Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Canterbury Cathedral
- A view of Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, England, a Gothic building with towers and battlements, buttresses, tracery windows and spires.
- Canterbury Cathedral--1900-1910.; Canterbury (England)--1900-1910.; Anglican churches--England--Canterbury--1900-1910.; Cathedrals--England--Canterbury--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- York Minster
- A view of York Minster cathedral in York, England. Shows a Gothic building with tracery windows, towers with battlements, spires and statuary in niches.
- York Minster--1900-1910.; York (England)--1900-1910.; Anglican churches--England--York--1900-1910.; Cathedrals--England--York--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Peterborough Cathedral, front
- A view of Peterborough Cathedral in Peterborough, England from the west entrance shows the Gothic style building with pointed compound arches at the entryways, sculptured figures in niches and towers with spires and steeples.
- Peterborough Cathedral--1890-1910.; Peterborough (England)--1890-1910.; Anglican churches--England--Peterborough--1890-1910.; Cathedrals--England--Peterborough--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Westminster Abbey
- A view of Westminster Abbey shows the abbey in London, England. The church has flying buttresses, spires, louvered and stained glass windows.
- Westminster Abbey--1890-1910.; Westminster (England)--1890-1910.; Abbeys--England--1890-1910.; Anglican churches--England--1890-1910.
- [1890-1910?]
- Worchester [sic] Cathedral, from Northwest
- A view of Worcester Cathedral in Worcester, England, shows a Gothic style building with towers, spires, a rosette window and wall buttresses.
- Worcester Cathedral--1890-1910.; Worcester (England)--1890-1910.; Anglican churches--England--Worcester--1890-1910.; Cathedrals--England--Worcester--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Colorado corn cribs
- Three wire corn cribs on Weddlis farm (?) eastern plains, Colorado; shows chickens, wooden wagon, barn or shed roof, and wooden corral gate.
- Corn cribs--Colorado--1920-1930.; Farms--Colorado--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Colorado beans
- Colorado Front Range bean field, possibly in the South Platte Valley.
- Beans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Second cutting alfalfa
- Colorado Front Range alfalfa field, possibly in the South Platte Valley; shows three men in thigh-high alfalfa and two large hay stacks in background.
- Alfalfa--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Snowy Range from Bald Mountain, Colo.
- Panoramic view of snow-covered mountains in the Indian Peaks range in Boulder County, Colorado. Shows probably Paiute Peak and Sawtooth Mountain on the Continental Divide. Trees and a meadow are nearby
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Indian Peaks (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- The Bear's Cave, Green Lake, Colo.
- Two men sit on top of a rock formation above a cave near Guanella Pass in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Other men and women sit in the entrance to the cave.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Caves--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Guna Juato [i.e. Guanajuato]
- A view of Guanajuato (Guanajuato State), Mexico. Shows adobe houses with courtyards, a Spanish Colonial style church and cultivated plots of land.
- Guanajuato (Mexico)--1880-1900.; Cities and towns--Mexico--Guanajuato--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- A.E. Sheible, Jimmy Thomas, Joe Hart
- Albert E. Scheibel, secretary for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands with Jimmy Thomas and Joe Hart in the bleachers of a grandstand for the show at Earl's Court in England. Thomas rests his foot on a bleacher next to a basket with a sign...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Grandstands--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Hart, Joe.; Scheibel, Albert.; Thomas, Jimmy.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Pike's Peak from Garden of the Gods
- A view of Pikes Peak through Gate Rock at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gate Rock (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Gold King Mill near Silverton, Colo.
- View of the Gold King Mill in Gladstone in the Cement Creek valley, San Juan County Colorado. Shows a multi-tiered gold processing building with dormer windows, ore cars, smokestacks, mine tailings, and an American flag on a flagpole. Storm Peak is...
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Storm Peak (San Juan County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Gladstone--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1880-1900.; Ore industry--Colorado--Gladstone--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Gold King Tramway & Gladstone, Colo.
- Aerial view of mine buildings, the Gold King Mill Tramway, and ore buckets near Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. Buildings in Gladstone include multi-story boarding houses and Mogul Mill buildings. Shows Silverton, Gladstone and Northerly...
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gold King Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1910.
- [1906?]
- Silverton-Red Mountain wagon road
- A man sits in a horse-drawn wagon and poses on the Otto Mears toll road between Silverton and Red Mountain (San Juan County), Colorado. Horses stand near a log embankment on a hairpin turn in the road. Shows probably telegraph poles and wires on a...
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.; Toll roads--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1889?]
