Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Bonanza
- Men and women pose on a dirt street in Bonanza (Saguache County), Colorado. Frame buildings have false fronts and signs that read: "F.F. Roby Assayer" and "Second Hand Goods." Miners hold pick axes, shovels, sledge hammers and pose near a pile of...
- Bonanza (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Assayers--Colorado--Bonanza--1880-1890.; False fronts--Colorado--Bonanza--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Bonanza--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Bonanza--1880-1890.; People--Colorado--Bonanza--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Creede, Colo.
- Men sit or stand in a line and pose in front of a canvas tent and a log cabin in possibly Windy Gulch in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. A skull and antlers is displayed with a painted sign that reads: "Saloon." A metal stove with a stovepipe is...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Queues--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Jim Town
- View of one-story log cabins with low-pitched roofs in Jimtown (later Creede) in Mineral County, Colorado. Shows children and a horse near laundry on a clothesline and a canvas tent with a metal chimney. Some crudely constructed cabins are...
- Creede (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Creede--1880-1890.; Log cabins--Colorado--Creede--1880-1890.; Tents--Colorado--Creede--1880-1890.
- [between 1888 and 1890?]
- Guyot's Assay Office
- Men stand and pose in front of the log "Guyot's Assay Office" building in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Men wear vests or jackets and hats. One man holds probably a canvas bag; another man holds probably a baseball bat. Shows log cabins,...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Assaying--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1891?]
- From hot springs
- Panoramic view of timber buildings at the hot springs in Poncha Springs (Chaffee County), Colorado. Shows canvas tents and the Poncha Springs Hotel. A Denver & Rio Grande railroad grade and the Sawatch Range are in the distance.
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1880-1890.; Springs--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1880-1890.; Tents--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1886?]
- Cortez - street fair
- View of a street in Cortez (Montezuma County), Colorado; shows people and booths with canvas canopies. Ashlar stone office buildings and storefronts have signs: "Pool Hall," "Montezuma Valley National Bank," "The Valley Supply Co.," and "Bozeman...
- Cortez (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Cortez--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Cortez--1910-1920.; Fairs--Colorado--Cortez--1910-1920.; People--Colorado--Cortez--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Tejon St. in the business section of Colorado Springs
- View of Tejon Street in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado; shows pedestrians, brick and stone office buildings with storefronts, arches, and canvas awnings.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- The Hundley stage line to Cripple Creek, via C.M. Ry.
- Men pose at the Colorado Midland Railway and Hundley stage line meeting point at a depot in Divide (Teller County), Colorado. Men wear suits and hats and pose on top of horse-drawn stagecoaches that read: "Mail Express" and "Cripple Creek."...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Divide (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Divide--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Divide--1890-1900.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Divide--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1893]
- Victor, Colo.
- View of frame commercial and mine buildings in Victor (Teller County), Colorado. A Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company freight train is on Colorado Midland Railroad tracks near tailings and the Independence Mine. Portland Mine buildings are...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Warehouses--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- East Victor showing Strong, Independence, Portland and Anna Lee mines
- Panoramic view of frame mine buildings in Victor (Teller County), Colorado. A woman is in a horse-drawn buggy near a log and frame one-story house. Mine buildings on Battle Mountain are identified as the Strong Mine, the Independence Mine, the...
- Anna Lee Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Portland Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Strong Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Mine...
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- Telluride, early days
- Photograph of a photograph of men on horseback and on a mule-drawn covered wagon on a commercial street in Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. People pose on timber sidewalks near a pile of probably canvas bags. Signs on the street read: "Mrs....
- Telluride (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Animal teams--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1884 and 1885?]
- Leadville from Capitol Hill
- Panoramic view of log buildings in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. A horse is beside a canvas covered building and a one-story log cabin. Shows tree stumps amid buildings and probably the Sawatch Mountains in the distance.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Log buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [1880?]
- Creede, Colo.
- Wood frame buildings, canvas tents and log cabins sit in the valley below a mine shaft in lower Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Men stand in front of a batt and board construction building. Men in a wagon sit in front of the building; one holds...
- Creede (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Creede--1880-1890.; People--Colorado--Creede--1880-1890.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Creede--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1890?]
- Red Mountain after the fire, Aug. 12, 1892
- View of frame buildings and tailings piles at Red Mountain (Ouray County), Colorado. Men stand beside a log cabin with a canvas tent roof. Shows charred tree stumps and probably burned building foundations. Log cabins and frame structures, and...
- Red Mountain (Ouray County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Red Mountain--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Red Mountain--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Red Mountain--1890-1900.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Red Mountain--1890-1900.
- [1892]
- A Mountain of shale on Conn Creek near De Beque
- Men, probably miners, stand and pose beside canvas tents near sagebrush and a barbed wire fence near De Beque and Conn Creek in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows layers of shale on a mesa.
