Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- American Nettie Mine
- View of a long wooden building built along a sheer cliff in Ouray County, Colorado. A privy extends past the edge of the cliff. A smaller wooden structure is on a lower level.
- American Nettie Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Bridge along the Ouray Silverton Toll Road
- A man in a buggy passes over a wooden bridge along the Otto Mears Toll Road in Ouray County, Colorado.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Keystone placer mine giant at work
- View of mining operations at the Keystone Mine in San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows sluice boxes and a large pipe with hydraulic nozzles.
- Keystone Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Flumes--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway nearing Windy Point
- View of Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway train on Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- M. & P.P. Ry around Windy Point
- A group of men stand in a boulder field near a Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway locomotive on Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- In Granite Canon
- Colorado Midland railway tracks pass through Granite Canyon (Elevenmile Canyon) beside the South Platte River, Park County, Colorado. Shows boulders, rock formations and trees.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Elevenmile Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Park...
- [1888]
- In Granite Canon
- Men stand on flatbed railroad cars on a Colorado Midland freight train as it travels through Elevenmile Canyon (Granite Canyon) beside the South Platte River, Park County, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Elevenmile Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Park...
- [1888]
- Salt Lake City
- View of residences and wide streets in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows the spires of the Mormon (Latter-Day Saints) Temple and the dome roof of the Tabernacle.
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints--Buildings--1880-1890.; Salt Lake Temple--1880-1890.; Tabernacle (Salt Lake City, Utah)--1880-1890.; Mormon tabernacles--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1880-1890.; Cities &...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Salt Lake City
- View of residences and wide streets in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows the spires of the Mormon (Latter-Day Saints) Temple.
- Salt Lake City (Utah)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.; Houses--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Salt Lake City
- View of residences and wide streets in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows the Wasatch Mountains.
- Salt Lake City (Utah)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.; Houses--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Summit of Pikes Peak, Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway
- Men and women stand in a boulder field near a Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway train on the summit of Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado. A photographer sets up his camera. Shows the stone Army Signal Station and an outhouse.
- United States. Army. Signal Corps--Buildings--1880-1890.; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Boulders--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Mountain...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Around Windy Point, M. & P.P. Ry
- Two men with a hose pour water into the tank of a Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway cog train on Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado. Passengers stand at the front of the train.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Passengers--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Grand Hotel, Trinidad
- View of the Grand Building, 600 West Main Street, in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. An electrically illuminated sign reads "Grand" and hangs on the rusticated stone facade of the building. Carved stone along the second story windows reads:...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Restaurants--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1910?]
- Trinidad, Colorado
- Aerial view of Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows houses, commercial buildings, the First Presbyterian Church, the First Episcopal Church, and the Telephone Building. Signs in town read: "Bancroft-Marty," "Trinidad Hotel," and "Owl...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1920?]
- 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?]
- Mt. San Rafael Hospital, Trinidad, Colorado
- View of the Mount San Rafael Hospital in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. The three-story rusticated stone building has dormers and chimneys. Shows the laundry building with a tall chimney.
- Mount San Rafael Hospital (Trinidad, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Hospitals--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Public Library, Trinidad, Colorado
- A bicycle leans on a post outside the Carnegie Public Library in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. The building has rusticated stone accents, arched windows, stained glass, and ionic columns.
- Carnegie Public Library (Trinidad, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Libraries--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1910?]
- Main Street, Trinidad
- Delivery wagons are lined up on Main Street near the F. Burkhard Saddlery and Implement Company store. Men stand on the sidewalk in front of the store. A sign on one of the wagons reads: "Burkhard Delivers the Goods." Signs along the street read:...
- Burkhard Saddlery and Implement Company (Trinidad, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1920.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Central Park, Trinidad, Colorado
- Ground keepers stand on a path at Central Park in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Benches line the shore of Wooton Lake. Shows a gazebo and large public building.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gazebos--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Casket photograph
- The body of a woman lies in a casket, probably in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. She has a rosary and flowers in her hand. A shear canopy hangs over the coffin and is draped around the sides. A silk pillow on the lid of the coffin reads:...
- Coffins--1920-1930.; Dead persons--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.; Welsh, Nona, d. 1929.
- [1929?]
- Milking room of Bowman Dairy, Trinidad, Colorado
- A workman sweeps straw into piles on the floor of the milking room at the Bowman Dairy in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Pipes and sunken stalls are nearby.
- Bowman Dairy (Trinidad, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Dairying--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Hayloft at Bowman Dairy, Trinidad, Colorado
- View of a hayloft at Bowman Dairy, Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows hay, beams, open loft door.
- Bowman Dairy (Trinidad, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Haylofts--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1930.; Barns--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1930.; Hay--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- The Famous Department Store, Trinidad, Colorado
- A man and woman stand on the sidewalk near The Famous Department Store on Main Street in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. The two story brick building has projecting bay windows, arched windows, and awnings. A sign on the building reads:...
- Famous Department Store (Trinidad, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Department stores--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- [1909?]
- 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?]
- Quiltitch Implement and Vehicle Company, Trinidad, Colorado
- View of the Quiltitch Implement and Vehicle Company on North Commercial Street in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. This brick building has rusticated stone accents, glass brick, and dentils along the roof line. Buggies, a carriage, and a...
- Quiltitch Implement & Vehicle Co. (Trinidad, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1920.; Transportation industry--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1920.
- [between 1895 and 1920?]