- Top of the world, from No. 2 level, Old Hundred Mine, Silverton, Colo.
- View of frame mine buildings at the Old Hundred Mill on Galena Mountain (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows multi-story buildings on a steep slope, sections of railroad and timber, a wooden head frame, talus slopes and snow on peaks in the San Juan...
- Galena Mountain (San Juan County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Old Hundred Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1908]
- Spring wheat
- Colorado Front Range spring wheat field, possibly in the South Platte Valley; shows large field of wheat with fully developed heads.
- Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.; Wheat--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Under the patronage of Royalty and the Marquis & Marchioness of Bute
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in front of the Deadwood Stagecoach, which was used in an act of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears thigh boots and a buckskin coat decorated with beaded flowers and tassles. He holds a long whip...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Twin Lakes
- View of Twin Lakes (Lake County), Colorado; shows Mount Elbert and Mount Massive in the distance.
- Elbert, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Wheat
- Colorado Front Range wheat field, possibly in the South Platte River Valley; shows large field of wheat with fully developed heads.
- Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.; Wheat--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- West Colfax viaduct steel bridge over Platte River
- View of the partially constructed West Colfax Viaduct during a delay in construction in Denver, Colorado. A railroad car is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1915 June
- West Colfax Viaduct
- View of a cement mixer and the West Colfax Viaduct during a delay in construction in Denver, Colorado. Sunflowers grow near the machinery.
- Concrete mixers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1915]
- Heiram and Alida Burton Elsie and Smith Payne Burton Children
- Shows Hiram and Alida Burton with their children Elsie and Smith Payne Burton. Two young children sit on the lap of the man. The young girl wears a dress, and the toddler wears a pullover with bloomers. The woman wears a dress with a lace collar...
- Burton, Alida.; Burton, Elsie.; Burton, Hiram Knight.; Burton, Smith Payne.; Children & adults--1850-1860.; Families--1850-1860.
- 1853?
- Gold King Mill, Gladstone, Colorado
- View of the Gold King Mill in Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows a multi-level, gable-roofed processing building with dormer windows, aerial tramway towers, Silverton, Gladstone, and Northerly Railroad Company railroad tracks, cribbing,...
- Silverton, Gladstone, and Northerly Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Gladstone (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1890-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Gladstone--1890-1910.; Ore industry--Colorado--Gladstone--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Gold Prince Mill
- Interior view of Gold Prince Mill in Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows an open beam ceiling, windows, staircase, and possibly a row of Wilfley concentrating tables.
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Ore industry--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1917?]
- Hoback Range
- A horse stands on a trail in Teton County or Sublette County, Wyoming. Shows mountains identified as the Hoback Range.
- Horses--Wyoming--1890-1900.; Mountains--Wyoming--1890-1900.
- 1892
- The Devil's Gate on the Sweetwater
- Men on horseback watch as a man carries another man piggyback across Sweetwater River in Natrona County, Wyoming. Shows Devil's Gate.
- Devil's Gate (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Natrona County (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Sweetwater River (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Fords (Stream crossings)--Wyoming--Natrona County--1890-1900.; Rivers--Wyoming--Natrona County--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Wyoming--Natrona...
- 1892
- The Seal Rock
- Sea lions sun themselves on Seal Rocks island in San Francisco County, California. Shows jagged rocks and waves in the Pacific Ocean.
- Pacific Ocean--1880-1900.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Seal Rocks (San Francisco, Calif.)--1880-1900.; Islands--California--San Francisco--1880-1900.; Oceans--California--San Francisco--1880-1900.; Sea lions--California--San...
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- The Golden Gate near Fort Point
- Men stand on rocks as waves splash against the seawall at Fort Point at the Golden Gate channel in San Francisco Bay, San Francisco County, California. Shows the corner of a pillbox.
- Fort Point (San Francisco, Calif.)--1880-1900.; Golden Gate (San Francisco, Calif.)--1880-1900.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1880-1900.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- The Bridal Veil
- View of Bridalveil Fall in Yosemite National Park (Mariposa County), California.
- Bridalveil Fall (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Waterfalls--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Canon Diablo
- View of a railroad trestle across Canyon Diablo in Coconino County, Arizona. The railroad bridge was built by the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad Company. Shows a stream and cliffs.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Diablo, Canyon (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Arizona--Coconino County--1880-1890.; Streams--Arizona--Coconino County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Boulder, Colorado
- View of Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. Shows the courthouse, a cut stone commercial block and homes. The Flatiron Mountains are in the distance.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Flatirons, The (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Burlington & Missouri R.R. Burlington combination
- This reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard shows a Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company locomotive and passenger and freight cars. The word "Burlington" on each car has been retouched. Other words on the cars, also retouched,...
- Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Railroads--1900-1910.
- 1900?
- Burlington & Missouri RR combination
- This reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard shows a Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company locomotive and passenger and freight cars. The word "Burlington" on each car has been retouched. Other words on the cars, also retouched,...
- Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--1900-1910.; Railroads--1900-1910.
- 1900?
- Freight train on viaduct
- Two Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company locomotives pull freight cars across a viaduct in California. Shows "Atchison" and "A&T" on car door.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--California--1900-1910.; Railroads--California--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Yellowstone National Park, Sylvan Lake, (Cody Road)
- View of Sylvan Lake from Cody Road in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming; the Absaroka Range is in the distance. Shows dense forests of tall pine trees. Marsh grass is near the shoreline.
- Absaroka Range (Mont. and Wyo.)--1900-1920.; Sylvan Lake (Wyo.)--1900-1920.; Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; National parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Monterey, Hotel del Monte. The Maze
- A woman stands at the entrance to a landscaped garden identified as "The Maze" at Hotel del Monte in Monterey (Monterey County), California. Shows a large hedge arch, Lebanon Cedars, palm trees, and manicured hedges.
- Hotel Del Monte (Monterey, Calif.)--Facilities--1880-1900.; Monterey (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Hedge mazes--California--Monterey--1800-1900.; Gardens--California--Monterey--1880-1900.; Landscape architecture facilities--California--Monterey--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1891?]
- Colorado, Beaver Dam
- View of a beaver dam on a creek in Colorado. Shows a field with a dense forest along its edge and mountains in the distance.
- Beaver dams--Colorado--1800-1900.; Meadows--Colorado--1800-1900.; Streams--Colorado--1800-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?)
- Cathedral Spires
- A man, woman, and child sit astride horses near Cathedral Spires, a sandstone rock formation in Garden of the Gods near Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows a dirt road and brush.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Union Depot, Denver
- A rooftop view of Union Station on Wynkoop Street between 16th (Sixteenth) and 18th (Eighteenth) Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows a Richardson Romanesque style building with skylights, dormers and a clock tower. Horses, carriages and people stand...
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1900]
- San Francisco Mountains
- A view of pine trees and the San Francisco Peaks (San Francisco Mountain) from near Flagstaff (Coconino County), Arizona. A man wearing a hat sits on a log.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco Peaks (Ariz.)--1870-1900.; Mountains--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Platte Canon near Deansbury
- Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad tracks beside the South Platte River in Platte Canyon (Douglas County and Jefferson County), near Deansbury, Colorado. Telegraph poles and lines are visible.
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--1880-1890.
- 1893
- Veta Pass, Dump Mountain
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande train with two locomotives near a dirt road on Veta (La Veta) Pass (Huerfano County), Colorado. Dump Mountain is in the distance. Men pose in windows or stand in doorways of the railroad cars. Lettering on a...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1870-1880.; Dump Mountain (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1870-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1877 and 1886?]
- Hotel Monte Christo, Salida, Colo.
- View of the three-story Hotel Monte Christo in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. The hotel is half-timbered frame building with a mansard roof, pendants, a central faceted tower, a balcony and a porch. A freight car, "C.R.S. Trust Series B, D.&...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Hotel Monte Christo (Salida, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Salida (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Salida--1880-1900.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Salida--1880-1900.; Railroad...
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Panorama of Arkansas Valley at Salida, Co
- View of the Arkansas River valley near Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks and a few houses are visible. The Sawatch Mountains, with Mount Shavano and Jones Peak is in the distance.
- Arkansas River--1880-1890.; Salida (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Sawatch Range (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.; Valleys--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Royal Gorge from the top, looking west
- A man sits on a rock above Royal Gorge (Fremont County), Colorado. The Arkansas River and Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks are in the canyon.
- Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.
- [between 1881 and 1900?]
- Ouray, Colorado
- A man poses by a pond surrounded by trees above Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. Cascade Mountain is in the distance.
- Cascade Mountain (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Buena Vista Drive, Garden of the Gods
- A man stands near a rock formation on Buena Vista Drive in Garden of the Gods near Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Mountains are in the distance.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Men--Colorado--Colorado Springs--188-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Rock...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- The Amphitheatre, Williams Canon
- View of a natural rock formation identified as The Amphitheatre in Williams Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. A dirt road and cabin are in the canyon.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Williams Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cabins--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]