Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 12, 1910 March 19
- Market St., Granite west side
- Two men sit on horses in the middle of snow-covered Market Street in the mining community of Granite, Colorado, in Chaffee County. A hay sleigh pulled by two men on horses is behind them. Another sleigh drawn by a team of horses is in the...
- Granite (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Granite--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Granite--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Entrance to Granite Cañon, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Colorado Midland Railway standard gauge track rounding bend and entering Granite Canyon (later named Eleven Mile Canyon), Colorado; South Platte River paralleling track, Granite Canon[sic] sign on rock wall.
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1890-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Richthofen Fountain
- View of the Richthofen Fountain (1901, now a planter) at the intersection of Richthofen Parkway and Oneida Street in the Montclair Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A young boy and girl sit on the edge of the former fountain's granite basin which...
- Von Richthofen, Walter, Baron, 1848-1898--Monuments.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Children.; Fountains.; Gardens.; Von Richthofen, Walter, Baron, 1848-1898--Monuments--Pictorial works.;...
- 1975
- Fairmount Cemetery and mausoleum
- View of the Fairmount Mausoleum (1929: Mountjoy and Frewen) and graves at the Fairmount Cemetery, 430 S. Quebec Street in the Windsor neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The Neoclassical style mausoleum has four large Greek Doric columns and an...
- Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Windsor (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Cemeteries.; Mausoleums.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments.; Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2010
- Granite, between Buena Vista and Leadville
- View of the town of Granite (Chaffee County), Colorado. Shows the railroad station, wood frame commercial buildings and residences, outhouses, a bridge over the Arkansas River, and Colorado Midland Railroad tracks.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Granite (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Granite--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Granite--1880-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Granite--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1887 and 1895?]
- Aberdeen Quarry
- Three abandoned buildings, with gables and shingled roofs, are near the Aberdeen granite quarry southwest of Gunnison in Gunnison County, Colorado. One building has a sagging roof. Shows granite boulders and trees in a valley.
- Gunnison County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Gunnison County--1950-1960.
- 1955 August 7
- Across Granite Gorge from Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon of Arizona
- View of Granite Gorge of the Colorado River from Plateau Point at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Shows the Colorado River, cliffs, and rock formations.
- Colorado River (Colo.- Mexico)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Granite Gorge (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900-1910.; Cliffs--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Granite City
- View of Granite City (Chaffee County), Colorado. Log cabins and wood buildings are near the Arkansas River.
- Arkansas River--1860-1880.; Granite City (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Granite City--1860-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Granite City--1860-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Granite City--1860-1880.
- [between 1861 and 1875]
- In Granite Canon
- Well dressed men and women pose on the back of a caboose on a Colorado Midland train stopped by rock formations beside the South Platte River in Elevenmile Canyon (Granite Canyon), Park County, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Elevenmile Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Passengers--Colorado--Park...
- [1888]
- Granite Canon
- Colorado Midland tracks round a bend next to the South Platte River in Granite (Elevenmile) Canyon, Park County, Colorado. Shows rock formations and telegraph poles.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Elevenmile Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Park...
- [1888]
- In Granite Canon
- Colorado Midland railway tracks pass through Granite Canyon (Elevenmile Canyon) beside the South Platte River, Park County, Colorado. Shows boulders, rock formations and trees.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Elevenmile Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Park...
- [1888]
- In Granite Canon, Colo. Midland
- View of Colorado Midland railroad tracks and the South Platte River with rock formations in Granite Canyon (Elevenmile Canyon), Park County, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Elevenmile Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Park...
- [1888]
- In Granite Canon
- Women and a man pose on a Colorado Midland railroad caboose in Elevenmile Canyon (Granite Canyon), Park County, Colorado. Shows a telegraph pole and rock formation.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Elevenmile Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Railroad cabooses--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Park...
- [1888]
- Granite Canyon
- View of Colorado Midland railroad tracks beside the South Platte River in Granite Canyon (Elevenmile Canyon), Park County, Colorado. Shows boulders and rock formations.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Elevenmile Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Park...
- [1888]
- Picnic grounds in Granite Canon
- Two Colorado Midland Railway excursion trains stop at a picnic area in Granite Canyon (Elevenmile Canyon) beside the South Platte River, Park County, Colorado. Shows passengers, a boulder strewn field, and American flags on a locomotive.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Elevenmile Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Passengers--Colorado--Park...
- [1888]
- Granite Canon
- View of Colorado Midland railroad tracks in Granite Canyon (Elevenmile Canyon), Park County, Colorado. Shows the South Platte River, boulders, and rock formations.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Elevenmile Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Park...
- [1888]
- Little Cottonwood Canon
- View of a man on a huge block of granite in a quarry, probably Temple Quarry, in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah. Shows Utah Central Railway tracks, trees, and brush.
