Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Lobby Brown Palace Hotel, Denver
- Interior view, lobby of the Brown Palace Hotel, located at 17th (Seventeenth) Street and Broadway in Denver, Colorado (completed in 1892); shows hotel guests on tufted sofas and chairs, potted palm at center of lobby, and staircase.
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Lobbies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1918?]
- Looking from Nob Hill, San Francisco, Cal.
- Panoramic view towards the south from Nob Hill in San Francisco, California. Shows the iron fence of the Stanford Mansion, across the street are the ruins of possibly the Hopkins Art Institute. The remains of multi-storied buildings, churches,...
- Nob Hill (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Earthquakes.; Ruins.
- c1906
- Looking south from Nob Hill, San Francisco, Cal.
- Panoramic view towards the south from Nob Hill in San Francisco, California. Shows the iron fence of the Stanford Mansion, across the street are the ruins of possibly the Hopkins Art Institute. Shows burnt trees, the remains of multi-storied...
- Nob Hill (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Earthquakes.; Ruins.
- c1906
- Looking south from Nob Hill, San Francisco, Cal.
- Panoramic view from Nob Hill of San Francisco, California. Shows the shell of Temple Emanuel on Sutter Street, the building has two towers, but is missing the onion domes that topped the towers. Shows the steel structure of a building under...
- Hotel St. Francis (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Temple Emanuel (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Earthquakes.; Hotels.; Ruins.; Synagogues.
- c1906
- South and west from Nob Hill, San Francisco, Calif.
- Panoramic view of San Francisco, California, after the earthquake and fire of 1906. Shows the remains of houses, apartment and commercial buildings and St. Boniface Church. Hills and San Francisco Bay area in the distance. A man examines damaged...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Earthquakes.; Fires.; Ruins.
- c1906
- Kansas City, Mo.
- Panoramic view of Kansas City, Missouri. Shows the spire of the late gothic style St. Mary's Episcopal Church, unidentified churches, houses, apartment buildings, row houses, commercial facilities and factories. Signs and a banner read: "Low...
- Kansas City (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns.; Dry goods stores.; Furniture stores.; Restaurants.
- [1906]
- Kansas City, Mo.
- Panoramic view of downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Shows the Emery, Bird Thayer & Co. Dry Goods Company. The building has a first floor arcade, arched windows and a covered entrance. Unidentified buildings crowd the area. Signs read: "Furniture &...
- Kansas City (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts.; Cities & towns.; Dry goods stores.
- [1906]
- Los Angeles, Cal. Elysian Park, Fremont Gate
- View of the Fremont gate entrance to Elysian Park in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Shows a road and a steep path entering the park from a roadway adjacent to railroad tracks. An iron lamp post topped with an eagle is at...
- Elysian Park (Los Angeles, Calif. : Neighborhood)--1900-1910.; Elysian Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Boats.; Bridges.; Gardens.; Parks.; Trails & paths.
- [1905?]
- Los Angeles, Cal. court house
- View of the Los Angeles County Courthouse (Los Angeles Superior Court) located on Poundcake Hill near the corners of Temple and Broadway in Los Angeles, California. The red sandstone structure was built in the Richardsonian Romanesque style and...
- California. Superior Court (Los Angeles County)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Courthouses.; Stone buildings.
- [1905?]
- Sisters' Orphans Home, Los Angeles, Calif.
- View of the Sisters' Orphans Home on Seventh Street and Boyle Avenue in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California. Shows a brick Romanesque style, building with a central bell tower topped with a cupola and cross. The tower has wall dormers, turrets,...
- Sisters' Orphans Home (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Bell towers.; Orphanages.
- [1899?]
- Los Angeles, Cal. children of Chinatown
- Chinese children pose outside a shop in Chinatown in Los Angeles, California. The boys wear hats with silk tassels on top, loose tunics, loose pants tied at the leg, stockings and embroidered slippers. The girls wear loose tunics, loose, decorated...
- Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1890-1900.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Children.; Stores & shops.; Chinese.
