Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Grand Lake, Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Ry., the Moffat Road
- Partial view of Grand Lake, Colorado and tree-lined shoreline reached via Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake), Moffat Road; rowboat moored to shore and sailboat moored in lake, two women seated atop boulders...
- Adams, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cairns, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Craig, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1900-1920.; Patterson, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Wescott, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes &...
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- Grand Lake
- View of Grand Lake in Grand County, Colorado. Mountains in the distance include Mount Cairns, Mount Craig, Mount Adams, and Mount Patterson.
- Adams, Mount (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cairns, Mount (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Craig, Mount (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1940-1950.; Patterson, Mount (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand...
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- Grand Lake Middle Park
- View of Grand Lake in Grand County, Colorado. Mountains in the distance include Mount Cairns, Mount Craig, Mount Adams, and Mount Patterson.
- Adams, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cairns, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Craig, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Grand County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1880-1900.; Patterson, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 8, 1919 August
- Grand Lake with boat
- An unidentified man rows a small rowboat named "Lake View" across Grand Lake in Grand County, Colorado. A ridge of mountains, including Mount Cairns, Mount Craig, Mount Adams, Mount Wescott and Mount Patterson, is in the distance. A tall tree...
- Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rowboats--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1920.; Waterfronts--Colorado--Grand...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- 1900 Corbett & Ballenger's 28th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- Chicago Lakes, Hell's Hole Trail
- A hiker treks on Hells Hole Trail near Chicago Lakes in the Mount Evans Wilderness in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Shows a valley, small bodies of water and probably the summit of Mount Evans in the distance.
- Mount Evans Wilderness (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Evans, Mount (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1970-1980 .; Lakes & ponds.; Trails & paths.; Hiking.; Lakes--Colorado--Mount Evans Wilderness--Pictorial works.;...
- ca. 1975
- Mount Lincoln Montgomery Mine perpetual snow
- View of the Montgomery Mine shafthouse on Mount Lincoln (Park County), Colorado. Mount Cameron and Mount Bross are nearby.
- Bross, Mount (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cameron, Mount (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Lincoln, Mount (Park County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Park County--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Grand Lake, Middle Park
- View of Grand Lake in Grand County, Colorado. Mountains in the distance include Mount Cairns, Mount Craig, Mount Adams, and Mount Patterson.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- West Denver during the flood
- View of a Cherry Creek flood in Denver, Colorado; shows businesses, streets, and water. People watch from the water's edge; signs read: "Commonwealth," "J. G. Vawter & Co," "J. B. Doyle & Co," "Keller House," "American House," and "Bell's Boarding...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.;...
- 1864 May 19
- Photograph of an illustrated relief map of Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway line
- Reproduction of an illustrated relief map depicting bird's eye view of Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway (also called Cripple Creek Short Line) standard gauge line winding through foothills and Rocky Mountains near Colorado...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1902.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Illustrated relief map of Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway line
- Reproduction of an illustrated relief map depicting bird's eye view of Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway (also called Cripple Creek Short Line) standard gauge line winding through foothills and Rocky Mountains near Colorado...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1902.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Illustrated relief map of Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway line
- Reproduction of an illustrated relief map depicting bird's eye view of Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway (also called Cripple Creek Short Line) standard gauge line winding through foothills and Rocky Mountains near Colorado Springs,...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1902--Aerial views.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1902--Maps.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--Aerial views.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--Maps.;
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Photograph of an illustrated relief map of Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway line
- Reproduction of an illustrated relief map depicting bird's eye view of Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway (also called Cripple Creek Short Line) standard gauge line winding through foothills and Rocky Mountains near Colorado Springs,...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1902--Aerial views.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1902--Maps.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.;
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Municipal Facts Bi-Monthly: Volume 5 Numbers 5 and 6, 1922 May-June
- Reinforcements move up the ridge, Mount Belvedere in background, Italy
- A line of Tenth Mountain Division soldiers climb up a ridge wearing helmets, combat fatigues, large knapsacks during the Italian Campaign. According to the caption the peak of Mount Belvedere rises in the distance. The ground is partially covered...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 21, 1945
- View of the Mount of the Holy Cross, Colorado
- View of the Mount of the Holy Cross, Colorado taken from near a stone wall. The mount is covered with snow. Two Tenth Mountain Division soldiers look toward the mountain from near the wall. Five more crouch down next to the wall.
- Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 1943
- East Broad Top R.R. & Coal Co. engine house, Mount Union, Pa.
- View of the enginehouse for the East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Co. in Mount Union (Huntingdon County), Pennsylvania. Shows a brick building with closed wooden doors. Third rail tracks (standard gauge and narrow gauge) are on the siding near the...
- East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Company--1940-1950.; Mount Union (Huntingdon County, Pa.)--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads--Pennsylvania--Mount Union--1940-1950.; Railroad facilities--Pennsylvania--Mount Union--1940-1950.; Railroad...
- 1947 September 1
- Mt. Evens[sic] and Mt. Rosalee from McClellan Mtn.
- View of Mount Evans, Colorado (elevation 14,260 feet), and Rosalie Peak (elevation 13,575 feet) above timberline from McClellan Mountain (elevation 13,575 feet); Mount Evans named after John Evans, second governor of Colorado Territory.
- Evans, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rosalie Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Mts. Massive and Elbert, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Mount Massive (elevation 14,418 feet) and Mount Elbert (elevation 14,413 feet) on background horizon near Leadville, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows view across valley toward the peaks. Mount Elbert is the highest peak in...
- Elbert, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Denver Area Cemeteries
- Brief historical summary of the locations, history, and religious affiliations of sixteen historical cemeteries within the Denver, Colorado metropolitan area.
- Cemeteries--Colorado--Denver.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Denver--History.; Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy.
- Undated
- Plant of the Index Shale Oil Co., De Beque, Colo.
- View of the Index Shale Oil Company retort near De Beque (Mesa County), Colorado; cliffs of Mount Blaine (Mount Index) are behind sheds, pipes, and tanks.
- Index Shale Oil Company--Buildings--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--Mesa County--1920-1930.; Blaine, Mount (Garfield County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Mesa County--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Captain Albert Jackman at Cadaver Gap, Mount Rainier, Washington
- Captain Albert Jackman of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) and commander of the Mount Rainier Test Expedition, at Cadaver Gap, Mount Rainier, Washington.
- Cadaver Gap (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; Jackman, Albert H.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- Spring 1942
- Mount Rainier from North Fort Lewis, Washington
- View of snow-capped Mount Rainer taken from North Fort Lewis, Washington. White army barracks and parked cars line a flat open field bordered by pine trees in the distance. One person is visible walking toward the nearest building. The 87th...
- Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- Spring 1942
- Cog Railway [sic] near Mt. McClellan's summit S. to Mts. Rosalie and Evans, Colo.
- View of an Argentine Central Railway Shay steam locomotive and passenger cars near the summit of Mount McClellan in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The train is in a rocky and mountainous landscape, Mount Evans and Mount Rosalie are in the distance....
- Argentine Central Railway Company--1900-1920.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; McClellan, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1912?]
- Bub and Tige visit beautiful Mt. Manitou Park via the scenic incline a trip to talk about, enjoy and remember.
- A cartoon account of Bub and Tige's visit to Mount Manitou in El Paso County, Colorado. Shows local attractions which include Pikes Peak, the Mount Manitou Scenic Incline and the Mount Manitou tea pot rock formation.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Manitou, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Comics--1910-1920.; Inclined railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- East Broad Top R.R. & Coal Co., 2-8-2, 15 on wye and near yard and road house wyeing before train, Mt. Union, PA.
- Narrow gauge East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Company locomotive number "15" are near railroad coal cars on a wye in Mount Union (Huntingdon County), Pennsylvania. The town of Mount Union is in the distance.
