Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Punch Bowl trip
- View of one man holding a stick and three women sitting on a rock ledge above a waterfall, Aspen, Colorado; features women dressed in dresses, hats, and capes; waterfall surrounded by large rocks eroded with crevices and lines; logs, sticks, and...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Yellowstone, Tower Falls
- View of Tower Fall, a waterfall on Tower Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows eroded rock towers and pillars near the waterfall.
- Tower Creek (Wyo.)--1870-1900.; Tower Fall (Wyo.)--1870-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.; National pars & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.; Waterfalls--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Tower Falls
- View of Tower Fall, a waterfall on Tower Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows eroded rock towers and pillars near the waterfall.
- Tower Creek (Wyo.)--1870-1900.; Tower Fall (Wyo.)--1870-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.; National parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.; Waterfalls--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Upper Yosemite Falls
- View of granite rock walls and Upper Yosemite Fall, a waterfall on Yosemite Creek at Yosemite National Park, California. Trees are above the waterfall.
- Upper Yosemite Fall (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite Creek (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Cliffs--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Liberty Cap and Nevada Fall
- View of the Nevada Fall waterfall on the Merced River near Grizzly Point, Yosemite National Park, California. Shows the steep walls of the granodiorite Liberty Cap beside the waterfall, frame buildings, footbridges, and an observation platform.
- Liberty Cap (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Merced River (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Nevada Fall (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Rock formations--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; Waterfalls--California--Yosemite...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Seven Falls, Cheyenne Canon
- View of Seven Falls on South Cheyenne Creek, South Cheyenne Canyon (El Paso County), Colorado. A waterfall cascades down a rock face; a wooden staircase with landings to view the falls climbs the hill beside the waterfall.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Stairways--Colorado--El Paso...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- The Yosemite Falls
- View of granite rock walls and Yosemite Falls, a waterfall on Yosemite Creek, at Yosemite National Park, California. Shows the waterfall behind trees, rocks, and a wooden fence in Yosemite Valley.
- Yosemite Creek (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite Falls (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Cliffs--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; Fences--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; National parks &...
- [between 1885 and 1902?]
- Upper Yosemite Falls
- View of granite rock walls and Upper Yosemite Fall, a waterfall on Yosemite Creek at Yosemite National Park, California. Trees are above and below the waterfall.
- Upper Yosemite Fall (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite Creek (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Cliffs--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National...
- [between 1885 and 1902?]
- Upper Yosemite Falls
- View of granite rock walls and Upper Yosemite Fall, a waterfall on Yosemite Creek at Yosemite National Park, California. Trees are above the waterfall.
- Upper Yosemite Fall (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite Creek (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Cliffs--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National...
- [between 1885 and 1902?]
- Latourelle [sic] Falls, Ore.
- View of Latourell Falls, a waterfall on Latourell Creek (Multnomah County), Oregon. Shows a steep rock face, trees above the waterfall, and bushes and ferns near Latourell Creek.
- Latourell Creek (Or.)--1880-1910.; Latourell Falls (Or.)--1880-1910.; Multnomah County (Or.)--1880-1910.; Cliffs--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.; Streams--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.; Waterfalls--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.
- [between 1887 and 1902?]
- Hood River Falls, Ore.
- View of a waterfall identified as Hood River Falls and dense forest probably in Columbia Gorge Recreation Area, Hood River County, Oregon. The waterfall is near rock walls, fir trees, and fallen timber.
- Hood River County (Or.)--1880-1910.; Waterfalls--Oregon--Hood River County--1880-1910.
- [between 1885 and 1902?]
- Seven Falls, Cheyenne Canon
- View of Seven Falls, a waterfall on South Cheyenne Creek in South Cheyenne Canyon (El Paso County), Colorado. A wooden staircase with observations platforms is beside the waterfall and steep canyon walls. A man is on the staircase.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Stairways--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso...
- 1896
- Yosemite Falls, Yosemite Valley
- View of the Yosemite Falls waterfall and steep, Sentinel granodiorite walls in the Merced River valley at Yosemite National Park, California. Shows a two-tiered waterfall and trees near the valley floor.
- Yosemite Falls (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Cliffs--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; Valleys--California--Yosemite...
- [between 1885 and 1902?]
- Liberty Cap and Nevada Fall
- View of the Nevada Fall waterfall on the Merced River near Grizzly Point, Yosemite National Park, California. Shows the steep walls of the granodiorite Liberty Cap beside the waterfall. A frame two story house or hotel has gingerbread trim, and a...
