Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Prowers House, Boggsville
- View of the Prowers House on the Boggsville Historic site in Bent County, Colorado. The two story territorial style plastered, adobe structure is in deteriorated condition. Marks on the building indicate a porch is missing from the facade. Leafless...
- Prowers House (Boggsville, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Boggsville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic buildings.; Adobe buildings.; Abandoned buildings.; Prowers, John W.--Homes and Haunts.; Prowers House (Boggsville, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 1987
- Fluorspar Mill, 4UR Ranch
- View of the abandoned Colorado Fluorspar Company Mine and mill on the 4UR ranch in Wagon Wheel Gap (Mineral County), Colorado. Shows a tailing pile, ore house and deteriorated wooden buildings. Corrugated metal buildings are next to the mill. Goose...
- 4UR Ranch (Wagon Wheel, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Colorado Fluorspar Company Mine (Mineral County, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Wagon Wheel Gap (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Abandoned mines.; Mills.; Ore industry.; 4UR Ranch (Wagon Wheel, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2009
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church main entrance from Galapago Street before restoration, Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church ( St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Doors & doorways.; Gables.; Historic buildings.; St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- ca. 2004
- Still of the Oil Shale Mining Company for the destructive distillation of oil
- Men wear suits or suspenders and work clothes and pose beside a smokestack encased by deteriorated brick walls 22 miles outside of De Beque in Mesa County or Garfield County Colorado. An American flag is attached to scaffolding that surrounds an...
- Oil-shale industry--Colorado--1900-1920.; Oil-shales--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1920.; Refineries--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1917?]
- Treasury Tunnel Mine
- View of the Treasury Tunnel and the Treasury Tunnel gold Mine in Ouray County, Colorado. Shows mill and shaft house buildings, tailings piles and deteriorated cribbing on a slope in the San Juan Mountains.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Treasury Tunnel Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Ouray County--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1930-1950.
- [between 1939 and 1950?]
- Man - portrait
- Studio portrait of an unidentified man in Colorado. He wears a suit, dress shirt with a dark collar and a striped tie.
- Men--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Motorcycle shop
- Interior view of a motorcycle shop in Denver, Colorado; shows a man and motorcycles.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Motorcycles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Rodeo special events carriage racing
- Shows a carriage racing event possibly at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne (Larimer county), Wyoming. Judges stand in the middle of the arena as the carriages race by.
- Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Racing--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Post office
- Shows the single story wood post office. A man, woman and a child in a baby carriage are on the front porch. A sign above the building reads: "Post Office" and a tent is behind the building. Mountains and trees are in the background.
- Families--1890-1910.; Post offices--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Post office and store
- A group of men stand outside of a single story wood post office. A store is on one side and on the opposite side is an additional store front; the sign above this doorway reads: "Agency Omaha Barbed Wire".
- Post offices--1890-1910.; Stores & shops--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Recreation - picnic - group in park
- Outdoor portrait of men, women, girls, boys, and teenagers at a picnic in a Denver, Colorado park; costume includes a large hats with flowers. A man in military uniform eats a banana; a boy holds a a United States flag.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Picnics--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Timberline Pikes Peak wagon road
- View of Pikes Peak toll road at timberline in El Paso County, Colorado.
- Mountain roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Looking west on West 2nd Street in Leadville
- View down West Second Street, also known as State Street, in Leadville, Colorado. "Mt. Massive Trailer Court" is on the left and a brick building with a flagpole on the roof and "Pioneer Club, Bar, Cafe" and "Pastime Cafe, Bar, Club" signs is on...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Mobile homes--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.; Restaurants--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.
- [1981]
- Overview - Tiny Town, Colorado
- A young girl stands among the miniature buildings in a panoramic view of Tiny Town, Colorado in Jefferson County.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Tiny Town
- A young girl stands next to the miniature commercial district in Tiny Town, Colorado in Jefferson County. The girl is bundled in a winter coat and a hat. Signs: "Western Union," "Real Estate," and "Tiny Town Mercantile Co."
