Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The Palisades, Great Ute Canon
- View of rock formations identified as the Palisades, high on a distant cliff near a canyon identified as Great Ute Canyon, Colorado. Shows a narrow clearing with stumps, trees, rocks, fallen trees in a canyon with steep rock walls.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Sunshine Peak from Illium Curve
- View of Sunshine Peak from San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows a Denver and Rio Grande railroad loop around a small ranch with frame buildings, pole fence, and a bridge.
- Four months old orchard Antlers, Colo.
- View, facing north, of an apple orchard near Antlers, Garfield County, Colorado. A house with a hip-and-valley roof, a single dormer and two chimneys, a barn with a pitched roof and two lean-tos and three utility buildings sit near a young orchard....
- [between 1891 and 1915?]
- Squash and potatoes- Antlers, Colo.
- View of a field of potato and squash plants near Antlers, Garfield County, Colorado. The Grand Hogback Mountains stand in the far distance.
- [between 1891 and 1915?]
- Portrait of a man
- A stereograph studio portrait (sitting) of a man. He wears a three piece suit, ascot, and a watch chain.
- [between 1890 and 1915]
- Photomontage of a man
- Photomontage of one man in five different exposures: in a rocking chair, as he reads, a portrait, as he stands, and as he holds a safety bicycle. In two exposures, the man wears a bowler.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait (standing) of a man. He stands near a wooden fence and a painted background. He wears a suit, a duster coat with fur collar and cuffs, and a hat.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man. He wears a velvet lapel jacket and a bow tie.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Portrait of a man
- Portrait (sitting, 3/4) of a man. He wears a suit, bow tie, and a soft peaked cap. He holds a cigar.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- A mountain water cart
- Reproduction of a William Henry Jackson image shows "Whiskey Johnny", a mining camp dealer, he stands between two burros loaded with kegs on a trail near Creede, Colorado.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Hunters returned to camp
- Men hold rifles and stand near a log cabin and a saddled horse, probably in southwestern Colorado. A metal pot hangs from timber posts over a fire. Fowl carcasses hang from a tree.
- 1889 Nov. 1st
- Cities Denver A. T. Lewis store at 16th & Stout Sts.
- View of mannequins in a window display at the A. T. Lewis & Son Dry Goods Company at 16th and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado.
- A. T. Lewis & Son Dry Goods Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Window displays--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Redlands from Smiley's [sic] Heights
- A.K. Smiley Public Library (Redlands, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Redlands (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Bernardino Mountains (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Smiley Heights (Redlands, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Croplands--California--Redlands--1900-1910.; Orange...
- [1902?]
- Mine ore cars
- View of mine ore cars on the tramway at the entrance to an abandoned coal mine in Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Abandoned coal mine
- View of the shafthouse and buildings of an abandoned coal mine in Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--1910-1920.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Abandoned coal mine
- View of the shafthouse, water tank, and buildings of an abandoned coal mine in Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--1910-1920.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Gorham
- View of the abandoned Gorham Mine near Gorham (Boulder County), Colorado. A man inspects a center-crank engine near the partially dismantled water tower.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Gorham--1910-1920.; Company towns--Colorado--Gorham--1910-1920.; Gorham (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gorham Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Gorham--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Gorham--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Old mining works Montgomery Spanish arastra
- View of an abandoned placer mine operation near Montgomery (Park County), Colorado. Wooden sluices and cabins are nearby.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Montgomery--1870-1880.; Sluices--Colorado--Montgomery--1870-1880.; Montgomery (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Montgomery--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Montgomery--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Ouray, Mt. Hayden and Mt. Abram [sic]
- View of Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows Hayden Mountain and Abrams Mountain
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hayden Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Mt. Abram [sic] Ouray and Silverton Toll Road, Col.
- View of people in a horse-drawn wagon on the Ouray and Silverton Toll Road in Ouray County Colorado. Two men stand next to a cliff. One man holds a wooden pole. Abrams Mountain is in the distance.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray...
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Mt. Abram [sic]
- View of Abrams Mountain located southeast of the town of Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows the Ouray-Silverton Toll Road and cliffs.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Mt. Abram [sic], Ouray and Silverton toll road
- A man on horseback stands on the Otto Mears Toll Road in Ouray County Colorado. Shows trees and rocky ledges in a canyon. Snow is on Abrams Mountain in the distance.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Mt. Abram, Ouray, and Silverton Toll Road
- A man mounted on a horse stands on the Otto Mears Toll Road in Ouray County Colorado. Abrams Mountain is in the distance.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1900]
- Mt. Abram
- View of snow-covered Abrams Mountain in Ouray County Colorado. Shows the Otto Mears Toll Road and the Uncompahgre River.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Mt. Abram
- View of Abrams Mountain and the Uncompahgre River Valley, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Uncompahgre Valley (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Shoshone Mountains from Indian Hill, Wyoming
- A view of probably Park County, Wyoming. Shows a rock outcrop with the snow-capped Absaroka Mountains and a pine forest in the distance.
- Absaroka Range (Mont. and Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Mountains--Wyoming--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Wyoming--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Shoshone Mountains from Indian Hill
- View of packhorses and men on a grassy plateau identified as Indian Hill in probably Park County, Wyoming. Shows the Absaroka Mountains.
- Absaroka Range (Mont. and Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Park County (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Horses--Wyoming--Park County--1890-1900.; Pack animals--Wyoming--Park County--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Shoshone Mts. from Indian Hill
- Men stand with packhorses on a grassy plateau identified as Indian Hill in probably Park County, Wyoming. Shows Absaroka Mountains.
- Absaroka Range (Mont. and Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Park County (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Horses--Wyoming--Park County--1890-1900.; Pack animals--Wyoming--Park County--1890-1900.
