Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Fort Yates, North Dakota, overview
- and taught by Louise Van Solen, first mission school was run by Bishop Marty, Standing Rock Catholic Mission of "Saint Elizabeth" initially given $5,000 by John J. Astor and later run by Fathers Martin and Christostum.; Fort Yates, North Dakota,...
- Fort Yates (N.D.)--1870-1890.; Churches--North Dakota--1870-1890.; Forts & fortifications--North Dakota--1870-1890.; Military facilities--North Dakota--1870-1890.; Officers' quarters--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1889]
- Black Hawk, Colo.
- Overview of the town of Black Hawk, Colorado taken from the east. The view shows new casino construction in the foreground along Main Street and Colorado Highway 119. Visible on the hill in the background are the First Presbyterian Church (1863)...
- Streets--Colorado--Black Hawk--2000-2005.; Black Hawk (Colo.)--2000-2005.; Streets--Colorado--Black Hawk--Pictorial works.; Black Hawk (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2005
- Lace House, Black Hawk, Colo.
- View of the Lace House at its original location on 161 Main Street, Black Hawk, Colorado. Constructed in 1863, the two-story vertical board-and-batten structure sits on a stone foundation and is an example of Carpenter Gothic architecture. The...
- Dwellings--Colorado--Black Hawk--1990-2000.; Black Hawk (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Houses--Colorado--Black Hawk; Lace House (Black Hawk, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Black Hawk--Pictorial works.; Black Hawk (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1998
- Civilian Conservation Corps Camp SP-13-C, Morrison, Colo.
- Overview of the buildings at the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp SP-13-C located on Colorado State Highway 74 near Morrison, Colo. One of the nation's best preserved CCC camps, the site contains simply constructed cottages and barracks that...
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). Camp SP-13-C (Morrison, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Labor camps--Colorado--Morrison--2000-2010.; Red Rocks Park (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Morrison (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). Camp SP-13-C...
- c. 2005
- Baist's real estate atlas of surveys of Denver, Col. (Index Map)
- Fitzsimons General Hospital
- Overview of Fitzsimons Hospital buildings in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Medical hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fitzsimons Army Medical Center--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Revenue tunnel and mills of the Caroline and Glacier mining companies. Ouray county, Colo.
- Overview of the Caroline and Glacier Co. mill buildings, smokestacks, roads, horse drawn wagons, and river at the base of mountains, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1900.
- June 1897
- Walpi Pueblo
- Overview of Native American (Hopi) Walpi Pueblo, Arizona. Shows multi-storied pueblo on sandstone mesa.
- Hopi Indians--Structures--Arizona--Walpi--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Structures--Arizona--Walpi--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--Arizona--Walpi--1910-1920.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1910-1920.;...
- [1918?]
- Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico
- Overview of Isleta Pueblo, New Mexico; shows buildings and rooftops, ladders, a two steeple church, and the intersection of two streets with three Native American (Isleta) women pedestrians.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Isleta Pueblo--1900-1920.; Isleta Indians--Women--New Mexico--Isleta Pueblo--1900-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Isleta Pueblo--1900-1920.; Isleta Pueblo (N.M.)--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Shipaulovi
- Overview of mesa with the Native American (Hopi) pueblo of Sipaulovi, Arizona; shows rock cliffs and masonry structures.
- Hopi Indians--Structures--Arizona--Sipaulovi--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Structures--Arizona--Sipaulovi--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--Arizona--Sipaulovi--1910-1920.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Sipaulovi...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Relay racers, here they come
- Overview of Native American (Taos) runners on the relay race course, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. Shows crowds of spectators on the sidelines on wagons and platforms; large cottonwood trees and the Sangre de Cristo mountain range in background.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; San Geronimo Fiesta (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Taos Pueblo...
- [1902?]
- Road to Taos
- Overview from hilltop of Rio Grande Valley between Española and Taos, New Mexico; shows cultivated fields, trees, distant mountains.
- Rio Grande Valley--1910-1920.; Croplands--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Valleys--New Mexico--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Shiprock Indian Agency
- Overview of the Shiprock Indian Agency, Navajo Reservation, Shiprock, New Mexico; shows car on a dirt road, cultivated fields, trees, buildings, and Shiprock Butte on the horizon.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Navajo Agency--New Mexico--Shiprock--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Shiprock--1910-1920.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--Shiprock--1910-1920.; Shiprock (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--New...
- [1910?]
- San Ildefonso pueblo
- Overview of Native American San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico shows; adobe buildings, church, fence, and hills.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1890-1900.; Tewa Indians--Structures--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1890-1900.; San Ildefonso (N.M.)--1890-1900.;...
- September 1895
- Bluff City, Utah
- Overview of Bluff, Utah, shows the Navajo Twins, a natural rock tower, on a hill in foreground; a valley with trees, streets, and houses; and the San Juan River with Casa del Eco Mesa in background.
