Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Ute men
- Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of Native American (Ute) men. They wear moccasins, beaded leggings, hair pipe necklaces, scarves over their braids, and concho medals.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--1870-1880.; Clothing & dress--1870-1880.
- 1874
- The McClure House, northwest corner 4th and Main
- The McClure House, in Canon City, Colorado, is a three-story brick building with a flat roof, bracketed cornice, and stone sills and keystones. Men pose on the boardwalk that is lined with a rail fence; women look out the windows. A corner...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Banks--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Mr. Richard Pearce and smelting force, Empire Forks Silver bricks. Mr. Pearce on extreme left - at one time was connected with the Argon Smelting Works in Argo, and also with the Hill Smelting Works in Central City.
- Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company workers pose by stacked silver ingots in Empire Forks, Clear Creek County, Colorado; metallurgist Richard Pearce is to the left.
- Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company--1870-1880.; Metallurgists--Colorado--Empire Forks--1870-1880.; Empire Forks (Colo.); Mining--Colorado--Empire Forks--1870-1880.; Silver--Colorado--Empire Forks--1870-1880.;...
- 1875
- Geo F Pharmacy 1200 block, Boulder, Colo
- Men posing in the doorway and on the boardwalk of this storefront in the 1200 block of Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado, are identified as Col. George Fonda, and Fred and Herbert Lockwood. Posters, soap, and wicker creels are in the window;...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Drugstores--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Kokomo, Colorado
- Frame commercial buildings line this sloping street in Kokomo, Summit County, Colorado. The two-story buildings have half-height false fronts, cornices, awnings, and signs: "The Palace of Fashion Fancy Staple and Dry Goods Dressmaking," "Oak Hall...
- Kokomo (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Kokomo--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Montezuma, Colorado, looking north Lennewee Mt. in the distance at the right, approximate date between 1883 and 1885, the two hotels (large buildings across from each other) are the Summit House (right) and the Rocky Mountain House (left).
- Frame buildings flank dirt street in Montezuma, Summit County, Colorado. People are on the balcony of the Rocky Mountain House, a cross- gabled building with an open porch. False-fronted structures have boardwalks fronting them; a man stands on one...
- Montezuma (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1883 or 1885
- The Kokomo school
- Students at Kokomo, in Summit County, Colorado, pose on boardwalk with a frame, pilastered building behind them. They wear ribbons, checkered or plaid fabrics, and wide collars. Older girls and the teacher wear bodices, overdresses with pleats or...
- Kokomo (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Kokomo--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Kokomo--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Trinity Methodist Church
- Architectural drawing of Trinity Methodist Church on 18th (Eighteenth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado.
- Methodist churches--1880-1890.; Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1887 August 3
- Trinity Methodist Church
- Architectural drawing shows detail of gallery window for Trinity Methodist Church on 18th (Eighteenth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado.
- Methodist churches--1880-1890.; Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1887 August 3
- Robert Krague, Chief of Fire Dept - Killed July 31, 1891
- Firemen pose on their horse-drawn ladder wagon in Pueblo, Colorado. The two-story, brick and stone firehouse in the background has ornate, incised arches and spandrels; it is draped with bunting and a sign: "We Mourn our Chief." Streetcar tracks...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Fire stations--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Capt. Chemical Engine No. 1
- Men hold the reins of a horse-drawn fire wagon in Pueblo, Colorado. The conveyance is equipped with ladders, rope, rolled hose, kerosene lamps, and metal tanks. Men pose nearby, and the brick building in the background has stone trim and arched or...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Johnnie Dewer's Place (present town hall)
- Men pose around the wooden bar in a saloon in Breckenridge, Colorado. One holds a corncob pipe. The backbar pediment has carving and spindlework; bunting is tacked around the mirror. A cash register and metal sculptures of swordsmen are on it, and...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Interiors--1890-1900.
- 1894 or 1895
- Early Military Parade in Denver
- Spectators watch a military parade in front of the City Hall building located on 14th (Fourteenth) and Market Streets, in Denver, Colorado. The parade was to honor soldiers leaving for the Spanish American War in 1898.
