Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- High Bridge, Georgtown Loop
- Colorado Central Railroad Devil's Gate High Bridge over Clear Creek, Clear Creek County, Colorado, on the Georgetown loop, looking west. Shows the bridge with four iron towers with granite piers, and four trains, headed north, south, east and...
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passengers--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- A bit of Estes Park from the stage window
- A stagecoach pauses in Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meadows and Longs Peak are in the distance.
- Estes Park (Colo. : Flat)--1880-1900.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Meadows--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1900.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- A Longmont, Colo. pumpkin pie day parade float
- A Pumpkin Pie Day Parade float pauses on a street, Longmont, Colorado. Hattie Secor, Martha Donova, Louise Boynton and Harriet Smith sit in the carriage elaborately decorated with flowers. They wear white dresses and hold parasols with ruffles....
- Longmont (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- McCoy, Colorado (south of Steamboat Springs).
- View of McCoy, near border of Eagle and Routt County, Colorado, shows a group of men and women posing inside a painted wood fence at the stagecoach stop next a pile of deer and elk antlers. Several log buildings, hotel, store, barn and shed are in...
- McCoy (Colo.)--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- I. O. O. F. bldg. construction, V of series
- Fifth in a series of progress documentation views of the construction of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall, Main Street, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. A workmen pauses from behind the nearly complete first floor corner of the brick...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
- [1897]
- Delta, Colo.
- New concrete sidewalks line streets of Delta, Delta County, Colorado. A man in a carriage pauses at the end of a street. A two story house with a flared hip roof has a landscaped corner lot complete with a fountain. A gardener works near planted...
- Delta (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Delta--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Bandelier [?]
- A Native American pauses on an ancient eroded volcanic tuff foot trail on the way to Tsankawi ruins, Pajarito Plateau, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico.
- Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1910-1930.; Archaeological sites--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Volcanic rock--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925]
- Frijoles Canon
- A Native American guides pauses on the Frijoles Canyon trail below a elderly man with a with beard and walking stick and a woman carrying a toolbox; the steep trail switches back and forth along the volcanic tuff. Bandelier National Monument, New...
- Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1910-1930.; Aged persons--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Guides & scouts--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Women--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925]
- Frijoles Canon
- A Native American guide pauses on the Frijoles Canyon trail with an elderly man with a white beard and walking stick and a woman carrying a toolbox, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. The steep trail switches back and forth along the volcanic...
- Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1910-1930.; Aged persons--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Guides & scouts--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Women--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- 1917
- Old time stage coach in front of Beaumont Hotel, Ouray
- A stagecoach loaded with passengers drawn by a six horse team pauses in front of the Beaumont Hotel, Fifth (5th) Avenue and Main (Third, 3rd) Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. The Gothic style brick and stone trim hotel, designed by architect...
- Beaumont Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Bulow, O.
- [between 1888 and 1890]
- B. P. O. E. Float, Ouray, Colo., July 4, '23
- The Elks Fourth (4th) of July (Independence Day) float pauses in front of Citizens Bank, Main Street, Third (3rd) Avenue and Sixth (6th) Avenue, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. The truck is decorated with bunting, streamers, evergreens, two elk...
- Elks (Fraternal order) Lodge No. 492 (Ouray, Colo.)--1920-30.; Ouray (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.;...
- 1923 July 4
- D&RGRR depot
- A locomotive with two passenger cars pauses on tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad depot, water tank and eating house, Palmer Lake, El Paso County, Colorado. Men and a little girl stand on the train platform, others sit on wagons. Signs...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1890-1900.
- 1893
- Around Windy Point, M. & P. P. Ry.
- A Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway cog train pauses for water at Windy Point on Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado. Two men with a hose fill the tank, while the passengers take in the view.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895]
- Above timber line, M. & P. P. Cog Road
- A cog train pauses along a rocky slope above timberline, on the Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway, the Cog Road, Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado. A man in a bowler hat stands next to the tracks at the rear of the passenger car.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895]
- Adelaide Station, F. & C. C. R. R.
- Adelaide station along the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad, middle of Phantom Canyon, Fremont County, Colorado. View downgrade before 1896 relocation of track between Milepost 12 and 18 due to flash floods. Small Victorian wood frame depot...
- Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Adelaide (Fremont County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Adelaide--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Adelaide--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1896]
- Rock Point on the F. & C. C. RY.
- McClure's photo train pauses high on the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad, Colorado; engineer leans out window of engine number 12 (Twelve) with three passengers cars; men pose along outside cars, and rebuilt rock wall supports the narrow gauge...
- Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--1890-1920.; Passenger railroad cars--Colorado--1890-1920.; Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company.
- [between 1894 and 1915]
- C. C. Depot, Georgetown
- Large crowd gathers along Clear Creek as a Colorado Central narrow gauge excursion train pauses in front of the depot, 1106 Rose Street, Georgetown, Colorado. The men wear suits, some with top hats; women wear dresses and bonnets. Several men stand...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Colorado Central Railroad Company.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Georgetown, Colorado, Kneisel & Anderson Grocery
- A delivery wagon pulled by two horses pauses in front of the Kneisel and Anderson general store on 6th (Sixth) Street, Georgetown Colorado. Three men including Henry Kneisel, the co-owner, wearing suit and cap stand in double door entry with...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; General stores--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- 1980
- Railroad station, Georgetown, Colorado
- Colorado and Southern locomotive number 8 pauses smoking in front of the Georgetown depot, 1106 Rose Street, Colorado. Scene includes men wearing suits and straw hats, women in light colored dresses, boys in caps, a boy on a bicycle leaning...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1930.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- 1978
- Canon of the Rio Los Animas
- A Denver & Rio Grande Railway narrow gauge train with four freight and two passenger cars pauses along a rocky cliff face near Rockwood in the Canyon of the Animas River, La Plata County, Colorado; passengers stand outside the train to view the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M. )--1880-1890.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--La Plata County--1880- 1890.;...
- [between 1930- and 1940]
- Locomotive (Denver, South Park & Pacific) (#160)
- Denver, South Park & Pacific locomotive No. 160 with train pauses on wooden trestle over Four Mile Creek near Sunset, Boulder County, Colorado; narrow-gauge 2-6-0; construction 1882 Brooks 742.
- Sunset (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Sunset--1890-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Sunset--1890-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--Sunset--1890-1930.; Streams--Colorado--Sunset--1890-1930.; Trestles--Colorado--Sunset--1890-1930.
- [194-?]
- Silverton RR. Engine #100
- Silverton Railroad Engine 100 (Baldwin narrow gauge type 2-8-0), with the number on an old-fashioned kerosene headlight, pulls one freight and one passenger car, Colorado; the train pauses on a steep slope with tracks built up with rock and...
- Silverton Northern Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mears, Otto, 1840-1931.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Pikes Peak Cog Road
- Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Road rack and pinion railroad locomotive 2 (type 0-4-2ST; 1890 Baldwin construction number 10919) pauses in Englemann Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado; the engineer leans out the window; coachmen and a passenger stand...
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Englemann Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Pikes Peak Cog Road
- Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway (the Cog Road) rack and pinion railroad locomotive 2 (type 0-4-2ST; 1890 Baldwin construction number 10919) pauses on a snowy slope above treeline, El Paso County, Colorado; the engineer leans out the window and...
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Railroad...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Colorado road
- A man in a carriage pauses at a rock outcropping with painted graffiti, along the Ouray to Silverton stage road, later the Million Dollar Highway (U. S. 550), in the San Juans of the Colorado Rockies. Lettering reads: "Wheeler Wilson's sewing...
- Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Toll roads--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1923]
- Ouray stage line, toll road
- View along the Ouray to Silverton Toll Road built by Otto Mears in 1883, in the San Juans (Ouray County), Colorado. A carriage pauses near a bridge. Telegraph lines are strung down the rocky canyon walls. Later the road became the Million Dollar...
- Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Road and trails
- A automobile with a Utah license plate pauses along the Ouray to Silverton Toll Road built by Otto Mears in 1883, San Juans of the Colorado Rockies. A pipe guardrail shows along a curve above of Mineral Creek. Road later became the Million Dollar...
- Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Toll roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1923?
- Royal Gorge
- A Denver and Rio Grande Western engine with passenger cars pauses on its westbound trip, just past the Hanging Bridge, through the Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1928]
- A bit of Estes Park from the stage window
- A stagecoach pauses in Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meadows and Longs Peak are in the distance.
- Estes Park (Colo. : Flat)--1870-1890.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Meadows--Colorado--Larimer County--1870-1890.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Larimer County--1870-1890.
- [between 1879 and 1881]
- Passing trains in the Royal Gorge
- A Denver & Rio Grand passenger train pauses by the Arkansas River near the entrance to the Royal Gorge as a freight train passes by, Fremont County, Colorado. Shows men and women passengers and train crew.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Arkansas River--1880-1890.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Passengers--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1881 and 1888?]
