Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Woman & infant
- Portrait of a woman and her baby in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Mothers & children--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Woman portrait
- Studio portrait of a woman in Colorado. She wears a dress with high collar.
- Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Piah
- Studio portrait of Piah (Peter Snow), a Native American (Ute) chief. He wears a bandolier bag, hair-pipe necklace with medal, and bead necklace.
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--1880-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1900.; Piah, Ute Chief.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Cottonwood grove, Platte Valley near old Ft. St. Vrain, Col.
- A man and woman gather sticks in a meadow next to a Cottonwood grove near Fort Saint Vrain (Weld County), Colorado. The man wears a shirt and vest, pants and a hat. The woman wears a dress and a hat. Cottonwood trees are nearby.
- Cottonwood--Colorado--Weld County--1880-1900.; Weld County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Couples--Colorado--Weld County--1880-1900.; Fuelwood gathering--Colorado--Weld County--1880-1900.; Trees--Colorado--Weld County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Platte Valley near old Ft. St. Vrain, Col.
- Two men and a horse-drawn wagon are in the South Platte River Valley near Fort Saint Vrain (Weld County), Colorado. A bridge and a dirt road cross the South Platte River near Cottonwood trees and a fence. Wooden buildings are in the distance.
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1900.; South Platte River Valley (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1900.; Weld County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Weld County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Weld County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- The Gateway and Pike's Peak
- A covered wagon sits near Gate Rock, a sandstone rock formation in Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Gate Rock (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Pike's Peak
- View of Gate Rock, a sandstone rock formation at the entrance to Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows a horse-drawn buggy, dirt roads, trees, and brush. Pikes Peak in the distance.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Gate Rock (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Yosemite Valley from Artist Point
- Panoramic view from Artist Point of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California. Shows El Capitan, Clouds Rest and Half Dome in the distance, and Cathedral Rocks behind Bridalveil Fall. The Merced River and fir trees are in the valley.
- Bridalveil Fall (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Cathedral Rocks (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Clouds Rest (Calif.)--1880-1910.; El Capitan (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Half Dome (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Merced River (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park...
- [between 1885 and 1902?]
- Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite
- View Bridalveil Fall on Bridalveil Creek and a steep granite wall in Yosemite Valley at Yosemite National Park, California. Shows trees and mist near rocks on the ground.
- Bridalveil Creek (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Bridalveil Fall (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Cliffs--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National...
- [between 1885 and 1902?]
- Latourelle [sic] Falls, Ore.
- View of Latourell Falls, a waterfall on Latourell Creek (Multnomah County), Oregon. Shows a steep rock face, trees above the waterfall, and bushes and ferns near Latourell Creek.
- Latourell Creek (Or.)--1880-1910.; Latourell Falls (Or.)--1880-1910.; Multnomah County (Or.)--1880-1910.; Cliffs--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.; Streams--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.; Waterfalls--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.
- [between 1887 and 1902?]
- Chinese [girl]
- A young Chinese American girl dressed in an embroidered silk Chinese jacket and pants stands and holds a fan.
- Chinese Americans--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Fans--1880-1900.; Girls--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Olive Grove, Cooper's
- View of a grove of olive trees in an area identified as Cooper's (Cooper?) Canyon, possibly in Santa Barbara County, California.
- Olive trees--California--1870-1900.; Orchards--California--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Platte Canon, Dome Rock
- People stand and pose on the porch of a frame railroad depot, or beside probably a Denver, Leadville, and Gunnison Railway Company engine on tracks at Dome Rock (Jefferson County), Colorado. A rounded granite rock formation and pillars are on a...
- Denver, Leadville, and Gunnison Railway Company--1880-1900.; Dome Rock (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Dome Rock--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Dome Rock--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Dome Rock--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Cathedral Rocks, Platte Canyon, Colorado
- Shows probably Denver, Leadville, and Gunnison Railway Company tracks beside the North Fork of the South Platte River in Platte Canyon (Jefferson County), Colorado. Cathedral Spires are rock formations on a tree covered slope. A man poses on a...
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Platte River, North Fork (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1880-1900.; Logs--Colorado--Jefferson County--1880-1900.; Railroad...
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Veta Pass, south from Dump Mountain
- View of Veta (La Veta) Pass in Huerfano County, Colorado. Narrow gauge Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks, a train, log buildings and probably South Abeyta Creek are in a valley. A man stands and holds a flag beside railroad tracks and telegraph...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Dump Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Huerfano...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Pueblo Indian and burro
- A Native American (San Juan, Tewa) man and children pose beside an horno (outside oven) and a saddled burro near an adobe wall with wooden window frames and vigas at probably San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico. The man wears a shirt with cuffs, a ring,...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; Tewa Indians--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; San Juan Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Children--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; Donkeys--New Mexico--San Juan...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Church of Santa Cruz, Interior
- Interior view of the Iglesia de Santa Cruz de la Cañada (Holy Cross Church) in Santa Cruz (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. Shows adobe walls, hand-hewn wooden ceiling beams with scroll brackets, an altar and railing, tapestries, retablos (icons),...
