Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- We helped to build Pike's Peak R.R.
- View of adult and baby burros at Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway tracks, El Paso County, Colorado. Adult burro has pack of tools with words written "helped build Pike's Peak Ry".
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Pack animals--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- We helped to build Pike's Peak R.R.
- View of adult and baby burros at Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway tracks, El Paso County, Colorado. Adult burro has pack of tools with words written "helped build Pike's Peak Ry".
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Pack animals--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- We helped to build Pike's Peak R.R.
- View of adult and baby burros at Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway tracks, El Paso County, Colorado. Adult burro has pack of tools with words written "helped build Pike's Peak Ry".
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Pack animals--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- We helped to build Pikes Peak R.R.
- View of adult and baby burros at Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway tracks, El Paso County, Colorado. Adult burro has pack of tools with lettering that reads: "helped build Pike's Peak Ry".
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1880-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Pack animals--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- We helped to build Pikes Peak R.R.
- View of an adult and baby burro at Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway tracks, El Paso County, Colorado. The adult burro has pack of tools with words written "Helped Build Pike's Peak Ry," "Explosives."
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Pack animals--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- We helped build Pikes Peak R.R.
- View of adult and baby burros at Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway tracks, El Paso County, Colorado. Adult burro has tools and a box labeled: "Helped Build Pike's Peak Ry" Explos[ives]."
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Pack animals--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- East Denver High School: 1915
- 1915 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1915
- First Baptist Church Jubilee Souvenir Bulletin: Commemorative of the Burning of the Mortgage and of the Fortieth Anniversary of the Church
- Booklet produced by the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the Church. Included in the booklet is a brief church history, a detailed account of its financial history, a program for that day's...
- Eha, Walter R. (Walter Ralph), 1891-1978--Archives.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1904 June 5
- First Baptist Church Jubilee Souvenir Bulletin
- Commemorative program for the burning of the mortgage and fortieth anniversary of the First Baptist Church in Denver.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1904 June 5
- Interior of Rhythm Records and Sporting Goods store
- Bouvier-Lothrop House
- View of the Bouvier-Lothrop House (1890; Robert G. Balcomb and Eugene Rice, architects) at 1600 Emerson Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a two-and-one-half-story residence with a mixture of Queen Anne,...
- Bouvier, Michel Charles--Homes & haunts.; Bouvier Lothrop House (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Bouvier, Michel Charles--Homes and haunts.;...
- 1991
- The old St. Louis Hotel
- The St. Louis Hotel, half mile east and half mile south of Loveland, Colorado was built in 1877 by Mrs. Sullivan, before the survey for the railroad was completed. The contractor or carpenter was Mr. H. C. Smoke, father of Mrs. Fryberger and Mrs....
- Loveland (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Loveland--1920-1930.; St. Louis Hotel (Loveland, Colo.)
- August 1928
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. An elderly man wearing a mustache and a confederate uniform twirls a woman in a satin gown. Other women wearing gowns, ribbons and corsages look on. Many people are in the background.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dancing--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Military uniforms--Confederate.; Reunions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. An elderly man holding an ornately carved cane descends steps helped by another man . A woman wearing dark gown and fur overcoat with ermine collar, pearl necklace, and large corsage descends the...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Kennedy, John R., fl. 1939.; Reid, John R., fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Bernard Valdez - Denver Official
- Bernard Valdez, a Spanish American employee of the Colorado Welfare Department, poses in Denver, Colorado, by charts and graphs with titles: "Aid to Dependent Children," and "Aid to the Needy Disabled."
- Valdez, Bernard.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Politics and government.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Government employees--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1965 February 7
- Father Craft the hero of Wounded Knee Fight
- Seated portrait of Father Francis M. J. Craft, a Native American (Mohawk) missionary who accompanied troops to Wounded Knee on December 28, to reassure the Lakota Sioux on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, that they were safe. He was...
- Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Mohawk Indians.; Teton Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine...
- [1890 or 1891]
- Wagon Box Fight
- Stone memorial marker with a bronze plaque commemorates the Wagon Box Fight, (Wagon Box Battle) between the United States Army and Native American Sioux and Cheyenne warriors in the last major conflict of the Bozeman Trail conflicts (Red Cloud's...
