Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- [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?]
- Above the Narrows
- View of a portion of Williams Canyon above "The Narrows," north of Manitou, Colorado; winding dirt road is flanked by canyon walls with scrub brush.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Williams Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Agnes Memorial
- View of cottages at the Agnes Memorial Sanitarium in Denver, Colorado; shows frame and canvas cabanas, and men in folding chairs. Lettering reads: "The Tucker Tent Co."
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- September 29, 1905
- Aspen Colo. Colo. Midland Ry.
- Left side of panorama view from Smuggler Mountain southwest over Aspen and Roaring Fork River Valley, Colorado, includes the mining district and Denver and Rio Grande and Colorado Midland railroads.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Roaring Fork River Valley (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Aspen Colo. Colo. Midland Ry.
- Center of panorama view from Smuggler Mountain southwest over Aspen and Roaring Fork River Valley, Colorado, includes the mining district, Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, and Colorado Midland Railroad, West Aspen (Shadow) Mountain, and Castle Creek.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Roaring Fork River Valley (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Aspen Colo. Colo. Midland Ry.
- Right side of panorama view from Smuggler Mountain south of Aspen and Roaring Fork River Valley, Colorado, includes agricultural fields, a few wood frame houses and Mount (Mt.) Sopris (12,953 feet) in background.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Roaring Fork River Valley (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Birds eye view of Ouray showing ampitheatre in background
- View east over Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado; shows the town in the Uncompahgre River Valley and snow dusted Amphitheater. The Beaumont Hotel is on the corner of Main (Third, 3rd) and 5th (Fifth) Avenue.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Amphitheaters--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.
- [between 1886 and 1888]
- 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?]
- Built 1888, Ouray, Co.
- View southeast towards the Ouray County Courthouse, 4th (Fourth) Street and 6th (Sixth) Avenue, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, shortly after 1888 construction.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Courthouses--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Burros loaded with plank for the mines
- Burros haul lumber, probably in Colorado.
- Donkeys--Colorado--1880-1900.; Lumber--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- California Bldg., Denver
- Exterior view California Building, corner California and 17th (Seventeenth) Streets, Denver, Colorado, designed by Frank E. Edbrooke; street level businesses include James Whitmore, investment banker and real estate, G.A. Gilpatrick and P.A....
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1902 or 1903]
- Carbndale [sic] district from Red Mtn.
- Left side of panorama view from Red Mountain over Roaring Fork River Valley, near Carbondale, Colorado, includes: Colorado Midland Railway yards, stock pens, spur tracks, and bridge; agricultural fields, Crystal River and San Juan Railroad and...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Roaring Fork River Valley (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Carbndale [sic] district from Red Mtn.
- Left center of panorama view from Red Mountain over Roaring Fork River Valley, near Carbondale, Colorado, includes: Colorado Midland Railway spur tracks and bridge, 4 Bar Ranch, agricultural fields, Crystal River and San Juan Railroad and Mount...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Roaring Fork River Valley (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Carbndale [sic] district from Red Mtn.
- Center of panorama view from Red Mountain looks over Roaring Fork and Crystal River Valleys, agricultural fields and a school yard near Carbondale, Colorado.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Roaring Fork River Valley (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Carbndale [sic] district from Red Mtn.
- Right center of panorama view from Red Mountain looks over the confluence of the Roaring Fork and Crystal River, Colorado Midland Railway tracks and agricultural land near Carbondale, Colorado.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Roaring Fork River Valley (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- 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]
- Chicago & Alton RR Engine #501
- An engineer stands beside locomotive number 501 of the Chicago & Alton Railroad.
- Chicago and Alton Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--1900-1910.; Railroads--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Cog Road, Summit of Pike's Peak
- View of summit of Pikes Peak on the Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway, also known as the cog train; shows rack and pinion railroad track, summit lookout tower, and clouds.
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.; Watch towers--Colorado--1890-1910.; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company.
