Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The Palisades, Great Ute Canon
- View of rock formations identified as the Palisades, high on a distant cliff near a canyon identified as Great Ute Canyon, Colorado. Shows a narrow clearing with stumps, trees, rocks, fallen trees in a canyon with steep rock walls.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Estes Park from Park Hill
- View of Estes Park, Colorado, from Park Hill (about four miles southeast of Estes Park); narrow dirt road is flanked by barbed-wire fence and aspen and pine trees; mountain range of the Rocky Mountain National Park in distance.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Barbecue Great Divide
- Men, women and children congregate near automobiles and makeshift picnic tables at Great Divide, Moffat County, Colorado; dogs wander among people.
- September 21, 1917
- Arapahoe Peak and the thumb, Ranch Creek
- A fence made of log posts and beams stands in the foreground of this view of Arapahoe Peak near Ranch Creek on the border of Grand and Boulder counties in Colorado. Ranch Creek is a tributary of the Fraser River, a branch of the Colorado River...
- [between 1899 and 1910?]
- 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?]
- Lower end of Cozens' meadow
- Two tall pine trees stand in the foreground of this view across a meadow at William Cozens' ranch near Fraser in Grand County, Colorado. A fence lines the property. Cozens was the first official sheriff of Gilpin County, Colorado.
- [between 1899 and 1904?]
- 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?]
- Ranch Creek
- Ranch Creek winds around the base of a hillside in this view from the top of a mountain ridge 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...
- [between 1899 and 1910?]
- Biography, unidentified groups
- Three unidentified men stand in front of a screened-in porch of a house. The man in the middle wears his pants tucked into his cowboy boots. All three wear suits.
- [between 1915 and 1931?]
- Biography, unidentified groups
- A large group of unidentified men in suits pose in rows in front of a large stone wall. The men in the front row sit on a ledge with their legs dangling.
- [between 1910 and 1931?]
- Indians, Pueblo, Pecos
- Large rocks lie scattered in the foreground in this landscape scene, possibly near the Pecos Mission in New Mexico or at Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. The tops of several trees are in the background, and gray clouds line the sky.
- [between 1915 and 1931?]
- Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde
- View of Cliff Palace, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Mt. Abram
- View of 12,800-foot, snow-covered Mt. Abram (later called Abrams Mountain) located southeast of Ouray, Colorado on the border between Ouray and San Juan Counties.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- Decending [sic] trail from Indian Village of Acoma, N.M.
- View of man descending sandy trail from mesa to Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico; view framed by rock formations; shows a man carrying folded stool and possibly art supplies tucked under his arm.
- Acoma (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Artists--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Trails & paths--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Church Pueblo Acoma, N.M.
- View of church at Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico; shows beehive oven, square oven, church constructed of adobe with adobe courtyard walls, two steeples, and a rock wall center right.
- Acoma (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Churches--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Pueblo of Acoma, N.M.
- Distant view of Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico; shows horse and mule- drawn wagon with one man, and wagon tracks in sand.
- Acoma (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Acoma, N.M.
- View of dirt and rock street, Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico; shows two-story pueblo walls constructed of adobe and rock, log ladders extending to second stories, two burros standing next to bundled firewood stacked by beehive oven, and meat or venison...
- Acoma (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Streets--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Street scene, Acoma, N.M.
- View of dirt street of Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico; shows group of Acoma women with shawls walking away from camera, wooden or log ladders extending to second stories, pueblo walls of adobe and rock construction, and chickens in distant background.
- Acoma (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Streets--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Olga Nethersole's car, Colo. Spgs. & C. C. Ry.
- Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway passenger car with actress Olga Nethersole and others on board; Colorado; Olga and fashionably dressed men and women seated on rear deck of car; "The Short Line" railroad workers and other...
- Actresses--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- A Colorado strawberry patch
- View of large strawberry field, West Lake Ranch, possibly Adams County, Colorado; numerous men & women picking strawberries; small wooden frame shed and canvas tent, background left; straw hats & bonnets, dog seated amidst pickers, wooden baskets...
- Adams County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fruit industry--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Harvesting--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Strawberries--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.
- [1910.]
