Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Camp Hale, construction
- A man stands and poses on a wooden rafter of a building under construction at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. The man holds probably electrical wire near the ceiling of a gabled roof.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Camp Hale, construction
- Construction workers wear overalls and lean over a wooden sawhorse in a building under construction at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. Doors are stacked against building supports and framed walls.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Camp Hale, construction
- A man wears overalls and a hat and works on the foundation of a building at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows wooden boards and poured concrete at the construction site.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Foundations--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Camp Hale, construction
- A man is in a trench beside a metal pipe at a construction site at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. The man wears a badge and a holster that holds bullets and a handgun. Rocks and debris are piled on the sides of the trench.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Guards--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Camp Hale, construction
- A man wears a welding mask and welds a metal I beam to probably a cable at a construction site at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. The man carries a wrench and works beside tanks, possibly boilers. Shows the metal frame of a roof.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Welding--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Camp Hale, construction
- Men wear overalls, work gloves and caps and stand beside a pipe threader at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows sections of pipe on the ground, machinery and construction debris on the ground beside a building.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Equipment--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Camp Hale, construction
- Wooden scaffolding is beside a building under construction at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows wooden boards constructed around possibly a tower. The building has tar paper siding.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Scaffolding--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Camp Hale, construction
- Men load wooden or metal frames in the back of a pickup truck at a construction site at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows a frame doorway and nearby buildings under construction.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Lifting & carrying--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.;...
- [1942?]
- Camp Hale, construction
- A construction crane is beside a trench at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. The crane has a scoop attached to a cable. Men pose beside the crane and piles of rocks.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Camp Hale, construction
- A scoop on a crane holds dirt above a construction site at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Wolf Tongue Mine, Nederland
- A miner stands next to a box of explosives in a tunnel at the Wolf Tongue Mine, a tungsten mine, in Nederland (Boulder County), Colorado. The man wears a hard hat with a head lamp, holds a stick of dynamite and stands beside a wooden box that...
- Nederland (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Wolf Tongue Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--Nederland--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Nederland--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Nederland--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Hoist and operator, Nederland
- A man holds a lever and sits at a mine hoist in a wooden building at the Wolf Tongue tungsten mine in Nederland (Boulder County), Colorado. Shows machinery and cable wrapped on a spool. A calendar on the wall reads "December 1941" and a poster...
- Nederland (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Wolf Tongue Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Nederland--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Nederland--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Nederland--1940-1950.; Tungsten mines &...
- 1941
- Old Mill Rd., Cunningham Gulch
- View of mining ore processing buildings in Cunningham Gulch in probably San Juan County, Colorado. Shows sheds, a tunnel opening, cribbing, and tailings piles.
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1940-1950.; Ore industry--Colorado--San Juan County--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- California Gulch Mill
- View of of frame mine buildings with tar paper siding at the California Gulch Mill in probably San Juan County, Colorado. A truck is parked beside an ore processing elevator.
- California Gulch (San Juan County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1940-1950.; Ore industry--Colorado--San Juan County--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- California Gulch Mill
- View of frame mine buildings with tar paper siding at the California Gulch Mill in San Juan County, Colorado. Trucks and a car are parked beside tailings piles and an ore processing elevator.
- California Gulch (San Juan County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1940-1950.; Ore industry--Colorado--San Juan County--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Mine near Lake City
- View of mine processing buildings at a mine near Lake City in Hinsdale County, Colorado. Smoke rises from probably a power house. Shows railroad tracks, a road and cars parked in the valley.
- Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1940-1950.; Ore industry--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1940-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Durango exchange, interior business office
- Interior view of the business office of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company exchange building in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado. A wooden partition divides the room into an office area, and a public area. A service counter...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Durango (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Durango--1910-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Durango--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Durango--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Pole lines crossing R. R.
