Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The birth of "Sven", 1942
- A 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) soldier wearing snowshoes attempts to climb a steep snowbank behind another soldier who offers his hand to help. Two men walking on snowshoes are partially visible in the background. The soldier in...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Snowshoeing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- 1942
- Central City residence interiors
- A sink, with a tall backsplash from which the faucets extend, forms one side of an L-shaped counter in a corner of a Central City kitchen. The other side of the L is a counter with a backsplash over drawers with round drawer pulls. Next to the sink...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.; Kitchens--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Central City
- A deteriorating, masonry, two-story building with a hipped roof and a double-bracketed cornice is on a grassy hillside in Central City, Colorado. The rectangular-shaped windows, which have no panes, have stone sills and mantles. The entry, which...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- McFarlane Foundry, Ja 13, 1966
- The McFarlane Foundry is located on upper Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado. The dilapidated building is constructed of wood and corrugated tin siding and covered with tar paper, which is peeling off the side wall. The building has...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Foundries--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Ruins--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.
- 1966
- Central City
- A dilapidated building on Lawrence Street in Central City, Colorado. The portion of the building to the left has a clapboard, false storefront; the roof and the sides are of corrugated sheet metal. Two boarded up, rectangular-shaped windows are...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Buildings in Central City, Colorado
- An earthen staiway leads to a house on a hill in Central City, Colorado. Part of St. Paul's Episcopal Church is visible in the foreground. The church, which is built above a masonry retaining wall, has a gabled roof and a gothic pointed arch...
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Businesses in Central City, Colorado
- The Sauer-McShane Mercantile Co., which was in operation from 1877 to 1892, was operated from this masonry warehouse on Spring Street in Central City, Colorado. The warehouse has a gabled roof and two smaller side buildings. Each arm has a door,...
- Sauer-McShane Mercantile Co.--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Warehouses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Ute woman carrying "punio" pappoose carrier
- Outdoor portrait (standing), Native American woman (Ute), near a tepee, possibly at the old Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado; woman wears beaded moccasins and leggings, print dress, wide beaded belt from which beaded pennant hangs, hair...
- Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cradleboards--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Ute group
- Native Americans (Ute), Buckskin Charlie, Towee and unidentified men, women, and baby, pose for a portrait (standing), possibly at the old Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado; baby is in beaded cradleboard from which print scarf and key...
- Indians of North America--Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cradleboards--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Group of Utes
- Native Americans (Ute), Buckskin Charlie, Towee and unidentified men, women, and baby, pose for a portrait (standing), possibly at the old Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado; baby is in beaded cradleboard from which print scarf and key...
- Indians of North America--Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cradleboards--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Residences in Central City, Colorado
- The houses on Gunnell Hill in Central City, Colorado, are built of wood and brick. The houses in the foreground on Nevada Street, which are built above a retaining wall, are two story, brick buildings with flat roofs and decorative brick cornices....
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Confederate reunion
- View of a rattlesnake derby in Trinidad, Colorado. Shot at night, this blurred image shows part of a round enclosure with spectators outside of it. Several 30's sedans are parked in the background, and a sign on a fence reads: Coca Cola.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Racing--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Snakes--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of a concert in Trinidad, Colorado. People crowd around an enclosure in which the Marine Band plays. The streetlights, with cast iron, four-sided brackets and white glass globes have bunting strung between them, and the Columbian Hotel has...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Concerts--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Military bands--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Ruins McElmo Dist J 40
- View of Native American (Anasazi) ruins, three ancient cylindrical mud and stone towers, which stand on elevated rocks at Hovenweep National Monument, Montezuma County, Colorado. Sage and scrub bushes dot the rocky desert landscape which surrounds...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hovenweep National Monument (Utah and Colo.)--1900-1910.; Archaeological...
- [1908?]
- Alpine Hose Company No. 2 Firehouse, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of the Alpine Hose Company No. 2 firehouse, Georgetown, Colorado, looking southeast. The building, built in 1874, is of wood construction with a sloping roof, and has a false cornice on the front. "Alpine Hose No. 2" is painted on the front....
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bell towers--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Fire stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Catholic Hospital, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Catholic Hospital in Georgetown, Colorado, built in 1880 and which burned in 1911. The two-story brick building has an overhanging cornice at the roofline, seven double-hung windows on the second floor, and four windows and a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hospitals--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Catholic Hospital (Georgetown, Colo.)
- 1899
- Navajo girl mixing fresh corn batter on sheep skin [sic] over her lap
- Interior view of a Native American (Navajo) woman who sits in a brush shelter, and prepares ground cornmeal; a pile of corncobs and husks and a pile of ground cornmeal lie on outspread blankets in front of the woman; above the woman's head is a...
