Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1st office of Rocky Mt. News
- Five men stand in front of the Rocky Mountain News building near 1301 Walnut Street in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a single story wood frame building with brick chimney. Four men wear dark suits and straw boaters or bowlers....
- Rocky Mountain News--Buildings--1850-1860.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1850-1860.; Denver (Colo.)--1850-1860.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1850-1860.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1850-1860.
- 1859
- Central City
- View of frame houses and buildings on Main and Eureka Streets in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Buildings have gabled roofs or false fronts and signs read: "Concert Hall, Billiard Rooms," "J.H. Lutz, Star Store," and "Drug Store." The...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- 1863 or 1864
- Cheyenne Indians attacking a working party on the Union Pacific Railroad
- Native American (Cheyenne) men on horseback ride toward white men who have their guns drawn.
- Cheyenne Indians--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Horseback riding--1860-1870.
- 1867 August 4
- Zuni Pueblo man
- A Native American (Pueblo, Zuni) man poses with a cane and staff near adobe cluster homes at Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico. He wears a blanket, bead necklaces, and headband.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Zuni Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Zuni (N.M.)--1870-1880.; Clothing & dress--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Staffs (Sticks)--New...
- 1873
- Navajo men
- Native American (Navajo) men stand outdoors probably in Arizona. Shows white men on horseback and a long, low, adobe structure in background.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Navajo Indians--1870-1880.; Horseback riding--1870-1880.
- 1873
- Navajo woman and daughters
- A Native American (Navajo) woman poses outdoors with her daughters. One girl wears wrapped boot moccasins and bead necklaces.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Navajo Indians--1870-1880.; Girls--1870-1880.; Mothers & children--1870-1880.; Women--1870-1880.
- 1873
- 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
- Gunnison, first house on Gunnison townsite located on west side of railroad track of Crested Butte branch, and slightly east (?) of Tomichi Avenue
- A miner sits outside a crudely built log cabin, Gunnison, Colorado, with his pick ax and shovel. The shack is known as the Sylvester Richardson cabin and the first one in town. The structure has logs of varying sizes chinked with mud, a low sagging...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Gunnison--1870-1880.; Log cabins--Colorado--Gunnison--1870-1880.
- 1876
- Dakota Indians enroute for rations near Deadwood, South Dakota
- A large assembly of Native Americans (possibly Sioux)are gathered on horseback as they make their way to a rations station in Deadwood, South Dakota. Shows carriages, umbrellas, and wickiups.
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1870-1880.; Horseback riding--South Dakota--1870-1880.; Indian encampments--South Dakota--1870-1880.
- 1877
- Center of east M. St. Gunnison
- A crowd gathers in front of the H. R. Hammond stable, east Main Street, Gunnison, Colorado. A four horse team pulls a wagon loaded with men and women; a covered wagon has letters painted on side: Gunnison & Ruby. Other signs include: "Stabling &...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Stables--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Tent life in Gunnison
- Early Gunnison, Colorado residents read newspapers inside their short walled canvas tent. A large pair of antlers hang on the front support pole. A washboard, more antlers, liquor bottles, and wood for the stove are outside the tent.
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Tents--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- 1880
- View on N. W. M. St. Gunnison
- Group of men stand on boardwalk in front of the two-story brick, Gunnison Brewery and Beer Hall, Gunnison, Colorado; Main Street business signs include: "Clothing" and "Preston & Verry Dry Goods."
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Brewing industry--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Children's winter sports in Gunnison
- Children bundled in warm clothes ride on small burros pulling sleds on a snowy street in Gunnison, Colorado. One boy rides his dog. Wood frame buildings and a tent show in background.
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children playing in snow--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Dogs--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Powell House
- Interior view of Powell House dining room, Silver Cliff, Custer County, Colorado; shows tables, linen, china, silverware, goblets, rolled napkins, potted plants, floral wall paper, cabinets and buffets. Art hangs on the walls.
- Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Graymont, Colo.
- Clear Creek runs between a wooden flume and Colorado and Southern Railway tracks near Graymont (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows wood frame buildings and Grays Peak.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1880-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Graymont (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Grays Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Flumes--Colorado--Graymont--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Graymont--1880-1890.;...
- 1885
- Decoration Day, Alma, showing upper part of Main St. and Mt. Bross in distance, May 30th 1885
- View northwest along upper Main Street in Alma, (10,353 feet) in Park County, Colorado. Uniformed men with American flags march in the Decoration parade. Log cabins, front gable and wood frame residences, and false front commercial buildings line...
- Alma (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bross, Mount (Colo.); Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.
