Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Leadville, Colo.
- View of the Leadville Mining District (Lake County) Colorado; shows mines, ore car tracks, tailings and tree stumps, and a school building in Adelaide. Mount Massive and the Sawatch Mountains are in the distance.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Lake County--1900-1910.; Lake County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sawatch Range (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Lake County--1900-1910.
- [between 1908 and 1910]
- Leonora [sic] Lake Ouray County
- View from rocky shore across Lake Lenore, Ouray County, Colorado, shows mountain peaks in distance.
- Lenore, Lake (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Ouray County--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1932]
- Leonore Lake Million $ Highway
- View across grassy meadow and Lake Lenore, Ouray County, Colorado, to the San Juan Mountains.
- Lenore, Lake (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; San Juan Mountains (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Ouray County--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1932]
- Lower 14th Street at Larimer Street, City Hall, stone building facing Larimer in background
- View along 14th (Fourteenth) Street, Denver, Colorado; shows the 1886 City Hall with stone clocktower, commercial buildings, merchant's wagons, pedestrians, automobiles, and signs: "Colorado Moline Plow Co.," "John Deere Plow Co.," "The Pine Cone...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Manitou, Colo.
- View of Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows cottages and hotels including the Grand View and the Cliff House, sign: "Red Mt. Inc[line]," and the Johnny Nolon house.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Mantou Springs--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Mantou Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1913]
- Leonore Lake near Montrose, Colo.
- Reflections of clouds and surrounding slopes show in Lake Lenore, Ouray County, Colorado; houses are on distant shore.
- Lenore, Lake (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Ouray County--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1932]
- Manitou, Colo.
- View of Red Crags Hotel, Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; also shows a man in a buggy and Pikes Peak.
- Red Crags (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Mantou Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1912]
- Manitou, Colo.
- View of Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows a residence with a stone porch and Japanese lantern, sign: "Red Mountain Incline," chimneys of Briarhurst, and Pikes Peak.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Mantou Springs--1900-1920.; Porches--Colorado--Mantou Springs--1900-1920.
- [1913]
- Coon Lake
- View from grassy shore of Electra Lake or Coon Lake, La Plata County, Colorado, shows rock outcroppings and trees along shoreline with cliffs and mountains in distance.
- Electra Lake (Colo.)--1920-1940.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--La Plata County--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1932]
- Manitou, Colo.
- View of Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows residences, cottages and hotels including the Barker House, the Cliff House with towers, peaked corner turrets and dormers, Manitou Mineral Water Company and the Colorado Midland Railway...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Mantou Springs--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Mantou Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1912]
- Manitou, Colo.
- View of Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows residences, cottages and hotels including the Barker House, Grand View, the Cliff House hotel with towers, peaked corner turrets and dormers, the Manitou Mineral Water Company, and the...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Mantou Springs--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Mantou Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1912]
- Manitou, Colorado
- View of Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows residences, cottages and hotels including the Barker House, Grand View, the Cliff House hotel with towers, peaked corner turrets and dormers, the Manitou Mineral Water Company, and the...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Mantou Springs--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Mantou Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1912]
- Mirror Lake, Pagosa Springs, Colo.
- A man oars a flat bottom boat with two children on Mirror Lake (?), near Pagosa Springs (Archuleta County) Colorado. Reflection of trees and mountain peaks show in water.
- Archuleta County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Archuleta County--1920-1940.; Row boats--Colorado--Archuleta County--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1932]
- Montrose Distr. Colo. growing nursery stock
- View of a field in Montrose County, Colorado; shows crops, fruit trees, and a man.
- Montrose County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Farming--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1920.; Fruit trees--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Ouray, hemmed in by mtns.
- View through trees of City Hall, the High School and Beaumont Hotel, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, includes Cascade Falls and surrounding mountains.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.; City & town halls--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.
- [between 1927 and 1929]
- Ouray, Colo.
- View of Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Commercial district includes Main Street with Beaumont Hotel, the Cabinet Club, Elks Lodge, a Garage and bank. The dome of City Hall and Library is on 6th (Sixth) Avenue and the school shows on the east side...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.
- [between 1927 and 1929]
- Pagosa Springs, Colo.
- View of Pagosa Springs (Archuleta County) Colorado, shows houses. Smoke stacks of the Pagosa Lumber Company saw mill and planing plant in far distance.
- Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Pagosa Springs--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Palisade peach orchards, Grand Valley, Colo.
- View south over agricultural fields and peach orchards of Palisade, Mesa County, Colorado; shows embankments of the Colorado River.
