Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Cleora
- View of the cemetery in Cleora (Chaffee County), Colorado; shows a series of untended grave sites, many surrounded by a wood, or wood and metal framework; one gravesite surrounded by "newer" looking picket fence, another surrounded by wood planks,...
- Cleora (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Cleora--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Cradleboard
- Shows a Native American (Arapaho?) cradleboard. It features decorative opaque, red, white, black and green beadwork in geometric designs. The cradleboard has a leather thong, stained wood, lining dark brown velveteen, canvas backing and 1 calico?.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Cradleboards--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Osage Indians (Pawhuska, Okla.), teepee
- View of a Native American (Osage) lodge among trees, surrounded by snow, Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Osage tipis typically feature hickory saplings placed in the ground, tied together at the top, and then surrounded by canvas or buffalo hides.
- Indians of North America--Structures--Oklahoma--Pawhuska--1880-1910.; Osage Indians--Structures--Oklahoma--Pawhuska--1880-1910.; Pawhuska (Okla.)--1880-1910.; Lodges--Oklahoma--Pawhuska--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- at Kebler Pass
- A memorial and a gravesite are surrounded by tall trees on Kebler Pass, near Irwin, Colorado. The memorial stands alone and the gravesite is surrounded by an ornate metal fence. The Irwin cemetery was located at this remote site because of the...
- Irwin (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Kebler Pass (Irwin, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Irwin--1960-1970.
- 1964
- E. Portal, Colo
- The engineers' and contractors' dormitory at the East Portal of the Moffat Tunnel in Colorado is a gable-roofed building with a small porch with stairs, and is surrounded by pines and a fence; a pole and wires are nearby. Another wood building is...
- East Portal (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Moffat Tunnel--1920-1930.; Dormitories--Colorado--East Portal--1920-1930.; Tunnels--Colorado--East Portal--1920-1930.
- October 15, 1927
- Woodbury Branch summer reading program
- Photograph of Ruth Newman, assistant librarian at the Woodbury Branch library, located in Denver, Colorado, surrounded by children during the summer vacation reading program. She sits at a round table surrounded by numerous children. Behind her...
- Denver Public Library. Woodbury Branch.
- 1951 June
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 36, 1909 October 23
- Pat's Cafe, Las Animas
- View of Pat's Cafe at 514 Bent Avenue in Las Animas (Bent County), Colorado. The two story, plastered brick, commercial style building has two large windows on the first floor surrounded by faux stone. The building has a cornice with a pediment in...
- Pat's Cafe (Las Animas, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Las Animas (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Restaurants.; Pat's Cafe (Las Animas, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Restaurants--Colorado--Las Animas--Pictorial works.; Las Animas (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1995
- UFO Watchtower, Hooper, Colo.
- View of the UFO Watchtower north of Hooper (Alamosa County), Colorado. The site has a dome shaped building surrounded by a fence and a metal cat-walk. A garden of UFO memorabilia is in front of the building. A mannequin of an alien stands on the...
- UFO Watchtower (Hooper, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Hooper (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Watch towers.; Domes.; UFO Watchtower (Hooper, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Unidentified flying objects in popular culture--Colorado--Hooper--Pictorial works.;...
- 2005
- Sunnyside Cemetery, Creede, Colo.
- View of the Sunnyside Cemetery located off of Bulldog Mine Road, 1/2 mile west of Creede, Colorado. Tombstones are scattered across a hill. Two plots filled with weeds are surrounded by fences. The Immaculate Conception Mission church is in the...
- Immaculate Conception Mission (Creede, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Sunnyside Cemetery (Creede, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Creede (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Cemeteries.; Immaculate Conception Mission (Creede, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Sunnyside...
- 2009
- Aspen Springs Realty II
- A view of The Aspen Springs Realty building and signs, on U.S. 160 outside Pagosa Springs (Archuleta County), Colorado. The area around the Realty building is wild grass and bush. The building is constructed of logs interlocking at the ends. The...
- Aspen Springs Realty II (Pagosa Springs, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; real estate business.; Signs (Notices).; Aspen Springs Realty II (Pagosa Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Real estate office...
- 1993
- Campo Cafe
- View of the Campo Cafe at 425 Main Street in Campo (Baca County), Colorado. The one story brick and stucco building has a small parapet over the entrance. There are two large windows on either side of the entrance with signs with a coffee cup that...
- Campo Cafe (Campo, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Campo (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Restaurants.; Campo Cafe (Campo, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Restaurants--Colorado--Campo--Pictorial works.; Campo (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1988
- Adobe building and hay rack
- View of an abandoned, crumbling adobe building surrounded by a log corral and weeds near Chama Canyon, above Chama (Costilla County), Colorado. A wood hay rack leans against the fence. A haystack, field and mountains are in the distance.
