Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Man in row boat on Grand Lake
- A man, possibly Joseph Collier, sits in a wood row boat on the shore of Grand Lake in Grand County, Colorado. He wears a hat and has a beard. Several ridges of mountains are in the distance on the far side of the lake.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand County--1870-1880.; Rowboats--Colorado--Grand County--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1877?]
- Depot, Montrose, Colo
- Freight cars are lined up in front of the Denver & Rio Grande railroad depot in Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado. People wait in a buggy to cross the tracks; covered wagons are parked by town buildings in the background. Rooftop sign reads:...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Looking north-west over Russell Gulch, Col.
- A man looks north west over wide valley with Russell Gulch, Gilpin County, Colorado, in the distance.
- Russell Gulch (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Beet dump at sugar factory, Greeley, Colo.
- A mountain of sugar beets lays on a grade between two sets of railroad tracks of the Union Pacific. Freight cars are on the tracks. The Great Western Sugar Company plant is on the other side of the tracks next to the factory's smokestack. "Union...
- Great Western Sugar Company--1900-1910.; Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1910?]
- Interior sugar factory, the filters
- A man wearing a suit stands in an aisle near several large vats at the Great Western Sugar Company in Greeley, Colorado in Weld County. Each vat has a large valve. Factory workers sit and stand on top of the vats.
- Great Western Sugar Company--1900-1910.; Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1910?]
- Warehouse, sugar factory, Greeley, Colo.
- Two men stand at opposite ends of a hand cart stacked with sacks of sugar at the Great Western sugar plant in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County. One worker holds the handle of the cart in his right hand. Sacks of sugar are stacked to the ceiling of...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Warehouses--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1910?]
- Looking north aest [sic] from South Table Mtn. near Golden
- A man stands high on Castle Rock of South Table Mountain and looks northeast over the fertile agricultural fields along Clear Creek, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Golden (Colo.)--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Bridge No. 1, L.S. & M.R.R.
- View of a wooden Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad trestle, identified as "bridge number 1," spans a narrow canyon in Minnesota. Shows a narrow wooden structure, probably a flume, at the edge of the gorge.
- Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad Company--Facilities--1870-1880.; Canyons--Minnesota--1870-1880.; Railroad bridges--Minnesota--1870-1880.; Trestles--Minnesota--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1877?]
- Looking north east through the Keyhole, Longs Peak
- Men pose at the Keyhole Rock formation on Longs Peak in Larimer County, Colorado.
- Keyhole, The (Colo. : Gap)--1880-1900.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mountaineering--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Railroad tracks near Aspen
- A track of the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad runs from the foreground around a steep, rocky cliff in Chalk Creek Canyon, south of Aspen, Colorado. A passenger train is in the background with a person standing on top of the locomotive.
- Pitkin County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Pitkin County--1870-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--Pitkin County--1870-1900.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Pitkin County--1870-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Pitkin County--1870-1900.; Railroad...
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Looking east over Black Hawk
- Looking east over Black Hawk, Colorado, down Gregory Gulch; shows Gregory Street (lower right), Church Street (middle), and High Street (left). The school house stands out in the far middle of the photo and is located between Church and High...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880-1890]
- Superior, Colorado
- View across the Denver Marshall and Boulder (Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf 1890) tracks and train and over the town of Superior, Boulder County, Colorado. Open fields and foothills in distance.
- Denver, Marshall, and Boulder Railway Company--1880-1890.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1880-1890.; Superior (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Superior--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1890]
- Interior of Nugget Mill. Glendale Colo.
- Interior of the Nugget Mill in Glendale, Boulder County, Colorado; shows grooved Wilfley or concentrating tables (for processing ore from mines), pulleys, belts, and open beam ceilings.
- Glendale (Boulder County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Glendale--1900-1910.; Milling machines--Colorado--Glendale--1900-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Glendale--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Glendale--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Denver Public Library Civic Center children's library
- Girls and boys read and look at stereographs with a stereopticon in the children's library at the Denver Public Library in Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado. Book stacks, a model ship, and a display case with dolls are in the room. The end of a...
