Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Ophir Loop Ames, Colo.
- View of Ophir Loop Bridge 45-A and 45-B of the Rio Grande Southern Railroad, Ophir, San Miguel County, Colorado; shows frame residences, the Silver Bell mill at the base of Yellow Mountain, the mine, and tailings.
- Ophir Loop (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1890-1910.; Ophir (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Ophir--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- Governor Thornton swept here
- Colorado Governor Daniel Thornton kneels near a wastepaper basket on the floor of his office in the state capitol building in Denver, Colorado. He wears coveralls over his suit and lifts the edge of a mat. The floor is littered with paper and he...
- Governors--Colorado--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Laughter--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Political campaigns--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Political issues--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- [between 1951 and 1955]
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 13
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 March 26
- East High spotlight: vol 29 no 24
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 November
- Egyptian Theatre, Delta
- View of the front of the Egyptian Theatre at 452 Main Street in Delta, Colorado. The theater has an Egyptian deco design, with a winged sun disc over the entrance and marquee, and panels with Egyptian designs and hieroglyphs on either side of the...
- Egyptian Theatre (Delta, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Delta (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Egyptian Theatre (Delta, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Delta--Pictorial works.; Delta (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1992
- Egyptian Theatre, Delta
- View of the renovated front of the Egyptian Theatre at 452 Main Street in Delta, Colorado. The theater has an Egyptian deco design, with a winged sun disc over the double entrance doors. The facade is pale stucco, with darker paint trim along the...
- Egyptian Theatre (Delta, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Delta (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Egyptian Theatre (Delta, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Delta--Pictorial works.; Delta (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1992
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a plaid wool suit jacket, patterned silk vest, and plaid knotted neck tie. His hair is parted on the side and swept back from his face on one side.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a girl
- Bust portrait of a girl with a choker necklace, bangs and hair swept back in a curl.
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man with bangs swept back and his hair parted on the side. He wears a sack suit with probably grosgrain binding, a watch chain and a scarf tied around his neck. Shows a painted backdrop.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Salvation Army String Band, Silverton, Colo.
- Studio portrait of the Salvation Army String Band in Silverton, Colorado. Eleven young ladies and one little girl with instruments are in front of a painted backdrop of an open, hexagonally parqueted door and window. They are in matching uniforms...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1900.; African Americans--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.; Stringed instruments--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1895?]
- Sand Dunes near Alamosa, Colo.
- A man sits on horseback in giant wind swept sand dunes in the Great Sand Dunes in the San Luis Valley of Colorado. Sparse grasses grow through the ripples of sand. The Sangre de Cristos, covered with light snow are in the distance.
- Great Sand Dunes National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dunes--Colorado--Great Sand Dunes National Park--1910-1920.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--Great Sand Dunes National Park--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Sand Dunes near Alamosa, Colo.
- A man sits on horseback among the giant wind swept dunes in the Great Sand Dunes in the San Luis Valley in Colorado. The snowy Sangre de Cristo Mountains are in the distance
- Great Sand Dunes National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dunes--Colorado--Great Sand Dunes National Park--1910-1920.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--Great Sand Dunes National Park--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Sand Dunes
- View across sand ripples and scattered brush to giant wind swept dunes in the Great Sand Dunes in the San Luis Valley, Colorado. The Sangre de Cristos are covered with light snow in the distance.
- Great Sand Dunes National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dunes--Colorado--Great Sand Dunes National Park--1910-1920.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--Great Sand Dunes National Park--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Sand Dunes, near Alamosa, Colo.
- Two small figures are silhouetted against giant wind swept dunes in the Great Sand Dunes in the San Luis Valley in Colorado. The Sangre de Cristos covered with light snow are in the distance.
- Great Sand Dunes National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dunes--Colorado--Great Sand Dunes National Park--1910-1920.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--Great Sand Dunes National Park--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Sand Dunes, near Alamosa, Colo.
- View across sand ripples and scattered sagebrush to giant wind swept dunes in the Great Sand Dunes in the San Luis Valley in Colorado. The Sangre de Cristos are covered with light snow in the distance
- Great Sand Dunes National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dunes--Colorado--Great Sand Dunes National Park--1910-1920.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--Great Sand Dunes National Park--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Cheyenne Mt. Zoological Park, Colorado Springs
- View of the flood damage at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. A wall of water estimated at thirty feet in height swept huge boulders and trees down the slope. "The front of the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo's Penguin,...
- Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Park (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Zoos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.
