Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Buffalo Bill riding a burro
- Buffalo Bill (W.F. Cody), with long hair, a goatee, a hat and a neckerchief, poses on a burro with his arm extended. Men on a burro-drawn wagon extend their arms to point off in the distance.
- Carts & wagons--1890-1910.; Donkeys--1890-1910.; Entertainers--1890-1910.; Pointing fingers--1890-1910.; Riding--1890-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Buildings residences large three story brick home
- View of a masonry house in Colorado. The three-story masonry home has a covered porch, multi-paned windows, and two chimneys.
- Houses--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Bull Gulck [sic] and Tunnel 3, Moffat Road
- View of Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway's tunnel number Three on Moffat Road, Colorado, in Bull Gulch; includes trestle and push car on standard gauge track.
- Bull Gulch (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1904?]
- Burro train, Ouray, Colo.
- A pack train of burros loaded with full sacks stands in front of the Beaumont Hotel, Main (Third, 3rd) Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Signs on hotel include: "First National Bank" and "Thatcher Brothers."
- Beaumont Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.
- [between 1887 and 1900]
- California Zephyr
- View of a California Zephyr train on Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks at the east portal of the Moffat Tunnel in Gilpin County, Colorado. Passenger observation cars read: "Silver Bronco," "D.& R.G.W." and "C.B.& O." "Moffat Tunnel,...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Railroad tunnels--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Moffat Tunnel (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad observation cars--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.;...
- [1949?]
- Canon of the Grand from the top
- View of Glenwood Canyon in Garfield County, Colorado. The Colorado River and Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company tracks are in the canyon.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1900.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Canon of the Grand in Utah
- View of a Denver & Rio Grande Railway train beside the Colorado River in Ruby Canyon in Grand County, Utah.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1890.; Grand County (Utah)--1880-1890.; Ruby Canyon (Colo. and Utah)--1880-1890.; Canyon--Utah--Grand Countys--1880-1890.; Railroads--Utah--Grand...
- [between 1881 and 1889]
- Canon of the Rio Las Animas
- View of the Denver & Rio Grande Railway, Highline, Silverton Branch, near Rockwood in the Canyon of the Rio Las Animas (Animas Gorge) La Plata County, Colorado. A narrow gauge engine pulls a sidecar and excursion car on a narrow rock ledge....
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Animas Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1880-1890.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--La Plata...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Canon of the Rio Las Animas
- View of a Denver & Rio Grande Railway narrow gauge double-headed excursion train on a steep rock cliff in the Animas Gorge on the Highline, Silverton Branch, near Rockwood beside the Rio Las Animas (Animas River) in La Plata County, Colorado....
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Animas Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1880-1890.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--La Plata...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Captain Owen Hale, standing, in uniform, 3/4 length
- Captain Owen Hale, 3/4 length standing studio portrait, wearing military uniform, hat on side table; assigned to 7th Cavalry, Captain of Company K but was on detached service at St. Louis, Missouri, during Battle of Little Bighorn; engaged with...
- Military officers--United States--1870-1880.; Military uniforms--1870-1880.; Hale, Owen, 1843-1877.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Car repair a Colo. Midland RR at Colo. City
- A railroad crew from the Colorado Midland Railway Company work to repair the wheels on a railroad car in Colorado City, Colorado. The railroad car is parked over a work area, similar to a trench. The workers stand next to a set of railroad car...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Colorado City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Colorado City--1890-1910.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Colorado City--1890-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Caribou, Colo.
- View of Caribou (Boulder County), Colorado. Shows the Sherman House hotel and commercial and residential buildings at the base of snow-covered Arapaho Peak and Baldy Mountain. Mine buildings are in the distance.
- Caribou (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Caribou--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Caribou--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Cascade Mountains, California
- View of boulders, snowfields, and talus in probably the Cascade Mountains (Siskiyou County), California.
- Talus (Geology)--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Cascade Range--1870-1880.; Siskiyou County (Calif.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.;...
- [1870?]
- Cascade Mountains, California
- View of probably a glacier in the Cascade Mountains (Siskiyou County), California. Shows a cracked and sunken snowfield. Piled snow is at the base of a talus slope.
- Siskiyou County (Calif.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Glaciers--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Snow--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; United States Geological Exploration of the...
- [1870?]
- Cascade near Silverton
- View of an unidentified waterfall in San Juan County, Colorado. Shows Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company tracks; men and women stand nearby.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1889?]
- Cattlemen's Celebration, Gunnison, Colo.
- Panoramic view of men, women and children mounted on horses who pose on a road in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. One man holds an American flag, another stands on his horse. Possibly a parade float is in the distance. Shows store fronts....
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Celebrations--Colorado--Gunnison--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Gunnison--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Gunnison--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Gunnison--1910-1920.
