Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Holy Cross Mtn.
- View of 13,996-foot Mount of the Holy Cross (Sawatch Range, Rocky Mountains) near Minturn, Colorado; shows snow in crevasses and stream cascading.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- 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]
- Unidentified white man, wearing coat & tie, bust
- Unidentified male, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing suit coat, vest and bow tie.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Mt. Abram [sic], Ouray and Silverton toll road
- A man on horseback stands on the Otto Mears Toll Road in Ouray County Colorado. Shows trees and rocky ledges in a canyon. Snow is on Abrams Mountain in the distance.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Valley of the Yellowstone, below Boettlers [sic]
- View of a valley of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming from a cliff. Shows channels and small islands in the Yellowstone River, rock formations, trees, and brush. The Absaroka Range and Emigrant Peak are in the distance.
- Absaroka Range (Mont. and Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Emigrant Peak (Mont.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River Valley--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Channels--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions...
- [1871.]
- Valley of the Yellowstone, above first canon
- View of a valley of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows channels and small islands in the Yellowstone River, rock formations, trees, and brush. The Absaroka Range and Emigrant Peak are in the distance.
- Absaroka Range (Mont. and Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River Valley--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Channels--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National...
- [1871.]
- Shoshone Mountains from Indian Hill, Wyoming
- A view of probably Park County, Wyoming. Shows a rock outcrop with the snow-capped Absaroka Mountains and a pine forest in the distance.
- Absaroka Range (Mont. and Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Mountains--Wyoming--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Wyoming--1890-1900.
- 1892
- 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?]
- 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]
- 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]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man, probably an actor, with wavy hair. He wears a silk or satin jacket with embroidered flowers, satin knickers, an embroidered, possibly velvet tunic with lace cuffs, stockings and slippers. The man poses with an arm raised,...
- Actors--1890-1910.; Costumes--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Jobyna Howland
- Full-length studio portrait of Jobyna Howland, stage and screen actress and comedienne; born in Indianapolis, educated in Denver; daughter of Joby A. Howland, minstrel man; made New York stage debut in 1899; original "Gibson Girl" (posed for artist...
- Actresses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Gibson girls--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Howland, Jobyna d. 1936.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Adams Falls, Grand Lake
- Adams Falls (or possibly Ouzel Falls named by Enos Mills after Ouzel bird or "water dipper"), Grand Lake, Colorado; shows rocky and narrow cascading waterfall. The Falls was reached via Moffat Road, Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later...
- Adams Falls (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920]
- 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, Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Ry., the Moffat Road
- Partial view of Grand Lake, Colorado and tree-lined shoreline reached via Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake), Moffat Road; rowboat moored to shore and sailboat moored in lake, two women seated atop boulders...
- Adams, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cairns, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Craig, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1900-1920.; Patterson, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Wescott, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes &...
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- 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]
- Elderly woman
- Studio portrait of an elderly woman with eye glasses, an embroidered lace collar, and a shawl with fringe.
- Aged persons--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man
- Studio bust portrait of an elderly man with short hair and a beard. He wears a suit with a starched collar and a tie.
- Aged persons--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with facial wrinkles. The woman wears her hair pulled tightly back, a dress with a buttoned bodice, probably velvet lapels, puffed sleeves, a high collar and a bow with a broach attached to it.
- Aged persons--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- 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]
- Irrigating Colo. potatoes
- Man with shovel irrigating potato field, somewhere in Colorado, possibly Front Range; shows rows of potato plants and a farmer in overalls.
- Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 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]
- Colorado wheat field on the C. & S. Ry.
- View of wheat field along the Colorado and Southern Railway's narrow gauge tracks; shows harvested and bundled wheat in Colorado field; Rocky Mountains and foothills in distant background.
- Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1920.; Wheat--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Wheat field on the C.& S. Ry.
- View of a wheat field near the Colorado and Southern Railway; shows sheaves of wheat in a Colorado field; sun filters through clouds onto distant mountains.
- Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1920.; Wheat--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Alfalfa and wheat
- Colorado Front Range alfalfa field, possibly in the South Platte Valley; shows field of cut alfalfa, ranch with frame gable house, wagons, sheds, planted tree windbreaks, haystacks, and cut and shieved wheat piles in background.
- Alfalfa--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Alfalfa
- Colorado Front Range alfalfa field, possibly in the South Platte Valley; shows large hay stacks in field of cut alfalfa in piles and frame gable house with tree windbreak.
- Alfalfa--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Alfalfa
- Colorado Front Range alfalfa field, possibly in the South Platte Valley; shows two men standing in alfalfa and large hay stacks.
- Alfalfa--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Alfalfa
- Colorado Front Range alfalfa field, in the South Platte Valley; shows man in derby hat next to a waist high pile and haystacks in distance.
- Alfalfa--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]
- Seed alfalfa in eastern Colo.
- Three men stand in thigh high seed alfalfa field on eastern Colorado plains.
- Alfalfa--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Alice, view looking southwest
- Southwest across Alice, in Clear Creek County, Colorado is one of the largest mining camps in the Fall River valley below Saint (St.) Mary's Glacier, settled in the early 1880s. Widely scattered ruins of the small boom town include mines and...
- Alice (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Alice--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Betsy Alle nee Van Marten
- Studio portrait of Betsy Allen (Van Marten). She wears a brooch and lace collar.
