Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Boulder Park Dam
- Piles of wood and other debris are scattered on the side of the Boulder Park Dam in Colorado. A small stream flows from the dam in the foreground. A ridge of mountains stands in the distance.
- [1902?]
- Hay Ranch below Coulter
- A wood fence borders the near field of a ranch in Colorado, possibly the home of John A. Coulter in Clear Creek County. Coulter was a judge in Georgetown and was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 1880. A ranch house stands across...
- [between 1899 and 1910?]
- Hot Sulphur Divide from East
- A large, pine tree stands in the foreground of this view of Hot Sulphur Divide near Hot Sulphur Springs in Grand County, Colorado.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Looking up creek from Haven's
- Ranch Creek winds through the foreground of this view of a ridge of mountains in Colorado, probably in Grand or Boulder County. Ranch Creek is a tributary of the Fraser River, a branch of the Colorado River (formerly the Grand River).
- [between 1899 and 1910?]
- Mt. Byers from Bridge at St. Louis Creek
- St. Louis Creek in Grand County, Colorado runs through the foreground of this view of Byers Peak in the distance.
- [between 1899 and 1910?]
- Perigo Mill in Gilpin County
- Large piles of wood are stacked at the side of the Perigo Mill in Gilpin County, Colorado. The mill has several levels, and two large smokestacks supported by wires protrude from the roof. Several smaller smokestacks also protrude from the roof. A...
- [between 1898 and 1910?]
- Morey Musings : vol. 2
- Booklet of poetry written by students of the Morey Junior High School in Denver, Colorado. The book was sponsored by the English and Miss Agnes Govreau of the Art Department. The booklet was hand set by the boys in the printing class.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); School prose, American--Colorado--Denver.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1932 April
- Actors and actresses
- An man and woman clown for the camera in a dressing room possibly in Denver, Colorado. He wears a top hat and house coat; she wears a dancers costume with a feathered boa and applies makeup to his face with a powder puff. Mr. Rhoads' reflection is...
- Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Gen. Palmer's Residence, Glen Eyrie
- Uphill view of General William Jackson Palmer's residence at Glen Eyrie (literally, "Valley of the Eagle's Nest"), north of Garden of the Gods, near Colorado Springs, Colorado; turret with porch at top is at center of image; first story obscured...
- Adobe buildings--Colorado.; Houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Indians, Pueblo Romoncitas? boy
- A young, naked boy, possibly Popovi, son of Maria and Julian Martinez of the San Ildefonso Pueblo in New Mexico, stands on a stick rung of a wooden ladder in front of a light-colored adobe building.
- Adobe buildings--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Children--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Martínez, Julián, San Ildefonso Pueblo potter--Family.; Martínez, María Montoya--Family.
- [1915?]
- The Park Hill Experience
- The American House
- People, horses, wagons, and buggies stand outside the American House, a hotel at 16th (Sixteenth) and Blake Streets in Denver, Colorado; other people stand on balconies and on the roof. The hotel is a three-story brick lodging house with stone...
- American House--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879?]
- The Anaconda tunnel at Anaconda, Colo.
- Single-story wood frame buildings and tunnel at a mining camp in Anaconda, Teller County, Colorado.
- Anaconda (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1930.
- [between 1890 and 1925?]
- J. W. Busard, peach orchard, Antlers, Colo.
- Two men; one in a suit (probably J. W. Busard), stand in a peach orchard in Antlers, Garfield County, Colorado.
- Antlers (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Peach orchards--Colorado--Antlers--1900-1910.; Busard, J. W.
- September 15, 1909
- Apex, Colo.
- Large pine trees and tree stumps stand in the foreground of this view of Apex, a small mining settlement in Gilpin County, Colorado, that served as the trading center for neighboring camps in the Pine Creek District. Several buildings lie in the...
- Apex (Colo.)--1890-1910.
- [between 1898 and 1910?]
- Aroya school house
- View of the abandoned school house in Aroya (Cheyenne County), Colorado. The building is a clapboard building with a hipped roof. The paint on the sides of the building is peeling and windows are boarded up.. A small cupola is in the center of the...
