Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Presbyterian Church, Rifle, Colo
- View of a stained glass window in the Presbyterian church in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; depicts lilies, a Bible, United States flags, a cross and crown, an anchor, and lettering: "Our Country Theodore Roosevelt President," "All Men Up Not...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Stained glass--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Crater of Deluge Geyser
- View of the rosette sinter of the Deluge Geyser crater basin in the Heart Lake Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Deluge Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Heart Lake Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- [Basal]tic Canon. Mouth of Tower Creek
- View of the pentagonal basaltic bluffs in a canyon identified as Basaltic Canyon on Tower Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Cliffs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- San Diego Mission, Cal.
- Tourists visit the Mission San Diego de Alcala in San Diego (San Diego County), California. Shows an adobe mission in ruins and a horse and buggy.
- San Diego Mission--1890-1900.; San Diego (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--California--San Diego--1890-1900.; Missions--California--San Diego--1890-1900.; Ruins--California--San Diego--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Pike's Peak Ave., Colo. Springs
- View of Pike's Peak Avenue towards Antlers Hotel with Pike's Peak in background, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Colorado Springs & Interurban Railway tracks and trolleys, horse-drawn wagons and carriages; Elk Hotel, an unidentified restaurant.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1908 and 1910]
- Seven Castles, Colo. Midland
- Photograph of a painting by Charles H. Harmon depicting rock formation Seven Castles near Basalt, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; passenger train is paralleled by Fryingpan River in valley.
- Basalt (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fryingpan River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Basalt--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Basalt--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Basalt--1900-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [1907?]
- Four elevations of track on the Short Line
- Four elevations of the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway, also called "The Short Line;" a engine with passenger cars smokes on the tracks as it winds up forested mountain slopes above Colorado Springs, Colorado; shows High Drive...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Passenger railroad cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Augusta Natural Bridge
- View of Sipapu Bridge (formerly called Augusta), Natural Bridges National Monument, San Juan County, Utah; 48 miles west of Blanding, Utah; originally named Augusta after wife of Horace J. Long, Long published an illustrated article in 1904...
- Natural bridges--Utah--1900-1910.; Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah)--1900-1910.; San Juan County (Utah)--1900-1910.; Sipapu Bridge (Utah)--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Utah--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1909]
- Edwin Natural Bridge
- View of Owachomo Bridge (formerly named Edwin, Congressman & Little Bridge), Natural Bridges National Monument, San Juan County, Utah; near Blanding, Utah; natural rock bridge located in Armstrong Canyon, originally named Edwin by Salt Lake City...
- Natural bridges--Utah--1900-1910.; Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah)--1900-1910.; Owachomo Bridge (Utah)--1900-1910.; San Juan County (Utah)--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Utah--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1909]
- Major John Burke, wearing hat, bust
- Major John M. Burke, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing hat and suit jacket; "Arizona John" Wild West promoter and Indian agent.
- Indian agents--1880-1890.; Burke, John, d. 1917.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- General Nelson A. Miles, standing, in full uniform, 3/4 length
- General Nelson A. Miles, 3/4 length standing studio portrait; military uniform with medals, holding a saber at his side; General Miles exposed the rotten corned beef that the government was issuing to soldiers.
- Military officers--United States--1870-1890.; Military uniforms--1870-1890.; Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925.
- [between 1878 and 1890]
- Col. George A. Forsyth, seated, in uniform, 3/4 length
- Brigadier General George Alexander Forsyth, 3/4 length seated studio portrait, wearing military uniform.
- Generals--1880-1890.; Military officers--United States--1880-1890.; Military uniforms--1880-1890.; Forsyth, George A.
- [188-?]
- Crow Flies High, Gros Ventre, similar view
- Crow Flies High, Gros Ventre, 1/2 length seated studio portrait, wearing feather headdress, hair loose around shoulders, necklace, and embroidered shirt with fringe.
- Atsina Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Crow Flies High.
- [188-?]
- Crow Flies High, Gros Ventre, similar view
- Crow Flies High, Gros Ventre, 1/2 length seated studio portrait, wearing feather headdress, hair loose around shoulders, necklace, embroidered shirt with fringe, sword tucked under left arm.
- Atsina Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Crow Flies High.
- [188-?]
