Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Paris Theatre, Denver
- Exterior view of Paris Theater, 1751 Curtis Street, Denver, Colorado; movie posters include "Utah & the Mormons," "The Little Enchantress," and movie produced by Broncho Feature films; billboard advertises "three & four reels first run pictures...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Paris Theater (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1915 and 1918]
- New Isis Theatre, Denver
- Exterior view of Isis Theater, 1722 Curtis Street, Denver, Colorado; includes ornate theater facade, two women at ticket alcove or booth, and movie posters "Vitagraph in two parts," "the Great Diamond Mystery," and "A Wild Ride"; adjacent...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Motion picture posters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Isis Theater (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1915 and 1918]
- Ouray, Colo.
- Bird's eye view east of Ouray, Colorado with Cascade Falls & Amphitheater possibly taken from above Oak Street; Beaumont Hotel, School, City Hall & Walsh Library, Elk's Club, Ouray County Court house; dirt streets, Sixth, Fifth & Fourth Avenues,...
- Cascade Falls (Ouray county, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1910]
- Elote, Subchief of Apaches
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of Elote, North American Indian subchief (Apache); he wears a headdress with feathers and buffalo horns and decorated with discs and ribbons. He wwears a hairpipe necklace and has a blanket wrapped around his...
- Apache Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1900-1910.; Headdresses--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Elote.
- c1900
- Grand Lake
- A house stands on the far shore of Grand Lake in Grand County, Colorado, behind a small group of pine trees. A wood fence leads down from the house to the beach on the lakeside. Mt. Craig, Mt. Adams and Mt. Wescott stand in the background. Rocks...
- Craig, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1900-1920.; Mount Adams (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mount Wescott (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fences--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Grand...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Cutting oats in Colorado
- View of horse-drawn team cutting oats in agricultural field, somewhere in Colorado, possibly Westlake (or West Lake) Ranch, Larimer County, Front Range or Eastern Colorado; show man with whip in hand driving team of three horses, man standing in...
- Larimer County (Colo.); Agriculture--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1910.; Croplands--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1910.; Oats--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1910.
- [1909?]
- Harvesting sugar beets
- Farm workers, horse-drawn wagons, and mule-drawn equipment harvest beets somewhere in Colorado, probably Front Range or Eastern Colorado; shows large sugar beet field, several mule-drawn & horse-drawn wagons loaded or ready to be loaded with sugar...
- Agricultural laborers--Colorado--1900-1920.; Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1920.; Beets--Colorado--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--1900-1920.; Harvesting--Colorado--1900-1920.; Sugar industry--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Roaring Fork Valley lookin [sic] south, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Roaring Fork River and valley south towards agricultural fields between Carbondale & Glenwood Springs, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows Colorado Midland box cars, piñon and juniper covered slope, wood-frame...
- Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Lobby Brown Palace Hotel, Denver
- Interior view, lobby of the Brown Palace Hotel, located at 17th (Seventeenth) Street and Broadway in Denver, Colorado (completed in 1892); shows hotel guests on tufted sofas and chairs, potted palm at center of lobby, and staircase.
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Lobbies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1918?]
- Fremont in early days the present townsite of Cripple Creek
- Bird's eye view of early sparse settlement of Fremont, Colorado in 1891; consolidated and renamed Cripple Creek in 1892; several log buildings under construction are interspersed with several canvas tents; distant view of hillsides.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1891 November 1
- Cripple Creek, July 4 - 93
- Crowded street scene with people and horse-drawn wagons and carriages for Fourth (4th) of July celebration on Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; spectators stand on second story porch of Palace Hotel; striped bunting and United States flags...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Celebrations--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Cripple Creak--1900-1910.; Holidays--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1893 July 4
- Children standing near a creek in Central City, Colorado
- Children in Central City, Colorado, stand next to a rocky stream. The three boys and two girls are dressed in summer clothes and are wearing hats. The terrain around them is rocky and the soil seems to have been eroded away by water. Above them...
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Floods--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Indians. Bannock. Abodes.
- View of Native American (Bannock) men and women by a cloth tent and parked cars, in Pocatello, Idaho during the Fort Hall Centennial; they wear blankets and scarves.
