Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1. Memphis Mine Dump on road N. of Ouray 2. Memphis mine 3. Memphis boarding house
- Memphis Mine and boarding house on the cliffs of Cascade Mountain, Paquin Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Memphis Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1910-1940.; Cliffs--Colorado--Ouray County--1910-1940.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Ouray County--1910-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- 1449 gondola overturned on Montezuma Lumber Co. near Dolores
- A Denver and Rio Grande Western gondola is overturned near Dolores, in Montezuma County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Montezuma County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Montezuma County--1940-1950.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Montezuma County--1940-1950.
- 1946 September 13
- 16th. Stree[t] Denver
- View of Sixteenth Street, Denver, Colorado; shows pedestrians, streetlights, clocks, automobiles, streetcars, bicycle, and United States flags. Signs read: "Graysons - Good Clothes," "Shraiberg's Flowers," "Perini's," "Denver Daily," "Sun," and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1925 and 1932]
- 17th Street - Denver
- View of 17th (Seventeenth) Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows office buildings, cars, pedestrians, bunting, banners: "Welcome VFW," Union Station, and signs: "Bennetts Coffee Shop," "Drexels," "Kenmark Hotel," and "Casanova."
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- 1859 flat with wrecked 9305 on top
- Denver and Rio Grande Western flatcar 1859 waits in the yard at Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado with the wreckage of flatcar 9305.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Debris--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1950 October
- 1891 Corbett & Ballenger's 19th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1892 Ballenger & Richards 20th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1894 Corbett & Ballenger's 22nd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1896 Ballenger & Richards 24th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1899 Corbett & Ballenger's 27th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1900 Corbett & Ballenger's 28th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1905 Corbett & Ballenger's 32nd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1907 Ballenger & Richards 35th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1911 Corbett & Ballenger's 39th Annual Denver City Directory
- 198 Looking west on Main St. St. Elmo
- Main Street, Saint Elmo, Chaffee County, Colorado, pedestrians and a wagon are in the dirt street and on boardwalks fronting frame businesses. Signs read: "Clifton Hotel," and "Ph. Zang & Co." Saint Elmo was the center of the Chalk Creek mining...
- Saint Elmo (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- 1st office of Rocky Mt. News
- Five men stand in front of the Rocky Mountain News building near 1301 Walnut Street in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a single story wood frame building with brick chimney. Four men wear dark suits and straw boaters or bowlers....
- Rocky Mountain News--Buildings--1850-1860.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1850-1860.; Denver (Colo.)--1850-1860.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1850-1860.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1850-1860.
- 1859
- 2 barefoot men
- Two men (Black or Caribbean Indian) stand in an alley next to a wood cart, probably in Barbados.
- Blacks--Barbados--1920-1930.; Barbados--1920-1930.; Carts & wagons--Barbados--1920-1930.; Fuelwood gathering--Barbados--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- 268 head on backing at tank, town at rt.
- A (probably) Denver, Rio Grande Western locomotive approaches a water tank near frame houses in Crested Butte (Gunnison County) Colorado; snow capped peaks are behind the town.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Crested Butte--1950-1960.; Water towers--Colorado--Crested Butte--1950-1960.
- 1952 July 3
- 345 broadside
- Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 345, with a tender, vents smoke in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Durango (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Durango--1950-1960.
- 1950 August 7
- 346 and passenger train
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western narrow gauge locomotive 346 with passenger coaches at the Colorado Railroad Museum, in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Car 60 has letters: "United States Mail Railway Post Office."
- Colorado Railroad Museum--1960-1970.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1960-1970.; Golden (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Golden--1960-1970.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Golden--1960-1970.; Railroad...
- [between 1962 and 1965]
- 346 headlite and cat on stack
- A cat lies on the stack, near the lamp, of Denver and Rio Grande Western narrow gauge locomotive 346 at Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. Another cat sleeps near the bell.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cats--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.
- [1951 November]
- 360, Sapinero wye
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 360, with a tender, in Sapinero (Gunnison County), Colorado; bluffs and clouds are in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Sapinero (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Sapinero--1940-1950.
