Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The north side club
- View of Denver Tramway Company conductors in uniform at the North Side Club in Denver, Colorado. Interior shows: pool table, piano, American flag, and a heater.
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Billiard parlors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- November 1911
- Engineering building
- The engineering building at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado, is a two-story brick structure with stone trim, dormers and a dentiled cornice. Young trees are in the foreground.
- University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)--1900-1910.; Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.
- May, 1907
- Automobiles park where tethered horses once waited patiently while their owners attended church
- View of Presbyterian Church, Valmont, Boulder County, Colorado; shows a frame building (with corner belltower and arched windows), people, and cars.
- Valmont (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Valmont--1960-1970.
- March 1961
- Ward, Colo.
- View of the facade of the "Hotel M Clancy" in Ward, Colorado in Boulder County. Architectural features of building: clapboard siding, a front gable, a dormer window, a balcony, and a front porch.
- Ward (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Ward--1890-1900.
- June 10, 1899
- Hydraulic mining near Breckenridge, Colorado
- View of hydraulic gold placer mining, near Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado; shows pipes, water jets, flumes, buildings, and mountains.
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Flumes--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- July, 1897
- El Conejo Blanco students at work with their looms & spinning wheels on the wide porches of their lodge, Èstamere,' at Palmer Lake" "the camp founded and directed by Mrs. Anne Fisher, is devoted to instruction of unemployed girls in the...
- Four women work at spinning wheels and looms on the porch of "Estamere" (or Estemere) in Palmer Lake (El Paso County), Colorado. The lodge was founded and directed by Mrs. Anna Fisher, and was dedicated to the instruction of unemployed girls in the...
- Fisher, Anna--Homes & haunts.; Estamere (Palmer Lake, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Handicraft--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1930-1940.; Vocational education--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Palmer...
- July 18, 1937
- A shower of arrows rained on our dead mules from the closing circle of red-men
- Three white men use their dead mules as shelter against an attack by Native Americans. Each man points a rifle in a different direction and each mule has suffered numerous arrow hits.
- Combat--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Ordnance workers
- Women at the Remington-operated Denver (Colorado) Ordnance Plant handle ammunition belts; shows metal boxes for storage, a woman working over a bin of bullets, and a man working at a lathe.
- Women employees--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Factories--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Firearms industry--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Warden Roy Best 1932-1954
- Warden Roy Best, of the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, poses in a cowboy hat and silk tie.
- Prison wardens--Colorado--Canon City--189-1900.; Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Best, Roy.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1932 and 1954]
- Larimer County's first Court House, used as such from 1864 to 1868
- Larimer County's first court house in Fort Collins, Colorado, is a one-story, hewn-log building with broken windows and a brick chimney.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Courthouses--Colorado--Fort Collins--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Balance used for gold dust
- View of a hand held balance scale, weights, and a carrying case, used in mining for weighing samples.
- Mining--1920-1950.; Scales--1920-1950.; Weights and measures--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950?]
- Tecumseh, Ute Indian Chief
- Standing portrait of Native American man (Ute) identified as "Tecumseh (?), Ute Indian Chief," holding an oblong object with feathers.
- Indians of North America--1920-1930.; Ute Indians--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Wolhurst (during Bennett regime) living room
- Upholstered chairs and settees with carved wood trim furnish the interior of Wolhurst, in Littleton, Colorado. Floor and table lamps alternate with vases, statuary, a bust, and framed pictures.
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1910-1930.; Interiors.; Living rooms--Colorado--Littleton--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Main St., Ordway, Colo.
- View of Main Street, Ordway, Crowley County, Colorado; shows the business district with automobiles and streetlamps.
- Ordway (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Ordway--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Taylor Park Dredge, working on Texas Creek - Gunnison County
- View of a hydraulic placer bucket-line gold mining dredge on Texas Creek, in Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Gunnison County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Texas Creek (Gunnison County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dredges--Colorado--Gunnison County--1910-1920.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gunnison County--1910-1920.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Gunnison County--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Warden Thomas J. Tynan 1909-1927
- Warden Thomas J. Tynan, of the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, poses in a black tie.
- Prison wardens--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Tynan, Thomas J.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1909 and 1927]
- A collection of Moqui ware - very distinct from all other pueblo pottery both in form and decoration
- Reproduction of a half-tone image shows a collection of Native American ware from the Moqui tribe. Bowls, pots, plates, and a shaker are included.