- United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Fort Hall Agency--Commemoration--1930-1940.; Bannock Indians--Women--Idaho--Pocatello--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Idaho--Pocatello--1930-1940.; Fort Hall Indian Reservation (Idaho)--1930-1940.;...
- 1934
- Bannock Indians
- View of Native American (Bannock) tepees, in Pocatello, Idaho during the Fort Hall Centennial; Bannocks walk among them; loudspeakers are atop poles.
- United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Fort Hall Agency--Commemoration--1930-1940.; Bannock Indians--Women--Idaho--Pocatello--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Idaho--Pocatello--1930-1940.; Fort Hall Indian Reservation (Idaho)--1930-1940.;...
- 1934
- Denver
- Northwestward view of downtown Denver, Colorado, taken from dome of State Capitol building, intersection of Lincoln Street and Colfax Avenue; landmarks include Pioneer Monument, Hotel Metropole, County Courthouse, Daniels & Fisher tower, Majestic...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1915]
- Sharp Nose, Chief of the Arapahoes Ft. Washakie, Wyoming
- Sharp Nose, a Native American (Arapaho) man, poses indoors at Fort Washakie, Wyoming. He wears a scarf around his neck.
- Arapaho Indians--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1890-1900.; Fort Washakie (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1890-1900.; Sharp Nose.
- [between 1890-1900?]
- Inscription on one side of Beecher Island Monument
- Close-up view of a marker that commemorates the Battle of Beecher Island, in Yuma County, Colorado; the battle was fought between U.S. troops and Native Americans (Cheyenne). The stone monument has an inscription that details the return to Fort...
- Beecher Island, Battle of, 1868--Monuments.; Cheyenne Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--Yuma County--1940-1960.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Yuma County--1940-1960.; Yuma County (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Monuments &...
- [between 1940 and 1952]
- Billy Bishop on Will Rogers Cheyenne Frontier Days
- Billy Bishop rides "Will Rogers," a bucking bronco, at the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo in Cheyenne (Laramie County), Wyoming; people watch from judge stands.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1920-1930.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1920-1930.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1920-1930.; Cowboys--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1920-1930.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1920-1930.; Spectators--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1920-1930.; Bishop, Billy, Cowboy.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Turk Greenough on He'll Do Cheyenne Frontier Days
- Turk Greenough rides "He'll Do," a bucking bronco, at the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo in Cheyenne (Laramie County), Wyoming; bleachers are in the background.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1920-1930.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1920-1930.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1920-1930.; Cowboys--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1920-1930.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1920-1930.; Greenough, Turk.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Canada Kid on 5 Minutes Till Midnight
- Canada Kid rides "Five Minutes Till Midnight," a bucking bronco, at a rodeo; people watch from the background.
- Broncos--1930-1940.; Cowboys--1930-1940.; Rodeos--1930-1940.; Spectators--1930-1940.
- 1931 July 23
- Residence Mary (Byers) Robinson 1225 Pennsylvania interior
- Mary Byers Robinson sits at a desk in her home at 1225 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A chair, sofa, portraits, and end table are in the room.
- Robinson, Mary Byers.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1906 and 1910?]
- Nurse with GI in hospital, Italy
- A nurse takes the temperature and pulse of Tenth Mountain Division soldier, S/Sergeant George V. Geiss as he lies in his hospital bed in Italy.
- Medical aspects of war--1940-1950.; Soldiers--United States--1945.; Geiss, George V.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Medicine, Military.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- View from the pavilion at Beaver Creek Station, Colorado Central R.R., no. 176
- The Beaver Brook depot, in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado, is built above a stream with a stone retaining wall. People pose in front of the frame building; a granite wall is in the background.
- Beaver Brook (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Delta, Colo. from Garnet Mesa
- A panoramic view of the town of Delta, Colorado, in Delta County includes the plain of the Gunnison River Valley in the background and residences and commercial buildings in the foreground.
- Delta (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Delta, Colo. from Garnet Mesa
- A panoramic view of the town of Delta, Colorado, in Delta County, includes the plain of the Gunnison River Valley in the background. Structures include residences and commercial buildings.
