Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Underground drilling with machine drill
- A miner operates an air drill called a stoper or a "wiggle tail" in a gold mine in Gilpin County, Colorado, probably in the 1880s or 1890s. The miner stands on a drill steel wedged between the rock faces of the hanging wall and the foot wall. A...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Drilling & boring machinery--1880-1900.; Gold miners--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Rifle Post Office, Rifle, Colo.
- View of the Rifle Post Office located at the southeastern corner of Railroad Avenue and East 4th Street, Rifle, Colorado. The one-story red brick Colonial Revival style post office has standing brass and copper lanterns standing next to the granite...
- Rifle Post Office (Rifle, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Post office buildings--Colorado--Rifle--1990-2000.; Rifle (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Rifle Post Office (Rifle, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Post office buildings--Colorado--Rifle--Pictorial works.; Rifle...
- 1998
- Hotel, Almont, Col.
- View of possibly the Marston Hotel in Almont (Gunnison County), Colorado. The hotel has walls made of river rock, an arched porch entrance, dormer window, and shingle roof. A fence made of antlers perched in stone piles is around the hotel. Trees...
- Almont (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Almont--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1915?]
- Mother Grundy, Clear Creek Canon Col.
- A view of the Mother Grundy rock formation in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. The narrow-gauge train tracks wind between steep and rocky canyon walls (Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway line) and a telegraph line is diagonally...
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1898]
- Portrait of a man and a boy
- Studio portrait of a seated man and a boy. The man wears a suit jacket fastened at the top button, a vest and neck tie. One hand rests in his lap. The young boy is perched on the arm of the chair and his hand rests casually on the man's shoulder....
- Boys--1890-1910.; Fathers & children--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Full length studio portrait of a woman who poses near a back drop. She wears a feather boa around her neck and long gloves. She sits on a fringed stool perched on a platform. Other backdrops are in the distance.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Sitting--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Beaver Creek on the Ward-Estes Park Auto Road
- View of the dirt Ward-Estes Park, Colorado, auto road crossing Beaver Creek; one man stands next to early automobile; two men are perched on rock formation to left of roadway.
- Beaver Creek (Boulder County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Beaver Creek--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Cutting out marble at Yule, Colo.
- Men move huge chunks of marble, at the Colorado Yule Marble Company quarry, on a sheer face of Ragged Mountain, Gunnison County, Colorado. The blacksmith shop, boilers and compressors used to power the machinery are perched on an excavated shelf....
- Marble (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1912]
- Grand View Rock
- View of hikers at the gazebo on Grand View Rock, near Manitou Springs, Colorado. A rustic gazebo is perched on a rugged boulder, and men in topcoats, Homburg hats, vests and gold chains, and women and children are posed in it. Women in the...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Slide mine, Gold Hill, Colo.
- View of the first Slide mill on the south side of Left Hand Canyon, Boulder County, Colorado. It is perched on the side of a steep hill with a large tailings pile above it and to the side. In the 1930s, the sixty foot timber wall of the mine's...
- Tailings embankments--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Left Hand Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.
- 1890?
- Bullfrog
- A man spreads his arms and touches both sides of a mine cut, probably near Bullfrog, Nevada; another man, perched on the rocks above, looks on.
- Bullfrog (Nev.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Nevada--Bullfrog--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Bingham Metals Mining Co., in the famous Bingham district of Utah
- View shows wooden mining buildings of the Bingham Metals Mining Company perched on a steep snow covered mountain slope, Utah.
- Bingham Metals Mining Company--1920-1940.; Mine buildings--Utah--1920-1940.; Utah--1920-1940.; Mining--Utah--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Colorado Yesterday and Today
- Float with sign, "Colorado Yesterday and Today", Colorado Springs, Colorado. Shows a large hand created mountain with Native Americans, mountain men, and mountain rescue climbers. The parade, Pageant of the Rockies, is part of the festivities of...
- Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo--1960-1970.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1965
- Railroad tracks under water, Trinidad, Colorado
- View of the 1904 flood damage in Trinidad, Colorado. Rail tracks in the foreground end abruptly where the flood washed out the ground, and a harp switch stand sits at the edge of the new precipice. The Purgatoire River curves outside of the...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- September, 1904
- Juno by St. George Stanley, Teller House bar
- A fresco of Juno is painted on a wall in the Teller House bar in Central City, Colorado. She stands perched on a rock in a darkened arch. The nude has a cloth draped around her, and is looking down toward the right. The image has a border with...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Juno (Roman deity)
- [1932?]
- Tower House, Fewkes Canyon
- View, from the top of Chapin Mesa, of Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins at Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. A stone and mud ruin stands on a cliffside. The pueblo home has two door holes. Cut stones litter the...
- Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1920.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1920.; Cliff...
- 1915
- Birds of prey
- Shows the Birds of Prey habitat at the Denver Zoo near City Park in Denver, Colorado. The habitat is constructed of metal poles and fence wire, trees grow up through the enclosures' fenced ceiling. Three eagles, one a bald eagle, are perched on the...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver Zoo--1930-1950.; Animal housing--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Eagles--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Zoo animals--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Library Guggenheim Hall, Colo. School of Mines
- Interior of library in Guggenheim Hall, 1500 Illinios Street, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado; shows a large room with a double door entry, a leaded glass fanlight, beamed ceiling with columns topped with Corinthian capitals and glass...
- Guggenheim, Simon--Monuments.; Colorado School of mines--1900-1910.; Golden (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Golden--1900-1910.; Libraries--Colorado--Golden--1900-1910.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1900-1910.
- [between 1906 and 1908]
- Corona, Colorado, hotel
- The hotel at Corona (Grand County), Colorado on Rollins Pass is perched over a steep, rocky, snow-covered hillside. The building has a water tank behind it and is one-story with gables. A flagpost is near the solitary building.
- Corona (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Corona--1900-1930.
- [between 1904 and 1928]
- Denver General Hospital, corridor view
- View of a hall at Denver General Hospital in Denver, Colorado. A set of double doors opens to a hall where porcelain sinks are mounted on the walls. A sign perched against a door reads: "wet paint."
- Denver General Hospital--Facilities--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Sinks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Passageways--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1931
- Original location, Fezer Drug see story on Fezer says Fezer bought building when Monk Ingleshed sold out & went to Colo. Spgs.
- Men, women, and children stand in front of a drug store in the town of Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County. One woman holds a dead tree branch in her hand. A small evergreen tree is perched on top of a triangular wood stand. The store is built as a...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Drugstores--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1890.; People--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1890.
- [between 1877 and 1890]
- Jack Morrow at Benton, Wyo. Terr.
- Men sit or stand in a row and pose in Benton (Carbon County), Wyoming. One of the men perched on a barrel is identified as Jack Morrow. Clothing includes vests, sack suits, bow ties and wide brimmed hats or caps. Signs on frame and canvas buildings...
- Benton (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Liquor stores--Wyoming--Benton--1860-1870.; Men--Wyoming--Benton--1860-1870.; Mercantile facilities--Wyoming--Benton--1860-1870.; Morrow, Jack.
- 1868
- Bogged tank, Italy 1945
- curved road. Trees and shrubs near the tank and on the higher hills are leafless.; Shows a frontal view of six Tenth Mountain Division soldiers in a tank on a steep and rocky road on Mt. Belvedere, Italy. All wear helmets, except one who seems to...
- Mountain warfare--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Tanks (Military science)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [February] 1945
- Office of the Colorado, Glenwood
- View of the office of the Hotel Colorado, Glenwood Springs, Colorado; wood counter extends across office space; woman stands behind end of counter, near "Cashier" signage; a lamp, pens, and various ledgers sit on countertop; supporting pillar...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Lobbies--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Taxidermy--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotel...
