Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 300 choice recipes
- Cookbook created by the Ladies of the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the cookbook are various recipes and household tips provided by the ladies.
- Cooking, American--Colorado.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.
- 1892
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 33, 1909 October 2
- Whale Mill, Clear Creek County
- View of the Whale Mining Company Mill on Clear Creek near Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The large brick mill is designed to process ore using the Bertola process. Attached to the mill are two brick wings. Upstream from the mill a...
- Whale Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--Buildings--1870-1880.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Dams--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.; Mills--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1870 and 1875?]
- The Anaconda Mine, Gold Hill, Cripple Creek
- A group of men sit on and stand near sacks filled with raw ore from the Anaconda Tunnel Mine in the Cripple Creek Mining District (Teller County), Colorado. Some of the men wear work clothes, others appear to be business men and are dressed in...
- Anaconda Tunnel Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
- 1892
- The School house
- View of a frame building identified as a schoolhouse with a gabled roof, a brick chimney, side windows, and gutters in probably Hahns Peak (Routt County), Colorado. Shows a barrel and a broom beside the school building. A fence and livestock are...
- Hahns Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Pagosa Main St.
- View of Main Street in Pagosa Springs (Archuleta County), Colorado. Shows commercial store fronts with awnings, pedestrians, a parked car. A sign on an awning reads: "Groceries." A sign on a building reads: "Citizens Bank of Pagosa Springs."
- Citizens Bank of Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Archuleta County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Banks--Colorado--Pagosa Springs--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Pagosa Springs--1900-1910.; False...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- The Hundley stage line to Cripple Creek via C.M. Ry.
- Men pose inside and on top of stagecoaches on the Hundley stage line to Cripple Creek, possibly near Divide (Teller County), Colorado. Stagecoaches are drawn by teams of horses and carry luggage or crates. The men wear suits and hats. A fence and a...
- Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1894?]
- The Hundley stage line to Cripple Creek via C.M.R.R.
- Horse-drawn stagecoaches on the Hundley stage line to Cripple Creek are on a dirt road in probably Teller County, Colorado. Men wear suits, hats, and coats and pose on the road, inside stagecoaches, or on stagecoach roofs. Shows a meadow and dense...
- Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1890.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1883?]
- Steamboat Springs, Colorado
- Panoramic view of frame and log houses, churches, and commercial buildings on probably Lincoln Avenue in Steamboat Springs (Routt County), Colorado. Shows the Yampa River in a valley and snow on mountains in the distance.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Yampa River (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Pikes Peak from Templeton's Gap
- Ranch buildings, cows, and fences are in a meadow near a rocky ridge in an area identified as "Templeton's Gap" in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Smoke rises above a structure with perhaps a thatched roof. Snow is on Pikes Peak in the...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cattle--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Farms--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ranches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1897?]
- Hot Sulphur Springs
- A man stands on a footbridge with rope sides over the Colorado River in Hot Sulphur Springs (Grand County), Colorado. Shows frame buildings at the hot springs and the Frank Byers ranch. The three-story "Willows" frame house is near a sagebrush...
- Byers, Frank S.--Homes & haunts.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1900.; Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1890-1900.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1890-1900.;...
- 1899
- Hot Sulphur Springs
- View of a footbridge with rope sides over the Colorado River and buildings in Hot Sulphur Springs (Grand County), Colorado. Shows the two-story frame Kinney House Hotel with balconies, nearby canvas tents, and a covered wagon. Trees are beside the...
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1900.; Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1890-1900.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1890-1900.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Hot Sulphur...
- 1899
- Pearl St., 13th looking west
- Men and women pose on Pearl Street at the intersection of 13th (Thirteenth) Street in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. People are on the porch of the two-story Colorado House hotel with a gabled roof. The first brick commercial building in...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Boulder--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Boulder--1860-1870.; Corrals--Colorado--Boulder--1860-1870.; Hotels--Colorado--Boulder--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Boulder--1860-1870.
- 1866
- First track laying to the Chautauqua, Boulder, Colo.
- View of street car track construction near Chautauqua Park on University Hill in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. Men stand near tracks and railroad ties. Shows the stone Catholic girls' school Mount St. Gertrude Academy and the Chautauqua...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Construction--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Street railroads--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Restaurant in Creede
- Men and women sit or stand and pose in front of a canvas tent restaurant in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. A banner on the tent reads: "Restaurant, Meals At All Hours." Nearby structures have log foundations and canvas roofs. Women wear fitted...
