Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Rails and Lace House
- View south along two sets of train tracks that parallel North Clear Creek in Black Hawk, Colorado. Each of three railroad cars bears the stamp "C&S;" two of the cars have numbers 4915 and 597. To the right of the train and lined up along the...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1910-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Canyon, creek and tracks
- View of unidentified mountain canyon; train track runs parallel to creek; a fenced road or pathway runs parallel to the track across the creek; locomotive smoke or low clouds obscure the pine tree-clad mountainside.
- Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado.; Streams--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Shoshone Falls, Idaho
- View of Shoshone Falls, a waterfall on the Snake River (Twin Falls County), Idaho. Shows rocky slopes or towers in the river and canyon walls of a canyon. Fallen timber and rocks are on the shore.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1860-1870.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Rock formations--Idaho--Twin...
- [1868?]
- Rhyolite columns, Karnak, Montezuma Range, Nevada
- Rhyolite rock columns form a pointed ridge on what is identified as "Karnak" ridge in the Trinity Range (Montezuma Range), Pershing or Churchill County, Nevada.
- Trinity Range (Nev.)--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Nevada--1860-1870.; Mountains--Nevada--1860-1870.; Rock formations--Nevada--1860-1870.; Volcanic rock--Nevada--1860-1870.; United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel...
- [1867]
- Camp in Cascade Mountains, California
- Men sit on rocks beside a tent and horses at a camp on a snow-covered mountain probably in the Cascade Mountains (Siskiyou County), California. Steam from possibly a geothermic vent is on the mountain.
- Cascade Range--1870-1880.; Siskiyou County (Calif.)--1870-1880.; Camping--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Natural phenomena--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; United...
- [1870?]
- Cascade Mountains, California
- View of boulders, snowfields, and talus in probably the Cascade Mountains (Siskiyou County), California.
- Talus (Geology)--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Cascade Range--1870-1880.; Siskiyou County (Calif.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.;...
- [1870?]
- Cascade Mountains, California
- View of probably a glacier in the Cascade Mountains (Siskiyou County), California. Shows a cracked and sunken snowfield. Piled snow is at the base of a talus slope.
- Siskiyou County (Calif.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Glaciers--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Snow--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; United States Geological Exploration of the...
- [1870?]
- Mount Shasta, California
- Panoramic view of snow on Mount Shasta in the Cascade Mountains (Siskiyou County), California. Shows buildings, trees, and cultivated land in Shasta Valley. Smoke is near trees and foothills.
- Shasta Valley (Calif.)--1870-1880.; Shasta, Mount (Calif. : Mountain)--1870-1880.; Siskiyou County (Calif.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Farming--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; United States...
- [1870?]
- Cascade Mountains, California
- View of trees and rocky foothills probably in the Cascade Mountains (Siskiyou County), California. Shows snow on ridges and mountain summits and possibly a volcanic plug.
- Cascade Range--1870-1880.; Siskiyou County (Calif.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Mountains--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel...
- [1870?]
- Cascade Mountains, California
- View of snow covered mountain summits, probably in the Cascade Mountains in Siskiyou County, California.
- Cascade Range--1870-1880.; Siskiyou County (Calif.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Mountains--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel...
- [1870?]
- Cascade Mountains, California
- View of talus, a high mountain meadow and trees in probably the Cascade Mountains in Siskiyou County, California. Patches of snow are on hills.
- Talus (Geology)--1870-1880.; Cascade Range--1870-1880.; Siskiyou County (Calif.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Meadows--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; United States Geological Exploration of...
- [1870?]
- Cascade Mountains, California
- Panoramic view of foothills and probably a river valley near the Cascade Mountains in Siskiyou County, California. Shows trees beside a river and probably an irrigation ditch and a fence on a hillside.
- Siskiyou County (Calif.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Hills--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Valleys--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; United States Geological Exploration of the...
- [1870?]
- Shasta Valley, California
- View of low foothills, a portion of snow-covered Mount Shasta and Black Butte, in the Cascade Mountains (Siskiyou County), California. Shows buildings, possibly ranches, probably the Shasta River and an irrigation ditch in Shasta Valley.
- Black Butte (Siskiyou County, Calif.)--1870-1880.; Shasta, Mount (Calif. : Mountain)--1870-1880.; Siskiyou County (Calif.)--1870-1880.; Buttes--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.;...
