Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Jose Eufemio Trujillo
- José Eufemio Trujillo (right) sits at a table with an unidentified man in Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. José wears coveralls, a jacket and a wide brimmed hat, he has a mustache. The unidentified man pours a liquor bottle into a...
- Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mustaches.; Trujillo, Jose Eufemio--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Coal Basin, boiler house
- Smoke pours out of the boiler house at the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company mine at Coal Basin (Pitkin County), Colorado. The building is constructed of corrugated tin material. Several smokestacks extend from the roof of the building.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1890-1910.; Coal Basin (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Boiler houses--Colorado--Coal Basin--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Coal Basin--1890-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Coal Basin--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- CMA American Fluorspar supt & trucker at truckloading bin
- Men pose at night by a truck in (probably) Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado; lettering reads: "American Fluorspar Corp. Colo. Springs. Colo. PUC C-11420." Ore pours from a hopper.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dump trucks--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Dump truck
- A man in a Ford dump truck labeled: "2" pours out material into a pit, probably in Colorado. Shows a roof structure supported by wooden beams. The man wears a hat and vest.
- Dump trucks--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Pando, Camp Hale construction
- View of construction equipment at the Camp Hale site in the Pando Valley (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows steel scaffolding that holds coned feeders. Concrete pours from the bottom feeder into the top of a cement truck. Shows a man, dirt road and...
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Concrete mixers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Machinery--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Harrison Reduction Works, Leadville, Colo.
- View of the Harrison Reduction Works, a smelter located in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. The smelter is multi-story and has tin siding, brick chimneys, and smokestacks. A large holding tank is beside the building and liquid pours into it from...
- Harrison Reduction Works--1880-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; MIning.; Smelters.
- [between 1885 and 1893?]
- Before the rehearsal by R. T. Zimmerman
- A photograph of a painting by R. T. Zimmerman. A group of male musicians sit at a table, other musicians and a young boy sit and stand nearby. The young boy holds a horn instrument. A woman stands at another table and pours a liquid (water?) into...
- Musical instruments--1890-1900.; Musicians--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Art sculpture stylized figure "temperance"
- Close-up view of a statue that depicts a woman who pours liquid from a pitcher into a cup. She wears a robe.
- Statues--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- The camp near the Tetons
- Cowboys stand and sit in a camp near the Teton Range in Wyoming. Shows a campfire, cooking equipment, and preparations for a meal. Trout hang from the branches of a fireside smoker; horses stand saddled with gear. A man pours coffee in his cup, and...
- Camping--Wyoming--1870-1890.; Cowboys--Wyoming--1870-1890.; Horses--Wyoming--1870-1890.; Meadows--Wyoming--1870-1890.; Outdoor cookery--Wyoming--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Interior of Hance's Cabin at foot of trail
- Men sit and eat inside the ruins of Hance's cabin at the foot of Hance Trail in the Grand Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona. One man holds a frying pan over a fire and another pours from a bottle into a tin cup. Cans, plates, cups, and a coffee pot...
- Hance, John--Homes & haunts.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Cabins--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.; Eating & drinking--Arizona--Grand Canyon National...
- [between 1886 and 1900?]
- San Francisco
- View of an industrial and manufacturing area, possibly the China Basin district of San Francisco, California. Men walk on sidewalks, and horses pull wagons and carriages in the street. Smoke pours from chimneys over the densely packed brick...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Industrial facilities--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Mining household
- A group of miners, a woman, and children pose on the porch of a clapboard house probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. One man slings a gun over his shoulder and another pours beer from a bottle into a glass. A man standing on the porch pretends...
- Children--Colorado--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Yellowstone
- Evergreens frame view of Grotto Gesyer, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming; steam pours from the geyserite and is deposited on top of trees.
