Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Canon of the Roaring Forks
- View of the Roaring Fork River in Roaring Fork Canyon, between Glenwood Springs, Colorado, and Aspen, Colorado; calm water flows at left; wagon road at right, with horse-drawn wagon and passenger in distance; telegraph poles run parallel to river.
- Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Glendale Stock Farm near Aspen Colo. Midland Ry
- View of hereford cattle herd grazing in fenced rangeland, with buildings of the Glendale Stock Farm, near Aspen, Colorado.
- Hereford cattle--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- The Bear River in Routt County Colo.
- View of a bridge spanning the Bear River in Routt County, Colorado; shows trees on bank, driftwood near rocky shore, and mountains in background.
- Bear River (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Routt County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Routt County--1910-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Routt County--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Bright Angel Trail Grand Canon
- View of the Bright Angel Trail of the Grand Canyon, Arizona, taken along the rim; switchbacks of the steep trail descend into the canyon; buildings along the South Rim are visible.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1920.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1920.; Rivers--Arizona--1900-1920.; Trails & paths--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1900- 1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920]
- Clear Creek Canon
- View, from downstream, of a wide portion of Clear Creek Canyon west of Denver, Colorado.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Coal dumping device, McGregor Mine
- A man in overalls and cap stands at the controls of a coal- dumping device at the McGregor Mine in Milner, Colorado; the cylindrical device is housed inside a structure with exposed wooden rafters and supports.
- Milner (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Milner--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Milner--1910-1920.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Milner--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Colo. Capitol Bldg. Denver
- Southwestward view of the State Capitol building in Denver, Colorado, taken from upper story of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Cathedral on Colfax Avenue; Hotel Hesse is visible across from Capitol at corner of Colfax Avenue and Grant Street.
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1918?]
- Coal dumping device, McGregor Mine
- View of a coal dumping device at the McGregor Mine in Milner, Colorado; the device is housed in a warehouse-type two-story structure with exposed rafters and supports; an open cylindrical metal device with rails on top level dumps coal to lower...
- Milner (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Milner--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Milner--1910-1920.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Milner--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Colo. National Bank Bldg. Denver
- Exterior view of the Colorado National Bank building at 17th (Seventeenth) and Champa Streets in Denver, Colorado; built in 1915 from Colorado Yule marble; neoclassical design by Arthur A. Fisher and William E. Fisher; shows street car tracks and...
- Colorado National Bank--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920]
- A Colorado irrigation ditch
- View of an irrigation ditch on farmland near the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado; two men stand on cement embankment next to sluice; mountains in distance.
- Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1920.; Irrigation--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- A Colorado irrigation ditch
- View, from downstream, of an irrigation ditch on the eastern plains of Colorado; water foams as it tumbles through wood-slatted sluice; cows graze on banks of ditch; fenced farmland in background; flat horizon with windmill and trees.
- Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cattle--Colorado--1900-1920.; Irrigation--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Dawson Colo. townsite
- View of small buildings amid fields with baled hay at Dawson, Colorado (Routt County); bushes and trees line a water source, probably a creek (not visible) in foreground; hills in background.
- Dawson (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Dawson--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Dawson Ranch, Routt Co.
- View of a schoolhouse and fields on the Dawson Ranch in Routt County, Colorado; at left, small schoolhouse with bell tower at the juncture of two dirt roads; fenced fields with baled hay and stacking implement at mid-ground; brush and utility poles...
- Dawson (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Agricultural machinery & implements--Colorado--Dawson--1910- 1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Dawson--1910-1920.; Hay--Colorado--Dawson--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Dawson--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Dry Mesa Farm in Routt Co. Colo.
- View of the Dry Mesa Farm in Routt County, Colorado; wide expanse of fenced fields with baled hay; two horses graze at left; farmhouses at distant left; hills in background.
- Routt County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Farms--Colorado--Routt County--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- 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; road descends toward valley of Estes Park; mountain range of the Rocky Mountain...
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Halfway House, Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canon of the Colo.
- Northward view of the Halfway House on the Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona; shows resting pack-mules, men and women standing next to the mules and sitting in the shade next to a roofless stone-block building, and the...