- Gun-carriages--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Spanish-American War, 1898.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Military parades &...
- 1898
- Glenwood Springs and Hotel Colorado
- Panoramic view of Glenwood Springs, Mesa County, Colorado, at the confluence of the Colorado and Roaring Fork Rivers. Shows the Hotel Colorado and the Hot Springs Bathhouse and pool, houses, and the railroad bridges of the Denver and Rio Grande...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Roaring Fork...
- 1901
- Sugar factory form the east, Loveland, Colo.
- Looking east along a gravel path lined with young trees to the Great Western Sugar factory, Loveland, Colorado, shows the multi-building sugar beet processing plant.
- Loveland (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Loveland--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Raven Hill from Anaconda, Cripple Crk. Mg. District
- View of the town of Anaconda and surrounding mines in Teller county, Colorado. View includes Low Line, Mary McKinney (McKinney Mining Company), and Morning Glory mines. Industrial features on the landscape include mine tailings, smelters and ore...
- Anaconda (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Anaconda--1900-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Anaconda--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Anaconda--1900-1910.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Anaconda--1900-1910.
- 1904
- Main Street Holyoke, Col
- Main Street, in Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado, is a dirt thoroughfare flanked with frame commercial buildings. Trees grow along the boardwalk.
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Holyoke--1900-1910.
- 1904
- Evalyn Walsh (holding puppy) the year before her marriage, the first time Taft was there, in 1907, Wolhurst, Colorado.
- Well dressed visitors at Wolhurst, in Littleton, Colorado, are identified as: (l to r) Henry Brady, ?, R. G. Brooksbridge, ?, F. A. MacMonnies (sculptor of Pioneer Monument), Franklin Price Rivet [?], General Thomas, Lucius M. Cuthbert, ?, Evalyn...
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; McLean, Evalyn Walsh, 1886-1947.
- 1907
- Carbondale, Colo. football, 1911 ("Potato Day") "Welcome"
- Crowded street scene in Carbondale, Roaring Fork River Valley, Garfield County, Colorado, includes two woman (one displays a football pennant); an elderly man wears cowboy hat, another wears a bowler hat. A large group of people are in the distance...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1911
- Cebolla - railroad station shelter and Sportsmen's Hotel at Cebolla, Colorado, on the D&RG narrow gauge line west of Gunnison
- View of Cebolla, Gunnison County, Colorado (now Blue Mesa Reservoir); shows narrow gauge tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, buildings, the Gunnison River, and a bridge.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1910-1920.; Blue Mesa Reservoir (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cebolla (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Cebolla--1910-1920.; Narrow gauge...
- 1912?
- D&RG Railroad YMCA Building at Helper Utah
- View of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Young Men's Christian Association in Helper, Utah; shows men, women, and children posing in front of a brick building with an arcade/balcony, terra-cotta roof, and bay windows. Bunting hangs in the arched...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1910-1920.; Children--Utah--Helper--1910-1920.; Organizations' facilities--Utah--Helper--1910-1920.; Women--Utah--Helper--1910-1920.; Young Men's Christian associations--Utah--Helper--1910-1920.
- 1918
- State and city officials and members of the Colorado State Fireman's Association
- Panoramic view and photographic montage of members of the Colorado State Fireman's Association and city officials who pose near the Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver, Colorado. Firefighters wear double-breasted dress uniforms and pose on...
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Government officials--American--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Municipal...
- 1919 April 3
- Telluride Colo. 1921
- Panoramic view of Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado, with snow-covered San Juans in background; shows Cornet Falls, Aspen Street, old schoolhouse, San Miguel County Courthouse, Sheridan Hotel, First National Bank, Town Hall steeples, Rio...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Historic sites--Colorado--Telluride--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Fox Inter-mountain Theater Managers Convention, Broadmoor Hotel, Colo. Springs
- Panoramic view of a group of Fox theater managers at the Fox Inter-mountain Theater Managers Convention held at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado; they pose near Broadmoor Lake. The men wear suits and neck ties....