- Grotto Geyser (Wyo.)--1910-1930.; Yellowstone National Park--1910-1930.; Geysers--Wyoming--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- Rocky Mountain sugar factory
- Reflection of the American Cystal Sugar Company factory, Rocky Ford, Otero County, Colorado, shows on foreground water. Smoke pours from stacks of the large sugar beet processing plant with hoppers, elevators and monitor roofed metal buildings.
- American Crystal Sugar Company--1910-1920.; Rocky Ford (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Rocky Ford--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Alamosa, 1891
- Dark smoke pours from the Alamosa Milling & Elevator Co. in Alamosa County, Colorado. Several men in suits and hats, and two in white work clothes, pose on a platform with a cart loaded with white sacks of flour. Another man in a suit stands alone...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Flour & meal industry--Colorado--Alamosa--1890-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Alamosa--1890-1900.; Alamosa Milling & Elevator Co.
- [1891]
- Placer mining, Farncomb Hill
- Water pours from hoses on a hillside at a placer mine on Farncomb Hill (Summit County), Colorado. Surface structures and a sluice are nearby.
- Farncomb Hill (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1900.; Summit County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Hendrie-Bolthoff's foundry, Central City, 1941
- Snow covers the ruins of the Hendrie-Bolthoff Foundry in Central City. A decaying water sluice pours water into the creek below. The creek banks are muddy and partially covered with snow. The wood, masonry, and tin walls are crumbling and in decay....
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Foundries--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Ruins--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Wild West Show dishwasher
- In the foreground, a dishwasher for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show pours a large bucket of water into a washing basin in preparation of washing many stacks of dishes, pots and pans. He wears a hat and a long apron. A man sits in the shade under a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Dishwashing--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- 4 per cent [sic] grade on Barranca Hill, near Embudo N.M.
- Rio Grande ( Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad) Train 426, engine 475 (Schenectady type 2-8-2) on Barranca Hill, near Embudo, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Four percent grade on rocky slope above river, shows three cars, dark smoke pours from...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Rio Arriba County (N.M.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Rio Arriba County--1940- 1950.; Railroads--New Mexico--Rio Arriba County--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- Locomotive (Colo. & Southern) #8
- Colorado & Southern Locomotive Mogul Number 8 on Train 70 bound for Leadville; Denver Union Station, Colorado; narrow-gauge 2-6-0, Cooke construction 1554; steams pours from Bear Trap stack (Ridgeway spark arrester); shows station platform with...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [194-?]
- P.W.A. mining class, Denver
- Women operate a hydraulic gold placer mining rocker box, in a Public Works Administration class, in Denver, Colorado. One wears a big hat and pours from a bucket; gold pans are on the ground, and cars are nearby.
- United States. Public Works Administration.--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1933 and 1939?]
- Indian "Turkish bath"
- Two white men stand near a Native American (Shoshone or Bannock) bath in an area covered with tall grass and bushes. The bath is covered with a wooden frame. One man wears a military uniform. The other man wears a suit.
- Bannock Indians--Structures--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Structures--1880-1910.; Shoshoni Indians--Structures--1880-1910.; Steam baths--1880-1910.; Sweatbaths--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Potawatomi food preparation
- A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman pours a bowl of fruit onto a table on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Outdoor...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Potawatomi food preparation
- A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman pours fruit out of a bowl onto a table on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Outdoor...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Potawatomi food preparation
- A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman pours grain from a bowl into a pot suspended over a fire on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. A wooden table is nearby.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Outdoor...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Potawatomi food preparation
- A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman pours grain from a cup into a bowl on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. A tractor drawn farm rake is nearby.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Outdoor...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Potawatomi cook
- A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman pours grain from a bowl into a metal pot suspended over a fire on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Outdoor...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Milk and graham crackers being served to nursery school children in a block recreation hall
- Mrs. Sumi Kashiwagi pours milk from a white enamaled pitcher into a paper cup at a table full of nursery school children in a block recreation hall at Camp Amache, Prowers County, southeastern Colorado. Young Japanese-American girls wear barrets in...