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Tiny Town, Colorado - miniature steamboat
- The miniature riverboat S. S. Columbine is anchored in a man-made lake in Tiny Town, Colorado in Jefferson County. The boat has three decks and two smokestacks.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Steamboats--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Tiny Town, Colorado - overview
- Panoramic view of the miniature town of Tiny Town, Colorado in Jefferson County.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Tiny Town, Colorado - overview
- Panoramic view of the the miniature community of Tiny Town, Colorado in Jefferson County.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Tiny Town, Colorado
- A young girl stands next to the miniature commercial district in Tiny Town, Colorado in Jefferson County. The buildings include miniature storefronts. Miniature electrical towers are in the background.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Tiny Town, Colorado
- A young girl stands near the miniature train depot and the tracks of the Tiny Town railroad in Tiny Town, Colorado in Jefferson County. The train is stopped over the iron bridge that spans a man-made lake. A sign "Lakeside Drive" is attached to a...
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Built 1888, Ouray, Co.
- View southeast towards the Ouray County Courthouse, 4th (Fourth) Street and 6th (Sixth) Avenue, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, shortly after 1888 construction.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Courthouses--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Ouray
- Two girls pose in front of their two story schoolhouse on Fourth (4th) Street and Seventh (7th) Avenue, Ouray, Colorado. Architect William Quale of Denver designed building, built in 1883 by local contractor Francis Carney with pressed brick and...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1900]
- Ouray
- Students pose in long rows outside their two story schoolhouse on Fourth (4th) Street and Seventh (7th) Avenue, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Architect William Quale of Denver designed the 1883 building, built by local contractor Francis Carney...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1900]
- Ouray
- Two men pose in a carriage drawn by two horses in intersection of Fourth (4th) Street and Seventh (7th) Avenue in front of the schoolhouse, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Architect William Quale of Denver designed the 1883 building, built by local...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- Ouray
- View southwest along Fourth (4th) Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, includes: a group of young children with a burro, St. John's Episcopal Church and bell tower, Judge Story's house and the Swanson house.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Methodist Church, Episcopal Church
- Snowy view southwest along Fourth (4th) Street of the Methodist Church and the Episcopal Church, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Ouray County Courthouse, built 1888
- View northeast of the Ouray County Courthouse, 4th (Fourth) Street and 6th (Sixth) Avenue, Ouray, Colorado. Cascade Falls shows in background.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Ouray fire
- Townspeople survey the vast destruction of a fire, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. View includes a man and woman on horseback, groups of men, a person on a timber supported boardwalk leading to a plank road, charred trees, parts of stoves and wooden...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Ouray, Colo.
- View southwest over Ouray, Colorado, shows wood frame houses, the Ouray County Courthouse, and Canyon Creek Gorge.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.
- [between 1888 and 1900]
- Ouray, Colo.
- A man in pajamas sits up in a bed covered with white bed linens, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, in a room with floral patterned wallpaper.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Sleepwear--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Portrait of a man
- A man poses mounted on his horse, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. He wears leather chaps, boots with spurs, gun in holster, vest, and a felt brim hat; his saddle holds a coiled rope a leather pouch.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Presbyterian Church, SW. corner 4th Ave. and 4th St.
- View of the First Presbyterian Church on the northwest corner of Fourth Street and Fourth Avenue, Ouray, Colorado. The front gable church with decorative shingles has a small intersecting gable entry vestibule. The house next door is under...
