Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- José Ramos Valdez
- José Ramos Valdez, an elderly Hispanic American, former postmaster of San Luis and owner of the Heraldo newspaper stands by a chair in the auditorium of the San Luis Institute in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. He is balding, has a...
- Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Valdez, José Ramos--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Older...
- [1950]
- Headgate opening ceremony, Vallejos Ditch Project
- Two men open the headgates at a ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Vallejos Ditch System, Ditch No.5, a USDA Special Improvement Project in San Pedro (Costilla County), Colorado. Four men look on, George G. Romero is second from the right,...
- San Pedro (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Vallejos Ditch (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Irrigation canals & flumes.; Romero, George G.--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Irrigation canals...
- 1965
- Stage Stop, Rollinsville, Colo.
- View of the Rollinsville Stage Stop located at 30 Main Street and the Moffat Tunnel railroad line. This two story board-and-batten restaurant has sheet metal pressed and painted to look like brick on the second story under a metal roof. On the...
- Stage Stop (Rollinsville, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Diners (Restaurants)--Colorado--Rollinsville--2000-2010; Stagecoach stations--Colorado--Rollinsville--2000-2010.; Rollinsville (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Stage Stop (Rollinsville, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2008
- Lampposts at the Denver Botanic Gardens
- View of concrete lampposts designed to look like trees located in the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street, in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The globe lights on the lamp posts simulate fruit. The Boettcher Foundation,...
- Denver Botanic Gardens--Facilities--1990-2000.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Botanical gardens.; Lampposts.; Denver Botanic Gardens--Pictorial works.; Botanical...
- 1998
- Lincoln Hall
- View of Lincoln Hall building (1880) at 1415 Larimer Street in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a three-story brick commercial structure in the Second Empire style. The third floor of the building is made to look like a...
- Lincoln Hall Building (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Larimer Street (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Commercial facilities.; Historic buildings.; Storefronts.; Lincoln...
- 1995
- Railroad bridge near Delgany Street Denver
- View, facing south, of the railroad truss bridge over Cherry Creek (north of Delgany Street) in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. There are commercial storage containers designed to look like railroad freight cars on the bridge....
- Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Railroad bridges.; Truss bridges.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Truss bridges--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- 2009
- St. Cajetan's Holy Name Society
- Young men and teenagers pose on the steps of St. Cajetan's Catholic Church, 1190 9th (Ninth) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The unidentified men are members of a St. Cajetan's Mens Sodality, the "Holy Name Society." They...
- Holy Name Society--1930-1940.; St. Cajetan's Church (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Banners.; Organizations.; Teenagers.; Holy Name Society--Pictorial...
- 1933
- Costilla County courtroom
- View of a trial in the Costilla County Court House in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Judge Jesse E. Wiley, seated at a table at the back of the room wears a suit and bow tie. Members of the court stand near the judge and the Hispanic...
- Costilla County Court House (San Luis, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; San Luis (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Courtrooms.; Judges.; Juries.; Wiley, Jesse E.--Pictorial works.; Costilla County Courthouse...
- 1917
- Mexican workers recruited and brought to the Arkansas Valley, Colorado, Nebraska and Minnesota
- Mexican sugar beet workers, recruited by the Farm Security Administration to work in Colorado, Nebraska and Minnesota, look out the window of a passenger train. The three men wear hats and have mustaches. Graffiti chalked on the train under the...
- Mexicans--1940-1950.; Agricultural laborers--Mexican.; Agricultural laborers, Foreign--Pictorial works.; Mexicans--Pictorial works.
- [1943 May]
- Maundy Thursday, washing of feet
- Priests, who include Father Benito Hernandez, wash the feet of teenage parishioners on Maundy Thursday at Sangre de Cristo Church in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Altar boys and parishioners look on.
- Sangre de Cristo Church (San Luis, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; San Luis (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Acolytes.; Catholic churches.; Interiors.; Priests.; Religious services.; Valdez, Dave--Pictorial...
- [2005 March 24]
- Ness Olguin and Bernadine Herrera
- Ness Olguin sits behind Bernadine Herrera and holds a book for her to look at near the front door of a house at 1105 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Bernadine, an infant girl, sits in a child's rocking chair, she...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Infants.; Women.; Herrera, Bernadine--Pictorial works.; Olguin, Ness--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1958]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 43, 1910 October 22
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 41, 1911 October 7
- Bride and groom on couch holding each other
- A bride and groom pose on a sofa while members of the wedding party look on in a house in Denver, Colorado. The bride wears a veil and the groom wears a boutonniere.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Brides--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Grooms (Weddings)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Hugging--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Wedding costume--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Breckenridge residence [graphic]
- Men, women, and children stand and pose near log cabins in Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. Buildings have gabled, shingled roofs. Children look out of an upper story window. Women wear long, flounced dresses with box pleats and pose with a...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Families--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Log cabins--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Tinytown
- Boys stand near a fence and look at a railroad engine over a bridge near a miniature commercial district at Tiny Town (Tinytown) in Turkey Creek Canyon (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows a miniature church, railroad depot, a replica of the Pine...
