Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Somewhere en route
- Nine Tenth Mountain Division, Mountain Training Group Members ski away from the camera towards the right, somewhere in route during their trek from Leadville to Aspen, Colorado. All are wearing woollen ski uniforms, and very large knapsacks, which...
- Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Ski troops--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 1944
- Professor Arthur L. Campa, Sr.
- Professor Arthur L. Campa, Sr., author, renowned scholar, historian and professor of cultural anthropology sits on horseback somewhere in the mountains of New Mexico. He wears a cowboy hat, white shirt, bow tie and leather chaps. Another horse and...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Chaps.; Horseback riding.; Teachers.; Campa, Arthur L. (Arthur Leon), 1905-1978--Pictorial works.; College teachers--New Mexico--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1940 and 1946?]
- Unidentified family group
- A woman and children pose for a group portrait on a porch in probably western Colorado. Probably the mother sits and girls and a boy stand nearby. Girls wear plaid or dogtooth patterned dresses with ruffled collars or ties. A boy wears a shirt with...
- Children--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Paul Gregg's Lake Sweetwater & Glenwood
- View of a log cabin on "Gregg's Lake," somewhere in Colorado.
- Log cabins--Colorado--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Paul Gregg's Lake
- View of automobiles on a bridge near "Gregg's Lake," somewhere in Colorado; one by a postage box has letters: "US Mail."
- Automobiles--Colorado--1920-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--1920-1930.; Postal service--Colorado--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Paul Gregg's Lake
- View of automobiles on a bridge near "Gregg's Lake," somewhere in (probably) Colorado; one by a postage box has letters: "US Mail."
- Automobiles--Colorado--1920-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--1920-1930.; Postal service--Colorado--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Cattle roundup
- A large heard of cattle moves over a dirt road and a grassy plain probably somewhere in Texas. A lone cowboy on a horse stands on a hill nearby.
- Cattle herding--Texas--1890-1900.; Cattle--Texas--1890-1900.; Plains--Texas--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- One of Colorado's irrigation ditches
- View of water running through sluice of an irrigation ditch somewhere in Colorado; field in background with low vegetation, flat horizon.
- Irrigation--Colorado--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- D & R G W Ala - Dur Xmas odd scenic view - Amargo-Monero 473 between rock cut ahead
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive 473 and coaches pass by rocky crags somewhere between Alamosa and Durango, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cresco--1940-1950.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1940-1950.
- December 25, 1948
- Bldg. the NP over the switchback bold decapod
- Workers of the Northern Pacific Railroad construct track around a snowy, switchback curve somewhere in Colorado. Many of the workers stand on top of a flatbed car stacked with logs.
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--1880-1890.; Railroad construction workers--Colorado--1880-1890.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Elk, No, 15
- An elk stands amidst the trees in a snowy forest, somewhere in Colorado.
- Elk--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1899
- About to land a big one
- Fishing scene somewhere in Colorado possibly South Platte Canyon; man stands in river trying to net or "land" his fish; he wears a wicker creel around shoulder.
- Fishing nets--Colorado--1900-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- An anxious moment
- Fishing scene somewhere in Colorado possibly in South Platte Canyon along Colorado & Southern Railway; man trying to "land" or net fish from river; railroad grade and tracks, background.
- Fishing nets--Colorado--1900-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Colorado mining
- View of two arrastras, large horizontal wheels, powered by water brought in by flumes, somewhere in early mining camp in Colorado. The wheels were possibly used for crushing ore or as a sluice box.
- Mining--Colorado--1870-1880.
- 1876
- One of Colorado's irrigation canals
- Large irrigation canal somewhere in Colorado; three boys in a canoe floating in canal, three other boys standing alongside shore.
- Irrigation canals and flumes--Colorado--1890-1910.; Boys--Colorado--1890-1910.; Canoes--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colo. beef cattle
- Herd of cattle (herefords) near pond somewhere in Colorado; stockyards and corrals, background; edge of barn, background left.
