Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Cities streets bridges scene of new Alameda bridge
- View of the Alameda Avenue bridge over Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. Charles S. Lillybridge's house and studio is near the edge of the canal. Another building is nearby.
- Lillybridge, Charles S., 1849-1935.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Buildings residences home along Archer Canal near Alameda
- View of houses near the edge of Archer Canal by Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. A bridge crosses the water in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Man 2 women & a child along stream
- A family poses on the edge of probably the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. The women wear dresses with bustles and hats decorated with feathers and cloth. The baby wears a bonnet.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Men near an irrigation ditch
- A group of men sit and stand near the edge of a weir in an irrigation ditch near Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Irrigation canals & flumes--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Men--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Man 2 women & children seated beside river
- A family poses near the edge of the South Platte River possibly in Jefferson County, Colorado. A wooden bridge crosses the river in the distance. The woman and girls wear hats decorated with flowers.
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Families--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Woman in wheelchair with 4 other women near Alameda bridge
- A group of women, one in a wheelchair, and a girl pose near the edge of Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. The Alameda Avenue bridge is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Handicapped persons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Wheelchairs--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Industries construction survey crew at Alameda bridge
- A survey crew poses near the edge of the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. Their equipment, a tent, and the Alameda Avenue bridge are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Surveying equipment--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Surveyors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1908 or 1909]
- Pike's Peak from the Garden of the Gods
- View of Gate Rock, a sandstone rock formation at the entrance to Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows dirt roads, trees, and brush. Pikes Peak in the distance.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Gate Rock (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Road in Glenwood Canyon
- View of a dirt road built at the edge of the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado. Shows river rapids, a switchback, and stone retaining walls.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1910-1920.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Rapids--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Garfield...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Broadmoor Hotel & Lake
- View of rear of new building of the Broadmoor Hotel and lake in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County. Italianate building (built in 1918) at edge of lake with narrowly-pitched tile roof, terra cotta work around the upper edge of the...
- Broadmoor Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Two women
- Women pose; one wears ostrich feathers.
- Women--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Women on pier
- A woman sits on the edge of a pier, she wears a bathing suit and has a short cropped hair style. Another woman leans against a post on the pier, she wears a bathing suit and swim cap.
- Bathing suits--1920-1940.; Piers & wharves--1920-1940.; Women--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Phantom Falls, North Cheyenne Canon
- View of Phantom Falls, North Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. Water cascades down a set of stepped rocks. Boulders and timber line side of the falls and the edge of the river. Evergreen trees and dry bushes stand on the edge of the river...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Taylor Park- placer mining- beyond Buena Vista
- View of placer mining at Taylor Park, Gunnison County, Colorado. One man sits on the edge of a small creek , he holds a metal pan. Three men, two on horseback, stand in a dry river bed. Evergreen trees line the landscape, surrounding an open...
- Taylor Park (Gunnison County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1910.; Valleys--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Swallow's Nest
- View of ancient Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. The stone masonry pueblo ruins of Swallows Nest stand underneath a cliffside overhang. A man sits on the edge of one of the rooms of...
- Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1920.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Swallows Nest (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological...
- 1915
- A Cripple Creek Mine- "The Logan"
- View of the Logan Mine works near Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado. Men stand and sit near a two story wooden slat building with two smoke stacks. Smoke rises from an anchored smokestack. One man chops wood with an ax. A hitched wagon stands...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Sichomovi, on the mesa north of Walpi
- View of Sichomovi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. A horse and a burro stand in a courtyard near the adobe and stone cluster homes of the pueblo. The homes have wooden vigas and chimney pots. Another mule or donkey stands near an outdoor shelf where...
- Hopi Indians--Structures--Arizona--Sichomovi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Structures--Arizona--Sichomovi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--Arizona--Sichomovi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Sichomovi...
- August, 1899
- Hopi Indians
- View of a Native American (Pueblo, Hopi) man who runs near Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. The man takes part in the Snake Race and runs on large boulders near the edge of the mesa. A group of white men look on.
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Rites &...
- August, 1899
- Point Sublime, C. S. & C. C. Ry. From Bear Creek Road. [graphic]
- View of Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railroad tracks from Bear Creek Road, near Point Sublime, El Paso County, Colorado. The tracks show near the edge of a mountain. Trees and bushes dot the mountain landscape. Colorado Springs is in...
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--1890-1920.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Point Sublime (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1920.
- [between 1891 and 1911]
- Bear Creek Road
- A woman stands near Bear Creek Road, El Paso County, Colorado. The dirt road is on the edge of a mountain. Trees cover the rocky mountain landscape.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1920.; Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1920.
