Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Golden Cycle Mine
- View of the Golden Cycle Mine near Goldfield (Teller County), Colorado. Shows mine buildings and tailings.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Goldfield--1900-1910.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Goldfield--1900-1910.; Golden Cycle Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Goldfield (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Goldfield--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Utes
- Group studio portrait of Ute Native Americans; seated are: Tachiar, Parrum, A-Pat-We-Ma, and Wich-Ha-Ka-Sa; standing are: Tan-Nah, Jui, Ce-Gee-Che, Ta-Wee, Buckskin Charley, and Pedro; painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.
- c1899
- Evening antics, Wave Record (general contractor) wearing Micky [i.e. Mickey] Finn's jeanks [i.e. jeans]
- Wave Record, a member of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, poses in baggy, oversized jeans near a pile of wood at a campsite on a trail ride in Colorado. He holds a cigarette, and has suspenders, a cowboy hat, a western shirt and beaded tie with a...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--1950-1960.; Fuelwood--Colorado--1950-1960.; Joking--Colorado--1950-1960.; Record, Waverly V.
- 1955 July
- Geronimo head cheif [i. e. chief] of the Chiricahua Apaches now on the war path in Seirra [i. e. Sierra] Madres
- Studio portrait (crouching) of Geronimo, a Native American (Chiricahua Apache) man. He holds a rifle and wears boot moccasins, a breechcloth, and scarves around his neck.
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Geronimo, 1829-1909.
- 1885
- Della and Bessie Farrell [i.e. Georgia Duffy]
- Della Ferrell, left, and Georgia Duffy, right, stand in front of a covered wagon used in a scene for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. Both wear long dresses and wide-brimmed hats and both hold long riding crops in their...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowgirls--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Duffy, Georgia.; Ferrell, Della.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Buchanan (Assayor) [i. e. (Assayer)]
- Buchanan, an assayer, poses by a cabin near Apex (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Assayers--Colorado--Apex--1890-1900.; Apex (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Apex--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Apex--1890-1900.
- June 9, 1897
- C&S car number 4516 [i.e. C&S car, engine number 4506]
- Gondola. Photographed: Sheridan Junction, Colo., November 29, 1935.
- Railroads--Cars--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1935.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Sheridan Junction.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1935
- Hanging Bridge - President Theodore Roosevelt and party at Hanging Bridge in the Royal Gorge of the Arkansas River
- President Theodore Roosevelt poses with men including (left) Major Shadrick K. Hooper G. P. A., and (4th from left) Amos C. Ridgway, General Manager, at Hanging Bridge on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad line, Royal Gorge, Fremont County,...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1900-1910.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1910-1920.; Presidents--United States--Colorado--Fremont County--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont...
- 1905 May 8
- Cathedral Spires and trackage of the great loop at Ophir, Colorado on the Rio Grande Southern
- View of the Ophir Needles (Cathedral Spires), and trestles and tracks of the Rio Grande Southern Railroad on the Ophir Loop, Ophir, San MiguelCounty, Colorado.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1900-1910.; Ophir (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ophir Loop (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ophir Needles (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Ophir--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Ophir--1900-1910.;...
- 1909?
- Phantom Curve from the east, near MP 312 on the D&RG narrow gauge line
- View of Phantom Curve, in Conejos County, Colorado; shows Denver and Rio Grande Railroad narrow gauge track grade and eroded volcanic formations.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1900-1910.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Conejos County--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Conejos County--1900-1910.
- 1909?
- Garfield Monument - view west toward Cumbres Pass
- View of the Garfield Monument, in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, Toltec Gorge, and narrow gauge tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
- Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881--Monuments.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1900-1910.; Rio Arriba County (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Toltec Gorge (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--New Mexico--Rio Arriba County--1900-1910.; Monuments &...
- 1909?
- D&RGW 1712, 4-8-4, at Wolhurst, Colo., with westbound train #1, the Scenic Limited
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive number 1712 pulling passenger coaches, Wolhurst, Arapahoe County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1930-1940.; Wolhurst (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Wolhurst--1930-1940.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Wolhurst--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1935?]
