Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Eureka - 1958 - looking toward Animas Forks
- View of a deep valley in Eureka, Colorado showing the steep slopes that descend into the Animas River Valley; includes cliff bands, pine trees, snow fields, and talus slopes.
- Eureka (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Valleys--Colorado--Eureka--1950-1960.
- 1958
- Silverton, Colo.
- View of Silverton, Colorado, looking north towards Anvil Mountain and Cement Creek valley. In the foreground, past the flood plain of the Animas River, are the Depot, tracks and spurs of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. Among the many buildings...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1911]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 13 Numbers 5 and 6, 1930 May-June
- Rocky slopes
- View of a drainage area between two rocky slopes with a few evergreens, possibly in Colorado.
- Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Dist. 19, "Sunnyside" Mrs. Shanahan, teacher, June 24, 1958 The name was Sunny Slopes
- Twelve young men, women, and girls stand in front of a one-story sod house with a hipped roof, used as a schoolhouse, about 18 miles southwest of Seibert, Colorado. A school bell is on the roof, with a shovel lying nearby; the building was called...
- Edgewater (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Edgewater--1910-1920.; Students--Colorado--Edgewater--1910-1920.; Love, Mertel, Mrs.
- 1911-1912
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 9
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1944 March 2
- Monument to Italians killed in avalanche
- View of an obelisk, the Italian Monument, in the Silver Plume Cemetery in Silver Plume, Colorado. The tall granite monument reads, "Sacred to the Memory of the Ten Italians, Victims of an Avalanche. February 12, 1899. Erected By the Public." The...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Monuments & memorials.; Obelisks.; Monuments--Colorado--Silver Plume--Pictorial works.; Memorials--Colorado--Silver Plume--Pictorial works.; Obelisks--Colorado--Silver Plume--Pictorial works.; Silver Plume...
- 2010
- The Lodge at Sunspot
- View of The Lodge at Sunspot located at 677 Winter Park Drive in Winter Park, Colorado. Built at an elevation of 10,700 feet, the building is located midway along the ski slopes of Winter Park Resort.
- The Lodge at Sunspot (Winter Park, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Mountain resorts--Colorado--Winter Park--2000-2010.; Winter Park (Colo.)--2000-2010.; The Lodge at Sunspot (Winter Park, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Mountain resorts--Colorado--Winter...
- 2004
- Confluence Park
- View of Confluence Park and the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. Shows concrete retaining walls, grass covered slopes, kayakers and a kayak course.
- Confluence Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1970-1980.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Parks.; Rivers.; Kayaking--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1977
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 11, 1919 November
- Municipal Facts: Volume 9 Numbers 5, 6 and 7, 1926 May-July
- Municipal Facts: Volume 11 Numbers 11 and 12, 1928 November-December
- Chance and Amethyst - Mines of Fire
- Men stand near a horse drawn wagon on a dirt road that weaves past buildings of the Last Chance and Amethyst Mines in Weaver near Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Split logs, industrial buildings, and mining equipment litter the slopes nearby....
- Amethyst Mine (Mineral County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Last Chance Mine (Mineral County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Weaver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1894?]
- Coal miners
- Three miners pose outside a mine at either the Berwind Mine in Las Animas County or the Rugby Mine in Huerfano County, Colorado. The men wear overalls and work boots. Electric mine lamps are attached to their caps and battery packs are at their...
- Coal mining--Colorado--1910-1930.; Miners--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Marshal [sic] Basin looking north
- View of frame mine buildings, tailings piles and steep mountain slopes above timberline in Marshall Basin (San Miguel County), Colorado. A narrow road grade is on talus. Shows possibly buildings of the Smuggler-Union Mine among frame structures in...
- Basins (Geology)--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.; Marshall Basin (Colo.)--1880-1890.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.; Valleys--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.
- [1889?]
- Sherman
- A man wears a suit and a derby hat and stands on a rocky slope above Sherman (Hinsdale County), Colorado. Log and frame houses are in town, and a mine building, possibly the Black Wonder Mill, is on a hillside. Shows steep mountain slopes above the...
- Sherman (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Sherman--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Sherman--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Sherman--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Shale cliffs facing Collbran
- View of layered shale cliffs near Collbran (Mesa County), Colorado. Trees are on mountain slopes and in a valley.
