Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Threshing, Wilmont Farm
- Threshing operation, Wilmont Farm, Colorado; shows two horse- drawn wagons at front and back of threshing machine, a man with pitchfork throwing crop into thresher, and a man at opposite end of thresher in John Deere Plow Company wagon with burlap...
- Agricultural machinery & implements--Colorado--1900-1920.; Farming--Colorado--1900-1920.; Threshing--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- 1930 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.6
- Spud Bowl
- Farm workers stand near a pickup truck in a field in the San Luis Valley, Colorado. A man stands in the back of the pickup truck filled with burlap bags of potatoes. A man with a pipe and a teenage boy look on.
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis Valley (Colo. and N.M.)--1950-1960.; Pickup trucks.; Potatoes.; Farmers.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Pickup trucks--San Luis Valley (Colo. and N.M.)--Pictorial works.; Potatoes--San Luis...
- [between 1950 and 1955?]
- Potato or onions harvest
- Men pose with burlap bags of probably potatoes, in (probably) western Colorado. Hills and bluffs are in the background.
- Harvesting--1900-1910.; Potatoes--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Purina display
- View of a Purina feed display; a man poses by burlap bags and posters: "Purina Bulky Las, the Right Fuel for Most Milk Cows."
- Ralston Purina Company--Exhibitions & displays--1940-1950.; Merchandise displays--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Telluride, burros
- A man poses with a packtrain of burros near a two story brick commercial building on the main street of Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. The burros are loaded with wooden boxes and burlap sacks. Shows men, plank and frame buildings, and...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Silverton
- A packtrain of burros and donkeys, with bales of hay and burlap sacks, is stopped in a street in Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. Men and boys stand near the pack train. Commercial frame buildings with false fronts are nearby. Signs on the...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.; False fronts--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.;...
- [ca. 1890]
- Crazy quilt
- Shows a quilt made by Augusta Tabor in Leadville, Colorado. The quilt is made with maroon velvet, gold colored silk and solid print patches. On the quilt are embroidered appliques, paint and souvenir ribbon. The backing is possibly linen, cotton or...
- Quilts--Colorado--1880-1890.
- 1885 January 5
- Truck Colorado Supply Company
- View of a Colorado Supply Company truck parked near a building probably in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. A wicker basket, wooden crate, and burlap bags are in the truck. A sign reads: "Sherwin-Williams Paints and Varnishes Cover Most Look...
- Colorado Supply Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trucks--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Mount Sneffles Post Office
- Men pose in Mount Sneffels, Ouray County, Colorado, on boardwalk fronting the Post Office. The two-story frame building has a false front with a bracketed cornice, and paned windows. Adjacent buildings are shingled; full burlap bags are mounded in...
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Post offices--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Gilsonite Vein, Bonanza Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View of a vein of Gilsonite (trademark name for uintaite, a black lustrous asphalt) in the Bonanza District, either in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, or Uintah County, Utah; vertical mineshaft in foreground is surrounded by slag pile and shredded...
- Gilsonite--1910-1920.; Mine shafts--1910-1920.; Mining--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- 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?]
- Placerville
- Full burlap bags are stacked by tracks of the Rio Grande Southern Railroad, Placerville, San Miguel County, Colorado; dwellings and a false front business are to the east.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1900-1910.; Placerville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Placerville--1900-1910.
- [between 1908 and 1910?]
- Platte Station, Colorado
- Men pose on and around stacks of bullion and full burlap sacks, Platte Station, Park County, Colorado. A man in a suit and bowler hat sits on the ingots.
- Platte Station (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Indians-San Juan, biog (women, unident) San Juan
- Standing portrait of a Native American woman of San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico, wearing a cotton dress with a sash, moccasins and leggings; she poses with her arm resting on an adobe partition, near a metal bucket and full burlap sack.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; Tewa Indians--Women--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; San Juan Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Good Hoist Mine- Cripple Creek
- View of the Good Hoist Mine works near Cripple Creek in Teller County, Colorado. Three men stand between a wooden building and headframe that is anchored to another building. One man leans on a mine car near a metal trough that leads down a slope...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Headframes (Mining)--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Rocky Mountain canaries
- View of pack burros loaded with a stove, stovepipe, buckets, and burlap sacks, in a Colorado town. Business sign reads: "J. G. Cox Saloon - Day Boarding."
- Lodging houses--Colorado--1870-1890.; Mules--Colorado--1870-1890.; Pack animals--Colorado--1870-1890.; Transportation--Colorado--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Navaho interior Butler's Trading Post
- Interior view of Butler's Trading Post near Shiprock, New Mexico. Shelves with various pottery, tins, and wooden crates line one wall. A metal scale stands on a table. A picket gate stands underneath the counter. A burlap sack that reads: "Van...