- Oil-shale industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Oil-shales--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mesas--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1918?]
- Wash day in a United States Geological Survey camp
- View of a large kettle beside canvas tents at a United States Geological Survey camp in either Mesa County or Garfield County, Colorado. Oil shale burns under a laundry kettle.
- Geological Survey (U.S.)--People--1910-1920.; Oil-shales--Colorado--1910-1920.; Campfires--Colorado--1910-1920.; Camping--Colorado--1910-1920.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--1910-1920.; Tents--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1914?
- Mt. Index region
- Men wear suits and stand near parked cars and on a steep hillside beside a tramway of possibly the Index Oil Shale Company near De Beque in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows probably oil shale processing buildings, holding tanks, dirt road grades,...
- Oil-shale industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1920.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1920.; Refineries--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1920.; Valleys--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- An Immense body of oil shale, near Grand Valley, Colorado
- Men wear overalls, jackets, and hats and pose on a rocky trail in probably Mesa County or Garfield County, Colorado. Canvas tents are near scrub, trees, and talus. Shows steep, layered shale cliffs.
- Oil-shales--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cliffs--Colorado--1900-1920.; Tents--Colorado--1900-1920.; Trails & paths--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1917]
- Chautauqua Auditorium
- View of the frame Chautauqua Auditorium building in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. The building has open sides and square towers with hipped roofs. Canvas tents are set up near the auditorium. Shows mountains and The Flatirons in the distance.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Chautauquas--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.
- [between 1898 and 1899]
- Hot Sulphur Springs
- Men wear suits and sit or stand near a canvas tent beside coffee pots and a fire pit in Hot Sulphur Springs (Grand County), Colorado. The Willows, Frank Byers' three-story frame house with dormers, a hipped roof, and porches, is beside log cabins,...
- Byers, Frank S.--Homes & haunts.; Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Hot Sulphur Springs
- Panoramic view of frame buildings, barns, canvas tents, and camp sites in Hot Sulphur Springs (Grand County), Colorado. Covered wagons are near tents in a meadow. Shows timber fences, willow bushes, and the Colorado River in the valley.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1900.; Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1890-1900.; Camping--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1890-1900.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1890-1900.;...
- 1899
- Hot Sulphur Springs
- View of a footbridge with rope sides over the Colorado River and buildings in Hot Sulphur Springs (Grand County), Colorado. Shows the two-story frame Kinney House Hotel with balconies, nearby canvas tents, and a covered wagon. Trees are beside the...
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1900.; Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1890-1900.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1890-1900.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Hot Sulphur...
- 1899
- Industries - construction - steam driven pump
- View of a steam boiler driven pump, canvas tent, and man posing in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Pumps--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Tents--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Creede, Colo.
- Men and women pose in front of a canvas tent in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. The women wear fitted, calico dresses, and the men wear suits and felt hats. Iron stoves are outside the tent. Tents and trees are on the hillside in the distance.
- Creede (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Stoves--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Lower Creede after fire
- Men and wagons are in streets of the burned business district in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Shows piles of debris and a canvas tent beside Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks in a valley.
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- 1892 June
- The Geyser, Silver Cliff Colo.
- A group of miners at the Geyser Mine in Silver Cliff (Custer County), Colorado pose near the mill. Some men hold shovels, a pick axe, candles with lanterns, and hammers. They wear overalls, canvas coats and wide, slanting brimmed hats with high...
- Geyser Mine (Custer County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Advertising - Billboards
- Three men stand near a billboard that advertises Cudahy's Soap possibly in Colorado. The billboard reads: "Cudahy's Diamond 'G' Soap, the C Mark, Does Better Work and Goes Further Than Any Other Laundry Soap." Two of the men wear work clothes and...
- Billboards--1890-1900.
- 1897, September 29
- Standard Chemical, Montrose
- View of the Joe Junior Mill and ore processing buildings (Standard Chemical Company) in Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado; mill buildings and canvas tents are by a pipe flume.
- Montrose (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mills--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.
- 1921, January
- The new Eagle Mining District, Colorado
- Men pose by the Lady Belle mine entrance south of Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado; one man shovels ore into a canvas bag.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lady Belle Mine (Eagle County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Sacked ore, Lady Belle Mine, near Eagle, Colorado
- Men load a horse-drawn skid with sacks of ore from the Lady Belle mine south of Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado; canvas tents are in the distance.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lady Belle Mine (Eagle County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Settlement near the Lady Belle Mine, near Eagle, Colorado
- View of a settlement near the Lady Belle mine south of Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado; canvas tents, frame sheds, and a storefront surround a meadow. People are by horses and a car.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Settlements--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Eagle Silver District
- View of a settlement near the Lady Belle mine south of Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado; men, women, and girls pose by canvas tents and an automobile. A pennant reads: "Eagle Colorado;" a sign on the tent reads: "Meals All Hours."