- [1899]
- Indians, Pueblo, Acoma, missions
- known as the "soldier guards," were added to the top of the wall during World War I. A dirt path has formed on the ground at the base of the wall from people walking around it.; The massive scale of the graveyard wall at the San Estevan del Rey...
- Convents--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Mission churches--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Stone walls--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926]
- War Man, Crow
- Full length studio portrait of War Man, Crow male, standing in front of backdrop. War Man has blanket wrapped around waist and legs.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; War Man.; Crow Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- San Francisco, Union Square and St. Francis Hotel
- View of Union Square near the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, California. Construction materials for the St. Francis Hotel are in the street. The park has trees, palm trees, yucca plants, a Joshua tree and bushes. Men and boys lounge on the...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Union Square (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities.; Parks.
- [1903?]
- San Francisco - Union Square & St. Francis Hotel
- View of Union Square and the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, California. The park has trees, palm trees, yucca plants, a Joshua tree and bushes. Men, women and boys lounge on the grass, on park benches and near the Dewey Monument, a 79 foot...
- Dewey, George, 1837-1917--Monuments--California--San Francisco.; St. Francis Hotel (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Union Square (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Columns.; Commercial facilities.; Hotels.;...
- c1905
- Grand Canyon from Hotel El Tovar
- Panoramic view from the south rim of the Grand Canyon, near the El Tovar Hotel, in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Shows a view across the canyon to the north rim. Buttes and rock formations are in the canyon. Yavapai Point is in the distance.
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Yavapai Point (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Buttes.; Canyons.; National parks & reserves.; Rock formations.
- [1905]
- Grand Canyon, Hotel El Tovar
- View of the El Tovar Hotel, in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Shows a wing of the hotel with shingled mansard roofs pierced by dormers. The building has porches with jigsawn balusters, the end porch has a gazebo attached to the entrance and...
- Hotel El Tovar--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Canyons.; Hotels.; National parks & reserves.; Rock formations.
- c1905
- Yellowstone, Old Faithful Inn
- View of the Old Faithful Inn designed by Robert C. Reamer at Yellowstone National Park. The log and wood frame structure is seven stories high. The porte-cochere is recessed under the large gable roof of the central section of the building along...
- Old Faithful Inn (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Yellowstone National Park--1900-1910.; Hotels.; National parks & reserves.
- [1905]
- Yellowstone - Fort Yellowstone
- View of Fort Yellowstone located in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The Fort was built to house United States Army troops charged with protecting Yellowstone National Park from poachers, souvenir hunters and developers. Shows multi-storied...
- Fort Yellowstone (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Yellowstone National Park--1900-1910.; Military facilities.; National parks & reserves.
- c1905
- Yellowstone - Buffalo herd near Fort Yellowstone
- View of a herd of American Bison (American buffalo) near Fort Yellowstone in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows bulls, cows and calves. A group of tourists looks on. A ridge with limestone cliffs is in the distance.
- Yellowstone National Park--1900-1910.; Bison.; National parks & reserves.
- c1905
- Hotel Green, Pasadena, Cal.
- View of the Hotel Green complex on Green Street in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. The Hotel Green annex (Castle Green) was designed by Frederick Louis Roehrig. The building is a seven story Islamic Revival style structure with two...
- Hotel Green (Pasadena, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Pasadena (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Hotels.; Pedestrian walkways.; Resorts.
- c1905
- Pasadena - Green Hotel
- View of the Hotel Green complex on Green Street in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. The original Green Hotel is a four-story Mission Revival style structure designed by Strange and Carnicle. The building has hipped tile roofs, brick...
- Hotel Green (Pasadena, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Pasadena (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Gabriel Mountains (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Hotels.; Pedestrian walkways.; Resorts.
- c1905
- Looking toward Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, Calif.
- Panoramic view of Telegraph Hill from North Beach after the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco, California. People walk among the ruins of buildings and houses. Rubble litters the landscape. Sailing and steamships are in the harbor and San Francisco...
- North Beach (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Telegraph Hill (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Earthquakes.; Ruins.
- c1906
- South and west from Nob Hill, San Francisco, Calif.
