Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Four pistols
- Four pistols descriptions follow images from right to left. The first pistol was made by H. Aston & Co. from Middletown, Connecticut; U.S. Arsenal. The percussion pistol (US model 1842, military cap lock pistol) is single shot made from walnut with...
- Handguns--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1875]
- Camp Roosevelt - Boy Scout Overnight Cabin - City Park Pueblo, Colorado
- Boy Scout overnight cabin in Pueblo, Colorado, is a one-story, random ashlar stone building. Vigas follow the walls which are sloped and narrower at the top. The projecting fireplace and chimney follow the same angles. Windows flank the fireplace,...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Boy scouts--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.; Camping--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.; Camps--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Parade, Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of a parade on Monday, July 5, 1897, in Georgetown, Colorado, looking north on Taos Street from Fifth (5th) Street. Ten women ride bicycles with decorated wheels; other bicyclists, both children and adults, follow. Carriages carrying city...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Iliff, Colo. St. Catherine's Church [graphic]
- A procession of little girls hold baskets and follow an altar boy holding a cross as they walk down a path in Iliff, Colorado. Boys and a woman follow the girls. American flags are strung overhead and are on a pole by the path, where two women,...
- Iliff (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Iliff--1920-1930.; Church dedications--Colorado--Iliff--1920-1930.
- 1927
- East Denver High School Annual: 1909
- 1909 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1909
- East High spotlight: vol 29 no 13
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943 May 27
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 3, 1919 March
- Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Numbers 3 and 4, 1920 April-May
- Coal cars
- Two young miners ride in an electrified or motorized coal car probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. Large lumps of coal are loaded into the coal carts that follow the engine.
- Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1930.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1930.; Miners--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Yoke; cape; poncho
- Shows a yellow ochre yoke, from a cape or poncho (Native American Jicarilla Apache). It is possibly made with animal hide and is decorated with white and navy beadwork. A strip of beadwork squares are in the middle, and stripes of navy and white...
- Apache Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Apache Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Jicarilla Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Silverton R.R. Chatanoogo Loop
- Hills rise above the railroad tracks that follow the route of the Silverton Northern Railroad, Chatanoogo Loop. A four car train, below the hill to the left, heads up Red Mountain in the San Juan Mountains north of Silverton, Colorado.
- Silverton Northern Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- The Old Roadmaster Clear Creek Canyon
- Rocky hills rise above the railroad tracks that follow the route of the Old Roadmaster through Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- 1900 November 9
- Mines of Battle Mountain - Eagle River Canon
- Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks follow the Eagle River; mines dot the walls of Battle Mountain near the town of Gilman, Eagle County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Battle Mountain (Eagle County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Palisades Alpine Pass
- Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad tracks follow a cliff near The Palisades at Alpine (Altman) Pass, Gunnison County, Colorado. A stone wall supports the track bed.
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Altman Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Palisades, The (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Passes...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Boulder Canon Maxwell's Rocks
- Colorado and Northwestern Railway tracks follow North Boulder Creek by Maxwell's Rocks, in North Boulder Canyon, Boulder County, Colorado. A bridge spans the water below rock cliffs.
- Colorado and Northwestern Railway Company--1890-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; North Boulder Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; North Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Boulder...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Maxwell's Rock - Boulder Canon, Colorado
- Colorado and Northwestern Railway tracks follow North Boulder Creek by Maxwell Rocks, in North Boulder Canyon, Boulder County, Colorado. A bridge spans the water below rock cliffs.
- Colorado and Northwestern Railway Company--1890-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; North Boulder Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; North Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.; Railroad...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Toltec Gorge
- Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks follow the edge of the Toltec Gorge, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Shows logs and rock formations.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Rio Arriba County (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Toltec Gorge (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--New Mexico--Rio Arriba County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--New Mexico--Rio Arriba County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1885?]
- Sheep in King's County, Sigher's Ranch
- Two girls on horseback sit in front of a drove of sheep as they drink from probably Kings River in Kings County, California. Willows and a wooden fence follow the river's bend; a man stands by a horse-drawn buggy behind the drove.
- Kings County (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Children riding horses--California--Kings County--1900-1910.; Girls--California--Kings County--1900-1910.; Rivers--California--Kings County--1900-1910.; Sheep...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Tia Juana [sic], stage crossing the river
- Four horses draw a stagecoach over possibly the Tijuana River. The driver holds his whip and turns his head back to the passengers; men on horseback follow the wagon across the river.