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1930-1940.; Children's libraries--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [1937]
- Boiler room, sugar factory, Eaton, Colorado
- The boiler room at the sugar factory in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado, includes a long row of large boilers; workers pose next to them. One man appears to be inserting a long rod horizontally into a boiler, with a wheelbarrow beneath the rod. Light...
- Eaton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Eaton--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Public school, Eaton, Colo. 1902
- A large group of children stands amidst trees in front of the public school in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado. The wood school, built in 1884, has a hipped roof with a bell tower and a sign above a window in a gable which reads "Public School." The...
- Eaton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Eaton--1900-1910.; Students--Colorado--Eaton--1900-1910.; Teachers--Colorado--Eaton--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Looking southwest from water tower, Eaton, Colo.
- A view looking southeast from the water tower in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado, includes the Baptist Church at Second (2nd) and Maple Streets, another church, large and small residences, and other large institutional buildings. Flat, open areas are...
- Eaton (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Churches--Colorado--Eaton--1900-1930.
- [between 1902 and 1930]
- Lime kiln sugar factory, Eaton, Colo
- An interior view of the sugar factory in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado, shows a large lime kiln, a large metal cylinder with small circular elements around it, a catwalk attached, and an engine with gears in front. Two long beams are apparently part...
- Eaton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Eaton--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Looking south from water tower, Eaton, Colo.
- A view of Eaton, Weld County, Colorado, taken from the water tower looking south, includes a row of hipped-roofed houses on probably Cottonwood Avenue, next to the park; the house on the end has a steep gable, and rubble lies in the field beside...
- Eaton (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Beets--Colorado--Eaton--1900-1930.
- [between 1902 and 1930?]
- M. E. Church, Eaton, Colo.
- The Methodist Episcopal Church in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado, has a gable roof, a bell tower over a covered entrance, and gables. The roof and upper part of the walls are shingled, with the rest brick; a large window within a pointed arch is on...
- Eaton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Eaton--1900-1910.; Methodist Episcopal churches--Colorado--Eaton--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Filter presses, sugar factory, Greeley, Colo., built by Dyer & Co., Cleveland, O.
- Workers stand among the filter presses in the Great Western sugar plant in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County. A man in a suit props his leg up against one of the filters.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Home of ex-Governor Eaton, Greeley, Colo. 1902.
- Stone trim finishes this four-story brick residence of Governor Benjamin H. Eaton in Greeley, Colorado. Bargeboard adorns the gable over an arched window; an ornate chimney is at the side. Fancy woodwork finishes the spacious, rooftop lookout, and...
- Eaton, Benjamin Harrison, 1833-1940--Homes & haunts.; Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Interior of home of ex-Governor Eaton, Greeley, Colo.
- Reading in his office in Greeley, Colorado, Ex-Colorado Governor Benjamin H. Eaton has his back to his roll top desk. Interior furnishings include bearskin or oriental rugs, carved wood chairs, tables and a sideboard. Ornate wall and ceiling paper...
- Eaton, Benjamin Harrison, 1833-1940--Homes & haunts.; Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- 1902
- Interior of home of ex-Governor Eaton, Greeley, Colo.
- Interior view of home of Governor Benjamin H. Eaton, Greeley, Colorado. Room has a fireplace with a clock and potted plants on the marble mantlepiece. Framed pictures are on the papered wall; a sampler over the door reads "Home Sweet Home." A...
- Eaton, Benjamin Harrison, 1833-1940--Homes & haunts.; Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- 1902
- Interior of home of ex-Governor Eaton, Greeley, Colo.
- Interior view of home of ex-Governor Benjamin H. Harrison in Greeley, Colorado. This room has a fireplace with a marble mantle and hearth. A screen depicting iris flowers covers the firebox, and columns flank it. A framed painting is on the wall;...