- Cheyenne Indians--Commemoration--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Dakota Indians--Commemoration--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Red Cloud's War, 1866-1867--Commemoration--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Wagon Box Fight,...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Site of Wagon Box Fight
- Possibly the site of the Wagon Box Fight, between the United States Army and Native American Sioux and Cheyenne warriors; last major conflict of the Bozeman Trail conflicts Red Cloud's War) on August 2, 1867, Wyoming. A corral of wagon boxes helped...
- Cheyenne Indians--War--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Dakota Indians--War--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--War--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Red Cloud's War, 1866-1867--Battlefields--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Wagon Box Fight, Wyo.,...
- [1931?]
- Marker on site of Wagon Box Fight near Story, Wyoming
- Stone memorial marker with a bronze plaque commemorating the Wagon Box Fight, (Wagon Box Battle,) between the United States Army and Native American Sioux and Cheyenne warriors in the last major conflict of the Bozeman Trail conflicts, August 2,...
- Cheyenne Indians--Commemoration--Wyoming--1920-1940.; Dakota Indians--Commemoration--Wyoming--1920-1940.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Wyoming--1920-1940.; Red Cloud's War, 1866-1867--Commemoration--Wyoming--1920-1940.; Wagon Box Fight,...
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Inside of the community church
- Two women and a man stand at the back of a church in Bailey, Colorado. Individual chairs are lined up in rows to face the chancel. Sunlight streams through a large cross on the wall above the altar, which is between two, large, glass windows. One...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Churches--Colorado--Bailey--1950-1960.; Interiors--1950-1960.; Taft, Russell L.; Thompson, Roy, Mrs.; Tripp, Gordon, Mrs.
- 1958 December 15
- Jose Angel Gutierrez
- A profile portrait of Jose Angel Gutierrez, he helped to form the Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO), and in 1970, La Raza Unida (The United People).
- Activists--1960-1980.; Mexican Americans--1960-1980.; Gutierrez, Jose Angel.
- [between 1965 and 1980?]
- Oliver Turney (Little Chief), Omaha Indian
- Head and shoulders portrait of an elderly Native American (Omaha) man identified as Little Chief (Oliver Turney). He wears a collared shirt, kerchief, earrings, round sunglasses, and a fur hat.
- Indians of North America--1920-1930.; Omaha Indians--1920-1930.; Aged persons--1920-1930.; Little Chief, Omaha Indian.; Turney, Oliver.
- 1921 August 21
- The Wagon Box Fight
- A view of the Box Wagon Fight, between United States Army and Native American Sioux and Cheyenne warriors, August 2, 1867, Wyoming. A corral of wagon boxes helped the troops defeat the Sioux.
- Cheyenne Indians--War--Wyoming--1860-1870.; Dakota Indians--War--Wyoming--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--1860-1870.; Wagon Box Fight, Wyo., 1867.; Campaigns & battles--Wyoming--1860-1870.; Covered wagons--Wyoming--1860-1870.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- 4-H canning club
- The 4-H club of Montrose, Colorado, consists of five girls and three women. They stand behind a display of their wares, which includes jarred fruits and vegetables placed on boxes of mason jars and a small table. A trophy cup and ribbons are on...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1930-1940.; 4-H clubs--Colorado--Montrose--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Montrose--1930-1940.; Home food processing--Colorado--Montrose--1930-1940.
- [1936?]
- Red Tomahawk and Eagle Man, Dakota police, in uniform, full length
- and Eagle Man reputed to have helped kill Sitting Bull during his arrest in 1889.; Red Tomahawk and Eagle Man, full length standing portraits in tribal or reservation police uniform taken inside wooden frame building; Red Tomahawk, at left, in...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indian reservation police--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Eagle Man.; Red Tomahawk.
- [188-?]
- Red Tomahawk, and Eagle Man, and unidentified Indian man, in uniform, full length
- badge, gloved hands, moccasins, one hand holds rifle with rifle butt resting on floor and other hand tucked in belt; Red Tomahawk and Eagle Man reputed to have helped kill Sitting Bull while arresting him in 1889.; Dakota Native Americans dressed...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indian reservation police--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Eagle Man.; Red Tomahawk.