- Delta (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Delta, Colo. from Garnet Mesa
- A panoramic view of the town of Delta, Colorado in Delta County, includes the plain of the Gunnison River Valley in the background. Structures include residences and commercial buildings.
- Delta (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Main Street Pinion [sic] Colo.
- A man walks in the street while others sit by wooden buildings on Main Street in Pinon (Montrose County), Colorado. Shows a wagon with a rifle and equipment.
- Pinon (Montrose County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Pinon--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Pinon--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 18
- Rocky Mountain News
- Photograph of a lithograph which depicts Rocky Mountain News newspaper offices in Denver, Colorado; lettering reads: "Rocky Mountain News, News Block, Pioneer Newspaper of the Rocky Mountains, Byers & Daley Publishers, Blank Book Manufacturers...
- Rocky Mountain News--Buildings--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Lithographs--1860-1870.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1860
- Sacred Thirty Six - Denver Country Club
- Group portrait of guests and African American (Black) waiters at a dinner party at the Denver Country Club in Denver, Colorado; decor includes nouveau borders, light fixtures, and a taxidermied fish. Legible identification reads: "Right hand wing,...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver Country Club (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Banquets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Country clubs--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Buffalo Bill
- Studio portrait of Buffalo Bill dressed as a young scout probably for his role in the dramatic play "The Scouts of the Prairie." He wears a cowboy hat and a (beaver) fur-trimmed, buffalo hide coat with fringe on the shoulders.
- Actors--1870-1880.; Celebrities--1870-1880.; Clothing & dress--1870-1880.; Entertainers--1870-1880.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1870 and 1873]
- Sloping Walls
- View of the canyon walls of possibly Tantalus Creek in Wayne County, Utah. Shows boulders and rock formations.
- Canyons--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--1870-1880.; Streams--1870-1880.; Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region (U.S.)
- 1871
- Hunting party
- Studio portrait of a bison hunting party; the men are identified as General Fuller, L.C. Ellsworth, C.W. Wright, and W.N. Byers, Joe Boyd, and Edwards. The men wear suits and hats, one man wears a fringed buckskin coat, they hold rifles. Shows...
- Bison hunting--1870-1880.; Men--1870-1880.; Boyd, Joe, resident, Hugo, Colorado.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.; Ellsworth, Lewis C.; Wright, C. W.
- 1873
- Distant view of Cheyenne
- A view of Cheyenne (Laramie County), Wyoming shows Union Pacific Railroad tracks and the town in the distance. Snow is on the ground.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1880.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1860-1880.; Railroad tracks--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1880?]
- View looking west from near the summit of Veta Pass Sierra Blanco in the distance
- Men stand on a hillside beside a Denver and Rio Grande Railway locomotive, passenger car and a caboose on La Veta Pass in probably Huerfano County, Colorado. A log building is beside tracks. Shows snow on Blanca Peak (Sierra Blanca) in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1870-1880.; Blanca Peak (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1870-1880.; Railroads--Colorado--Huerfano...
- [between 1877 and 1880?]
- Twin Falls, upper Arkansas valley
- Men stand and pose on a trestle beside possibly a Denver and Rio Grande steam engine and passenger car. Shows a waterfall identified as "Twin Falls" on the Arkansas River in probably Lake County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1882 and 1892?]
- Arkansas valley
- Passengers stand beside possibly a Denver and Rio Grande steam engine and passenger cars beside the Arkansas River in probably Chaffee County, Colorado. A round water tank is near the tracks. Shows treeless buttes and snow-capped mountains in the...
- Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1900.; Water tanks--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1892?]
- The Grand Canon of the Arkansas
- Men pose on construction scaffolding for the Hanging Bridge, a suspension bridge over the Arkansas River in Royal Gorge (Fremont County), Colorado. Shows Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad tracks (later Denver & Rio Grande tracks) beside steep...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Arkansas River--1870-1880.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1878 and 1880]
- Mountain City bridge
- A view of a Colorado Central Railroad train on a wooden trestle bridge at Packard Gulch near Mountain City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Men are in and on top of the train. Buildings are on a hillside in the distance.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Packard Gulch (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Mountain City--1870-1880.; Railroads--Colorado--Mountain City--1870-1880.; Trestles--Colorado--Mountain...
