Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The town of River Portal
- View of River Portal, Montrose County, Colorado; shows houses, mining facilities, and the Gunnison River.
- River Portal (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [1907?]
- Placing marker at site of Gregory Lode
- A crowd of men, women, and children gather around a temporary historical marker posted on a dirt road in Blackhawk (Black Hawk) (Gilpin County), Colorado. The sign reads: "The State Historical and Natural History Society of Colorado. On this...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dedications--Colorado--Blackhawk--1920-1930.; Gold mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1920-1930.; Historical markers--Colorado--Blackhawk--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Blackhawk--1920-1930.; Gregory, John H.--Homes &...
- 1924 August 8
- Gregory Gulch
- View of dilapidated head frames, frame buildings and snow on tailings piles in Gregory Gulch in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. A historical marker sign reads: "On this ground, later known as Gregory Diggings, John H. Gregory discovered the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gregory Gulch (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Canyons--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Denver Post Office
- Rooftop view of the Post Office at 16th (Sixteenth) and Arapahoe Street in downtown Denver, Denver County, Colorado. Streetcars, pedestrians, and horse-drawn wagons are on the street. The Mining Exchange is in the distance. A sign on a building...
- United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Fifty Gold Mines Corporation
- View of a gold ingot from Fifty Gold Mines Corporation's claims in Gilpin County, Colorado; sign reads: "The 50 Gold Mines Corp 30 Days Run Value $20,600.00 Weight 1173 oz."
- Fifty Gold Mines Corporation--1900-1910.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gold--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1910.
- [between 1906 and 1910?]
- Gold exhibit at their office, consisting of specimens of native gold
- View of gold ingots in a metal cage, some from mines of the Ibex and Antioch Mining Companies of Leadville, Colorado.
- Antioch Mining Company (Leadville, Colo.)--Products--1880-1900.; Ibex Mining Company (Leadville, Colo.)--Products--1880-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gold--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Gold exhibit at their office, consisting of specimens of native gold
- View of gold ingots, some from mines of the Ibex and Antioch Mining Companies of Leadville, Colorado.
- Antioch Mining Company (Leadville, Colo.)--Products--1880-1900.; Ibex Mining Company (Leadville, Colo.)--Products--1880-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gold--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Byers Branch
- Exterior of Byers Branch of Denver Public Library, 675 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, Colorado; small rectangular Neoclassical building; one- story buff stucco over brick with arched windows and entrance and a tile roof; named for William N. Byers,...
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Byers Branch.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1918 and 1920]
- Smiley Br.
- Exterior of Smiley Branch of Denver Public Library, 4501 West 46th (forty-sixth), Denver, Colorado; L-shaped brick bungalow with tile roof and entry vestibule; named for Denver Public School teacher and superintendent, William H. Smiley.
- Smiley, William H.--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Smiley Branch.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1918 and 1925]
- Steel's Department Store Inc.
- View of the Steel Building on the corner of 16th (Sixteenth) and Welton Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The department store is decorated with bunting and signs that read: "Grand Opening Today" and "Nothing Over $20." Automobiles are parked...
- Steel's Department Store (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Openings (Events)--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1923
- Steel Bldg 16th & Welton
- Rooftop view of the Steel Building on the corner of 16th (Sixteenth) and Welton Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The four-story building is decorated with U. S. flags and bunting. Pedestrians line up outside Steel's Department Store on the...
- Steel's Department Store (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Openings (Events)--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; People--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1923]
- No. 48, St. Louis Smelter
- View of the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Company buildings in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1890.; Smelters--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1885]
- Caribou
- Men pose by a business housed in a log building in Caribou (Boulder County), Colorado. A Black man wears an apron and cook's hat. Signs read: "Caribou production $20,000,000.00," and "The Up To Date Mining Co, Silver, Gold, Copper."