- [188-?]
- Maruet [sic] Gulch trestle, 226 feet high
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company track on the wooden Marent Trestle in Missoula County, Montana. Frame and log buildings are in Marent Gulch.
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Marent Gulch (Mont.)--1880-1890.; Marent Trestle (Mont.)--1880-1890.; Missoula County (Mont.)--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Montana--Missoula County--1880-1890.; Trestles--Montana--Missoula...
- [between 1883 and 1885]
- Gilfillan, Kemp & Rowley
- John A. (Jack) Gilfillan, John H. Kemp (father of the photographer) and J. B. Rowley sit on a log railing in front of a log cabin in Eldora, a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado. The three men each helped found the town in the late 1890s. All...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Pioneers--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Gilfillan, John A.; Kemp, John H.; Rowley, J. B.
- [1939?]
- Site of Bailey Mill Dam, Eldora 1900
- began operating in the summer of 1899 but was forced to close down a few months later when Bailey's main financial backer in New York City was killed in a fire. In desperation, Bailey turned to his family for financial backing. The treatment...
- Ore-dressing plants--Colorado--Eldora--1900-1910.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Eldora (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1900-1910.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Hale House, Central City, 1899
- house. Additional houses stand on the hillside in the background.; The two-story home of Horace M. Hale stands on a hillside covered in snow in Central City, Colorado. Hale was named principal of the Central City public high school in 1865. He...
- Hale, Horace M.--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Central City.; Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Berthoud Pass Inn
- A sign reading: "60 miles to Denver Bureau of Public Roads" tops a post with another sign reading: "Top of Berthoud Pass Elevation 11,306 Feet." The post is next to a dirt road in the foreground. A small shelter covering a gas pump is in the...
- Berthoud Pass (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Grand County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Gasoline pumps--Colorado--Grand County--1910-1930.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Grand County--1910-1930.; Privies--Colorado--Grand...
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Berthoud Pass Inn
- 1939. A sign reading: "60 miles to Denver Bureau of Public Roads" tops a post with another sign reading: "Top of Berthoud Pass Elevation 11,306 Feet." The post is next to a dirt road in the foreground. A small shelter covering a gas pump is in the...
- Berthoud Pass (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Grand County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Gasoline pumps--Colorado--Grand County--1910-1930.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Grand County--1910-1930.; Privies--Colorado--Grand...
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Berthoud Pass Inn
- An unidentified woman wearing a hat and coat stands next to a sign post in front of the Berthoud Pass Inn at the summit of the pass on the border of Clear Creek and Grand counties in Colorado. The square, log building was built by Charles Fitchett,...
- Berthoud Pass (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1940.; Gasoline pumps--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1940.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Grand...
- [between 1920 and 1935?]
- Central City, Hank Hankins, Montie Montana, a volunteer from the crowd is "roped in"
- A woman steps from a lasso helped by cowboy actor and rodeo star, Montie Montana, who wears a plaid western shirt, and J. Harlan "Hank" Hankins, members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, during festivities on probably Main Street in Central...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Festivals--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.;...
- 1954 July
- City Park, Denver
- View of City Park, Denver, Colorado, probably taken from north tower of City Park pavilion. Shows men, women, and children strolling in City Park; rows of wrought iron benches near edge of lake; women being helped off an early automobile; pony or...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Lincoln School in Sterling, Colo.
- The Fifth Grade class from Lincoln Elementary School in Sterling, Colorado in Logan County harvest vegetables, including carrots, potatoes, and turnips. Several boys dig into the ground with shovels. The girls sit on the ground and sort the...
- Sterling (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Harvesting--Colorado--Sterling--1940-1950.; Students--Colorado--Sterling--1940-1950.
- October, 1942
- Group in Deadwood Stage
- John Y. Nelson lies on the top of the Deadwood Stagecoach while on tour with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. John Higby (possibly spelled Highby) drives the coach with Judge William T. Beck of the Colorado...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Pack burro
- A burro with a pack stands on the tracks of the Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway in El Paso County, Colorado. The burros carries a wheel barrow, shovel, axe, crate and metal can. A sign on the wheelbarrow reads: "I Helped to Build Pikes Peak...
