Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Cattle roundup
- A large heard of cattle moves over a dirt road and a grassy plain probably somewhere in Texas. A lone cowboy on a horse stands on a hill nearby.
- Cattle herding--Texas--1890-1900.; Cattle--Texas--1890-1900.; Plains--Texas--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Cave dwellings near the Fortified Rock on the McElmo
- View of Native American Anasazi cave dwellings near a rock formation identified as Fortified Rock on McElmo Creek, in what is now Hovenweep National Monument in probably Utah.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Utah--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Utah--1890-1900.; Hovenweep National Monument (Utah and Colo.)--1890-1900.; Archaeological sites--Utah--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Cawston Ostrich Farm, South Pasadena
- View of ostriches at the Cawston Ostrich Farm on Sycamore and Pasadena Avenues in South Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California, in a reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard. Ostriches stand in a pasture enclosed by a wooden fence.
- Cawston Ostrich Farm (South Pasadena, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Ostrich farms--California--South Pasadena--1900-1910.; South Pasadena (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Ostriches--California--South Pasadena--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Chicago Rock Island & Pacific locomotive
- Composite view of Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway locomotive number 1202 and railroad tracks.
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Children's Hospital
- Exterior view of Children's Hospital located at 2221 Downing Street in Denver, Colorado. The building is a two and one-half story brick structure with a two-tier porch. A painted sign on the structure reads: "Children's Hospital, 1910."
- Children's Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Children's Hospital
- Exterior view of Children's Hospital located at 2221 Downing Street in Denver, Colorado. The structure, designed by Hoyt Architects and completed in 1917, has a decorative terra-cotta entrance. Ramps on the exterior of the structure connect the...
- Children's Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1917 and 1920?]
- Children's Hospital, Denver
- Exterior view of a side facade of Children's Hospital located at 2221 Downing Street in Denver, Colorado. The building is a four and one-half story structure with balconies on the second floor. A chimney from a plant building is in the distance.
- Children's Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1917 and 1920?]
- Children's Hospital, Denver
- Exterior view of a side facade of Children's Hospital located at 2221 Downing Street in Denver, Colorado. The building is a three and one-half story building constructed of light colored brick with darker colored brick geometric decoration. A...
- Children's Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1917 and 1920?]
- Chinatown, Los Angeles, Cal.
- View of a street in the Chinatown district of Los Angeles (Los Angeles County), California. Vegetables sit on top of a crate by the side of the road. Wagons are parked near brick buildings with second story porches.
- Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1890-1900.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--California--Los Angeles--1890-1900.; Ethnic neighborhoods--California--Los Angeles--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Clear Creek Canyon
- A man stands on Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company tracks beneath the Mother Grundy rock formation in Clear Creek Canyon (Jefferson County), Colorado. A telegraph pole sticks out of the rock formation.
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Cliff ruins in Walnut Canon
- View of Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwellings built into the side of Walnut Canyon in Coconino County, Arizona. Shows stratified rock formations and low scrub growth.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Arizona--Walnut Canyon National Monument--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Arizona--Walnut Canyon National Monument--1880-1900.; Walnut Canyon National...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Cliff ruins, Walnut Canon
- Men stand in Walnut Canyon in Coconino County, Arizona and look up at Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwellings built into the rock faces above. Shows stratified rock formations, boulders, and scrub growth.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Arizona--Walnut Canyon National Monument--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Arizona--Walnut Canyon National Monument--1880-1900.; Walnut Canyon National...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Climbing Cliff Canon
- Four men wearing holstered firearms assist each other to climb a steep wall in Cliff Canyon near Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado.
- Cliff Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Montezuma County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--Montezuma County--1890-1900.; Climbing--Colorado--Montezuma County--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Colorado Springs railroad station
- Passengers wait under bracketed eaves at the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway and Colorado Midland Railway depot at Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows a rusticated sandstone structure with clerestory windows, balustrade, and...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Buildings--1890-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company--Buildings--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Cooper's Canon
- A man sits in a carriage on a path beneath a large tree in an area identified as Cooper's (Cooper?) Canyon possibly in Santa Barbara County, California.
- Carriages & coaches--California--1870-1900.; Trails & paths--California--1870-1900.; Trees--California--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- County Jail
- View of the Denver County Jail located at West Colfax Street and Santa Fe Avenue in the Lincoln Park Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building is a large rusticated stone structure. Bars cover the arched windows.
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--Buildings--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1910-1920.; Jails--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1918 December
- Cowgirl
- A woman dressed as a cowgirl poses with a rope in her hand. She wears her hair tucked loosely under a cowboy hat, a work shirt, fringed skirt, and gun belt at her hips.
- Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Cowgirls--1900-1910.