- 1910 July 20
- Cedar Springs
- Men stand around a stagecoach and carriage parked near frame buildings on the Grand Canyon stage road in a place identified as Cedar Springs in Arizona. A sign reading "Grand Canyon Stage" is mounted on the side of the stagecoach.
- Grand Canyon-Flagstaff Stage Line--1890-1910.; Buildings--Arizona--1890-1910.; Stagecoaches--Arizona--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1901?]
- Cent. Presbyterian parsonage
- View of the manse of the Central Presbyterian Church at 1650 Sherman Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a Victorian Gothic style house with corner turret, dormer windows and rusticated stone trim.
- Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1900.; Parsonages--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1889 and 1891?]
- Central City switchback
- Stereographic view of a passenger train of the Colorado Central Railroad running along a switchback near Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. A small stream of smoke puffs from the engine. Another ridge of hills is in the background.
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Hills--Colorado--Gilpin County--1870-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Gilpin County--1870-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Gilpin County--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Central City, Colo.
- Aerial view of frame and brick commercial buildings and houses in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows the Catholic Church on a hillside below the staircase of St. Aloysius Academy (The Sisters' School) with a central cupola. Buildings on...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Central City--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1870-1900.
- [between 1874 and 1891]
- Chair Mtn., Crystal River
- View of Crystal River with distant view of Chair Mountain (elevation 12,721 feet) near Marble, Colorado; Crystal River and San Juan Railway standard gauge track and telegraph wire and poles parallel the Crystal River and canyon.
- Chair Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Crystal River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Marble (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Marble--1900-1920.; Crystal River & San Juan Railroad Company.
- [between 1906 and 1920]
- Charles Lindbergh leaving Lowry Field for parade
- Charles Lindbergh arrives in Denver, Colorado after his solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean; riding with him in the convertible automobile are Governor William Adams and Benjamin Stapleton. A crowd of people, including an African-American...
- African Americans--Military service--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--American--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Governors--Colorado--1920-1930.;...
- [1927 September 27]
- Checking Red Rocks' Sounding Board for amphitheater
- A man stands and sings in the Red Rocks Amphitheater to test the sound, Morrison, Colorado. Two musicians sit nearby, one plays a cello and the other a portable piano. A man and a woman are seated to either side of the musicians. Shows red rock...
- Red Rocks Amphitheater (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Morrison (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Amphitheaters--Colorado--Morrison--1910-1930.; Cellos--Colorado--Morrison--1910-1930.; Pianos--Colorado--Morrison--1910-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Morrison--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Cheyenne Falls with flowers
- A primrose is positioned around the edges of a photograph of Cheyenne Falls in El Paso County, Colorado. A stairway and bridge are next to the waterfall.
- Primroses--1890-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Photographic prints--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Cheyenne Falls
- View of one of the Seven Falls, South Cheyenne Creek, South Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. Shows water cascading over rock formations into a pool.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Cheyenne Wyo. fifty yearly [sic] old and rearing to go! and the Denver Post is Ther [sic] to help them
- Panoramic view of a crowd looking on as a woman representative of the Denver Post shakes hands with Mr. C. Shokley who sits in a Stutz automobile near the Union Pacific Train Station in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The car is labeled with the number "3" and...
- Denver Post--Public relations--1910-1920.; Stutz automobile--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1910-1920.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1910-1920.; Boys--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1910-1920.; Press agents--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific Railway train
- A Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway train sits on tracks probably in Colorado. Two men stand near a chair car. Labels painted on the train read: "Chair Car," "Dining Car," "711," "648," "608."
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company--1880-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Chicano student
- A young Chicano boy reads aloud from a text on his desk, probably Colorado. The words "Chicano Power" are written on the cracked wall behind him.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1960-1970.; Boys--Colorado--1960-1970.; Children reading & writing--Colorado--1960-1970.; Graffiti--Colorado--1960-1970.; Students--Colorado--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Chief Joseph
- Studio portrait of Native American (Nez Percé) Chief Joseph. He wears beaded moccasins, a blanket trimmed with fringe, and necklaces.
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Nez Percé Indians--1880-1900.; Joseph, Nez Percé Chief, 1840-1904.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Chief Joseph and Captain Jerome with Buffalo Bill's horses, full length
- Chief Joseph, Nez Perce, and Captain Jerome with Buffalo Bill's saddled horses taken at Madison Square Garden, full length with painted backdrop in background; Chief Joseph passing peace pipe to Captain Jerome.
- Calumets--1880-1890.; Horses--1880-1890.; Joseph, Nez Percé Chief, 1840-1904.
- [between 1897 and 1898]
- Cimarron Canon, D.&.R.G.R.R.
- View from above of the Cimarron River and Denver and Rio Grande Railroad narrow gauge tracks and trestle in a deep gorge in Montrose County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Cimarron River (Montrose County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Montrose...
- [between 1886 and 1890?]
