Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Irwin school house
- Men, women and children pose on the stairs of the Irwin school house building in Irwin (Gunnison County), Colorado. Men, teachers, and probably students wear fitted dresses or pinafores. Children and a dog sit on a step. William S. Hinkley stands...
- Irwin (Colo.)--1880-1900.; School children--Colorado--Irwin--1880-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Irwin--1880-1900.; Hinkley, William S.; Shaw, Charles N.
- [between 1882 and 1895?]
- M.E. Church, Yuma, Colo.
- View of the Methodist Episcopal Church on a dirt road in Yuma (Yuma County), Colorado. Shows the two-story brick church with pointed arch windows, bell tower and cement stairs. An automobile is parked along the road. A wood board sidewalk is...
- Yuma (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Methodist Episcopal churches--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.; Wooden sidewalks--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Lakewood Golf Club club house (burned)
- Men stand and pose beside stairs and an entrance to "The Colorado Golf Club" (later Lakewood Country Club) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. The two-story mission-style stucco building has a hipped roof, arched windows and doorways, a...
- Colorado Golf Club (Lakewood, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clubhouses--Colorado--Lakewood--1910-1920.; Country clubs--Colorado--Lakewood--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1913]
- Vapor cave near Glenwood Springs
- View of a wooden walkway and a brick bathhouse on the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon near Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Stairs lead up to Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company tracks. Shows a man near the walkway and a road...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1900.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1900.; Railroad...
- 1898 May 15
- Hotel Colorado, Glenwood Springs
- View of the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows a four story masonry Italianate style hotel with twin towers, a colonnade and fountain. Landscaped grounds show men near a wheelbarrow, a stepped waterfall, stone...
- Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fountains--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--Garfield County--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--Garfield County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Mr. Jordan's cabin
- View of a log house at (probably) the Kennicott Ranch in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado; a man is on the deck by stairs and a stone foundation.
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1903?]
- Mt. Lowe Railway, Alpine Inn
- A view of the Mt. Lowe Railway at the Ye Alpine Tavern in Altadena (Los Angeles County), California shows an open electric railroad car with tourists. The gabled roof, porches, stonework and stairs of the hotel are visible. A boardwalk and benches...
- Mount Lowe Railway--1880-1890.; Altadena (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Lowe, Mt. (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Electric railroads--California--Altadena--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Mt. Lowe Railway, cable incline
- A view of the cable incline at Mt. Lowe in Altadena (Los Angeles County), California, shows tourists in cable cars. Conductors in uniform stand near the cars. Stairs for entry are on either side of the cable line.
- Altadena (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Lowe, Mount (Los Angeles County, Calif.)--1890-1900.; Inclined railroads--California--Altadena--1890-1900.
- c1899
- Los Angeles, Cal. West Lake Park
- View of MacArthur (formerly Westlake Park) in the Westlake Neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Shows sidewalks, trees, and park benches. A boathouse is beside the lake, the round, open building has an arched arcade and is topped with a large...
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; MacArthur Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Westlake (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Boathouses.; Boats.; Lakes & ponds.; Parks.
- [1905?]
- Pasadena, Cal., residence on Orange Grove Ave.
- View of an unidentified home on Orange Grove Avenue in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. The house is in the Spanish revival style with Moorish elements. The house has tile roofs, arched windows, iron balconets, a loggia with ornately...
- Pasadena (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Driveways.; Houses.; Trees.; Yards.
- [1899]
- Los Angeles, Cal. State Normal School
- View of the California State Normal School, located at 5th Street and Grand Avenue in Los Angeles, California. The brick Richardsonian Romanesque style building has two towers, roof dormers, quoins, arched windows, a covered porch with a balconet...
- State Normal School, Los Angeles (Calif.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Clock towers.; Teachers colleges.
- [1905?]