- 1903
- Cows in Kings County
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard, a herd of cows stands in pasture under trees near a wooden fence in probably Kings County, California.
- Kings County (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Cattle--California--Kings County--1900-1910.; Farms--California--Kings County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Cripple Creek, clouds
- View of residences on a hillside in probably Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Shows strato cumulus clouds.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clouds--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Crossing the Bay, S.F.
- A ferry boat, the "Oakland," crosses San Francisco Bay. Black smoke emerges from the smokestack of this large multi-deck boat. Tall sailing ships are nearby.
- San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--1870-1900.; Ferries--California--1870-1900.; Sailing Ships--California--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Crossing the Santa Ynez River
- Two men seated on top of a stagecoach lead a team of horses across the Santa Ynez River in Santa Barbara County, California.
- Santa Barbara County (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Santa Ynez River (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Rivers--California--Santa Barbara County--1870-1900.; Stagecoaches--California--Santa Barbara County--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Curecanti [Canyon]
- View of rugged terrain and steep canyon walls in Curecanti Pass, near a creek, probably Curecanti Creek, Gunnison County, Colorado. A well-dressed woman holding an umbrella, and two men lean on rocks near the water.
- Curecanti Creek (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Curecanti Needle
- View of Curecanti Needle, a pillar rock formation near the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows narrow gauge tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad, trees, brush, telephone poles.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Currecanti Needle
- View of the Gunnison River, Curecanti (Currecanti) Needle, and Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks, Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1881 and 1888?]
- Cypress Point
- Cypress Point rock formation extends into the Pacific Ocean near Midway Point (Monterey County), California.
- Cypress Point (Monterey County, Calif.)--1870-1900.; Monterey County (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Pacific Ocean--1870-1900.; Capes (Coasts)--California--Monterey County--1870-1900.; Oceans--California--Monterey County--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Date palm
- A man stands under a giant date palm tree probably in Santa Barbara, California. A Spanish Colonial church is in the distance.
- Santa Barbara (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Palms--California--Santa Barbara--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Denver panorama from Capitol northeast
- Panoramic view of the central business district of Denver, Colorado from the State Capitol Building. Shows the Brown Palace Hotel, Denver Club Building, First Congregational Church, Denver Public School, and Metropole Hotel. The Windsor Hotel with...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Denver panoramic
- Panoramic view of Denver, Colorado. Shows residences and the Denver Tramway Company powerhouse located at the corner of Broadway and Colfax Street. Buildings and a smokestack associated with Denver General Hospital are in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Denver, Colorado
- Panoramic view of Denver, Colorado. Streetcars and horses with carriages are on Sixteenth Street. Shows the Arapahoe County Courthouse, Kittredge Building, First Congregational Church, and Denver City Hall. The fire-damaged remains of the People's...
- Arapahoe County Courthouse (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Donkeys loaded with wood
- Several donkeys loaded with split logs stand on a dirt street in a town probably in New Mexico. Signs on buildings read: "Saddles," "Park House," and "Daily Optic, News and Job Office, Book Binding."
- Commercial streets--New Mexico--1870-1900.; Donkeys--New Mexico--1870-1900.; Fuelwood--New Mexico--1870-1900.; Pack animals--New Mexico--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Down Black Canon at Cimarron Junction, D. & R.G.R.R.
- View of Crystal Creek in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Montrose County, Colorado. Shows Denver and Rio Grand Railway Company bridge in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Crystal Creek (Montrose County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Montrose...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Drying prunes, Kings County
- A man sits in a horse-drawn cart in the middle of a field in probably Kings County, California. Other men stand near the buggy. Long wooden flats sit side by side and cover the field. The flats are covered with plums to be dried in the sun. Other...
- Kings County (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Food drying--California--Kings County--1900-1910.; Plums--California--Kings County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Durango from Reservoir
- Panoramic view of Durango (La Plata County), Colorado. Shows the Ernest J. H. Amy residence, La Plata County Courthouse, the Presbyterian church, the Strater Hotel. Smoke rises from the San Juan Smelting and Mining Company smokestacks near the San...
- Durango (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Durango--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Eads Bridge, St. Louis, Mo.
- View of Eads Bridge, designed by James Buchanan Eads, crossing the Mississippi River between Saint Clair County, Illinois and Saint Louis County, Missouri. Horses pull wagons across the steel truss bridge. Concrete piers support the five hundred...
- Eads Bridge (Saint Louis, Mo.)--1870-1900.; Mississippi River--1870-1900.; Saint Louis (Mo.)--1870-1900.; Rivers--Missouri--Saint Louis--1870-1900.; Stern wheelers--Missouri--Saint Louis--1870-1900.; Truss bridges--Missouri--Saint Louis--1870-1900.
- [between 1874 and 1900?]