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Pack animals--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Railroad...
- c1891, Oct. 11
- Ground Penetrating Radar Time Slice
- Prior to excavation, a Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey was conducted over a large portion of the planned construction site. GPR works by sending radar waves into the ground, which then bounce off buried features such as walls and foundations....
- 2009
- Historic tours: for automobile, bicycle, omnibus, or walking : Denver Part 1 Auraria and Lower Downtown including Ninth Street Park and Larimer Square
- West Side Recorder Volume 7 No 11
- The Real Pioneers of Colorado
- Transcript of a document originally written by Maria Davies McGrath in 1934. This document contains transcripts of all three volumes, arranged alphabetically by pioneers last name. Within each entry is a brief biography of the individual (s) who...
- Pioneers--Colorado.; Colorado--Biography.
- 1934
- Moffat Station
- Exterior photograph of the Moffat Station and rail road tracks, prior to restoration, located in Denver, Colorado. The 1906 depot served as the Denver terminus of David Moffat's railroad over Rollins Pass. The Denver, Northwestern & Pacific never...
- Moffat Station (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000; Denver and Salt Lake Railway Company--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1990-2000.; Railroad stations--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic...
- 1995 October 18
- Moffat Station
- Exterior photograph of the Moffat Station, prior to restoration, located in Denver, Colorado. The 1906 depot served as the Denver terminus of David Moffat's railroad over Rollins Pass. The Denver, Northwestern & Pacific never reached any farther...
- Moffat Station (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000; Denver and Salt Lake Railway Company--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1990-2000.; Railroad stations--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic...
- 1995 October 18
- Moffat Station
- Exterior photograph of the Moffat Station, prior to restoration, located in Denver, Colorado. The 1906 depot served as the Denver terminus of David Moffat's railroad over Rollins Pass. The Denver, Northwestern & Pacific never reached any farther...
- Moffat Station (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000; Denver and Salt Lake Railway Company--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1990-2000.; Railroad stations--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic...
- 1995 October 18
- Moffat Station
- Exterior photograph of the Moffat Station, prior to restoration, located in Denver, Colorado. The 1906 depot served as the Denver terminus of David Moffat's railroad over Rollins Pass. The Denver, Northwestern & Pacific never reached any farther...
- Moffat Station (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000; Denver and Salt Lake Railway Company--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1990-2000.; Railroad stations--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic...
- 1995 October 18
- Moffat Station
- Exterior photograph of the Moffat Station, prior to restoration, located in Denver, Colorado. The 1906 depot served as the Denver terminus of David Moffat's railroad over Rollins Pass. The Denver, Northwestern & Pacific never reached any farther...
- Moffat Station (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000; Denver and Salt Lake Railway Company--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1990-2000.; Railroad stations--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic...
- 1995 October 18
- Moffat Station
- Exterior photograph of the Moffat Station, prior to restoration, located in Denver, Colorado. The 1906 depot served as the Denver terminus of David Moffat's railroad over Rollins Pass. The Denver, Northwestern & Pacific never reached any farther...
- Moffat Station (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000; Denver and Salt Lake Railway Company--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1990-2000.; Railroad stations--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic...
- 1995 October 18
- Moffat Station
- Exterior photograph of the Moffat Station, prior to restoration, located in Denver, Colorado. The 1906 depot served as the Denver terminus of David Moffat's railroad over Rollins Pass. The Denver, Northwestern & Pacific never reached any farther...
- Moffat Station (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000; Denver and Salt Lake Railway Company--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1990-2000.; Railroad stations--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic...
- 1995 October 18
- Moffat Station
- Exterior photograph of the Moffat Station, prior to restoration, located in Denver, Colorado. The 1906 depot served as the Denver terminus of David Moffat's railroad over Rollins Pass. The Denver, Northwestern & Pacific never reached any farther...
- Moffat Station (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000; Denver and Salt Lake Railway Company--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1990-2000.; Railroad stations--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic...
- 1995 October 18