- Rooming house
- Interior view of a rooming house in Denver, Colorado; shows a boy and girl posing by a stairs and a newel post, a telephone, a hall tree, mail tacked to the wall, and a sign: "Notice All Room Rent Must Be Paid in Advance."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Denver & Rio Grande R. R. ticket office
- Two men shake hands in front of the Albany Hotel at the corner of Stout and 17th (Seventeenth) Streets in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "The Albany", "Denver and Rio Grande Railroad", "Missouri Pacific Railway", "Barber Shop Down stairs", and...
- Albany Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Facilities--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Ticket...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- D. & R. G. ticket off.
- View of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad and the Missouri Pacific Railway ticket office at the Albany Hotel, corner of Stout and 17th (Seventeenth) Streets in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "St Louis And Return Only $24.50", "Race Trains, Overland...
- Albany Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Facilities--1890-1910.; Missouri Pacific Railway Company--Facilities--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Houses at Cripple Creek
- View of a house in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. One section is burned and an elevated addition has stairs that lead up to it. Signs on the wood frame house read: "Smoke Bull Durham" and "For Rent."
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Rocky Mtn. News printing press
- A printing press from the Goss Printing Press Company of Chicago, IL, fills the printing room of the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, Colorado. A newspaper rolls through the complex system of rolls and cog wheels. To the right is a short flight of...
- Rocky Mountain News--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Printing presses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1902]
- Baseball Denver High School team
- Members of the Denver High School baseball team and their coaches pose on a set of stairs at the school in Denver, Colorado. The players wear uniforms that read: "DHS" and hold their hats.
- Denver High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [either 1898 or 1899]
- Probably Cheyenne Frontier Days
- Group portrait of (A.G. Birch Broncho Busters) cowboys in (probably) Cheyenne (Larimer County), Wyoming, at Cheyenne Frontier Days (rodeo); shows men with horses, woolies (chaps), gun belts, and lariats. Stairs ascend a curved wall or arena in the...
- A. G. Birch Broncho Busters--People--1900-1910.; Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Seven Falls
- View of Seven Falls on South Cheyenne Creek in South Cheyenne Canyon (El Paso County), Colorado. A set of stairs lead to the top of the waterfall. A group of men stand near a sign that reads: "Photograph with a Burro."
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Stairways--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1910.; Streams--Colorado--El Paso...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Man outside sheriff's office
- The sheriff sits on the stairs of the Sheriff's Office probably in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. He holds a key and wears a vest and bow tie.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Sheriffs--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Devils Punch Bowl Cheyenne Canon
- View of probably Seven Falls as it spills into a rock basin identified as the Devil's Punch Bowl on South Cheyenne Creek, South Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. Wooden walkways and stairs are nearby.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1870-1890.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1870-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso...
- [between 1879 and 1882?]
- The Stairway, Cascade Canon
- View of stairs and boulders in Cascade Canon (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Cascade Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Boulders--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Stairways--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Stairway to Cave of the Winds, Manitou Grand Caverns
- View of wooden stairs ascending a cliff to the Cave of the Winds (Manitou Grand Caverns) near Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Cave of the Winds (Colo.)--1880-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Caves--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Stairways--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Two Native American women
- Two Native American women (tribe unknown) sit outdoors on stairs next to a banister. One woman wears face paint and moccasins; both wear plaid shawls.
- Indians of North America--Women--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Two Chinese women
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard, two Chinese women in holiday dress pose on interior stairs. Both wear silk jackets with embroidered banding and medallions, silk trousers and embroidered slippers.
- Chinese Americans--Women--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Stairways--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Santa Barbara, Normal School
- View of the Santa Barbara Normal School, a single story Mission style building in Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara County), California. Three women stand on stairs near the driveway. Shows large arched windows, a portico with square columns, a circular...
- Santa Barbara Normal School (Santa Barbara, Calif.)--1880-1900.; Santa Barbara (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Schools--California--Santa Barbara--1800-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Cheyenne Falls
- View of Seven Falls on South Cheyenne Creek, South Cheyenne Canyon (El Paso County) Colorado. A man stands on a log bridge at the base of the waterfall. Another man sits in a rowboat in a pool of water. Shows wooden stairs.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Rowboats--Colorado--El Paso...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Floral stairway - Prospect Park - Brooklyn
- View of landscaping at Prospect Park in Brooklyn (New York City), New York, includes stairs and flowerbeds.
