Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Telluride, early days
- Photograph of a photograph of men on horseback and on a mule-drawn covered wagon on a commercial street in Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. People pose on timber sidewalks near a pile of probably canvas bags. Signs on the street read: "Mrs....
- Telluride (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Animal teams--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1884 and 1885?]
- C F & I coke ovens, Crested Butte, Colo
- Denver and Rio Grande box cars carry bituminous coking coal at the C. F. & I. coke ovens, Crested Butte (Gunnison County), Colorado. Smoke and fumes rise from ovens; Crested Butte mountain is in the background.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Facilities--1910-1920.; Coke-ovens--Colorado--Crested Butte--1910-1920.; Crested Butte (Colo. : Mountain)--1910-1920.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coke industry--Colorado--Crested Butte--1910-1920.; Industrial...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with drop earrings, curled bangs and hair pulled back. The woman wears a dress with a high collar, upstanding puffed sleeves, and a bar pin on a ruffled bodice.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with facial wrinkles. The woman wears her hair pulled tightly back, a dress with a buttoned bodice, probably velvet lapels, puffed sleeves, a high collar and a bow with a broach attached to it.
- Aged persons--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Denver
- View of downtown rooftops from a building on 15th (Fifthteenth) Street, Denver, Colorado. Signs on two story brick building in foreground read: "Tremont Place, Furnished Rooms," "A triumph in cookery, Van Camp's Pork and Beans, Boston baked,...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Denver
- View of downtown rooftops from a building on 15th (Fifthteenth) Street, Denver, Colorado. Signs on two story brick building in foreground read: "Tremont Place, Furnished Rooms," "A Triumph in Cookery, Van Camp's Pork and Beans, Boston Baked,...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Rico, Colo.
- View of Rico, Dolores County, Colorado; shows men, cabins, wagons, and stacked logs.
- Rico (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1884
- The Antlers Hotel from the west
- View of the west facade of the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, features the seven-story stone inn with loggias, chimneys, iron balconies, arcaded towers, a solarium, stairways, a terrace, and arched windows. A commercial...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1890- 1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1898 and 1900?]
- The First Broadmoor Casino
- View of the Broadmoor Casino, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the two-story frame building with a colonnaded portico, a wrap around porch/balcony, friezes, bays, and lunette windows. Landscaped grounds include the Hotel and annex,...
- Broadmoor Hotel and Casino (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Broadmoor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Casinos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1898?]
- Sunnyside Mill under construction
- View of the Sunnyside Mill, Eureka (San Juan County) Colorado; shows mining ore processing buildings and miners' houses.
- Eureka (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sunnyside Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Eureka--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eureka--1910-1920.
- 1917
- 1st prize ponies, Master George Shields young son of the President of the Carnival J. G. Shields accompanied by Miss Augusta Wight
- George Shields and Augusta Wight ride in the first prize Sunflower Carnival Parade entry, a pony cart, adorned with evergreen sprigs and crepe paper flowers, in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. They wear straw hats; hers is wide brimmed...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Artificial flowers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- 1st, W. McK. Barbour
- View of the first Prize winner in the Sunflower Carnival Parade Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a wagon and team decorated with flowers. William McK. Barbour, business manager of the "Gazette," in a white suit and straw hat, holds...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- The Haywagon - Miss Hayes and friends
- Miss Hayes is among the group riding a horse-drawn haywagon, decorated in sheaves of grain, flowers, and bunting for the Sunflower Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The riders wear straw or flowered hats and white dresses...
- Uncle Sam (Nickname)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Miss Ervay
- View of a Sunflower Carnival Parade entry, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a two horse team, carriage with foliage on wheels and the letter "M," Miss Ervay wearing a puff sleeved blouse, high collar, and straw hat, a man in a...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Military officers--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Mr. Greenburg & party 2nd prize
- Mr. Greenberg, in a white suit and straw hat, holds reins of a Flower Carnival Parade entry, a horse drawn wagon decorated with foilage, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The ladies and children, wear flowered, feathered hats, and carry...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Children--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?]
- 1st artificial class, Miss Lockhart, W. H. Lockhart - Miss Carleton (Mrs. Dr. Magruder)
- Miss Lockhart, Miss Carleton and William H. Lockhart, secretary at the Alfalfa Land & Cattle Company, ride in a Flower Carnival parade entry decorated with artificial flowers and foliage, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Artificial flowers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- First addition ot Alta Vista completed in May 1890
- View of the Alta Vista Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the three-story brick building with hipped-gable roofs, dormers, chimneys, and covered porches.
