Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Frank G. Bloom residence, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a wash stand at the Frank G. Bloom residence, in Trinidad, Colorado. A semi-porcelain, floral patterned toilet set sits on a marble topped cabinet in front of a wall papered with a finely flowered print. A shaving mug has a brush...
- Bloom, Frank G.--Homes & haunts.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Washstands--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Doorway leading into cell house #7
- Convicts with arms folded walk through an interior gate at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. A uniformed guard looks on, and prison buildings can be seen outside behind the entering men.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1960.; Interiors.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1960.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1960.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1930 and 1954?]
- Geo Red Hawk (Goot La) and family
- Geo Red Hawk, a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, stands with two Native American women in front of a teepee on the reservation. A horse stands behind them. The man holds a round feather bustle in his left...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Women--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Bastien's Steak House
- View of Bastien's Steak House, 3501 East Colfax Avenue, in the City Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The founding proprietor of the restaurant, William Bastien, Sr., designed this twelve-sided Moderne commercial building himself. Constructed...
- Bastien's Steak House (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Restaurants.; Bastien's Steak House (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.;...
- 2006
- Frank Herrera
- Frank Herrera, dressed as an altar boy, poses outside of St. Cajetan's Church, 1190 9th (Ninth) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. He wears a cassock and a white, lace surplice. His hands are folded as in prayer. Commercial...
- Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Acolytes.; Boys.; Herrera, Frank--Pictorial works.; Acolytes--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1931
- Hard rock miners
- A group of miners pose near the mouth of a mine possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. The miners wear work clothes and hats. Some of the men hold candles in their hands. A sign over the mine entrance reads: "Elisa, Tunnel No. 5." Snow covers the...
- Miners--Colorado--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Coke ovens at El Moro
- Smoke rises over the coke ovens at the coal camp of El Moro (Las Animas County), Colorado. Loose bricks, ladders, and tools are nearby.
- Coke-ovens--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1900.; Coal mining--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1900.; Coke industry--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1900.
- [between 1877 and 1900?]
- Coke ovens during construction
- View of coke ovens in an unidentified coal camp possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. The ovens are under construction and are made from local stone shaped into roughly square blocks. The ovens consist of two stone walls and two rows of circular...
- Coal mining--Colorado--1880-1900.; Coke industry--Colorado--1880-1900.; Coke ovens--Colorado--1880-1900.; Construction--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Coke ovens at Gray Creek
- Smoke rises from the coke ovens at Gray Creek, a Victor American Fuel Company coal camp in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows railroad tracks and railroad cars.
- Victor American Fuel Company (Colo.)--Facilities--1890-1900.; Gray Creek (Colo. : Town)--1890-1900.; Coal mining--Colorado--Gray Creek--1890-1900.; Coke industry--Colorado--Gray Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Unidentified coal town
- Aerial view of an unidentified mining town possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows a large town with substantial brick and frame buildings including a church. Smoke rises from the smoke stacks of mine processing buildings. Frame houses sit...
- Cities & towns--Colorado--1880-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Primrose coal "trip on the fly."
- A miner stands behind a row of coal cars from the Primrose Mine in the town of Primrose (Huerfano County), Colorado. Electric wires are strung on posts near the tracks. Shows mine buildings with smokestacks in the distance and a house with a hipped...
- Primrose (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Primrose--1910-1930.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Primrose--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Mine rescue team
- A group of miners with rescue equipment pose near the mouth of a mine possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. Many of the men hold face masks with tubes connected to respirator mechanisms strapped to their chests.
- Coal mining--Colorado--1900-1910.; Mine rescue work--Colorado--1900-1910.
- c 1900
- Prospect Mine, showing superior grade of coal
- A burro pulls two large ore carts filled with boulders of coal at the Prospect Mine in Las Animas County, Colorado. Mining machinery sits on a set of narrow gauge tracks nearby. Logs and iron rails are stacked near the tracks. Fisher's Peak is in...
- Fishers Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Donkeys--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- 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?]
- Manitou, the resort
- Aerial view of the town of Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows the Manitou Springs bathhouse, Manitou Mineral Water Bottling Works building, Cliff House hotel, and Miramount Castle. The road to the Cave of the Winds is in the...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Manitou, Colorado
- View of the town of Manitou Springs (Teller County), Colorado. Shows houses and the commercial district.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Gothic or just this side
- View of men and a horse drawn wagon in front of a log cabin, with notched corners and a low pitch roof, on a dirt road in Gothic, Gunnison County, Colorado. Buildings of the town of Gothic are in the distance.
