Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Black Hawk, Colo.
- Blackhawk lies at the mouth of Chase Gulch near Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. A railroad track forks in the foreground with one portion leading to the Polar Star Mill at right. The Empire Mill stands in the midground, and the Boiler Room...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- West Denver during the flood
- View of a Cherry Creek flood in Denver, Colorado; shows businesses, streets, and water. People watch from the water's edge; signs read: "Commonwealth," "J. G. Vawter & Co," "J. B. Doyle & Co," "Keller House," "American House," and "Bell's Boarding...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.;...
- 1864 May 19
- Four pistols
- Four pistols descriptions follow images from right to left. The first pistol was made by H. Aston & Co. from Middletown, Connecticut; U.S. Arsenal. The percussion pistol (US model 1842, military cap lock pistol) is single shot made from walnut with...
- Handguns--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1875]
- Johnnie Dewer's Place (present town hall)
- Men pose around the wooden bar in a saloon in Breckenridge, Colorado. One holds a corncob pipe. The backbar pediment has carving and spindlework; bunting is tacked around the mirror. A cash register and metal sculptures of swordsmen are on it, and...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Interiors--1890-1900.
- 1894 or 1895
- Early placer mining
- Placer miners work near a sluice in Russell Gulch, Gilpin County, Colorado. Their tools include wheelbarrows, shovels, picks, and pitchforks. Monitors spray water, mine buildings are on the surrounding hills. David Henderson is in the foreground,...
- Russell Gulch (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Gold mining--Colorado--Russell Gulch--1860-1870.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Russell Gulch--1860-1870.; Miners--Colorado--Russell Gulch--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Russell Gulch--1860-1870.;...
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Black Hawk, C.T.
- View north from Bobtail Hill, in Black Hawk, Colorado, up four mile Gulch to Dory Hill, where the state's first cemetery was located. Central business district includes: Undertaker, Union House (on Selak Street), Drugs (brick, arched windows and...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Business districts--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Royal Tiger Mines Co.
- View of Royal Tiger Mine, mill, and mining ore processing facility in San Juan County, Colorado; buildings include the carpenter shop, machine shop, and concentrator. A car is by tailings.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--San Juan County--1920-1930.; Royal Tiger Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mills--Colorado--San Juan County--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1920-1930.
- August 22, 1923
- Taken at Lawson, Colo.
- A group of men pose in front of a brick and wood building with a tattered awning, in Lawson, Clear Creek County, Colorado. They wear suits, ribbons with American flags and fringe, and hold their hats. Identificatin reads: Row # 1, Bishop?, George...
- Lawson (Colo.)--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Nat Goldstein presents the N.Y. Vanderbilt Theatre Success "Oh Look" Company Broadway Theatre, Denver, Colo.
- Panoramic view of the cast of the musical comedy "Oh Look," presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women sit and stand at the theater entrance. Harry Fox sits in the center of the group. A man in a hat and a...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fox, Harry.
- 1923, Feb. 22
- Leadville saloon
- Men in suits and hats stand at the bar in a saloon in Leadville, Colorado. Two men stand behind the long wooden bar, one wears a suit, bow tie and derby hat, the saloonkeeper wears a white jacket and bow tie. Both men have moustaches. The wooden...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Bars (Furniture)--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Navajoe Indian squaw and child
- A Native American (Navajo) mother and child pose seated beside large rocks in Canyon de Chelly (later Canyon de Chelly National Monument), Arizona. The woman wears a bil (dress) and a bead necklace. The boy stands on a woven blanket.
- 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
- Silverton R.R., transfer of passengers
- People pose with buggies, wagons, and horse teams by a Silverton Railroad Company locomotive, a Denver & Rio Grande Railway freight car, and a Silverton R.R. passenger car in Red Mountain Town, Ouray County, Colorado. The men wear suits, planter...
- Silverton Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Red Mountain (Ouray County, Colo. : Town)--1880-1890.; Business people--Colorado--Red Mountain--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Red Mountain--1880-1890.; Passengers--Colorado--Red...
- 1888 Sept. 17
- Mixed trains, Clear Creek Canon
- A view of a Colorado Central Railroad train (narrow gauge) on the west approach to Huntsman's Bridge in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. A locomotive, open freight cars, and a passenger car are near Clear Creek.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Jefferson County--1870-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1890.;...
- [between 1871 and 1890?]
- 16th St. at Tremont Court House square at left
- Fashionably dressed ladies walk along 16th (Sixteenth) Street, in front of the Courthouse square, at Tremont, Denver, Colorado. The business district is busy with horse drawn wagons and pedestrians. Streator Brothers Furnishings and a drug store...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Duncan Sisters and Company in their music comedy classic "Topsy & Eva" Broadway Theatre, Denver, Colo.
- Panoramic view of the Duncan sisters and the cast and crew of the musical revue "Topsy & Eva," presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Rosetta and Vivian Duncan sit at center. A poster for the show reads: "The World's...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Duncan Sisters--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926, April 14
- American Express Co. Denver
- American Express drivers pose by delivery trucks, horse drawn wagons and Union Station in Denver, Colorado. The wrought iron canopy and Mizpah Arch are in the background.