- View of telephone poles with multiple cross arms on a dirt road in Lafayette (Boulder County), Colorado. A sign near a railroad crossing reads: "Look Out, The Cars." Houses and trees are in the distance.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Lafayette (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Lafayette--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--Lafayette--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Three men
- Studio portrait of a group of men. They pose on and near a decorative plaster banister. They wear suits, ties, and wide-brimmed hats.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Man with baby
- Studio portrait of a father and baby. They sit on a chair covered with a fur blanket. The man wears a suit and bow tie. The baby wears a diaper.
- Fathers & children--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Woman with baby
- Studio portrait of a mother and her son. The woman wears a dress with high collar. The baby wears a baptismal gown.
- Infants--1890-1910.; Mothers & children--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Family group
- Studio portrait of possibly an Italian man, woman, boy, and girl. The man wears a suit and tie. The woman wears a dress with a sash. The boy wears knickers.
- Italian Americans--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- New York Central R.R., 5284 4-6-4? with first section passing Berea Sta. [tion] Berea, Ohio.
- Smoke rises from New York Central Railroad Company locomotive #5284, the passenger train passes Berea Union Depot in Berea (Cuyahoga County), Ohio. An automobile and luggage carts are parked beside the stone, Gothic style building. The depot has a...
- New York Central Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Berea (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Ohio--Berea--1940-1950.; Railroad stations--Ohio--Berea--1940-1950.; Railroads--Ohio--Berea--1940-1950.
- 1947 October 19
- Sculptures in Burns Park, Denver
- A man, woman and a young boy stand near a large, abstract, plywood sculpture by Anthony Mygar in Burns Park near the intersection of East Alameda Avenue and South Colorado Boulevard, in the Hilltop neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The man smokes a...
- Burns Park (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hilltop (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Boys.; People.; Sculpture.
- [between 1968 and 1970?]
- Veterans Day parade, Broadway and 16th Ave.
- Four United States Marines in dress uniform lead a Veterans Day parade on Broadway near 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Two Marines carry guns, one carries a United States flag and the other a Marine Corps flag. A large military truck,...
- United States. Marine Corps--People--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Flags.; Marines (Military personnel); Military parades & ceremonies.; Veterans Day.
- [between 1965 and 1970?]
- Wounded African American Vietnam War veteran
- A wounded African American veteran lies on a bed at Fitzsimons Army Hospital in Aurora, Colorado. He wears military fatigues and has his left arm in a cage type sling. An official of the Disabled Veterans of America hands him a certificate that...
- Disabled American Veterans--People--1960-1970.; Fitzsimons Army Medical Center--1960-1970.; African Americans--Military service--1960-1970.; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Medical aspects.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Awards.; Interiors.; Soldiers.; War...
- [between 1965 and 1970?]
- Children at Mayor Currigan's office
- Boys and girls, who include an African American and a Mexican American, pose with Denver Mayor Thomas G. Currigan, in his office in the City and County Building in Denver, Colorado. They stand in front of a table covered with political posters....
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Children.; Interiors.; Mayors--Colorado--Denver.; Political posters.; Currigan, Thomas G.; African Americans--Children.; Mexican Americans--Children.
- [between 1965 and 1968?]
- Donation Envelope
- This is a weekly donation envelope for a member from Grace Community Church. The number 30 is stamped on the edges. The date of Aug 12 1928 is stamped on the lip on the envelope. The back discusses Debts and Gifts. The essay explores the...
- Grace Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1928 August 12
- Grand Junction
- Aerial view of the Gamble hardware store building and businesses on Main Street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. The two-story brick hardware store building has signs that read: "Gamble Stores" and "Goodyear Tire Service, Tires,...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Grand Junction--1920-1930.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Grand Junction--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Planters House
- View of people, horses, and covered wagons on a dirt street in Denver, Colorado. Shows men, carriages, and wagons in front of the Planters' House building; a two-story, frame hotel and stage stop at the corner of 16th (Sixteenth) Street and Blake...
- Overland Stage Line--Buildings--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.;...
- 1864
- Mt. Shasta from Sissons
- Panoramic view of fir trees on Rainbow Ridge, a valley, and the snow-covered summit of Mount Shasta, Siskiyou County, California. Buildings, houses, fences, and meadows in Mount Shasta (Sisson) are in the valley.