- Bluff (Utah)--1900-1910.; Casa del Eco Mesa (Utah)--1900-1910.; Navajo Twins (Utah)--1900-1910.; San Juan River (Colo.-Utah)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Utah--Bluff--1900-1910.; Mesas--Utah--Bluff--1900-1910.; Rivers--Utah--Bluff--1900-1910.; Rock...
- [1900?]
- Camp Beshoar, U.M.W. of A. military headquarters, Trinidad, Colorado
- Overview of Camp Beshoar, UMW headquarters during the labor strike against CF&I, Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows tents, coal miners, mesas.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 or 1914
- Camp Beshoar, U.M.W. of A. military headquarters, Trinidad, Colo.
- Overview of Camp Beshoar, UMW headquarters during the labor strike against CF&I, Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows tents, coal miners, mesas.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 or 1914
- Ludlow landscape
- Landscape overview of Ludlow in Las Animas County, Colorado during the coal miners UMW labor strike against CF&I. Shows houses, cultivated fields, farm buildings, with The Hogback ridge in distance.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Coal...
- 1913 or 1914
- A general all over view of a section of the Granada Relocation Center, looking north and west
- Overview of the Granada Relocation Center, Camp Amache, Prowers County, southeastern Colorado, shows rows of prefabricated army-style barracks (120 x 20 feet.) Twelve of these one-story side gable barracks with tar-paper roofs made a block which...
- Japanese--Capture & imprisonment--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Detention facilities.; Amache (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Detention facilities--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.; Relocation camps--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.
- 1942 December 12
- Rocky Mt. Mill, Georgetown
- Overview of Georgetown in Clear Creek County, Colorado, shows: mining buildings with signs "Rocky Mountain Mill", "Ore Crushing and Sampling Works" and "Office", a wooden foot bridge over Clear Creek, and wood frame houses.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1910.; Cities & Towns--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- The smelters on the outskirts of Leadville with Mt. Massive, the highest peak in Colorado, (alt. 14,424 ft.) in the background
- Overview of smelters in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado shows refinery buildings, smokestacks, snow covered Mt. Massive and the Sawatch Range in the background.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sawatch Range (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Smelters--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Exhibition buildings, Chicago World's Fair
- Overview of several exhibition building at the World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago Illinois. Buildings include the Art Building, Fisheries Building, Horticultural Building, and the Manufacturers and Liberal Arts Building. Wooded...
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Pedestrian...
- [1893]
- Exhibition buildings, Chicago World's Fair
- Overview of several exhibition building at the World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. Building include the Transpiration Building, Horticulture Building, Choral Building, Illinois State Building, Palace of Art's, and...
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- Exhibition buildings, Chicago World's Fair
- Overview of several exhibition building at the World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. Building include the Transportation Building, Mines and Mining Building, Electricity Building, and Administration Building. Wooded...
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- Granada Center from the water tower
- Overview of prefabricated army-style barracks at the Granada Relocation Center, Camp Amache, Prowers County, southeastern Colorado, includes small trees and gardens with rolling prairie in the background.
- World War, 1939-1945--Detention facilities.; Amache (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Detention facilities--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.; Relocation camps--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.
- 1942 June 20
- Standing Rock (N.D.) war dance given in honor of Chief Justice Waite
- buildings, wooden post corral, tepees and wooden frame building in background; posts in foreground.; Overview of Dakota Native American war dance and circle, given in honor of Chief Justice Morrison Remick Waite visiting Dakota camp, Standing Rock...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Dance--1880-1890.; Waite, Morrison R. (Morrison Remick), 1816-1888.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency.
- [between 1880-1889]
- Beef distribution, Dakota, cattle, wagons and roads in background
- Semi-monthly beef (ration) day probably at Standing Rock Agency, North Dakota; overview of corral with cattle, some standing and others slaughtered showing roads leading to corral area, large group of Dakota Native Americans around corral; wagons...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)--1880-1890.; Corrals--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Subsistance activities--1880-1890.; Livestock--1880-1890.; Slaughtering--North Dakota--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Fort Abraham Lincoln, general view, winter
- Overview of Fort Abraham Lincoln, North Dakota, showing stables, barracks, officer's houses, other buildings and Missouri River; barren landscape.
- Fort Abraham Lincoln (N.D.)--1870-1890.; Forts & fortifications--North Dakota--1870-1890.; Military facilities--North Dakota--1870-1890.; Officers' quarters--1870-1890.
- [between 1874 and 1889]
- Fort Yates, general view
- Fort Yates and Standing Rock Agency, North Dakota, overview from ridge looking towards Missouri River; Agency buildings and residences in foreground; fort buildings center background.