- Costilla County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Haystacks.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Costilla County--Pictorial works.; Haying equipment--Colorado--Costilla County--Pictorial works.; Adobe buildings--Colorado--Costilla County--Pictorial works.; Stacks...
- [1950]
- Cesar Chavez and clergy in Los Angeles
- Cesar Chavez is surrounded by Catholic priests at a news conference after the National Council of Catholic Bishops came out in support of the California farmworkers strikes. He looks on as a catholic priest is being interviewed.
- United Farm Workers of America--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1970-1980.; Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993--Pictorial works.; Catholic Church--Clergy--Pictorial works.; United Farm Workers...
- 1974
- Tweet Kimball's grave
- View of the tomb of Mildred Montigue Genevieve Kimball (also known as Tweet Kimball) on the property of the Cherokee Ranch and Castle near Sedalia in Douglas County, Colorado. The tomb consists of an ornate carved stone arch that leads into garden...
- Cherokee Ranch & Castle Foundation--2000-2010.; Douglas County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments.; Kimball, Mildred Montigue Genevieve, 1914-1999--Tomb.; Cherokee Ranch & Castle Foundation--Pictorial works.;...
- 2009
- Crystal River Ranch, Garfield County, Colo.
- View of the entrance to Crystal River Ranch located near Carbondale, Colorado, with an entry sign reading "Crystal River Ranch." Beyond the wooden gate and metal cattle guard, is a white two-story clapboard house surrounded by large trees and...
- Garfield County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Crystal River Ranch (Garfield County, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Ranches--Colorado--Garfield County--Pictorial works.; Garfield County (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2004
- Doc Holliday's Gravestone
- View of John Henry "Doc" Holliday's gravestone located in the Linwood Cemetery in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The grave and granite headstone are surrounded by a simple black metal railing. Inscribed on the stone are the name and death dates, "Doc...
- Cemeteries--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1990-2000.; Burial--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1990-2000.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Graves--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--Pictorial works; Cemeteries--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--Pictorial works.;...
- 1991
- Thomas-Billings House, Central City, Colo.
- View of the Thomas-Billings House located at 209 Eureka Street, Central City, Colo. The two-story clapboard Greek Revival structure is built around the entrance to a mine. The interior and exterior of the house are virtually unchanged since 1917...
- Thomas-Billings House (Central City, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Architecture, Domestic--Colorado--Central City--1980-1990.; Central City (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Thomas-Billings House (Central City, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Architecture,...
- 1981
- Gothic, Colo.
- View of a cabin located in the town of Gothic, Gunnison County, Colo. The single story log cabin has a stone chimney and tin metal roof and sits in a lush valley surrounded by wild flowers, Evergreen trees and a view of Gothic Mountain in the...
- Log cabins--Colorado--Gothic--2000-2010.; Gothic (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Log cabins--Colorado--Gothic--Pictorial works.; Gothic (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2007
- Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial City Park, Denver
- View of the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial (2002; Ed Rose, sculptor) in City Park, Denver, Colorado. Shows a bronze statue of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. on a tiered, marble, neoclassical-style pedestal. Beneath the King figure...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Monuments & memorials.; Sculpture.; Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948--Monuments.; King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Monuments.; Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005--Monuments.; African American...
- 2006
- St. Cajetan's Catholic Church
- View of St. Cajetan's Catholic Church (now St. Cajetan's Center), 1190 9th (Ninth) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The church is surrounded by rubble, the remains of buildings destroyed for the Auraria Higher Education Center...
- St. Cajetan's Church (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings.; Catholic churches.; Debris.; Demolition.; St. Cajetan's Church (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial...
- [1973?]
- San Acacio Catholic Church
- View of San Acacio Catholic Church in San Acacio (Costilla County), Colorado. The adobe church has buttresses and is surrounded by and adobe wall with a gate. The building has a shingled roof and a shingled bell tower.
- Hispanic Americans--Structures--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--Structures--2000-2010.; San Acacio (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Adobe buildings.; Catholic churches.; Adobe churches--Colorado--San Acacio--Pictorial works.; Catholic church...
- [2005 April]
- Denver, 1864
- Panoramic view of brick and frame commercial buildings in downtown Denver, Colorado and the flooded South Platte River nearby. Shows the brick Denver Mint building at 16th (Sixteenth) Street and Market Street and businesses on probably Larimer...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1864 May 19
- Country Club, Trinidad, Colo.