- [between 1891 and 1911]
- Interior of Painted Cave- Colorado Canon
- A man sits in Painted Cave (La Cueva Pintada), near Capulin Canyon, Pajarito Park (Bandelier National Monument), New Mexico. The back wall of the cave is covered with petroglyphs. Writing near the edge of the cliff reads: "Owen L. Wood 05" "A. M....
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Archaeological sites--New...
- 1900
- The old Hotel on the brink- Bright Angel
- Copy of a view, from Maricopa Point, of the El Tovar Hotel and Bright Angel Cottages at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. The hotel and cottages stand near the edge of the canyon, surrounded by a rocky desert landscape.
- Hotel El Tovar--1900-1920.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Arizona--1900-1920.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Tzupingvinge Indian in trail- trees- side of cliff
- Native American (tribe unknown) man stands on a trail worn into tuff rock at Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. Trees stand near the edge of the trail.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Archaeological sites--New...
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Yellowstone Park
- View of a geyser or spring, possibly Chinaman Spring, at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Water flows over the edge of a large lava rock into possibly the Firehole River. Steam rises from the water.
- Firehole River (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Geysers--Wyoming--1890-1900.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1890-1900.; Springs--Wyoming--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Battleground of the Gods Green Lake
- View of rocks and dead trees on the edge of Green Lake near Guanella Pass, Clear Creek County, Colorado. A cabin is on the edge of the lake.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Green Lake (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cabins--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.; Rocks--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Pikes Peak cog road highest rail road water tank in the world
- Men stand near a Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway train, engine number 3 (0-4-2T), that smokes and is parked near a water tank, Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado. One man stands on the water tank while another guides the spout toward the train. The...
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Railroad construction workers--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1891 and 1900]
- Lake & mtns.
- Aspen trees grow in the water at the edge of a lake, probably in Colorado or Utah; mountains are in the background.
- Aspen--1920-1940.; Lakes & ponds--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Platt - Rogers Co. in Ark. Valley?
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad construction in (possibly) Chaffee County, Colorado, consists of a crane-shovel loading a dump truck. Tracks edge the Arkansas River; men are by another truck.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Marion Platt-Rogers Inc. (Pueblo, Colo.)--People--1920-1940.; Arkansas River--1920-1940.; Dump trucks--Colorado--1920-1940.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Curtis Street
- Nighttime view of theaters on Curtis Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are parked near the edge of the street. Signs read: "Fox Strand," "Princess," "Rialto," "Baur's Candy," "America," "Empress," "Colonial," "Chop Suey," and "Royal."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1921 January or February
- Loop House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Loop Hotel in Georgetown, Colorado. The two- story wood construction building has a false front, a cornice with brackets, and tall narrow windows with pediments on the front and side; a sign "Loop House" extends at a right...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Loop Hotel (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Lake
- View of a lake, possibly Green Lake near Georgetown, Colorado. The surface of the water reflects the trees along the edge, the mountains covered with pines and leafless tree trunks beyond, and the bright sky. Tall pines are on the left, in the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Green Lake (Clear Creek County, Colo.); Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Rowboats--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Scenes of the Georgetown area
- Montage of five views of the Georgetown area. Top row: dilapidated house with mountain behind, dilapidated house at valley's edge. Middle row: McClellan House on Taos Street, a church not in Georgetown, a mining site with large pile of mine...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1990.
- [between 1930 and 1990?]
- Colorado lake by A. G. Wallihan.
- Evergreen trees grow at the edge of a glacial alpine lake, which is surrounded by jagged, rocky peaks. A rocky ridge is in the background and patches of snow are on the slopes of the peaks.
- Colorado--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [1895?]
- Fish Block
- View of the Fish Block, built by Charles R. Fish in between 1887 and 1889, at the northwest corner of Sixth (6th, Alpine) and Rose Streets. The two-story brick building has patterned brickwork and a rounded cornice; at the truncated corner, which...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1891?]
- Franklin at 28th Ave looking toward Manual High School
- View of Franklin Street and sidewalk at 28th (Twenty-eighth) Avenue in the Whittier neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A horse-drawn wagon is parked near the edge of the road. Snow covers the ground.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Whittier (Denver Colo.)--1900-1910.; Residential streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Sidewalks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1905 October
- Shoshone Indian village on the south fork of the Little Wind River
- View of a group of Native American (Shoshone) tepees near the edge of the south fork of the Little Wind River in Wyoming. The camp was constructed as part of the Tim McCoy film, "War Paint." Mesas and mountains stand near the edge of the river.
- Indians of North America--Structures--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Motion picture locations--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Shoshoni Indians--Structures--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Wind River (Wyo.)--1920-1930.; Indian encampments--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Motion...