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--1900-1920.; New York (N.Y.)--1900-1920.; Prospect Park (New York, N.Y.)--1900-1920.; Benches--New York (State)--New York--1900-1920.; Flowers--New York (State)--New York--1900-1920.; Parks--New York (State)--New...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Rainbow Falls, Ute Pass
- View of Rainbow Falls on Twin Creek near Ute Pass, Teller County, Colorado. Shows a waterfall as it cascades through a narrow passage in the rock, a road, a wooden staircase and a boulder strewn hill. A photographer's tripod is at the bottom of the...
- Rainbow Falls (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Twin Creek (Park County and Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Teller...
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Trail to Walpi
- A Native American (Hopi) woman stands near the bottom of a rock stairway at the Walpi pueblo in Arizona. A man stands on the stairs, and three men stand at top.
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--Walpi--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Walpi--1870-1890.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--Walpi--1870-1890.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1870-1890.; Stairways--Arizona--Walpi--1870-1890.; Trails & paths--Arizona--Walpi--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Omaha, Trans-Mississippi Exposition, Grand Court East
- Partial view of the Grand Court during the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. Shows a wide canal, stairs that lead to docks for gondolas on the water, walkways, and balustrades. Many neo-classical...
- Omaha (Neb.)--1890-1900.; Canals--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition (1898 : Omaha, Neb.)
- [1898]
- Omaha, Grand Court
- View of the Grand Court from the south viaduct during the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. A stairway leads to the promenade where men and women walk. Shows benches, planters, the Grand Canal, and...
- Omaha (Neb.)--1890-1900.; Canals--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition (1898 : Omaha, Neb.)
- [1898]
- The horse trail, Pueblo of Acoma, N.M.
- A Native American (Acoma) man wears pants, boots, a belt, a long-sleeved shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat and stands beside a rock wall and rock formations on a stone trail known as the Burro Trail at Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. Flat rocks form...
- Acoma Indians--Men--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Men--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Men--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Acoma (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Men--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Rock formations--New...
- 1899
- St. Peter's, Tacoma, oldest Church in Washington
- View of St. Peter's Church in Tacoma (Pierce County) Washington. The Gothic Revival frame church has stairs on either side which lead to a vestibule with a lancet window. Shows a steep pitched roof, a dormer window, and an exterior with vertical...
- St. Peter's Church (Tacoma, Wash.)--1890-1900.; Tacoma (Wash.)--1890-1900.; Churches--Washington (State)--Tacoma--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Hotel Metropole, Avalon, Santa Catalina Island
- People sit on benches while others walk on the road in front of the Hotel Metropole in Avalon, Santa Catalina Island (Los Angeles County), California. The Victorian structure has gables, a columned balcony, and front porch. A sign reads,...
- Hotel Metropole (Avalon, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Avalon (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--California--Avalon--1900-1910.
- 1904
- The Summit of Pikes Peak
- View of the stone Army Signal Corps Weather Station at the summit of Pikes Peak (El Paso County), Colorado. The stone two-story building has windows and an iron observation platform with stairs. Granite boulders and snow are on the ground.
- United States. Army. Signal Corps.--Buildings--1900-1910.; Meteorological stations--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Signal stations--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1910.
- [1901?]
- Summit of Pikes Peak
- Granite boulders, loose rock, and snow are on the summit of Pikes Peak (El Paso County), Colorado. The two-story stone Army Signal Corps Weather Station has windows and an iron observation platform with stairs. A Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway...
- United States. Army. Signal Corps.--Buildings--1900-1910.; Meteorological stations--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boulders--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1910.;...
- 1901
- Depot at Jaroso steps broken down.