- Fords (Stream crossings)--1880-1900.; Rivers--1880-1900.; Stagecoaches--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Muldoons - Platte Canyon
- Muldoon, in Jefferson County, Colorado, is a two-story dwelling and an outbuilding. A man and woman in straw hats stand on the footbridge crossing the Platte River; tracks of the Denver & Rio Grand Railroad follow the banks. A white picket fence...
- Muldoon (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Louise Note was brought in upon a mule train similar - will send a better one sometime
- Winter scene in Silverton, Colorado, of the east side of Greene Street, looking south. A mule train heads north on the the muddy street; the lead animal bears a waving man; the mules that follow are loaded with bundles and boxes. Behind piled snow,...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mules--Colorado--Silverton--1910-1920.; Packtrains--Colorado--Silverton--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Silverton--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- El Jebel
- The El Jebel Masonic Temple in Denver, Colorado, has a Moorish interior, featuring plaster carved with Arabic inscriptions. Muqarnas follow the ceiling coves; the walls are stenciled with arabesques, and columns flank scalloped arches. Veined...
- El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- Dawson Colo. townsite
- View of a cattle herd grazing in a fenced field at Dawson, Colorado (Routt County); utility poles follow a dirt road in foreground; baled hay and stacking implements scattered throughout field; farm buildings at distant right; hills in background.
- Dawson (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Agricultural machinery & implements--Colorado--Dawson--1910- 1920.; Cattle--Colorado--Dawson--1910-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Dawson--1910-1920.; Hay--Colorado--Dawson--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Telluride vicinity mines at Pandora
- View of Pandora mine facilities, separated by Marshall Creek, San Miguel County, Colorado, shows the multi-structure mill with tailings, Denver and Rio Grande box and coal cars on loading spurs. The Smuggler-Union mine and buildings show high above...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Marshall Creek (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Telluride (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Telluride--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1910-1920.;...
- [1918]
- Wild West Show parade
- Two teams of horses pull a wagon with a boat on it during a parade for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One man in uniform sits on the buckboard of the wagon. Additional men in uniform sit inside the boat on top of the wagon. Several women on...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Boats--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Nevadaville looking NW
- View northwest of Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows a few remaining houses and tailings.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- 1960
- Conqueror Boarding House at North Empire
- The Conqueror Boarding House in North Empire, Clear Creek County, Colorado, is a three-story frame building with a gable roof, dormer, covered porch, and stone foundation. Wooden steps lead up the slope; doors and windows are missing. The smaller...
- North Empire (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--North Empire--1960-1970.; Lodging houses--Colorado--North Empire--1960-1970.; Pryor, W. S.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Central City and Blackhawk, Colorado
- Rendering shows Blackhawk and Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. Dwellings, churches, civic buildings, and mining facilities follow streets; mountains are in the background. Vignettes have labels: "Hardware Groceries," "The Daily Register,"...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- 1873
- Parade in Salida, Colorado
- A Fourth of July parade approaches on "F" Street in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. Spectators include women holding babies; bunting and United States flags decorate the brick businesses. Banner reads: "Enjoy Yourself." Sign reads: "C. E. Skinner...
- Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Dogs--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Floats...
- 1903?
- Horseshoe curve D & S P R R Platte Canon
- Tracks of the Denver and South Park Railroad, Douglas County, Colorado, follow a tight curve on the South Platte River. A trestle traverses the water in one place; crags rise on all sides. A tent is pitched between the rails and a footbridge.
- Douglas County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1870-1880.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Douglas County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Douglas County--1870-1880.; Tents--Colorado--Douglas County--1870-1880.;...
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Saints John
- Saints John, Summit County, Colorado, consists of frame dwellings at the base of tree covered slopes. A square, masonry smokestack is to one side. Some milling was done here as part of the Chalk Creek mining district.
- Saints John (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Saints John--1950-1960.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Saints John--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- St. Elmo #57
- Frame dwellings and businesses line dirt street in Saint Elmo, Chaffee County, Colorado. Some have false fronts; a car is parked, and slopes are in the background.
- Saint Elmo (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Rosita
- View of two abandoned houses in Rosita, Custer County, Colorado, shows one cross gabled frame house with bargeboard, a covered porch, an unreadable sign over the entry and missing or boarded over windows.
