Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Eldora, Colo. 1947
- The tops of several trees with bare branches protrude into the foreground of this view looking west from the summit of Tennessee Mountain on the border of Boulder and Gilpin counties in Colorado. Two small lakes, possibly Lake Eldora and Peterson...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.; Tree limbs--1940-1950.
- [1947?]
- James Peak from Stump Country
- A pine tree with bare branches, possibly a Limber Pine, grows in an irregular shape in the foreground of this view looking toward James Peak from the Stump Flats area, west of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. James Peak stands where Gilpin, Grand...
- Limber pine--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; James Peak (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.;...
- [1945?]
- Mount Neva
- Tall pine trees stand along a path in the foreground in this view looking toward Mount Neva on the border of Boulder and Grand Counties in Colorado. Patches of snow are on the mountain's peak in the distance.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1930-1950.; Pines--Colorado--1930-1950.; Trails & paths--Colorado--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Canyon of the San Juan River, Utah
- Aerial view of the San Juan River from the Honaker Trail looking west in San Juan County, Utah. Shows canyon walls and eroded sedimentary rock formations in the "goosenecks." Mesas are in the distance.
- Goosenecks, The (Utah)--1890-1900.; San Juan County (Utah)--1890-1900.; San Juan River (Colo.-Utah)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Utah--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Mesas--Utah--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Rivers--Utah--San Juan County--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Range View, North from Berthoud Pass
- Pine trees stand on a hillside in the foreground in this view looking north toward a ridge of mountains in the distance from Berthoud Pass on the border of Clear Creek and Grand counties in Colorado. Small patches of snow are on the mountains in...
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1930-1950.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1930-1950.; Pines--Colorado--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Gold Hill
- Houses stand along three main dirt roads in Gold Hill, a mining district about 12 miles northwest of Boulder in Boulder County, Colorado. Gold Hill was one of the first gold mining camps in Boulder County. By the 1950s, it was used mostly as a...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gold Hill (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gold Hill--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Gold Hill--1930-1940.
- [1939?]
- Arapahoe Peak 1941
- Tall pine trees stand in the foreground in this view looking toward Arapaho Peak in the distance on the border of Grand and Boulder counties in Colorado. A few tree stumps stand among the trees. Large, billowing clouds line the sky.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clouds--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.; Pines--Colorado--1940-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- Nevadaville 1938
- The remains of the collapsed mine shafthouse of the Ophir Mine stand in the foreground on Quartz Hill looking toward Nevadaville, a small mining district in Gilpin County, Colorado. A wood hoist remains standing in the right midground with a rope...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Mine shafts--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hoisting machinery--1930-1940.; Ruins--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- [1938?]
- Sheep Mountain 1944
- A dirt road leads back to a log cabin in the background in this view looking toward Sheep Mountain south of Telluride on the border of San Miguel and Dolores counties in Colorado. A set of wagon wheels is on the side of the road in front of the...
- Mountain roads--Colorado--Ophir--1940-1950.; Wheels--Wagons--1940-1950.; Dolores County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ophir (Colo.)--1940-1950.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Ophir--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [1944?]
- Mt. Carolyn and old cabin 1944
- A small log cabin stands on a hill in the midground in the Fall River region looking toward Mt. Carolyn, probably in Clear Creek County, Colorado. A rocky dirt road leads back to the cabin. Shrubs stand on both sides of the road. A ridge of...
- Mountain roads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1940-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [1944?]
- Mt. Neva "Forest Glade" 1950
- Tall pine trees stand along a clearing in the foreground of this view looking toward Mount Neva on the border of Boulder and Grand Counties in Colorado.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Grand County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Meadows--Colorado--1950-1960.; Mountains--Colorado--1950-1960.; Pines--Colorado--1950-1960.
- [1950?]
- Mt. Neva "Forest Glade" 1950
- Tall pine trees stand in the foreground of this view looking toward Mount Neva on the border of Boulder and Grand Counties in Colorado.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Grand County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Mountains--Colorado--1950-1960.; Pines--Colorado--1950-1960.
- [1950?]
- Mt. Carolyn and old cabin 1944
- A small log cabin stands on a hill in the midground in the Fall River region looking toward Mt. Carolyn, probably in Clear Creek County, Colorado. A rocky dirt road leads back to the cabin. Shrubs stand on both sides of the road. A ridge of...
- Mountain roads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1940-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [1944?]
- Nevadaville, Colorado 1900
- The remains of the Ophir Mine stand in the foreground on Quartz Hill in a view looking toward Nevadaville, a mining town in Gilpin County, Colorado. A large wood hoist is in the right foreground. Several buildings remain standing in the town,...