- Alta Vista Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Building--1880- 1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Mr. & Mrs. C. S. Sprague 1st prize, proprietor Evening Telegraph
- View of the First Prize winner in the Flower (Sunflower) Carnival parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows a horse drawn cart draped in fronds of Pampas Grass (?) with Charles Sprague, proprietor of the Evening Telegraph...
- Sprague, Charles, Mrs.; Sprague, Charles.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Parlor of Alta Vista opening day
- Interior view of the Alta Vista Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, includes floral carpet, potted plants, framed art, carved wood furniture, curtains, lamps, and a piano in adjoining room.
- Alta Vista Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Facilities--1880- 1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Parlors--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1889 May 1
- Opera House, Central City
- The Central City Opera House was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri" and designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is constructed of Gilpin...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- 2nd Pueblo - Taos
- View of Taos Pueblo, New Mexico; shows a yoke, a balcony, and a wooden bucket.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1890.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- 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
- Georgetown, Colorado looking southeast
- A view of Georgetown, Colorado, looking southwest from Griffith Mountain; landmarks include the school house, the Cushman Block, the tower of the Alpine Hose Company No. 2 firehouse, and the Devil's Gate Bridge of the Georgetown Loop railway over...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900.]
- Salish Indians
- Profile head and shoulders portrait of an elderly Native American ( Coast Salish) woman. She is wrapped in a blanket and wears a pony tail bound by string. Her head may have been misshapen through traditional methods.
- Coast Salish Indians--Women--1890-1920.; Indians of North America--1890-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Sleeping Ute Mt.
- Native American men and women (Utes) stand with two white men in front of a wickiup made of timbers and covered with strips of fibrous material. Shows a saddle and pottery jug. Sleeping Ute Mountain is in the background.
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--1880-1900.; Sleeping Ute Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Wickiups--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Denver, South Park & Pacific Railway wreck
- View of a Denver, South Park and Pacific Railway accident in Colorado; men pose by a locomotive, coal car, and "Refrigerator" car. People look at the wreckage from an embankment.
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railway Company--1880-1900.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroad refrigerator cars--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Denver, South Park & Pacific Railway wreck
- View of a Denver, South Park and Pacific Railway accident in Colorado; men work with block and tackle and a locomotive. Other train engines stand by; people watch from an embankment.
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railway Company--1880-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Group portrait
- Well-dressed men and women pose in a studio portrait; costume includes bodices, lace, a corsage, a bowler hat, and sideburns. Mrs. Theo Holland wears a scarf; Isabel Hill (Knott) holds a parasol.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; People--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Holland, F.; Knott, Isabel Hill.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Medical Arts Building 16th & Tremont
- View of the Medical Arts Building at 16th (Sixteenth) and Tremont Streets in Denver, Colorado; shows a brick commercial structure with a cornice, storefronts, and signs: "Smiley," "The Paris Millinery," "Photo Supplies," and "Kitchenette." An...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Market Street
- View of Market Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows automobile traffic, storage buildings, and advertising signs: "Seattle Fish Co.," "Poultry Adelman Produce Co. 1637 Market." truck reads: "J. A. Sharoff Egg Specialists."
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Traffic congestion--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1948 December 27
- Market Street
- View of Market Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows automobile and truck traffic, warehouses, and advertising signs: "Poultry Adelman Produce Co."
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Traffic congestion--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1948 December 26
- Bank of Clear Creek County, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a wood construction building at Sixth (6th, Alpine) and Rose Streets in Georgetown, Colorado, in Italianate style, with a hipped roof and eaves with brackets. Three business are on the first floor; one has a striped awning that reads "Mrs....
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Banks--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1887?]
- Col. McCoy and staff
- View of Colorado National Guard soldiers on horses in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners; Colonel McCoy wears a uniform, cape, and gauntlets.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- Prisoners.
- Prisoners hold brooms in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners. A Colorado National Guard soldier looks on; he carries a rifle with bayonet and wears an ammunition belt and quirt. A man...
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' unions--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- Pie - if we had money we pai[d] if not we ?
- Colorado National Guard soldiers approach a pie wagon in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- All night on duty.