- Butlers Trading Post (Navajo Indian Reservation)--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Interiors--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Trading posts--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Georgetown - stores, interiors. Hancock Bros. Store
- Interior view of the Hancock brothers' store in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado; men pose by glass display cases. Merchandise includes apples in crates, a burlap bag, round tins stacked on a barrel, canned goods, seeds in decorative...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Interiors.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 to 1910?]
- A Colo. Potatoe [sic] cellar, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Interior view of potato cellar (probably somewhere in Roaring Fork River valley near Carbondale, Colorado), possibly Frank E. Sweet's farm; shows massive log posts supporting wooden beams and frame; small cart (similar to a child's wagon), and...
- Root cellars--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Roaring Fork River Valley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Potatoes--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Trout fish J. B. Gorton
- Gutted trout are arranged on burlap with a ruler; stools and a table are in the background.
- Rulers (Instruments)--1920-1940.; Trout--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Uintah Railway Station and freight house building at Watson, Utah
- View of the Uintah Railway Station and freight house at Watson, Uintah County, Utah; shows men, horses, wagons, a dog, and chickens. Full burlap sacks are on the dock of the corrugated metal building, a crate reads: "Folger's Coffee," and cliffs...
- Uintah Railway--1910-1920.; Watson (Utah)--1910-1920.; Narrow gauge railroads--Utah--Uintah County--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Utah--Watson--1910-1920.; Warehouses--Utah--Watson--1910-1920.
- August, 1912
- In the heart of the Commission District on Market Street
- View of Market Street in Denver, Colorado; shows a horse drawn wagon full of burlap potato bags, a hand truck, men with a dolly, and store fronts.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Markets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Racine Boy, old mill in Silver Cliff
- Three men with a pile of burlap sacks stand in front of the Racine Boy or Bay Mine and mill in Silver Cliff, Custer County, Colorado. Shows: tailings, smokestacks, mill building.
- Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1900.
- [between 1886-1891]
- Pueblo woman
- A Native American (Pueblo, Tewa) woman poses indoors near a counter, a pail, and a full burlap sack. She wears boot moccasins, a cloth belt and dress.
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--1880-1900.; Tewa Indians--1880-1900.; Women--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- A Colorado potatoe [sic] cellar
- Interior view of potato cellar in Colorado; shows stacks of burlap gunny sacks tied with cord, root cellar supported by massive logs, and cribbed roof with posts.
- Basements--Colorado--1900-1920.; Interiors.; Potatoes--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Fort Defiance, Arizona
- View of Native American (Navajo) women and men at Fort Defiance, Arizona. People sit on the ground or on horseback, or stand beside an adobe wall and a timber wall. People are beneath a shaded stone shelter with vigas. Woven blankets and burlap...
- Navajo Indians--Arizona--Fort Defiance--1880-1910.; Fort Defiance (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Horseback riding--Arizona--Fort Defiance--1880-1910.; Shelters--Arizona--Fort Defiance--1880-1910.; Women--Arizona--Fort Defiance--1880-1910.; Geographical...
- [1873]
- Landing of the U.P.R.R. Excursts. at Omaha (1)
- People stand near piles of supplies stored in barrels, wooden crates and burlap sacks, in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. Shows a stagecoach, horse drawn wagons, railroad tracks, a Union Pacific Railroad car, and probably the "Colorado" or the...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations--1860-1870.; Missouri River--1860-1870.; Omaha (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Railroad travel--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.; Steamboats--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.; Tourists--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.
- 1866 October
- Mt Whitney station, Mt Whitney in distance
- Burlap bags are stacked by the Carson and Colorado R.R. depot, Mount Whitney Station (served Lone Pine), in Inyo County, California; Mount Whitney and the Sierra Nevada range are in the distance.
- Carson and Colorado Railroad--Buildings--1890-1910.; Southern Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations.; Inyo County (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Whitney, Mount (Calif.); Railroad stations--California--Inyo County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- North Star Mine near Silverton
- Miners and pack mules stand by the North Star Mine near Silverton in San Juan County, Colorado. Wood planks are atop the mine entrance; filled, burlap sacks are piled near the entrance. A train of burros climbs the hillside in the background.
- Silverton (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Silverton--1870-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Silverton--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Silverton--1870-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--Silverton--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Family camping
- Women and a child sit by a tent in (probably) Colorado. A man carries a burlap sack of grain near a surrey.
- Camping--Colorado--1880-1900.; Families--Colorado--1880-1900.; Lifting & carrying--Colorado--1880-1900.; Tents--Colorado--1880-1900.
- Coudersport and Port Allegany R.R., 4-4-0, #6, Port Allegany, PA
- View of a Coudersport and Port Allegany Railroad locomotive number 6 on a turntable in a yard at Port Allegany (McKean County), Pennsylvania. Lettering on the locomotive reads: "C&PA" and "6." The engineer and fireman are on the train as men push...
