Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 8, 1911 February 18
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 6, 1912 December 21
- Panoramic photograph of Eldora, looking north.
- Panoramic view of Eldora (Boulder County), Colorado; numbered locations are: "1. power house, Mogul Tunnel, 2. Bank of Eldora, 3. residence of Mick Langley, 4. grocery store, J. Greenlee, 5. Weldon House (board), 6. residence, John H. Kemp, Happy...
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- 1899 August
- Leadville
- Horse drawn wagons loaded with goods are in this early view of a main street, later West 3rd (Third) Street, in Leadville, Colorado. Pedestrians walks on the dirt street, handbills can be seen on telephone and telegraph poles, and the street is...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885]
- Dobson's Hotel, Squaw Gulch
- Men and women stand and pose in front of a one-story log building with a low pitched roof in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Men wear vests, suits, hats and overcoats and stand beside a woman who wears a fitted dress. Men are identified as...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Dobson, Doyle.; Guyot,...
- 1892 February
- The Old Grout
- Men pose by a boarding house in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. The two-story, frame hotel has a porch/balcony; signs read: "Confectionary," "Board & Lodging Lunch Room."
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1860-1890.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Fort Collins--1860-1890.
- [between 1862 and 1885]
- Billy Marchant's Place, Montrose, Colo
- Billy Marchant's business in Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado, has stovepipes and a false front with signs: "Baths and Lodging." A hand-operated pump in the foreground feeds wooden barrels by an exterior stove; men and boys pose, holding a broom...
- Marchant, Billy--1880-1890.; Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Boys--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.
- 1884 October 20
- Old hotel at Stout, Colorado
- Quarriers pose on the uncovered porch and on the grounds of the stone lodging house in Stout (Larimer County), Colorado. A boy sits on a horse; a man sits in a buggy. Two men strike a pugilistic pose.
- Stout (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Stout--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Stout--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Stout--1890-1900.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Stout--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- Billy Marchant's place
- Billy Marchant provided, "Hot and Cold Baths and Lodging," for 25 cents in Montrose, Colorado, in 1885. The building he used was a single story, wooden, false front structure without windows and only a single front door. Six men are in the image,...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 50, 1911 December 9
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 5, 1909 March 20
- Telluride, early days
- Photograph of a photograph of men on horseback and on a mule-drawn covered wagon on a commercial street in Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. People pose on timber sidewalks near a pile of probably canvas bags. Signs on the street read: "Mrs....
- Telluride (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Animal teams--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1884 and 1885?]
- Main Street, Jimtown, Colo.
- Men and girls stand and pose on Main Street in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Shows horse-drawn wagons in the dirt street, lumber piles and a building under construction. Timber buildings have false fronts, flat roofs and signs that read:...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1894?]
- Ouray looking East on D.& R.G. Ry.
- Panoramic view of commercial buildings, houses, and snow on the San Juan Mountains in Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows the Beaumont Hotel and the Ouray County Courthouse with a dome and finial amid brick and frame downtown buildings. Signs...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1910.; San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1910?]
- Colorado City parade
- A parade float is pulled by teams of horses on a dirt street in probably Colorado City (El Paso County), Colorado. Men are beside a replica log cabin on the float with a banner that reads: "Colorado's First Capitol, Colorado City, El Paso County...
- Colorado City (El Paso County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Colorado City--1870-1880.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado City--1870-1880.; Log cabins--Colorado--Colorado City--1870-1880.; Parades &...
- [1876 July 4?]
- Gillett, Cripple Creek District
- People pose on a commercial street in Gillett (Teller County), Colorado; shows men on wooden sidewalks in front of frame buildings with false fronts. Signs on businesses read: "Furnished Rooms," "Meat Market," "Lodging" and "[?] Meals at all...
- Gillett (Colo.)--1890-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Tomichi Ave. west from Main St.
- People stand near businesses on Main Street and Tomichi Avenue in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. A horse drawn wagon reads: "Conrad's Budweiser Beer." Signs on commercial buildings read: "Meat Market," "City Lodging, Rooms," "Boston Bakery"...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Tomichi Ave. west from Main St.
- People and horse-drawn wagons are on Tomichi Avenue in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Commercial signs include: "C. Conrad and Co., Wholesale, Retail, Wines, Liquors, Champagnes, Cigars, Budweiser Beer, Cordials & c.," "Boston Bakery," "City...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [1881]
- Silverton
- A packtrain of burros and donkeys, with bales of hay and burlap sacks, is stopped in a street in Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. Men and boys stand near the pack train. Commercial frame buildings with false fronts are nearby. Signs on the...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.; False fronts--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.;...
- [ca. 1890]
- Denver Juvenile Court - sketch of crowded buildings
- Reproduction shows a drawing of apartment buildings in Denver, Colorado, with crowds of people.