- Oil-shales--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1930.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cliffs--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1930.; Valleys--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Paper shale cliff, Battlement Mesa, facing Collbran
- A man wears overalls and a hat and holds a pick axe near the ledge of a layered shale cliff at Battlement Mesa area in probably Mesa County, Colorado. Shows a gorge and trees on steep slopes.
- Shale--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Battlement Mesa (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cliffs--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- A Mountain of oil shale near Grand Valley, Colorado
- View of a layered shale mesa in probably Mesa County or Garfield County, Colorado. Shows steep slopes, shale cliffs, and trees beside the Colorado River.
- Oil-shales--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1920.; Cliffs--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1917?]
- Platoro Mining District
- View of abandoned mine or mill sheds in the Platoro District, in (Conejos) County, Colorado; jagged, rocky slopes are in the background.
- Conejos County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Conejos County--1910-1920.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Conejos County--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Conejos County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Platoro Mining District
- View of a mine entrance in the Platoro District, in (Conejos) County, Colorado; scrub trees cover slopes.
- Conejos County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Conejos County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Platoro mining district
- View of the Platoro District, Conejos County, Colorado; shows felled timber, pine forest, hills, and steep slopes.
- Conejos County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Conejos County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Ouray
- View of a mill and railroad tracks in Ouray County, Colorado; slopes and sandstone outcroppings are in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1910.; Ore industry--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Platoro mining district
- View of the Platoro District, (Conejos County), Colorado; shows felled timber, pine forest, hills, and steep slopes.
- Conejos County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Conejos County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- American Shale Refining Company (Wingett Process), on Conn Creek
- View of an American Shale Refining Company oil shale processing facility near De Beque (Mesa County) Colorado; shows dormitories and outhouses. Road grade and tailings are on slopes of the Roan Cliffs.
- Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1920-1930.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- The Palisades, Alpine Pass
- View of The Palisades, a cliff beside Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad tracks near Alpine Station in Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows a stone support wall beside narrow gauge tracks, wagon roads and buildings in the valley. Snow is on steep...
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Palisades, The (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Sawatch Range (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Eagle River canon, Glenwood Extension, D.& R.G.R.R.
- View of the Eagle River in Eagle County, Colorado. A Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company locomotive, boxcars and caboose are on tracks in the canyon. A man on a boulder scoops water from the river. Shows utility poles beside the river and steep...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1900?]
- Loveland Pass tunnel, surface bldgs.
- View of support buildings associated with the construction of the proposed Loveland Pass Tunnel in Summit or Clear Creek County, Colorado. The small wood frame buildings are covered with tar paper and chimneys extend from the roofs. A sign on a...
- Loveland Pass (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Grand Canon of the Colorado
- Panoramic view of the sandstone canyons of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon in what became Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Shows vegetation on rock layers, steep slopes, and eroded rock walls and mesas in the distance.
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Denver Northwestern & Pacific RR. No. 300 in tunnel
- Engine No. 300 and cars of the Denver Northwestern & Pacific Railroad passes through a tunnel on the Moffat Road in Colorado. The engineer leans out of a window and a man stands in the tunnel behind the train. Shows rocky slopes, electric utility...
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910]
- Fishing Cheeseman [sic] Res
- A man and boy fish from a boat in Cheesman Lake (Douglas County), Colorado. Rocky slopes surround the water.
- Cheesman Lake (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Douglas County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fishing--Colorado--Douglas County--1900-1910.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Douglas County--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Bicyclist
- A bicyclist poses for a photo on a dirt road in a canyon, possibly in Colorado. Trees rise up the hill slopes and boulders and rocks are along the edge of the road.
- Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--1900-1910.; Cyclists--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Black Canon near Cimarron
- View of a Denver & Rio Grande Railroad bridge near Cimarron, Montrose County, Colorado. Shows a stream and the floor of a side canyon of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison and rocky slopes.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Sunrise from Pikes Peak
- View of clouds and rays of sunlight below the rock slopes of Pike's Peak, El Paso County, Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clouds--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Sunrises & sunsets--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Mtn's above Trout Lake, Colo.
