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1890-1900.
- August 30, 1897
- Steamboat Springs, Colorado, James H. Crawford residence
- Detail of an entry door window in town founder, James H. Crawford's residence, Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado, shows central window pane bordered by small, colored panes of glass.
- Crawford, James H.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1965]
- Steamboat Springs, Colorado
- Light streams in a window of town founder, James H. Crawford's home in Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado. Central window pane is bordered by decorative panes of glass.
- Crawford, James H.--Homes & haunts.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1965]
- Waiting for parade to start
- A large group of men on horseback gathers to wait for a parade in honor of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show to begin. The men are members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World." The group includes American cowboys and Russian...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Capitol grounds on a winter day, Denver
- State Capitol grounds, Denver, Colorado; view of cement sidewalk bordered by Broadway (street not in view), left; landscaped grounds, iron posts at walk, park benches, and boys pitching pennies (marbles or jacks?); bicycle leaning against park...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Children playing--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Pitkin
- View of a single story, false front building, Pitkin, Gunnison County, Colorado, with a rectangular, double-hung window on either side of the single-leaf door and horizontal clapboard siding, bordered by plank sidewalks.
- Pitkin (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Buildings--Colorado--Pitkin--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Waiting to start parade
- A large group of men on horseback gathers to wait for a parade in honor of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show to begin. The men are members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World." The group includes American cowboys and Russian...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Vista in Lincoln Park, Denver
- View of Fence Ditch canal, Lincoln Park, Denver, Colorado; tree- lined water-filled irrigation canal bordered by barbed wire fence with metal posts, dirt walkway and park benches, baby's pram.
- Irrigation canals and flumes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1915]
- Near Black Hawk
- View of a curve in an ashpalt road near Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado. The road is bordered by road signs (blurry), residences, and a restored mining building that features white trim around its doors and windows and a shed style roof.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- [1968]
- Hay ranch on the Bear River
- Distant view of hay or alfalfa fields in Bear River (probably Yampa River) valley, Routt County, near Steamboat Springs, Colorado; lush hay fields bordered by barren hills, cottonwood trees lining Bear River.
- Bear River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Alfalfa--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Hay--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1915]
- Wheat field, Norval [sic] Ranch, Moffat Road
- View of two men standing in shouder-high oat field, Norvell Ranch, Routt County, Colorado reached via Denver & Salt Lake Railroad (formerly Denver, Northwestern & Pacific), Moffat Road; large oat filed bordered by trees. James L. & Robert E....
- Routt County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Oats--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1908 and 1915]
- Cripple Creek Episcopal Church
- A clergyman, a woman, and two other men stand talking on the steps of Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church, Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado. A large lawn is bordered by a decorative iron fence and Cripple Creek High School is across the street.
- Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960- 1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Priests--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Women--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.
- [1960?]
- Mt. Genevieve from Vasques [sic] Creek
- View of Mount Genevieve (Geneva Mountain) from Vasquez Creek near Middle Park, Colorado; small stream bordered by firs & spruce trees.
- Geneva Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Middle Park (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Vasquez Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--1890-1910.; Streams--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Eldorado Springs
- The waters of South Boulder Creek flow over a dam and are bordered by the vertical walls of Eldorado Canyon, near Eldorado Springs, Colorado. Visitors are along the shores of the creek.
- Eldorado Canyon (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Dams--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1940-1960.; Streams--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1940-1960.
- [between 1933 and 1950]
- Central City streets
- View of two streets in Central City, Colorado. Spring Street is on the left above the rock and wood retaining wall. Another retaining wall is built above Spring Street, and a house, which is almost completely obscured by trees, is above it. ...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Stone walls--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Mount Rainier from North Fort Lewis, Washington
- View of snow-capped Mount Rainer taken from North Fort Lewis, Washington. White army barracks and parked cars line a flat open field bordered by pine trees in the distance. One person is visible walking toward the nearest building. The 87th...
- Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- Spring 1942
- Post Office, Denver
- Marble United States Post Office building in downtown Denver, Colorado (designed by the New York firm of Tracy, Swartwout and Litchfield with the Treasury Department supervising architect James Knox Taylor; opened in 1916) on the block bordered by...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1916 and 1920]
- High School, Central City
- The Central City High School, completed in 1870, was one of the oldest permanent High Schools in Colorado. The granite, Italianate building has a flat roof, double-bracketed cornice, tall, narrow windows, a cupola with a bell, wide overhanging...
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Central City--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Stone school house, 1901
- The granite Central City school was completed in 1870 and was one of the oldest permanent school buildings in Colorado. It has a flat roof with four chimneys, a cornice, tall, narrow arched windows with decorative brickwork, wide, overhanging...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Palmer Lake, Colorado View of lake, D&RGW main tracks, depot, water tank, railroad cars, looking southwest.
- Perimeter of Palmer Lake (also known as Palmer and Weissville), Colorado in El Paso County; shows lake bordered by narrow, short retaining wall; tracks, boxcars, and water tower of Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, are in background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1930.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1910-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1910-1930.
- [between 1912 and 1925?]
- House on Eureka St., Central City, 1953
- A gothic revival home along Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado, is built above a masonry retaining wall. The L-shaped, one and one-half story, clapboard house has a gabled roof, a stovepipe chimney, and rectangular windows with shutters on...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Mesa Verde country
- A deep ravine is bordered by vertical sandstone cliff walls and mesa land in the vicinity of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.