- Little Cottonwood Canyon (Salt Lake County, Utah)--1880-1890.; Salt Lake County (Utah)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Utah--Salt Lake County--1880-1890.; Granite quarrying--Utah--Salt Lake County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Utah--Salt Lake...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- General landscape Battle mt. from Victor, Colo.
- View of Battle Mt. with the Granite, Anna Lee, Portland, and Black Diamond mines. Signs read: "Victor Fuel & Feed Co." and "Victor The City At The Mines. The Woods Investment Co., Denver, Colorado Spgs. Victor, Colorado. Mines, Mining Stock,...
- Anna Lee Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Black Diamond Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Granite Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Portland Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1896 and 1898]
- Arkansas Valley at Granite, Colo.
- A Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad train is on a bridge in the Arkansas Valley near Granite (Chaffee County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Arkansas River Valley--1890-1900.; Granite (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Granite--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Gold mining - Granite, Colorado
- View of placer gold mine in the Arkansas River flood plain, Granite, Chaffee County, Colorado; shows a miner running a hydraulic 'monitor' nozzle. Embankments and hills are in the background.
- Granite (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Granite--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Granite--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Granite Building
- View of the Clayton (Granite) Building at 15th (Fifteenth) and Larimer Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Automobiles and a horse-drawn buggy are parked nearby. Signs read: "Granite Hotel," "The H. Phillips Furniture Co," "Western Supplies Co.,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Granite, Colorado
- A conestoga wagon is next to a pitched tent near the mining community of Granite, Colorado, in Chaffee County. The Arkansas River flows past the town in the background. Residences and commercial storefronts are along the banks of the river.
- Arkansas River.; Granite (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Granite--1860-1870.; Tents--Colorado--Granite--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- View of Granite, Lake County, Colorado
- A man sits in cart drawn by a team of horses outside of the mining community of Granite, Colorado, in Chaffee County. Two small boys stand behind the cart. The tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Western wind along the Arkansas River.
- Arkansas River.; Granite (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Granite--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Granite--1890-1900.
- September, 1897
- Granites on the Sweetwater
- View of large granite boulders in the Granite Mountains above the Sweetwater River in Wyoming. The Sweetwater River and the river valley are in the distance.
- Granite Mountains (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Sweetwater River (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Boulders--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Rivers--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [1870]
- Granite Cañon on the Colo. Midland Ry.
- Colorado Midland Railway standard gauge track rounding bend in Granite Canyon (later named Eleven Mile Canyon), Colorado; paralleled by South Platte River.
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1890-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Granite Cañon, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Colorado Midland Railway standard gauge track extending down Granite Canyon (later named Eleven Mile Canyon), Colorado; shows South Platte River in canyon and railroad milepost 44.
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1890-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Granite Cañon, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Colorado Midland Railway standard gauge track paralleled by South Platte River rounding bend in Granite Canyon (later named Eleven Mile Canyon), Colorado.
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1890-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Granite Cañon, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Colorado Midland Railway standard gauge track by South Platte River rounding bend in Granite Canyon (later renamed Eleven Mile Canyon), Colorado. Clouds fill the sky.
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1890-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Granite Cañon, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Colorado Midland Railway standard gauge tracks winding through Granite Canyon (later named Eleven Mile Canyon), Colorado; South Platte River in canyon.
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1890-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Granite Cañon, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Colorado Midland Railway standard gauge track by South Platte River rounding bend in Granite Canyon (later renamed Eleven Mile Canyon), Colorado; clouds fill the sky.
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1890-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Kittredge Building
- View of the Kittredge Building (architect A. Morris Stuckert, 1891)at 511 Sixteenth (16th) Street in the Central Business District of Denver, Colorado. Shows a seven-story vernacular, Richardsonian Romanesque, rusticated stone building. The first...
- Kittredge Building (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Commercial buildings.; Historic buildings.; Kittredge Building (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Commercial...
- 1994
- Castle Crags
- View of Castle Crags, a granite rock formation in Shasta County and Siskiyou County, California. Granite towers and spires are above a steep snowy slope and fir trees.
- Castle Crags (Shasta County and Siskiyou County, Calif.)--1880-1910.; Rock formations--California--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Castle Rocks, O.& C.R.Y.
- View of Castle Crags, a granite rock formation in Shasta County and Siskiyou County, California. Granite towers and spires are above a steep snowy slope and fir trees. Smoke rises from the forest.
- Castle Crags (Shasta County and Siskiyou County, Calif.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--California--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Colorado Midland Railroad at "The Narrows"
- A view of the Colorado Midland Railway route at "The Narrows" in Granite Canyon (Eleven Mile Canyon) 43 miles west of Colorado City, Park County, Colorado. Shows railroad tracks, a river, rocky hills and trees.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Elevenmile Canyon (Colo.); Park County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Park County--1890-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Park County--1890-1910.; Streams--Colorado--Park County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Castle Crags
- View of Castle Crags, a granite rock formation in Shasta County and Siskiyou County, California. Granite towers and spires are above a steep, snowy slope and fir trees.