- Tipple of Turner Mine (Independent) 9 mi north of Walsenburg, Colo
- View of Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks, ore cars, and a frame tipple at one of the Turner Mines near Walsenburg (Huerfano County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1910.; Tipples--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Pueblo railroad yards and Union Avenue viaduct
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad freight cars are parked in the Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado, freight yard under the Union Avenue Viaduct. Lettering on boxcars reads: "C.R.S. Trust," "4512," "3571," "2453," "4061." Lettering on flatcars reads:...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Hotel Victoria (Pueblo, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels.; Railroad freight cars.; Railroad shops & yards.; Truss bridges.
- [between 1886 and 1890?]
- Gold Hub Mine Silverton San Juan County
- A miner sits in a tram engine and guides loaded mine ore cars on a tramway at the Gold Hub Mine in San Juan County, Colorado. He wears a hard hat with a miner's light.
- Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--San Juan County--1930-1940.; Gold Hub Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Miners--Colorado--San Juan County--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1930-1940.
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- Portland Mining Co.
- View of the warehouse, shafthouse, and mill of the Portland Mine Number 2 near Victor (Teller County), Colorado. A horse-drawn buggy is nearby. The side of the buildings read: "Portland G. M. Co. Shaft 2" and "P. G. M. Co. Ware House [i. e....
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Portland Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Portland Mine
- View of the warehouse, shafthouse, and mill of the Portland Mine Number 2 near Victor (Teller County), Colorado. The side of the buildings read: "Portland G. M. Co." and "P. G. M. Co. Ware House [i. e. Warehouse]".
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Portland Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Inspectors in Eagle Mine
- Inspectors work in a tunnel of the Eagle Mine near Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. They wear miner's lights.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado County--Boulder--1960-1970.; Mine inspection--Colorado--Boulder County--1960-1970.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Eagle Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Coal mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1960-1970.;...
- March 26, 1966
- Litter bearers evacuate wounded on Mount Belvedere, Italy
- Two soldiers from the Tenth Mountain Division, 85th Regiment, 1st Battalion, walk in front of a wounded soldier on a litter carried by five others. According to the caption the soldier had been wounded in the attack on Mount Belvedere during the...
- Medicine, Military--Italy--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Medical aspects of war--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 20, 1945
- Santa Clara Indians
- Native American (Santa Clara) wedding party, (three men, one woman) at the Manitou Cliff Dwelling Museum, Manitou Springs, Colorado. The groom, Joseph Tafaya (Tafoya), wears a U. S. military uniform. The bride, Petra Souza, wears a long, bottom...
- Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Tewa...
- September 1, 1919
- Chipeta, Ouray, Piah
- Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of Native American (Ute) and white men and women in Washington, D. C. for the Brunot Treaty signing. Left to right- Back row Washington (Northern Ute), Susan (sister of Chief Ouray), Johnson #2 (Susan's...
- Indians of North America--Washington (D.C.)--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--Government relations--Washington (D.C.)--1870-1880.; Washington (D.C.)--1870-1880.; Delegations--Washington (D.C.)--1870-1880.; Treaties--Washington (D.C.)--1870-1880.; Tribal...
- [1874]
- Silverton branch - narrow gauge class 60 locomotives double heading southbound through the snowslide area at MP 492 1/2, above Elk Park, Colorado
- View of a Silverton Northern narrow gauge locomotive by Elk Creek, San Juan County, Colorado.
- Silverton Northern Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Elk Creek (San Juan County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--San Juan...
- 1909?
- Winema Toby Riddle
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of Native American (Modoc) woman Winema Toby Riddle. She wears a dark dress with a white collar, buttons, and ruffled cuffs. Mrs. Riddle and her husband were interpreters during the Modoc War.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Modoc Indians--1870-1880.; Winema, Modoc Chieftainess, 1842-1932.
- 1875 or 1876
- Pueblo - Taos - fiesta races
- View of Native American (Taos Pueblo) men crossing a bridge over Rio Puerco (i.e. Pueblo Creek) at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, wearing breechcloths and body paint. White spectators (some on horses) watch the race.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; San Geronimo Fiesta (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1910-1920.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Rio Pueblo de Taos...