- August 1929
- Mesa Verde country
- A deep ravine is bordered by vertical sandstone cliff walls and mesa land in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.
- August 1929
- Home in Trinidad
- This three-story Victorian residence on a corner in Trinidad, Colorado has an octagonal tower with a faceted roof and a bull's eye window. A second floor balustraded balcony has a semicircular bay with a conical roof that adjoins the tower. The...
- Architecture, Victorian--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.
- May 21, 1969
- View of Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of Georgetown, Colorado, northeast, toward Saxon and Griffith Mountains. This section of the town is bordered by the railroad, which runs along the base of the mountains and then turns west. Light snow covers the scene. The neighborhood in...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900.]
- Mercury by Paschal Quackenbush, Teller House, Central City
- Mercury, who stands on a stone in a darkened arch, holds his torch and is painted in a corner of the Teller House bar in Central City, Colorado. He is wearing a tunic with a sash and holding a lit torch in his left hand. He looks toward the left. A...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Mercury (Roman deity)
- 1932
- Spring Street, Central City streets
- Panoramic view of Spring Street in Central City, Colorado; shows Spring Street and the road to Nevadaville. The lower part of the street is surrounded by mines and mills, and the upper part of the street is bordered by houses. The treeless hills...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]]
- Santa Claus on Denver's Civic Center
- Night view of Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors, West Fourteenth (14th) and Acoma Street, Civic Center, Denver, Colorado; Christmas decorations on the Colonnade include: spotlit Santa Claus and his reindeer top arch; "Merry...
- Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Colonnades--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1929]
- Nevadaville, Colorado
- Unpaved Main Street is bordered by commercial, clapboard storefronts with false fronts and cornices in Nevadaville, Colorado (also known as Bald Mountain, Nevada, and Nevada City), a small town located in Gilpin County. The "Bald Mt. Post Office"...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Post offices--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- 1934 September 9
- Groceries and provisions store
- View of a storefront in Georgetown, Colorado, probably on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street. The wood false front building has "Groceries and Provisions" written the width of the building above the door. The front door is recessed and "Chas. W. Pollard,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Window displays--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Barrett, George.; Strouse, Sam.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Eureka Street, Central City, Colorado streets
- View down Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado. The dirt road on the left, lined by houses, trees and cars, leads down to an embankment and an open field bordered by a fence on the right. Trees are in the background along the field.
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Pine Street, Central City streets
- Winter view looking south on Pine Street in Central City, Colorado. The dirt road is covered with slush and bordered by snow on both sides. A white, wood-construction house, which stands above a stone retaining wall, has a peaked roof, and...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1960-1990.
- [between 1969 and 1990?]
- Big Snake and Sweet Grass
- A group of Native American (Oglala Sioux) women, Sweet Grass, Chief Big Snake, and white men, pose near and on a covered wagon in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado. The women wear moccasins, beaded and fringed dresses and shawls, and beaded...
- Dakota Indians--Colorado--Morrison--1940-1950.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Morrison--1940-1950.; Oglala Indians--Colorado--Morrison--1940-1950.; Morrison (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Morrison--1940-1950.; Clothing &...
- 1947
- Capitol Peak and Snowmass Mtn., Galena Park
- View toward Galena Park probably on Schofield Pass above Marble, Colorado; distant views of Capitol Peak (elevation 14,130 feet), Snowmass Mountain (elevation 14,092 feet), and Elk Mountains; narrow dirt road is bordered by spruce and fir trees...
- Capitol Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Marble (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Schofield Pass (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Snowmass Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Marble--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1920]
- Capitol Peak from Scofield [sic] Pass
- Distant view of Capitol Peak (elevation 14,130 feet) from Schofield Pass above Marble, Colorado; shows narrow dirt road bordered by spruce & fir trees.
- Capitol Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Marble (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Schofield Pass (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1920]
- Elk Range from Scofield [sic] Pass
- View toward a dilapidated log cabin in meadow on Schofield Pass above Marble, Colorado; includes a distant faded view of Elk Range in the Rocky Mountains and a narrow dirt road bordered by spruce and fir trees.
- Marble (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Schofield Pass (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Marble--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1920]
- Ironton - 1942
- A two story wooden and log cabin in Ironton, Colorado, features a front gable, horizontal board siding, a bay window on the first floor, tar paper roofing, chinking, and a shed attachment. A small yard is bordered by a horizontal board fence....
- Ironton (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Ironton--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Lovers Lane, Washington Park, Denver
- View of Lovers Lane, Washington Park, Denver, Colorado; dirt road bordered by budding trees & shrubs.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lovers' lanes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Hawk Creek gulch, Redstone, Colo.
- View of Hawk Creek Gulch and stream, Redstone, Colorado; shows small stream bordered by steep, rock wall, Crystal River Valley ridge, and narrow footpath with rope handrailing secured to base of rock wall.
- Hawk Creek (Colo.); Redstone (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1910]
- Washington Park, Denver
- View of wide dirt road in Washington Park, Denver, Colorado; dirt street bordered by budding trees & shrubs, streetlight.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Washington Park, Denver
- View of wide dirt road in Washington Park, Denver, Colorado; dirt street bordered by budding trees & shrubs.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1920]