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1930-1950.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Tiny Town--1930-1950.
- [between 1939 and 1950?]
- Placer mining near Rich.
- View of a placer mining site near possibly Richfield (Conejos County), Colorado; men look at a boom with pulleys and a excavated pit. A cat is by a frame shack.
- Hoisting machinery--Colorado--1880-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Lady Belle Mine display
- Interior view of a Denver and Rio Grande ticket office in (probably) Denver, Colorado; men look at an exhibit from the Lady Belle mine. Show cards read: "Silver Ore from the recent strike..."
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Facilities--1900-1920.; Lady Belle Mine (Eagle County, Colo.)--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Oil shale promotion, Grand Valley Dist.
- Men stand in snow and look up a slope at oil shale in Mesa or Garfield County, Colorado.
- Oil-shales--Colorado--1910-1930.; Men--Colorado--1910-1930.; Snow--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Industries - construction - crane on Lipan Street site
- View of construction, excavation, trenches with shoring, men, and a clamshovel crane on Lipan Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs on Alameda Avenue include: "Hargreaves Groceries," and "Look Out For The Cars."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Excavation--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Portrait of women
- Women, possibly a mother and daughter, look at a book and pose for a studio portrait. The women have short, upswept hairstyles, wear narrow waisted skirts and puffy blouses. The young woman rests her arm on the older woman's shoulders and wears a...
- Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- CMA U.S. Vanadium interior of commissary
- Interior view of the worker's market in (probably) Uravan, (Montrose County), Colorado; men and a boy look at merchandise including canned and baked goods.
- United States Vanadium Company--1940-1950.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Uravan--1940-1950.; Uravan (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Uravan--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Uravan--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Uravan--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Women at Francisco Plaza
- Women in dresses look at Francisco Plaza (later the Francisco Fort Museum), formerly a fort in La Veta (Huerfano County), Colorado. An adobe brick building, a house, has a shingled roof, a screened porch and brick chimneys. Timber braces are above...
- La Veta (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Adobe buildings--Colorado--La Veta--1930-1950.; Houses--Colorado--La Veta--1930-1950.; Women--Colorado--La Veta--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Outdoor baptism
- Men help a man out of the South Platte River after a baptism in Denver, Colorado. A group of men and women stand near the edge of the water and look on.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Baptisms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- 1421 Champa, construction progress
- View of the partial facade and internal framework of the Colorado Telephone Company building, 1421 Champa Street, Denver, Colorado. Carved stone over the main entryway reads: "Telephone Building." Men stand on the sidewalk and look up at the...
- Colorado Telephone Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902, September
- Gates
- Men stand beside the open hood of a car and look at a rubber belt, probably a car engine part manufactured at the Gates Rubber Company in Denver, Colorado. A workman wears a mechanic's pants suit; probably a customer wears a suit, tie and hat.
- Gates Rubber Company--Products--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1945?]
- Pole lines crossing R. R.
- View of telephone poles with multiple cross arms on a dirt road in Lafayette (Boulder County), Colorado. A sign near a railroad crossing reads: "Look Out, The Cars." Houses and trees are in the distance.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Lafayette (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Lafayette--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--Lafayette--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Branding cattle in Rigg's Basin near Durango
- Men brand cattle in a large corral in a valley near Durango in La Plata County, Colorado. Men on horseback and on foot look on. Shows a herd of cattle, horse-drawn carriages and large ponderosa pine trees.
- La Plata County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cattle branding--Colorado--La Plata County--1890-1900.; Corrals--Colorado--La Plata County--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Indians AND Anglos on horseback riding near tipis
- Men (some in Native American headdresses) ride horses near tepees in (probably) Colorado; people look on, telegraph poles are in the background.