- 1892
- New - Times Marathon
- Race car #3 crashed into a wooden pole during a contest between the Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Times newspapers. A group of people stand around the automobile.
- Accidents--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Automobile racing--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Streets of Acoma, N.M.
- A group of Native American (Acoma) women wearing manta shawls stand by a ladder at Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico. A Native American (Acoma) man with a band wrapped around his head and a poncho over his shoulders stands nearby. Stones erode from the...
- Acoma (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Acoma Indians--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Children--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Pueblos--New...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- The horse trail, Pueblo of Acoma, N.M.
- A man wears pants, a long-sleeved shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat and stands near a rock formation and a trail known as the Burro Trail at Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. A stone wall is beside sandstone pillars.
- Acoma (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Rock formations--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Trails & paths--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.
- 1899
- The horse trail, Pueblo of Acoma, N.M.
- A Native American (Acoma) man wears pants, boots, a belt, a long-sleeved shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat and stands beside a rock wall and rock formations on a stone trail known as the Burro Trail at Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. Flat rocks form...
- Acoma Indians--Men--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Men--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Men--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Acoma (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Men--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Rock formations--New...
- 1899
- Pueblo of Acoma, N.M.
- A herd of horses is near adobe and stone structures at Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico. A Native American (Acoma) boy sits on the back of a horse. Ladders lead to the second floors of the buildings, and vigas extend from roof lines. Peppers dry on lines.
- Acoma Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Children--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Acoma (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Horses--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Pueblo of Acoma
- Distant view of Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. Shows adobe structures on a mesa and paths leading to the town.
- Acoma Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Acoma (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Mesas--New...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Acoma Pueblo
- View of a horno and Native American adobe buildings with vigas at Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. The San Estevan del Rey Mission is in the distance.
- Acoma Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Acoma (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Missions--New...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Acoma
- Native American (Acoma) Mission of San Estevan (Esteban) Rey, Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico; an adobe church with twin bell towers and an attached convent. Shows an adobe structure and horses in foreground.
- Acoma Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Spiritual life--New Mexico--Acoma--1910-1920.; Acoma (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Catholic churches--New...
- 1899
- Women of Acoma Pueblo, N.M.
- Two barefoot Native American (Acoma) women sit on a rock at Acoma Pueblo (Cibola County), New Mexico and pose for the camera. They wear cotton skirts and blouses and leggings. They hide their faces with shawls.
- Acoma Indians--Women--New Mexico--Acoma--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Women--New Mexico--Acoma--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Women--New Mexico--Acoma--1900-1910.; Acoma (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Women--New Mexico--Acoma--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Actors and actresses on stage
- Actors and actresses perform on a stage possibly in Denver, Colorado. The set consists of chairs, tables, and doors on either side of the stage.
- Actors--1890-1910.; Actresses--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Adams School
- View of the Adams Street School, 3230 East 38th Avenue, Denver, Colorado (built in 1925, opened in 1926; name changed to Harrington in 1949).
- Adams Street School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver Public Schools--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Adirondack stage
- Men and women sit on top of a stagecoach drawn by a team of four horses in the Adirondack Mountains, New York. Shows dirt road and woods.
- Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.)--1890-1900.; New York (State)--1890-1900.; Stagecoaches--New York (State)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Coors brewery, Golden
- View southeast of the Adolph Coors Company brewery, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows the cooling pond, tall smokestack and multi-story brick plant buildings.
- Adolph Coors Company--1930-1940.; Golden (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Brewing industry--Colorado--Golden--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Coors brewery, Golden
- A man stands next to a conveyor ramp from the plant to a railroad boxcar, Adolph Coors Company brewery, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. Tall smokestack with "Coors" lettering and multi-story brick plant buildings show in background.
- Adolph Coors Company--1930-1940.; Golden (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Brewing industry--Colorado--Golden--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Portrait of two women and a girl
- Full length studio portrait of two women and a young girl. The girl wears a light colored dress with an embroidered collar. The woman who sits in a chair wears a dark colored dress, ruffled bodice and parts her hair down the middle of her head. The...
- Adults & children--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- 1901
- Pack train
- Men on horseback, one African-American, pose near a loaded pack train possibly in Colorado. Buildings and railroad boxcars are in the distance.
- African Americans--1890-1900.; Packtrains--1890-1900.; Transportation--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: a man in a white gown and headband rides a chariot pulled by two horses. A few boys, one African American, walk along. Spectators line the street.
- African Americans--Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Chariots--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1898
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: two African American men, in top hats and long double breasted coats, hold on to the bridle of a horse as it pulls a buggy covered with flowers and decorated with an American flag made...
- African Americans--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1898
- Royal Gorge picnic
- A group of men and women and children have a picnic near the Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado. A black man and woman stand nearby.
- African Americans--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Girls--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Picnics--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Women--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Edward Costigan - elected senator 1930 died 1939
- Edward P. Costigan, a Colorado U.S. Senator, shakes hands near a caboose on a train at Union Station in Denver, Colorado. Other men are nearby on the train car and on the platform. A Black porter stands nearby.
- African Americans--Employment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Legislators--United States--1920-1930.; Railroad cabooses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Costigan, Edward...
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Camp Boynton Beaver Park
- The Black members of Company K of the Deputy Army, sent to suppress the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894, pose outdoors and aim rifles at Camp Boynton, Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado. The men stand in front of pitched tents. Two men hold U. S....
- African Americans--Military service--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military camps--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Teller...
- 1894
- Black family
- Studio portrait of an African-American family. The women wear dresses, one with a scarf around her neck. The man wears a suit and vest.
- Afro-Americans--1890-1900.; Families--1890-1900.
- [1897]