- Allen, Betsy.; Women--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1875]
- Allenspark citizens at Clara Belle mine while it was still in operation
- A group of Allenspark citizens pose around an ore cart on a cable at Clara Belle mine, eight miles north of Ward, in Boulder County, Colorado. The group includes young boys and one small girl, women in long skirts and bonnets, and men in white...
- Allenspark (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Allenspark--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1900]
- Altman, Colo., highest incorporated town in the world, elevation 11,146 feet. Pike's Peak in background.
- View of Altman, Colorado, located three miles north of Victor, on a saddle between Bull Hill and Bull Cliff, Teller County, includes wood frame residences, log cabins, sheds, false front businesses, smelters, and mines, and tailing dumps. Business...
- Altman (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Camp of Colo. State Militia, Bull Hill, Colo. [?] 12 [?]
- Panoramic view, probably during a mining labor strike, of frame buildings in the town of Altman (Teller County), Colorado and tents in rows at a military encampment in a nearby meadow. A flagpole with an American flag is near tents, and soldiers in...
- Altman (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Military camps--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.
- [1894]
- Altman
- View northeast over remains of Altman, Colorado, located three miles north of Victor, on a saddle between Bull Hill and Bull Cliff, Teller County, shows a few wood frame structures. Mine shaft headframes and tailing dumps show on the slope. Pikes...
- Altman (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Altman--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- Hotel Alvarado, Albuquerque N.M., Harvey System, A.T.S.F.RY.
- View of Fred Harvey Hotel Alvarado, Rio Grande Valley, Albuquerque (Bernalillo County) New Mexico; shows a sprawling Mission- style building with arcades, towers, and a terra-cotta roof, the Santa Fe depot, and a man with horse drawn wagon.
- Alvarado Hotel (Albuquerque, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1910.; Fred Harvey (Firm)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Hotels--New...
- [1904]
- Hotel Alvarado, Albuquerque N.M., Harvey System, A. T. S.F. RY.
- View of Fred Harvey's Hotel Alvarado, Rio Grande Valley, Albuquerque (Bernalillo County) New Mexico; shows a Mission-style building with arcades, towers, and a terra-cotta roof, the Santa Fe depot, and a Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe passenger train.
- Alvarado Hotel (Albuquerque, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1910.; Fred Harvey (Firm)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- 1904
- American Fork Canon, Utah
- View of the American Fork River in the American Fork Canyon in Utah County, Utah. Shows steep canyon walls, boulders and trees.
- American Fork Canyon (Utah)--1880-1900.; American Fork Creek (Utah)--1880-1900.; Utah County (Utah)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Utah--Utah County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Utah--Utah County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- American House
- A covered pedestrian walkway encloses the American House hotel at 16th (Sixteenth) and Blake Streets in Denver, Colorado, prior to demolition. The hotel windows have no glass.
- American House--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933
- American House, 16th & Blake
- View of the American House hotel at 16th (Sixteenth) and Blake Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows a three-story brick building with metal fire escapes and a covered entry. Signs on side of building read: "Chas. A Nicholls Press. Printing" and "Look...
- American House--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933
- American National Bank
- This exterior view of the landmark American National Bank on the southeast corner of Fifth and Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado, shows the Romanesque Revival-style structure constructed in 1891 of rusticated red sandstone with brick upper...
- American National Bank (Leadville, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- The Ames Monument near Sherman, U.P.R.Y.
- View of the Ames Monument on the Union Pacific Railway near Sherman (Albany County), Wyoming. The granite brick pyramid has a bas relief of Oakes Ames near the top. A man stands next to the base of the monument. The monument plaque reads: "Born...
- Ames, Oakes, 1804-1873--Monuments.; Sherman (Wyo.)--1880-1900.; Monuments & memorials--Wyoming--Sherman--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Ouray & Amphitheater
- Aerial view of Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows The Amphitheater with eroded vegetated slopes and Cascade Falls. View of residences, the Ouray County Courthouse, Beaumont Hotel and the public school.
- Amphitheater, The (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1888 and 1900?]
- Ouray, Colorado
- An aerial view of Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado shows the town and The Amphitheater a small valley above the town. Wood frame houses, commercial and public buildings and unpaved streets are in the town.
- Amphitheater, The (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Towns & cities--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Moonlight on Lake Alice [sic]
- The Amphitheatre, an eroded butte, is reflected in Trappers Lake in the Flat Tops Wilderness of Garfield County, Colorado.
- Amphitheatre (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Flat Tops Wilderness (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Trappers Lake (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Buttes--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1920.;...
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Feeding the chipmonk [sic]
- A woman, her hair in a bun, and child, both in long dresses, sit on the steps of a mining cabin feeding a waffle to a chipmunk, in (possibly) Shaeffer, Silverton district, Colorado; shows liquor bottle and coffee pot on table, a barrel, a bucket,...
- Animal feeding--Colorado--1890-1900.; Cabins--Colorado--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Ox team
- A Covered wagon drawn by two oxen, one cow and one horse; shows a man at the reins with a young girl in a cloth bonnet seated next to him, a dirt road with power and telephone lines, and structures and trees.
- Animal teams--1890-1920.; Covered wagons--1890-1920.; Girls--1890-1920.; Ox teams--1890-1920.
- [194-?]
- Animas Forks
- View of Animas Forks in the Animas River valley (San Juan County), Colorado; shows the dilapidated Walsh house with a front gable and projecting bay; thick clouds top the Red Mountains in the distance.
- Animas Forks (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Animas Forks--1920-1940.; Roads--Colorado--Animas Forks--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]