- American Express Company--People--1910-1920.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Welcome Arch (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Arches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1917
- Clark, Gruber & Co. Bank & Mint, Denver, Colo.
- View of the Clark, Gruber & Co. building, ca. 1860-1863. On January 18, 1860, the Denver Town Company deeded three lots in Denver City to Clark, Gruber & Company for $600. The company built a two-story brick bank and mint on the corner of McGaa...
- Clark, Gruber & Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Mints--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Financial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Clark, Gruber & Co. (Denver,...
- [between 1860 and 1863]
- Denver C.T.
- View of a Cherry Creek flood in Denver, Colorado; shows businesses, houses, a corral, horse, and sheds. The first U.S. Denver Branch Mint is to the side; signs read: "Ladies Emporium," "Metropolitan Billiard Hall," and "F. A. Brocker Groceries."
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Mints--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1864 May 13
- Fort Abraham Lincoln, general view, winter
- Overview of Fort Abraham Lincoln, North Dakota, showing stables, barracks, officer's houses, other buildings and Missouri River; barren landscape.
- Fort Abraham Lincoln (N.D.)--1870-1890.; Forts & fortifications--North Dakota--1870-1890.; Military facilities--North Dakota--1870-1890.; Officers' quarters--1870-1890.
- [between 1874 and 1889]
- Fruit ranch of W. B. Cross, Grand River Valley
- View of W.B. Cross' fruit orchards near Clifton, Colorado in Grand Valley; shows fruit trees, the Book Cliffs rock formation, Mount Garfield, telegraph lines, dirt road, and clouds.
- Fruit--Colorado--1900-1910.; Orchards--Colorado--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Main Street, Gunnison City
- View north on Main Street from Tomichi Avenue, Gunnison, Colorado, shows the dirt street lined with commercial buildings, a few pedestrians and horse-drawn wagons along edge. Business include: Frank Adam's Groceries, F. D. Steele Hardware, First...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Central City water supply
- The Central City, Colorado, water supply wagon, which delivered water to the city from the eighteen seventies to the mid-eighties, when the city's water pipes were laid. The wagon, which is drawn by two teams of mules, stands next to the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Central City--1870-1890.; Water supply--Colorado--Central City--1870-1890.
- [between 1871 and 1888?]
- Exterior view, Crawford Hill residence, Denver
- View of the Crawford Hill residence, 969 Sherman (East 10th & Sherman), Denver, Colorado; (National Register of Historic Places 1990); shows brick residence with dormers, roundel windows on cornice, dentils, pedimented frontispiece over entryway,...
- Hill, Crawford, 1862-1922.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1920]
- Elote, Subchief of Apaches
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of Elote, North American Indian subchief (Apache); he wears a headdress with feathers and buffalo horns and decorated with discs and ribbons. He wwears a hairpipe necklace and has a blanket wrapped around his...
- Apache Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1900-1910.; Headdresses--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Elote.
- c1900
- Nora Bayes and Co. in Ladies First Broadway Theatre, Denver
- Panoramic view of the cast of "Ladies First," a musical play presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats stand in front of the theater. Nora Bayes and Al Roberts stand at center at the...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Bayes, Nora, 1880-1928.; Roberts, Al, actor.
- 1920, March 20
- May Valentine's Comic Opera Co. in the Bohemian Girl Broadway Theatre Denver, Colo.
- Panoramic view of the cast and crew of the May Valentine Comic Opera Company in "The Bohemian Girl" at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats, some with fur collars, sit and stand in front of the...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; May Valentine Comic Opera Company--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926 Dec. 10
- Diameter 12 ft. 2 in.
- Men and a boy pose near a redwood log on a flatcar in the Pacfic Northwest. The railroad car is pushed by a locomotive. The area is deforested. A small dog is near the railroad tracks.
- Boys--1890-1920.; Logs--1890-1920.; Lumber industry--1890-1920.; Railroad freight cars--1890-1920.; Redwoods--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Abandoned Shearith Israel Synagogue at 10th and Lawrence Streets, West Denver, Colorado
- View of Congregation Shearith Israel (Emmanuel Chapel) at 10th (Tenth) and Lawrence Streets in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows an ashlar stone building with buttresses, a rosette window, and a Star of David. Hebrew letters read:...
- Pogzeba, Wolfgang, 1936---Homes & haunts.; Congregation Shearith Israel (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1960-1970.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Artists' studios--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1963 February 3
- Black Hawk, C.T.
- View northwest of early Black Hawk, Colorado, showing Gregory St. and central business district. North Clear Creek is visible in lower right corner. Business names visible include: Printing Office, Wholesale and Retail Meat Market. ...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Business districts--Colorado--Blackhawk--1960-1970.
- 1864
- Taxco [Mexico]
- Painting of mountain town, houses with red tile roofs, flower gardens and a mission style church.
