Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Steamy Point, Yellowstone Lake
- View of the rocky shore of Yellowstone Lake, near its outlet in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows steam vents.
- Hydrothermal vents--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Waterfronts--Yellowstone National...
- [1871.]
- Stevens School lofts formerly the Clayton or Stevens School, Denver, undergoing renovation
- View of the Stevens School Lofts (1901; Robert S. Roeschlaub, architect), formerly known as Stevens School (Clayton School), at 1140 Columbine Street in the Congress Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The four-story Neoclassical building is...
- Stevens School Lofts (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Congress Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Condominiums.; Stevens School Lofts (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Condominiums--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1995
- Stevens School Lofts
- View of the Stevens School Lofts (1901; Robert S. Roeschlaub, architect), formerly known as the Stevens School or the Clayton School, at 1140 Columbine Street in the Congress Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The four-story Neoclassical...
- Stevens School Lofts (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Congress Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Condominiums.; Stevens School Lofts (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Condominiums--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1997
- Agriculture crops cultivation
- Men and women pose with a hoe and shovels in a field of possibly lettuce, Denver, Colorado. A greenhouse with open roof vents is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Agricultural laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Farming--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Greenhouses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Los Angeles
- Aerial, panoramic view of multi-story brick buildings in downtown Los Angeles, California. A sign on the Temple Block at Spring and Main Streets reads: "Putnam, Commercial Photographer." Other signs read: "J.J. O'Brien & Co. Dry Goods & Notions,"...
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--California--Los Angeles--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--California--Los Angeles--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1902?]
- Early day Silverton Band
- Silverton, Colorado, band on Second Street in Durango, Colorado. Men in sack suits, vests, gold chains and conductors' hats carry trombones, cornets, a tuba, and a clarinet; all wear elaborate medals on their chests; a banner reads: "lverton, MP...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1895?]
- #728 Nelson Bros. Fruit Company Shed
- View of a warehouse in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Features of building: masonry construction, gable, false front with stepped cornice, and vents. Man on horse next to building. Signs: "Nelson Bros. Fruit."
- Nelson Brothers Fruit Co. (Paonia, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Food industry--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.; Food storage buildings--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915?]
- Public School, Montrose, Colorado
- This two-story brick school in Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado, has mission-style pediments with round, louvered vents, and arched second-floor windows. The entry is a set of double doors.
- Montrose (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Montrose--1890-1900.
- [betwee 1890 and 1900?]
- Rocky Ford, Am. Crystal Sugar Co. Research Lab
- Research laboratories of the American Crystal Sugar Company, Rocky Ford, Otero County, Colorado, are flat roofed, one-story brick buildings with wall mounted turban vents; letters read: "American Crystal Sugar Research."
- American Crystal Sugar Company--1970-1980.; Rocky Ford (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Rocky Ford--1970-1980.
- 1978
- Salida
- View of The Little Church in the Pines, Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado; a building with a spire, belfry, louvered wheel vents, fish- scale imbrication, and sign: "God is our refuge and strength."
- Salida (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Churches--Colorado--Salida--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Salida
- View of The Little Church in the Pines, Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado; a building with a spire, belfry, louvered wheel vents, fish- scale imbrication, and sign: "God is our refuge and strength."
- Salida (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Churches--Colorado--Salida--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Antlers Hotel
- View across Huerfano Street of the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows the five-story stone building with dormers, bays, half-round towers, bell cast dome, porch/balcony, shingle imbrication, roof vents, and awnings....
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1890- 1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1892?]
- Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs
- View of west facade of the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, a stone and frame building, features dormers, bays, shingle imbrication, roof vents, and half-round towers, a covered porch, a balcony and a two-story addition on...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1890- 1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- The Antlers, Colorado Springs
- View of the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows the five-story stone and frame building with dormers, bays, half-round towers, chimneys, half-timbering, roof vents and people on a bench among trees in the southern lawn.
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1890- 1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- The Antlers, Colorado Springs
- View from the west of the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows a five-story stone building with dormers, bays, half-round towers, porch/balcony, shingle imbrication, roof vents, and awnings. Men and women pose by a buggy...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1890- 1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Children playing--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- Westcliffe
- The Hope Evangelical church, in Westcliffe, Custer County, Colorado, features a center spire with louvered vents beneath decorative gables and rough cut stone construction. The Sangre De Cristo Range is in the distance.
- Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church (Westcliffe, Colo.)--1950-1970.; Sangre De Cristo Range (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Westcliffe (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Lutheran churches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Westcliffe
- The Hope Evangelical Church, in Westcliffe, Custer County, Colorado, features a center spire, rough cut stone construction, cross gables, and louvered vents beneath decorative gables on the spire. Mountains of the Sangre De Cristo Range are in the...
- Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church (Westcliffe, Colo.)--1950- 1970.; Westcliffe (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Lutheran churches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Potatoe [sic] cellars, Sweet Ranch
- View of potato cellars on the Sweet Ranch in Carbondale, Colorado; shows open entrances to cellars and vents on sod roof.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Root cellars--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Houses on 2nd High St., Central City, Colo.