- Colorado National Guard soldiers walk in snow by canvas tents in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Military camps--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- Georgetown - ca. 1868
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking north. The grid pattern of the town is vaguely discernible, and many simple wood construction buildings and tall pine trees are visible; large open sections are fenced. The two branches of Clear Creek are on...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [1868?]
- Ralph Pollack's America theater orchestra
- Group portrait of men with violins, a drum, tuba, trumpets, and saxophones in Denver, Colorado; they are (l to r back row) Joseph Barros, Loyal Slauson, Paul Hoover, Ralph Pollack, Joseph Skrivanek, Frank Fitts, and Neil Hause; (l to r front row)...
- America Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Musicians--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1924 August 5
- Denver residence
- View of a house at 14th (Fourteenth) and Champa Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado; it has a porch, a balcony, and bay windows.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Denver residence
- View of a house in Denver, Colorado; it has a porch, a balcony, and a tower with mansard roof.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Aspen, Colorado
- A large, industrial scoop and a boiler part are in the snow on Smuggler Mountain, Colorado. The hillside is covered with snowdrifts. An abandoned, brick building with no roof is down the hill. Snow-covered Aspen is in the background. Landmarks...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Henry Viley Johnson
- Interior view of the Henry Viley Johnson residence in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a table, wicker corner chair, and curio display.
- Johnson, Henry Viley--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- In front of the "Red Onion" restaurant
- Skiers sit on chairs in the sun outside the Red Onion Restaurant on Cooper Avenue in Aspen, Colorado, dressed in ski clothes, including sweaters, ski boots, and sun glasses; one woman smokes a cigarette. Beer glasses and dishes are on the two...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1946-1947.; Restaurants--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.; Skiers--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.
- [1947?]
- The dead town of Caribou, Colorado, where once thousands lived
- View of several dilapidated residences in Caribou, Boulder County mining town, Colorado, includes portions of wood frame structures built onto a slope.
- Caribou (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Caribou--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- The last remaining houses of old Main St., Caribou, Colorado, the fire jumped over these
- View of several dilapidated residences along Main Street in Caribou, a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado includes wood frame gabled structures built onto a steep slope. One has a front porch with simple square columns; another with side gable...
- Caribou (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Caribou--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Canon City, Colorado before 1874
- Looking east at Canon City, Colorado, an irrigation ditch is in the foreground; frame and stone buildings follow Main Street, and the Arkansas River meanders in the background.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Irrigation--Colorado--Canon City--1860-1870.
- [between 1865 and 1870?]
- The Washington School erected in 1879 or 1880
- This stone building in Canon City, Colorado, has a hipped-gable roof and a projecting gable and entry. Gauge-arched windows line both floors, and have sills and keystones. A sign in the gable end reads: "Public School."
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1883?]
- His Name on the Door
- Men and a woman pose on a stage for a production of "His Name on the Door" in probably Colorado; stage features a desk, telephone, newspaper rack, portrait of Lincoln, and sign: "Library." The performers are (L to R) Jerome Storm, George Gaston,...
- Actors--Colorado--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1900-1910.; Theaters--Colorado--1900-1910.; Gaston, George.; Hale, Louise Closser, 1872-1933.; Lee, Ralph, actor.; Storm, Jerome.
- 1909-1910
- His Name on the Door
- Men and women pose on a stage for a production of "His Name on the Door" in (probably) Colorado; stage features desks, telephone, newspaper rack, portrait of Lincoln, a water cooler, and signs: "Mr. Brent," and "Library." The performers are (L to...
- Actors--Colorado--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1900-1910.; Theaters--Colorado--1900-1910.; Caldara, Orme.; Clayton, Ethel, 1884-1966.; Gaston, George.; Goodwin, J. H.; Green, Walter D.; Lee, Ralph, actor.; Sheridan, Frank.; Stone, Mason.;...
- 1909-1910
- DM & N Ore Docks: Duluth
- View of Duluth (St. Louis County), Minnesota; shows houses, mills, ore docks, Duluth Missabe & Northern Railroad tracks, a race track, houses, schools, Duluth Harbor, Lake Superior, and grain processing sheds with letters: "Great Northern Elevator."
- Duluth (Minn.)--1870-1890.; Duluth Harbor Basin (Minn.)--1870-1890.; Superior, Lake--1870-1890.; Harbors--Minnesota--Duluth--1870-1890.; Piers & wharves--Minnesota--Duluth--1870-1890.; Duluth, Missabe, and Iron Range Railway--Facilities--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1885?]