Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Major Domo, Glen Eyrie
- View of a sandstone rock formation identified as "Major Domo" and other rock formations near Glen Eyrie (El Paso County), Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Mountain of the Holy Cross
- View of Mount of the Holy Cross in the Sawatch Range, Eagle County, Colorado. Shows snow on a mountain peak, rocky ridges and talus.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Holy Cross, Mount of the (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.
- 1892?
- Black Hawk, Colo.
- Blackhawk lies at the mouth of Chase Gulch near Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. A railroad track forks in the foreground with one portion leading to the Polar Star Mill at right. The Empire Mill stands in the midground, and the Boiler Room...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Phoebe's Arch near Palmer Lake, Col.
- View of Elephant Rock Arch (Phoebe's Arch) near Palmer Lake (El Paso County), Colorado. A fallen and a standing tree are visible, and a man leans against the sandstone formation under the arch.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Elephant Rock Arch (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1894?]
- Silverton and Sultan Mountain, Colo.
- View of Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows Silverton reservoir, residences, and commercial buildings. Sultan Mountain and Grand Turk Peak are in the distance.
- Grand Turk (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Sultan Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- 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?]
- Locomotive Chi. Burlington & Quincy, Burlington Zephyr
- CB&Q Burlington Zephyr No. 9900, at the railyard in Denver, Colorado; high speed silver streamliner of the Burlington Route; also known as Pioneer Zephyr; lettering on buildings read "Pride of the Rockies Flour Mill"," Pikes Peak Mill", "National...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1940-1949?]
- Locomotive, Burlington & Quincy #537
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Locomotive Number 537, outside framed 2-8-0, Rice Yard coaling tower, Denver, Colorado; man stands on tender and the opens water plug.
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Towers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [194-?]
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man who poses on a rustic wooden bench. He wears striped pants and a suit jacket fastened at the top button. A watch chain hangs from his vest. He rests one hand on the back of the bench and another on his lap....
- Men--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1891 March 22
- Grand Canyon of the Colorado
- View from Hance trail of rock formations in the Grand Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona.
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- The 1900 ft. span of the Colo. Tel. and Tel. Co. across the Arkansas River, Amity, Colo.
- Workmen pose on a set of telephone poles near the towns of Holly and Amity (Prowers County), Colorado. A man sits in a horse drawn wagon nearby. Shows barbed wire fence and open grassland.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Prowers County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--Prowers County--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--Prowers County--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Children
- Studio portrait of a boy and girl in Colorado. The girl wears a dress and a bow in her hair. The boy wears knickers and a scarf around his neck.
- Boys--Colorado--1910-1930.; Children--Colorado--1910-1930.; Girls--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Red sandstones near Platte Canon
- View of sandstone rock formations in (later Roxborough State Park) Douglas County, Colorado; a man is by a mule-drawn business wagon and equipment. Men are in the foreground.
- Douglas County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Roxborough Park (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Douglas County--1870-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Douglas County--1870-1890.; Valleys--Colorado--Douglas County--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- San Francisco Bay, Point Bonita
- View of Alcatraz island in San Francisco Bay (San Francisco County), California. Shows a sailboat on the bay.
- Alcatraz Island (Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Islands--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Sailing...
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Near Wagon Wheel Gap
- View of the Rio Grande River near Wagon Wheel Gap (Mineral County), Colorado. A tent and horses, Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks and telegraph poles are beside the river.
- Mineral County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rio Grande--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Mineral County--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- "The Old Roadmaster", Clear Creek
- View of Clear Creek, a rock formation identified as "The Old Roadmaster," and Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway tracks in Clear Creek Canyon (Clear Creek County or Jefferson County), Colorado.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--1890-1900.; Union Pacific,...
- 1894
- Denver, Col.
- View of Sherman Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Central Presbyterian Church is on the corner of Sherman and Seventeenth Street. Shows houses and commercial buildings.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Residential streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Twin falls, near Ames
- View of waterfalls near Ames (San Miguel County), Colorado. One waterfall is from a wood flume, the other is from an unidentified stream.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Flumes--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Cathedral Spires from the bridge
- View of Rio Grande Southern narrow gauge tracks on the Ophir Loop trestle near Ophir Loop in San Miguel County, Colorado. The Ophir Needles (Cathedral Spires) are in the distance.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1880-1900.; Ophir Needles (Colo.)--1880-1890.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Rock...
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Durango from the reservoir
- View of Durango (La Plata County), Colorado taken from the city reservoir. Shows the Ernest J. H. Amy residence, La Plata County Courthouse, the Presbyterian church, and the Strater Hotel. Smoke rises from the stacks of the San Juan Smelting and...