- Power house and street car barns, Trinidad, Colorado
- View of the Trinidad Electric Light Company power house and Trinidad Electric Railroad Company street car barns in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. The power house is a one story cut stone structure with fanlight windows over the doors. The...
- Trinidad Electric Light Company--1900-1910.; Trinidad Electric Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Power plants--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Street railroad facilities--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1908?]
- Colorado & Southern Railway Company depot, Trinidad, Colorado
- View of the Colorado and Southern Railway Company depot in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Part of the building serves as a passenger depot, and part serves as a freight depot. Signs hanging on the structure read: "Colorado & Southern Ry,...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1890-1910.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.
- [between 1898 and 1904?]
- Lacey House
- Workmen stand on a road near a large Victorian Gothic home, identified as the Lacey House in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. This three story house features projecting hipped dormers, gable trim, and porches. A second empire style house...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Road construction--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot, Trinidad, Colorado
- Men stand near the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Depot in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. This mission style building features a stucco finish, arcades, ceramic roofing tiles, curvilinear gables, and projecting eaves with exposed...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Buildings--1900-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920?]
- Residence on Second St. and Maple St., Trinidad, Colorado
- View of the house of Frank Russell Wood, Mayor of Trinidad, on Second Street and Maple Street in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. This Queen Ann style house features a tower with a conical roof, a projecting attic gable with recessed porch,...
- Wood, Frank Russell--Homes & haunts.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1915?]
- 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?]
- Milking room at Bowman Dairy, Trinidad, Colorado
- A Workman cleans a trough in the milking room of the Bowman Dairy in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. A large bucket on a hoist and conveyor is loaded with hay. A man in a military uniform and a man in a dairy uniform are nearby.
- Bowman Dairy (Trinidad, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dairying--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Trinidad Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- View of the Trinidad Hotel on North Commercial Street in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. This three story brick building has a cut stone front, ornate iron work on the porches, and glass brick. A sign on top of the building reads:...
- Trinidad Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- [1907?]
- Bridal Veil Falls near Telluride
- View of Bridal Veil Falls, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Bridal Veil Falls (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.
- [1883?]
- Miner's housing at Starkville
- View of a residential area in the coal mining camp of Starkville, owned and operated by the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, near Trinidad, (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows ramshackle houses constructed from wood boards, outdoor ovens (horno),...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Facilities--1890-1930.; Company towns--Colorado--Starkville--1890-1930.; Starkville (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Starkville--1890-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Starkville--1890-1930.;...
- [between 1896 and 1928?]
- Mystic Falls
- A man leans on a boulder near a large waterfall identified as Mystic Falls possibly in San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [1893?]
- Lake Morain [i.e. Moraine], Pikes Peak
- View of Lake Moraine near Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado. Shows dead and fallen trees.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Moraine, Lake (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1890?]
- Mountains near Trout Lake
- View of snow covered mountains probably near Trout Lake in San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows Rio Grande Southern Railroad tracks.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Snow--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Mtn's above Trout Lake, Colo.
- View of snow covered mountains and slopes near Trout Lake in San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows Rio Grande Southern Railroad tracks.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Snow--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Mountains near Trout Lake
- View of snow covered mountains and slopes near Trout Lake in San Miguel County Colorado. Show Rio Grande Southern Railroad tracks.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Snow--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Winter near Trout Lake
- Two men stand in the snow near a Rio Grande Southern train in San Miguel County, Colorado. Two porters stand at the rear of a railroad passenger car and an African-American (Black) porter stands at the front of the car. An engineer is in the...
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1880-1900.; Afro-Americans--Men--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad employees--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--San Miguel...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Crossing the Divide
- View of a Rio Grande Southern train and snow, probably in San Miguel County, Colorado. Signs painted on the coal car and passenger cars read: "R. G. Southern," "9," "Rio Grande and Southern," and "Rico."
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Snow--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Rio Grand Southern train near Lizard Head
- View of Lizard Head rock formation and Rio Grande Southern Railroad locomotive nine (9) with tender and passenger car, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1880-1900.; Lizard Head (Colo. : Summit)--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Mancos Valley and Mesa Verde
- View of Mancos Valley near Mesa Verde with Denver & Rio Grande railroad tracks, Montezuma County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Montezuma County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Montezuma County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 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?]
- Relics from the cliff dwellings
- View of Native American Anasazi pottery, baskets, awls, axes, and scrapers.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1900.; Pueblo...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- San Luis Rey from n.w.
- A tree grows in the courtyard of the San Luis Rey Mission in San Diego County, California. Shows the cloisters, a bell tower with dome and curvilinear gables.
- San Luis Rey Mission (Calif.)--1880-1900.; San Luis Rey (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Catholic churches--California--San Luis Rey--1880-1900.; Courtyards--California--San Luis Rey--1880-1900.; Missions--California--San Luis Rey--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1892?]
- Anasazi artifacts
- View of Native American Anasazi artifacts probably from cliff ruins in Arizona. Material includes a bulbous bodied ceramic (pottery) container, hafted ground stone axe, awls, weaving tools (possibly spindle whorl), hafted bifacial scraper, and...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Pueblo...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Modern Pueblo pottery
- View of Pueblo pottery vessels dating to the late nineteenth century. Shows two pots, one with a lid. Includes naturalistic and geometric designs, turtle motif included.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1900.; Pueblo pottery--1890-1900.; Pottery--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Canyon of the Animas River
- A Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company narrow gauge train is on sheer granite cliffs that flank the Animas River (Rio Las Animas), in either San Juan or La Plata County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]