- View of a dilapidated building in Jaroso, Colorado, in Costilla County shows the board-and-baten siding, a side gable with shingles, a chimney, and wooden porch with broken stairs, and double entry doors. Weeds and brush are on the ground in front...
- Jaroso (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Jaroso--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Meeker Community Church
- Three-quarter view of the Meeker Community Church, 11th (Eleventh) and Garfield streets, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. The center section was the Mesa schoolhouse before it was moved to town and converted into the church. The wood frame...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Churches--Colorado--Meeker--1970-1980.; Meeker Community Church (Meeker, Colo.)
- [between 1970 and 1980]
- Meeker Community Church
- View of the side of the Meeker Community Church, 11th (Eleventh) and Garfield streets, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. The center section was once the Mesa schoolhouse before it was moved to town and converted into the church. The wood frame...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Churches--Colorado--Meeker--1970-1980.; Meeker Community Church (Meeker, Colo.)
- [between 1970 and 1980]
- Meeker Community Church
- Three-quarter view of the Meeker Community Church, 11th (Eleventh) and Garfield streets, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. The center section was the Mesa schoolhouse before it was moved to town and converted into the church. The wood frame...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Churches--Colorado--Meeker--1970-1980.; Meeker Community Church (Meeker, Colo.)
- [between 1970 and 1980]
- Teller County Hospital, Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of restored Teller County Hospital (also called Hospitality House), 600 North "B" Street, Cripple Creek, Colorado; hospital erected in 1901 and closed in 1960's; building was later purchased by Mackin family and used for handling...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Hospitals--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1989]
- Estamere House
- The Estamere (or Estemere) House in Palmer Lake, El Paso County, Colorado, has turrets with conical and mansard roofs, dormer windows, gables, covered balconies, finials, shingle and fish scale siding. A stone retaining wall surrounds the...
- Estamere (Palmer Lake, Colo.); Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Estates--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1890-1900.
- 1893
- First house built in North Park
- View of the first log house in Pinkhampton, (Pinkham) Jackson (later Grand) County, Colorado, built in the form of a stockade by James O. (or George) Pinkham in 1876. The one-story section joins a two-story wing with external stairs.
- Pinkham, James O.--Homes & haunts.; Pinkhampton (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Log cabins--Colorado--Pinkhampton--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Midland Terminal Railway station, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Close-up view of station names on Midland Terminal Railway station, Cripple Creek, Colorado; partial view of station that is also called Cripple Creek Central Depot or Union Depot when used by Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway and...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Midland Terminal Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Placerville
- View of Placerville, San Miguel County, Colorado, shows Fell's Hotel with a covered porch, ridgecresting, and external stairs, the Rio Grande Southern Railroad depot and tracks and the Galloway stage stop.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1900-1910.; Placerville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Placerville--1900-1910.
- [between 1908 and 1910?]
- Placerville
- Frame commercial buildings and dwellings line dirt street in Placerville, San Miguel County, Colorado. They include Fell's Hotel with a covered porch, ridgecresting, and external stairs, and the Galloway stage stop. The Rio Grande Southern Railroad...
- Placerville (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Placerville--1900-1910.
- 1918
- Residence of Jonah Maurcie Finn, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Exterior view of Jonah Maurice Finn's neglected residence, Placer Street and Pikes Peak Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; nicknamed "the Towers" or "Finn's Folly"; this twenty-six room mansion completed by 1901 was torn down in 1920; features...
- Finn, Jonah Maurice--Homes & haunts.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Vue de Central City (Colorado) Dessin de Sabatier d'apres une photographie
- Rendering shows Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado, with frame businesses, dwellings, and mining facilties. Stairs and privies are in the yards of houses. Signature reads: "Gauchard."
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- 1868
- Clarendon Hotel Lobby
- Rendering of the Clarendon Hotel in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, shows a spacious interior with carved columns, entablature, globed chandliers, potted plants, coffered ceilings, and arched doors. Well-dressed men and women are in the room or...
- Clarendon Hotel (Leadville, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Lobbies--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895?]