- Aroya (Colo.)--1980-1990.; One-room schools.; Abandoned buildings.; Rural schools--Colorado--Aroya--Pictorial works.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Aroya--Pictorial works.; Aroya (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1981
- Julian - side view - Santa Fe, N.M.
- Julian Martinez of the San Ildefonso Pueblo in New Mexico poses for a half-length, side portrait. His long hair is tied with braided strings and hangs on either side of his chest. He wears an earring in his left ear. He and his wife, Maria, are...
- Artists--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--1910-1920.; Martínez, Julián, San Ildefonso Pueblo potter.; Martínez, María Montoya.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1910-1920.
- [1912?]
- Shot put sport
- A man in shorts and tank top hurls a shot put; men with a bicycle look on from bleachers.
- Athletes--1920-1930.; Shot putting--1920-1930.; Spectators--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Castle of the Kaid of Glawa, Atlas Mountains
- Castle of the Kaid of Glawa, multi-story structure with walls and towers, in the Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa.
- Atlas Mountains--1880-1900.; Castles & palaces--Morocco--1880-1900.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Probably Harry's car
- View of a sedan automobile, with houses in the background.
- Automobiles--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Race Street, Denver
- A woman wearing a full-length skirt and hat walks on the sidewalk beside the home of H.S. Babcock on Race Street in Denver, Colorado. Shutters hang from the windows on the house. Curtains hang on the interior of the windows. A brick wall borders...
- Babcock, H. S.--Homes & haunts--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1900?]
- Baur
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Otto Paul Baur, Denver confectioner, baker and caterer; inventor of ice cream soda.
- Bakers and bakeries--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Confectioners--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Bauer, Otto Paul, b. 1846.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Woman baking bread
- A woman holds a loaf of bread in a towel, by an outdoor brick oven.
- Baking--1920-1930.; Bread--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Balanced Rock
- View of a sandstone rock formation at Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Balanced Rock (El Paso County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Garden of the Gods, balanced rock
- Two burros, one with a saddle, are in front of Balanced Rock at the Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Balanced Rock (El Paso County, Colo.)--1890-1930.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1930.; Donkeys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1930.; Rock...
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Female in swimsuit
- Portrait of a woman in a swimming suit with a dog.
- Bathing beauties--1910-1930.; Bathing suits--1910-1930.; Dogs--1910-1930.; Women--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Two females in swimsuits
- Two women pose in their bathing suits in front of a small table. One woman's swimsuit is a two piece, they both wear high heeled shoes. A couch is against the wall in the background.
- Bathing suits--1920-1940.; Women--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Trains
- Two men walk in the right background near a set of train tracks that runs parallel to another set of tracks where a passenger train is stopped, probably in Colorado. The train is pulled by engine number "701." A bicycle is leaning against a...
- Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1870-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Bison
- Taxidermied head of a bison (buffalo) on fabric covered stand.
- Bison--1890-1930.; Hunting trophies--1890-1930.; Taxidermy--1890-1930.
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Bison
- Taxidermied head of a bison (buffalo) on fabric covered stand.
- Bison--1890-1930.; Hunting trophies--1890-1930.; Taxidermy--1890-1930.
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Pressler's Ranch
- A large ranch sits at the base of a hill west of Black Hawk in Gilpin County, Colorado. A small group of people stands outside the back door of the ranch house in the right midground. Trees shield part of the view in the foreground.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1920.
- [between 1899 and 1920?]
- Funston
- Half-length profile studio portrait of Brigadier General Frederick Funston, professional soldier and field botanist. Subject wearing military uniform.
- Botanists--1880-1900.; Military officers--1880-1900.; Funston, Frederick, 1865-1917.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Peterson's Lake east, junction below Cozens (L#150)
- Tall pine trees, some with bare branches, stand in the foreground of this view looking toward Petersons Lake in Boulder County, Colorado. A ranch house sits on one shore of the lake.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Boulder County--1900-1920.; Pines--Colorado--Boulder County--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Boulder County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Young man
- Studio portrait of a teenage boy in a suit.
- Boys--1890-1900.; Teenagers--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Don, Rob & Ned (2 boys on a horse)
- Two young boys sit bareback on a large, light-colored horse in front of a log building, probably in Colorado. Both boys wear hats and overalls. The two are holding hands.