- Hopi Indians--Arts & crafts--Arizona--1900-1940.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Arizona--1900-1940.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.); Pottery--Arizona--1900-1940.
- [between 1900 and 1940?]
- Flume in sandstone canyon
- Flume between a river and rock pinnacles: water diversion for hydraulic gold placer mining.
- Flumes--1900-1930.; Gold mining--1900-1930.; Hydraulic mining--1900-1930.; Mining--1900-1930.; Rock formations--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Flume, cliffs, and tunnel
- Flume built on rock cliff (with tunnel): water diversion for hydraulic gold placer mining.
- Flumes--1900-1930.; Gold mining--1900-1930.; Hydraulic mining--1900-1930.; Mining--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Flume on granite wall
- Flume built on a rock cliff and trestles: water diversion for hydraulic gold placer mining.
- Flumes--1900-1930.; Gold mining--1900-1930.; Hydraulic mining--1900-1930.; Mining--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Boulder County Courthouse
- Stone and brick were used for the Boulder County Courthouse, in Boulder, Colorado. The grand-scale, three-story building features a faceted, pedimented cupola, square corner towers with gabled roofs and widows walks, and a projecting gable housing...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Navajo captive
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a Native American (Navajo) boy. He wears a blanket.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--1900-1910.; Boys--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Main Street, Marble, Colo.
- Frame commercial buildings flank dirt street in Marble, Gunnison County, Colorado. One in the foreground has an exterior stairway; mountains are in the background.
- Marble (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial districts--Colorado--Marble--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Marble--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1908?]
- Pharmacy, Marble, Colo.
- This frame commercial building in Marble, Gunnison County, Colorado, is a two-story structure with a gable roof. A sign over the door reads: "Drug Store;" mountains are in the background.
- Marble (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Drugstores--Colorado--Marble--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1908?]
- Warden Edmund H. Martin 1900-02
- Warden Edmund H. Martin, of the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, poses in a black bow tie and has a medal on his lapel.
- Prison wardens--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Martin, Edmund H.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1900 and 1902]
- Nevadaville
- View northwest in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows commercial buildings on Main Street, including the Odd Fellow's Lodge; wood frame houses are to the north and west, Christ and Methodist Episcopal Churches, the school and an ore car...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1899 and 1900?]
- Wall Street
- Reproduction shows painting of Wall Street (Delphi), Boulder County, Colorado; shows Colorado and Northwestern Railroad tracks; businesses include: hotel, store, barn, boarding house, blacksmith shop, and Wall Street Tunnel.
- Colorado and Northwestern Railway Company--1890-1900.; Wall Street (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1899 and 1900?]
- Puma City, Tarryall Post-Office, looking north through Main Street
- View of Puma City, Park County, Colorado, shows frame dwellings and businesses flanking dirt street. This town peaked during the 1890's with a population over a thousand; town of Tarryall replaced it west of this location.
- Puma City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1898 and 1899?]
- Navajo man
- A Native American (Navajo) silversmith sits at a small anvil and holds a mallet and pliers. He wears beaded necklaces and a cloth headband.
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Navajo Indians--1890-1910.; Silversmiths--1890-1910.
- [between 1897 and 1910]
- Mineral Hill Mill, near Iris
- View of the Mineral Hill Mill, in Gunnison County, Colorado; shows gold mining ore processing sheds and tailing piles.
- Tailings embankments--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1900.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Colorado Trading & Investment Co.
- Men and children pose in front of the Odd Fellow's Building, Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows--Colorado--Nevadaville--1890-1900.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Nevadaville--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1898?]
- Breckenridge, South Park Line
- Looking southeast at Breckenridge, Colorado, the town's churches and the hose drying tower of Fireman's Hall are visible among the many buildings of the town. Mount Baldy and its foothills are in the background.
- Baldy, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Churches--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890- 1900.
- [between 1890-1899?]
- M. P. Depot, Ordway, Colo.
- View of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot, Ordway, Crowley County, Colorado; the one-story brick building has a tile roof and round dormers.