- Fort Yates (N.D.)--1870-1890.; Churches--North Dakota--1870-1890.; Forts & fortifications--North Dakota--1870-1890.; Military facilities--North Dakota--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1889]
- Fort Yates, general view
- Fort Yates, North Dakota, overview of Fort and Standing Rock Agency from rise looking towards Missouri River; Catholic priest's residence (enclosed by picket fence) and Catholic church with small steeple viewed center foreground; numerous other...
- Fort Yates (N.D.)--1870-1890.; Churches--North Dakota--1870-1890.; Forts & fortifications--North Dakota--1870-1890.; Military facilities--North Dakota--1870-1890.; Officers' quarters--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1889]
- Building and mountain encampment, Italy
- Overview of a large stone building complex with tiled roofs surrounded by fourteen U.S. Army vehicles located in a mountain valley, trees nearby have budding leaves; possibly Tenth Mountain Division headquarters. Men are visible in the woods and...
- Military headquarters--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Brown Palace Hotel, Denver
- Exterior view of Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, Colorado; shows overview of hotel, streets, street car tracks, and wagons at the intersection of Broadway and 17th (Seventeenth) Street; backside of Equitable Building distant left and Denver High...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Montezuma Hotel and Bath House, Las Vegas Hot Springs, N.M.
- Overview of Las Vegas, New Mexico Hot Springs Resort area; includes Montezuma Hotel, Hot Springs' Bathhouse, original Las Vegas Hot Springs' Hotel, fields, fences, bridges, unidentified structures, and boardwalks.
- Las Vegas (N.M.)--1890-1940.; Bathhouses--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1890-1940.; Health resorts--New Mexico--Las Vegas.; Springs--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1890-1940.
- [between 1890 and 1935]
- 16th Stree [sic], Denver
- Overview looking southeast on Sixteenth Street of downtown Denver, Colorado; shows a busy time of day with many automobiles parked on the streets, pedestrians on sidewalk, street railway cars and cables, lamp posts, and buildings including the Post...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1935]
- Georgetown, Colorado
- Overview of Georgetown, Colorado; photo taken from railroad tracks.
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- James Peak from Continental Divide, Moffat Road
- Overview of snowy James Peak (elevation 13,294 feet) and two lakes taken from Continental Divide on Moffat Road, Colorado; other peaks in distance. Denver, Northwestern and Pacific (later called Denver & Salt Lake Railroad).
- Arrow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Cripple Creek, Colo. on the Short Line
- Overview of Cripple Creek, Colorado, from Cripple Creek Short Line; includes cone of Mt. Pisgah and Gold Pass Mine building.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--History--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Cripple Creek, Colo. on the Short Line
- Overview of Cripple Creek, Colorado, from Cripple Creek Short Line; includes Mt. Pisgah and Gold Pass mine building.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--History--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Looking south from Prespytearian [sic] Church
- Overview of streets, residences and buildings looking south on Sherman from Central Presbyterian Church to Colorado's State Capitol building in Denver, Colorado; First United Presbyterian, 14th (Fourteenth) and Lincoln, center right; 16th...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Capitols--Colorado--1890-1910.; Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Montezuma Hotel and Bath House, Las Vegas Hot Springs, N.M.
- Overview of Las Vegas, New Mexico's Hot Springs Resort area; includes Montezuma Hotel, Bathhouse, original Las Vegas Hot Springs Hotel, bridges to Bathhouse, roads, fields and stream.
- Las Vegas (N.M.)--1890-1940.; Bathhouses--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1890-1940.; Health resorts--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1890-1940.; Springs--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1890-1940.
- [between 1890 and 1935]
- Montezuma Hotel, Las Vegas Hot Springs, N.M.
- Overview of Las Vegas, New Mexico Hot Springs Resort area focusing on the Montezuma Hotel; includes Bathhouse and original Las Vegas Hot Springs Hotel, bridges, fields, and stream.
- Las Vegas (N.M.)--1890-1940.; Bathhouses--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1890-1940.; Health resorts--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1890-1940.; Springs--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1890-1940.
- [between 1890 and 1935]
- Castle Rock, Golden
- Overview of Golden, Colorado, includes Castle Rock and fenced residences.
- Golden (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1877]
- Woodbury Branch library grand re-opening press conference
- Photograph of an unidentified woman giving a presentation at the Woodbury Branch library's re-opening press conference in Denver, Colorado. She stands in front of a presentation poster with the title "1994 Budget Overview".
- Denver Public Library. Woodbury Branch.
- 1993 October
- Equality of Educational Opportunity...in Denver, Colorado
- The Urban Dweller: A Publication by Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods Inc.
- Five Points Area Residents' Survey
- Denver Neighborhood History Project, 1993-94: Five Points Neighborhood
- Denver Neighborhood History Project, 1993-94: Whittier Neighborhood
- Master Property Record Parcel: 0000-08071-016-00
- Industries - construction - overview at Alameda
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavation, the railroad bridge, horses, men, houses, and a building with sign: "The Call Automatic Switch Company."
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Excavation--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]