- Panoramic view of San Francisco, California, after the earthquake and fire of 1906. Shows the remains of houses, apartment buildings, commercial buildings, St. Boniface Church, ruins of San Francisco City Hall and the round, domed Hall of Records.
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Earthquakes.; Fires.; Government facilities.; Ruins.
- c1906
- Nob Hill from Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, Calif.
- Panoramic view of San Francisco, California, after the earthquake and fire of 1906. Shows the remains of apartment, houses, commercial buildings and the shell of the St. Francis of Assisi Church (now the National Shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi)...
- National Shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; North Beach (San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water); Earthquakes.;...
- [1906]
- Nob Hill from Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, Calif.
- Panoramic view of San Francisco, California, after the earthquake and fire of 1906. Shows the remains of apartment buildings, commercial and government buildings and a church near San Francisco Bay. Buildings from left to right include the Hall of...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Yerba Buena Island (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water); Earthquakes.; Fires.; Government facilities.; Islands.; Piers & wharves.; Ruins.
- c1906
- Nob Hill from Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, Calif.
- Panoramic view of San Francisco, California, after the earthquake and fire of 1906. Shows the remains of churches, apartment, commercial and government buildings in North Beach near San Francisco Bay. Telegraph Hill is in the distance. Steam and...
- North Beach (San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water); Earthquakes.; Fires.; Ruins.
- c1906
- Los Angeles, Cal. Figueroa St., palms
- View of Figueroa Street in Los Angeles, California. Shows front yards landscaped with a variety of palm trees, Norfolk Pine trees, ornamental and fruit trees, eucalyptus trees, and a variety of ornamental bushes and flowers. The sidewalk has a...
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Dirt roads.; Neighborhoods.; Palms.; Residential streets.; Sidewalks.; Yards.
- [1905?]
- Los Angeles, Cal. residence, Adams St.
- View of an unidentified house on Adams Street in Los Angeles, California. Shows a house at the end of driveway with a line of palm trees on one side. The Victorian style wood frame house has a porch, a gable roof and a hip roof with wood cresting....
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Driveways.; Houses.; Neighborhoods.; Palms.; Yards.
- [1905?]
- Palm Avenue, Los Angeles, Calif.
- Rows of palm trees line Palm Avenue in Los Angeles, California. Houses are on either side of the dirt street. Architectural features on the wood frame houses include balconies, porches, bays, pilasters, cornices, and egg and dart molding. A large...
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Houses.; Neighborhoods.; Palms.; Residential streets.
- [1905?]
- Pasadena, Cal., residence on Marengo Ave.
- View of a yard and house on Marengo Avenue in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. Shows a lattice work arbor covered with climbing roses, an orange tree with fruit, a flower bed with lilies and a section of a wood frame house with a carved...
- Pasadena (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Arbors (Bowers); Houses.; Orange trees.; Roses.
- [1899]
- Crow Flies High, Gros Ventre, similar view
- Crow Flies High, Gros Ventre, 1/2 length seated studio portrait, wearing feather headdress, hair loose around shoulders, necklace, and embroidered shirt with fringe.
- Atsina Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Crow Flies High.
- [188-?]
- Unidentified Indian woman, standing, in clothing of white woman, 3/4 length
- Unidentified Dakota female, 3/4 length standing studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing shawl around shoulders, and long dress.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Unidentified man with long gray beard, 1/2 length studio portrait
- Unidentified male, middle aged, with long gray beard, 1/2 length seated studio portrait, wearing suit jacket. Mistakenly identified as Luther S. "Yellowstone" Kelly.
- Kelly, Luther S. (Luther Sage), 1849-1928.
- [188-?]
- Major Marcus A. Reno, in uniform, bust
- Major Marcus Albert Reno, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing military uniform.
- Military officers--United States--1870-1880.; Military uniforms--1870-1880.; Reno, Marcus A. (Marcus Albert), 1835-1889.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Captain Thomas M. McDougall, in uniform & hat, full length
- Captain Thomas Mower McDougall, full length standing with one leg on log fence studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing military uniform, hat, gloves, sheathed saber in belt at waist, boots; 7th Cavalry, Captain in command of pack train...