- Political cartoons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Apartments--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Main St. looking east
- View of Main Street in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons, street car tracks, and pedestrians are in the street. Signs on nearby buildings read: "Atlantic Saloon Restaurant Lodging," "Windsor Bazar Co.," "Crystal," and "The...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.
- [between 1900 and 1916]
- Larimer Street looking north from 14th
- View of Larimer Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. A trolley car, pedestrians, and horse-drawn buggies are on the street. Signs read: "Druggists," "Elitch's Garden Cooper Lake Manhattan Beach," "Blank Books to Order," "C. P. Kuersten Dentist,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- A Pioneer Merchant
- Men sit by a log clothing store in Fremont (Cripple Creek, Teller County), Colorado; a building is under construction to the side. Merchandise includes boots, socks, gloves, and pants. Signs read: "J. L. Niebergall, Headquarters for Gents...
- Fremont (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Fremont--1880-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Fremont--1880-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Stockton. Down Stockton Channel
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard, a riverboat sits in the Stockton Deep Water Channel in Stockton (San Joaquin County), California. Signs read: "What Cheer House. Best Smoke on Earth. General Arthur Cigars," "Fountain...
- Stockton (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Stockton Deep Water Channel (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--California--Stockton--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Channels--California--Stockton--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Uintah Hotel, Mack Colo.
- View past bare poplar trees lining the sidewalk to the long one- story gable roofed Uintah Railway Hotel, Mack, Colorado, only lodging in the company town, named for John Mack, president of Barber Asphalt Paving Company and the Uintah Railway...
- Mack (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Mack--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1911]
- J. L. Niebergall store, Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of J. L. Niebergall store in a shed-roof round horizontal log cabin, Cripple Creek, Colorado; same store and site that was located in Fremont, 1892, prior to incorporation of Cripple Creek; man with dog stands in doorway while another...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; J.L. Niebergall Headquarters.
- [1892 or 1893]
- Cripple Creek, Poverty Gulch
- View of Poverty Gulch and Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek's infamous red-light district, Cripple Creek, Colorado; rock-debris is in center of street; the one and two-story wooden frame commercial buildings on both sides of the street have falsefronts...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; False fronts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1895]
- A side street in Pemberton
- View overlooking Pemberton, Teller or Douglas County, Colorado; shows tents, frame commercial buildings, a horse and cart, and wagons in the street. Signs reads: "Lodging House."
- Pemberton (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Pemberton--1890-1910.; Tents--Colorado--Pemberton--1890-1910.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Pemberton--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1901?]
- Windham Silver Mining, Colo.
- People posing in Windham, Ouray County, Colorado, include a man, woman, baby and a carriage. Another woman is mounted on a horse; a birdcage is by the door of a frame lodging house.
- Windham (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Baby carriages--Colorado--Windham--1870-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Windham--1870-1890.; Infants--Colorado--Windham--1870-1890.; Women--Colorado--Windham--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- West Creek, Colorado
- View of the town of West Creek, Colorado in Douglas County. Pitched tents among, one and two-story wood-frame commercial buildings and residences. Pots, pans, and pails attached to front of building in foreground. Signs: "Hursts Lodging House,"...
- West Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--West Creek--1900-1910.; Tents--Colorado--West Creek--1900-1910.
- [between 1906 and 1910?]
- Pine Ridge Agency S.D., (hunters with wild game)
- Four hunters pose with rifles and carcasses of antelope, rabbit, and birds on the Native American Lakota Sioux, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. The white men have horses and a wagon with bed rolls; a rooftop sign advertises: "Lodging, Meals."
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton...
- [1890 or 1891?]
- Myers Ave- of ill repute
- View, facing east from Third Street, of Meyers Avenue (now Julian Street) in Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado. Buggies drive in the dirt street and sit near the wooden boardwalk. Men and women walk on the boardwalk and in the street....
- Midland Terminal Railway--Facilities--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899]
- Larimer Street from 16th Street Denver, Colo.
- View, from 16th (Sixteenth) Street, of Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians and horse-drawn buggies are on the street. A sign reads: "Furnished Rooms 5 Lodging 25[?]."
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.
- [between 1871 and 1890?]
- The American House - Blake, cor. Sixteenth St., Denver, Col. George Brand, proprietor. E. W. Kibbe, chief clerk.
- View of The American House, a hotel in Denver, Colorado, at 16th (Sixteenth) and Blake Streets; shows a three-story brick lodging house with stone trim, a covered entry, and adjacent storefronts.
