Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Camp Tigiwon, Alt. 10,000 ft., pilgrimage to the Mount of the Holy Cross
- Panoramic view; a group of people, mostly women, and mostly on horseback pose at a location identified as Camp Tigiwon, in Eagle County, Colorado. The women wear pants and hats and pose near a log cabin. Some men and children are present. An...
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Children--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1940.; Flags--American--1920-1940.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1940.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1940.; Women--Colorado--Eagle...
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Troop of soldiers, mostly from Leadville, known as the Rocky Mountain Rifles, and other volunteers
- A troop of soldiers on horses form a long line in front of a bluff. In 1885 or 1886, these men, mostly from Leadville and known as the Rocky Mountain Rifles, and other volunteers were headed by Genl. F.M. Reardon and Capt. Christopher Caffrey and...
- Colorado. National Guard. Leadville Division--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Soldiers--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1887]
- Olde Town Hall Antiques
- View of the Olde Town Hall Antiques shop at 204 E Bridge Street, Hotchkiss (Delta County), Colorado. The brick building has pale paint peeling in places, mostly along the roofline. The entrance is a single door with four steps and a railing. On the...
- Olde Town Antiques (Hotchkiss, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Hotchkiss (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Antique stores.; Olde Town Antiques (Hotchkiss, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Antique dealers--Colorado--Hotchkiss--Pictorial works.; Hotchkiss (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1992
- Breaking camp
- A survey team breaks camp near Fourmile Creek in Fremont County, Colorado. Burros are loaded with equipment, bedrolls, and a table. A team of railroad surveyors stand interspersed with the burros. One man holds a stadia rod in his hand. A canvas...
- Fourmile Creek (Fremont County and Custer County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Camping--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1881 and 1884?]
- Lamar, Colorado
- Cars are parked in front of commercial businesses on Main Street in Lamar (Prowers County), Colorado. People are in the dirt street or on sidewalks in front of mostly brick, two-story buildings. The Masonic Temple building has a pediment on the...
- Lamar (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Lamar--1920-1930.; City & town life--Colorado--Lamar--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Roses
- View of an arrangement of funeral flowers, consisting mostly of roses.
- Flowers--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Group in Clear Creek Canyon
- Railroad cars of the Union Pacific Denver & Gulf railroad line are stopped in Clear Creek Canyon near Georgetown in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Men stand outside of the passenger cars; other passengers (mostly women) look out the windows of the...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1910.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- 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?]
- Cattle ranch near Cimarron, round-up (around the circle)
- Cowboys are on horseback by a corral on a ranch near the Cimarron River in probably Montrose County, Colorado. Cattle, wood frame buildings and horse-drawn wagons are nearby.
- Cimarron River (Montrose County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cattle herding--Montrose County--Colorado--1890-1900.; Corrals--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--Montrose...
- 1898
- Los Angeles
- Aerial, panoramic view of multi-story brick buildings in downtown Los Angeles, California. A sign on the Temple Block at Spring and Main Streets reads: "Putnam, Commercial Photographer." Other signs read: "J.J. O'Brien & Co. Dry Goods & Notions,"...
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--California--Los Angeles--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--California--Los Angeles--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1902?]
- Grand Junction, Colo
- In Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, the George Whitfield Kelly home is mostly obscured by trees and bushes.
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Grand Junction--1920-1930.; Kelly, George W., 1894---Homes & haunts.
- 1920
- Help volunteers
- HELP (Helpful Extra Library People) volunteers, a group of mostly Jaycees and Jayceettes, work inside the Adams County Library, Northglenn, Colorado, stamping books, typing, sewing and shelving.
- Northglenn (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Community service--Colorado--Northglenn--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Libraries--Colorado--Northglenn--1960-1970.; Adams County Public Library (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- October 7, 1964
- Rear of the post office boxes of the U S. Post Office, St Elmo Colo. Annabelle Stark Ward was the last St Elmo postmistress
- At the Saint Elmo, Chaffee County, Colorado, Post Office, mostly empty pigeon-hole shelves and shallow drawers are against an interior wall. Saint Elmo Post Office was active between 1880 and 1952.