- Palisade (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Palisade--1910-1920.; Peach orchards--Colorado--Palisade--1910-1920.
- [1912?]
- Pikes Peak
- Nimbus clouds fill the sky above Pikes Peak (El Paso County) Colorado; a frame house is in a valley below.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Houses--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- San Juan County near Silverton, Colo.
- View of Arastra Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado; shows a wagon road, a water flume for the Silver Lake Mill on a trestle, and bridges over the Animas River.
- Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1900-1910.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1910.; Flumes--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--San Juan...
- [1906]
- San Juan County
- View in San Juan County, Colorado; shows snow, a road, and Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1910-1930.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Juan County--1910-1930.; Roads--Colorado--San Juan County--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- San Juan County
- A herd of deer graze on exposed grasses in a snowcovered field in San Juan County, Colorado.
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Deer--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1920.; Snow--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1916?]
- Sand dunes, near Alamosa, Colo.
- View of the Great Sand Dunes in the San Luis Valley in Colorado; shows men on horses and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
- Great Sand Dunes National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1920-1930.; Dunes--Colorado--Great Sand Dunes National Park--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Great Sand Dunes National Park--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Sand dunes, near Alamosa, Colo.
- View of the Great Sand Dunes in the San Luis Valley in Colorado; shows a man in sage dotted fields and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
- Great Sand Dunes National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1920-1930.; Dunes--Colorado--Great Sand Dunes National Park--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--Great Sand Dunes National Park--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Sand dunes, near Alamosa, Colo.
- View of the Great Sand Dunes in the San Luis Valley of Colorado; shows cattle grazing and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
- Great Sand Dunes National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1920-1930.; Dunes--Colorado--Great Sand Dunes National Park--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--Great Sand Dunes National Park--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Denver Union Stockyards [sic]
- Men in suits and overcoats inspect Hereford yearlings at the Denver Union Stockyards, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Union Stock Yard Company--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Beef cattle--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Stockyards--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1928
- Sand dunes, near Alamosa, Colo.
- View of the Great Sand Dunes in the San Luis Valley in Colorado; people and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains are in the distance.
- Great Sand Dunes National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1920-1930.; Dunes--Colorado--Great Sand Dunes National Park--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--Great Sand Dunes National Park--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Sand dunes, near Alamosa, Colo.
- View of the Great Sand Dunes in the San Luis Valley in Colorado; shows men on horses and the Sangre De Cristo Mountains.
- Great Sand Dunes National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1920-1930.; Dunes--Colorado--Great Sand Dunes National Park--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Great Sand Dunes National Park--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Sand dunes, near Alamosa, Colo.
- View of the Great Sand Dunes in the San Luis Valley in Colorado; shows men on horses and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
- Great Sand Dunes National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1920-1930.; Dunes--Colorado--Great Sand Dunes National Park--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Great Sand Dunes National Park--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Sand dunes, near Alamosa, Colo.
- View of the Great Sand Dunes in the San Luis Valley in Colorado; shows a man on a horse and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
- Great Sand Dunes National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1920-1930.; Dunes--Colorado--Great Sand Dunes National Park--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Great Sand Dunes National Park--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Snow Mass Peaks, Colorado Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
- View of a creek, meadow, and log cabin ruins in Pitkin County, Colorado; shows Snowmass Mountain, Snowmass Peak, and the Elk Mountains.
- Pitkin County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Snowmass Mountain (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Snowmass Peak (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Meadows--Colorado--Pitkin County--1910-1930.; Ruins--Colorado--Pitkin County--1910-1930.; Streams--Colorado--Pitkin County--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Springs Lake, Pagosa Springs, Colo.
- View of Springs (Spring Creek Lakes ?) Lake, near Pagosa Springs, Archuleta County, Colorado; shows rock outcroppings, a boat with people, pine forest, and a log hitching post for boats.
- Archuleta County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Archuleta County--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1932]
- Twin Sisters Peaks near Howard, Colo.
- View of Howard, Fremont County, Colorado; shows snow, the Zabrisky home, the Stout School (District 13), the frozen Arkansas River, and Twin Sisters peaks. (School later served as headquarters for the Howard Volunteer Fire Department).
- Stout School (Howard, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1910-1930.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Howard (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Twin Sisters (Saguache County and Fremont County, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Howard--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Uintah Lake
- A fishing boat is beached at Uintah Lake, Duchesne County, Utah; eroded flat top slopes show across lake.