- Rosita (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Rosita--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Gladstone
- Ore cars, metal scrap, a shack, and dirt road follow Cement Creek in Gladstone, San Juan County, Colorado.
- Cement Creek (San Juan County, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Gladstone (Colo.)--1970-1980.
- 1972
- Flower Carnival Parade
- View of the Sunflower Carnival parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows a man wearing a tophat and a girl in a flower covered sleigh on a wheeled horse-drawn cart; other floats follow as spectators watch from under trees lining the...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Knights of Pythias & D. O. K. K. at Flower Carnival
- View of the Sunflower Carnival parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows the Knights of Pythias float, a wheeled, fake castle, with arches, battlements, and lettering: "Tis Sweet To Die For Those We Love," and "Calanthe's Appeal."...
- Knights of Pythias. Colorado Springs Lodge No. 34 (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Costumes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Charles A. Lindbergh coming out of hanger
- Charles A. Lindbergh walks out of a airplane hanger, possibly at Lowry Field in Denver, Colorado. An unidentified man walks next to Mr. Lindbergh. A crowd and a Denver Police Officer follow behind them. This took place during Charles Lindbergh's...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- President Theodore Roosevelt riding on a carriage through Denver
- Photograph of a photoprint shows President Theodore Roosevelt riding in a carriage through Denver, Colorado on his visit on August 29, 1910. An entourage of men follow the carriage. Shows spectators, police, military men on horseback, downtown...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Presidents--United States--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1910 August 29
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad Colorado
- Interior view of a coffered ceiling in the Columbian Hotel, in Trinidad, Colorado. Probably pressed tin, the ceiling has a beveled square pattern with grooves and inset ridges. Two steps of coving follow, each being a variation of a flourish...
- Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Ceilings--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a coffered ceiling in the Columbian Hotel, in Trinidad, Colorado. Probably pressed tin, the ceiling has a beveled square pattern with grooves and inset ridges. Two steps of coving follow, each being a variation of a flourish...
- Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Ceilings--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado, looking northeast. The wood construction church, built in 1869, has a steep gabled roof and a small gabled entrance vestibule in which there is a double door set into a pointed arch,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colo.)
- 1939
- Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado, looking northeast. The wood construction church, built in 1869, has a steep gabled roof and a small gabled entrance vestibule in which there is a double door set into a pointed arch,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colo.)
- 1944
- Central City parade
- A parade marches past Armory Hall, which has "Central City Fire Department" painted above the door, and City Hall in Central City, Colorado. The House Guards carry rifles and an American flag. They follow another column that marches down Main...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Soldiers--American--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1897]
- Manitou Avenue, 700 Block
- Exterior view of the 700 block of Manitou Avenue, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northeast. In the left, a two-story brick building with stone quoins, pedimented windows, and a bracketed cornice has a striped, scalloped awning and a sign:...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Business districts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1985?]
- Ute Iron Spring Spring
- Exterior view of the Ute Iron Spring Chateau, Manitou Springs (El PasoCounty), Colorado. In the foreground is the bridge across Ruxton Creek. The octagonal pavilion with its latticework and projecting bays has a horse and buggy to the right of it....
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1887?]
- Breckenridge, Colorado
- View of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking northwest, includes the tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railroad in the foreground, with mine tailings and hydraulic dredge in a water filled pit. Dwellings and commercial buildings follow; one has an...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1910-1920.
- [betwen 1910 and 1919?]
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: two people wear animal costumes inside a cage on top of a horse drawn wagon, a banner reads: "Tigers Which We Buck." Other parade participants follow. Spectators with horses and...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cages--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Costumes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- 1898
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: a person rides inside a cage on top of a horse drawn wagon with pennants and a banner that reads: 'Snakes One Has at Times." Spectators line the street; more wagons follow.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cages--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1898
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: two women with a driver ride in a foliage covered horse drawn carriage. Other wagons follow, spectators line the street, many on bicycles.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- 1899
- Breckenridge, between Adams and Jefferson on French St.
- A wagon and team, its driver and an onlooker are on French Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. A one-story, frame, gable roofed dwelling is in the background; its entry and front windows have wooden awnings. Frame, false fronted commercial buildings...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1880.; Forge shops--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1880.; Horse teams--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]