- Eaton, Benjamin Harrison, 1833-1940--Homes & haunts.; Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- 1902
- Chautauqua auditorium, Boulder, Colo
- Square towers topped by flagpoles flank the gable roofed central building of the Chautauqua Auditorium in Boulder, Colorado. Blind arches span the front of the three-story frame building, and round windows are in the gable and fascia. Rail fence...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Chautauquas--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Looking north-east from Flag Staff
- Veiw of Red Rocks and Boulder, Colorado. The gable roofed building by Boulder Creek was the water control for the Yount-Mckenzie flour mill (burned in 1905). The Boulder Sanitarium, a four-story structure with a tower and balconies, is in the...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- View of the works of the Windham Silver Mining and Smelting Company, at Windham, Ouray County, Colorado
- At Windham Silver Mining and Smelting operations, in Windham, Ouray County, Colorado, bull and mule teams are by the processing plant; water spills from a flume.
- Windham Silver Mining and Smelting Company (Windham, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Windham (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Animal teams--Colorado--Windham--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Windham--1870-1880.; Flumes--Colorado--Windham--1870-1880.; Ore...
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- View of the works of the Windham Silver Mining and Smelting Company, at Windham, Ouray County, Colorado. View looking northward, the Uncompahgre River in the foreground.
- Windham Silver Mining and Smelting company, Windham, Ouray County, Colorado, consists of frame buildings by the Uncompahgre River. A pack train descends a hillside.
- Windham Silver Mining and Smelting Company (Windham, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Windham (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Ore industry--Colorado--Windham--1870-1890.; Silver mining--Colorado--Windham--1870-1890.; Smelters--Colorado--Windham--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Windham Silver Mining, Colo.
- In Windham, Ouray County, Colorado, men pose by a smoking blast furnace at Windham Silver Mining and Smelting Company. The frame processing plant is built into a slope; water runs from a flume; ingots are stacked.
- Windham Silver Mining and Smelting Company (Windham, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Windham (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Furnaces--Colorado--Windham--1870-1890.; Silver mining--Colorado--Windham--1870-1890.; Smelters--Colorado--Windham--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Windham Silver Mining, Colo.
- People posing in Windham, Ouray County, Colorado, include a man, woman, baby and a carriage. Another woman is mounted on a horse; a birdcage is by the door of a frame lodging house.
- Windham (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Baby carriages--Colorado--Windham--1870-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Windham--1870-1890.; Infants--Colorado--Windham--1870-1890.; Women--Colorado--Windham--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Central portion of Silver Cliff, Colo.
- View southwest of Silver Cliff, Wet Mountain Valley, Custer County, Colorado. Shows frame buildings, a church steeple, the Sangre de Cristo Range, and signs: "Palace Hotel," "Stoves" and "Groceries."
- Sangre De Cristo Range (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Wet Mountain Valley (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885]
- From Gallery after snow storm Silver Cliff Stamp Mill, Wet Mountain Valley & Sangre de Cristo Range
- View of Silver Cliff, Custer County, Colorado; shows rooftops, Silver Cliff Mining Company's stamp mill, Wet Mountain Valley, and the Sangre De Cristo Range. Signs read: "H. E. Austin Jobber In Whiskies, Wines," and "Colorado Store, G. D. Kinnear...
- Sangre De Cristo Range (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Wet Mountain Valley (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.
- 1880 September 25
- Silver Cliff, Colorado
- View of Silver Cliff, Custer County, Colorado; shows Silver Cliff Mill Sampling Works (probably) and frame houses.
- Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Silver Ciff--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Siver Cliff--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1885]
- Grand Canyon of the Arkansas River
- A work party and well dressed men stand next to Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad tracks in the Royal Gorge beside the Arkansas River in Fremont County, Colorado.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Arkansas River--1870-1880.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Railroad construction &...
- 1879?
- Royal Gorge Grand Canyon of the Arkansas
- View of Hanging Bridge in the Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Shows Denver and Rio Grande Railroad three rail tracks beside the Arkansas River. The steel plate girder bridge is suspended by two cables from cross beams installed into the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Arkansas River--1890-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont...