- The adobe or stucco Mission-style Trinidad County Club in southwest Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado has vigas, a central chimney, a faux bell tower over the doorway, and gutters above a covered porch. A sprinkler waters a lawn surrounded by...
- Trinidad Country Club (Trinidad, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fisher's Peak (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Country clubs--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Platora [sic] Mining District
- View of Platoro (Conejos County), Colorado; the settlement is in a meadow, surrounded by pine forest and hills. Men stand by felled timber.
- Platoro (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Platoro--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Platoro--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Twin Lakes, Little Cottonwood Canyon
- View of Twin Lakes (Twin Lakes Reservoir) in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah. Shows a mountain lake surrounded by trees and boulders.
- Little Cottonwood Canyon (Salt Lake County, Utah)--1880-1900.; Salt Lake County (Utah)--1880-1900.; Twin Lakes Reservoir (Utah)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Utah--Salt Lake County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- CMA-1942
- Interior view of chairs, a caned couch with cushions, a radiator, signs and possibly a stone monument, probably at a Colorado Mining Association conference in Denver, Colorado. A crate labeled: "Dupont" rests atop a table and is surrounded by...
- Colorado Mining Association--Meetings--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Exhibit booths--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Meetings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Pando, Camp Hale construction
- A construction worker, surrounded by piles of wood, uses a table saw at Camp Hale in the Pando Valley (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows workers, parked automobiles and buildings. The men wear hats, gloves and overalls.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Carpentry--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Portrait of a baby
- Studio of a baby surrounded by a sheep skin blanket. The child wears an ornate bonnet and overcoat.
- Infants--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Thistle, Utah
- View of a Rio Grande Western Railway Company yard in Thistle (Utah County) Utah. Shows narrow gauge tracks, freight cars, frame buildings, residences, a station and water tower in a valley surrounded by foothills. A sign on a barn reads "Hay &...
- Rio Grande Western Railway Company--1880-1890.; Thistle (Utah)--1880-1890.; Houses--Utah--Thistle--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Utah--Thistle--1880-1890.; Railroads--Utah--Thistle--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1889]
- Summit Pools and Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel
- A view of Mammoth Hot Springs pools in Yellowstone National Park, from a terrace. The Mammoth Hotel and buildings are in the distance. The area is surrounded by mountains.
- Mammoth Hotel (Yellowstone National Park)--1890-1900.; Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Hotels--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Liberty Cap and Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel
- A view of Liberty Cap, an extinct hot spring cone at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. The Mammoth Hotel is seen in the distance surrounded by mountains.
- Mammoth Hotel (Yellowstone National Park)--1890-1900.; Liberty Cap (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Hotels--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Springs--Yellowstone National...
- [1872?]
- Portrait of children
- Studio portrait of two children who stand on a stone block surrounded by a baluster and railing. The younger child who sits, wears a sleeveless dress with a horizontal design of lace and eyelets on the front. The older child stands and wears a...
- Children--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of two men
- Full length studio portrait of two men who wear suits and hold bowler hats. One man sits on rock and wears a dark suit. The second man, who has a moustache, wears a light colored suit and places his hand on the other's knee. Both men part their...
- Friendship--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Mt. Shasta, California
- A view of Mt. Shasta in (Siskiyou County), California shows snow-capped peaks and a settlement of cabins and houses near the base of the mountain surrounded by a forest.
- Shasta, Mount (Calif. : Mountain)--1890-1910.; Siskiyou County (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Forests--California--Siskiyou County--1890-1910.; Settlements--California--Siskiyou County--1890-1910.; Volcanoes--California--Siskiyou County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Pikes Peak, Colorado, from near Manitou Park
- A view of snow on Pikes Peak from Manitou Park in Teller County, Colorado. Shows a meadow surrounded by pine trees.
- Manitou Park (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Lake Tahoe
- A view of a dilapidated dock on Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, California, shows a ferry boat on the lake surrounded by a pine forest with a snow-covered mountain range in the distance. Two men sit in chairs on the deck of the boat. A sign on the...
- El Dorado County (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.)--1890-1910.; Ferries--American--California--El Dorado County--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--California--El Dorado County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Eagle Rock at Petrified Forest, near Adamana, Arizona
- A view of a rock formation identified as Eagle Rock in the Petrified Forest ( Petrified Forest National Park), Arizona. Shows a rock pillar surrounded by talus and segmented petrified logs.
- Petrified Forest National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Petrified forests--Arizona--Petrified Forest National Park--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Arizona--Petrified Forest National Park--1890-1900.