- East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Company--1940-1950.; Mount Union (Huntingdon County, Pa.)--1940-1950.; Mine railroad cars--Pennsylvania--Mount Union--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads--Pennsylvania--Mount Union--1940-1950.; Railroad...
- 1948 July 4
- Narrow Gauge Museum
- Mount Blanca & Western Railroad caboose 05 is on display at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. The caboose reads: "Mount Blanca & Western, Thru the Chico." Shows the cupola and stack on the roof. Snow is on the ground.
- Mount Blanca and Western Railroad--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Narrow Gauge Museum (Alamosa, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Open-air...
- 1955?
- Narrow Gauge Motel and Museum
- View of Rio Grande Southern (4-6-0) #20, Mount Blanca & Western (2-8-0) #346, Mount Blanca & Western Caboose 05, and Rio Grande Southern locomotive (2-8-0) #42 on display at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. The frame...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Mount Blanca and Western Railroad--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Narrow Gauge Museum (Alamosa, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad--Equipment &...
- 1954 February
- Narrow Gauge Museum
- View of Rio Grande Southern locomotive (4-6-0) #20, Mount Blanca & Western locomotive (2-8-0) #346, Mount Blanca & Western Caboose #05, and Rio Grande Southern locomotive (2-8-0) #42 on display at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Alamosa (Alamosa...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Mount Blanca and Western Railroad--1950-1960.; Narrow Gauge Museum (Alamosa, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Alamosa...
- 1954 February
- Zion Baptist Church 138th church anniversary, November 9, 2003.
- Anniversary booklet produced by Zion Baptist Church, located in Denver, Colorado for its 138th Anniversary. Included in the booklet is a brief church history, letters from various local and state politicians, worship service programs, and...
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; Baptists--Colorado--Denver.
- 2003 November 9
- St. James on the Mount Community Church
- View of the St. James on the Mount Community Church of Allenspark at 6 Washington Street in Allenspark (Boulder County), Colorado. The building is constructed of logs and the roof has wooden shingles. There is a plain wooden cross at the peak of...
- St. James on the Mount Community Church (Allenspark, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Allenspark (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Churches.; St. James on the Mount Community Church (Allenspark, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Community...
- 1989
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church
- View of details on Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church (1904 : Frederick Paroth), 3549 Navajo Street in the Highland neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. A corner stone reads "Italian Mount Carmel Church, Erected 1899, Rc M Lepore, Pastor." Above...
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (Denver, Colorado)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Catholic churches.; Stained glass.; Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (Denver, Colorado)--Pictorial works.; Catholic...
- 1974
- Mt. Shasta from Sissons
- Panoramic view of fir trees on Rainbow Ridge, a valley, and the snow-covered summit of Mount Shasta, Siskiyou County, California. Buildings, houses, fences, and meadows in Mount Shasta (Sisson) are in the valley.
- Mount Shasta (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Rainbow Ridge (Siskiyou County, Calif.)--1880-1910.; Shasta, Mount (Calif. : Mountain)--1880-1910.; Siskiyou County (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Cities & towns--California--Mount Shasta--1880-1910.;...
- [between 1887 and 1910?]
- Mount Logan and Callahan in Garfield County, Colorado
- View of Mount Logan, Mount Callahan, and the Roan Cliffs in Garfield County, Colorado; horses and a buggy are on Highway 24.
- Callahan, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Logan, Mount (Garfield County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- The Great Cable Incline on Mount Lowe Railway
- View of the Pasadena and Mount Lowe Railway cable station and cars at Altadena (Los Angeles County), California. Shows the cable incline tracks to the summit of Mount Lowe.
- Pasadena and Mount Lowe Railway--1890-1900.; Altadena (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Lowe, Mount (Los Angeles County, Calif.)--1890-1900.; Inclined railroads--California--Altadena--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--California--Altadena--1890-1900.; Railroad...
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Rainier Natl. Park, road through big trees & ferns
- Men and women in a touring car pause on a road in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. Shows spruce, fir and pine trees and ferns.
- Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier National Park--1910-1920.; Ferns--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier National Park--1910-1920.; Forests--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier National...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Mt. Shasta from Sissons [sic]
- Panoramic view of fir trees on Rainbow Ridge, a valley, and the snow-covered summit of Mount Shasta, Siskiyou County, California. Buildings, houses, fences, and meadows in Mount Shasta (Sisson) are in the valley.
- Mount Shasta (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Rainbow Ridge (Siskiyou County, Calif.)--1880-1910.; Shasta, Mount (Calif. : Mountain)--1880-1910.; Siskiyou County (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Cities & towns--California--Mount Shasta--1880-1910.;...
- [between 1887 and 1902?]
- Panorama of Leadville
- Reproduction shows a panorama of Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, with identification: Upper Valley Arkansas, Prospect Mountain, Hospital, Mosquito Pass, Chrysolite Consolidation, Little Pittsburgh Consolidation, Big Evans Gulch, Yankee Hill,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Returning from the frontlines
- In a view taken from above, twenty-nine Tenth Mountain Division soldiers march around a curve in a road towards a bridge over a small creek. A covered truck is begining its crossing as a soldier driving a camuflaged weasle (a treaded mitlitary...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1945 February 22
- Captain Albert Jackman belays Corporal Peter Gabriel as he cuts steps into the face of a crevass en route to the summit of Mount Rainier, Washington
- Captain Albert Jackman of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) belays Corporal Peter Gabriel as he uses an ice axe to cut steps into the face of a crevass en route to the summit of Mount Rainier, Washington. Taken during the Mount...
- Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Rock climbing--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Gabriel, Peter, Corporal.; Jackman, Albert H.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army....
- [May 1942]
- First aid station, Silver Skis Race, Mount Rainier, Washington
- Two men stand at the first aid station during the Silver Skis race on Mount Rainier. Both men are wearing caps with earflaps, and anoraks. The man on the left is leaning on a ski pole. The station is located at a rock outcropping marked by a...
- Ski racing--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry...
- Winter 1942
- Man at first aid station during Silver Skis race, Mount Rainier, Washington
- A man smiles towards the camera from the first aid station during the Silver Skis Race, near a rock outcropping, on Mount Rainier. The red cross flag blows in the wind. Many 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re- enforced) troops participated in the...
- Ski racing--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry...
- [Winter, 1942]
- Mt. of the Holy Cross
- Photograph by McClure of a painting "Mount of the Holy Cross" and stream, artist unknown; Mount of the Holy Cross (elevation 13,996 feet).
- Holy Cross, Mount of the (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Valley of the Platte, near Fort Steele
- View along South Platte River, near Fort Steele, Wyoming, includes large wood piles, wagons and cattle across the river. Wood frame structures are beyond cottonwoods and broad valley in the background. Fort Steele was once a military post just...
- Fort Steele (Wyo.)--1880-1890.; Forts & fortifications--Wyoming--Fort Steele--1880-1890.
- [between 1886 and 1890]
- Keystone Placer Mine. Sluice boxes
- View of the Keystone placer mine, shows frame mine buildings and a wooden sluice, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Keystone Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Flumes--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--San Miguel...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Mt. Princeton Hayward Spr's
- View of Mt. Princeton with Heywood Springs (Mount Princeton Hot Springs) and frame and log and frame buildings, sign reads "Heywood Hot Springs House", Chaffee County, Colorado.
- Mount Princeton Hot Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Mount Princeton Hot Springs--1880-1900.; Public baths--Colorado--Mount Princeton Hot Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Mount Rosalie
- View of snow-covered Mount Evans, (Mount Rosalie), from Denver, Colorado. Shows a rusticated stone church, telegraph poles and frame houses on the plain. Foothills are in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Evans, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Mountains--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Inspiration Point
- People sit by a stone wall at Inspiration Point Park in Denver, Colorado; signs read: "Mount Morrison," "Mount Evans," and "Mount Morrison."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Inspiration Point Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]