- Turning water through headgate, Burlington Ditch
- Men crowd an irrigation canal, watching water pour through sluices of the Burlington Ditch in Adams County, Colorado; cement-mixing construction equipment is nearby.
- Adams County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Burlington Ditch (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Irrigation--Colorado--Adams County--1910-1920.
- 1910
- The Jay Adams cottage, Grand Lake
- View of log cabin belonging to Jay E. Adams, Grand Lake, Colorado; probably Adams' third cabin he built in Grand Lake area in 1912; Adams Falls on east inlet (formerly Ousel Falls) & Mount Adams in area named after Jay E. Adams; two-story rough...
- Adams, Jay E.--Homes & haunts.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cabins--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Grand Lake outlet
- View of east inlet of Grand Lake, Colorado with Mt. Cairns, Mt. Craig, Mt. Adams, Mt. Wescott, Mt. Patterson and fog in the background. A footbridge spans the water; trees cast a reflection.
- Adams, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cairns, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Craig, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Grand County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Patterson, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Wescott, Mount...
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Adirondacks - Mirror Lake
- A view of Mirror Lake in the Adirondack Mountains (Essex County), New York; shows landscape with cottages, fences, boathouses, and hotels near the lake.
- Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.)--1890-1900.; Essex County (N.Y.)--1890-1900.; Mirror Lake (Essex County, N.Y.)--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--New York--Essex County--1890-1900.
- [1890]
- The Dreamer, Santa Fe, N.M.
- A woman sits on a round cushion in front of a fireplace in an adobe house in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has her knees drawn toward her and rests her arms on them. She wears a dark dress. A wood cross rests on the mantle above the fireplace. Several...
- Adobe buildings--1910-1920.; Fireplaces--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1910-1920.; Houses--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1910-1920.; Interiors--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1910-1920.
- [1912?]
- 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?]
- Mexican house near Harrison's North Side River
- A woman with a broom stands in the door of an adobe house in Northern New Mexico. Chile ristras hang from the rafters on the porch and corn dries on a cloth. Corn husks, pottery and baskets are nearby. A man and children are at the end of the...
- Adobe buildings--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Food drying--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Houses--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1931?]
- Sunset at Zuni Pueblo
- The sun sets over a shallow river near Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico. A large mesa is silhouetted in the distance across from the buildings of the pueblo.
- Adobe buildings--New Mexico--1920-1930.; Mesas--New Mexico--1920-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1920-1930.; Sunrises & sunsets--New Mexico--1920-1930.; Zuni Indians--Structures--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- General view whole Zuni Pueblo
- Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico, including the gardens surrounded by stick fences, is shown from a distance.
- Adobe buildings--New Mexico--1920-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1920-1930.; Zuni Indians--Structures--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Entryway of house near Guadalupe from under porch, Santa Fe, N.M.
- A Hispanic man and woman pose under the porch of the entryway to an adobe house in Santa Fe. The man is seated on a wood chair and the woman stands leaning against the wall. She wears a long, full skirt. A wood ladder is propped against the wall...
- Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1910-1920.; Hispanic Americans-- New Mexico--Santa Fe--1910-1920.; Houses--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1910-1920.
- [1912?]
- Best view of Old Palace restored from West end in street
- Restoration of the Old Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe was completed in 1913. A wagon stands on the dirt road in front of the Palace. In the distance, burros laden with alfalfa are led up the street. A few people walk under the overhang of the...
- Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1910-1920.; Pack animals--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1910-1920.; Palace of the Governors (Santa Fe, N.M.)
- [1913?]
- A. J. Beckwith Grocery Company, Denver
- View of Adolphus J. Beckwith Grocery Company, 408-410 16th (sixteenth) Street, Denver, Colorado; shows ceiling fan over entryway, displays of fruit, vegetables, canned goods, and window lettering: "Fresh meats," "Poultry & Fish," "Eggs," "Butter,"...
- Adolphus J. Beckwith Grocery Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900- 1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1899 and 1920]
- Indian race
- Native American men race horses past a crowd of men behind a fence and in viewing stands. Banners read: "Big Special Program at the Crystal Theatre" and "Best Moving Picture ...orchestra."
- Advertisements--Colorado--1920-1930.; Horse racing--Colorado--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Social life--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1931?]