- Missouri Pacific Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Ordway (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Ordway--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Moqui hair dresser - before dressing
- View of Native American (Hopi) women on a woven blanket; one uses a form to put the others' hair into whorls; they wear mantas. Shows a reed hair brush and baskets.
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Domestic life--Arizona--1890-1910.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; Hairdressing--Arizona--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Moqui hair dresser - after dressing
- View of two Native American (Hopi) women on a blanket with a hairdressing form, a reed hairbrush, and a tin cup. The women wear mantas, one wears earrings and hair whorls.
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Domestic life--Arizona--1890-1910.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; Hairdressing--Arizona--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- A Summit County (Colorado) nugget
- View of a gold nugget from mines in Summit County, Colorado.
- Summit County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Gold--Colorado--Summit County--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Summit County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1907?]
- Monte Vista looking east from Hotel Blanca
- Monte Vista, in Rio Grande County, Colorado, has frame and stone dwellings and commercial buildings flanking Braodway street. The 1st National Bank building is a two-story stone structure built on a corner, with a curved pediment on the mitre. A...
- Monte Vista (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Monte Vista--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Monte Vista--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1902?]
- Touring Morrison
- Men (some smoking pipes) ride a surrey in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado. A man sitting on the kickboard wears a conductor's hat and has a dog in his lap; a small boy is beside him.
- Morrison (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dogs--Colorado--Morrison--1890-1900.; Tourists--Colorado--Morrison--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Interior Carbonate National Bank
- Reproduction shows interior of the Carbonate National Bank lobby in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. Low wooden walls separate office and public areas; teller boxes and cages are to the rear. Framed prints hang on the walls.
- Carbonate National Bank (Leadville, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Banks--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Barker House - Hotel Navajo
- Half-tone reproduction of Hotel Navajo (or Barker House) in Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Open Trail Car; Colorado Railway, Light & Power Company, the J. G. Brill Company, builder
- This half-tone reproduction shows a Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, open streetcar. Lettering reads: "41 C.R.L. & P. Co. 41,"
- Colorado Railway, Light and Power Company--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Street railroads--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Man's portrait
- Portrait of semi-bald man with a "walrus" moustache, wearing a jacket and overcoat with wide lapels. His bow tie is adorned with a star- shaped pin.
- Mustaches--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Black, lustrous ware of Santa Clara and San Juan, the only ornamentation used is a slight moulding, as along the bulging edge of the double-neck jar in the foreground
- Reproduction of a half-tone shows Native American (Pueblo) Santa Clara and San Juan pottery display of black, lustrous ware.
- Indian pottery--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1900.; Tewa pottery--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- A Hopi potter preparing to fire pottery bowls. Her home is on the distant mesa top, but she has come down here because a nearby corral affords abundant fuel of dried sheep manure.
- View of a Native American woman (Hopi) arranging pots on a kiln.
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--1890-1900.; Hopi women potters--Arizona--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--Arizona--1890-1900.; Potteries--Arizona--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Indian voyagers "packing" over long portage, each packet containing from 50 to 100 lbs.
- Six heavily laden men carry their packs to the end of a portage along a river somewhere in Alaska. Two other men await the packers on a small spit of land that projects into the river where other supplies have already been dropped off. Snow is on...
- Backpacking--Alaska--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Alaska--1890-1900.; Portages--Alaska--1890-1900.; Rivers--Alaska--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Leadville churches
- Reproduction shows churches in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, including the First Presbyterian (upper left), Saint George's Episcopal (top center), Temple Israel (lower left), the interior of Temple Israel (lower right) and the (Catholic) Church...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Churches--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Presbyterian...
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Warden William A. Smith 1890-1892
- Warden William A. Smith, of the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, poses in a white bow tie and "walrus" moustache.
- Prison wardens--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Smith, William A.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1890 and 1892]
- Navajo capture
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a Native American (Navajo) man. He holds a bow and arrows and wears a blanket and a fur pelt hat.
- Bow and arrow--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Navajo Indians--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Another view of Orient further down the gulch
- View of Orient, (Oriental City) limanite iron camp, in Saguache County, Colorado; shows log and wood buildings.
- Orient (Colo.)--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Part of Orient, showing bunk house, boarding house, and a few tenement houses
- View of Orient, (Oriental City) limanite iron camp, in Saguache County, Colorado; shows log and wood buildings.
- Orient (Colo.)--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]