- 1885 May 30
- Twin Lakes, Colorado
- View of Twin Lakes, Lake County, Colorado; shows a frame hotel with antlers in the gable and a sign: "Inter-Laken."
- Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Walden, purebred Percheron Stallion
- Lee Staley holds a Percheron Stallion in Walden, North Park, Jackson County, Colorado, by the Boettcher Ranch barn.
- Walden (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Barns--Colorado--Walden--1880-1890.; Horses--Colorado--Walden--1880-1890.; Staley, Lee.
- 1886
- Cañon of the Rio Las Animas
- View of two Denver & Rio Grande Railroad narrow gauge engines as they pull a passenger train on a high, steep rock ledge in the Canyon of the Animas River (La Plata County), Colorado. Passengers lean out windows or stand by the train. Shows steam...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M. )--1880-1890.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge...
- 1887
- Canon of the Rio Las Animas
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad narrow gauge locomotive, caboose and flatbed car on a rock ledge above the Rio Las Animas (the Animas River), in La Plata County, Colorado. Elk antlers are mounted on the engine's cowcatcher. Shows rock...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M. )--1880-1890.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge...
- 1887
- Canon of the Rio Las Animas
- A narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Railway excursion train stops along the Rio De Las Animas River (Animas River) in Animas Canyon, near Silverton (La Plata County), Colorado. Women passengers sit on rocks as men fish in the river. An...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M. )--1880-1890.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Needle Mountains (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fishing--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--La Plata...
- 1887
- Bridge in Animas Canon
- A man stands in front of a Denver & Rio Grande Railroad narrow gauge railroad engine which sits on a trestle bridge over the Rio De Las Animas River (Animas River), Animas Canyon (La Plata County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M. )--1880-1890.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.;...
- 1887
- Leadville, Officers of Rocky Mountain Rifles, 1887
- A group of the Rocky Mountain Rifles, Leadville Division of the Colorado National Guard, pose in a camp in Colorado. Two seated officers include Colonel R.S. Morrison and Jake Kahn. Most of the men wear uniforms and various types of hats. Some have...
- Colorado. National Guard. Leadville Division--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- 1887
- Arthur H. Buck
- Studio bust portrait of Arthur Herrick Buck, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. His hair is parted in the middle and brushed back. Buck poses in a wool coat and a silk bow tie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Buck, Arthur H. (Arthur Herrick); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Uncle Sam's last Indian war - sketches with the United States troops in southern Arizona and Northern Sonora
- Sketches of Native American Chiricahua Apaches and U.S. Army troops on Captain Crook's campaign from cover of Graphic, titles include: "A Ranche Guard," "Apaches Ambushing a Ranch," "Apache Types," "An Arizona Ranger," "U.S. Cavalryman,"...
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.; Soldiers--1880-1890.
- 1887?
- Walden, the last big horse roundup in North Park, at the Colonel Moore Ranch
- View of Colonel Moore's ranch, Walden, Jackson County, Colorado; shows cowboys on rail fences and horses in a corral.
- Moore, Colonel--Homes & haunts.; Walden (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cowboys--Colorado--Walden--1880-1890.; Ranches--Colorado--Walden--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Mary E. Haskell
- Studio bust portrait of Mary Eliza Haskell, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Haskell has curled bangs and her hair is pulled back. Her dress bodice has narrow pleats down either side of the front closure finished with a border of...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Haskell, Mary E. (Mary Eliza); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Anna M. Ballard
- Studio bust portrait of Anna Margarita Ballard, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Ballard has curled bangs and she wears her hair in a coronet twist. Her fitted wool dress bodice has a front closure with a tight row of buttons.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Katharine Fuller Barrows
- Studio bust portrait of Katharine Fuller Barrows, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Barrows' bangs are curled and brushed back. Her fitted dress bodice has a pleated panel beneath a jacket with lapels. She wears a band collar...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Barrows, Katherine Fuller.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Fred Brown
- Studio bust portrait of Frederick Sidney Brown, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Brown wears his short hair parted on the side. His coat has a velvet or satin lining on the lapels and he wears a shirt with an upright collar and a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Brown, Frederick Sidney.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- James R. Donaldson
- Studio bust portrait of James Robert Donaldson, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. He wears spectacles, a wool coat and vest, a shirt with an upright collar and a light colored necktie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Donaldson, James R. (James Robert); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- John S. Donaldson
- Studio bust portrait of John Saylor Donaldson, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Donaldson's short hair is parted to the side. He wears a wool coat, a shirt with an upright collar and a necktie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Donaldson, James S. (James Saylor); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Dora Marion Heckendorf
- Studio bust portrait of Dora Marion Heckendorf, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Heckendorf's bangs are layered and curled and she wears her hair pulled back. She has a lace ruffle and a band collar affixed with a bar pin. Woven...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Heckendorf, Dora M. (Dora Marion); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Anna May Hoag