- Several houses are built above a masonry retaining wall along Second High Street, a dirt road in Central City, Colorado. The house in the center is a two story brick with two gables that intersect a hipped roof. It has three chimneys, wrought iron...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Trinidad State Nursing Home
- Aerial view of the state nursing home in Trinidad, Colorado. This complex of low gable roofed brick buildings are mostly one story, with a two story central hall, and a cantilevered shelter over the drive. The gables and panels between the windows...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Nursing homes--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.
- [1967?]
- Trinidad State Nursing Home
- State nursing home in Trinidad, Colorado is a complex of low gable roofed brick buildings, mostly one story, with a two story central hall. A cantilevered shelter is over the drive and the gables and panels between the windows are of white siding....
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Nursing homes--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.
- [1967]
- Church at Cochiti, N. M.
- Native Americans, men and a woman, pose outside of a church in Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico. The adobe church features a front gable, arched entry, and louvered vents. A cross stands in front of the church.
- Cochiti indians--Women--New Mexico--Cochiti--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Cochiti--1900-1920.; Cochiti (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Churches--New Mexico--Cochiti--1900-1920.
- [1900-1920?]
- Cochiti
- An adobe church in Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico, features a steeple with pyramidal tin roof, louvered vents, front gable, and a covered entry. A cross stands in front of the building.
- Cochiti Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Cochiti--1890-1920.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Cochiti--1890-1920.; Cochiti (N.M.)--1890-1920.; Churches--New Mexico--Cochiti--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- View in Isleta, old church of San Augustine, New Mexico
- View of the Native American pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico, shows San Augustine church which features twin towers with louvered vents, adobe walls, a cross, and double doors. A ladder leans against the building; other adobe buildings nearby.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Isleta Pueblo--1880-1890.; Isleta Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Isleta Pueblo--1880-1890.; Isleta Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Isleta Pueblo--1880-1890.;...
- [1885]
- Isleta
- View of a mission church in the Native American pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico, shows twin bell towers with louvered vents and crosses on top, adobe wall construction, and a pile of adobe bricks.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Isleta Pueblo--1900-1930.; Isleta Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Isleta Pueblo--1900-1930.; Isleta Pueblo (N.M.)--1900-1930.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Isleta Pueblo--1900-1930.;...
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Indian Mission school, Dakota
- Native American (Dakota) men and boys, wearing suits and hats, pose outside of a mission school, probably the Dakota Territory. The school building features a wheel window, louvered vents, cross gables, and clapboard siding. A picket fence encloses...
- Dakota Indians--Dakota Territory--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Dakota Territory--1880-1900.; Dakota Territory--1880-1900.; Missions--Dakota Territory--1880-1900.; Schools--Dakota Territory--1880-1900.; Students--Dakota Territory--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Gateway - 1959
- View of a gable-roofed church built of masonry or cinder block in Gateway, Mesa County, Colorado; features a square spire with vents and a cross on the top, glass brick windows, and a vestibule on the front; boy sitting on the steps and three 1950s...
- Gateway (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Churches--Colorado--Gateway--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Mine car manufacturing plant
- View of the interior of a mine car manufacturing plant. Rockers, rocker stands, and ore car bodies along with hood vents and tools are in the plant.
- Factories--1890-1910.; Industry--1890-1910.; Interiors--1890-1910.; Mine railroads--1890-1910.; Mining--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Building on 17th Street
- View of a building on 17th (Seventeenth) and Glenarm Place in downtown Denver, Colorado. An automobile is parked near the two-story brick building, which has circular ornamental vents near the roof. Signs read: "Closing Out," "About Feb. 1st to be...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- California Building
- View of the California Building in downtown Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick building has decorative trim and round vents near the top of the building. Signs read: "Closing Out," "Must Vacate," "About Feb. 1st to be Occupied by Huffman...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Beaver Ranch about 1898
- View across wheat field to Beaver Ranch, homesteaded by John Kennedy, in the 1860's, Conifer, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows the ranch house and barn. The gabled barn has two rooftop vents. The two-story house has a front porch, bay window and...
- Conifer (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ranches--Colorado--Conifer--1880-1890.
- 1898
- Beaver Ranch at the head of Kennedy Gulch originally owned by John Kennedy
- View of Beaver Ranch homesteaded by John Kennedy, in the 1860's, one of the first Mormon settlers, Conifer, Jefferson County, Colorado; shows a group of people along a fence in front of the post office, store, ranch house and barn; striped gabled...
- Conifer (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ranches--Colorado--Conifer--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Old C block
- Men look at the two-story, rusticated stone walls of the old "C" block at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. The windows are boarded over and show smoke damage. A new, concrete cell block adjoins; it has barred windows, turban vents...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1950
- Cellhouse #1 built in 1951
- Three-story, concrete buildings at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, have barred windows, downspouts, and electric lights topping the pediments. Men sit on the lawn in the corner by a wooden box, and a rough stone wall is in the...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1951 and 1960?]
