Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Place names of Colorado : a genealogical & historical guide to Colorado sites
- The primary objective of this index is to contain a comprehensive listing of place names or sites in Colorado that would direct the researcher to recent and readily available publications. Included in this publication for each site or place name,...
- Names, Geographical--Colorado.; Colorado--History, Local.
- 1999
- Cradleboard
- Show a Native American (Ute) toy cradleboard with a doll. The cradleboard is buckskin wrapped around a board and is decorated with fringe, multi-color beadwork sewn on with lazy stitch. The doll's head is possibly made of wood painted a medium...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Cradleboards--1880-1900.; Dolls--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Mill in Horseshoe district, Park County
- View of an abandoned silver mill, near Leavick (Park County), Colorado, that served the Last Chance lode and the Hilltop mines. Mount Sheridan (13,748 feet) and the glacier formed Horseshoe Cirque are in distance.
- Horseshoe Mountain (Lake County, Colo.)--1940-1970.; Leavick (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Sheridan, Mount (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Leavick--1940-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Leavick--1940-1970.; Ore...
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Mt. Fairchild from Horseshoe Drive, Estes Park
- View across valley towards Fairchild Mountain of Mummy Range, Rocky Mountains from Horseshoe Drive, Estes Park, Colorado; log cabin and canvas tents in valley.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fairchild Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1910.; Tents--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1910.; Valleys--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1910.
- [1909?]
- Miniature cradleboard
- Shows a Native American (Ute) miniature cradleboard with a doll inside of it made by Chipeta. The cradleboard is decorated with multi-colored beads and thread, and buckskin fringe on the bottom. The doll has black cotton thread hair and painted...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Cradleboards--1880-1890.; Dolls--1880-1890.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- 1880
- Horseshoe Inn
- View of the Horseshoe Inn at Rocky Mountain National Park, west of Estes Park, Colorado (constructed by Willard Ashton in 1907; razed in 1931); guests sit on porch and stand at stone- block stairway leading from dirt road to lodge.
- Horseshoe Inn (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ashton, Willard--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Horseshoe Inn
- View of the Horseshoe Inn at Rocky Mountain National Park, west of Estes Park, Colorado (constructed by Willard Ashton in 1907; razed in 1931). The Mummy Range is in the distance.
- Horseshoe Inn (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mummy Range (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ashton, Willard--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Horseshoe Lake Estes Park
- View of Horseshoe Lake in Estes Park, Colorado; snow-patched peaks of the Continental Divide, at horizon, are reflected on the surface of the lake; a horse and rider appear near fence on a dirt road on the opposite shore.
- Continental Divide (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Horseshoe Lake (Larimer County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Larimer County--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Horseshoe Lake, Estes Park
- View of Horseshoe Lake in Estes Park, Colorado
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Horseshoe Lake (Larimer County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Larimer County--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Horseshoe - 1942
- View of two dilapidated cabins in a field surrounded by snow covered mountains, in Horseshoe, Colorado; shows foundations of previous buildings.
- Horseshoe (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Horseshoe--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Leavick, looking northwest to Mount Sheridan
- View of mining town of Leavick, Park County, Colorado, shows log structures with Mount Sheridan (13,748 feet) in distance. Named after Felix Leavick an early prospector in the region with the Last Chance lode and the Hilltop Mine.
- Leavick (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Horseshoe Mountain
- View of Horseshoe Mountain, Colorado.
- Mountains--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Horseshoe Park and the Mummy Range in late spring from Trail Ridge Road
- View of Horseshoe Park, Trail Ridge Road, and the Mummy Range in Rocky Mountain National Park (Larimer County), Colorado. Shows cars on the road and snow on peaks in the distance.
- Horseshoe Park (Colo. : Flat)--1980-1990.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Mummy Range (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1980-1990.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1980-1990.;...
- [1980 July]
- Horseshoe Mountain
- View of Horseshoe Mountain, snow, dead trees, and stumps, Colorado.
- Mountains--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- The Horseshoe Fall from the "Maid of the Mist"
- View of the Horseshoe Falls section of Niagara Falls in New York and Ontario. Shows rushing waterfall and jagged rocks.
- Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)--1870-1900.; Waterfalls--New York (State)--1870-1900.; Waterfalls--Ontario--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- The Horseshoe, from West Ouray, Colorado
- View of Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, and the Horseshoe, also called the Amphitheater. Town buildings are in the foreground.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Horse-shoe courts
- A view of the horseshoe courts in City Park in Denver, Colorado. Shows bleachers, an open dirt play area and the director's house and shelter.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Horseshoe pitching--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Director's house & shelter - horse-shoe courts
- Shows the director's shelters for the horseshoe courts in City Park in Denver, Colorado. The building is constructed of wood and has a tile roof. It has a metal fence on both sides and a large doorway in front.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Horseshoe pitching--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Shelters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Mummy Range
- Autumn view across valley to the Mummy Range, northwest of Estes Park, Larimer County, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, shows Horseshoe Inn (constructed by Willard Ahston in 1907; razed 1931), Mount Chapin, Mount Chiquita, Ypsilon Mountain,...