- Cimarron
- View of Cimarron (Montrose County), Colorado. Shows water tower near Denver & Rio Grande Railway tracks, depot, Cimarron River and residences.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Cimarron (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cimarron River (Montrose County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Cimarron--1880-1900.; Railroad...
- [between 1883 and 1891?]
- Cities Denver streets So. Grove St. residence at corner of street
- View of a house at 505 South Grove Street in Denver, Colorado. The house has a covered porch shaded by wooden trellises.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925]
- City Park pavilion
- Women ride in an open automobile on a road in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The pavilion in nearby.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Clear Creek Canon, Rocky Pt. Col.
- View of a rock formation identified as Rocky Point in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Shows Clear Creek and Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway Company tracks.
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Clear Creek County (near Idaho Springs) mining scene
- Men pose by a dam spillway on Clear Creek near Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The buildings of the State Ore Sampling Co. and the Jackson Concentrating Works are nearby.
- Jackson Concentrating Works (Colo.)--1880-1900.; State Ore Sampling Co. (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Dams--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho...
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde
- A man poses in Cliff Palace, a Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruin at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Shows masonry ruins and a stone overhang.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1880-1900.; Cliff Palace (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mesa...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde
- A man poses in Cliff Palace, a Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruin at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Shows masonry ruins and a stone overhang.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1880-1900.; Cliff Palace (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mesa...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde, looking out
- View of Native American (Anasazi) ruins from inside Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Shows the rock overhang, stone walls, and round and square multi-story cliff dwellings.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1890-1900.; Cliff Palace (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mesa...
- [1891?]
- Cliff ruin Mancos Canon, Colorado
- Two men sit and stand in Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins in Mancos Canyon, probably Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1890-1900.; Mancos Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1890-1900.;...
- [1893]
- Clouds above Cheesman Memorial
- Cumulus clouds float over the Doric colonnade of Cheesman Memorial in Cheesman Park, Denver, Colorado. The pavilion is a neo-classical style structure designed by Willis Adams Marean.
- Cheesman, Walter Scott, 1838-1907--Monuments.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Clouds--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1922, January, February
- Coal miners
- Three miners pose outside a mine at either the Berwind Mine in Las Animas County or the Rugby Mine in Huerfano County, Colorado. The men wear overalls and work boots. Electric mine lamps are attached to their caps and battery packs are at their...
- Coal mining--Colorado--1910-1930.; Miners--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Colo. roads
- View down on a winding dirt road on a bare pass in the Colorado mountains.
- Roads--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Colo. Springs Post Office
- Interior view of Colorado Springs post office, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows wood teller's booths, United States flags, and an embossed ceiling. Signs and chalkboard read: "General Delivery," "Ladies," "Open from 8 A. M. to 7...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Post offices--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1906 and 1910]
- Colo. State Indust. School school from Castle Rock, Golden
- View from Castle Rock over the State Industrial School, (name change in 1961 to Lookout Mountain School for Boys) Jefferson County, Colorado, shows the treescaped grounds and dormitories, school with farm buildings and foothills in background.
- Golden (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Reformatories--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; State Industrial School (Golden, Colo.)
- 1928 September 28
- Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
- The Colorado Fuel & Iron Company in Pueblo, Colorado, was created in 1892 to produce iron and steel for extending the narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Railway from Pueblo to Canon City. The company garnered Pueblo the nickname of "Pittsburgh of...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--1890-1910.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1910.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1910.; Smokestacks--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1910?]
- Colorado Governor Clarence J. Morely, know[sic] as the "Klan Governor"
- Governor Clarence J. Morely takes a cowboy hat from an unknown man dressed as a cowboy, possibly an actor, on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver, Colorado. Morely served as Governor of Colorado from 1925 to 1927, and was...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cowboys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Gifts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Governors--Colorado--1920-1930.; Morley, Clarence J.
- [between 1925 and 1927]
- Colorado Governor Clarence J. Morley
- Governor Clarence J. Morely poses for a photo as he signs a document in the Governor's office. Morely served as Governor of Colorado from 1925 to 1927, he was known as the Ku Klux Klan Governor during the political peak of the Klan in the 1920's.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Document signings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Governors--Colorado--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Morley, Clarence J.
- [between 1925 and 1927]
- Colorado Governor Clarence J. Morley
- Governor Clarence J. Morely poses in the Governor's office. Morely served as Governor of Colorado from 1925 to 1927, and was known as the Ku Klux Klan Governor during the political peak of the Klan in the 1920's. SHows a desk chair, and house...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Governors--Colorado--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Morley, Clarence J.
- [between 1925 and 1927]
- Colorado Pioneers' Societies' picnic, Turners Tiney [sic.] Village
- Panoramic view of members of the Colorado Pioneers Society who pose near Tiny Town (Jefferson County), Colorado. Police men stand on either side of the group that consists of men, women, and children. An old man with a long beard wears a Georgetown...
- Colorado Pioneers Society--1920-1930.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Organizations--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- 1924 August 30