- Cattle--Colorado--1900-1910.; Stockyards--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Spaying [sic] fruit trees in Colorado
- Men operating fruit spraying equipment to protect blossoms somewhere in Colorado; a horse-drawn open bed wagon holds spray apparatus, men work with hoses.
- Fruit trees--Colorado--1890-1910.; Spraying and dusting in agriculture--Colorado--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Happy campers
- View of a campsite along a stream and stone roadbase, somewhere in the Colorado Rockies, shows ladies in jackets, ties, kneepants, and boots raising a toast, a man playing with a dog, a canvas tent, cooking utensils, campfire, and a thermos; pines...
- Colorado--1920-1930.; Campfires--Colorado--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--1920-1930.; Streams--Colorado--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Now I've got him
- Fishing scene somewhere in Colorado possibly in South Platte Canyon; man standing in river and "landing" fish in net; wicker creel around shoulder.
- Fishing nets--Colorado--1900-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Patiently waiting
- Fishing scene somewhere in Colorado possibly in South Platte Canyon; man standing on boulder along shore fishing in river, wicker creel.
- Fishing--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Returning from wild flower hunt, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Large group of men, women & children (boys & girls) holding bouquets of wildflowers picked somewhere in Colorado along Colorado & Midland Railway; group standing in front of & on rear passenger car platform.
- Bouquets--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Wildflowers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Feeding cattle on sugar beet pulp
- Large herd of cattle being fed sugar beet pulp somewhere in Colorado, possibly northeastern; barbed wire fence, foreground; man standing in horse-drawn wagon pitching feed into bins; barn and meandering stream with more cattle, background.
- Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1910.; Beets--Colorado--1900-1910.; Cattle--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Harvesting celery in Colorado
- Rows of celery plants in large field ready for harvest somewhere in Colorado; horse-drawn harvester, man in rear also assisting team of horses and driver; empty wooden crates & one row of crates packed with celery, center left; men boxing and group...
- Celery--Colorado--1900-1910.; Croplands--Colorado--1900-1910.; Farming--Colorado--1900-1910.; Harvesting--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Irrigating in Colorado
- Unidentified man standing in irrigation ditch somewhere in Colorado; man in boots standing in ditch with water holding a shovel; two two-story wooden frame residences, farm buildings, sheds, outhouse, & canvas tents in background; man, woman &...
- Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1910.; Irrigation--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Land seaks [sic] bound for Routt Co., Colo.
- Two men dressed in suits standing outside wooden frame building, probably somewhere in Routt County, Colorado; edge of passenger train car, left.
- Routt County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Passengers--Colorado--Routt County--1910-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Routt County--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1915]
- Shotes [sic] in Routt County
- Group of piglets (or shoats) near corral gate with burro passing through open gate somewhere in Routt County, Colorado; partial view of large barn and other mules, background.
- Routt County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Donkeys--Colorado--Routt County--1910-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Routt County--1910-1920.; Swine--Colorado--Routt County--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1915]
- A summer camp in Colorado
- Camp scene somewhere in Colorado amidst pine & aspen grove; large canvas tent supported by wooden posts open to front with awning extended to include "front porch", lean-to attached to side, stacked rocks framing front wall; three women inside...
- Camping--Colorado--1890-1910.; Tents--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Wild flower excursionests, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Large group of primarily men and women and some children holding bouquets of wildflowers picked somewhere in Colorado along Colorado Midland Railway.
- Bouquets--Colorado--1900-1910.; Wildflowers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Where the big ones are
- Fishing scene somewhere in Colorado possibly in South Platte Canyon; man with wicker creel wading into river from shore "landing" a fish.
- Fishing--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Beavers at work
- Close-up view of two beavers amongst reeds working on their lodge somewhere in Colorado; pond; farm or ranch houses, background; distant view of mountain ridge.
- Beavers--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- A Colo. Midland fish story
- View of three men holding stringer of nine fish caught somewhere along the Colorado Midland Railway line in Colorado; three additional fish atop wicker creel, probably trout.