- Indians of North America--Domestic life--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Home food processing--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado, looking northeast. The wood construction church, built in 1869, has a steep gabled roof and a small gabled entrance vestibule in which there is a double door set into a pointed arch,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colo.)
- 1939
- J. G. Rogers Home
- View of the James Grafton Rogers house, Georgetown, Colorado, which was torn down in 1965. The house has a porch which runs the length of the building except where a gable holding a bay window extends from the roof to the ground level. Iron...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Rogers, James Grafton 1883-1971--Homes & haunts.
- 1950
- James Grafton Rogers home
- View of the James Grafton Rogers house, Georgetown, Colorado, which was torn down in 1965. The house has a porch which runs the length of the building except in the middle where a gable holding a bay window extends from the roof to the ground...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1790.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1970.; Rogers, James Grafton 1883-1971--Homes & haunts.
- 1965
- Confederate reunion
- View of three seated men in uniforms talking to each other at the convention, Trinidad, Colorado. One man holds a newspaper and gestures while the other two look at him. The jacket of one man has elaborate stitching on the arm. Women in bonnets...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Military uniforms--Confederate.; Dean, Samuel Andrew.; Rogers, Irvin B.; Sadler, James Robert.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. A young boy in cowboy costume with a faux leopard skin pouch is encircled by men, women and boys watching a man hold a snake.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Snakes--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Bennett, Harlo, Jr.; Smythe, Douglas, fl. 1939.; White, Anne, fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Outbuildings, Hamill House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of two of the buildings behind the Hamill House, Georgetown, Colorado, both in "chateau" style and made out of local granite. On the left is William A. Hamill's office, with a hip roof, a central dormer, and two doors and two...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Carriage houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Stables--Colorado--Geogetown--1940-1950.; Hamill, William A. (William Arthur), 1836-1904--Homes & haunts.
- 1942
- Parade, Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of a parade on Monday, July 5, 1897, in Georgetown, Colorado, looking north on Taos Street from Fifth Street. The parade is coming down the street towards the photographer. The mounted police, three men in suits wearing bowler hats and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Marching bands--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Mounted police--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado, looking northeast. The wood construction church, built in 1869, has a steep gabled roof and a small gabled entrance vestibule in which there is a double door set into a pointed arch,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colo.)
- 1944
- Main Street, Central City streets
- View of Main Street in Central City, Colorado; shows street flanked by two and three-story nineteenth century storefronts. Half of the street is in the shadows, and the buildings on the right side of the street, which are the only buildings...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Donkeys--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of a house in Georgetown, Colorado. The two-story building has a hipped roof and a porch with a roof that runs the width of the building. The top floor has three tall windows, and the columns on the first floor porch are covered in...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Seven Falls. South Cheyenne Canon [sic]
- View of Seven Falls and a wooden staircase, South Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. A seven tiered waterfall is flanked by a wooden staircase that is anchored to the mountainside and reaches the top of the falls. Foot bridges cross South...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1890-1910.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Stairways--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Streams--Colorado--El Paso...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Teller House conservatory, Central City hotels
- Five women stand among rows of plants in the Teller House conservatory in Central City, Colorado. Plants are in pots, and on the stairs, upon which one woman is standing, which are to the left and lead to the three rows of plants. An open door with...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1870-1900.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Greenhouses--Colorado--Central City--1870-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1870-1900.; Women--Colorado--Central City--1870-1900.
- [between 1872 and 1900?]
- Hopi Indians
- View of Native American (Hopi) men, Snake members, who take part in the Snake Dance at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. The Snake members walk behind the Dance Rock as spectators sit and stand on pueblo buildings, the Dance Rock, and near the...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Clothing & dress--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi...
- August, 1899
- Hopi Indians
- A Native American (Hopi) woman, girl, and baby pose near Mishongnovi, Second Mesa, Arizona. Large boulders surround a sandy path. The woman and girl wear dresses and blanket shawls. The girl's hair is in side whirls. A stone wall with a doorway,...
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Children--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Mishongnovi...
- August, 1899
- Rogers' home
- Exterior rear view of the James Grafton Rogers house, Georgetown, Colorado, which was torn down in 1965; shows the section at right angles to the main part of the house, on the back. It is of simple wood construction; the end has a door and two...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1970.; Rogers, James Grafton 1883-1971--Homes & haunts.
- 1965
- Sabin Home on the Casey, birthplace of Dr. Florence Sabin and Miss Mary Sabin, Central City
- The Sabin home, located on Casey Avenue in Central City, Colorado, is built above a masonry wall, through which there is a gate and steps leading to the house. The Gothic Revival house, which is partially obscured by several trees, is a simple, two...