- View of snow covered mountains and slopes near Trout Lake in San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows Rio Grande Southern Railroad tracks.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Snow--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Mountains near Trout Lake
- View of snow covered mountains and slopes near Trout Lake in San Miguel County Colorado. Show Rio Grande Southern Railroad tracks.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Snow--Colorado--San Miguel County--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?]
- Ascending the Mount of the Holy Cross
- Three men stand in a snowbank on Mount of the Holy Cross, Eagle County, Colorado. Shows rocky slopes, mountains and forests in the distance.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Holy Cross, Mount of the (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountaineering--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- M. & P.P. Ry. nearing the Summit
- The Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway winds along rocky slopes to the summit of Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado. Clouds roll over the top of the 14,110 foot summit.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Clouds--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895]
- Sunset from summit, Manitou and P.P. Ry. Colo.
- View of sunset through a field of clouds below rock slopes on Pike's Peak, El Paso County, Colorado. Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway cog railroad tracks are on the mountain.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1880-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Sunrises & sunsets--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Little Cottonwood Canon
- A young man leans on a large boulder in Little Cottonwood Canyon (Salt Lake County), Utah. Little Cottonwood Creek flows between the large granite boulders and rocks. Shows steep rocky slopes.
- Little Cottonwood Canyon (Salt Lake County, Utah)--1880-1890.; Little Cottonwood Creek (Salt Lake County, Utah)--1880-1890.; Salt Lake County (Utah)--1880-1890.; Boulders--Utah--Salt Lake County--1880-1890.; Canyons--Utah--Salt Lake...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- In Cottonwood Canon, Utah
- Passengers sit in covered carts in Little Cottonwood Canyon (Salt Lake County), Utah. The carts are mounted on railroad tracks and are pulled by teams of horses. Shows steep slopes, boulders, and brush.
- Little Cottonwood Canyon (Salt Lake County, Utah)--1880-1890.; Salt Lake County (Utah)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Utah--Salt Lake County--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Utah--Salt Lake County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Utah--Salt Lake County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Grand Canon of the Colorado
- Close-up view of a sandstone rock formation at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Shows tiers of sandstone rock, loose rock scattered on the ground, brush, and steep slopes.
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1910.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1910.; Rock formations--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Grand Canon of the Colorado
- Aerial view of sandstone canyons of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Shows vegetation on rock layers, steep slopes, and eroded rock walls and mesas in the distance.
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1910.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1910.; Rock formations--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Fremont's [sic] Lake
- Panoramic view of Fremont Lake (Sublette County), Wyoming. Fir trees and steep slopes are on two sides of the lake. Probably Fremont Ridge is across the lake.
- Fremont Lake (Wyo.)--1870-1900.; Fremont Ridge (Wyo.)--1870-1900.; Sublette County (Wyo.)--1870-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Wyoming--Sublette County--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1899?]
- Panorama from Wawona Point
- Panoramic view from Wawona Point of trees and mountains in the Mariposa Grove at Yosemite National Park, California. Shows Sequoia trees and steep snow-covered slopes.
- Mariposa Grove (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Wawona Point (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Forests--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1900.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Lake Tahoe and Mt. Tallac fm [sic] Cave Rock
- Two boats float on the waters of Lake Tahoe in Douglas County, Nevada. Shows a rocky shore and steep slopes. Snow-covered Mount Tallac is in the distance.
- Douglas County (Nev.)--1880-1900.; Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.)--1880-1900.; Tallac, Mount (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Boats--Nevada--Douglas County--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Nevada--Douglas County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Cascade Lake
- Mountains rise steeply from the banks of Cascade Lake in El Dorado County, California. Snow covers the rocky slopes.
- Cascade Lake (El Dorado County, Calif.)--1880-1900.; El Dorado County (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--California--El Dorado County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Mount Evans and Chicago Lake
- View of Mount Evans and Chicago Lakes in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Shows a small body of water in a deep valley. The slopes of the mountain are covered with snow.
- Chicago Lakes (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Evans, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Approach on the driveway
- View of a gravel driveway that leads to a rose garden in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. Roses and century plants grow on the slopes nearby. A man stands near a fence post.
- Pasadena (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Driveways--California--Pasadena--1890-1910.; Gardens--California--Pasadena--1890-1910.; Roses--California--Pasadena--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]