- Uintah Lake (Utah)--1920-1940.; Lakes & ponds--Utah--Duchesne County--1920-1940.; Rowboats--Utah--Duchesne County--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1932]
- View from Skyline Drive, Canon City, Colo.
- View from Skyline Drive over Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado; shows residences with fenced yards, streets, and the Fremont County courthouse.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.
- [between 1906 and 1910]
- Yampa Canyon, Dotsero Cutoff
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks, Dotsero Cutoff, Eagle County, Colorado; shows the Colorado River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1930-1940.; Dotsero Cutoff (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Eagle County--1930-1940.;...
- 1934
- Grand Valley, Colo.
- View southwest over an irrigation canal to agricultural fields and fruit orchards of Clifton and Palisade, Mesa County, Colorado, with Grand Junction and the Colorado Plateau in distance.
- Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Irrigation--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Orchards--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.
- [1912?]
- Pagosa Springs, Colo.
- View of Main Street in Pagosa Springs, Archuleta County, Colorado, shows a buggy parked in hot spring vapor, businesses with signs: "Meat Market," "Happyland Theatre," "Dr. Ellsworth, Dentist," and "Butterick Patterns." A electric carbon arc light...
- Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Pagosa Springs--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Pagosa Springs--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Rio Grande [i.e. Colorado] River at Glenwood Springs, Colo
- View of Glenwood Springs (Garfield County) Colorado; shows the Colorado Hotel, State Highway 82 viaduct, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad depot, railroad bridges over the Colorado River, and the Colorado Midland main line.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1910-1920.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.;...
- [1912]
- Sand dunes, near Alamosa, Colo.
- View of the Great Sand Dunes in the San Luis Valley in Colorado; shows cattle at the edge of a pond or lake and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the distance.
- Great Sand Dunes National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1920-1930.; Dunes--Colorado--Great Sand Dunes National Park--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Great Sand Dunes National Park--1920-1930.; National...
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Denver
- View northwest of Denver, Colorado; shows Lawrence Street businesses with signs: "The Lawrence, 1415 Rooms Permanent & Transient," "Watch for the Lucky Key," "White Swan Laundry, Not In The Trust," "1884 [com]merce," "Davis and Shaw Furniture,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Collection of Pima baskets
- A display of Native American (Pima) baskets. They are woven in different shapes and sizes, and all have a unique design. The colors are always black and white, with the white coming from either willow or yucca, and the black coming from the pods of...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Pima baskets--1880-1910.; Pima Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Baskets--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Denver
- View south of Denver, Colorado; shows Sherman and Lincoln Streets, businesses, apartments, residences, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, and Loretto Heights College.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Electra Lake vicinity, Million Dollar Highway
- View of Electra Lake from grassy shore, La Plata County, Colorado, shows rock outcroppings and trees along shore with cliffs and mountains in distance.
- Electra Lake (Colo.)--1920-1940.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--La Plata County--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1932]
- Sigafoos tunneling machine
- Well-dressed men pose with a mining tunnel digging machine. Equipment has flywheels, electrical switches, and a vise.
- Tunneling--Equipment and supplies--1890-1910.; Mining--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Electra Lake
- View across Electra Lake, La Plata County, Colorado, (variant names: Bishop Lake, Ignacio Lake, Ignacio Reservoir); Needle Mountains show in distance.
- Electra Lake (Colo.)--1920-1940.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--La Plata County--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1932]
- Grand Valley
- View southeast over an irrigation canal to agricultural fields and fruit orchards of Clifton and Palisade, Mesa County, Colorado; also shows people in a horse drawn wagon and Grand Mesa.
- Croplands--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Irrigation--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Orchards--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.
- [1912?]
- Irrigation, Grand Valley
- View over the Colorado River, a Colorado River irrigation diversion system, and Palisade, Mesa County, Colorado; shows orchards, farms, the Book Cliffs, and Mount Garfield.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Palisade (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Irrigation--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Orchards--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.
- [1912]
- Lake near Montrose, Colo.
- View of a lake near Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado; shows fishing boats by a wooden dock, and rock bluffs.
- Montrose (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Montrose County--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1932]
- Leadville, Colo.
- View of the Leadville Mining District (Lake County) Colorado; shows mines, tailings, a smelter, houses, the Adelaide school house, Mount Massive and the Sawatch Mountains.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Lake County--1900-1920.; Adelaide (Lake County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lake County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Sawatch Range (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Lake County--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1919]