- Horseshoe Inn (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mummy Range (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1927]
- UP train, engine number 744, engine type 2-8-0
- Train #385, mixed train; 19 cars. Photographed: near Horseshoe Bend, Ida., June 21, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Railroad locomotives--Idaho--Horseshoe Bend.; Union Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1949
- Road to Leavick : first glimpse of Horseshoe Mtn.
- The dirt road to Leavick, Colorado stretches into the distance, seemingly as far as Horseshoe Mountain, a far off cirque formation.
- Park County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Roads--Colorado--Park County--1960-1970.
- 1966
- Road to Leavick : Horseshoe Mtn. from Leavick
- Horseshoe Mountain, a cirque formation, is seen from Leavick, Colorado.
- Park County (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- 1966
- Horseshoe Ranch
- A row of cowboys identified as Jimmie Kennedy, Roy Valentine, Carl Baugham, Fred Runser, Albert Smith, Emil Runser, A. A. Spaugh, Dick Biddick, Everet Onion (cook), Johnnie Howard, Sam Covington, Bob Spaugh, Charlie Bright, Ed Saffel, Bob Howard,...
- Sheridan County (Wyo.)--1880-1890.; Cowboys--Wyoming--Sheridan County--1880-1890.; Horses--Wyoming--Sheridan County--1880-1890.; Ranches--Wyoming--Sheridan County--1880-1890.
- 1883
- Spanish Peaks from Lathrop State Park
- View of Horseshoe Lake reservoir at Lathrop State Park near Walsenburg in Huerfano County, Colorado. The Spanish Peaks are in the distance. A boat is on the lake.
- Horseshoe Lake Reservoir (Huerfano County, Colo.)--1970-1990.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1970-1990.; Lathrop State Park (Colo.)--1970-1990.; Spanish Peaks (Colo.)--1970-1990.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Huerfano County--1970-1990.;...
- [between 1975 and 1981?]
- Gladys Swarthout, Richard Bonelli playing quoits beside the theatre
- Gladys Swarthout and Richard Bonelli, two actors from the Central City Play Festival, stand in the yard of a board-and-batten, one story building with a tin and shingle roof, tossing horseshoes in Central City, Colorado. Gladys holds a horseshoe in...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Horseshoe pitching--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Bonelli, Richard.; Swarthout, Gladys, 1904-
- 1933
- Lamar
- A man pitches horseshoes at "Lamar Horseshoe Courts" across form the Atchinson and Topeka Santa Fe Railroad depot, Lamar, Prowers County, Colorado.
- Lamar (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Horseshoe pitching--Colorado--Lamar--1980-1990.
- 1983
- Western History Subject Index
- Horseshoe pitching
- Victor
- Men wear hats, suits, vests or suspenders, and pose on wooden sidewalks in front of frame commercial buildings in Victor (Teller County), Colorado. A horseshoe is above the door at the Victor Daily News building near a sign that reads "Law Office."...
- Rohde & Goss Real Estate (Victor, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Real estate business--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Rohde, W. E.
- [between 1890 to 1898?]
- The Junction
- Men and women stand beside Willow Creek and the rubble of a fire in the business district of Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Smoke rises from piles of timber and metal debris. A woman wears a dress and holds probably a horseshoe in the air....
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [1892 June]
- Man with long moustache
- Studio portrait of a man with a silk tie and horseshoe chain pin. The man has a long moustache.
- Men--1890-1900.; Mustaches--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Studio portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a suit jacket, vest, and high collar shirt. His necktie is held in place with a pin in the shape of a horseshoe. He has a full moustache and his short hair is parted on the side.
- Men--1890-1900.; Mustaches--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a suit jacket, buttoned vest, and striped shirt. His striped necktie is held in place by a horseshoe shaped pin. His short hair is parted on the side and styled in a slight wave. His ears stick out.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Studio bust portrait of a man with thin hair, a handlebar moustache, and a suit with a wide tie and a horseshoe tie pin.
- Men--1890-1910.; Mustaches--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Farrier
- A farrier in a Colorado National Guard hat, shoes a horse in the Cripple Creek mining district probably in "Camp Goldfield" in Victor (Teller County), Colorado during the Western Federation of Miners strike. The farrier files the horse's hoof....
- Colorado. National Guard.--Colorado--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Blacksmithing--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Military camps--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.;...