- Saint Elmo (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Pigeonholes--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1960-1970.; Post offices--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1960-1970.
- 1965?
- Ruins of the old city of Stout, Colorado
- A man stands on top of the ruins of the quarry town of Stout (also known as Petra), Larimer County, Colorado. The big building is the hotel built by the Union Pacific Railroad.
- Stout (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Stout--1920-1930.
- 1928
- 114 E. Pikes Peak Avenue,
- Stockbrokers, and Charles Berry, R. S. Zimmerman, and Charles D. Hopkins, pose on the sidewalk in front of "The Board of Trade and Mining Exchange," East Pikes Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The Midland Block storefront...
- Board of Trade and Mining Exchange (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commodity exchanges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Stock exchanges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- June 1897
- Lake St. Mary, looking west
- View from a rock outcropping, Lake St. Mary, Clear Creek County, Colorado, shows the lake water level low and mountains in distance.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Saint Marys Lake (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Casto Hill, Central City, Colorado
- A view of Casto Hill and Lawrence Street is from Central Hill. The slope of the hillside and debris are in the foreground. The buildings along Lawrence Street include the Edmundson blocks, the Hardware Store, Cessario's, the Knights of the Golden...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Early Alamosa, 1875 or 1876
- Townspeople pose in front of tent and simple wood frame front gable structures labelled with signs "Conejos Ave," "post office," and "Ames House," in Alamosa, Colorado. The group is mostly men in suits, hats, and work clothes. Some men have rifles,...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Burke, C. (Carolyn); Gerteisen, John.
- [between 1875 and 1876]
- Central City, Colorado
- This is the earliest known photograph of Central City, Colorado, which was probably taken in the early 1860s. The image shows a dirt road flanked by log cabins. Mine tailings scar the hillside, and a few trees remain at the top of the hill. ...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1869]
- Trinidad State Nursing Home
- Aerial view of the state nursing home in Trinidad, Colorado. This complex of low gable roofed brick buildings are mostly one story, with a two story central hall, and a cantilevered shelter over the drive. The gables and panels between the windows...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Nursing homes--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.
- [1967?]
- Trinidad State Nursing Home
- State nursing home in Trinidad, Colorado is a complex of low gable roofed brick buildings, mostly one story, with a two story central hall. A cantilevered shelter is over the drive and the gables and panels between the windows are of white siding....
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Nursing homes--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.
- [1967]
- Gilpin County Court House
- Exterior view of the Gilpin County Court House under construction in Central City, Colorado. Wood frame houses and commercial buildings are across the street from the construction project. St. James' Methodist Church is to the right of the court...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Courthouses--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Hispanic group in park
- A group of, mostly, Hispanic men and women sit and stand in a park near a playground in Denver, Colorado. One person stands next to a bicycle.
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; People--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Playgrounds--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Manitou Spring, Manitou, Colo.
- View of the Manitou Soda Spring in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking southwest. The conical, faceted roofed rustic gazebo with its branch uprights and branch benches around the perimeter is in the center; unstripped rail fence extends to the...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1880?]
- Picnic in Manitou
- View of a group of picnickers near Manitou Springs, Colorado. Mostly children, this group sits and stands with their lunch pails and baskets in the foreground. An older gentleman sits in the center, and behind him two women in jackets and bonnets;...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Children--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Picnics--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [1878]
- Capt. Smith's Veteran Company, Insley Guards: Major N. E. Insley [graphic]
- Captain Smith's Deputy Army Veteran Company pose at Camp Boynton in Beaver Park, Cripple Creek District, Teller County, Colorado. A row of men kneel behind a dirt barricade, another row of men stand behind them, all hold rifles. Two cooks with...
