Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Sam Noel fishes Eldorado Canyon
- Sam Noel, a young boy, fishes South Boulder Creek in Eldorado Canyon State Park in Boulder County, Colorado. The jagged rock outcrops of the canyon walls are in the distance.
- Eldorado State Park (Colo.)--1990-2000.; South Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Eldorado Canyon (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Fishing; Streams.; Boys.; Noel, Sam--Pictorial works.; Fishing--Colorado--Eldorado...
- 1998
- Grace Noel fishes Eldorado Canyon
- Grace Noel, a young girl, casts a line into South Boulder Creek in Eldorado Canyon State Park in Boulder County, Colorado. People are near her on the edge of the creek. A child is on the opposite bank. The jagged rock outcrops of the canyon walls...
- Eldorado State Park (Colo.)--1990-2000.; South Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Eldorado Canyon (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Fishing; Streams.; Girls.; Noel, Grace--Pictorial works.; Fishing--Colorado--Eldorado...
- 1998
- Three women, one man on porch with suitcases
- Outdoor portrait of women and a man, with luggage, in Denver, Colorado. Costume includes flowered hats, winter coats, and low heeled shoes.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Luggage--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Construction scene
- View of construction by the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado; shows men, boilers, and the Alameda Avenue bridge.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909?]
- Platoro Mining District
- View of abandoned mine or mill sheds in the Platoro District, in (Conejos) County, Colorado; jagged, rocky slopes are in the background.
- Conejos County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Conejos County--1910-1920.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Conejos County--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Conejos County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Near Sapinero, entrance to the Black Canon
- A man stands on a rock beside the Gunnison River near Sapinero and the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows narrow gauge tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway, telegraph poles and steel rails near the tracks....
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Rock...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Chief Ouray's Home
- View of a painting by C.H. Nichols titled "Chief Ouray's Home." Shows a man and woman in front of single-story buildings, a creek, a fence, clouds and jagged mountain peaks. The woman holds a bucket and the man leans against a horse.
- Houses--Colorado--1900-1910.; Paintings--1900-1910.
- 1908 April 1
- Log cabin
- Men pose next to log buildings and a mine entrance built into a steep slope below a jagged ridge, probably in the San Juan Mountain Range in Colorado.
- Log buildings--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Lake
- View of an unidentified lake probably in the San Juan Mountains in Colorado. Shows a small alpine lake and lodgepole pine trees. Mountains and jagged peaks are in the distance.
- San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Alameda Avenue bridge
- View of Archer Canal, the Alameda Avenue bridge, and the Charles S. Lillybridge home, in Denver, Colorado.
- Lillybridge, Charles S., 1849-1935--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Unidentified river
- View of a river in (probably) Colorado; shows sand bars and houses.
- Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Agriculture - livestock - cattle
- Young men hold a (Holstein?) bull with ropes and a nose ring, in (probably) Denver, Colorado; barns and silos are in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Cattle--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1904 and 1925?]
- Paper boy with bicycle on Alameda Avenue bridge
- Outdoor portrait of a young man with a bicycle and newspapers on Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Newspaper carriers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Man and woman with goats
- Outdoor portrait of (possibly) Martha and Charles Lillybridge with a family of goats by Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Goats--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Spouses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Lillybridge, Charles S., 1849-1935.; Lillybridge, Martha Host.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Colorado Spanish-American War graves and monument
- View of a military cemetery in Denver, Colorado; shows grave markers, United States flags, and a Spanish - American war memorial.
- Spanish-American War, 1898--Monuments--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Tombstone of Mary E. Dudley, 1856-1915
- View of a grave marker in a Denver, Colorado, cemetery, with inscription: "Mary Dudley 1856-1915;" shows flower arrangements and other tomb stones.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Tombstone of Marie and Zachary Sturman
- View of grave markers in a Denver, Colorado, cemetery, with inscriptions: "Zachary H. 1854; Marie L. 1877- 1915; Sturman;" also shows flower arrangements and other tombstones.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Sturman, Marie L., 1877-1915--Tomb.; Sturman, Zachary H., d.1854--Tomb.
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Seal Rocks, San Francisco, Cal.
- View of Seal Rocks in San Francisco County, California. Shows a cluster of jagged rocks and waves in the Pacific Ocean.