- [1870?]
- Cascade Mountains, California
- Panoramic view of tree covered mountains and valleys probably in the Cascade Mountains in Siskiyou County, California.
- Cascade Range--1870-1880.; Siskiyou County (Calif.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; Mountains--California--Siskiyou County--1870-1880.; United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel...
- [1870?]
- Snake River
- Panoramic view of a survey camp beside the Snake River at Shoshone Falls, a waterfall in Twin Falls County, Idaho. Men stand or sit on boulders beside a transit and tripod or near a canvas tent, above the Snake River. Camp equipment and supplies...
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1860-1870.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Camping--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls...
- [1868?]
- Snake River Canon, Idaho
- Aerial view of steep canyon walls and towers of a canyon below Shoshone Falls in Twin Falls County, Idaho. Shows trees on talus slopes and fallen timber washed up beside boulders at the edge of the Snake River.
- Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1860-1870.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel (1867-1881)
- [1868]
- Shoshone Falls, Idaho
- A man wears a hat and jacket, a holster and a pistol and sits on a rock above Shoshone Falls on the Snake River in Twin Falls County, Idaho. Shows steep rock cliffs, boulders in the river, and several waterfalls in a canyon.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1860-1870.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Waterfalls--Idaho--Twin...
- [1868]
- Shoshone Falls, Idaho
- A man wears a hat and jacket and sits on a rock above Shoshone Falls on the Snake River in Twin Falls County, Idaho. Shows steep rock cliffs, boulders in the river, and several waterfalls in a canyon.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1860-1870.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Waterfalls--Idaho--Twin...
- [1868]
- Shoshone Falls, Idaho
- Close up view of multiple waterfalls at Shoshone Falls on the Snake River in Twin Falls County, Idaho. Shows trees on large boulders in the river and the steep, rock walls of a canyon.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1860-1870.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Waterfalls--Idaho--Twin...
- [1868]
- Shoshone Falls, Idaho
- View of Shoshone Falls, a waterfall on the Snake River (Twin Falls County), Idaho. Shows rocky slopes or towers in the river and canyon walls of a canyon. Fallen timber is scattered among boulders on the shore.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1860-1870.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Rock formations--Idaho--Twin...
- [1868]
- Arches Natl. Monument - Utah
- View of Parallel Arch, a sandstone rock formation in Arches National Park, Utah.
- Arches National Park (Utah)--1920-1930.; Parallel Arch (Utah)--1920-1930.; Rock formations--Utah--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Colorado, Animas City and the two parallel terminal moraines on the eastern side of the river
- View east across Animas City and the two parallel terminal moraines on the eastern side of Animas River, La Plata County, Colorado; show scattered wood frame residences, barns, sheds, and fences; bridge crosses the river center of town.
- Animas City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Mining town
- Panoramic view of timber and stone buildings in a mining town, probably in Nevada. Shows deteriorated stone buildings, stone and brick commercial buildings and smokestacks and frame houses. Rocks, shrubs and trees are on hillsides and probably a...
- Cities & towns--Nevada--1860-1890.; Mining--Nevada--1860-1890.; United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel (1867-1881)
- [between 1867 and 1890?]
- Mining site
- Men sit and pose on a porch of an adobe or stone building. A mine building, headframe, and smokestack are near deteriorated stone buildings, possibly in Nevada. Sagebrush and grass are on rocky hillsides.
- Houses--Nevada--1860-1890.; Mining--Nevada--1860-1890.; United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel (1867-1881)
- [between 1867 and 1890?]
- Mining site
- Men stand and pose near timber mine buildings and a mine entrance on a hillside in probably Nevada. Log and ore piles are beside ore car tracks and a tipple. A dirt road is on a hill and in a valley with mountains in the distance. Sparse trees are...
- Mine buildings--Nevada--1860-1900.; Miners--Nevada--1860-1900.; Mining--Nevada--1860-1900.; United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel (1867-1881)
- [between 1867 and 1900?]
- Snake River, Shoshone Falls, Idaho
- Panoramic view of a survey camp beside the Snake River at Shoshone Falls, a waterfall, (Twin Falls County), Idaho. Men stand or sit beside boulders and a canvas tent on a hill above the river. One man uses a transit and tripod. Camp equipment and...