- 1894
- Jefferson Station
- View of the tent city of Jefferson, Colorado, in Park County in the San Luis Valley shows a horse drinking out of a stream and, in the foreground, a man next to a horse.
- Jefferson (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Horses--Colorado--Jefferson--1870-1880.
- [1878?]
- Chestnut Street from Harrison Avenue
- View west on Chestnut Street, once considered the main street, in Leadville, Colorado; shows muddy street, horse drawn wagons and covered wagons, and pedestrians. Business signs include "Boot & Shoe Store," "St. James Restuarant," "Drugstore,"...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [1879]
- Montgomery
- A man and donkey pose in Montgomery, Park County, Colorado, in front of a long, one-story log cabin. Snow dots the scene; mountain slopes are in the background.
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1850-1870.; Donkeys--Colorado--Montgomery--1850-1870.; Log cabins--Colorado--Montgomery--1850-1870.
- [between 1859 and 1868?]
- Montgomery
- Montgomery, Park County, Colorado, is a few log cabins flanked by mountain slopes. Rocks, tundra, and a trail are in the foreground.
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1850-1870.
- [between 1859 and 1868?]
- Montgomery, Colorado
- Well dressed men and women in Montgomery, Park County, Colorado, pose on the deck of a long, one-story log cabin. A birdcage [?] is by the double hung window. Lumber, a fence, and horses are in the foreground; dwellings and mountain slopes are in...
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1850-1870.
- [between 1859 and 1868?]
- Montgomery
- Montgomery, Park County, Colorado, consists of gable roofed log cabins and scattered lumber. A water wheel and its frame are in the foreground, mountain slopes are in the background.
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1850-1870.
- [between 1859 and 1868?]
- Montgomery, Colorado
- Montgomery, Park County, Colorado, consists of log dwellings; some are under construction. Water leaks from a flume at the center. Stumps are in the foreground, and the hillside in the background is covered with bare trees. Founded in 1859, this...
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1850-1870.
- [between 1859 and 1868?]
- Morrison from Rocky Point
- Passing through Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, are an engine, freight and passenger coach of the Colorado and Southern Railroad. A two-story, cross gabled residence with an open porch is to the side, and the three-story stone hotel (built by...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1874 and 1880?]
- Leadville or bust, Leadvill [sic] not busted
- View from a wooded slope west across the Arkansas River Valley and Leadville, Colorado, to the Continental Divide. The town consists of wood frame residences, barns, sheds, false fronts and smelting and ore sampling works.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [between 1877-1879]
- Leadville Aug. 31st. 1882
- Snowy view through evergreens of gable rooftops and the old Lake County Courthouse, Leadville, Colorado.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Leadville, Chestnut Street
- View west on Chestnut Street, once considered the main street, of Leadville, Colorado; shows logs on dirt street, wood frame buildings, horse-drawn wagons, and pedestrians. Business signs include "Darby & Johnson," "Smith Painting," "Wm. Boesch,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [between 1877 and 1879]
- Interior boiler room, sugar factory, Loveland, Colo.
- Workmen pose inside the boiler room of the Great Western Sugar Factory in Loveland, Colorado. They hold shovels in front of boilers next to piles of coal and wheelbarrows.
- Loveland (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Factories--Colorado--Loveland--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Laborers--Colorado--Loveland--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Loveland--1900-1910.; Great Western Sugar Company.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Interior warehouse, sugar factory, Loveland, Colo.
- Several men pose inside the Great Western Sugar Factory in Loveland, Colorado, among stacks of bagged sugar.
- Loveland (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Factories--Colorado--Loveland--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Loveland--1900-1910.; Great Western Sugar Company.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Office of W.H. Rose, Civil Engineer and Surveyor
- View of the exterior of W.H. Rose's office, in Leadville, Colorado. Rose was a civil engineer and surveyor. The small front gabled structure with board and batten construction has a panel entry door with "92" on the jamb and a sash pane window....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Offices--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Rose, W. H.
- [between 1879 and 1880]