- Liberty Cap (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Merced River (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Nevada Fall (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Buildings--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1900.; Pedestrian bridges--California--Yosemite...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Eureka in 1877, San Juan Co., Colorado
- Reproduction of bird's eye view rendering; shows Eureka, San Juan County, Colorado, and landmarks: 1. Colorado Lode 2. Old Trapper 3. Suamanda 4. Oporto 5. Garibaldi 6. Niagara 7. Centennial 8. Jackson 9. Shakespeare 10. American 11. Mc Kennie 12....
- Eureka (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- 1877
- Where longing lovers love to stroll
- View of a waterfall in City Park, North Cheyenne Canyon, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Rocks, trees, and timber stand in the waterfall.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Cascade near Silverton
- View of a high waterfall and the narrow gauge tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company tracks in San Juan County, Colorado. Two men stand high on rock formations by the waterfall, two well-dressed women and a man stand on the tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; People--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- The Cataracts, Green Mtn. Falls, C. M. Ry
- Upstream view of the Cataracts waterfall at Green Mountain Falls resort, northwest of Manitou, Colorado (served by the Colorado Midland Railway); water cascades down boulder-strewn hillside; small sign at top right of waterfall says, "The...
- Green Mountain Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- Serpentine Falls, Green Mtn. Falls, C M Ry
- Upstream view of Serpentine Falls waterfall at Green Mountain Falls, a resort northwest of Manitou, Colorado (served by Colorado Midland Railway); water cascades down boulder-strewn mountainside; trees flank top of waterfall.
- Green Mountain Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Serpentine Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- Peacock Fall, C M Ry, Green Mtn Falls
- Uphill view of Peacock Fall waterfall at Green Mountain Falls, a resort northwest of Manitou, Colorado, served by the Colorado Midland Railway; steep mountainside with shrubs, trees and rocks above waterfall.
- Green Mountain Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Peacock Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- Souvenir Falls, Cascade Canon, C. M. Ry
- Close view of Souvenir Falls waterfall, in Cascade Canyon, northwest of Manitou, Colorado, served by Colorado Midland Railway; boulders in foreground; pine trees visible above waterfall.
- Cascade Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Souvenir Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- Bath of Venus
- View of Bath of Venus waterfall, along Ute Pass, northwest of Manitou, Colorado; water splashes into pool in foreground; canyon walls flank waterfall; rock wall at left in shadow; railing visible at upper right.
- Bath of Venus Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1886-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Bath of Venus
- View of Bath of Venus waterfall plunging into pool, along Ute Pass, northwest of Manitou, Colorado; rocks in foreground; canyon walls flank waterfall; left rock wall in shadow; railing and telegraph poles visible at upper right.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.; Bath of Venus Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1886-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Seven Falls, So. Cheyenne Canon
- View of Seven Falls waterfall in South Cheyenne Canyon, southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado, taken from mid-fall level; wooden stairway runs parallel to waterfall and crosses pool at base; steep canyon walls flank falls; three small figures at...
- Seven Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Seven Falls, South Cheyenne Canon
- View of the Seven Falls waterfall in South Cheyenne Canyon, southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado; wooden stairway parallels seven- tiered waterfall along steep rock face.
- Seven Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Three Falls, So. Cheyenne Canyon
- Close view of Three Falls waterfall in South Cheyenne Canyon, southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado, taken from base of falls; wooden stairway with railings ascends steep rock face, parallel to three-tiered waterfall; walkway traverses pool at...
- South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Three Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- 3 Falls, S. Cheyenne Canon
- View from the base of Three Falls waterfall in South Cheyenne Canyon, southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado; wooden walkway crosses pool in foreground; stairs are parallel to waterfall.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Three Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- 7 Falls, So. Cheyenne Canon
- View of Seven Falls waterfall in South Cheyenne Canyon, southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado, taken from mid-fall level; wooden stairway runs parallel to waterfall and crosses pool at base; steep canyon walls flank falls.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- 7 Falls, So. Cheyenne Canon
- View of Seven Falls waterfall in South Cheyenne Canyon, southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado, taken from mid-fall level; wooden stairway runs parallel to waterfall and crosses pool at base; steep canyon walls flank falls; two figures with...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- 7 Falls, So. Cheyenne Canon
- View of Seven Falls waterfall in South Cheyenne Canyon, southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado, taken from mid-fall level; wooden stairway runs parallel to waterfall and crosses pool at base; steep canyon walls flank falls; bench visible at...