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Barricades--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Cooks--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Miners'...
- 1894
- West side of Divide
- View of Carson, Colorado, on the west side of the Continental Divide; shows buildings in disrepair, mostly constructed of vertical planking with steeply gabled roofs; trees and mountains in the distance.
- Carson (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Carson--1940-1950.; Ghost towns.
- 1950
- Main Street, Central City
- View looking north on Main Street toward Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado. The block consists of mostly wooden, clapboard, one and two-story storefronts. The unpaved street is littered with garbage and debris. In the foreground, two men,...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Publicity photo
- George Westcott (left) and Richard Klinger (right) look at Pat Beyer (in bathing suit) in Denver, Colorado. The woman also wears white high heels and carries an umbrella with letters: "I Am The Girl From Jones beach."
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Beyer, Pat.; Klinger, Richard.; Westcott, George.
- 1949 August 28
- Turret, Colo.
- Mine investors, they include a woman, pose near the entrance to the Mascot Mine tunnel near Turret (Chaffee County), Colorado.
- Mascot Mine (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Turret (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Capitalists & financiers--Colorado--Turret--1890-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Turret--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Turret--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Turret--1890-1910.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Al S. Lamb and wife, Aspen, Colo.
- Al Lamb and his wife and two dogs and a puppy litter sit on the lawn near a small evergreen tree in front of a house. Mr. Lamb wears a pinstripe suit a white shirt, a striped tie with a tie tack, and a bowler hat. Mrs. Lamb wears a long sleeved,...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dogs--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Lamb, Al S.
- 1888
- Stage arrival at Fremont, Cripple Creek
- A large crowd of people gather near the front of the Continental Hotel for the arrival of a stage in Fremont (Cripple Creek, Teller County), Colorado. The group is made up of mostly men and many wear hats and overcoats. Four men sit on top of the...
- Fremont (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Fremont--1880-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Fremont--1880-1900.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Fremont--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, wearing necklace and holding rifle, seated next to David F. Barry
- Studio portrait of Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, wearing necklace and holding rifle, seated next to photographer David F. Barry, who is mostly cropped out of the picture.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Rifles.; Rain in the Face, ca. 1835-1905.; Barry, D. F. (David Frances), 1854-1934.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Residence of Superintendent of Terrible Mine
- A frame, two-story residence in Brownsville, Jefferson County, Colorado, is mostly obscured by evergreen trees. A dormer with a gothic window and the pillars of the open porch show, and a Black woman wearing a bodice and holding a straw hat stands...
- Terrible Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--People--1880-1890.; Brownsville (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Brownville--1880- 1890.
- [between 1886 and 1898]
- Jim Knapp home
- This one-story brick home in Brighton, Colorado, with a gable roof, bay windows, and a screened in porch is in the background, mostly concealed by trees. A picket fence encloses the yard, in which a man stands by a carriage. Frame, saltbox...
- Brighton (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Brighton--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Broadway Theatre Denver Colo.
- Panoramic view of the cast of "Hit the Deck," a musical presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. A parrot in a cage sits in front of men and women who sit and stand in front of the theater. Klieg lights that read "Hit...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Birdcages--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parrots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1928, Apr. 11
- Hit the Deck at the Broadway Theatre
- Panoramic view of the cast of the musical comedy "Hit the Deck," presented at the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Men dressed in sailor whites and women dressed in white middy blouses, short white skirts and gob hats pose in...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1928, Apr. 14
- Hit the Deck at the Broadway Theatre
- Panoramic view of the cast of the musical comedy "Hit the Deck," presented at the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Men dressed in sailor whites and women dressed in white middy blouses, short white skirts and gob hats pose in...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1928, Apr. 14
- View of Grand Canyon
- Panoramic view of rock ledges and the Colorado River at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Shows boulders, trees and rocks, mesa tops and sedimentary layers.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Ariz.--1870-1880.; Rivers--Arizona--Grand...