- Boys--Colorado--1900-1920.; Horses--Colorado--1900-1920.; Log buildings--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1899 and 1920?]
- Large group having a picnic
- Group portrait of a man, women, and a boy at a picnic in Colorado; costume includes hats with flowers. Hills and railroad tracks are in the background.
- Boys--Colorado--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--1900-1920.; Picnics--Colorado--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Bridal Veil Falls, N. Cheyenne
- View from downstream of Bridal Veil Falls waterfall in North Cheyenne Canyon, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado; pool in foreground.
- Bridal Veil Falls (El Paso COunty, Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Geo. Tritch
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of George Tritch, Denver businessman; owner of George Tritch Hardware Company; arrived in Denver 1860.
- Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Tritch, George, 1829-1899.; George Tritch Hardware Company.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Uriah S. Hollister
- Three-quarter length seated studio portrait of Uriah Schutt Hollister; vice president and general manager, Continental Oil Company (1894-?); president Era Mining Company; horticulturist; Civil War veteran; post commander G.A.R. Subject holding...
- Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Hollister, Uriah Schutt, b. 1838.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Cyrus Chapin
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Cyrus Chapin, Civil War veteran, Denver real estate agent, and pension attorney.
- Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Lawyers--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Chapin, Cyrus, d. 1918.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- H. K. T. Lyons
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Henry Kenneth Thomas Lyons, realtor (Lyons and Johnson Realty Co.); arrived in Denver 1887.
- Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Lyons, Henry Kenneth Thomas, 1850-1925.; Lyons and Johnson Realty Company.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Dennis Sheedy
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Dennis Sheedy, Denver businessman; president of Denver Dry Goods Company; vice president of Colorado National Bank.
- Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Sheedy, Dennis, 1846-1923.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- J. Frank Tritch
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of J. Frank Tritch, Denver businessman; president of George Tritch Hardware Company; chair back visible.
- Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Tritch, J. Frank, d. 1933.; George Tritch Hardware Company.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- W. N. Byers
- Seated studio portrait, head and shoulders, of William Newton Byers, Denver journalist, founder of Rocky Mountain News, civic leader, president of Festival of Mountain and Plain, and postmaster. Chair back is visible.
- Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Journalists--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.
- [between 1896 and 1901]
- Byers House & Spgs.
- The large Byers House stands near the Colorado River (formerly the Grand River) in Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado. W. N. Byers, publisher of the Rocky Mountain News, purchased 160 acres, including the hot springs, for about $55,000 in 1864;...
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1920.; Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Residence at 800 Logan Street, Denver
- Columns support a large balcony on the 32-room home of John Francis Campion at 800 Logan Street in Denver, Colorado. A hedge and a row of flowers line the edge of the property. The home was built (in 1899) by Campion, a mining millionaire and...
- Campion, John Francis--Homes & haunts.; Campion, Nellie M. Daly--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1910
- Woven Indian water bottle, drum, pottery canteen
- Native American (Ute) round pottery canteen with plant motif, cork and rope; two sided rawhide drum with handles; woven water basket.
- Canteens (Beverage containers)--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & Crafts--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Arts & Crafts--1890-1900.; Baskets--1890-1900.; Drums--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Central Presbyterian Church, Denver
- Southeastward view of the Central Presbyterian Church building (opened 1892) at 17th Avenue & Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado; horse- drawn carriages appear on both streets; State Capitol building visible in distance, looking southward down...
- Capitols--Colorado--1890-1900.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1894 and 1901]
- Peek-A-Boo Falls, Cascade Canon, C. M. Ry
- Upstream view, through tree branches, of Peek-A-Boo Falls waterfall and pool in Cascade Canon, northwest of Manitou, Colorado (served by Colorado Midland Railroad).
- Cascade Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Peek-A-Boo Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- Silver Cascade, Cascade Canon, C. M. Ry
- Close view of Silver Cascade waterfall in Cascade Canon, northwest of Manitou, Colorado, served by the Colorado Midland Railway; rock and grass in foreground; brush in background.
- Cascade Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Silver Cascade Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1887 and 1901]