- Unidentified man with long gray beard, 1/2 length studio portrait
- Unidentified male, middle aged, with long gray beard, 1/2 length seated studio portrait, wearing suit jacket. Mistakenly identified as Luther S. "Yellowstone" Kelly.
- Kelly, Luther S. (Luther Sage), 1849-1928.
- [188-?]
- Crow Flies High, Gros Ventre, similar view
- Crow Flies High, Gros Ventre, 1/2 length seated studio portrait; wearing feather headdress, short beaded necklace, decorated shirt, and unbraided hair.
- Atsina Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Crow Flies High.
- [188?]
- Old Crow, Crow Chief, on horseback, full length
- Old Crow, Crow Chief, on horseback in open field, full length; wearing one feather in feathered cap, braids wrapped in fur, vest with armbands on arms, blanket wrapped around waist, and moccasins; buildings in distant background (blurry); probably...
- Crow Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Old Crow.
- [188?]
- Bucking snow on the Moffat Road
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad's rotary snowplow #10200 bucking snow along Moffat Road, probably Rollins Pass or "Hill Hell"; 36-foot rotary snowplow #10200 nicknamed "the Red Devil" by General Manager Ridgway, he also called it "the world's most...
- Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Snow removal--Colorado--1910-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1913 and 1925]
- Charles H. Harmon painting of Georgetown Loop
- Photograph of a painting by Charles H. Harmon; Georgetown Loop, High Bridge and Argentine Central Railway; numerous painted trains on track, some retouched by McClure.
- Railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Harmon, Charles H.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Castle Canon, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Castle Canyon, Eagle or Pitkin County, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows rocky walls with dry streambed and small waterfall, distant center.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Spanish Peaks from Leven Lakes
- A view of lakes identified as the Leven Lakes and the Spanish Peaks in Huerfano County, Colorado.
- Spanish Peaks (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Toll gate at Bear Creek Falls
- View of the hewn log tollgate on the Otto Mears Toll Road built into the cliffs in Ouray County, Colorado. Bear Creek Falls cascades through the rocks. Shows a hewn log tollhouse with chinking, log retaining wall.
- Bear Creek Falls (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bridges--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Canon of the Grand in Utah
- View of a Denver & Rio Grande Railway train beside the Colorado River in Ruby Canyon in Grand County, Utah.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1890.; Grand County (Utah)--1880-1890.; Ruby Canyon (Colo. and Utah)--1880-1890.; Canyon--Utah--Grand Countys--1880-1890.; Railroads--Utah--Grand...
- [between 1881 and 1889]
- Provo Valley
- A view of the Provo Valley in Utah (Utah County) shows a man near a cabin. Farms with cultivated fields and the buildings of the town of Provo are seen in the distance.
- Provo Valley (Utah County, Utah)--1880-1890.; Utah County (Utah)--1880-1890.; Croplands--Utah--Utah County--1880-1890.; Farms--Utah--Utah County--1880-1890.; Valleys--Utah--Utah County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Lake Tahoe from Cave Rock
- Men and women stand on a wooden bridge erected on Cave Rock, overlooking Lake Tahoe, in Douglas County, Nevada. A road along the cliff is supported by a rock retaining wall. Mountains are in the distance.
- Cave Rock (Nev.)--1880-1900.; Douglas County (Nev.)--1880-1900.; Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Nevada--Douglas County--1880-1900.; Retaining walls--Nevada--Douglas County--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Nevada--Douglas...
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Matteo Teepee or Devils Tower
- View of the Devils Tower (later Devils Tower National Monument) in Crook County, Wyoming. Shows the basalt volcanic cone of the tower.
- Devils Tower National Monument (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Crook County (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--Crook County--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Wyoming--Crook County--1890-1900.; Volcanic rock--Wyoming--Crook County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Pulpit Terraces Mammoth Hot Springs
- View of accreted calcareous silica terraces identified as Pulpit Terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Terraces (Geology)--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [1870?]
- Summit Pools and Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel
- A view of Mammoth Hot Springs pools in Yellowstone National Park, from a terrace. The Mammoth Hotel and buildings are in the distance. The area is surrounded by mountains.
- Mammoth Hotel (Yellowstone National Park)--1890-1900.; Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Hotels--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- The Golden Gate, Yellowstone National Park
- A horse drawn wagon and carriage pass along an elevated section of wooden road in the Golden Gate gap, Golden Gate Canyon, Yellowstone National Park.