- Durango (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Durango--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Mt. Kendal [sic] from Mineral Creek
- View of Kendall Mountain from Mineral Creek with railroad track, mines, and frame mine buildings, San Juan County, Colorado. Men work along the side of the road in the distance.
- Kendall Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mineral Creek (San Juan County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- South Lookout Mountain
- View of a valley, dirt road, and hillside in San Miguel County or San Juan County, Colorado. Men work on narrow gauge railroad tracks. South Lookout Peak is in the distance.
- South Lookout Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1880-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Horse Shoe Curve from Chattanooga
- View of Horse Shoe Curve on the Silverton Northern Railroad near Chattanooga (San Juan County), Colorado. Otto Mears' Toll Road and a frame building are in the valley nearby.
- Silverton Northern Railroad Company--1890-1900.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- M. & P.P. Ry. crossing timber line
- View of Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway tracks and a locomotive near timberline on Pikes Peak (El Paso County), Colorado. Buildings, a tent, and a footbridge are beside cog railroad tracks. The summit of Pikes Peak is in the distance.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1910?]
- Cliff Palace Mesa Verde
- View of Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins at Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Shows multi-story buildings with windows and square and round walls. Stones are scattered on the ground.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1890-1900.; Cliff Palace (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mesa...
- 1892
- "Rooster Rock," Columbia River
- View of Rooster Rock, a basalt pillar, and dense trees beside the Columbia River in Multnomah County, Oregon. People in a canoe are near the shore of the river.
- Columbia River--1880-1910.; Multnomah County (Or.)--1880-1910.; Rooster Rock (Multnomah County, Or. : Pillar)--1880-1910.; Beaches--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.; Canoes--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.; Rivers--Oregon--Multnomah...
- [between 1885 and 1902?]
- Latourelle [sic] Falls, Ore.
- View of Latourell Falls, a waterfall on Latourell Creek (Multnomah County), Oregon. Shows a steep rock face, trees above the waterfall, and bushes and ferns near Latourell Creek.
- Latourell Creek (Or.)--1880-1910.; Latourell Falls (Or.)--1880-1910.; Multnomah County (Or.)--1880-1910.; Cliffs--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.; Streams--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.; Waterfalls--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.
- [between 1887 and 1902?]
- Toll Gate, Ouray Stage Road
- Men and women passengers sit in a horse-drawn coach (Tally-ho) near the log toll gate on the Ouray to Silverton Toll Road (Otto Mears Toll Road) in Ouray County, Colorado. In the distance, men sit on and stand by horses. Bear Creek Falls cascades...
- Bear Creek Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Toll...
- 1893 June 24
- The Paint Pot, Yellowstone
- View of the Fountain Paint Pot, a hot spring and geyser in Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Fountain Paint Pot (Wyo.)--1890-1910.; Lower Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1890-1910.; Yellowstone National Park--1890-1910.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1910.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Canon of the Colorado, starting down the trail
- Men mounted on horses make their way down a trail, probably Hance Trail, in Hance Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona. Rock formations of the Grand Canyon are in the distance.
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Hance Canyon (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Hance Trail (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.; Rock...
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Mission of San Fernando
- View of Mission of San Fernando in San Fernando (Los Angeles County), California. A long arcade is in a state of disrepair. Bricks at the base of the columns are decayed and plaster peals off the walls. Wood planks, an animal watering trough, and a...
- San Fernando, Rey de España (Mission : San Fernando, Calif.)--1880-1890.; San Fernando (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Arcades (Architectural components)--California--San Fernando--1880-1890.; Missions--California--San Fernando--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Panorama from Point Sublime, Colorado
- Trees, a utility pole, and grass are on a steep hill at Point Sublime. Shows a panoramic, aerial view of the plains around Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado and buildings in the distance.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Point Sublime (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Plains--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1910.
- [1901?]
- Glacier Point, Yosemite
- View of Glacier Point and Half (South) Dome and Yosemite Valley. Possibly people are atop a Glacier Point cliff at Yosemite National Park, California.
- Glacier Point (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Half Dome (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1900.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1900.; Rock formations--California--Yosemite National...
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Ice Palace, Leadville, Colo.
- View of a multi story building made of ice blocks in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. The ice palace, built for the 1896 Winter Crystal Carnival, is between West 7th (Seventh) and West 8th (Eighth) Streets from Spruce to Leiter. The building has...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ice sculpture--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Great Falls of the Yellowstone
- View of the Lower Falls (Great Falls) of the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (Wyo.)--1870-1900.; Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River--1870-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.; Yellowstone River--1870-1900.; Rivers--Wyoming--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.;...