- Broadmoor (Hotel : Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fox Film Corporation--People--1940-1950.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business people--American--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Meetings--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1941 April
- Smiley Junior High School War Bond Auction
- A photograph of a student giving a can to four teachers sitting at a table during a war bond auction. One teacher is using a machine with register tape. It may be an adding machine to record the donations.
- Smiley Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Students.; War bonds and funds.; Auctions.
- 1945 May
- Big Snake and Sweet Grass
- A group of Native American (Oglala Sioux) women, Sweet Grass, Chief Big Snake, and white men, pose near and on a covered wagon in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado. The women wear moccasins, beaded and fringed dresses and shawls, and beaded...
- Dakota Indians--Colorado--Morrison--1940-1950.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Morrison--1940-1950.; Oglala Indians--Colorado--Morrison--1940-1950.; Morrison (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Morrison--1940-1950.; Clothing &...
- 1947
- Colorado Penitentiary escapes
- Tools used in a prison break from the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, include hacksaw blades, drill brace and bits, pliers, a screwdriver, putty knife, batteries, string, wire, and tape. In a Fedora, tweed jacket and tie, associate...
- Prison wardens--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Prison escapes--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.
- 1962
- Colorado Springs
- View from open field of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows dwellings and commercial buildings with foothills in the distance.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.
- [1878]
- Little John
- Full length seated studio portrait of Little John, Mandan male, holding sword across lap, wearing fur cap, earrings, decorated belt and fur piece around shoulders.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Mandan Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Little John.
- [188-?]
- Sitting Bull's Camp
- Sitting Bull's camp, with six tipis visible, plus low tent.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.
- [188-?]
- Two unidentified Indians, Crows, full length
- Full length studio portrait of two unidentified Crow males, one seated on rock, wrapped in blanket, wearing vest, jewelry and feather in hair, other standing next to wooden fence, wrapped in blanket and wearing feather in hair.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Crow Indians.
- [188-?]
- A gathering at Custer Battlefield monument
- Full length group portrait of eight men posed near the monument to the soldiers killed at Little Big Horn. From left to right: Corporal Hall, Dr. Henry Rinaldo Porter, Captain Edward Settle Godfrey, Captain Frederick William Benteen, Captain...
- Battlefields--Montana--1880-1890.; Military personnel--1880-1890.; Monuments & memorials--Montana--1886.; White Swan, (Crow warrior), 1851 or 2-1904.; Benteen, Frederick William, 1834-1898.; Edgerly, Winfield Scott, 1846-1927.; Godfrey, Edward...
- [1886]
- Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, seated, with peace pipe on knees
- Seated studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, holding peace pipe, in front of painted backdrop.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits.; Calumets--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.
- [1888?]
- Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, and Barry, the photographer
- Full length studio photograph of Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, and David F. Barry, photographer, in front of painted backdrop. Barry, standing, wears suit and hat; Rain-in-the-Face sits on stone wall and wears long beaded necklace, two feathers...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Rifles.; Rain in the Face, ca. 1835-1905.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [1889?]
- Hairy Chin, Dakota, bust
- Hairy Chin, Dakota, head and shoulders studio portrait; two feathers in hair, short beaded necklace, fur wrapped around one braid, scarf tied on other braid.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Hairy Chin. Dakota Indian.
- [1889?]
- Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, seated, holding rifle, full length
- Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, full length seated studio portrait with painted backdrop holding rifle; wears two feathers in hair, scarf tied at neck, long necklace with many wraps, thick banded wrist bracelet, long shirt and trousers.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Rain in the Face, ca. 1835-1905.
- [188?]
- Heavy snow on Boreas Pass
- A snow tunnel at the top of Boreas Pass (Summit County), Colorado opens into a snowbank near a deep trench with a shovel standing by it. A "Post Office" sign is above the tunnel opening. Above the trench, a man leans on the top of a power pole that...
- Boreas Pass (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Boreas Pass--1890-1900.; Winter--Colorado--Boreas Pass--1890-1900.
- [1898 or 1899]
- A distinguished group
- A group of unidentified Native American and white men poses on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. Several of the Native American men hold patterned blankets around their shoulders. Most wear their hair in braids. A few of the men...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Montana--1900-1910.