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.); Mules--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900-1920.; Pack animals--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900- 1920.; Trails & paths--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1900- 1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920]
- Hotel Stanley, Estes Park
- View of the Hotel Stanley in Estes Park, Colorado (completed in 1909); complex includes main hotel, two smaller buildings, and stable; pine trees in foreground; mountains in background.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Estes Park--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Interior Denver Union Station
- Interior view of the Denver, Colorado, Union Station railroad depot taken from second floor; shows sunlight through arched windows, chandeliers, benches in waiting room, and marked portals: "To Trains, News, Check Stand, Restaurant, Women."
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Long's Peak Inn, Estes Park
- Exterior view of the Longs Peak Inn at Estes Park, Colorado (rebuilt in 1906; burned in 1949); shows dirt road leads to large log cabin-style inn with automobile parked in front; sign at doorway reads "ice cream"; smaller log cabin structure at...
- Longs Peak Inn (Estes Park, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lodges--Colorado--Estes Park--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Long's Peak
- View of 14,255-foot Longs Peak, west of Estes Park, Colorado; shows gently sloping meadow with pine trees in foreground.
- Longs Peak (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Montezuma Colo
- View of mining town of Montezuma, Colorado, from hillside above town; pine trees in foreground; Snake River at right; mountain in background.
- Montezuma (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Snake River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Montezuma--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Mt. Harris, Colo, Colo.-Utah Coal Co. camp
- View of Mt. Harris, Colorado, town owned by the Colorado-Utah Coal Company; shows tracks of the Denver and Salt Lake Railroad (Moffat Road), rows of identical residences (some under construction), coal tipple, smokestacks in distance, and...
- Colorado-Utah Coal Company--1910-1920.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Harris, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Mount Harris--1910-1920.; Industry--Colorado--Mount Harris--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- [1915?]
- Plowing Dry Farm Mesa Land, Routt County
- View of a man plowing a field with a five-horse team in Routt County, Colorado; a strip of plowed land extends across the image; hills in background.
- Routt County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Routt County--1910-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--Routt--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- William F. Cody with horse
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands holding his horse's reins inside a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He talks with a man standing outside the arena with John Burke, press agent for the Wild West Show. Cody wears a dark hat...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Bessemer Steelwks., Pueblo, Colo.
- Exterior view of Bessemer Steelworks, Pueblo, Colorado; Denver & Rio Grande Railroad stock cars parked on siding; additional freight & hopper cars parked on elevated track nearer industrial plant.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Pueblo--1900-1920.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Pueblo--1900-1920.; Steel industry--Colorado--Pueblo--1900-1920.; Bessemer Steelworks (Pueblo, Colo.)
- [between 1909 and 1915]
- Childrens public swimming pool, Lincoln Park, Denver
- View of boys swimming in Lincoln Park's public pool, Denver, Colorado; men, women and children standing behind wire fence watching swimmers, boys standing in doorway of bath house.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Children swimming--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1911 and 1915]
- Elderado [sic] Spgs/ from Crags, Moffat Road
- Bird's eye glimpse of Eldorado Springs, Colorado in South Boulder Canyon from Hotel Crags reached via Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake), Moffat Road; South Boulder Creek drainage; possibly distant view of...
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Boulder Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--1900-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.; Hotel Crags (Eldorado Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1908 and 1912?]
- Hotel Crags and Elderado [sic] Spgs., Moffat Road
- Bird's eye view across top of Hotel Crags down South Boulder Canyon to Eldorado Springs, Colorado and the Plains; hotel & viewpoint via Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake); resort and cabins at one time reached...
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Boulder Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--1900-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.; Hotel Crags (Eldorado Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1908 and 1912]
- Junction of Egeria and Rock Creeks, Moffat Road
- View towards junction of Egeria & Rock Creeks, Colorado reached via Denver & Salt Lake Railroad (formerly Denver, Northwestern & Pacific); mountain ledges & ridges, small plateaus and valley.
- Egeria Creek (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rock Creek (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1907 and 1915]
- Looking north from Cheeseman [sic] Park
- View of Cheesman Park's dirt road and landscaped circle drive towards substantial brick residences possibly on High or Gilpin Street, Denver, Colorado; horse-drawn wagons & carriages, early automobiles parked along tree-lined curbs.