- Military officers--United States--1880-1890.; Military uniforms--1880-1890.; McDougall, Thomas Mower, 1845-1909.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- General Nelson A. Miles, standing, in full uniform, 3/4 length
- General Nelson A. Miles, 3/4 length standing studio portrait; military uniform with medals, holding a saber at his side; General Miles exposed the rotten corned beef that the government was issuing to soldiers.
- Military officers--United States--1870-1890.; Military uniforms--1870-1890.; Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925.
- [between 1878 and 1890]
- Shooting Star, Dakota, similar view
- Shooting Star, Dakota female, full length standing studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing hair ornamentation, necklace, beads used as sash and belt, wrist bands, rings on fingers, moccasins, and shawl wrapped around shoulders.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Shooting Star.
- [188-?]
- Blackhawk, Colorado, 1860-69
- The Presbyterian church in Blackhawk, Colorado, stands on a hill above Gregory Street. The empty lot adjacent to the church is the future site of schoolhouse, which opened in 1870. A wholesale and retail meat market and a dry good store face...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Crow Flies High, Gros Ventre, similar view
- Crow Flies High, Gros Ventre, 1/2 length seated studio portrait, wearing feather headdress, hair loose around shoulders, necklace, embroidered shirt with fringe, sword tucked under left arm.
- Atsina Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Crow Flies High.
- [188-?]
- Major John Burke, wearing hat, bust
- Major John M. Burke, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing hat and suit jacket; "Arizona John" Wild West promoter and Indian agent.
- Indian agents--1880-1890.; Burke, John, d. 1917.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Col. George A. Forsyth, seated, in uniform, 3/4 length
- Brigadier General George Alexander Forsyth, 3/4 length seated studio portrait, wearing military uniform.
- Generals--1880-1890.; Military officers--United States--1880-1890.; Military uniforms--1880-1890.; Forsyth, George A.
- [188-?]
- Colorado beans
- Colorado Front Range bean field, possibly in the South Platte Valley.
- Beans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Alfalfa
- Colorado Front Range alfalfa field, possibly in the South Platte Valley; shows two men standing in alfalfa and large hay stacks.
- Alfalfa--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Governors Palace
- View of the portal at the Palace of the Governors at 105 West Palace Avenue in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. Shows an adobe building, a brick porch with vigas and wooden columns, a door and windows. Cars are parked on Palace Avenue. A...
- Palace of the Governors (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1930-1940.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1930-1940.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1930-1940.; Doors & doorways--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1930-1940.; Porches--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Second cutting alfalfa
- Colorado Front Range alfalfa field, possibly in the South Platte Valley; shows three men in thigh-high alfalfa and two large hay stacks in background.
- Alfalfa--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Colorado corn
- Colorado Front Range corn field, possibly in the South Platte River Valley; man (in chest high tasseled rows of corn) wears suit jacket, tie and hat, smokes a pipe.
- Corn--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Ruins of cliff dwellings in De Chelly Canon
- View of Native American (Anasazi) ruins at Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona. Shows the White House Ruins and deteriorated, multi-story stone and adobe buildings on the ground beside a steep rock wall. Grass, cactus and scattered stones...
- Canyon de Chelly National Monument (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; White House Ruins (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Cliff dwellings--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1880-1890.
- [1881]
- Residence at 2839 E. Colfax, Denver
- A man waters the lawn at Finis P. Ernest's residence at 2839 East Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado.
- Ernest, Finis P.--Homes & haunts--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1902?]
- Dagmar Jensen shaking hands
- Governor William Herbert "Billy" Adams and Dagmar Jensen, the Colorado Senate Docket Clerk, shake hands and pose in a receiving line in an unidentified room in probably Denver, Colorado. Dagmar Jensen wears a fur coat, leather gloves, a cloche,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Receiving lines--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Adams, William Herbert, 1861-1954.; Jensen, Dagmar.
- 1925?