- American House--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Pueblo, Colorado - Union Avenue, Bartel, 9000, 10/94
- View of a decorative brick building along Union Avenue, Pueblo, Colorado. Signs read: "Bloch Brothers, West Virginia, Mailpouch Tobacco, Chew," "Barnett & Franklin, California Wine House, 118 Union Ave.," "Star Lodging House, 25 [cents], single...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Aspen, Colorado streets
- View toward the southwest along an unpaved Aspen, Colorado, street; shows a man driving a cart, an empty carriage, a man leaning against a telegraph post, and pedestrians along the sidewalks and street. The buildings have masonry storefronts;...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [about 1886?]
- A Merchant at Cripple Creek, Fremont
- Two men and a dog are outside a log store for miners in Fremont (Cripple Creek, Teller County), Colorado. The sign above the store reads "J.L. Niebergall, Headquarters for Gents Furnishings Boots & Shoes." Shirts, pants, jackets, gloves, socks,...
- Fremont (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Fremont--1880-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Fremont--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Fremont--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Creede, Colo., early '90s
- A man wearing trousers, a vest, a jacket, and a cap walks down an unpaved street in the town of Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County. Pedestrians walk down the street behind him, near horse-drawn wagons. Architectural features of the commercial...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- The Junction, Lower Creede, No. 33
- People stand in the middle of the street at the fork of an intersection in the town of Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County. A two- story, wood-frame building with a cornice and a transom over the door is built on the block that separates the two...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- No. 7 ore-cars D.& R.G.R.R., Creede, Colo.
- Ore cars of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad extend over the tracks in the town of Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County. Wood-frame residences and commercial storefronts parallel the tracks. Railroad buildings and machinery are among the tracks....
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Ore industry--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [1895?]
- Aspen Street in Arrowhead
- A couple walks along center of Aspen Street, Arrow (Arrowhead), Colorado. Log structures, one tent and false fronts line dirt street with tree stumps. The Graham advertises: "At All Hours, Graham's Meals 25 cents, Lodging 25 and 35 cents." A beer...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Arrow--1900-1910.
- 1905 July 16
- Main Street, north side, Buena Vista.
- Frame, false fronted businesses line Main Street in Buena Vista, Colorado. Barrels are stacked on the boardwalk and a man leans on them; nearby are potted evergreens and a dog. A wagon is parked on the dirt street and men pose by it. Signs read:...
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Buena Vista--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885]
- City of Stout, Colorado
- Men stand on flatbed cars of a Greeley, Salt Lake and Pacific Railway train that stands on the tracks in Stout (Larimer County), Colorado. Shows the railroad depot and a stone lodging house on the hill. A man sits in a horse-drawn carriage.
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Stout (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Stout--1890-1900.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Stout--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Stout--1890-1900.;...
- 1893
- The American House
- People, horses, wagons, and buggies stand outside the American House, a hotel at 16th (Sixteenth) and Blake Streets in Denver, Colorado; other people stand on balconies and on the roof. The hotel is a three-story brick lodging house with stone...
- American House--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879?]
- American House
- People, horses, and stagecoaches are outside the American House, a hotel at 16th (Sixteenth) and Blake Streets in Denver, Colorado; other people stand on the balcony, and a man stands on the roof. The hotel is a three-story brick lodging house with...
- American House--Buildings--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1899?]
- Denver
- People, horses, wagons, and buggies stand outside the American House, a hotel at 16th (Sixteenth) and Blake Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows a three-story brick lodging house with stone trim, a covered entry, and adjacent storefronts.
- American House--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879?]
- No place like Deadwood, S.D.
- Close up view of timber and brick commercial buildings on Main Street in Deadwood (Lawrence County), South Dakota. Shows a portion of the Keystone Hotel with a painted sign near the sidewalk that reads: "Keystone, Lodging, Rooms, 25, 35 & 50"; a...
- Deadwood (S.D.)--1890-1910.; Commercial streets--South Dakota--Deadwood--1890-1910.
- [between 1898 and 1909]
- Soldiers from the Uncompahgre fort in the streets on Montrose - 1905
- Soldiers and civilians march on Main(?) Street in Montrose, Colorado. A marching band leads the group, followed by soldiers and then civilians. Signs include: "The Boston, Clothes, Hats, Shoes," "Coors Golden Beer," "Mrs. Hales Home Restaurant,...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Marching bands--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Interior of Operating Room
- Furnishings in operating room in Pueblo, Colorado, at the C. F. & I. Co. Minnequa hospital, are of white enamel metal and glass. Buckets, washing pans, chairs, tables, and racks are arranged along the lead walls.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hospitals--Colorado--Pueblo--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Operating rooms--Colorado--Pueblo--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Telluride
- L.G. Denison's grocery store stands next to S.R. Fitzgarrald's law office on Main Street in Telluride, Colorado. Farther down the block are J. Tryan's hardware store, Charles Oderfeld's general merchandise shop and a meat market. Across the street...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Telluride--1870-1900.; Telluride (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Telluride--1870-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Telluride--1870-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]