- [between 1871 and 1900?]
- Indian hogan with Shiprock [i.e. Ship Rock] in distance.
- Native American (Navajo) man and child walk near an earth hogan near Shiprock, New Mexico. The hogan stands amidst a sandy desert landscape. Ship Rock stands in the distance.
- Hogans--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Children--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1910.; Ship Rock (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Shiprock (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Dwellings--New...
- [1908]
- Nevadaville, Colo.
- Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, gold mining boom and bust town, also known as Nevada City and Nevada; view looking west over town on treeless slopes; shows a man in a horse drawn carriage on Pat Casey's road and a number of mines, mills, and...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Nevadaville--1890-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1890-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1890-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Old Locomotive (B.&M.R.) No. 7
- Burlington and Missouri River Locomotive Number 7 with passenger car ( Manchester construction 258 in 1870, type 4-4-0: standard gauge); shows two women in long dresses and hats beside engine, engineer and fireman on engine, and wooden structures...
- Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company--1890-1920.; Railroad employees--1890-1920.; Railroads--1890-1920.; Women--1890-1920.
- [194-?]
- House of the Good Shepherd, aerial view
- Aerial view of the twelve acre site of the House of the Good Shepherd at East Louisiana Avenue and South Colorado Boulevard in the Cory-Merrill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
- House of the Good Shepherd (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1930-1940.; Cory-Merrill (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Asylums--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1930 February 18
- American Smelter
- View of American Mining and Smelter Company smelter in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows frame buildings, smokestacks, bullion, and cauldrons.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Heart of Selkirks
- View of the Selkirk Range. Shows rugged snow covered mountains.
- Selkirk Range--1880-1900.; Mountains--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- The Summit of Pike's Peak
- View of Summit House and the lookout tower atop Pikes Peak, Colorado; shows a Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway engine, passenger car, and men standing near the stone government signal station building.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1900-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1910.; Signal stations--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1910.; Watch...
- 1901
- Altman, Colo.
- Panoramic view of frame houses and commercial buildings in Altman (Teller County), Colorado. Shows residences, mine buildings with smokestacks, false front businesses, and tailings piles. Business signs include: "Geo McMillan, Grocer" and "Johnson...
- Altman (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1898?]
- Cypress grove, Monterey
- Cows graze near cypress trees in Monterey County, California.
- Monterey County (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Cypresses--California--Monterey County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Los Pinos Valley, looking east
- A man sits on a rock above the valley of the Rio de los Pinos (Los Pinos River) and Denver and Rio Grande tracks in Conejos County, Colorado, or Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Shows a man in the door of a caboose on a rail spur, trees, rocks, the...
- Rio de los Pinos (Colo. and N.M.)--1880-1890.; Railroad cabooses--1880-1890.; Valleys--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Gateway, Garden of [the] Gods and Pikes Peak
- View of sandstone rock formations and Gate Rock at Garden of the Gods (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows bushes around rock formations and snow on Pikes Peak.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gate Rock (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- The Palisades, Alpine Pass
- View of The Palisades, a cliff beside Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad tracks near Alpine Station in Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows a stone support wall beside narrow gauge tracks, wagon roads and buildings in the valley. Snow is on steep...
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Palisades, The (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Sawatch Range (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Pulpit Rock, Perry Park
- A woman sits sidesaddle on a horse near a rock formation identified as Pulpit Rock in Perry Park (Douglas County), Colorado. Another person sits on a rock by the horse. Shows brush, trees, and tall, rock pillars.
- Douglas County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Perry Park (Colo. : Flat)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Douglas County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Ogden, Utah
- A panoramic view of Union Pacific railroad trestles over the Weber River, and buildings in Ogden (Weber County), Utah in the distance. Shows the Union Pacific roundhouse and horse-drawn carriages on a dirt road. Men sit or stand on a hillside....
- Union Pacific Railway Company--1890-1910.; Ogden (Utah)--1890-1910.; Weber River (Utah)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Utah--Ogden--1890-1910.; Railroad bridges--Utah--Ogden--1890-1910.; Trestles--Utah--Ogden--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Lower Falls of the Yellowstone
- View of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, a waterfall in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows talus and dense trees in the canyon.
- Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (Wyo.)--1870-1900.; Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River--1870-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.; Yellowstone River--1870-1900.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.; National parks &...
- [between 1870 and 1900?]