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1860-1870.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Camping--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Surveying--Idaho--Twin Falls...
- [1868]
- Boys of St. Vincent orphanage
- Boys swing between parallel bars in the playground at Mount St. Vincent's Home at 4159 Lowell Boulevard in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
- Mount St. Vincent's Home (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Parallel bars--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Berkeley (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Children playing...
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- University Park United Methodist Church
- 1907 Ballenger & Richards 35th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1911 Corbett & Ballenger's 39th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1915 Corbett & Ballenger's 43rd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1920 Corbett & Ballenger's 48th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- 1924 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.1
- 1926 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.2
- 1873 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s Directory of the City of Denver for 1873 Volume 1
- 1877 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 5th Annual Denver City directory
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 3, 1911 January 14
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 10, 1912 March 9
- Tenderfoot Hill, Salida
- A cable suspension bridge extends over the Arkansas River in Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad yards including a depot, wooden water tower, frame buildings, passenger coaches, and boxcars parallel the river at...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad--1890-1910.; Arkansas River--1890-1910.; Salida (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Tenderfoot Hill (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Salida--1890-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Salida--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Pinecliff, Colo.
- View of the town of Pinecliffe (Pinecliff, Pine Cliff) in Boulder and Gilpin Counties, Colorado. Denver and Salt Lake railroad tracks parallel a dirt road. Shows wood frame houses and Beaver Creek.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Beaver Creek (Boulder County and Gilpin County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pinecliffe (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Pinecliffe--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- [between 1913 and 1920?]
- M.E. Church, Yuma, Colo.
- View of the Methodist Episcopal Church on a dirt road in Yuma (Yuma County), Colorado. Shows the two-story brick church with pointed arch windows, bell tower and cement stairs. An automobile is parked along the road. A wood board sidewalk is...
- Yuma (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Methodist Episcopal churches--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.; Wooden sidewalks--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Pole lines, Lakewood, Colo.
- View of telephone poles and lines on the shoulder of a dirt road in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. A row of trees, barbed wire fence, and a shallow ditch parallel the road. Pedestrians are on the road in the distance.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Lakewood--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--Lakewood--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Crossings, high potential, Berthoud, Colorado
- View of telephone poles that parallel railroad tracks in Berthoud (Larimer County), Colorado. Colorado and Southern Railroad Company cars sit on railroad cars. Warehouses, elevators, and a building with a mansard roof are in the distance.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Berthoud (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Berthoud--1910-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Berthoud--1910-1920.; Utility...
- 1914
- Silverton, Colo.
- View of Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows two parallel dirt streets with commercial buildings, storefronts, frame homes, fences, and Cement Creek; the Animas River and Sultan Mountain are in the distance.
- Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1870-1900.; Silverton (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Silverton--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900]
- Radio
- Close-up view of a radio with headphones. Labels read: "Input," "Output," "Series," "Parallel," "Coupling," and "Tickler."
- Radios--1920-1930.
- [between 1923 and 1925]
- Seven Falls, Cheyenne Canon
- A man and woman stand on a viewing platform at Seven Falls on South Cheyenne Creek in South Cheyenne Canyon (El Paso County), Colorado. A wooden staircase with other viewing platforms runs parallel to the falls up the hillside.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Stairways--Colorado--El Paso...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Seven Falls, Cheyenne Canyon
- View of Seven Falls on South Cheyenne Creek in South Cheyenne Canyon (El Paso County), Colorado. A wooden staircase and viewing platforms parallel the falls up the hillside.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Stairways--Colorado--El Paso...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Seven Falls, Cheyenne Canon
- Two men and a woman stand on a viewing platform at Seven Falls on South Cheyenne Creek in South Cheyenne Canyon (El Paso County), Colorado. A wooden staircase with landings runs up the hillside parallel to the falls.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Stairways--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Yosemite, Wawona Hotel
- View of white frame buildings, part of the Wawona Hotel complex in Wawona, Yosemite National Park, California. A building known as the Long White or Clark Cottage has dormers, a veranda beneath a skirt roof, posts with curved brackets, and a...
- Wawona Hotel--Buildings--1880-1910.; Wawona (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Hotels--California--Wawona--1880-1910.
- [between 1887 and 1902?]