- 1917
- Whittier Elementary school students
- Students who include (top row) unidentified, (second row, left to right) second, Thelma Drisden, Edna (third row, left to right) Norman Randall, Frank Caldwell (Elvin's cousin) Geraldine, Keith, Jean McKissick, Loretta Cole, Eleanor James (bottom...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Whittier School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; School children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Arnold, Sydney.; Atwood, Wiburn.;...
- between 1927 and 1929
- An old prospector
- A miner poses near horses with saddle bags and packs near Cimarron, Montrose County, Colorado.
- Miners--Colorado--Cimarron--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Cimarron--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Mescalero Apache
- Native American (Mescalero Apache) men and women pose with fur pelts, shields, tripods, bows and arrows, and staffs outdoors near a tent in New Mexico. They wear beaded moccasins, leggings, and headbands. A sign nearby reads: "Head Quarters...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1880-1890.; Mescalero Indians--New Mexico--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--New Mexico--1880-1890.; Tents--New Mexico--1880-1890.; Women--New Mexico--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1890]
- Standing Wolf
- Standing Wolf, a Native American (Ute) man poses outdoors in City Park, Denver, Colorado, on a blanket near a tepee. He holds a feather fan and wears beaded moccasins, leggings, a breechcloth, hair pipe breastplate and choker, fur pelt armband, and...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Tipis--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Standing Wolf, Ute Indian.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Fort Bowie A. T.
- Native American (Chiricahua Apache) women prisoners pack canvas bags for their transfer to Florida, at Fort Bowie, Arizona. White men in military uniforms look on.
- Chiricahua Indians--Arizona--Fort Bowie--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Fort Bowie--1880-1890.; Fort Bowie (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Prisoners--Arizona--Fort Bowie--1880-1890.; Women--Arizona--Fort Bowie--1880-1890.
- [between 1886 and 1888]
- The defiance of Roman Nose
- Shows Roman Nose, a Native American (Cheyenne) man, on horseback at the Battle of Beecher Island. A group of spectators on horseback cheer him on.
- Cheyenne Indians--War--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--War--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.; Roman Nose.; Beecher Island, Battle of, 1868.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Original tunnel of the Doric stored dynamite
- View of the entrance to the abandoned Doric Mine near Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A pile of rocks and boulders is nearby.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Doric Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Old Excelsior Mine
- Miners pose with sledgehammers near a building at the Excelsior Mine near Lake City (Hinsdale County), Colorado.
- Excelsior Mine (Hinsdale County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Lake City (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Lake City--1870-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Lake City--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Creede mining section
- A man stands near a wooden tower for a mine aerial tramway at the abandoned Commodore Mine near Creede (Mineral County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Creede--1940-1950.; Commodore Mine (Mineral County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Creede (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Creede--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Creede--1940-1950.
- 1942
- West Willow Creek Falls and Burro Bridge packing ore from Amethyst Mine to Creede
- A burro with saddle bags crosses a bridge near West Willow Creek Falls by the Amethyst Mine near Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Miners stand on the bridge and on the side of the creek.
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; West Willow Creek (Mineral County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Pack...
- 1892
- Amethyst Tramway Creede, Colo.
- A miner rides in a bucket of an aerial tramway over West Willow Creek by the Amethyst Mine near Creede (Mineral County), Colorado.