- Sabin, Florence--Homes & haunts.; Sabin, Mary--Homes & haunts.; Sabin Family--Homes & haunts.; Central City (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Georgetown, Colorado
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking south. Rocks, bushes, and pines on Griffith Mountain are in the foreground; behind them are Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and the Catholic school Main Street at the base of Griffith Mountain. The church...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1883?]
- Hamill's office, left, and the stable turret on top of the stable was a roost for squab.
- View of the grounds of the Hamill House, in Georgetown, Colorado. The house was built by Joseph Watson, and was acquired by mine owner William A. Hamill in 1874. A cast iron fountain is in the foreground including a basin at ground level rimmed by...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Stables--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Hamill, William A. (William Arthur), 1836-1904--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Livery Stable, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of a livery stable with men and horses in front, Georgetown, Colorado. The building is of wood construction, and has a stepped false front. A board sidewalk runs along both sides, and saplings are planted on the side. Five men,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1910.; Stables--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1910.
- [between 1865 and 1910?]
- Main Street, Central City
- View of Main Street in Central City, Colorado, most of which is in the shadows. The street is flanked by two and three story nineteenth century storefronts. The top stories of the buildings on the right side of the street are in the sunlight, and...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Star Hook and Ladder Fire House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Star Hook and Ladder Fire House at the east end of Sixth (6th or Alpine) Street, Georgetown, Colorado, built in 1886. The company was founded in 1874, the first in the Georgetown Volunteer Fire Department. The building has a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Fire stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1951
- School House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the public school in Georgetown, Colorado, built in 1874 and used until 1938-39. The two-story brick building, which has seven large classrooms and accomodated four hundred children, was also a center for many civic activities. The...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Schools--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Hunters and homestead
- Men, women, and children pose outdoors near two one story buildings. The men stand near a wooden building, upon which freshly killed birds and deer hang. Two men are on horseback. Other men hold rifles or aim them with tripods which balance the...
- Children--1890-1920.; Houses--1890-1920.; Hunting--1890-1920.; Women--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Hunters and homestead
- Men, women, and children pose outdoors near two one story buildings. The men stand near a wooden building, upon which freshly killed birds and deer hang. Two men are on horseback. Other men hold rifles or aim them with tripods which balance the...
- Children--1890-1920.; Horseback riding--1890-1920.; Houses--1890-1920.; Hunting--1890-1920.; Women--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Hunters and homestead
- Men, women, and children pose outdoors near two one story buildings. The men stand near a wooden building, upon which freshly killed birds and deer hang. Two men are on horseback. Other men hold rifles or aim them with tripods which balance the...
- Children--1890-1920.; Horseback riding--1890-1920.; Houses--1890-1920.; Hunting--1890-1920.; Women--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Parade entry, Flower Carnival
- Boys pose in a train engine on a float as part of the Sunflower Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The engine, which sits on a flatbed trailer with metal wheels, is decorated with greenery. The engine, number 6, is coupled with a...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Parade entry, Flower Carnival
- Boys pose in a train engine on a float as part of the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The engine sits on a flatbed trailer, which is decorated with greenery, and has metal wheels. The engine, number 6, is...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Spruce Creek Falls
- In this view of Spruce Creek Falls south of Breckenridge, Colorado, a narrow crevice in jagged, stepped stone allows passage of the creek's water, which makes various turns and drops as it approaches the foreground. Evergreens grow from cracks in...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Spruce Creek Falls (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Breckenridge
- This view of a snow tunnel in Breckenridge, Colorado, is from the winter of 1898-1899, which brought record snow to Breckenridge. This was one of many tunnels that were dug on Main Street to allow passage for the townfolk. A smiling girl in high...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Snow removal--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Tunnels--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- 1898 or 1899
- Racetrack
- Three men, in an unusual horse drawn carriage, ride around a racetrack in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The carriage has an elevated front seat on which two of the men sit, wearing cockade hats, and a rear well in which one of the men stands, wearing...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Racetrack
- Three men, in an unusual horse drawn carriage, ride around a racetrack in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The carriage has an elevated front seat on which two of the men sit, wearing cockade hats, and a rear well in which one of the men stands, wearing...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [1897?]
- Pump house
- Shows a pump house at Daniels Park which is located 21 miles south of Denver near Sedalia, Douglas County, Colorado. A wood frame rig surrounds the pump which extends through the roof of the pump house.
- Denver Mountain Parks--1930-1950.; Daniels Park (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Douglas County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Douglas County--1930-1950.; Pumping stations--Colorado--Douglas County--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Bakerville No. 252
- A mill, which appears to be under construction, in Bakerville, Colorado, in Clear Creek County is at the base of a hill. The Mill is a rectangular building with a gable and a corrugated tin roof. The front part of the structure is only framed. A...
- Bakerville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mills--Colorado--Bakerville--1870-1880.
- [about 1870?]