- Castle Crags (Shasta County and Siskiyou County, Calif.)--1880-1910.; Rock formations--California--1880-1910.
- [between 1885 and 1902?]
- Castle Crags
- Panoramic view of Castle Crags, a granite rock formation in Shasta County and Siskiyou County, California. Granite towers and spires are covered with snow in the distance. Fir trees and snow are on a ridge.
- Castle Crags (Shasta County and Siskiyou County, Calif.)--1880-1910.; Rock formations--California--1880-1910.
- [between 1885 and 1902?]
- Central City High School
- Central City High School, an Italianate, granite building with narrow, arched windows and a cupola is on the hill next to the granite St. Paul's Episcopal Church. A one and one-half story clapboard house, partially obscured by trees, is in the...
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Central City, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1930
- Gregory Diggings, Central City monuments
- A woman wearing a print dress, pumps and a hat stands to the left of the Gregory Diggings monument in Central City. The masonry monument is of granite and has a granite foundation. The brass marker in the center reads "On this ground later known as...
- Gregory, John H.--Monuments--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [between 1932 and 1940?]
- Gregory Diggings, Central City monuments
- The Gregory's Diggings masonry monument is of granite and has a granite foundation. The brass marker in the center reads "On this ground later known as Gregory's Diggings John H. Gregory of Georgia discovered the first gold lode in Colorado on May...
- Gregory, John H.--Monuments--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [between 1932 and 1940?]
- United Presbyterian church
- Women stand on the granite steps of the United Presbyterian Church in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. They wear long, wool coats, hats and scarves. A granite cornerstone is engraved: "United PresbyterianA.D. 1884."
- Greeley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Office and carriage House, Hamill House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the carriage house and office on the grounds of the Hamill House, located at the corner of Argentine and Third (3rd) Streets in Georgetown, Colorado. The house was built by Joseph Watson, and was acquired by William A. Hamill in...
- Hamill, William A. (William Arthur), 1836-1904--Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Carriage houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1951
- The town [sic] of Alpine Tunnel, 1944
- View east of the ruins of buildings and abandoned tracks at Alpine Tunnel, (11,545 feet) Gunnison County, Colorado, includes the hand hewn stone Granite Hotel and engine house, wood frame operator's shack and the combination depot, dining room and...
- Alpine Station (Colo. : Locale)--1940-1950.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Gunnison County--1930-1940.; Telegraph offices--Colorado--Gunnison County--1930-1940.
- 1944
- Town of Granite
- The Arkansas River flows past a log cabin in the mining community of Granite, Colorado, in Chaffee County.
- Arkansas River.; Granite (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Log cabins--Colorado--Granite--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1877]
- Granite
- A church in the town of Granite, Colorado, in Chaffee County is situated along a residential street. The masonry structure has a steeply- pitched gable, a front steeple, a bell, a finial, and narrow, enlogated windows. Lighter-colored shingles on...
- Granite (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Granite--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Granite, Colorado
- The tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Western wind through the town of Granite, Colorado, in Chaffee County. Buildings in the community include a smelter, the depot building, commercial storefronts, and residences. Scrub oak bushes grow in the...
- Granite (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Granite--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Granite City on the Arkansas looking north
- The Arkansas River winds through the mining community of Granite, Colorado, in Chaffee County. A bridge spans the river. Buildings of the commuity are on both sides of the valley.
- Granite (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bridges--Colorado--Granite--1880-1890.; Arkansas River.
- [1880?]
- D. & R.G.W. train wreck, Royal Gorge route
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Western Railroad wreck near Granite (Chaffee County), Colorado. Shows locomotive 1604 and passenger cars in the Arkansas River. Men stand on the wreckage, tracks and on a rocky hillside.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Chaffee County--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Chaffee County--1920-1930.;...
- 1926, Labor Day
- A view of Butte, Montana, showing "the richest hill in the world"
- Panoramic view of Butte (Silver Bow County), Montana, showing the business district with commercial buildings, houses, mines, headframes, mills and processing plants. Identification on the image reads: "West Gagnon," "Gagnon," "Original," "Miners...
- Butte (Mont.)--1970-1990.; Business districts--Montana--Butte--1970-1990.; Cities & towns--Montana--Butte--1970-1990.; Mining--Montana--Butte--1970-1990.
- 1916
- Pike Monument, Antlers Park, Colo. Springs
- Granite rock monument with bronze plaque dedicated to Zebulon Pike during Pike Centennial Celebration, Antlers Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Shows two men and two women in period dress viewing monument; a plaque inscribed with "the people of...
- Celebrations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Historical markers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Pike, Zebulon Montgomery, 1779-1813.
- [1906?]