- [1926]
- 17th and Broadway, Denver
- View towards Trinity Methodist Church, Hotel Metropole and edge of Brown Palace on Broadway from 17th (Seventeenth) Avenue, Denver, Colorado. Edge of trolley or street railway car, left foreground; early automobiles, streetlights, assay office and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1909
- Chase Gulch Mine of Beckers
- A miner and his children pose by their home on the edge of Chase Gulch near Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Chase Gulch (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Children--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Hotel Jerome, Aspen
- A swimmer in a bathing suit and a white cap dives in a pike position into the pool at the Hotel Jerome in Aspen, Colorado. A woman in a strapless bathing suit sits at the edge of the pool with her feet in the water. A woman in ski clothes and a hat...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Aspen--1950-1960.; Hotel Jerome (Aspen, Colo.)
- 1950 January 2
- Corona, Colo.
- Snowdrifts cover the edge of a rocky mountainside on Rollins Pass near the the rail stop of Corona (Grand County), Colorado. A flagpole is at the edge of the hillside.
- Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Corona (Colo.)--1900-1930.
- [between 1904 and 1928]
- Estes Park, North St Vrain, 1920's
- A rustic cottage with a gable roof with a dormer and a large evergreen beside it sits amid tall flowering bushes in the St. Vrain Valley near Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Snowy mountain peaks are in the distance.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cabins--Colorado--Estes Park--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Veta Pass Dump Mountain
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande train with two locomotives on Veta (La Veta) Pass in Huerfano County, Colorado. Dump Mountain is in the distance. A man poses on the edge of a locomotive. Lettering on the locomotive reads: "Kokomo." A dirt road is...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Dump Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1882 and 1886?]
- Bathers in the pool at Glenwood Spgs.
- Swimmers frolic in the Natatorium at the hot springs spa in the town of Glenwood Springs (formerly known as Defiance), Colorado, in Garfield County. A large splash of water rises from the water beneath the pool slide; a swimmer runs on top of the...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Fountains--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1920.; Swimmers--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1920.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1920.
- [between 1891 and 1920]
- Mt Pleasant Indian Industrial School
- Native American (tribe unknown) girls and boys pose for a panoramic photograph on the lawns of the Mt. Pleasant Indian Industrial School in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Girls in long white shirtwaist dresses sit and stand in small groups; some hold...
- Mt. Pleasant Indian Industrial School--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Michigan--Mount Pleasant--1910-1920.; Mount Pleasant (Mich.)--1910-1920.; School children--Michigan--Mount Pleasant--1910-1920.; Schools--Michigan--Mount...
- 1910
- Eaton Hi
- The Eaton High School football team poses in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado; men and teenage boys wear jerseys with stripes, and the coaches wear ties and pullovers. They include, back row, left to right: Gazelle, manager; Paul Deeds, coach; Yeagy,...
- Eaton (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Football players--Colorado--Eaton--1920-1940.; Teenagers--Colorado--Eaton--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Granite public drinking fountain erected by Weld Co.
- A granite fountain in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado, was erected by Weld county; on the stone above the basin is inscribed, "Erected A. D. 1928," flanked by leafy carved decorations. A bronze plaque below reads, "In memory of Dr. John C. Carlson,...
- Carlson, John C.--Monuments--1920-1940.; Eaton (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Fountains--Colorado--Eaton--1920-1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Eaton--1920-1940.
- [between 1928 and 1935?]
- Dam near Hahn's Peak, Colo.
- A man sits on a log near Willow Creek or Deep Creek near Hahns Peak (Routt County; also known as Poverty Bar), Colorado. A dam is made of dirt embankments, supported by logs and rocks. Machinery is at the edge of the dam.
- Hahns Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Dams--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- State Teachers bldg.
- View of the exterior of Gunter Hall, the gymnasium on the campus of the Colorado Teachers College (now the University of Northern Colorado and formerly the State Normal School, Colorado State College of Education, and Colorado State College) in...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.; Colorado State Teachers College.
- 1931 June 14
- Snake River near Taylor's Bridge
- A view of the Snake River near Taylors Bridge in Idaho near Fort Hall shows a group of men at the edge of the river atop a boulder field. Rock formations are seen in the distance at the rivers edge.
- Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1870-1880.; Boulders--Idaho--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--1870-1880.; Rivers--Idaho--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- 1871
- Beaver Brook C.C.R.R.
- A view of a Colorado Central Railroad train at Beaver Brook station in Clear Creek Canyon in Jefferson County, Colorado shows the train at the wooden station, a water tank is nearby. A steep canyon wall and tracks are on the edge of Clear Creek.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Beaver Brook (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1870-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1871 and 1890]