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Restaurants--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Tents--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Eagle Silver District
- View of a settlement near the Lady Belle mine south of Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado; men pose by a frame building, horse and buggy, and an automobile. A sign on a canvas tent reads: "Room and Board."
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Settlements--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Ore transportation - Eagle District
- Men load a sledge or skid with canvas bags of ore in Eagle County, Colorado; horses wait in harness.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Transportation--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Ore transportation - Eagle district
- A man drives a horse-drawn sledge or skid loaded with canvas bags of ore in Eagle County, Colorado.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Ore industry--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Transportation--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Ore transportation - Eagle District
- A man drives a horse pulled sledge or skid with bags of ore in Eagle County, Colorado; canvas bags of ore are by the dirt road.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Transportation--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- East Paradox, Colo.
- View of East Paradox (Montrose County), Colorado; shows houses, fences, rocks, and a canvas tent.
- Paradox (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Crested Butte--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Great Western Sugar Company
- View of a Great Western Sugar Company beet processing factory in (probably) Colorado; shows tanks, a smokestack, and catwalks.
- Great Western Sugar Company--Buildings--1910-1930.; Sugar industry--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Hunters
- Men pose with deer carcasses hung from aspen trees in western Colorado. The hunters have a dog, canvas tent, and horses. Hills and bluffs are in the distance.
- Camping--Colorado--1900-1910.; Deer hunting--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tents--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1907 September 9
- Rifle Bachelor's Club Basketball Team
- Studio portrait of the Rifle Bachelor's Club Basketball team in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; teenage boys and young men wear jerseys, skullcaps, shorts, and striped socks, and canvas shoes. Letters on ball read: "RBC 15-16."
- Basketball players--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Teenagers--1910-1920.
- 1915 or 1916
- Rifle street scene
- Men and a woman pose by storefronts in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; canvas awnings and signs read: "Post Office," "Bank of Rifle," "J. W. Hugus & Co. Groceries," and "Dry Goods, Boots, and Shoes." Window displays include steamer trunks, hats,...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Shops & stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle, Colorado
- Aerial view of the town of Rifle in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows agricultural fields and ditches. The Colorado River meanders past the town and the Grand Hogback is in the distance.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1940-1970.; Grand Hogback (Colo.) 1890-1920.; Rifle (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Cites & towns--Colorado--Rifle--1940-1970.; Rivers--Colorado--Rifle--1940-1970.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Platoro mining district
- Panoramic view of the town of Platoro in Conejos County, Colorado. Shows wood and log buildings and canvas tents. Horses graze in an open area. Hills are in the distance.
- Platoro (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Log buildings--Colorado--Platoro--1900-1920.; Tents--Colorado--Platoro--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Man and dogs
- A man kneels and poses beside two dogs in probably western Colorado. The man wears a plaid cap, glasses, a vest and a bow tie. A large canvas tent is near a fence.
- Dogs--Colorado--1890-1910.; Men--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Long horn Thompson's camp
- Probably a family poses at a camp near Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. Women and girls wear linen or cotton dresses and hats. Men and a boy wear suits and hats. A women sits on a rocking chair beside canvas tents and a covered wagon.
- Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Camping--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.; Tents--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Fishing
- Men pose at a camp in probably western Colorado. Trout are strung on a fishing pole beside a wooden table. Plates, silverware, mugs and a cooking pot are on the table. A canvas tent is behind the men.
- Camping--Colorado--1900-1910.; Fishing--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tents--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle Creek Mercantile Co.
- People pose in front of the Rifle Creek Mercantile Company in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. The two-story brick building has a flat roof and a first floor awning that reads: "Gents [Furni]shing's [sic], Ladies Furnishing's [sic]." Upstairs...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [1907?]
- Present Rifle Food Market
- Men, boys, and a dog pose by storefront windows in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; lettering and signs on a canvas bag read: "Hungarian Mills Flour," "S. R. Fuleher - correct guess," Mrs. Loeschbaugh - 2nd correct guess," "Mrs. Joe Selby 3rd...
- Hampson Bros. & Valdez (Rifle, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle Falls Ranch
- View of Zerbe's Ranch Hotel, near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Women and a man pose on lawn or the covered porch. Canvas camp cabins are by antlers and a sprinkler.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- 1902
- L.C. Phipps residence, Denver, Colorado, west side
- View of the Lawrence Cowle Phipps house at 3400 Belcaro Drive in the Belcaro neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Colonial Revival style house has a pedimented door, gabled roof, chimneys, semi-circular driveway, and contrasting trim. Frames for...
- Phipps, Lawrence Cowle, 1862-1958--Homes & haunts.; Belcaro (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933 October