- Japanese--Capture & imprisonment--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Detention facilities.; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners.; Amache (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Children--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.; Detention facilities--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.;...
- 1942 December 11
- Assay furnace Lowell Clark
- Lowell Clark pours an ore sample from a porcelain cup near an assay furnace in the Gold Cycle Mill, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Golden Cycle Corporation--1930-1940.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Furnaces--Colorado--El Paso County--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--El Paso County--1930-1940.; Smelters--Colorado--El Paso County--1930-1940.; Lowell, Clark.
- 1932, August 5
- Solution from filter presses
- Interior view of the Golden Cycle Mill in El Paso County, Colorado, as solution from the filter press pours into a collection tank.
- Golden Cycle Corporation--1930-1940.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--El Paso County--1930-1940.; Milling machines--Colorado--El Paso County--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--El Paso County--1930-1940.; Smelters--Colorado--El...
- 1932, August 3
- Miners
- Miners stand near a modified mine car with a screen in Colorado. One man pours a pan of water into the mine car. Spectators on bicycles stand nearby.
- Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--1920-1940.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--1920-1940.; Miners--Colorado--1920-1940.; Mining equipment--Colorado--1920-1940.; Mining--Colorado--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Cow Boys at Breakfast - South Platte Country
- Men hold plates of food probably in Colorado; one pours coffee into another's cup.
- Cowboys--Colorado--1880-1900.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Cliff modeling pouring glue into the forms
- A workman pours concrete into a form for the bear habitat at the zoo in City Park, Denver, Colorado. Another man stands near scaffolding.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver Zoo--1910-1920.; Animal housing--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1918 June
- Soda fountain in club house, Overland Park
- Women, children and men sit at the soda fountain and refreshment stand in the clubhouse at the Overland Park auto camp in the Overland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A woman pours a soda while another watches. Two men sit on stools at the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Clubhouses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Soda fountains--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1931?]
- Anaconda
- View across rooftops of Ananconda in Teller County, Colorado; includes wood frame gabled and hipped houses, log cabins, log houses, false fronts, lean-tos, outhouses, with wood shingle, sod, and plank board roofs; laundry hangs on clothesline in...
- Anaconda (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Privies--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Roofs--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Camp on bank of Rocky Mountain Lake
- A group of people stand under the awning of a large tent at Rocky Mountain Lake Park auto camp (motor camp) in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A young girl sits behind a table cluttered with dishes and a jar of milk. A woman pours...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Rocky Mountain Lake (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Rocky Mountain Lake Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Camping--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1917 and 1920?]
- Camping in Rocky Mt. Park
- A man and woman prepare a meal in the back of their camper at Rocky Mountain Lake Park in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The grill and cooking utensils sit on a drawer that slides under the truck. A dog sniffs at a platter of corn,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Rocky Mountain Lake Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Camping--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Couples--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Outdoor cookery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1918 and 1920?]
- Tomato juice machine Delta Canning Factory
- A worker wearing a hat, an apron, and heavy, leather boots pours a bucket of peeled tomatoes into the chute of a tomato press in a canning plant in the town of Delta, Colorado. Empty metal pails are behind the machine.
- Delta (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Factories--Colorado--Delta--1930-1940.; Food industry--Colorado--Delta--1930-1940.; Tomatoes.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Sugar pans, sugar factory, Eaton, Colo. 1902
- The sugar pans at the sugar factory in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado, are tall wood vats girdled by pipes with valves. Cylindrical hoppers are above the vats, and a balcony is supported by a metal column. Workers pose sitting, standing, or leaning...
- Eaton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Eaton--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Coming toward end at 1st and G St., Salida
- Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 268 (Santa Claus Train) and caboose 0578 approaches in Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado; smoke pours from the stack. A Christmas wreath and a pine tree are on the caboose. The train is near a truck and...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Salida (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Salida--1950-1960.; Christmas trees--Colorado--Salida--1950-1960.; Railroad cabooses--Colorado--Salida--1950-1960.; Railroad...