- Golden Gate (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Roads--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Sheridan Wyo.
- A view of Sheridan (Sheridan County), Wyoming with the Big Horn Mountains in the distance. Houses, schools, churches, homesteads with fences and a Conestoga wagon can be seen. A river runs through the town.
- Sheridan (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Wyoming--Sheridan--1890-1900.; Rivers--Wyoming--Sheridan--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Cripple Creek
- A man fishes in Cripple Creek near a train with Denver and Rio Grande freight cars, possibly the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad, in Phantom Canyon, Teller County, Colorado. Shows rock formations, one identified as Sentinel Rock.
- Cripple Creek (Colo. : Stream)--1880-1890.; Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Ute Canon
- View of a place identified as Ute Canyon, with narrow gauge railroad tracks beside a stream, Colorado. Shows trees and cliffs.
- Canyons--Colorado--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Shoshone Falls
- View of Shoshone Falls on the Snake River in Twin Falls County, Idaho.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1880-1900.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1880-1900.; Twin falls County (Idaho)--1880-1900.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1880-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900]
- Shoshone Falls
- A view of Shoshone Falls on the Snake River in Twin Falls County, Idaho.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1880-1890.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1880-1890.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1880-1890.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Shoshone Falls
- View of Shoshone Falls on the Snake River near Twin Falls (Twin Falls County), Idaho.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1880-1900.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1880-1900.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1880-1900.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Ouray, Colorado
- View of Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado; shows Cascade Falls, wood frame residences, the Ouray County Courthouse, the Beaumont Hotel, and the public school.
- Cascade Falls (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Ouray--Ouray County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Ouray, Colorado
- A view of the area above the town of Ouray; shows a pond probably near the Amphitheater (Ouray County), Colorado. Cascade Mountain is in the distance.
- Cascade Mountain (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray z Ouray County--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Ouray--Ouray County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Ouray
- An aerial view of Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado, with The Amphitheater in the distance; shows houses, public buildings and dirt roads.
- Amphitheater, The (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--Ouray County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Ouray, Colorado
- A view of Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado shows houses, bridges, roads and railroad grades.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Shoshone Falls
- A view of Shoshone Falls in Twin Falls County, Idaho shows waterfalls and rock outcrops.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1890-1900.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1890-1900.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1890-1900.; Waterfalls--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Temple
- Copy of an etching or illustration, shows a temple in a biblical scene.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Biblical events.; Roman temples.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Ancient city
- Copy of an illustration shows a temple or garrison in a biblical scene.
- Biblical events.; Roman temple.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Ancient city
- Copy of an illustration shows a temple or garrison in a biblical scene.
- Biblical events.; Roman temple.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Cathedral Spires
- View of the Cathedral Spires rock formations at Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Mt. of the Holy Cross
- View of the Mount of the Holy Cross, Sawatch Range, Rocky Mountains, Eagle County, Colorado.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Holy Cross, Mount of the (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mt. of the Holy Cross from Eagle Park D & R G R R
- View of Eagle Park, Eagle County, Colorado; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks and an engine are in a meadow. Mount of the Holy Cross and the Sawatch Range are in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Eagle Park (Eagle County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1910.; Valleys--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- The Captain - canon of the Grand River D & R G R R
- View of the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon in (probably) Garfield County, Colorado. Shows tents, an encampment, men, cliffs, Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks, and a rock formation identified as The Captain.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1900.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Garfield County--1880-1900.; Railroad...
- [between 1886 and 1900?]
- Cameron's Cone from Tunnel 3 Colorado Midland R.R.
- View of Colorado Midland Railroad tracks and Tunnel 3 in Teller County, Colorado; people pose by a caboose; and Cameron Cone is in the distance.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1900.; Cameron Cone (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.; Tunnels--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- The Colorado Midland near Buena Vista
- View of Colorado Midland Railway tracks in a rock cut near Buena Vista (Chaffee County), Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Boulder Canon Maxwell's Rocks
- Colorado and Northwestern Railway tracks follow North Boulder Creek by Maxwell's Rocks, in North Boulder Canyon, Boulder County, Colorado. A bridge spans the water below rock cliffs.
- Colorado and Northwestern Railway Company--1890-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; North Boulder Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; North Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Boulder...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]