- Colorado - Durango Fish hatchery
- Durango fish hatchery in Durango, Colorado, in La Plata County. Architectural features of the rectangular brick building include twin towers with hipped roofs and finials on either side of the gabled entrance, vents along the center gable of the...
- Durango (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Fish hatcheries--Colorado--Durango--1920-1940.; Fishing industry--Colorado--Durango--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Death house used from 1934-1951, 24 men died there
- Vents and a smokestack with guywires rise from the low gabled roof of this saltbox building at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. It is encircled by a chain-link fence; power poles, a stone tower and a wall with an arched gate are in...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1960.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1960.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1934 and 1951?]
- Fraser Community Church built by the Swedes
- The community church in Fraser, Colorado, features, a river rock foundation, an offset spire, louvered vents, parapet corners on the spire, a front gable, and square window bays. The windows have sheets of plywood in them, and the front door stands...
- Fraser (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Churches--Colorado--Fraser--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950]
- Methodist
- The Methodist church in Florence, Colorado features cross gables, rough-cut stone walls, a single spire with louvered vents and a pyramidal roof, stained glass windows, and arched-pointed bays. This church was completed in 1898, and burned in 1973.
- Florence (Colo.)--1900-1980.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Florence--1900-1980.
- [between 1900 and 1973]
- Largest hay barn in the state of Wyoming, Colonel Torry's M Ranch
- View of men in front of a log barn, at what is identified as Colonel Torry's M Ranch, in Hat Creek (Niobrara County), Wyoming. The barn has a gabled roof, a transom over a main entrance and cupolas with vents. Men are identified left to right as:...
- Hat Creek (Wyo. : Town)--1880-1890.; Barns--Wyoming--Hat Creek--1880-1890.; Log buildings--Wyoming--Hat Creek--1880-1890.; Men--Wyoming--Hat Creek--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Arrival of eastern train, at Oakland wharf, San Francisco Bay
- A Central Pacific Railroad locomotive vents steam at the wharf in Oakland (Alameda County), California. Men pose on tracks by the engine, which has a diamond stack, lantern, and cow catcher.
- Central Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1890.; Oakland (Calif.)--1860-1890.; Piers & wharves--California--Oakland--1860-1890.; Railroad facilities--California--Oakland--1860-1890.; Railroad locomotives--California--Oakland--1860-1890.;...
- [between 1860 and 1885?]
- La Jara turn
- Denver and Rio Grande Western 1167 vents smoke and pulls idlers cars and a caboose at La Jara (Conejos County), Colorado. Shows a paved road.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; La Jara (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--La Jara--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--La Jara--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--La Jara--1950-1960.
- 1950 January
- Scene on Midland Terminal R.R.
- A view of a Midland Terminal Railway locomotive, tender and passenger car in Colorado. The locomotive vents smoke. Mountains are in the distance.
- Midland Terminal Railway--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1897?]
- Castleton tank 278 on arrival at - Baldwin Br.
- A (probably) Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive vents smoke by a water tank and snow in Castleton, near Baldwin (Gunnison County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Castleton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Castleton--1950-1960.; Snow--Colorado--Castleton--1950-1960.; Water towers--Colorado--Castleton--1950-1960.
- 1956 February 18
- 345 broadside
- Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 345, with a tender, vents smoke in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Durango (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Durango--1950-1960.
- 1950 August 7
- N.G. in snow on Maysville wye
- Denver and Rio Grande Western narrow gauge locomotive 489 vents smoke at Maysville (Chaffee County), Colorado; snow covers the ground.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Maysville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Maysville--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Maysville--1950-1960.
- 1952 January 29
- Cebolla, 268 in blizzard, plow ahead
- A Denver and Rio Grande Western train with locomotive 268 follows a snowplow in a snow storm in Cebolla (Gunnison County), Colorado; smoke vents from the stack.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Cebolla (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Blizzards--Colorado--Cebolla--1950-1960.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Cebolla--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Cebolla--1950-1960.
- 1952 March 11
- Near Gunnison, 286, 0588 & stock cars
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western freight train with locomotive 268 in Gunnison County, Colorado; smoke vents from the stack.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Gunnison County--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1950-1960.
- 1953 October 9
- Westward at Cebolla, from below track level
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 278 and a caboose near Cebolla (Gunnison County), Colorado; smoke vents from the stack, and high rock bluffs are in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Cebolla (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--Cebolla--1940-1950.
- 1949 July 7
- Castleton 278 & flanger kicking snow on wye
- Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 278 approaches through snow near Castleton (Gunnison County), Colorado; smoke vents from the stack and high bluffs are in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Castleton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Castleton--1950-1960.; Snow--Colorado--Castleton--1950-1960.
- 1950 February 28
- Ouray Br. last run
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 318, the tender and a caboose in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado, the locomotive vents smoke. Men are in or beside the engine; a depot with brick arches is to the side. Letters read "Austin...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Montrose (Colo.)--1950-1950.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Montrose--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Montrose--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Montrose--1950-1960.
- 1953 March 21