Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Ordnance Plant, water tank framework, hoisting steel, long shot
- Construction workers hoist steel beams onto the framework of a water tank at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. One workman holds a rope and guides the beam....
- Denver Ordnance Plant--Buildings--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Ordnance...
- [1941?]
- Potawatomi framework
- View of a wooden pole framework for a Native American (Potawatomi Prairie Band) bark lodge on the Potawatomi reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. A chicken walks near the framework.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Bark--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Structures--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Structures--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Gladstone - 1941 pneumatic punching bag
- Pneumatic punching bag stands on a covered walkway in Gladstone, Colorado. The large round bag projects out from its containing framework and is attached to a scale which would measure the force of punches thrown. The framework is ornately cast...
- Punching Bags--Colorado--Gladstone--1940-1950.; Gladstone (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Framework and pole of Sundance of Cheyennes, Bushy Montana photo taken about one month after the dance.
- View of a Native American Cheyenne, Sun Dance circular pole framework with a center pole, in Bushy, Montana.
- Cheyenne Indians--Montana--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Montana--1930-1940.; Structural frames--Montana--1930-1940.; Sun dance--Montana--1930-1940.
- 1936
- Framework ready to receive bark for a bark lodge
- View of the wooden framework for a Native American bark lodge on the Potawatomi reservation near Mayetta, Kansas.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Structures--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Structures--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation...
- 1935
- Clear Cr. highway tunnel
- Laborers work on a road on the banks of Clear Creek in Jefferson or Clear Creek County, Colorado. They construct a framework and embankment on the edge of the river. A shack and steam shovel is in the distance.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Road construction--Colorado--1940-1950.; Streams--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Clear Cr. highway tunnel
- View of a stone embankment and wooden framework associated with the construction of a Highway 6 tunnel in Jefferson or Clear Creek County, Colorado. Workers stand near shacks in the distance. Clear Creek is nearby.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Road construction--Colorado--1940-1950.; Streams--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- So. Platte Drg. Co.
- View of a tall iron beam structure that is part of the South Platte Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge near Fairplay (Park County), Colorado. Shows the iron beam framework, pulleys, and cables.
- South Platte Dredging Co.--Equipment & supplies--1930-1950.; Fairplay (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Dredges--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1950.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- So. Platte Drg. Co.
- View of an iron framework on the South Platte Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge near Fairplay (Park County), Colorado. Shows mechanized buckets transporting dirt, cables, iron beams, and the Platte River.
- South Platte Dredging Co.--Equipment & supplies--1930-1950.; Fairplay (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Conveying systems--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1950.; Dredges--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1950.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- So. Platte Drg. Co.
- Buckets scoop soil from the Middle Fork South Platte River bed to be processed on the South Platte Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge near Fairplay (Park County), Colorado. Shows iron beam framework, pulleys, and cables.
- South Platte Dredging Co.--Equipment & supplies--1930-1950.; Fairplay (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Dredges--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1950.; Dredging--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1950.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- So. Platte Drg. Co.
- Mechanized buckets lift dirt onto the South Platte Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge probably near Fairplay (Park County), Colorado. Shows steel beam framework and cables.
- South Platte Dredging Co.--Equipment & supplies--1930-1950.; Fairplay (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Conveying systems--Colorado--Fairplay--1940-1950.; Dredges--Colorado--Fairplay--1940-1950.; Dredging--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- So. Platte Drg. Co.
- View of an iron framework of machinery on the South Platte Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge near Fairplay (Park County), Colorado. Shows cables, pulleys, and buckets.
- South Platte Dredging Co.--Equipment & supplies--1930-1950.; Fairplay (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Dredges--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1950.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Denver Ordnance Plant, hoisting window frames into place
- Construction workers hoist window frames up to the second story of a building at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. The men wear work pants, t-shirts, and hard...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--Buildings--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Ordnance...
- [1941?]
- Denver Ordnance Plant, hoisting re-enforcing steel
- Construction workers unload re-enforcing steel from a railroad car at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. Workers in hard hats and work clothes attach...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--Buildings--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Industrial...
- [1941?]
- Denver Ordnance Plant, steam plant under construction
- A crew of construction workers build the framework for the Steam Plant at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. Three boilers and pipe systems are enclosed in...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--Buildings--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Ordnance...
- [1941?]
- Denver Ordnance Plant, bricklaying
- Construction workers assemble walls of a building at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. The building's framework consists of I-beams and corrugated metal...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--Buildings--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bricklaying--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Industrial...
- [1941?]
- Denver Ordnance Plant, arc welding on steel roof
- A construction worker uses arc welding equipment as he perches on a steel beam at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. The building under construction...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--Buildings--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Ordnance...