- Studio bust portrait of Anna May Hoag, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Hoag has curled bangs, and her hair is pinned in a coronet twist. Her dress bodice has velvet lapels over a v-shaped gathered and puffed fabric panel, and a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Hoag, Anna May.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Dora L. Ish
- Studio bust portrait of Dora Longfoote Ish, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Portrait in profile shows her layered, curled bangs, her long hair pinned tightly down and arranged in long, careful ringlets down her back. She wears a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Ish, Dora L. (Dora Longfoote); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Theophila Kallemberg
- Studio bust portrait of Theophila Kallemberg, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Kallemberg's hair is pulled back. Her fitted dress bodice has a side enclosure and is adorned with probably shell buttons. She wears a flower bar pin...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Kallemberg, Theophila.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Victor C. Kruse
- Studio bust portrait of Victor Clarence Kruse, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Kruse's short wavy hair is brushed upwards on top. He wears a wool coat, a shirt with a band collar, and a necktie fastened with a tie stud.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Kruse, Victor C. (Victor Clarence); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- William B. Lewis
- Studio bust portrait of William Banjamin Lewis, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Lewis' short hair is parted to the side. He wears a wool coat with a handkerchief, a shirt with an upright collar, and a necktie fastened with a tie...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Lewis, William B. (William Banjamin); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- W.J. Nicholl
- Studio bust portrait of William John Nicholl, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Nicholl's short hair is parted to the side. He wears a plaid wool coat with a handkerchief, and a necktie fastened with a circular tie stud.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Nicholl, William J. (William John); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Mabel Padelford
- Studio bust portrait of Mabel Padelford, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Padelford's bangs are layered and curled and her hair is pulled back and affixed with a comb. Her fitted dress bodice has a front enclosure, a band collar...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Padelford, Mabel.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Belle Phipps
- Studio bust portrait of Isabel Phipps, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Phipps' bangs are layered and curled and she wears her hair in a coronet twist. Her dress bodice has plaid lapels over a v-shaped gathered and puffed fabric...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Phipps, Isabel.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Anna Scovill
- Studio bust portrait of Anna Eliza Scovill, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Scovill's bangs are layered and curled and she wears her hair in a bun. Her dress bodice has striped velvet on the vest lapels, and on the band collar....
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Scovill, Anna Eliza.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Bessie Simmons
- Studio bust portrait of Bessie Ottilia Simmons, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Simmons' hair is swept back in a bun. Her wool dress bodice has a front enclosure flanked on either side by a black, loop patterned passementerie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Simmons, Bessie Ottilia.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Zula Simmons
- Studio bust portrait of Zula Abbie Simmons, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Simmons' bangs are curled and tousled, and her hair is pinned neatly back in a bun. Her dress bodice has a front closure and buttons with starburst...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Simmons, Zula Abbie.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Edith Sims
- Studio bust portrait of Mary Edith Sims, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Sims' bangs are curled and her hair is pinned neatly back in a bun. Her wool dress bodice has a front button closure, a band collar affixed with a bar pin,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Sims, Mary Edith.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Theodore G. Smith
- Studio bust portrait of Theodore Gardner Smith, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Smith's short hair is parted to the side. He wears a coat, a shirt with an upright collar and a necktie with wide set stripes.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Smith, Theodore G. (Theodore Gardner); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Frank W. Stahl
- Studio bust portrait of Frank Winthrop Stahl, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Stahl's short hair is parted to the side and he has a moustache. He wears a wool coat with a handkerchief, a shirt with an upright collar and a polka...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Stahl, Frank W. (Frank Winthrop); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Ena Louise Stone
- Studio bust portrait of Ena Louise Stone, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Stone's bangs are layered and curled and her hair is pulled back. Her dress bodice has a series of puffed pleats from the neckline, gathered with a bow in...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Stone, Ena Louise.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Will F. Wanless
- Studio bust portrait of Will Frank Wanless, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Wanless' short hair is parted to the side. He wears a wool coat and a patterned necktie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Wanless, Will F. (Will Frank); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Fannie Robbins Whittlesey
- Studio bust portrait of Fannie Robbins Whittlesey, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Whittlesey's hair is swept up in a coronet twist. Her dress bodice, made of probably velvet, has vertical rows of satin pleats over the front...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Whittlesey, Fannie Robbins.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888