- Creede (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Restaurants--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Platoro mining district
- Men stand by abandoned sheds, ore cars, a log cabin, and pipes at the Miser Mine in the Platoro District, (Conejos) County, Colorado.
- Miser Mine (Conejos County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Platoro (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--Platoro--1900-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Platoro--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Platoro--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Platoro--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 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?]
- Entrance to Lady Belle Mine "a"
- View of hills and scrub near the Lady Belle mine south of Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lady Bell Mine (Eagle County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Chamberlin Observatory, University of Denver
- A man poses on the steps of the Chamberlin Observatory at Fillmore Street and Warren Avenue on the Campus of the University of Denver, in Colorado. The Richardsonian Romanesque structure, designed by Robert S. Roeschlaub, is constructed from...
- Chamberlin Observatory (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; University of Denver (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Astronomical observatories--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1898 and 1910?]
- Holly Sugar Corp plant, Delta, Colo
- View of a Holly Sugar Corporation beet processing factory in Delta (Delta County) Colorado; shows cars, cement buildings, a smokestack, and a mesa.
- Holly Sugar Corporation--Buildings--1920-1930.; Delta (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Delta--1920-1930.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Delta--1920-1930.
- 1924, January 21
- Man by canal
- Outdoor portrait of a teenaged boy by Archer Canal, in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Industries - construction - scene at Alameda subway
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavation, men working, and the wooden bridge over the South Platte River.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1900 or 1910]
- Plant site of the Monarch Shale Oil Co.
- View of oil shale formations and Roan Cliffs at Conn Creek, in Garfield County, Colorado; also shows a Monarch Shale Oil Company building and tailings.
- Monarch Shale Oil Company--Facilities--1910-1920.; Oil-shales--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1910-1920.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Plant of the Index Shale Oil Co., De Beque, Colo.
- View of the Index Shale Oil Company retort near De Beque (Mesa County), Colorado; cliffs of Mount Blaine (Mount Index) are behind sheds, pipes, and tanks.
- Index Shale Oil Company--Buildings--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--Mesa County--1920-1930.; Blaine, Mount (Garfield County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Mesa County--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Mount Blaine and neighboring oil shale mountains on Roan Creek, near De Beque, Colo.
- View of the Roan Creek valley and Mount Blaine (Mount Index) in Garfield County, Colorado; shows a farmhouse, livestock pens, and a car on a dirt road. Clouds top the Roan Cliffs.
- Blaine, Mount (Garfield County, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1910-1930.; Valleys--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Mountains of oil shale near De Beque, Colorado
- View of oil shale deposits in the Roan Cliffs in Mesa or Garfield County, Colorado; a shed and roads cut through scrub brush.
- Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mountains--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Main portion of plan of Index Shale Oil Co, De Beque, Colo.
- View of oil shale processing facilities at the Index Shale Oil Company in De Beque (Mesa County) Colorado; shows storage bins, crusher house, and smokestacks.
- Index Oil Shale Company--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Plant of Monarch Shale Oil Co., (Ginet Process), near De Beque, Colo.
- Men pose by the Monarch Shale Oil Company shale oil extraction facility near De Beque (Mesa County), Colorado; pipes and sheds are on a steep slope.
- Monarch Shale Oil Company--1910-1920.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Petroleum...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Downtown Rifle, Colorado
- Men, women, and boys pose by storefronts in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; letters read: "E. McLearn & Co. Groceries & General Merchandise - Gents Furnishing Boots and Shoes." Bunting drapes the cornice; a wicker baby stroller is in a horse...
- E. McLearn & Co. (Rifle, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; General stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- J. W. Hugus
- Women, men, boys, girls, a baby and horses pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado, by a store with bunting and letters: "J.W. Hugus & Co. General Merchandise and Farm Implements," and "Post Office." Posters read: "Smoke Hunting," "Star Tobacco,"...
- J.W. Hugus & Co. (Rifle, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1920.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; General stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; People--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Goldfield
- View of frame mine buildings, houses and probably narrow gauge Golden Circle Railroad tracks in Goldfield (Teller County), Colorado. Shows the "K.G.T. Ore Hauling" building beside railroad bridges and freight cars.