- [between 1895 and 1910]
- Colo. Utah Supply Co. Coal Camp, Harris, Colo., Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- Left side of panorama view of Camp Harris, Routt County, Colorado, a coal mining town founded by George and Byron Harris, includes: wood frame company houses with hipped roofs, gabled sheds, Denver and Salt Lake (Moffat Road) railroad tracks, coal...
- Colorado-Utah Coal Company--1910-1920.; Mount Harris (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Mount Harris--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Mount Harris--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Colo. Utah Supply Co. Coal Camp, Harris, Colo., Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- Right side of panorama view of Camp Harris, Routt County, Colorado, a coal mining town founded by George and Byron Harris, includes: wood frame company houses with hipped roofs, gabled sheds, Denver and Salt Lake (Moffat Road) railroad tracks and a...
- Colorado-Utah Coal Company--1910-1920.; Mount Harris (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Mount Harris--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Mount Harris--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Colorado columbines
- View of columbine flowers (aquilegia caerulea), the Colorado State flower.
- State flowers--1880-1900.; Flowers--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Colorado columbines
- View of columbine flowers (aquilegia caerulea), the Colorado State flower.
- State flowers--1880-1900.; Flowers--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Cooke Rheas's and Bob Coe's Market hunting outfit in Hog Park
- Men pose at hunter's camp in Hog Park (Montrose County) Colorado, with a tent, horses, tack, a cat or mountain lion carcass, a deer head and antlers.
- Camping--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1890.; Hunting--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1890.; Men--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1890.; Tents--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Coyotes or prairie wolves
- Studio photograph of taxidermic coyotes. Coyotes are seated and posed on dried grass. A painted backdrop shows ferns and leaves.
- Coyotes--1880-1900.; Taxidermy--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- 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?]
- Crater of the Castle
- View of the geyserite buildup of the Castle Geyser in Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Steam rises from the geyser vent.
- Castle Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- 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]
- 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?]
- Curley, Crow Scout, and Comanche, (horse), full length, (separate pictures made into one plate)
- Curley, Crow Scout, full length standing studio portrait, and Comanche, a horse, two separate portraits combined to make one image side by side; Curley, Crow Scout with General George Custer at Little Bighorn was believed by many to be only known...
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Horses--1880-1890.; Curly.; Crow Indians--1880-1890.
- [188?]
- Farmers Willys Light & Power Co., Inc. truck
- View of a truck in (possibly) Haxtun (Phillips County) Colorado; shows a washing machine, vacuum sweeper, and generator, and lettering: "Farmers Willys Light & Power Co., Inc., Haxtun, Colo." A man poses in a suit and duster hat.
- Haxtun (Colo.)--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- First glimpse of the plains - Estes Park Road
- View of a valley, farmland, mesa, rocks, and trees near Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado.
- Larimer County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Frederick R. Ross Branch groundbreaking
- View of ground breaking at the Ross-Broadway Branch of the Denver Public Library in the Speer neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; participants are identified as (L to R) William F. Kreutter, Mrs. John McPhee, Davis W. Moore, Malcolm G. Wyer, Henry A....
- Ross, Frederick R.--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Ross-Broadway Branch.--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Speer (Denver Colo. : Neighborhood)--1950-1960.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- 1950 September 28
- Glacier Lake, Colo. & N.W.R.R.
- Photograph of painting by Charles H. Harmon; Glacier Lake center background and Sunset, Colorado, left foreground; shows Sunset depot, buildings and residences; trestles and three elevations of narrow gauge track and Colorado and Northwestern...
- Glacier Lake (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Sunset (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.; Trestles--Colorado--1890-1910.; Harmon, Charles H.; Colorado and Northwestern Railway Company.
- [between 1898 and 1909]
- Glenwood Pool (painted photograph?)