- 1950 January 22
- Dams & Reservoirs - Boulder Co.
- Water pours over the edge of Barker Dam near Boulder, Colorado. A pile of branches and other debris is in the foreground. A sign hangs on the side of the dam reading: "Danger No Trespassing $25.00 Reward for information leading to conviction of...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Taylor River
- Picnicers lounge on a slope along Taylor River, Gunnison, Colorado; left to right, Jones Longs, Mrs. Longs (wearing a fur coat), Larry Lawrence, Melvin Morrison, Professor Lake, Frank Egan. Some lie on a blanket with a picnic basket, metal bucket,...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Taylor River (Colo.); Picnics--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1889]
- Abel D. Breed ca. 1875
- $1,000 and tons of ore had been blocked out as a reserve. That year, Breed sold the mine to a group of investors from Holland for about $3 million with a cash down payment of $1.5 million. The mine is probably most famous for producing the silver...
- Capitalists and financiers--1870-1880.; Silver coffeepots--1870-1880.; Silver mining--Colorado--Caribou--1870-1880.; Breed, Abel D.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Picnic coffee
- Women picnic by an abandoned stone building in (probably) Colorado. They wear large hats; one pours a cup of coffee. One woman sits on a wooden seat from a wagon, the others sit on the ground.
- Picnics--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Campers spending the night under overhanging cliffs of Camp Rock
- View of a camp site under Camp Rock, a rock formation in Clear Creek County, Colorado. A woman holds a frying pan and a man pours coffee for a woman seated on the ground. Shows cooking utensils, food, and a camp fire pit with a metal chimney. The...
- Camp Rock (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.; Outdoor cookery--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Posey, Davis and the fish
- A man and a woman, identified as Posy and Davis, pose in a tent in probably Colorado. The woman, in a blouse and long skirt, pours coffee from a metal coffee pot into a tin cup. The man sits at a table with a table cloth and eats. Food containers...
- Couples--Colorado--1890-1910.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1890-1910.; Tables--Colorado--1890-1910.; Tents--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Watertown Library, New York
- Water from the Black River pours over a ledge in Watertown, New York. The backs of several businesses stand on the edge of the river, including a furniture store in the foreground and a glass manufacturer in the background. A person climbs up a...
- Black River (Herkimer County-Jefferson County, N.Y.)--1900- 1930.; Watertown (N.Y.)--1900-1930.; Commercial facilities--New York--Watertown--1900-1930.; People--New York--Watertown--1900-1930.; Rivers--New York--Watertown--1900-1930.
- [between 1905 and 1925?]
- Watertown, New York
- Water from the Black River pours over a ledge into a torrent of water in the foreground of this view of Watertown, New York in the background.
- Black River (Herkimer County-Jefferson County, N.Y.)--1900- 1930.; Watertown (N.Y.)--1900-1930.; Rivers--New York--Watertown--1900-1930.
- [between 1905 and 1925?]
- Colorado Fuel & Iron Company, Pueblo
- The Colorado Fuel & Iron Company in Pueblo, Colorado, was created in 1892 to produce iron and steel for use in continuing the narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Railway from Pueblo to Canon City. Smoke pours from two smokestacks in the left...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--1890-1910.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1910.; Smokestacks--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1910.; Steel...
- [between 1892 and 1910?]
- Evening Hi Jinks at Stead's camp "the first lift", the gag is: a volunteer and two regulars flanking him lay down and lock arms, ostensibly to be lifted by a muscled "rider." Instead the volunteer gets ice water poured in his pants.
- Joe Dekker pours ice water on a member of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies' pants, in a gag performance during the evening entertainment on the group's annual trail ride, at Stead's ranch camp near Estes Park in Larimer County, Colorado. Three...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Entertainment--Colorado--Larimer County--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--Larimer County--1950-1960.; Practical jokes--Colorado--Larimer...
- 1958 July