- Amethyst Mine (Creede, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- C&O locomotive, engine number 179, engine type 0-8-0
- Left side view of engine. Photographed: Montgomery [i.e. Handley], W. Va., June 27, 1950.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1950.; Railroad locomotives--West Virginia--Montgomery.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
- 1950
- C&O train, engine number 302, engine type 4-6-4
- Train #104, passenger. Photographed: East of Deepwater [i.e. coming into Kanawha Falls], W. Va., June 27, 1950.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1950.; Railroad locomotives--West Virginia--Deepwater.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
- 1950
- C&O train, engine number 473, engine type 4-6-2
- Train #16, passenger; 3 cars, 30 MPH. Photographed: at Montgomery [i.e. Mount Carbon], W. Va., June 26, 1951.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1951.; Railroad locomotives--West Virginia--Montgomery.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
- 1951
- C&O train, engine number 1332, engine type 2-6-6-2
- Freight, westbound. Photographed: west of Hinton [i.e. Brooks], Va., Jly 10, 1953.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1953.; Railroad locomotives--Virginia--Hinton.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
- 1953
- C&O train, engine number 1605, engine type 2-6-6-2
- Freight, eastbound; 93 cars, 30 MPH. Photographed: near Montgomery [i.e. Mount Carbon], W. Va., June 26, 1951.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1951.; Railroad locomotives--West Virginia--Montgomery.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
- 1951
- C&O train, engine number 1612, engine type 2-6-6-6
- Freight, westbound; 75 cars, 40 MPH. Photographed: near Montgomery [i.e. Mount Carbon], W. Va., June 26, 1951.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1951.; Railroad locomotives--West Virginia--Montgomery.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
- 1951
- C&O train, engine number 1628, engine type 2-6-6-6
- Freight, eastbound. Photographed: East of Handley [i.e. Eagle], W. Va., July 10, 1953.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1953.; Railroad locomotives--West Virginia--Handley.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
- 1953
- C&O train, engine number 1629, engine type 2-6-6-6
- Freight, eastbound; 48 cars. Photographed: east of Montgomery [i.e. Mount Carbon], W. Va., June 26, 1951.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1951.; Railroad locomotives-- West Virginia--Montgomery.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
- 1951
- C&O train, engine number 1635, engine type 2-6-6-6
- Freight, westbound; 140 cars, 20 MPH. Photographed: approaching Montgomery [i.e. Mount Carbon], W. Va., June 26, 1951.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1951.; Railroad locomotives-- West Virginia--Montgomery.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
- 1951
- C&O train, engine number 2737, engine type 2-8-4
- Freight, eastbound; 148 cars, 35, MPH. Photographed: west of Coalburg [i.e. as it passes the freight depot at Cabin Creek Junction, Cabin Creek], W. Va., Jne 27, 1950.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1950.; Railroad locomotives-- West Virginia--Coalburg.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
- 1950
- C&O train, engine number 2740, engine type 2-8-4
- Train #13, passenger, westbound. Photographed: near Montgomery [i.e. Mount Carbon], W. Va., June 26, 1951.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1951.; Railroad locomotives-- West Virginia--Montgomery.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
- 1951
- C&O train, engine number 1656, engine type 2-6-6-6
- Freight, westbound; 127 cars. Photographed: east of Montgomery [i.e. Mount Carbon], W. Va., June 26, 1951.
- Locomotives--1910-1920.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1915.; Railroad locomotives-- West Virginia--Montgomery.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
- 1915
- On the Grand above the springs
- View of the Colorado River near Hot Sulphur Springs (Grand County), Colorado. Shows a sheer rock wall and grass and trees in the valley.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Grand County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Colorado--Grand County--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Navajoe squaws and child
- Native American (Navajo) women and a child pose seated beside large rocks in Canyon de Chelle (later Canyon de Chelly National Monument), Arizona. One woman wears a dress belted at the waist. A young woman wears a bil (dress), wrapped moccasins,...
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Navajo Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Chelly, Canyon de (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Boys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Mothers & children--Arizona--1870-1880.;...
- 1873
- Las Vegas Hot Springs & vicinity
- View of the Old Adobe Hotel on Gallinas Creek in Montezuma (San Miguel County), New Mexico. The adobe building has a Territorial style portal and a corral; an out building is beside the hotel. Shows a wooden walkway and bridge over the creek, and a...
- Old Adobe Hotel (Montezuma, N.M.)--1870-1880.; Gallinas Creek (San Miguel County, N.M.)--1870-1880.; Montezuma (N.M.)--1870-1880.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Montezuma--1870-1880.; Bathhouses--New Mexico--Montezuma--1870-1880.; Hotels--New...
- [between 1878 and 1880?]