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1915]
- South from Rock Creek Canon, Moffat Road
- View south from Rock Creek Canyon, Colorado reached via Denver & Salt Lake Railroad (formerly Denver, Northwestern & Pacific), Moffat Road; rocky ledges above canyon; small distant portion of standard gauge track, center left edge.
- Rock Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1907 and 1915]
- Atlas Mill
- View of the Atlas gold and silver mill and slag pile near Ouray, Colorado; 12,698-foot Stony Mountain in background.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Stony Mountain (Ouray County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- The Camp Bird
- View of the Camp Bird gold mine near Ouray, Colorado (discovered by Thomas F. Walsh in 1896), shows worker's dormitories and manager's residence.
- Mining camps--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Gold mining--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- Childrens Fountain, City Park, Denver
- Close view of the Children's Fountain at the south shore of City Park Lake in Denver, Colorado; marble sculpture is Max Blondet's copy of a sculpture in Dusseldorf, Germany; sculpture depicts three smiling children who sit huddled together looking...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children playing in water--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- City Hall and Library, Ouray Colo.
- Exterior view of the City Hall and Library located on Sixth (6th) Avenue between Main and Fourth (4th) Streets in Ouray, Colorado.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1920.; City & town halls--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- Clear Creek Canon, from Lookout Mtn Auto Road
- View west of Clear Creek Canyon taken from Lookout Mountain Auto Road west of Golden, Colorado.
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Denver Mtn. Park Auto Road
- View of the Denver Mountain Park Auto Road west of Denver, Colorado, taken from hillside above road; at right, dirt road with guardrails curves along the side of Lookout Mountain with an automobile turning the corner; in valley below, Clear Creek...
- Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1920]
- Denver-Colo. Springs Auto Road
- Southward view of the dirt automobile road between Denver and Colorado Springs, Colorado; shows fences, utility poles, cultivated fields, and snow-covered 14,110-foot Pikes Peak at distant horizon.
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1901 and 1920]
- Entrance to Box Canon
- View of the entrance to Box Canyon, southwest of Ouray, Colorado; shows Canyon Creek and footbridge.
- Box Canyon (Ouray County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyon Creek (Ouray County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ouray County (Colo)--1900-1920.; Ouray County (Colo)--1920-1930.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- Denver, Colo.
- Northwestward view of downtown Denver, Colorado, taken from dome of State Capitol building at intersection of Lincoln Street and Colfax Avenue; businesses include Scholtz Drug Co., Cole Motor Co., Boss Rubber Co., Goodyear Tire and Rubber, and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1915]
- Golden and plains from Lookout Mtn. Auto Road
- View east of Golden, Colorado taken from Lookout Mountain Auto Road in Rocky Mountain foothills west of Denver, Colorado; shows campus of Colorado School of Mines, Coors Brewery, North and South Table Mountains, and eastern plains extending to...
- Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Monument Valley Park, Colo. Springs
- View of tree-lined lake at Monument Valley Park in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Monument Valley Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1901 and 1920]
- 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]
- Mt. of the Holy Cross
- Copy of a Thomas Moran painting, "Mountain of the Holy Cross" shows Mt. Holy Cross in Sawatch Range of Rocky Mountains, near Minturn, Colorado.
- Holy Cross, Mount of the (Colo.)--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Ouray County Court House
- Exterior view of the brick Ouray County Courthouse at Fourth (4th) Street and Sixth (6th) Avenue in Ouray, Colorado (built in 1888).
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- Pike's Peak from Antlers Hotel
- Westward view of Pikes Peak from an upper story of the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado (completed in 1901); stairway in foreground leads to manicured gardens; two people are seated near pathway at center right; an overpass at far left...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1901 and 1920]
- Pike's Peak from Colo. Springs
- View of snow-covered 14,110-foot Pikes Peak from Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1901 and 1920]
- Pike's Peak
- View of snow-covered Pikes Peak from bluff above Monument Creek near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1901 and 1920]
- Plain from Lookout Mtn.
- Westward view of roadside businesses along the Lookout Mountain Automobile Road west of Denver, Colorado (part of the Denver Mountain Park system); two early automobiles are parked beside road, one with two passengers and one empty; several men...
- Lookout Mountain (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Lookout Mountain--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Vista in Monument Valley Park, Colo. Springs
- View of snow-covered, 14,110-foot Pikes Peak taken from Monument Valley Park in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1901 and 1920]