- c1899
- Lichfield Cathedral
- A view of Lichfield Cathedral in Lichfield, England shows the Gothic building in the distance with spires, steeples, tracery and rosette windows. A pool near the cathedral is surrounded by shrubs.
- Lichfield Cathedral--1900-1910.; Lichfield (England)--1900-1910.; Anglican churches--England--Lichfield--1900-1910.; Cathedrals--England--Lichfield--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Lincoln Cathedral, from southwest
- A view of Lincoln Cathedral in Lincoln, England. Shows the cathedral surrounded by houses and public buildings. The Gothic style building has towers with spires, tracery windows and a central pointed, compound arched entryway.
- Lincoln Cathedral--1890-1910.; Lincoln (England)--1890-1910.; Anglican churches--England--Lincoln--1890-1910.; Cathedrals--England--Lincoln--1890-1910.
- [56 x 46 cm. (22 x 18 in.)
- Approach to Spearfish Canon, South Dakota
- A view of the approach to Spearfish Canyon in Lawrence County, South Dakota shows a group of buildings from above. Railroad tracks and piles of wood can be seen surrounded by a forest.
- Lawrence County (S.D.)--1860-1880.; Spearfish Canyon (S.D.)--1860-1880.; Canyons--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1860-1880.; Railroad tracks--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1872?]
- Yankee Girl Mine
- Miners pose near buildings and mine railroad tracks at the Yankee Girl Mine in Guston (Ouray County), Colorado. Most of the men wear hats and sack jackets. Shows probably a mill with two smokestacks surrounded by a log retaining wall, headframe,...
- Guston (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Guston--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Guston--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Guston--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Jackson and Mt. Washington from Thorn Mountain, White Mountains
- A view of the village of Jackson (Carroll County), New Hampshire, and Mt. Washington in the Presidential Range. Shows the town in a valley surrounded by forested mountains. Large a hotel and buildings are seen near cultivated tracts of land.
- Jackson (N.H.)--1900-1910.; Washington, Mount (N.H.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--New Hampshire--Jackson--1900-1910.; Mountains--New Hampshire--Jackson--1900-1910.
- c1900
- Mesa Encantada, N.M.
- A view of Mesa Encantada (Enchanted Mesa) near Acoma Pueblo in Cibola County, New Mexico. Shows a large rock formation surrounded by a desert landscape.
- Cibola County (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Enchanted Mesa (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Mesas--New Mexico--1890-1900.
- c1899
- Unidentified mine entrance
- View of an unidentified mine entrance in the side of a hill. A wooden frame with a door is surrounded by a stone and log retaining wall. Shows ore car tracks.
- Doors & doorways.; Mining.; Retaining walls.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Officer's quarters Cantonment on Uncompahgre, no. 107
- View of the officer's quarters at the Cantonment on the Uncompahgre (later Fort Crawford) near Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. Shows the wood frame officers quarters, a corral and a stable surrounded with a wooden fence. Snow covers the...
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 19th (1861-).--Buildings--1880-1890.; Cantonment on the Uncompahgre (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Forts & fortifications--American.; Housing.; Military facilities.
- 1886 November 19
- Yellowstone, Old Faithful Inn
- View of the Old Faithful Inn designed by Robert C. Reamer at Yellowstone National Park. The log and wood frame structure is seven stories high. The porte-cochere is recessed under the large gable roof of the central section of the building along...
- Old Faithful Inn (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Yellowstone National Park--1900-1910.; Hotels.; National parks & reserves.
- [1905]
- Los Angeles, Cal. Elysian Park, Fremont Gate
- View of the Fremont gate entrance to Elysian Park in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Shows a road and a steep path entering the park from a roadway adjacent to railroad tracks. An iron lamp post topped with an eagle is at...
- Elysian Park (Los Angeles, Calif. : Neighborhood)--1900-1910.; Elysian Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Boats.; Bridges.; Gardens.; Parks.; Trails & paths.
- [1905?]
- Pasadena, Cal.
- Panoramic view of Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California, from a landscaped terrace. The terrace is surrounded by a balustrade. Shows wood frame houses and bungalows. The Hotel Green is in the distance.
- Pasadena (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns.; Houses.
- [1899?]
- Pasadena, Cal., Hotel Green, corridor of annex
- View of a wide, long, covered porch, supported by large, round fluted columns on the front of the Hotel Green annex (Castle Green) in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. Lanterns hang from he ceiling of the porch and a man stands in the...
- Castle Green (Pasadena, Calif.)--1890-1900.; Hotel Green (Pasadena, Calif.)--1890-1900.; Pasadena (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Fountains.; Hotels.; Pedestrian bridges.
- [1899]