- Fishing--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Colo. Midland wildflower excursion
- View of large group of men, women & children holding bouquets of wildflowers posed behind Colorado Midland Railway passenger train, somewhere in Colorado; observation car number 111 preserved at Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado;...
- Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Wildflowers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Cutting dry farm rye, Moffat Road
- View of horse-drawn machinery cutting rye field, probably somewhere in Routt County, Colorado reached via Denver & Salt Lake Railroad (formerly Denver, Northwestern & Pacific), Moffat Road; three-horse team, two men standing in field ready to...
- Dry farming--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Routt County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Harvesting--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1908 and 1915]
- Colorado scenery
- View of snow covered trees and hills somewhere in Colorado.
- Colorado--1930-1970.; Snow--Colorado--1930-1970.; Trees--Colorado--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Colorado scenery
- View of a portion of an unidentified stream as it tumbles over rocks somewhere in Colorado.
- Colorado--1930-1970.; Streams--Colorado--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Colorado scenery
- View of snow-capped peaks that rise above timberline and the foothills that lead up to them somewhere in Colorado.
- Colorado--1930-1970.; Mountains--Colorado--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Colorado scenery
- View down into canyon shows railroad tracks along a river, somewhere in Colorado.
- Colorado--1930-1950.; Canyons--Colorado--1930-1950.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1930-1950.; Rivers--Colorado--1930-1950.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Colorado scenery
- View of rolling hills covered by patches of pine trees, and a single residence in the distance, somewhere in Colorado.
- Colorado--1930-1970.; Hills--Colorado--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Colorado scenery
- View, somewhere in Colorado, of pine tree covered foothills and snow-capped mountains.
- Colorado--1930-1970.; Mountains--Colorado--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Near Telluride
- View of dilapidated mining buildings and mine tailings, somewhere near Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado; San Juan range shows in the background.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--San Miguel County--1930-1970.; San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1930-1970.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Near Telluride
- View of a dilapidated shaft house and a large pile of mine tailings somewhere near Telluride in San Miguel County(?), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--San Miguel County--1930-1970.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--San Miguel County--1930- 1970.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Near Telluride
- View of a dilapidated shaft house and a large pile of mine tailings somewhere near Telluride in San Miguel County(?), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--San Miguel County--1930-1970.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--San Miguel County--1930- 1970.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Noontide at the water hole
- View of cattle drinking water from a stream, possibly somewhere in Routt County, Colorado; small ravine with trees.
- Cattle--Colorado--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Oat field, Moffat Road
- View of men and boys standing in neck-deep field of oats, probably somewhere in Routt County, Colorado reached via Denver & Salt Lake Railroad (formerly Denver, Northwestern & Pacific), Moffat Road; oat field in small canyon.
- Routt County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Oats--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1908 and 1915]
- Reaping dry farm rye, Moffat Road
- View of man driving three-horse team led reaper and another man bundling cut rye probably somewhere in Routt County, Colorado reached via Denver & Salt Lake Railroad (formerly Denver, Northwestern & Pacific), Moffat Road; man holding whip to drive...
- Dry farming--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Routt County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Harvesting--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1908 and 1915]
- Colorado scenery
- View of a river and rock walls somewhere in Colorado.
- Colorado--1930-1970.; Rivers--Colorado--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Colorado scenery
- View of a flower garden, rail fence, and a peak somewhere in Colorado.
- Colorado--1930-1970.; Flowers--Colorado--1930-1970.; Gardens--Colorado--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Colorado scenery
- View of a tepee, poles, and pine trees somewhere in Colorado.
- Colorado--1930-1970.; Pines--Colorado--1930-1970.; Tipis--Colorado--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Colorado scenery
- View of pine trees and open space somewhere in Colorado.
- Colorado--1930-1970.; Pines--Colorado--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Colorado scenery
- View of rocky buttes and a river somewhere in Colorado.
- Colorado--1930-1970.; Buttes--Colorado--1930-1970.; Rivers--Colorado--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]