- Retouched view of the Glenwood Hot Springs Natatorium, in Glenwood Springs, Colorado; shows people swimming, water toys, the hotel, canvas cabanas, and umbrellas.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Gray's and Torry's [sic] Peak's, Argentine Central Ry.
- Right side of panorama shows rocky slopes of Grays Peak and Torreys Peak from the top of McClellan Mountain, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grays Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; McClellan, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Torreys Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1918]
- Gray's and Torry's [sic] Peak's, Argentine Central Ry.
- Right side of panorama shows rocky slopes of Grays Peak and Torreys Peak from the top of McClellan Mountain, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grays Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; McClellan, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Torreys Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1918]
- Gray's and Torry's [sic] Peak's, Argentine Central Ry.
- Right side of panorama shows rocky slopes of Grays Peak and Torreys Peak from the top of McClellan Mountain, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grays Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; McClellan, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Torreys Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1918]
- Gray's and Torry's [sic] Peak's, Argentine Central Ry.
- Right side of panorama shows rocky slopes of Grays Peak and Torreys Peak from the top of McClellan Mountain, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grays Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; McClellan, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Torreys Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1918]
- Guanajuato, Mexico
- Panoramic, hilltop view of Guanajuato, Mexico, capitol city of Guanajuato State. Cactus and brush are visible. Buildings, mostly brick, comprise a dense city settlement. Mountains are seen in the distance and buildings dot the hillside.
- Guanajuato (Mexico)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Mexico--Guanajuato--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Hell Gate on the Colo. Midland Ry.
- Photograph of a painting by an unidentified artist; painting depicts Hell Gate reached via Colorado Midland Railway; double header train pulling around extremely steep canyon bend.
- Canyons--Colorado--1890-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Holy Cross Mtn.
- View of 13,996-foot Mount of the Holy Cross (Sawatch Range, Rocky Mountains) near Minturn, Colorado; shows snow in crevasses and stream cascading.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Jackson River west of Clifton Forge
- Trees line the Jackson River as it runs beside Chesapeake and Ohio Railway tracks in Alleghany County in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Clifton Forge, Virginia.
- Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company--1900-1910.; Alleghany County (Va.)--1900-1910.; Blue Ridge Mountains--1900-1910.; Jackson River (Va.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Virginia--Alleghany County--1900-1910.; Rivers--Virginia--Alleghany...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- James Peak and Jennie Lake from Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- Right side of panorama shows Denver, Northwestern and Pacific railroad tracks curving around a rocky mountain slope with snow patches.
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- James Peak and Jennie Lake from Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- Center of panorama shows Denver, Northwestern and Pacific railroad tracks curving around mountain slopes and edge of ice-covered Jennie Lake.
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1920.; Jenny Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- James Peak and Jennie Lake from Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- Left side of panorama shows Denver, Northwestern and Pacific railroad tracks curving around mountain slopes, ice-covered Jennie Lake, and sidings with wood frame structures; Continental Divide in the background.
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1920.; Jenny Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- Jewel Mines & Reduction Co., Pandora Mine
- Two men in suits stand next to the compressor inside the Jewel Mines and Reduction Company, San Miguel County, Colorado. The large machine is mounted in center of the log structures; cans of fuel, gaskets, a lantern and a wooden box with "Du Pont"...
- Jewel Mines & Reduction Co. (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pandora Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Air compressors--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--San Miguel...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Lower Yellowstone Falls
- View of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Rivers--Yellowstone National...
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Mercantile Bldg.
- Exterior view of Mercantile Building, 1031 15th Street, Denver, Colorado; street level businesses include Dean Drug Company, a cigar store, and Troxel Brothers Hardware store adjacent left; shows street railway tracks, fire hydrant on corner, and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1906
- Methodist Church, Episcopal Church
- Snowy view southwest along Fourth (4th) Street of the Methodist Church and the Episcopal Church, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Middle Park - old ranch on the Grand
- Men pose by log cabins with sod roofs in Middle Park, probably Grand County, Colorado.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Grand County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]