- Gothic (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Gothic--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- YMCA Grand Junction
- View of 5th (Fifth) Street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. The YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association), a stone building with a portico and rooftop terrace, is under construction. Wood scaffolding surrounds the front entrance. A sign...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Young Men's Christian associations--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Mesa County Courthouse, Grand Junction
- View of the Mesa County Courthouse in Grand Junction, Colorado. The two-story Beaux-Arts style masonry structure features a dentiled cornice, paired Ionic columns, fanlight windows, and bronze doors.
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Courthouses--Colorado--Grand Junction--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1924?]
- Hot Springs Hotel & cottages, Wagon Wheel Gap, Colo.
- The Hot Springs Hotel and baths sit on a slight hill in Wagon Wheel Gap in Mineral County, Colorado. Shows cottages, a bathhouse, building with porches or verandas. A pond is near the hotel buildings.
- Wagon Wheel Gap (Colo. : Town)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Wagon Wheel Gap--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Wagon Wheel Gap--1890-1910.; Resorts--Colorado--Wagon Wheel Gap--1890-1910.; Springs--Colorado--Wagon Wheel Gap--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Silverton, Co.
- View of the town of Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. The Las Animas River and Kendall Mountain are in the distance.
- Kendall Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Silverton (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Silverton--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1920?]
- Tenderfoot Hill, Salida
- A cable suspension bridge extends over the Arkansas River in Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad yards including a depot, wooden water tower, frame buildings, passenger coaches, and boxcars parallel the river at...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad--1890-1910.; Arkansas River--1890-1910.; Salida (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Tenderfoot Hill (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Salida--1890-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Salida--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Platoro mining district, 4th July celebration
- Panoramic view of a Fourth of July parade in the town of Platoro, Conejos County, Colorado. Participants ride on horses, and in cars on a dirt road past log buildings. One man sits on a horse and carries an American flag. A sign attached to the...
- Platoro (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Platoro--1900-1920.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Platoro--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Platoro--1900-1920.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Platoro--1900-1920.
- 1913
- 1429 Champa, commercial office, exterior, front
- View of the commercial office of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company at 1429 Champa St. in Denver, Colorado. The building is a one story brick structure with cornice, dentils, and large store-front windows. Carved stone entablatures...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Portrait of two men
- Full length studio portrait of two men who pose near an ornate studio backdrop. One man wears checked pants, a suit jacket, and vest. He has a full moustache. The other man rests his hand on the shoulder of the seated man. He wears a suit jacket...
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who sits near an ornate backdrop. He wears a suit jacket and a vest that buttons on the side. His short hair is parted on the side and his hands are folded in his lap.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with curled bangs and her hair pulled back, she wears a dress with a ruffled vertical front panel, a rounded, folded collar trimmed with bead or fabric fringe, and lace cap sleeves.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Studio portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man. He has his hair parted on the side and wears a sack suit with a watch chain, a wide tie and starched, folded down collar points. The man poses beside a faux carved stone pillar in front of a painted backdrop.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- The regimental team trophy
- Group portrait of members of the Colorado National Guard with a silver cup that reads "The Regimental Team Trophy." The soldiers are in uniform; one man, with a moustache, wears an arm band that reads: "Rang[e] Offic[er]." Men sit or stand, pose...
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Trophies--Colorado--1900-1910.; Awards--Colorado--1900-1910.; Militia--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [1903?]
- Charles S. Stobie
- Studio portrait of Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist. He stands in front of a painted backdrop of trees and rocks with his arms folded. He has a beard with a large waxed mustache. He wears a large brimmed cowboy hat, a fringed...
- Artists--American--1870-1880.; Leather garments.; Military scouts.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [between 1872 and 1875?]
- Man wearing bib overalls seated - portrait
- Studio portrait of a young man seated on a wood fence in Colorado. He wears bib overalls and dark color dress shirt. His hands are folded in his lap.
- Men--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Young man - portrait
- Seated studio portrait of a young man in Colorado. He wears a suit, tie (knitted) and dark color dress shirt. His hair is parted down the middle and he has his hands folded in his lap.