- Santa Cruz Parish (Santa Cruz, N.M.)--1880-1890.; Santa Cruz (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Santa Cruz--1880-1890.; Interiors--New Mexico--Santa Cruz--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Marshall Pass
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Railway engine and passenger car on tracks near Marshall Pass (Saguache County), Colorado. Women wear dresses and hats and stand near a caboose. A man poses on an engine that reads: "D. & R.G.R.W. 273". Railroad...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Marshall Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Saguache County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Saguache County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Saguache County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Platte Canyon near Deansburg [sic]
- View of probably Denver, Leadville, and Gunnison Railway narrow gauge tracks in Platte Canyon beside the North Fork of the South Platte River near Deansbury (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows steep canyon walls and boulders beside railroad tracks.
- Denver, Leadville, and Gunnison Railway Company--1890-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River, North Fork (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.; Railroad...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Colo. everbear strawberries
- Close view of a basket of strawberries; ripe berries tumble out of basket turned on its side.
- Strawberries--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Denver Mtn. Park in Bear Creek Canon
- View of the Denver Mountain Park Automobile Road in Bear Creek Canyon, west of Denver, Colorado.
- Bear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Bear Creek Canyon--1910-1920.
- [1916]
- Denver Mtn. Park, Bear Creek Canon
- A view of dirt automobile road in Bear Creek Canyon, part of the Denver Mountain Park system west of Denver, Colorado.
- Bear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Bear Creek Canyon--1910-1920.
- [1916]
- Pike's Peak
- View of snow covered Pikes Peak through the sandstone formations of the Garden of the Gods.
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1923]
- Ouray & his subchiefs of Utes
- Studio portrait of Chief Ouray, center, with Warets, Shavano, Ankatosh and Guerro, sub-chiefs of the Native American Tabeguache (Uncompahgre) Ute band. Clothing includes tunics, buckskin leggings, moccasins, chokers, bead necklaces, and a bandolier.
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Tabeguache Indians--1860-1870.; Ute Indians--1860-1870.; Tribal chiefs--1860-1870.
- [1868?]
- Gano-Downs
- View of the Gano-Downs Clothing Company in the Steele Building at 16th (Sixteenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado; shows American Express Company at left.
- Gano-Downs Clothing Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920?]
- Linburg [sic] Peak
- Lone Eagle Peak (or Lindbergh Peak) Indian Peaks Wilderness Area, Grand County, Colorado; shows rocky slope, evergreens, spire shaped ridge, spur of Mount George, and snow filled cirques on either side of peak.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Indian Peaks Wilderness (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lone Eagle Peak (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Linberg [sic] Peak
- View of Lone Eagle Peak, (or Lindbergh Peak), Indian Peaks Wilderness Area, Grand County, Colorado; shows lake, rocky shore, evergreens, spire shaped ridge, spur of Mount George, and snow filled cirques on either side of peak.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Indian Peaks Wilderness (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lone Eagle Peak (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Locomotive Chi. Burlington & Quincy, Burlington Zephyr
- CB&Q Burlington Zephyr No. 9900, at the railyard in Denver, Colorado; high speed silver streamliner of the Burlington Route; also known as Pioneer Zephyr; lettering on buildings read "Pride of the Rockies Flour Mill"," Pikes Peak Mill", "National...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1940-1949?]
- Locomotive, Burlington & Quincy #537
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Locomotive Number 537, outside framed 2-8-0, Rice Yard coaling tower, Denver, Colorado; man stands on tender and the opens water plug.
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Towers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [194-?]
- Nason's general store, Antlers, Colo.
- View of Antlers, (Antlers Valley, Silt Valley, Cactus Valley) Garfield County, Colorado; includes a wood frame false front and small front gable structure along main street; two men and a women standing on the boardwalk; horse tied to a wooden gate...
- Antlers (Colo.)--1900-1910.; False fronts--Colorado--Antlers--1900-1910.; General stores--Colorado--Antlers--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Mesa Pottery, McElmo Canon, Colo.
- Native American (Anasazi) pottery and skulls, probably found at dwelling ruins in Colorado or Utah, are displayed on woven rugs in a wood frame room. Shows painted bowls, ladles, and human skulls.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Pueblo...
- [1900?]
- Mesa pottery, McElmo Canon, Colo.
- Shows an interior wood frame room and woven rugs as a backdrop for displayed pottery and skulls found at Native American (Anasazi) dwelling ruins in Colorado or Utah. Shows painted bowls, ladles, human skulls, possibly a necklace, and other...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Pueblo...