- [1941?]
- Minnesota Mine, 1 man drilling
- A miner works in the Minnesota Mine in Gilpin County, Colorado. He holds a drill and works near metal framework. He wears a helmet and work clothes.
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Minnesota Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boring--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin...
- [1940-1950?]
- 1421 Champa, construction progress
- View of the Colorado Telephone Company building (1413-1425 Champa) under construction in Denver, Colorado. The building is a four story brick facade with dentals along the flat roof line. A carved stone over the door reads: "Telephone Building."...
- Colorado Telephone Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902
- 1421 Champa, construction progress
- View of the partial facade and internal framework of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company building at 1421 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. Iron beams are stacked nearby.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902 September
- 1421 Champa, construction progress
- View of the partial facade and internal framework of the Colorado Telephone Company building, 1421 Champa Street, Denver, Colorado. Carved stone over the main entryway reads: "Telephone Building." Men stand on the sidewalk and look up at the...
- Colorado Telephone Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902, September
- Terminal room
- View of equipment in the terminal room of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company exchange building in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. Shows metal framework where wires are wound and strung. A chair sits against a wall.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Facilities--1910-1920.; Boulder (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Boulder--1910-1920.; Machinery--Colorado--Boulder--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Boulder--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Large windmill
- Workmen pose on and near a partially constructed windmill in Colorado. A wooden framework is nearby. The rudder of the windmill reads: "Dempster Steel".
- Laborers--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Colo. & Southern RR Eng. No. 8
- Shows the Colorado and Southern Railway Engine No. 8 with a coal tender parked on railroad tracks in railroad yard in Denver, Colorado. One man stands in front of the engine car, another stands behind the engine cab. Behind the engine cab is the...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1903]
- Katherine Buckwalter
- Katherine Buckwalter poses near a wooden framework in the mountains of Colorado. A house and automobile are in the distance.
- Women--Colorado--1920-1930.; Buckwalter, Katherine, 1882-1969.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Katherine Buckwalter
- Katherine Buckwalter poses near a wooden framework in the mountains of Colorado. A house and automobile are in the distance.
- Women--Colorado--1920-1930.; Buckwalter, Katherine, 1882-1969.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- High Line Canal, Platte Canon
- A man sits on the wood framework of an elevated portion of the Highline Canal aqueduct in probably Douglas County, Colorado. A horse and buggy sits near the wooden supports.
- Douglas County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Highline Canal (Douglas County-Denver County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Aqueducts--Colorado--Douglas County--1880-1900.; Irrigation canals & flumes--Colorado--Douglas County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Building sugar factory
- View of the construction of the Great Western Sugar Factory, Longmont, Colorado, shows construction workers along the Great Western Railway tracks. The brick work and steel framework of the multi-floor building are in progress. A wooden...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.; Factories--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1903]
- Interior view, St. James Episcopal Church, Meeker, Colorado
- Interior of St. James Episcopal Church, 368 Fourth (4th) Street, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, shows the sanctuary decorated with sheaths of wheat and grape vines wrapped on decorative brass framework in front of the pulpit. The wooden altar...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Meeker--1920-1940.; Interiors.; St. James Episcopal Church (Meeker, Colo.)
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Construction work
- The Denver Public Library under construction, Civic Center, Denver, Colorado. Crane arms help to raise the steel framework interior as the Turkey Creek sandstone exterior with fluted Corinthian columns is set.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver Public Library.
- 1908 May 21
- U.S.S. Denver at time of launching
- The U.S.S. Denver backs out to sea at its commissioning ceremony, in Camden, New Jersey. People crowd the foreground, railings of the drydock, and the bow of the ship, which is draped in bunting. Men work in track-mounted cranes, in the upper...
- Denver (Ship)--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations.; Ships--New Jersey--Camden--1940-1950.
- April 4, 1942
- Pipe line of Ouray Electrical Power Co. at south edge of town
- View of the Ouray Electric Power and Light Company pipeline used to pump water to the power house, Ouray County, Colorado. The pipe is suspended with a metal framework and a board walkway over a ravine.
- Ouray Electric Power & Light Company--1890-1930.; Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Pipelines--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1930.
- [between 1893 and 1930]
- Wathen ranchhouse
- The S. A. Wathen family stands in front of the Spring Canon Ranch house, Stout (also known as Petra), Larimer County, Colorado. The native stone house has clapboard siding on the gable end and a balcony.
- Wathen, S. A.--Homes & haunts.; Stout (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Stout--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Stout--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Pikes Peak
- View of tourists and the summit of Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, shows tourists on a viewing platform accessed by a staircase supported by a metal framework, other walk around the summit. The roof of the tourist shop is in the distance.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Sightseers--Colorado--El Paso County--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Platoro
- Only the wooden framework remains of a two story building in Platoro, Conejos County, Colorado; an outhouse is next to the building.