- Cities and towns--Pictorial works.; Taxco de Alarcón (Mexico)--Pictorial works.;
- [19--]
- Mountain City bridge
- A view of a Colorado Central Railroad train on a wooden trestle bridge at Packard Gulch near Mountain City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Men are in and on top of the train. Buildings are on a hillside in the distance.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Packard Gulch (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Mountain City--1870-1880.; Railroads--Colorado--Mountain City--1870-1880.; Trestles--Colorado--Mountain...
- [between 1878?]
- Mcintyre & Heath in "Hello Alexander"
- Panoramic view of the cast of the minstrel show "Hello Alexander" with Thomas K. Heath & James McIntyre, presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women pose near the canopied front entrance to the theater in...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Performances & portrayals--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Blackface entertainers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1926 and 1927?]
- "The Student Prince" Company Broadway Theatre
- Panoramic view of the cast and crew of "The Student Prince," presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats pose in front of the theater entrance. A little girl stands at the center of the...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1925, Oct. 31
- Central City, C. T.
- View of Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County before the fire that destroyed most of the town. Piles of boards behind commercial buildings near patches of snow on the ground. Signs: "Clothing & Furnishing Goods O. K. Store Wholesale & Retail,"...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- 1864
- "Abie's Irish Rose" at the Broadway Theatre
- Panoramic view of the cast of "Abie's Irish Rose," a comedy presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women pose at the theater's front entrance; two little girls stand at center. A sign above the door reads:...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1925, July 22
- Snowy Range
- View of a Colorado Central Railroad train and switchback track probably between Black Hawk and Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. Mountains are in the distance.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1870-1880.
- 1878
- Radium Company of Colorado
- Assayers work in a laboratory at the Radium Company of Colorado mine in Colorado.
- Assayers--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Buena Vista, Colo.
- The Chaffee County Courthouse and the Mt. Princeton Hotel, among many other buildings, shows in this view of Buena Vista, Colorado; Sheep Mountain and the Collegiate Range are in the background. The depot of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad is...
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Construction--Colorado--Buena Vista--1890-1900.; Courthouses--Colorado--Buena Vista--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Buena Vista--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Buena Vista--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900]
- Buggy riding
- View of a Colorado Central Railroad freight train beside Clear Creek in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Men sit in a carriage in an open railroad freight car. The railroad grade is near steep canyon walls.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1890.; Carriages &...
- [between 1871 and 1890?]
- Wolhurst
- People at Wolhurst, in Littleton, Colorado, are identified as: Neville Hughes (bachelor on horse), Clara Wilder (striped dress-house guest from the east), Ben W. Lawrence (Mrs. Lawrence in little cape), Kitty Hughes, Anna H Fowler (on end of...
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Barns--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; People--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Gold retorts, 1,370 oz; value $22,500
- View of gold 'sponge' from the Hidden Treasure Mine, in Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Hidden Treasure Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--Products--1880-1890.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gold--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Navajo brave and his mother
- A Native American (Navajo) man and his mother pose outdoors in either Arizona or New Mexico. He holds a bow and arrow.
- Bow and arrow--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Navajo Indians--1870-1880.; Warriors--1870-1880.; Women--1870-1880.
- 1873
- Mine buildings
- View of a radium mine operation in Colorado. Shows wood frame buildings and smokestacks.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1920-1930.; Smokestacks--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Radium mine
- View of a radium mine operation in Colorado. Two automobiles are parked near the side of a dirt road.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Radium mine
- View of a radium mine operation in Colorado. An automobile is parked near a dirt road.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- D.W. Griffith's two million dollar spectacle "Intolerance"
- Panoramic view of men and women, members of the the resident vaudeville cast and orchestra of the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado during the run of the movie "Intolerance." Shows a canopied entrance. Signs read: "D.W....
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Musicians--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1916 and 1917?]
- Off the stage view of the members of the New York Winter Garden's supreme spectacular musical extravaganza, Show of Wonders
- Panoramic view of part of the 150 member cast of "Show of Wonders," a vaudeville revue presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. A woman with a feather in her hat stands between the stars of the show, Eugene and Willie...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Howard, Eugene.; Howard, Willie, 1886-1949.
- 1918, Feb. 11
- Al Jolson & Company in "Bombo" Broadway Theatre, Denver
- Panoramic photograph of the cast and crew of "Bombo," a musical comedy presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women sit and stand at the theater entrance. Two men sit in a Packard automobile; Al Jolson sits...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Jolson, Al, d. 1950.
- 1924, April 12
- Grand Canon, Colorado River, near Paria Creek, looking east
- Aerial view of eroded sandstone towers and talus in probably Marble Canyon on the Colorado River in Coconino County, Arizona.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Marble Canyon (Coconino County, Ariz. : Canyon)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.;...
- 1872
- Denver's Auto Bandit Chaser
- Denver police officers pose with Denver's Auto Bandit Chaser in Civic Center Park in the Civic Center Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The car is a Cadillac modified by the Izett Auto Body Company to include bullet-proof armor plate, a...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--Equipment & supplies--1920-1930.; Police vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [1921 March]