- [1872?]
- Monte Cristo Gulch : Hoosier Pass
- A dilapidated three story mining building, showing mostly framework, stands in Monte Cristo gulch in Summit County, Colorado. Many of its timbers have already fallen in a pile in front of the building.
- Summit County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Summit County--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Summit County--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Monte Cristo gulch mill
- A dilapidated three story mining building, showing mostly framework, stands in Monte Cristo gulch in Summit County, Colorado. Many of its timbers have already fallen in a pile in front of the building.
- Summit County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Summit County--1950-1960.
- [1953?]
- Denver branch, Ford Motor Company employees
- Panoramic view of employees of the Ford Motor Company near the Ford Company building at 1552 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. The workers are mostly men; some wear suits others wear work clothes. Some women office workers are also present. Two...
- Ford Motor Company--People--1910-1920.; African Americans--Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobile industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914 June 6
- Lowell School, Englewood, Colorado
- Boys and girls stand on steps and pose for a school picture in front of the brick Lowell School at 3500 S. Sherman Street in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. Girls wear knee-length plaid or solid color dresses with high waists or no waists,...
- Lowell School (Englewood, Colorado)--People--1920-1930.; Englewood (Colo.)--1920-1930.; School children--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1930.; Teachers--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1930.;...
- 1924?
- Kansas vs. Colorado
- A group of mostly members of Colorado and Kansas legal teams sit or stand and pose on the front (east) portico of the United States Capitol building in Washington D.C. The men wear suits with neck ties or bow ties, wire-rimmed spectacles, watch...
- United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)--1900-1910.; Attorneys general--Washington (D.C)--1900-1910.; Washington (D.C.)--1900-1910.; Capitols--Washington (D.C)--1900-1910.; Judicial proceedings--Washington (D.C)--1900-1910.; Lawyers--Washington...
- 1906 Dec
- Old U. S. post office Montrose - 1910 : building erected in 1891
- Several men and three women stand in the post office in Montrose, Colorado. The room is long and rectangular in shape. Mail boxes line one of the walls and are filled with various types of mail; mostly newspapers and magazines. "Colorado Peach,"...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Post offices--Colorado--Montrose--1910-1920.; Postal service employees--Colorado--Montrose--1910-1920.; Postal services--Colorado--Montrose--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Black Bird
- Studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Black Bird, Crow male, wearing feather in hair, beads and wrapped in blanket, standing.
- Crow Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Black Bird.
- [188-?]
- Buttes on Bitter Creek, Wyo. Terr.
- View of rocky buttes and the mostly dry Bitter Creek in Sweetwater County, Wyoming.
- Bitter Creek (Sweetwater County, Wyo. : River)--1860-1870.; Sweetwater County (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Buttes--Wyoming--Sweetwater County--1860-1870.; Streams--Wyoming--Sweetwater County--1860-1870.
- [between 1867 and 1868]
- Road repair - views along road to Mesa Verde
- A group of road construction workers, mostly Native Americans, pose with Nusbaum for a group portrait in front of a camp in Mesa Verde National Park. Ten men stand in the back row. Five additional men squat down in the front row. Each man is...
- Indians of North America--Employment--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Construction camps--Colorado--1920-1930.; Road construction--Colorado--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--1920-1930.; Nusbaum, Jesse L. (Jesse Logan)
- [between 1923 and 1927?]
- Famous flowing Hot Soda Springs, Idaho Springs, Colorado
- Two girls wearing dresses sit on burros at a hot spring near Idaho Springs, Colorado. Behind them is a pavilion where the spring is located. Men and women sit on benches and stand outside the pavilion. Another, larger structure is near the pavilion...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Donkeys--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915]
- Ore teams - morning scene in Idaho Springs, Colorado
- Ore teams and people, mostly men dressed in suits, are assembled on Miner Street in Idaho Springs, Colorado.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Crowds--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.; Horse teams--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.
- 1894