- [between 1878?]
- Snowy Range
- View of a Colorado Central Railroad train and switchback track probably between Black Hawk and Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. Mountains are in the distance.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1870-1880.
- 1878
- Command post kitchen scene, Cave del Predil
- Tenth Mountain Division soldiers T/4 Leo Tyler (left) and T/5 "Red" Neiman (right) cooks of Headquarters Company, 86th Regiment, in their modern kitchen in the command post in the town of Cavo del Predil.
- Mess halls--Italy--1940-1950.; Military camps--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Neiman, Red.; Tyler, Leo.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- GI in hospital bed, Italy
- Tenth Mountain Division Pfc. John T. Dann smiles from his hospital bed by a window, Italy. He holds a magazine, beside the bed is an opened tin can and a pack of cigarettes; medical equipment is behind him.
- Hospitals--Italy--1940-1950.; Medical aspects of war--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Dann, John T.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- GI in hospital bed, Italy
- Tenth Mountain Division Pfc. Sherman Jensen smiles lying down in hospital bed, Italy. On bedside table are a package [?], a writing desk [?], glasses case [?], box of chocolates, and deck of playing cards; behind him are a piece of medical...
- Hospitals--Italy--1940-1950.; Medical aspects of war--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Jensen, Sherman.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- Group portrait aboard Meigs
- Eleven unidentified Tenth Mountain Division soldiers sit for a group portrait at the stern of the USAT Meigs. All but one wear life vests. Another ship sails behind them on the right.
- Transports--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- January 1945
- Sergeant in hospital bed, Italy
- Tenth Mountain Division Sergeant Cecil T. Wiley, smiles from his hospital bed, Italy, reading the "Final Victory" issue of Blizzzard; pin- up photograph is on wall behind him.
- Hospitals--Italy--1940-1950.; Medical aspects of war--1940-1950.; Military officers--United States--1940-1950.; Wiley, Cecil T.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- Troops boarding the Meigs
- Three Tenth Mountain Division soldiers board the USAT Meigs on their way to Italy loaded with gear and carrying meal tickets. Gear includes: dufflebag, rucksack, small bag, and rifle. The uniform consists of: helmet, jacket, sweater, pants, and...
- Transports--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Troop movements--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- January 1945
- Two GIs in hospital beds, Italy
- Two soldiers look towards the camera from hospital beds; closest to camera is Tenth Mountain Division Private James T. Millo, holding a newspaper; behind the beds are boxes and bottles; in far background, partial view of another patient.
- Hospitals--Italy--1940-1950.; Medical aspects of war--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Millo, James T.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- Nevadaville, Colo. 1880
- (front wagon)and Frank Mayhew (standing alone). Several mines are on the hill in the background, including the California Mine near the top of the hill.; Men pose for a photograph outside the Hubert Mill (also identified as Douglas Mill), Gunnell...
- Ore-dressing plants--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1870-1890.; Alsebrook, Al.; Alsebrook, Alec.;...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Ancient of Days
- Two pine trees, possibly Limber Pines, stand in the foreground southwest of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. The trees have bare branches. Photographer titled the image "Ancient of Days." Additional pine trees are in the background. Rocks are...
- Limber pine--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Cabin in the clearing, west of Argentine Pass near Chihuahua Camp
- A two-story log cabin stands in the foreground near Argentine Pass on the border of Summit and Clear Creek counties in Colorado. A portion of the Pennsylvania Mine complex is on the hill in the right background. The smaller cabin in the left...
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Summit County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Barns--Colorado--Summit County--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Summit County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Summit County--1940-1950.; Water towers--Colorado--Summit...
- [1948?]
- Iron Bound, At a deserted mine above Mammoth Gulch
- An early-day mine bucket made from an old whiskey barrel leans on one edge in front of a log cabin near Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. The bucket is from an old mine above Pile Hill near Apex. Photographer titled the image "Iron Bound."
- Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pile Hill (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.; Pails--1940-1950.; Prospecting equipment & supplies--1940-1950.
- [1948?]