- Mount Shasta (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Rainbow Ridge (Siskiyou County, Calif.)--1880-1910.; Shasta, Mount (Calif. : Mountain)--1880-1910.; Siskiyou County (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Cities & towns--California--Mount Shasta--1880-1910.;...
- [between 1887 and 1910?]
- Main Street of the Town of Trinidad, Collorado [sic] Terr.
- Men stand and wear hats, jackets and boots, in a dirt road near parked covered wagons and horses in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. A man poses with a horse on a lead rope. A sign supported by a timber reads: "Lunch Hou[se] Meals at all...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Trinidad--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Trinidad--1870-1880.; Men--Colorado--Trinidad--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Mines - Unid.
- View of a mine, probably in Colorado. Shows head frame, smokestacks, trestle, water tank, and other wood frame mine buildings.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mines - Unid
- Two men operate an automatic shovel at a mining site probably in Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Lettering on the shovel reads: "Made by the Thew Automatic Shovel Co., Lorain, OH."
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1900-1920.; Steam shovels--Colorado--Victor--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Mining - unid
- Men and a dog pose with horses and a mule by a house with wood stairs. A sawbuck saddle is on the burro, a tipple is in the distance; snow dots a hillside.
- Horses--1910-1930.; Mining--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Placer mining near Rich.
- View of a placer mining site near possibly Richfield (Conejos County), Colorado; men look at a boom with pulleys and a excavated pit. A cat is by a frame shack.
- Hoisting machinery--Colorado--1880-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Mining - mills - interiors
- Interior view of a mine in (probably) Colorado; a man is by a conveyor and coal. Letters on a steel beam read: "PRR63490."
- Coal mining--Colorado--1940-1950.; Coal mining--Colorado--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--1940-1950.
- 1944
- Mining
- View of a concentrating mill in (probably) Colorado; also shows a stream, willows, and tailings.
- Mills--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1920.; Valleys--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Log cabin, Pyramid
- Men stage a gunfight in front of a log cabin near Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. Two men point pistols at men who pose with their arms up. Shows snow on the cabin and in nearby trees.
- Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gunfights--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1900-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1900-1910.; Snow--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Log cabin, Pyramid
- Men wear coats and caps and stand outside a log cabin in dense trees near Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. One man smiles while another man holds a snowball in his hand.
- Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Charles Egry's homestead, Pyramid
- Panoramic view of the Charles Egry ranch in Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. Shows a two-story hewn log ranch house with a hipped roof and a cross gable, chimneys and a large covered porch. The corral is beside barns, a haystack, a horse and...
- Egry, Charles--Homes & haunts.; Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Log cabin, Pyramid
- A man poses beside a saddled horse in front of an aspen log cabin in Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. A man stands beside a gutted deer that hangs from a rafter. Rifles are attached to saddles.
- Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Deer hunting--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.; Log cabins--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?]
- Men and horses
- Men and a boy pose beside saddled horses in a meadow probably in western Colorado. Horses carry ropes and probably bedrolls and camping gear. Men wear hats and gloves.
- Horses--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Creek near Rifle
- View of a mountain creek and dense trees probably near Rifle in Garfield County, Colorado.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streams--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Trees near Rifle
- A stand of probably aspen trees with no leaves is near Rifle in Garfield County, Colorado.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Trees--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Barn in Rifle area
- Men sit beside a team of horses, a wagon, lumber piles and a building under construction probably near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. The building, possibly a barn, has a wooden plank roof and a high pitched roof.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a woman
- A woman with curly hair poses on a bench and wears a dress with gathered shoulders, v-neck, sleeves and waist. The woman wears beaded shoes with straps and a flared skirt with a shortened hemline.
- Women--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?]
- Stone house
- Women wear aprons and shawls and pose in the doorway of a stone house with a hipped roof and a central chimney possibly in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows railroad tracks and possibly the Colorado River in a valley near the house. Snow is on a...
- Houses--Colorado--1890-1910.; Stone buildings--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]