- [1900?]
- A war in the overland West [art original].
- A road agent, masked and on his horse, watches from behind a crag as a four-horse stagecoach thunders toward him.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Stagecoach robberies--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.
- 1914
- Partners in peril [art original].
- Buffalo Bill, a prisoner on his own horse, is escorted by three masked riflemen.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1916
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 1, 1912 October 12
- Fifth and Main, looking northeast
- View of the three-story First National Bank building on the corner of Fifth and Main Streets in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. The Victorian Romanesque, rusticated stone building has a corner tower with rounded buttresses, a square domed...
- First National Bank (Grand Junction, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Grand Junction (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Banks--Colorado--Grand Junction--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Grand Junction--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Legal fraternity of Georgetown
- Men pose in front of a log building with a gabled roof and a sign that reads: "John H. McMurdy, Law Office" in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Men wear tuxedos with silk hats or derby hats and sit on horseback or stand. Boys are nearby...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Law offices--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Lawyers--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Log buildings--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Evolution of the jail, White Ave.
- View of brick and frame buildings and trees on White Avenue in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows the second Mesa County Jail building, a two-story brick building with a hipped roof, bars on windows, and a porch. A frame building with a...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Jails--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1900?]
- Victor
- Men wear hats, suits, vests or suspenders, and pose on wooden sidewalks in front of frame commercial buildings in Victor (Teller County), Colorado. A horseshoe is above the door at the Victor Daily News building near a sign that reads "Law Office."...
- Rohde & Goss Real Estate (Victor, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Real estate business--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Rohde, W. E.
- [between 1890 to 1898?]
- Heart of Selkirks
- View of the Selkirk Range. Shows rugged snow covered mountains.
- Selkirk Range--1880-1900.; Mountains--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- The Selkirks from Mt. Abbot
- View of the Selkirk Range. Shows rugged mountains and trees.
- Selkirk Range--1880-1900.; Mountains.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Cowgirl
- Studio portrait of a young woman dressed as a cowgirl. The woman wears her hair loosely tucked under a cowboy hat, a low buttoned work shirt, and fringe decorated skirt. She holds a lasso in her hands and a gun holster at her hips.
- Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Cowgirls--1900-1910.
- [1903]
- Golden, from the C.C. Round House
- Panoramic view of the Colorado Central Railroad Company roundhouse and depot, railroad tracks, and frame and brick buildings in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Clear Creek is near commercial buildings and houses. South School and the...
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Golden (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Golden--1870-1890.; Railroad roundhouses--Colorado--Golden--1870-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1879 and 1885?]
- Trinidad Advertiser office, Trinidad, Colorado
- Men, a woman, and a boy stand and pose in front of the Morning Advertiser newspaper office in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Mrs. Sam Schuyler wears a pleated dress, a fitted shirt with a bow, and a decorated hat. S.H. Stevens, the...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Tolland and Mammoth Park from Ladoran [sic] Moffat Road
- Panoramic, aerial view of Tolland (Gilpin County), Colorado. Wooden frame buildings include probably houses, the Toll Inn, and a railroad depot. Shows Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway tracks, a spur, and a water tower. South Boulder Creek is...
- South Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Tolland (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1910.; Streams--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1910.; Valleys--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1910.
- 1904
- Ouray, Colo.
- Panoramic view of houses and commercial buildings in Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows frame and brick buildings, the square tower of the Beaumont Hotel, wooden mine buildings with smokestacks, possibly a smelter, and a flume on a hillside. The...
- Cascade Falls (Ouray County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cascade Mountain (Ouray County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Manitou, Colo.
- Panoramic view of houses, commercial buildings, and hotels in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows Hiawatha Gardens, a frame structure with gables, dormers, and a fenced, landscaped yard. The charred stone foundation of the Manitou...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1896 and 1903]
- Sherman
- A man wears a suit and a derby hat and stands on a rocky slope above Sherman (Hinsdale County), Colorado. Log and frame houses are in town, and a mine building, possibly the Black Wonder Mill, is on a hillside. Shows steep mountain slopes above the...
- Sherman (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Sherman--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Sherman--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Sherman--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Telluride, Colo.
- Aerial view of Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. Road grades and switchbacks are in the San Juan mountains. Shows the Pandora Mill buildings near steep cliffs. Commercial buildings, houses, and Telluride Elementary School are in the San...
- San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1890-1910.; Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- The Plant of the Monarch Shale Oil Company using the "Ginet eduction process" De Beque, Colorado
- View of the Monarch Shale Oil Company mine on a mesa in De Beque (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows the mine entrance and crusher site near layered shale at the top of the formation, a shale conveyor, a crushed shale bin, a retort, a stairway, storage...
- Monarch Shale Oil Company--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Refineries--Colorado--De...
- [1920 August]