- Alpine Station, Chalk Creek
- A group of men stand on the raised wooden platform of the combination depot, freight room and living quarters of the Alpine Station Number 1070, (later known as Fisher) along Chalk Creek in Chaffee County, Colorado. The depot features clapboard...
- Alpine (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Alpine--1880-1890.; Water towers--Colorado--Alpine--1880-1890.; Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company.
- [between 19-? and 1950]
- Standley Lake Station on the Denver & Interurban RY
- Car M-152 full of passengers pauses by Standley Lake, near Denver, Colorado; Standley Lake Dam construction spur of Colorado & Southern main line tracks run next to Denver & Interurban Line.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Denver & Interurban Railroad--1900-1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Passengers--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910- 1920.;...
- 1909 April 2
- Alpine Station, Chalk Creek
- A group of men stand on the raised wooden platform of the combination depot, freight room and living quarters of the Alpine Station Number 1070, (later known as Fisher) along Chalk Creek in Chaffee County, Colorado. The depot features clapboard...
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Alpine (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Alpine--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- Cherrelyn horse car
- The Cherrelyn Gravity and Broncho Street Railway horse car pauses in front of the Cherrelyn Post office (district incorporated into Englewood) Arapahoe County, Colorado. Scene includes: weathered "Cherrelyn" car, a horse-drawn wagon and sign on...
- Cherrelyn (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horse railroads--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1910]
- Cherrelyn horse car
- Three-quarter rear view of the Cherrelyn Gravity and Broncho Street Railway car, shows the horse riding on the back platform and passengers looking out the windows, Cherrelyn, (district incorporated into Englewood) Arapahoe County, Colorado. The...
- Cherrelyn (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horse railroads--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Antonito where the Santa Fe Branch went to the left and Durango Branch to the right
- Denver And Rio Grande Western passenger train pauses at the Antonito station, Conejos County, Colorado. Scene includes stone depot with hipped roof and passengers and conductor on sidewalk. The last car is the "Champa."
- Antonito (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Antonito--1930-1950.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Antonito--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1945]
- Colorado [sic] Cumbres
- The "Shavano" train pauses at the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad station in Cumbres, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. A freight train is on the other side of the wood frame depot.
- Cumbres (N.M.)--1950-1960.; Railroad stations--New Mexico--Cumbres--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Colorado [sic] Cumbres
- The "San Juan" train pauses at the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad station in Cumbres,Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. A few men and a dog stand by the wood frame depot with bracketed overhanging eaves.
- Cumbres (N.M.)--1950-1960.; Railroad stations--New Mexico--Cumbres--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Como, Colorado
- Colorado and Southern locomotive 4 (original DSP&P 39) with snow plow pauses at station depot in Como, Park County, Colorado. Several men in bowler hats inspect the snowcovered plow. A "$25 Reward" sign hangs on wood frame depot and a young boy in...
- Como (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Como--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Como--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Cattle drive
- A horse drawn buggy pauses by cowboys on horseback, a herd of cattle, and distant mountains near (probably) Silver Cliff (Custer County), Colorado.
- Custer County (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Beef cattle--Colorado--Custer County--1860-1880.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Custer County--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880?]
- Main Street, Telluride
- View east on Main Street (Colorado Avenue), Telluride, Colorado. Townspeople line boardwalks fronting Sheridan Hotel, adjacent two-story commercial block, and past First National Bank building. Street has muddy wagon wheel ruts and snow covers San...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1905]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 14 Numbers 5 and 6, 1931 May-June
- Municipal Facts: Volume 13 Numbers 9 and 10, 1930 September-October
- The Story of Trinity choir : 1859-1903.
- Brief history of the Trinity Methodist Church's choir. Included are photograph of prominent performers, a list of performers by their vocal classification, a reproductions of programs for earlier performances.
- Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colorado). Choir--History.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colorado)--1900-1910
- 1902
- East High spotlight: vol 29 no 13
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943 May 27
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1914
- 1914 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1914
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 8, 1919 August
- Municipal Facts: Volume 6 Numbers 8 and 9, 1923 August-September
- Municipal Facts: Volume 10 Numbers 11 and 12, 1927 November-December
- Brief histories of the Denver Public Schools
- Compiled for the administrative offices of the Denver Public Schools, this book contains brief histories for the majority of the Public Schools in Denver, Colorado up to they year 1952.
- Denver Public Schools--History.
- 1952