- July 25, 1965
- Cheyenne Mt. Zoological Park, Colorado Springs
- View of Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, P̀rimate World,' which was under construction, was almost completely destroyed when a wall of water estimated at 30 feet in height swept huge boulders and trees through the...
- Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Park (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Zoos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.
- 1965 July 25
- AdAmAn Club climbing Pike's Peak to set off New Year's fireworks display
- Members of the AdAmAn Club with backpacks make their way along a wind swept rocky slope on Pikes Pike, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. An annual mountaineering trek to the top of the 14,110 foot mountain to set off fireworks on New...
- AdAmAn Club (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Mountaineering--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Minnie Dusing Thomas
- Minnie Dusing Thomas poses for a portrait in Breckenridge, Colorado, in a tight sleeved white blouse with ruffled cuffs, and a simple black dress. Her hair is swept up and back, and she has a high collar. Her arm rests on a carved wood table with...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--1880-1890.; Thomas, Minnie Dusing.
- [between 1885 and 1890?]
- Eldorado Springs flood
- Houses line the banks of the South Boulder creek with the flood waters raging. One room of a house hangs out over the creek.
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1930-1940.
- September, 1938
- Eldorado Springs flood
- Three men walk on a dirt road that borders South Boulder creek after it flooded and damaged the resort and swimming pool in Eldorado Springs, Colorado.
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1930-1940.; Resorts--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1930-1940.
- September 4, 1938
- Buelah Flech, about 1900, teacher at Conifer
- Head and shoulders portrait of Buelah Flech with her hair swept up and wearing pleated yoke and stand up collar, Conifer, Jefferson, County, Colorado.
- Conifer (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Conifer--1900-1910.; Flech, Buelah.
- [between 1902 and 1908]
- Manual High. Teachers on steps
- Teachers sit on steps in front of double doors at Manual Training High School at 27th (Twenty-seventh) and Franklin Streets in the Whittier neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The women wear shirtwaist style dresses and hairstyles swept up and back....
- Manual Training High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Whittier (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Floresta
- A stone building without a roof stands atop a small hill at the coal mine site in Floresta (Gunnison County), Colorado. At the bottom of the hill lie the remains of another building (log) that appears to have been swept away. There is a trail of...
- Floresta (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Floresta--1940-1950.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Floresta--1940-1950.
- 1946
- Red Cross response
- Anna Scott and Mary Leslie (holding dog) examine a soup tureen with Philip Madonna, a Red Cross worker, after a flood of the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. Philip Madonna wears a garrison cap.
- American Red Cross--People--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Disaster relief--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Leslie, Mary, Denver,...
- [1965 June?]
- Goliath
- View of a gnarled tree stump at Stump Flats west of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado; cumulus clouds dot the sky.
- Limber pine--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Pile Hill (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Clouds--1930-1950.; Forest fires--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Moyle Family, Silverton, Colo.
- Portrait of the Moyle Family Band in Silverton, Colorado, posing with tubas, cornets, and a bass drum on the balustraded deck in front of a gable-roof clapboard house. The men have soft hats, moustaches, and chin whiskers; one smokes a pipe. The...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.; Moyle family.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Residence at 127 West 4th
- Detail of the 127 West Fourth Street residence on "Millionaire's Row" in Leadville, Colorado, shows a wood frame house, known as the "House with the Eye." Architect Eugene Robitaile designed in 1879 with clapboard siding, a swept dormer with...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Robitaille, Eugene.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Scene of the great fire, Victor
- View of group of men, women & children posed in front of ashes & debris of R. H. Atchison's residence, Victor, Colorado, one day after devastating fire of August 21, 1899. The fire is reported to have destroyed 14 blocks in four hours; a single...