- Men--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Clothing store interior
- Women salesclerks pose in a clothing store in Colorado. They stand near wood and glass display cases filled with folded shirts. Coats and dresses hang from the ceiling. A sign reads: "Your Choice Ties 25 [cents]."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Sales personnel--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Reynolds
- A photo of criminal Reynolds. He is an elderly man and is posed in a chair with his hands folded in front of himself. Reynolds wears a hat, an oversized jacket and dress shirt. An unidentified man stands next to a doorway behind Reynolds.
- Criminals--1900-1910.
- [1902?]
- Thompson, George W.
- A photo of horse thief George W. Thompson. He has a mustache and beard and his hands are folded in his lap with his hat. Thompson wears a tattered cowboy jacket, vest and a dark colored shirt.
- Thompson, George W.; Criminals--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Bond, J. W.
- A photo of criminal J. W. Bond. His hands are folded in his lap and he wears a jacket that is too tight, vest, hat and tie. An unidentified man is off to the side.
- Bond, J. W.; Criminals--1900-1910.
- [1902]
- Puget Sound Indians at home
- A Native American (tribe unknown) woman and man sit in a canvas tent in the Puget Sound area of Washington State. The woman works making baskets and is surrounded by reeds, baskets, a kerosene lamp, a cooking pot, and stoneware jug.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Washington (State)--1890-1900.; Tents--Washington (State)--1890-1900.; Women--Washington (State)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Canon City
- Panoramic view of Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. Shows houses, churches, and civic buildings including the tower of the Fremont County Courthouse. Shows a small reservoir.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1920.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Canon City
- View of a section of Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. A man fishes from a row boat in a pond in a park. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway cars sit on tracks nearby.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- A portion of Delta from Garnet Mesa
- View of the town of Delta (Delta County), Colorado. Shows houses and pastures. A brick building with curvilinear gables and a dome is in the distance.
- Delta (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Delta--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Canon City, Colorado from Skyline Drive
- Aerial view of Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. Shows churches, houses, and commercial buildings. Identifiable buildings include the Canon City high school.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Oil Refineries at Florence, Colo.
- View of the United Oil Company refining works in Florence, (Fremont County) Colorado. Shows Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks and freight cars, warehouses, oil storage tanks, and a mill building. Signs on buildings in the area read: "The United...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1920.; United Oil Company--Facilities--1890-1920.; Florence (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--Florence--1890-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Florence--1890-1920.; Storage...
- [between 1895 and 1920?]
- Leadville, Colorado
- View of the town of Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows wood frame houses, churches, mine tailings, mills, commercial buildings, and industrial buildings. Mountains are in the distance, topped by clouds.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Ore idustry--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Leadville, Colorado
- View of the town of Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows mine ore industry buildings and frame houses. Mount massive is in the distance.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Ore industry--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Coke ovens at El Moro
- View of a row of coke-ovens at the coal camp of El Moro (Las Animas County), Colorado. The washer building is in the distance.
- Coke-ovens--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1900.; El Moro (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Coke industry--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1900.
- [between 1877 and 1900?]
- Leadville Drum Corps
- Leadville Drum Corps pose in three rows in front of a vertical board structure. The young men in uniforms wear waistcoats with zig zag embroidery decoration, flat top military caps, trousers with side stripes and gaiters. The first row sits low,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Drum majoring--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Portland Cement manager
- E. N. Leh and Peg McGovern pose in Portland, Fremont County, Colorado, on dirt street. He is in a suit; she wears a sailor shirt and bandana. Muddy ruts are flanked by two-story brick Colorado Portland Cement Company dormitories in the background.
- Portland Cement Plant (Portland, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Portland (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cement industries--Colorado--Portland--1910-1920.; Leh, E. N.; McGovern, Peg.
- 1918
- Red Mountain Colo.
- Panorama of Red Mountain, Ouray County, Colorado; shows people, wagons, and a business with sign: "Restaurant." National Bell Mine, Telluride and Ingram Peaks are in the background.
- Red Mountain (Ouray County, Colo. : Town)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Mr. Greenburg & party 2nd prize
- Mr. Greenberg, in a white suit and straw hat, holds reins of a Flower Carnival Parade entry, a horse drawn wagon decorated with foilage, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The ladies and children, wear flowered, feathered hats, and carry...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Acoma, N M
- Native American Pueblo boys and girls with shawl covered heads stand by a white male artist with a sketch pad, canvas and folded easel, Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. The deteriorating adobe walls have window openings partially filled with rocks.
- Acoma Indians--Children--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1920.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--11890-1920.; Acoma (N.M.)--1890-1920.; Artists--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1920.;...
- [between 1890 and 1920?]