- Platoro (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Platoro--1930-1970.; Privies--Colorado--Platoro--1930-1970.; Ruins--Colorado--Platoro--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Ouray, Colorado
- A metallic framework surrounds probably a flat roof in a park adjacent to houses and buildings in Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Flowers and a stone bench are in the park.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Parks--Colorado--Ouray--1930-1970.; Roofs--Colorado--Ouray--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1968]
- Silverton
- View of a grave at the Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado cemetery; shows a metal bird atop a framework.
- Silverton (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Silverton--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Silverton--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Cresson mine, Cripple Creek
- View shows the framework, cable, and ore bucket number 16 on the tram at the Cresson mine, Teller County, Colorado.
- Cresson Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Teller County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Teller County--1920-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Ore buckets, Cresson mine, Cripple Creek
- View shows the framework, cable, and ore bucket number 6 on the tram at the Cresson mine, Teller County, Colorado.
- Cresson Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Teller County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Teller County--1920-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Old abandoned mine mill, Nev.
- Stone foundations and the framework of a wooden building are all that remain of an abandoned mining mill somewhere in Nevada.
- Nevada--1900-1920.; Mills--Nevada--1900-1920.; Mining--Nevada--1900-1920.; Ruins--Nevada--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Alamosa city jail, Alamosa, Colo. 7-15-50f
- The city jail in Alamosa, Colorado, is a small one-story building with bars on the windows. There is a gas or oil tank with a wood frame and a glass gallon jug and steel barrels sit to the side of wood door entry. A larger brick structure and wood...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Jails--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Auditorium, Alamosa High School, Apr 26, 1930
- Interior view of the burned out auditorium in the Alamosa High School in Alamosa, Alamosa County, Colorado includes partial outside walls around rubble, charred wood beams and bent metal structural interior supports. The metal framework of...
- Alamosa High School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Alamosa--1930-1940.; Fires--Colorado--Alamosa--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1930-1940.
- [1930]
- Typical Indian home - Flathead Reservation near old Mission at St. Ignatius, Flathead Project
- A Native American Flathead (Salish) man and boy pose on a carriage in front of their home at the Saint Ignatius Mission on the Flathead Reservation in western Montana. The cabin is constructed of hewn logs and has a gable roof, a door bay, and a...
- Saint Ignatius Mission (Lake County, Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Montana--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--Children--Montana--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Montana--1900-1910.; Log...
- August, 1909
- Falsework Platte River
- Workmen stand on the wooden framework of the partially constructed 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado. The bridge crosses the South Platte River. Tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railway (C&S) are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Structural...
- November 15, 1898
- Water Street approach
- View, facing northeast, of the pedestals and wooden framework of the partially constructed 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct at the Water Street approach in Denver, Colorado. A workman stands on the temporary wooden bridge that crosses the South...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Pedestals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 15, 1898
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen move metal beams under the framework for a bridge at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. Buildings on Platte Street, at the end of the viaduct, are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Structural frames--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- "Home of Mrs. American Horse" visiting at Mrs. A's home in hostile camp
- View of American Horse's wife with other Native American Sioux (Lakota) women and children sitting around a cooking pot on an iron tripod inside a pole tepee framework with the canvas lowered. Other tepees, cooking pots, wagons, show in the camp.
- American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908--Family.; Dakota Indians--Women--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--Children--1890-1900.; Indian encampments--1890-1900.; Tipis--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Tepee poles still standing near Cedaredge, Colo.
- Dead trees form the framework of an abandoned Native American (Ute) hunting shelter near Cedaredge, Delta County, Colorado.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Cedaredge--1930-1950.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Cedaredge--1930-1950.; Ruins--Colorado--Cedaredge--1930-1950.; Shelters--Colorado--Cedaredge--1930-1950.
- [between 1934 and 1941?]
- Equitable Building construction
- View of the Equitable Building construction site at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado. Workmen stand on steel framework and horse-drawn wagons haul materials. Nearby signs read: "Depot" and "F. W. Best & Co. Agents For Archer...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Equitable Building Company--1890-1900.
- 1890, October 22
- Papago indians near San Xavier mission, Tucson
- Native American (Papago) dome shaped lodge covered with mud over a framework of branches and thatched grass near the San Xavier del Bac Mission, Tucson, Arizona. Shows cloth and branches over the opening and a chimney.
- Indians of North America--Arizona--Tucson--1900-1910.; Tohono O'Odham Indians--Structures--Arizona--Tucson--1900-1910.; Tucson (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Lodges--Arizona--Tucson--1900-1910.
- [1900?]