- 1948 September 19
- 38th Street Police Station and Recreation Center
- View of the 38th (Thirty-eighth) Street Police Station and Recreation Center located at Thirty Eighth Street and Lafayette Street in the Cole Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building is a one story Mission style structure with an arcade, red...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--Buildings--1920-1930.; Cole (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Police stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Sports & recreation facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1928 May]
- 454 and 5 car train leaving Montrose yard
- A Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 454 vents smoke and pulls gondola cars, freight cars, and a caboose by a road crossing in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. A house and a barn are in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Montrose (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad crossings--Colorado--Montrose--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Montrose--1950-1960.
- 1951 November 21
- 463 test run, stopped at Henry
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive and a pilot snow plow in Henry (Alamosa County) Colorado. Men work; numbers read: "463."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Henry (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Henry--1940-1950.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Henry--1940-1950.
- 1949 January
- 482 plow front & postal car 65
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 482 (the San Juan train), with a pilot plow, and postal car no. 65 in the yard at Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. The locomotive vents smoke and steam. The railroad station roof is behind the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Railroad mail service--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.;...
- 1949 January 8
- 483, idlers and std box car, n.g. gondolas
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Western train, with two locomotives, in La Jara, (Conejos County), Colorado. Locomotive 483 has a pilot plow. Box cars, idler cars, and narrow gauge gondolas are in the train.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; La Jara (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--La Jara--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--La Jara--1940-1950.
- 1949 January 9
- 85th Regiment HQ 2nd Battalion A & P Platoon at Gavinana
- Men in the 10th Mountain Division 2nd Battalion 85th Regiment Headquarters Ammunition and Pioneering Platoon identified as: Back row (left to right) Lawrence Wirick, John Savage, John M. Sutherland, John Cairns, George R. Lange, Michael Chilek,...
- World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel--Italy--Gavinana--1940-1950.; Gavinana (Italy)--1940-1950.; Infantry--Italy--Gavinana--1940-1950.; Military personnel--Italy--Gavinana--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1945 January or February]
- "Carmen court" designed by Harry's brother, Bert Rhoads
- View of Carmen Court Apartments at 900-16 East 1st (First) and Emerson Streets in Denver, Colorado; shows adobe pueblo style apartments and graded dirt for landscaping.
- Carmen Court (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1925?]
- "Hidden inn" at garden of the gods
- A woman sits in a Kissel convertible automobile at the Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The Hidden Inn is an adobe hotel; a sign reads: "City Park Property, Free Admission, Visitors Welcome."
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado...
- [1918?]
- "Moccasin Bill" Perkins and daughter
- "Moccasin Bill" Perkins, his daughter (sitting side-saddle on a horse), and an unidentified man, stand in front of a tent in Wetmore, Custer County, Colorado. "Moccasin Bill" wears a hat, long boots, trousers, a coat and holds a cigar in his right...
- Perkins, Moccasin Bill--Family.; Perkins, Moccasin Bill.; Wetmore (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fathers & children--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Wetmore 1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.
- [1880?]
- "Oke Doke" = Plenty Holes at Fort Peck Reservation, Montana
- Portrait of Plenty Holes, "Oke Doke", an elderly Native American Sioux man, wearing a long-sleeved shirt, trousers, and soft hat, in front of a log cabin, Fort Peck Reservation, Montana.
- Dakota Indians--Montana--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Montana--1930-1940.; Fort Peck Indian Reservation (Mont.); Aged persons--Montana--1930-1940.; Plenty Holes.
- August 1936
- "Oke Doke" = Plenty Holes at Fort Peck Reservation, Montana
- Standing portrait of Plenty Holes, "Oke Doke", an elderly Native American Sioux man with a cane, wearing a long-sleeved shirt, trousers, and soft hat, in front of a log cabin, Fort Peck Reservation, Montana.
- Dakota Indians--Montana--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Montana--1930-1940.; Fort Peck Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1930-1940.; Aged persons--Montana--1930-1940.; Plenty Holes.
- August 1936
- "Stinker" rail bus used to transport miners from Silverton, three-foot narrow gauge, Silverton, Colo.
- View of the Silverton Northern Railroad "Stinker", a motor car used to transport miners in Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. The rail bus is displayed on a short length of three foot narrow gauge track. Shows a freight train, and frame...
- Silverton Northern Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Silverton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad motor cars--Colorado--Silverton--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Silverton--1950-1960.