- Coudersport and Port Allegany Railroad--1940-1950.; Port Allegany (Pa.)--1940-1950.; Railroad employees--Pennsyvania--Port Allegany--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Pennsyvania--Port Allegany--1940-1950.; Smokestacks--Pennsyvania--Port...
- 1941 June 15
- Coudersport and Allegany R.R., 4-4-0 #6, and Pennsylvania RR, 2-8-0 #3092 Port Allegany, PA, railfan trip.
- View of Coudersport and Port Allegany Railroad train pulled by locomotive number "6" and a Pennsylvania Railroad train pulled by locomotive number "3092" in the rail yard at Port Allegany (McKean County), Pennsylvania. Shows a glass and brick...
- Coudersport and Port Allegany Railroad--1940-1950.; Pennsylvania Railroad--1940-1950.; Port Allegany (Pa.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Pennsyvania--Port Allegany--1940-1950.; Railroad stations--Pennsyvania--Port Allegany--1940-1950.;...
- 1941 June 15
- East Tennessee & Western North Carolina R.R., 4-6-0 #12 4-6-0 #11 on commuter train Elk Park, N.C.
- View of narrow gauge East Tennessee & Western North Carolina locomotives number 12 and number 11, with a commuter train, at the depot in Elk Park (Avery County), North Carolina. A railroad worker stands on the tender of # 12. The depot has a sign...
- East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Elk Park (N.C.)--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads--North Carolina--Elk Park--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--North Carolina--Elk Park--1940-1950.; Railroads stations--North...
- 1942 November 18
- Threshing in Colorado
- Complete view of threshing operation, Wilmont Farm, Colorado; shows machinery needed to run thresher, mule-drawn wagon with crop piled high awaiting threshing, partially emptied wagon with crop being placed into thresher, and horse-drawn wagon...
- Agricultural machinery & implements--Colorado--1900-1920.; Farming--Colorado--1900-1920.; Threshing--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Thos. Robson general store on 3rd Street
- Thos. Robson's general store on a dirt 3rd (Third) Street in Leadville, Colorado is a two-story wood frame building featuring a bracketed cornice, dentils along the frieze, arched second-story windows with drip molds, open double entry with...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Neil, Mrs.; Thompson, Mr.; Ellis, Thomas, Mrs.; Robson, Thomas, Mrs.; Robson, Thomas.
- [1885]
- Load 130 sacks 16940 lbs of potatoes hauled in 4 miles on Studebaker wagon to Northern Col. Produce Co. Greeley by H. Fishencord, Union Bank corner 8th Ave & 8th.
- On the street in Greeley, Colorado, men sit high atop a wagon loaded with burlap bags full of potatoes. They hold the reins of their team; other men stand by. The two-story brick building in the background has letters incised in the mitred pediment...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Potatoes--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.
- 1900?
- Boulder Milling & Elevator Company
- Mill buildings in Boulder, Colorado, are of brick and corrugated tin, and have gable, flat, mansard (with dormers), or monitor roofs. Full burlap sacks, brooms, and bales of straw are on the wooden dock, fronted by bare trees with stumps painted...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Feed store
- Ornate wallpaper finishes the interior of this feed store in Boulder, Colorado. Full burlap sacks are piled in back and to the sides; a man wheels one on a handtruck. Wire-handled, wooden buckets are by a counter; shelves are filled with boxes,...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Feed stores--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- C.E. Coulehan in his pioneer store, now Hubbell's seed store
- Men pose among stacks of full burlap bags in Boulder, Colorado, wearing vests, ties, straw and derby hats. Hanging from the glossy interior ceiling, a sign reads: "Agents of Baker Wire Co." Barrels, a spindle chair, and a bar handle truck crowd the...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Boulder--1870-1880.
- [between 1873 and 1880?]
- Schenck School park project
- Photograph of three unidentified students from Schenck Elementary School during a tree planting lesson as part of a park project in Denver, Colorado. Two older boys support a sapling. The tree has a burlap bag around its root ball. On the branch...
- Schenck School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Wyatt School pioneer project
- Photograph of an unidentified boy and girl sitting in an replica of the interior of a log cabin at Wyatt Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. The boy is dressed in a burlap replica of buckskins. He stands with his foot on a soap crate chair. ...
- Wyatt School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1935
- Sack Race at Mission Viejo
- Line of young people in burlap sacks, possibly at the start of a sack race. Green grass in front of the people and blue sky with clouds overhead.
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Barnum Coal and Feed Company Burlap Sack
- 1911 Corbett & Ballenger's 39th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1915 Corbett & Ballenger's 43rd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1926 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.2
- 1934 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.10
- 1936 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.12
- 1928 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.4