- Atchison, R. H.--Homes & haunts--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Residence at 127 West 4th
- Exterior view of the house at 127 West Fourth Street on "Millionaires' Row," Leadville, Colorado, also known as the "House with the Eye." The wood frame house was built in 1879, designed by architect Eugene Robitaille with clapboard siding and a...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Bancroft, Caroline.; Robitaille, Eugene.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Residence at 127 West 4th
- Detail of the 127 West Fourth Street residence, on "Millionaires Row," Leadville, Colorado, also known as the "House with the Eye." The wood frame house was built in 1879, designed by architect Eugene Robitaille with clapboard siding and a swept...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Bancroft, Caroline.; Robitaille, Eugene.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Residence at 127 West 4th
- Detail of the 127 West Fourth Street residence on "Millionaires Row," Leadville, Colorado, also known as the "House with the Eye." The wood frame house was built in 1879, designed by architect Eugene Robitaille with clapboard siding and a swept...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Bancroft, Caroline.; Robitaille, Eugene.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Residence at 127 West 4th
- Detail of the 127 West Fourth Street residence, "Millionaire's Row," Leadville, Colorado, shows a wood frame house, known as the "House with the Eye." Architect Eugene Robitaile designed in 1879 with clapboard siding, a swept dormer with stained...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Bancroft, Caroline.; Robitaille, Eugene.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Bessie Simmons
- Studio bust portrait of Bessie Ottilia Simmons, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Simmons' hair is swept back in a bun. Her wool dress bodice has a front enclosure flanked on either side by a black, loop patterned passementerie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Simmons, Bessie Ottilia.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Fannie Robbins Whittlesey
- Studio bust portrait of Fannie Robbins Whittlesey, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Whittlesey's hair is swept up in a coronet twist. Her dress bodice, made of probably velvet, has vertical rows of satin pleats over the front...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Whittlesey, Fannie Robbins.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Santa Fe baggage car in foreground Rio Grande passenger coaches beyond, Nuckolls' Pac[k]ing Plant, note the fallen water tank.
- Work men stand near the axles of a Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe baggage car that was swept away and overturned in a flood in Pueblo, Colorado. Denver and Rio Grande Western passenger cars rest on on their sides behind the baggage car. The...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Nuckolls Packing Company (Pueblo, Colo.)--Disasters--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo...
- [1921]
- House broken in two at 4th St. and Santa Fe tracks
- A man walks on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad tracks near a railroad signal and the 4th street crossing grade in Pueblo, Colorado. A house, swept up by the Arkansas River flood is broken beside a brick building. Adjacent buildings are...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Ruins--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [1921 June]
- Georgetown after wind storm
- View of houses and buildings in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows damage to buildings after a wind storm. Roofs, fences and log buildings are destroyed and logs are scattered on the snow covered ground.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.; Log buildings--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.; Ruins--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.; Storms--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.
- 1869 November 19
- Yates House, Georgetown
- View of the two story Yates House hotel in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The clapboard sided building has a covered porch and a second story balcony, a false front and a widow's walk with a flagpole on the roof. Signs painted on the...
- Yates House (Georgetown, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.
- 1873?
- Unidentified man
- Studio profile portrait of an unidentified man from Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. He wears a sack jacket buttoned at the top, a vest and watch fob. His hair is swept back from his forehead and he has a full beard.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Beards.; Clothing & dress.; Men.
- Unidentified man
- Studio profile portrait of an unidentified man from Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. He wears an overcoat with wide lapels and a velvet collar, a sack jacket buttoned at the top and a bow tie. His hair is swept back from his forehead and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Beards.; Clothing & dress.; Men.
- Golden City & South Platte Ry. Co.'s Bridge across Clear Creek in Golden, Colo. after 1894 flood.
- Several men and a boy are on the remains of the Golden City and South Platte Railroad Company bridge after the 1894 Clear Creek flood, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. Several large upright timbers still stand while the rest of the bridge was...
- Golden (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Golden--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Golden--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Golden City & South Platte Ry. Co.'s Bridge across Clear Creek in Golden, Colo. after 1894 flood.
- Several men and a boy are on the remains of the Golden City and South Platte Railroad Company bridge after the 1894 Clear Creek flood, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. Several large upright timbers still stand while the rest of the bridge was...
- Golden (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Golden--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Golden--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Trinity Methodist Pioneer Day
- Transcript of the proceedings for the Pioneer Day Celebration at Trinity Methodist Church in 1894.
- Pioneers--Colorado.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1894 January 7
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 3, 1912 January 20
- East Denver High School: 1915
- 1915 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1915
- The Annual: North Side High School 1908
- North Denver High School yearbook for 1908
- Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1908
- The Aeronaut Encircles the Globe: The Yearbook of 1925
- South Denver High School yearbook for 1925.
- South High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1925
- East Denver High School Annual: 1911
- 1911 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1911
- Trinity fourth annual oratorio concert : Mendelssohn's Elijah
- Program for a presentation of Mendelssohn's Elijah performed at Trinity Methodist Church in Denver, Colorado on March 9, 1905. Included in the program are several pictures of prominent performers, list of performers, a detailed listing of the...
- Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Elias; Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.). Choir--Performances.; Oratorios--Librettos.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver,...
- 1905 March 9