- Horse-drawn construction equipment
- View of horse-drawn graders near the Alameda Avenue bridge construction site in Denver, Colorado. Workmen stand nearby and drive the equipment while others look on.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Industries construction
- Workmen dig with shovels and picks in a ditch possibly near the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. Other men stand on a wood plank bridge and look on.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Digging--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Livery stable
- Interior view of a (probably) livery stable in Denver, Colorado; shows a man (possibly a veterinarian) using tongs to pull a horse's tooth. Other men look on.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stables--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Group in Clear Creek Canyon
- Railroad cars of the Union Pacific Denver & Gulf railroad line are stopped in Clear Creek Canyon near Georgetown in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Men stand outside of the passenger cars; other passengers (mostly women) look out the windows of the...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1910.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Georgetown loop, engine 162
- A large group of tourists take in the sights at the Georgetown Loop near Georgetown, Colorado in Clear Creek County. They exit the excursion train of the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway Company; some stand on the railroad tracks in front of...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1910.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Excursion trip in Clear Creek Canyon
- A large group of tourists pose in front of Engine No. 162 of a Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway train at a stop in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. In the background passengers walk next to the railroad cars, others look out...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Manitou & Pikes Peak RR on Pikes Peak
- Passengers disembark from the Manitou and Pikes Peak Railroad on Pikes Peaks in El Paso County, Colorado. Men walk along the railroads tracks, other passengers walk up a stairway that leads to the brick train depot.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Men and women near building
- Women feed chickens while men look on by a two-story brick building, probably a school, in Parker (Parkers) (Douglas County), Colorado. Rows of desks and dressers are near the building. A horse-drawn delivery wagon that reads: "University [?]" is...
- Parker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Animal feeding--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Chickens--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Couples--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf
- A large group poses in front of Engine No. 162 of the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway, at a stop in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. In the background passengers walk next to the railroad cars, others look out their windows. A...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1910.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Jefferson...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Ute Bear Dance at Ignacio, Colo
- Native American Utes perform the Bear Dance at Ignacio (La Plata County), Colorado. Girls wear blankets; men and boys look on.
- Bear dance--Colorado--Ignacio--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Ignacio--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Dance--Colorado--Ignacio--1900-1910.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--Colorado--Ignacio--1900-1910.;...
- [1901]
- Navajo group - morning prayer
- Group portrait of Native American Navajos by looms; costume includes blankets, beads, squash blossom necklaces with naja pendants, and conchos. Girls look on.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1906?]
- Woman & man looking in oven
- A photomontage of a couple as they look into the open oven of a gas stove. Steam rises from a pot on the stove and from food in the oven. The woman wears a dark dress and white apron; the man wears a suit and white shirt. The image is surrounded...
- Advertisements--1890-1910.; Stoves--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Ice skating
- Boys ice skate on a frozen lake in Colorado. Men stand nearby and look on.
- Boys--Colorado--1890-1910.; Ice skating--Colorado--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Pole vaulting L. D. Goodoball's pole vault DAC sports
- L. D. Goodoball, a member of the Denver Athletic Club track and field team, pole vaults in Denver, Colorado. A group of men stand nearby and look on.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Vaulting--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Goodoball, L. D.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Swimming winter
- Men and women swim in a hot springs in Colorado. Other men and women stand nearby and look on. A large pile of snow is near the pool.
- Springs--Colorado--1890-1910.; Swimming--Colorado--1890-1910.; Winter--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Roosevelt, Theodore, Pres.
- United States President Theodore Roosevelt is on a stone balcony in (probably) Denver, Colorado, waving a top hat to someone below. Men look on; people watch from apartment or hotel windows.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Presidents--United States--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
- [between 1910 and 1919?]
- Indian man with horse
- Portrait of a Native American man with a horse; he wears a blanket, braids, and a felt hat. White men look on from frame buildings.
- Indians of North America--Men--1900-1910.; Horses--1900-1910.; Men--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1906?]
- Bronc rider
- A cowboy rides a bronco in an arena rodeo in Denver, Colorado. Other cowboys are in the arena and spectators look on from the grandstands.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Broncos--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rodeos--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1906]
- Rocky Mountain News interior - office
- Interior view of an office at the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, Colorado; a man with a cigar is at a roll top desk, and a well dressed man and woman look on.
- Rocky Mountain News--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902, February
- Anna Held
- Anna held, an actress and singer, stands and holds the reins of a horse beside a railroad passenger coach in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Two men (actors) on horseback wear cowboy outfits with gun belts, chaps, and cowboy hats; one...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Actors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Colorado...
- [1904]
- Industries construction scene during work on Alameda project
- Men look on as workmen build wooden supports for a canal near the Archer Canal at Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Surveyor's equipment is nearby. Horse-drawn buggies are in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Irrigation--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]