- First Presbyterian Church (Ouray, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900]
- Site of Ouray Herald
- The Deutsch brothers and a young boy stand in the entry of their specialty grocery store, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Goods displayed include: brooms, wash tubs, buckets, pyramids of canned goods, box of cabbage, wooden crates of produce, sacks...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Families--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Tom Mahon
- Head and shoulders portrait of Tom Mahon, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado; he has neatly combed short hair, a mustache, and wears a cravat and a plaid jacket with top button fastened.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mahon, Tom.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Western Hotel
- Men and a dog stand under the balcony of the Western Hotel, 220 7th (Seventh) Avenue, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Three story hotel built by John Johnstone and Fred Mayol in 1892, features light colored clapboard siding with contrasting trim...
- Western Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900]
- Western Hotel, Ouray
- Men pose under the balcony of the Western Hotel, 220 7th (Seventh) Avenue, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Three story hotel built by John Johnstone and Fred Mayol in 1892, features light colored clapboard siding with contrasting trim boards,...
- Western Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900]
- Tiny Town
- View over the deteriorated buildings of Tiny Town Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Moving company owner George Turner built the miniature village and opened it to the public in 1920.
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1980-1990.
- October, 1987
- San Juan mining
- Two men pose with an ore cart full of ore at the entrance to an unidentified mine, San Juan County, Colorado.
- Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1930.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Miners--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1930.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Alamosa
- The Manders Building, on the corner of San Juan and Main streets, in Alamosa, Colorado is a two-story building, constructed in 1891, with rusticated stone block, bracketed enriched cornice, corner entry with double wooden panel with large glass...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Alamosa--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Alamosa--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1900]
- In Box Canon, Ouray, Colo.
- View shows three men standing on an unfinished portion of the walkway through Box Canyon in Ouray County, Colorado.
- Box Canyon (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1910.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1910.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Ouray...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Mt. Sneffels, gold, elevation 12,000 ft.
- A man leans against a cliff face on Mount Sneffels, Ouray County, Colorado. Mountains of the San Juan range show in the background.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.); Sneffels, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1900.
- June 20, 1891
- Colorado mining, Gilpin County
- View shows mining surface structures and two sets of ore car tracks on a hillside, Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Gilpin County--1860-1870.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Log buildings--Colorado--Gilpin County--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1869]
- Colorado mining, Summit County
- Four miners pose with two dogs in the entryway of an unidentified mine tunnel, Summit County, Colorado.
- Summit County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Dogs--Colorado--Summit County--1870-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Summit County--1870-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Summit County--1870-1890.; Tunnels--Colorado--Summit County--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Central City, Colorado
- Early view overlooking Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado, shows log residences and false front buildings.
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Log buildings--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1869]
- Mecca Pit elevator
- Miners work on the Mecca Pit elevator (tramway), Colorado.
- Summit County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Summit County--1870-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Summit County--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Colorado mining
- Four miners pose inside an unidentified tunnel, Colorado. They hold candles and tools and one sits on timbers.
- Summit County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Summit County--1870-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Summit County--1870-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Summit County--1870-1890.; Tunnels--Colorado--Summit County--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Battery powered car - early 1900's with Mrs. Charles C. Gates and friend
- Mrs. Charles C. Gates (Hazel Rhoads Gates) and a friend take time out from their drive in an early battery powered car for a photo, Denver, Colorado. Both women wear dresses, hats with flowers, gloves, jackets. They are parked in a local city park.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Electric automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Gates, Hazel LaDora Rhoads.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Harry Mellon Rhoads
- Harry M. Rhoads holds a box camera as he poses in front of a brick building.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cameras--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Charles' Building
- View of the Charles Building, on 15th (Fifteenth) and Curtis streets, in Denver, Colorado; also shows the Gas and Electric Building, the Rex Building, storefronts, and a collapsed roof sign.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Pres. William H. Taft
- United States President William Howard Taft shakes hands with a dignitary in Denver, Colorado; men wear stovepipe and uniform officer hats, one man wears a ribbon that reads: "Official Fan Club".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Presidents--United States--1900-1920.; Taft, William H., (William Howard), 1857-1930.; United States. President (1908-1912 : Taft)
- [between 1908 and 1912?]