- Tailings (Metallurgy)--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1950.; Churches--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1950.; Hoisting...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- View of James Peak (prints)
- The remains of a log cabin stand in the foreground on the edge of a clearing, possibly below Yankee Doodle Lake in Boulder County, looking toward James Peak in the distance. James Peak stands at the intersection of Gilpin, Grand and Clear Creek...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Yankee Doodle Lake (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Hills--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1920.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1920.
- [between 1898 and 1920?]
- View of Grand Lake
- Stereographic view of Grand Lake and Long's Peak in Grand County, Colorado. A large basket made from thin branches sits on the sandy shore and tall pine trees stand along the shore of the lake.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1870-1900.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Baskets--1870-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand County--1870-1900.; Pines--Colorado--Grand County--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Man in row boat on Grand Lake
- A man, possibly Joseph Collier, sits in a wood row boat on the shore of Grand Lake in Grand County, Colorado. He wears a hat and has a beard. Several ridges of mountains are in the distance on the far side of the lake.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand County--1870-1880.; Rowboats--Colorado--Grand County--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1877?]
- Black Hawk, Oct. 1942
- View east on Gregory Street sidewalk, Black Hawk, Colorado. Large wooden planks were used to cover the flume that was built by town residents to minimize damage done to the town as a result of seasonal flooding. A young girl is looking through the...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Parade, Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of a parade on Monday, July 5, 1897, in Georgetown, Colorado, looking north on Taos Street from Fifth (5th) Street. A decorated wagon pulled by two horses carries schoolgirls wearing dresses and crowns. Behind them another float and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Parade, Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of a parade on Monday, July 5, 1897, in Georgetown, Colorado, looking north on Taos Street from Fifth (5th) Street. The G.A.R. is followed by the Golden Rule Club and the Impd. O.R.U. Some of the women carry American flags. People watch from...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- View from Union Ave.
- View from Union Avenue viaduct, looking north on South Union Avenue, in Pueblo, Colorado, shows a commercial street lined with two- story flat roof brick buildings. Two rows of street railway tracks are in the center of the street. A boy pushes a...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado
- In this view looking southeast on Harrison Avenue, the business district of Leadville, Colorado, a man in a suit and hat and a women in a long dress and hat walk arm in arm on the concrete sidewalk. Other pedestrians are behind them on the dirt...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Stedman School students in classroom
- Photograph of a classroom of students at Stedman Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. In the photograph several of the students are doing a variety of tasks. Two girls sit at a table looking at a book, a boy stands at the same table putting a...
- Classrooms.; Stedman School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Grocery Store Project at Wyman School
- Grocery Store project at Wyman Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Five children work and shop at a handcrafted grocery store. One girl stands outside the store, looking at the vegetables and fruit on display in the window. Another girl is seen...
- Wyman School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1939
- Morey Junior High School
- A photograph of five students painting a mural at Morey Junior High School. The mural depicts students enaged in various academic activites, for example looking through a microscope, looking at globe, and performing a scientific experiment.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Mural painting and decoration.
- 1938
- Smiley Junior High School sewing class
- A photograph of students from Smiley Junior High School in a sewing class. The girls are involved in a variety of activities. There are some students sitting at tables hand sewing. One student is using a sewing machine. One student is looking...
- Smiley Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Students.;Home economics.; Sewing equipment and supplies.; Sewing machines.
- 1951 April
- High School students in art research room
- Photograph of two unidentified high school students in an art research room in Denver, Colorado. One girl sits at a table looking and some sketches, another girl stands next to an open drawer looking inside. Reproductions of paintings and...
- Students.; Art.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1890
- Edison School students in library
- Photograph of four students using the library at Edison Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Two girls sit at a table with open books. At the far end of the table a unidentified boy stands looking at a globe. Behind him stands another...
- Edison School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Montview Boulevard
- Wink's Panorama Lodge outhouse and well
- Photograph looking from Wink's Lodge, located near Lincoln Hills, Colorado, looking towards the outhouse and well. Winks Panorama is important for its role in Black History. In 1925, Wendall "Winks" Hamlet decided to build a lodge for black...
- Wink's Panorama Lodge (Lincoln Hills, Colo.); African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.); Camps--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic...
- Undated
- Hoffman Heights Development, Harryette Nicholls and Baby
- Black and white print of woman holding baby in Aurora's Hoffman Heights Development, looking east. Woman identified as Harryette Nicholls and baby as Kirk Nicholls. Standing at site of future home at 1140 Troy Street. She is wearing a checked dress...
- Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- 1951
- Hoffman Heights Development, Ned Nicholls and Baby
- Black and white print of man holding baby in Aurora's Hoffman Heights Development. Man identified as Ned Nicholls and baby as Kirk Nicholls. They are standing in the site of their future home at 1140 Troy Street, looking west. Ned wearing plaid...
- Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- 1951
- Hoffman Heights Development, Backyard of 1140 Troy
- Black and white print looking east towards Vaughn School from backyard of 1140 Troy Street in Aurora's Hoffman Heights Development. Grass lawn with chain link fence. Electrical pole by fence. Backs of brick houses on both left and right sides....
- Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- 1954
- View of Camp Two looking through Cadaver Gap at Camp One, Mount Rainer, Washington
- View of Camp Two looking through Cadaver Gap at Camp Muir, (also known as Camp One during the Mount Rainier Test Expedition conducted by men from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, re-enforced). Two pyramid tents are pitched in the snow in the...
- Camp Muir (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Tents--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1942, May]
- Pine Ridge Agency S.D.
- Bird's eye view west over the Native American Lakota Sioux, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota, shows people on main street, agency buildings including the boarding school on the far end, water tank, and United States Army wall tents.
- 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...
- 1891
- Looking west from tunnel six, Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway
- View west from tunnel six of two elevations of Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway standard gauge track winding through foothills of Rocky Mountains above Colorado Springs, Colorado; also called Cripple Creek Short Line; passenger...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Tunnels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Looking east from Jennie Lake, Moffat Road
- Looking east from Jennie Lake through heavily forested slopes to standard gauge railroad track cut in distant ridge; Moffat Road, Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver and Salt Lake Railroad), Colorado.
- Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Forests--Colorado--1900-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1904 and 1925]
- Royal Gorge looking west, Florence, Cañon City & Royal Gorge Ry.
- View into Royal Gorge, Colorado, looking west; shows Arkansas River and Denver and Rio Grande railroad track in bottom of steep, vertical canyon; The Florence, Cañon City and Royal Gorge Railway was a proposed electric street railway never...
- Arkansas River--1900-1910.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [1906 or 1907]
- Denver Civic Center, Greek Amphitheater, view looking south
- A Pueblo business street looking north on Main Street from Fourth Street
- View of Main Street looking north in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings, pedestrians, and cars. Signs on buildings (including lighted ones) read: "Rialt[o]," "Hotel Maine," "San Isabel Cafeteria," "Victrolas," "First...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925]
- Telluride, looking north east
- View looking northeast over Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. Shows the brick county courthouse with a tower, the American House hotel, Rio Grande Southern tracks and depot and the San Juan mountains.
- Telluride (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1893?]
- Street scene of Victor, Colo. looking towards the mines
- View down Third Street toward Diamond Avenue in downtown Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Shows pedestrians, commercial storefronts, a barber pole, mine buildings, tailings, cribbing and street railway tracks. The Gold Coin Mine sits atop the hill...
- Gold Coin Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Denver looking So. West
- Southwest, rooftop view from the Central Presbyterian Church at 17th (Seventeenth) and Sherman Streets. Shows cable car power house at Colfax and Broadway and the Peoples Theatre at the corner of 15th (Fifteenth) and Cleveland. The Argo smelter is...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1892]
- Royal Gorge from the top, looking west
- A man sits on a rock above Royal Gorge (Fremont County), Colorado. The Arkansas River and Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks are in the canyon.
- Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.
- [between 1881 and 1900?]
- Golden Gate entrance, looking down
- View of a dirt road on a cliff in Golden Gate gap, Golden Gate Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Horse-drawn wagons that include an uncovered Sante Fe freight wagon with passengers stop on the road. Shows a gorge, a stream, and trees.
- Golden Gate (Wyo.) 1870-1890.; Golden Gate Canyon (Wyo.) 1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Carts & wagons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Cliffs--Yellowstone National...
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Omaha, Grand Court looking west
- View of the Grand Canal and Grand Court during the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. Shows neo-classical structures with wooden frames and plaster of Paris and staff overlay. Shows the Mines and...
- Omaha (Neb.)--1890-1900.; Canals--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- Ophir Loop looking east
- View of the Ophir Loop near Ophir (San Miguel County), Colorado. Rio Grande Southern Railroad tracks and bridge 45-B are in the valley.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Lake Tahoe fr. [sic] Cave Rock looking north
- A man stands on a road near Cave Rock overlooking Lake Tahoe in Douglas County, Nevada. Shows a steep rocky slope and the road supported by a stone retaining wall. Mountains are in the distance.
- Douglas County (Nev.)--1880-1900.; Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.)--1880-1900.; Dirt roads--Nevada--Douglas County--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Nevada--Douglas County--1880-1900.; Retaining walls--Nevada--Douglas County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Hance's [sic] Trail, looking up
- View of rock formations on Hance Trail in Hance Canyon near the Grand Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona.
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Hance Canyon (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Hance Trail (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.; Trails &...
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Ouray, looking through the gap
- A man sits on a hillside beside tree stumps near Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. Probably the Uncompahgre River and horse or mule drawn covered wagons are on a dirt road in a valley near log cabins and fences. Buildings are in Ouray and snow is on...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]