- [1907]
- Sts. John, Colorado smelter
- At Saints John, Summit County, Colorado, the smelter is comprised of frame and log buildings, a flume, and a masonry structure with a square stack. Smoke issues from a chimney on a monitor roof, firewood is piled throughout, and a round shed with a...
- Saints John (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Saints John--1870-1880.; Smelters--Colorado--Saints John--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Star hook and ladder co in 70's
- View of a street in Georgetown, Colorado, where ten members of the Georgetown Star Hook and Ladder Company stand in pairs holding a rope attached to the hook and ladder wagon. The firemen wear long underwear with a star on the chest, trunks, caps...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- David Moffats home
- View of a two story frame house in Denver, Colorado; formerly the David H. Moffat residence. A man, women, boy, girls, and a dog are in the yard.
- Moffat, David H. (David Halliday), 1839-1911--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- John Brown's sons at home
- A group of visitors gathers around an old man on a hill identified as Brown's Peak near Altadena (Los Angeles County), California. The women wear bonnets and their skirts have bustles. The wood frame house is propped up with poles and belongs to...
- Brown, Jason, California resident--Homes & haunts.; Brown, Owen--Homes & haunts.; Los Angeles County (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Guests--California--Los Angeles County--1870-1900.; Houses--California--Los Angeles County--1870-1900.; Men--California--Los...
- [between 1870 and 1889?]
- The Great Ute and his Squaw
- View of a dirt road and two rock formations that suggest human heads, in a spot identified as Great Ute Canon, in Colorado.
- Rock formations--Colorado--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Snowshoe Peak, Cabinet Mountains, Montana
- View of Snowshoe Peak in the Cabinet Mountains (Lincoln County and Sanders County), Montana. Shows trees and snow-covered mountains in the distance.
- Snowshoe Peak (Mont.)--1870-1890.; Mountains--Montana--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- 1100 block on Pearl, south side
- Frame and brick false fronted stores line Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado. Men and boys pose on the boardwalk in suits, bowlers, and a chef's apron and hat. Cornice lettering reads: "Bush & Co. Jewelers.," and a pole edging the dirt street bears...
- Shold, P. M.; Boulder (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Boulder--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Towards Carpentaria [sic] from Montecito
- View of a grassy slope and hills from the town of Montecito toward Carpinteria (Santa Barbara County), California.
- Santa Barbara County (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Hills--California--Santa Barbara County--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Castle Rock, Santa Barbara
- A woman in a black dress stands on the beach of Castle Rock Island, Santa Barbara County, California. The island is near San Miguel Island and the Channel Islands in the Santa Barbara Channel. Shows the Pacific Ocean and a steep cliff.
- Castle Rock (Santa Barbara County, Calif.)--1870-1900.; Pacific Ocean--1870-1900.; Santa Barbara County (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Beaches--California--Santa Barbara County--1870-1900.; Cliffs--California--Santa Barbara County--1870-1900.;...
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Castle Rock, Santa Barbara
- A group of people stand on the shore of Castle Rock Island near San Miguel Island and the Channel Islands, Santa Barbara County, California. Shows the waters of the Pacific Ocean in the Santa Barbara Channel and steep cliffs.
- Castle Rock (Santa Barbara County, Calif.)--1870-1900.; Santa Barbara County (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Beaches--California--Santa Barbara County--1870-1900.; Cliffs--California--Santa Barbara County--1870-1900.; Islands--California--Santa Barbara...
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Old Adobe of Santa Barbara
- View of an adobe house with a tile roof and open porch in Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara County), California. Shows wood frame structures in the distance.
- Santa Barbara (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Adobe houses--California--Santa Barbara--1870-1900.; Houses--California--Santa Barbara--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- A tile roofed adobe
- View of an adobe house with an open porch and tile roof in Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara County), California. Shows fence line and brush.
- Santa Barbara (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Adobe houses--California--Santa Barbara--1870-1900.; Houses--California--Santa Barbara--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]