- [1903]
- Interior of a residence
- This interior view of a room in a residence in Leadville, Colorado, includes an elaborately ornamented cast iron stove, a sofa with pillows and crocheted blankets, floral print wallpaper and hanging framed pitures. A gilt bronze clock with...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Entrance to Coal Mine, Sparlin Colo., Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View of two tunnel entrances to coal mine in Sparlin, Colorado (reached via the Moffat Road); two miners sit between entrances; train track leads into the right tunnel; sign and horseshoe hang over portal.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Sparlin (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Sparlin--1910-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Sparling--1910-1920.; Tunnels--Colorado--Sparlin--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Road to Taos
- Two convertible cars with men and women passengers at Horseshoe Curve on the road to Taos, New Mexico; front car has pennant that reads: "Taos, N. Mex." Shows dirt road, hill, one man sits on the running board of the front car.
- Taos County (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Convertible automobiles--New Mexico--Taos County--1910-1920.; Roads--New Mexico--Taos County--1910-1920.; Women--New Mexico--Taos County--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Residence of J. A. Tedford, Esq. Race near Colfax, Denver, Colo.
- Floor plan from Lang and Pugh presentation album, for the J. A. Tedford residence on Race Street in Denver, Colorado; also shows interior detail of a stairwell with horseshoe arches.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Tedford, J. A.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1885 and 1893]
- Residence of Mr. L. H. Guldman
- Presentation view of the L. H. Guldman residence at 1555 Washington Street in Denver, Colorado; architectural features include rusticated brick, columns, incised stone trim, leaded glass windows, a round balcony with horseshoe arches, a covered...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Guldman, L. H.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1885 and 1893]
- Office of Finding Hardware
- View of the Finding Hardware Company office in Breckenridge, Colorado; Frank Christy leans on a credenza against the back wall. Shows books open on work area, a horseshoe clock, a hand-operated printing press, drum-shaped parlor stove, a polished...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Interiors.
- 1892
- Sunflower Carnival
- View of a parade on Cascade Avenue, part of the Flower Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. A group of men and women sit on a float decorated with streamers, bunting, and a sign that reads "[?] Workers". The float is hitched to a...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1898]
- Vidler Mine, Clear Creek County
- Vidler Mine, Argentine District, Upper Clear Creek County, Colorado; Trans-Continental Transportation and Mining Company; shows horseshoe basin, miners' cabins, and mine tailings.
- Georgetown and Grays Peak Railway Company--1910-1920.; Trans-Continental Transportation and Mining Company--1910-1920.; Vidler Mine (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek--1910-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1915]
- Vidler Mine, Clear Creek County
- Vidler Mine, Argentine District, Upper Clear Creek County, Colorado, Trans-Continental Transportation and Mining Company; shows horseshoe basin and entrance to tunnel, mine shaft, miners' cabin, mine tailings, and Vidler spur railroad bed of...
- Georgetown and Grays Peak Railway Company--1920-1940.; Trans-Continental Transportation and Mining Company--1920-1940.; Vidler Mine (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek--1920-1940.
- [between 1921 and 1935]
- Snetzer Block
- Exterior view of Jacob Snetzer's tailor shop, Georgetown, Colorado, at Taos and Fifth Street, looking east. The building is of wood construction, with a false front, an elaborate cornice with brackets, and windows with decorative arches on the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Tailor shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Groceries and provisions store
- View of a storefront in Georgetown, Colorado, probably on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street. The wood false front building has "Groceries and Provisions" written the width of the building above the door. The front door is recessed and "Chas. W. Pollard,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Window displays--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Barrett, George.; Strouse, Sam.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- El Jebel Temple
- View of El Jebel Temple, in Denver, Colorado (night) shows lighted windows and a Moorish horseshoe arch entrance.
- Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America--Buildings--1900-19330.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1909 and 1924]
- Orpheum theater
- Rooftop view of the Orpheum theater at 1537 Welton Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Automobiles and pedestrians are nearby. Signs read: "Horseshoe Inn," "The Ness Music Co.," "Colorado Foot Comfort Station," "Pictures & Frames," "Columbine...
- Orpheum Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Argentine, Colorado
- View of Argentine (formerly Decatur, Rathborne), Summit County, Colorado; shows several wood frame false fronts and front gable log structures in a horseshoe valley; two men looking into back of a horse- drawn wagon; path leads to a water well...
- Argentine (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Argentine--1910-1920.
- [1912]
- Horse Shoe Curve [from Chattanooga]
- View of the Horseshoe Curve on the Silverton Northern Railroad near Chattanooga (San Juan County), Colorado. The Otto Mears' Toll Road and mountains are nearby.
- Silverton Northern Railroad Company--1890-1900.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- El Jebel - 18th & Sherman
- View of the El Jebel Temple, the Masonic lodge of the El Jebel Shriners, at 18th (Eighteenth) and Sherman Streets in Denver, Colorado; features include Moorish motifs, a horseshoe arch, onion domes, arcades, and minarets.
- Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America--Buildings.; El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Masonic...
- [between 1907 and 1910?]