- Squaw race
- Two Native American women race their horses past a large crowd congregated behind a fence on the side of a dirt track. One woman is ahead of the other. Some of the men in the crowd stand on the fence rails. A square, viewing stand holds more people...
- Advertisements--Colorado--1920-1930.; Horse racing--Colorado--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Women--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1931?]
- Agnes Memorial
- View of cottages at the Agnes Memorial Sanitarium in Denver, Colorado; shows frame and canvas cabanas, and men in folding chairs. Lettering reads: "The Tucker Tent Co."
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- September 29, 1905
- Denver hospitals & sanitariums, Agnes Memorial
- Interior view of the Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (built by Lawrence Phipps; opened in 1903; closed 1932); a row of female patients sit on rocking chairs placed between beds on a sleeping porch.
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1903 and 1920?]
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium, Denver Colo.
- Exterior view of main building and wing of the Agnes Memorial Sanatorium in Denver, Colorado (opened in 1904; closed in 1932); built by Lawrence Phipps in memory of his mother, Agnes McCall Phipps.
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Denver hospitals & sanitoriums, Agnes Mem. (Phipps) Sanitorium
- View of the Agnes Memorial Sanatorium in Denver, Colorado (opened in 1904; closed in 1932); built by Lawrence Phipps in memory of his mother, Agnes McCall Phipps.
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Denver, hospitals & sanitoriums, Agnes Mem. (Phipps) Sanitarium
- View of a lounge in the Agnes Memorial Sanatorium, Denver, Colorado (built by Lawrence Phipps in memory of his mother, Agnes McCall Phipps; opened in 1904; closed in 1932) shows men playing chess and checkers and reading.
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Apple pickers at dinner, Westlake Orchard
- Large group of men sit and stand along two long wooden tables set with china, pitchers and coffee pots, inside a walled tent, at Westlake orchard, Colorado.
- Agricultural laborers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tents--Colorado--1900-1910.
- October 16, 1909
- Harvesting sugar beets
- Farm workers, horse-drawn wagons, and mule-drawn equipment harvest beets somewhere in Colorado, probably Front Range or Eastern Colorado; shows large sugar beet field, several mule-drawn & horse-drawn wagons loaded or ready to be loaded with sugar...
- Agricultural laborers--Colorado--1900-1920.; Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1920.; Beets--Colorado--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--1900-1920.; Harvesting--Colorado--1900-1920.; Sugar industry--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Harvesting Colorado potatoes
- Men, horse-drawn equipment, and machinery harvest potatoes, somewhere in Colorado, possibly Front Range or Eastern Colorado; shows large potato field, farmworkers, a man in suit (probably farmer or overseer), another man in suit inspecting potato...
- Agricultural laborers--Colorado--1900-1920.; Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--1900-1920.; Harvesting machinery--Colorado--1900-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Sugar beet field
- Northern Colorado beet field, near Brighton(?);a group of men in overalls shovel and fork beets into a wide furrow; shows another group of men and women in long dresses and scarves in background.
- Agricultural laborers--Colorado--1900-1930.; Beets--Colorado--1900-1930.; Farming--Colorado--1900-1930.; Sugar industry--Colorado--1900-1930.
- [between 1901 and 1927]
- Dr. Waggner's 200 Acres of Wheat, 24 Bu. Per Acre, 531-6-62, 7/26/'18
- View of men and wheat threshing machinery in a field (probably) on eastern plains near the Front Range of Colorado; men sit on bushel bags (printed: "Bemis Extra Heavy Seamless").
- Agricultural laborers--Colorado--1910-1920.; Farming--Colorado--1910-1920.; Threshing machines--Colorado--1910-1920.; Wheat--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1918
- Stacking oats
- View of horse-drawn farm wagon in field of cut oats; shows man in field with farm implement and a large stack of cut oats.
- Agricultural machinery & implements--Colorado--1890-1910.; Oats--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Threshing in Colorado
- Complete view of threshing operation, Wilmont Farm, Colorado; shows machinery needed to run thresher, mule-drawn wagon with crop piled high awaiting threshing, partially emptied wagon with crop being placed into thresher, and horse-drawn wagon...
- Agricultural machinery & implements--Colorado--1900-1920.; Farming--Colorado--1900-1920.; Threshing--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]