- 1950 July 27
- A & E Block
- View of the A & E Block at 17th (Seventeenth) and Curtis Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick building has decorative trim and billboards on the roof. Automobiles, a pick-up, and streetcar are in the street. Signs read:...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- A band of Arapahoe warriors
- Native American (Arapaho) men pose outdoors. The men wear moccasins, leggings, beaded vests, hair pipe bandoliers, and beaded feather headdresses.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1920.; Indians of North America--1880-1920.; Headdresses--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920?]
- A band of Navajo [i.e. Plains] warriors
- A group of Native American (Plains) and possibly white men pose outdoors. They stand near a group of trees. The men wear moccasins, leggings, breechcloths, fringed shirts, face paint, and feather headdresses.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1920-1930.; Great Plains--1920-1930.; Clothing & dress--Great Plains--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- A Burro and Wagon
- A burro stands hitched to a two wheeled wagon on a well-traveled dirt path. Folded blankets are on the wagon. A four wheeled wagon stands in the distance. Mountains and trees are visible in the distance.
- Carts & wagons--1890-1900.; Donkeys--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- A Colorado sunset
- View west from Colorado plains roadside to Rocky Mountain sunset, shows sun rays through clouds.
- Sunrises & sunsets--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1926 and 1927?]
- A gold rush
- Reproduction of a William Henry Jackson (1892-93) image; view of loaded coaches on main street Dolores, headed for Rico, Montezuma County, Colorado; shows horseman with rifle, shovel, and gold pan; four horses lead each Ouray Stage & Bus Co. coach;...
- Dolores (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Montezuma County--1920-1930.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Dolores--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1928?]
- A grassy resort
- Interior of a tavern, Grassy, Colorado, with a group of men, in hats and work clothes, drinking at a table with a bottle and glasses; some hold up their glasses for a toast. The walls are wood panels; crates, blankets, and wood are piled in a...
- Grassy (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Grassy--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Grassy--1890-1900.; Toasting--Colorado--Grassy--1890-1900.
- [1895?]
- A Mellin's food Hopi baby, Oraibi, Arizona
- Native American (Hopi) woman leans over and stands up a large baby with her hands under his arms, Oraibi Pueblo, Arizona.
- Hopi Indians--Children--Arizona--Oraibi--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Oraibi--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Women--Arizona--Oraibi--1910-1920.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Oraibi (Ariz.)--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- 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?]
- A ranch house
- A man and women pose by a cabin and outbuildings probably in Colorado.
- Ranches--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- A Rocky Mountain water carrier
- View of a settlement in Colorado; shows men, houses, and a burro with water barrels.
- Donkeys--Colorado--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--1880-1900.; Pack animals--Colorado--1880-1900.; Settlements--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- A young Harry Rhoads
- Photographer Harry Rhoads sits on a rock in a suit and pith helmet; he holds binoculars and a rifle; a pistol is in his jacket pocket, probably Colorado.
- Photographers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- A. C. Marvin house - old carpenter
- A. C. Marvin and his wife pose with their eight children, four girls and four boys, in front of their home in Wetmore, Custer County, Colorado. The board and batten building has a side gable and shingles. Landscaping includes river rocks, bushes,...
- Marvin, A. C.--Family.; Wetmore (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Wetmore--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Wetmore--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Wetmore--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Wetmore--1890-1900.; Marvin, A. C.
- 1896?
- A. E. Humphreys
- View of the Albert E. Humphreys residence at 1022 Humboldt Street in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows a house with a walled yard, cornice, and a wrought iron and glass canopy.
- Humphreys Albert E.--Homes & haunts.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1931 May 30
- A.C. & Y. meet of trains 90 and 95 at New London (looking east)
- Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroad trains meet in New London (Huron County), Ohio. One train is on a siding. Shows a steam locomotive and an observation car. A business near the track has a sign that reads: "Hollis Snyder Electric Shop Complete...
- Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad Company--1930-1940.; New London (Ohio)--1930-1940.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.
- 1939 August 26
- Aaron Gove Junior High, Colo. Blvd. & East 14th Ave.
- View of Gove Junior High School at East 14th (Fourteenth) Avenue and Colorado Boulevard in Denver, Colorado. Shows an Italian Renaissance Revival style building with quoins and ornamental parapets.
- Gove Junior High School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1923 and 1930?]