- Pacific Ocean (Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Seal Rocks (San Francisco, Calif.)--1870-1900.; Islands--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Oceans--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 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 Seal Rock
- Sea lions sun themselves on Seal Rocks island in San Francisco County, California. Shows jagged rocks and waves in the Pacific Ocean.
- Pacific Ocean--1880-1900.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Seal Rocks (San Francisco, Calif.)--1880-1900.; Islands--California--San Francisco--1880-1900.; Oceans--California--San Francisco--1880-1900.; Sea lions--California--San...
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- A mirage on the desert. H. Betts
- Photograph of a painting by Harold Harrington Betts. Against the backdrop of a jagged mountain range, a Native American (tribe unknown) gestures as he speaks to a white man who holds a rifle. Another man sits on a rock and listens, as does a Native...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Covered wagons--1900-1910.; Deserts--1900-1910.; Paintings--1900-1910.; Pioneers--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Buildings - residences - small frame house
- View of houses in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Buildings - residences - large two-story brick house
- View of a house with arched windows, an inset porch, and imbricated brick in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Early motorcycle with sidecar
- Outdoor portrait of a man, women, and a girl riding a "Thor" motorbike with a sidecar by Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado; costume includes large hats with ribbons.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Motorcycles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Cap of Liberty, Mammoth Hot Springs
- View of the Liberty Cap, a calcium carbonate formation and extinct hot springs cone at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Shows trees and mountains near Mammoth Hot Springs.
- Liberty Cap (Wyo.)--1870-1900.; Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.
- [between 1871 and 1900?]
- Jackson Lake
- A man is in a row boat in the middle of Jackson Lake, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The jagged mountain peaks of the Tetons rise from treelined shore.
- Grand Teton National Park (Wyo.)--1910-1930.; Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho)--1910-1930.; Rowboats--Wyoming--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- Grand Teton National Park
- View across Jackson Lake to the steep jagged peaks of the Grand Tetons, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
- Grand Teton National Park (Wyo.)--1910-1930.; Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho)--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- Grand Tetons
- View across meadow and evergreens to the jagged peaks of the Grand Tetons, Wyoming; became Grand Teton National Park in 1929.
- Grand Teton National Park (Wyo.)--1910-1930.; Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho)--1910-1930.; Meadows--Wyoming--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- Wyoming
- Small wood boats along the steep shores of Jackson Lake, Wyoming, at low water. Dramatic jagged peaks of the Grand Tetons show across lake.
- Grand Teton National Park (Wyo.)--1910-1930.; Jackson Lake (Teton County, Wyo.)--1910-1930.; Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho)--1910-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Wyoming--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Rowboats--Wyoming--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- Wyoming
- View across tree-lined shores of Jackson Lake to the steep jagged peaks of the Grand Tetons, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
- Grand Teton National Park (Wyo.)--1910-1930.; Jackson Lake (Teton County, Wyo.)--1910-1930.; Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho)--1910-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Wyoming--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- Cimarron, Colo looking down
- Cimarron, Montrose County, Colorado, flanks the Cimarron River. Frame residences, trees, sheds, tents, and stock pens comprise the town. Freight cars and ties are on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks; a water tower is further back. Jagged hills...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Cimarron (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Cimarron--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Cimarron--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Cimarron--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Alta
- View of jagged peaks of the San Juan Mountains near Alta, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Alta (Colo.)--1930-1970.; San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Above Cadaver Gap en route to Camp Two during the Mount Rainier expedition, Washington
- A soldier from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) looks at Cadaver Gap en route to Camp Two during the Mount Rainier Expedition. He is wearing a cap, goggles, gloves, and an anorak and is carrying a large backpack, and rope and...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [May, 1942]
- Greenhouse, Cleveholm, Redstone Colo.
- View of the greenhouse on the Cleveholm estate of mine owner John Cleveland Osgood, located in Redstone, Colorado.
- Osgood, John Cleveland, 1851-1926--Homes & haunts.; Cleveholm (Redstone, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Redstone (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Estates--Colorado--Redstone--1900-1920.; Greenhouses--Colorado--Redstone--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Wyoming, Tetons
- View across a meadow shows the jagged peaks of the Grand Tetons shrouded in clouds, Wyoming.
- Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho)--1900-1930.; Clouds--Wyoming--1900-1930.; Meadows--Wyoming--1900-1930.; Mountains--Wyoming--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Wyoming, Tetons
- View shows the jagged peaks of the Grand Tetons in fading light, Wyoming.
- Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho)--1900-1930.; Mountains--Wyoming--1900-1930.; Sunrises & sunsets--Wyoming--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Wyoming, Tetons
- View shows the jagged peaks of the Grand Tetons, Wyoming, rising above a band of clouds and Jackson Lake.
- Jackson Lake (Teton County, Wyo.)--1900-1930.; Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho)--1900-1930.; Clouds--Wyoming--1900-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Wyoming--1900-1930.; Mountains--Wyoming--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Wyoming, Tetons
- View shows the jagged peaks of the Grand Tetons, Wyoming, rising above a band of clouds and Jackson Lake.
- Jackson Lake (Teton County, Wyo.)--1900-1930.; Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho)--1900-1930.; Clouds--Wyoming--1900-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Wyoming--1900-1930.; Mountains--Wyoming--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Wyoming, Tetons
- View shows the jagged peaks of the Grand Tetons, Wyoming, rising above a band of clouds and Jackson Lake. Woman and child in foreground.
- Jackson Lake (Teton County, Wyo.)--1900-1930.; Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho)--1900-1930.; Clouds--Wyoming--1900-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Wyoming--1900-1930.; Mothers & children--Wyoming--1900-1930.; Mountains--Wyoming--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Hopi Indians
- A Native American (Hopi) woman, girl, and baby pose near Mishongnovi, Second Mesa, Arizona. Large boulders surround a sandy path. The woman and girl wear dresses and blanket shawls. The girl's hair is in side whirls. A stone wall with a doorway,...
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Children--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Mishongnovi...
- August, 1899
- Hopi Indians
- A Native American (Pueblo, Hopi) woman, girl, and baby pose near Mishongnovi, Second Mesa, Arizona. Large boulders surround a sandy path. The woman and girl wear dresses and blanket shawls. The girl's hair is in side whirls. A stone wall with a...
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Children--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Mishongnovi...
- August, 1899
- Lemon Saks, director of Denver Art Galleries and Saks Galleries
- Lemon Saks, director of the Denver Art Galleries and the Saks Galleries holds up an original Toulouse-Lautrec lithograph.
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Art dealers--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Art--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Saks, Lemon.
- 1965 March 25
- Colo. Spgs & Cripple Creek R. R. Tracks
- View of the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District railroad tracks possibly near the juncture of North and South Cheyenne Canyons. Jagged mountain peaks stand in the distance.
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--1890-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1905]
- Spruce Creek Falls
- In this view of Spruce Creek Falls south of Breckenridge, Colorado, a narrow crevice in jagged, stepped stone allows passage of the creek's water, which makes various turns and drops as it approaches the foreground. Evergreens grow from cracks in...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Spruce Creek Falls (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- House & road in valley w/ mountains beyond
- View of sagebrush fields, a dirt road, and a house, probably in Colorado or Utah. Jagged, sawtoothed mountains and bluffs are in the background.
- Houses--1920-1940.; Roads--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Line change - dummy trackage in canyon
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad construction in (probably) Colorado or Utah consists of a man looking at fresh-blasted boulders; men working, tracks, and jagged, steep rock slopes in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Railroad construction & maintenance--1920-1940.; Railroad construction workers--1920-1940.; Railroad tracks--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Georgetown residence
- View east towards the facade of a Georgetown, Colorado residence. Wood frame clapboard house with intersecting front and side gables and lean-to add-on. A woman wearing a long and white apron stands on the porch with ornate brackets on supporting...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900]
- Colorado lake by A. G. Wallihan.
- Evergreen trees grow at the edge of a glacial alpine lake, which is surrounded by jagged, rocky peaks. A rocky ridge is in the background and patches of snow are on the slopes of the peaks.
- Colorado--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [1895?]
- Mountain farms
- View of mountain park with jagged peaks, and frame and log farm buildings, Colorado.
- Houses--Colorado--1880-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Red sandstones near Platte Canyon
- View of a mule drawn wagon with supplies set behind it, possibly the photographer's, near large jagged sandstone rock formations in what is now Roxborough State Park, Douglas County, Colorado. Shows a man by the wagon; two men pose by a small rock...
- Douglas County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Roxborough Park (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Douglas County--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Douglas County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1890?]