- Seven Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Lullaby Falls, Cascade Canon, C. M. Ry
- Upstream view of Lullaby Falls waterfall, at Cascade Canyon, northwest of Manitou, Colorado, served by the Colorado Midland Railway; waterfall strewn with fallen logs and flanked by trees and brush.
- Cascade Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lullaby Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- Seven Falls, South Cheyenne Canyon
- View of Seven Falls waterfall in South Cheyenne Canyon, southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado, taken from mid-fall level; wooden stairway runs parallel to waterfall and crosses pool at base; steep canyon walls flank falls.
- Seven Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Ousel [sic] Falls, Grand Lake, Moffat Road
- Close-up view of Ouzel Falls near Grand Lake, Colorado, reached via Moffat Road, Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later became Denver and Salt Lake); waterfall named by Enos Mills after Ouzel or "water dipper" bird; shows waterfall...
- Grand Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ouzel Falls (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Grand Lake--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920]
- Minnehaha Falls, Pikes Peak Trail
- A waterfall identified as Minnehaha Falls, Pikes Peak trail near Colorado Springs, Colorado; waterfall surrounded by trees.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Sloss Falls, Castle Canon, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Sloss Falls in Castle Canyon, Eagle or Pitkin County, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; two men stand at base of waterfall; group of men, women, and children sit atop crest of waterfall.
- Sloss (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Waterfall
- View of a waterfall, rocks and trees in Colorado.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- [Waterfall]
- View of a waterfall probably in the mountains of Colorado.
- Waterfalls--1870-1900.
- [between 1872 and 1900?]
- Waterfall
- View of an unidentified waterfall in the San Juan Mountains in probably San Miguel or Ouray County, Colorado.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Mountain waterfall
- View of a waterfall in the mountains of Colorado.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Impounding dams on Gold Run Placer
- View of the Gold Run Placer dams on Waterfall Creek near Ophir (San Miguel County), Colorado.
- Gold Run Placer (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ophir (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Waterfall Creek (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dams--Colorado--Ophir--1900-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Ophir--1900-1910.; Hydraulic...
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- Waterfall near Ouray, Colo.
- View of a waterfall, possibly Cascade Falls, near Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Cascade Falls (Ouray county, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Ouray (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Waterfall
- A woman stands on a platform to view Rainbow Falls waterfall, in Teller County, Colorado.
- Rainbow Falls (Teller County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Teller County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Teller County--1910-1920.
- [1918?]
- Waterfall
- A woman stands on a platform to view Rainbow Falls waterfall, Teller County, Colorado.
- Rainbow Falls (Teller County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Teller County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Teller County--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Teller County--1910-1920.
- [1918?]
- Waterfall
- Waterfall over rock cliffs, probably Colorado.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Waterfall
- View of a stream and waterfall in (probably) Colorado. Pines and brush frame boulders and pools of water.
- Streams--Colorado--1920-1940.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Waterfall & bridge Million Dollar Highway
- Pipe railing edges a concrete section of an Otto Mears toll road (the Million Dollar Highway), in Ouray or San Juan County, Colorado; a waterfall passes underneath.
- Mears, Otto, 1840-1931--Homes & haunts.; Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Streams--Colorado--1910-1930.; Toll roads--Colorado--1910-1930.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Unidentified waterfall
- View of an unidentified waterfall in probably Colorado. Water cascades down a steep cliff with rock shelves. Wood debris is at the base of the falls.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Waterfall
- A waterfall plunges through rock formations into a pool of water on an identified stream. Dead trees hang over the falls.
- Waterfalls--1890-1900.
- between [1880 and 1887?]
- Ouray, Colo.
- Panoramic view of houses and commercial buildings in Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows frame and brick buildings, the square tower of the Beaumont Hotel, wooden mine buildings with smokestacks, possibly a smelter, and a flume on a hillside. The...
- Cascade Falls (Ouray County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cascade Mountain (Ouray County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Shale and water northeast of Collbran, Brush Creek
- Men stand and pose beside a small waterfall on Brush Creek in Mesa County, Colorado. Layered shale is in the creek bed, and fallen logs and trees are nearby.
- Oil-shales--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Brush Creek (Garfield County and Mesa County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]