- East from San Marcos Pass
- A horse-drawn carriage stands near the summit of San Marcos Pass in Santa Barbara County, California.
- San Marcos Pass (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Santa Barbara County (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Carriages & coaches--California--Santa Barbara County--1870-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--California--Santa Barbara County--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- El Paso, smelter
- View of the El Paso Smelting Works (Asarco, Inc.) in El Paso (El Paso County), Texas. Shows the lead processing buildings, mill buildings, smokestacks, water towers, and company administrative buildings. Houses surround an industrial pond.
- Asarco Inc.--Buildings--1880-1900.; El Paso (Tex.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Texas--El Paso--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Texas--El Paso--1880-1900.; Smelters--Texas--El Paso--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Elk drinking
- A small herd of elk wade in a stream in an unknown location.
- Elk--1900-1910.; Streams--1900-1910.
- between 1900 and 1909
- Elk Park, Animas Canon
- View of Elk Park (San Juan County), Colorado, and the Animas River. Shows Denver and Rio Grande Railway tracks and Snowdon Peak.
- Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1880-1900.; Elk Park (San Juan County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Snowdon Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Entry gate to Overland Park
- A man sits in a car outside the entry gate to Overland Park in the Overland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A sign above the gate reads "Colorado Inter-State Fair and Exposition, Sept. 7-12, 1908." The entry gate consists of two widely spaced...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gates--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Exposition building at Overland Park
- A man stands outside one of the exposition buildings at Overland Park in the Overland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A sign over his head reads: "Horticulture." This large building features curvilinear gables, towers, and garage door size entry...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Exhibition buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Exterior of Bowman Dairy, Trinidad, Colorado
- A group of men pose outside the Bowman Dairy Barn in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Four of the men wear work clothes, one wears a white dairy uniform, and one wears a military uniform. A large bucket on a hoist and conveyor is loaded with...
- Bowman Dairy (Trinidad, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Barns--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Dairy farming--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Laborers--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Family portrait
- Studio portrait of a woman, possibly Petrita Chacon, and her three children. The woman wears a dress embellished with embroidery and sits on an upholstered chair. The youngest child sits on an ottoman near her feet, and the two older children...
- Mothers & children--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Figueroa St. Cor. Adams. Los Angeles, Cal.
- Water runs in a cement irrigation ditch in the front yards of houses on Figueroa Street in Los Angeles (Los Angeles County), California. Palm trees line a front walk. Shows a Richardson Romanesque style residence with corner tower, parapet and...
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Houses--California--Los Angeles--1900-1910.; Irrigation canals & flumes--California--Los Angeles--1900-1910.; Residential streets--California--Los Angeles--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- First Presbyterian Church, Trinidad, Colorado
- View of the First Presbyterian Church (1902) in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. The building has crenellated towers and gothic arched, stained glass windows. A sign on the building reads: "Pastor's Study."
- First Presbyterian Church (Trinidad, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1920?]
- First view, Chama Valley
- Two women sit on rocks with a view of Chama Valley near Denver and Rio Grande Railroad narrow gauge tracks at Cumbres Pass probably in Conejos County, Colorado. Shows log buildings with doors and sod roofs, a log lean-to, rock formations and the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Log cabins--Colorado--Conejos County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Conejos County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Flagstaff Sta., Arizona
- Men stand on a platform at the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company railroad station in Flagstaff (Coconino County), Arizona. Shows a caboose parked on the tracks and a water tank.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Flagstaff (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Railroad cabooses--Arizona--Flagstaff--1880-1900.; Railroad stations--Arizona--Flagstaff--1880-1900.; Water tanks--Arizona--Flagstaff--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Flower Carnival
- Men pose on horses at the Flower (or Sunflower) Carnival parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. They are: L. Q. Dana, Mayor J. T. Anderson, Kennedy ?, W. W. Postlethoraite, and Matthew Kennedy (Postmaster). Outfits include uniforms,...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Military uniforms--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906]
- Flower Carnival
- Posing at the Flower (or Sunflower) Carnival Burlesque Parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, E. R. March, Jamie Platt and Frankie Poley are by a horse. Props include a ballet dress, a fan, a clown costume, mask, and top hat. A dog...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Circuses & shows--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Clowns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Cross dressing--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1893 and 1906]
- Forbes
- Ore processing sheds and barns flank a ditch in Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, possibly during the UMF labor strike against CF&I.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1914
- Forbes Wool Company, Trinidad, Colorado
- View of the Forbes Wool Company on North Chestnut Street in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Bags of wool are stacked on the porch and a horse-drawn buggy is nearby. A painted sign reads: "Office."
- Forbes Wool Company (Trinidad, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Wool industry--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.
- [between 1897 and 1909?]