- Goldfield (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Goldfield--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Goldfield--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Goldfield--1890-1900.
- between 1897 and 1898?
- Tipple & Washer, Gray Creek
- View of a tipple, a smokestack and a washer building at the Victor American Fuel Company Gray Creek coal camp (Las Animas County), Colorado. Mine buildings are in a valley and a tipple is over Gray Creek.
- Gray Creek (Colo. : Town)--1900-1920.; Gray Creek (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Gray Creek Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Gray Creek--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Gray Creek--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1907 and 1915?]
- Goldfield
- View of a railroad bridge or tipple, tailings piles and probably Golden Circle Railroad Company tracks in Goldfield (Teller County), Colorado. A man stands on railroad tracks and smoke rises from smokestacks on a hillside in the distance.
- Golden Circle Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Goldfield (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Goldfield--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Goldfield--1890-1910.
- [between 1897 and 1902]
- Keota
- Men, women and children gather in a crowd in Keota (Weld County), Colorado. The men wear suits; the women wear dresses and hold parasols. Shows commercial buildings.
- Keota (Colo.)--1910-1920.; People--Colorado--Keota--1910-1920.
- 1913 August 8
- Tomichi Ave. west from Main St.
- People stand near businesses on Main Street and Tomichi Avenue in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. A horse drawn wagon reads: "Conrad's Budweiser Beer." Signs on commercial buildings read: "Meat Market," "City Lodging, Rooms," "Boston Bakery"...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- 1881
- North side Tomichi Ave., east from Pine St.
- Horse-drawn wagons and people are in front of commercial buildings on Tomichi Avenue in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Signs on frame buildings read: "Livery & Feed," "Office of Gunnison Transfer Co.," "Canadian Restaurant & Saloon" and...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercials streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [1882]
- Boys in knee pants
- Studio portrait of boys; outfits include knee pants and spotted silk ties.
- Boys--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Baby on fur rug
- Studio portrait of a baby in a brocade and embroidered dress.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Infants--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Elegant woman
- Studio portrait of a woman in a jockey point bodice with ribbons, watch and chain jewelry, and an upswept hair style.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Man in smock
- Studio portrait of a man by a rustic bench. He wears a workman's apron.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Little girl
- Studio portrait of a girl in a pillbox hat and lace collar. She holds a ball or toy.
- Girls--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Siblings
- Studio portrait of a young man and two girls; outfits include a puff sleeved blouse and high button shoes.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Families--1890-1900.; Girls--1890-1900.; Teenagers--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman
- Full length studio portrait of a woman who faces the side and rests her hands on a fur rug. She wears a dress with a small bustle and slightly puffy sleeves. Her hair is pulled back from her face and her short curly bangs are styled over her...
- Dresses--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1891
- South Platte River (?)
- View of (probably) the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado; people stand among trees.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; People--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Parade on 14th St.
- View of a parade on 14th (Fourteenth) Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows spectators, a sign: "Cisler & Donehue Framing," a marching band, and a man with a drum and pennant: "Ft. Morgan."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Marching bands--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Parade on 14th St.
- View of a parade on 14th (Fourteenth) Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows spectators, a sign: "Cisler & Donehue Framing," and a marching band in uniform.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Marching bands--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Studio portrait of a man
- Studio bust portrait of a man with a side-parted hairstyle and a moustache in a suit with a wide, silk tie.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman in a dress or blouse with a pleated panel in the front, upstanding puffed sleeves and a lace collar fastened with a bar pin. The woman has wavy bangs and her hair is pinned back.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Thorpie (Mary Louise Thorp Kennicott Comstock) at gate in Canon City
- Mary Louise Thorp Kennicott Comstock poses by houses in Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado; she wears a double breasted wool jacket with puff shoulders, and a straw hat with a feather. Iron and picket fences line the yards; numbers on a porch...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1910.; Comstock, Marie Louise.
- [between 1899 and 1903?]
- Mary Azuba Smith Kennicott, wife of Frank Kennicott. Mother of Eugenia and Anna
- Mary Azuba Smith Kennicott reads a letter at the Kennicott Ranch in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado; a cat is in her lap. Interior decor includes book shelves and lace curtains.
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cats--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Reading--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1899 and 1903?]