- [between 1893 and 1901]
- Mother Grundy, Clear Creek Canon
- Close view of Mother Grundy rock formation in Clear Creek Canyon, west of Denver, Colorado; narrow-gauge train track winds between steep and rocky canyon walls (Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway line); telegraph line is diagonally perched near...
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Clear Creek--1890-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Mother Grundy, Clear Creek Canon
- Railroad track winds between rock walls (narrow-gauge track of the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway); right wall in shadow and casting shadow over track; left wall in sunlight; telegraph pole juts diagonally from halfway up right wall; pine...
- Canyons--Colorado--1890-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company.
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- Parlor scene
- A statuette is perched on a table in the center foreground in a parlor, probably in a home near San Francisco, California. A pattern decorates the wallpaper in the room. Numerous pictures hang on the walls. A small curtain hangs in front of the...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Parlors--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1906?]
- Gilman, from Windy Point
- Bird's eye view of Gilman, Colorado and Iron Mask Mine (Eagle County) from Windy Point shows a town with wood frame buildings perched on the edge of Eagle River Canyon. Mine surface buildings and tailings also show in Gilman, the company town built...
- Gilman (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Gilman--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Gilman--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- 5th Inf. Ski Patrol in Sun Valley, during training film
- A member of the Mountain Division, 15th Infantry Ski Patrol (later the 10th Mountain Division) adjusts his rifle during filming for an Otto Lang training film at Sun Valley (Blaine County), Idaho. He stands on skis and wears a winter jacket and...
- Sawtooth Mountains (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski...
- 1941
- Sheep Mtn. Tunnel mill, Crystal City
- View of the Sheep Mountain Tunnel mill (also know as the Lost Horse Mill, Dead Horse Mill, and Crystal Mill) in Crystal (Gunnison County), Colorado. The log building is perched on a crag over the Crystal River. It includes a wooden structure built...
- Crystal (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Crystal River (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Crystal--1960-1970.; Mills--Colorado--Crystal--1960-1970.; Ore industry--Colorado--Crystal--1960-1970.; Rivers--Colorado--Crystal--1960-1970.;...
- 1968
- D.H.S. North Annual: By the Class of 1914
- North Denver High School yearbook for 1914
- Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1914
- Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 8, 1920 August
- East Denver High School: 1915
- 1915 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1915
- East Denver High School Annual: 1910
- 1910 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1910
- East Denver High School Annual: 1912
- 1912 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1912
- 1879 Denver High School Commencement Program
- Program for the third Graduation of the Denver High School in 1879.
- Miles, Emily Hannah, 1860-1918.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1879
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 8
- 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.)
- 1931 January 14
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 8
- 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.)
- 1944 February 17
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 7, 1912 February 17
- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 8, 1918 October
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 3, 1919 March
- Municipal Facts: Volume 8 Numbers 7 and 8, 1925 September-October
- Municipal Facts: Volume 9 Numbers 3 and 4, 1926 March-April
- Municipal Facts: Volume 14 Numbers 1 and 2, 1931 January-February
- Municipal Facts: Volume 12 Numbers 11 and 12, 1929 November-December
- History of Denver
- UP diesel #1623 going around Utah Junction on new Rio Grande main line about 11:15 A.M. Jack Thode is rail fan perched on top of box car just below the water tank
- A Union Pacific freight train led by diesel locomotive 1623 approaches the water tower and former Denver and Salt Lake Railway Company shops at Utah Junction (Adams County), Colorado. Automobiles are parked nearby.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railway Company--Buildings--1940-1950.; Union Pacific Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Utah Junction (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Utah Junction--1940-1950.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Utah...
- 1949 February 22
- 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
- The Annual: North Side High School 1908
- North Denver High School yearbook for 1908
- Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1908
- Pour Aeronaut's Almanac: The Yearbook 1927
- South Denver High School yearbook for 1927.
- South High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1927