- Up To Date Mining Company (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Caribou (Colo.)--1910-1920.; African Americans--Colorado--Caribou--1910-1920.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Caribou--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Caribou--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Caribou--1910-1920.
- 1912?
- Gregory Monument dedication
- Five unidentified men stand next to the bronze marker placed at the Mountain City site near Central City, Colorado, where John H. Gregory first discovered gold in 1859. The marker, dedicated July 23, 1932, reads: "On this ground later known as...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Historical markers--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Monuments &...
- [1932]
- Gregory Monument dedication
- $20,000,000.00 in gold." The man on the left has a long, gray beard and holds a shovel in his hand. The man on the right wears a coat and overalls. H. H. Lake wears a suit. All three wear hats.; H. H. Lake stands between two unidentified men near...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Mountain City--1930- 1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.;...
- [1932]
- Gregory Monument dedication
- $20,000,000.00 in gold." Several other men are in the background watching the groundbreaking.; An older man with a long beard and wearing a suit leans down to turn a shovel full of dirt at the July 23, 1932 dedication of the Gregory Monument in...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Mountain City--1930- 1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.;...
- [1932]
- Gregory Monument, Central City, Colorado
- A telegraph or telephone pole stands in front of a sign reading: "On this ground, later known as Gregory Diggings, John H. Gregory discovered the first gold quartz mine in Colorado. May 6, 1859. This lode has produced $20,000,000.00 in gold." The...
- Gregory, John H.--Monuments & memorials--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Telecommunication lines--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [1932]
- Gregory Gulch, Central City, Colorado
- Several houses stand along a dirt road in Gregory Gulch in Gilpin County, Colorado. The gulch was named after John H. Gregory, who first discovered gold in Colorado in 1859. The cut in the hillside shows the vein Gregory followed in search of...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Central City, Colorado, schools [graphic]
- View of Central City's two public schools. The oldest school building, Central City School, sits to the right of St. Paul's Episcopal church on First High Street. The school was completed in 1870 and was used to all grades until 1881. In 1902, it...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.
- [1902?]
- Clark, Gruber & Co. Bank & Mint, Denver, Colo.
- View of the Clark, Gruber & Co. building, ca. 1860-1863. On January 18, 1860, the Denver Town Company deeded three lots in Denver City to Clark, Gruber & Company for $600. The company built a two-story brick bank and mint on the corner of McGaa...
- Clark, Gruber & Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Mints--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Financial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Clark, Gruber & Co. (Denver,...
- [between 1860 and 1863]
- Clark, Gruber & Co. Bank & Mint, Denver, Colo.
- View of the Clark, Gruber & Co. building, ca. 1860-1863. On January 18, 1860, the Denver Town Company deeded three lots in Denver City to Clark, Gruber & Company for $600. The company built a two-story brick bank and mint on the corner of McGaa...
- Clark, Gruber & Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Mints--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Financial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Clark, Gruber & Co. (Denver,...
- [between 1860 and 1863]
- Boulder Light Office
- Exterior view of the Public Service Company of Colorado office in Boulder, Colorado in Boulder County. Architectural features of the building include: a bracketed cornice, glass storefront windows, and double-entry doors. Items on display in the...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Boulder--1910-1920.; Public utility companies--Colorado--Boulder--1910-1920.
- 1916
- 2332-2336 Race Street
- Race Street Architectural Style: Queen Anne Built: 1889 for a cost of $20,000 Architects/Builders: Robert G. Balcomb and Eugene R. Rice/Gorham and Hall
- 2012 Dec 2
- 20,000 tons $20.00 ore
- View of the Dew Drop Mine near Ward in Frances (Camp Francis, Dew Drop, Boulder County), Colorado. A man identified as Costy stands on tailings between the old and new shaft houses. Shows a tipple, and a log and wood retaining wall. Lumber and...
- Dew Drop Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Frances (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mine buildings.; Mining.; Tipples.
- [1895?]
- Grand gift concert in aid of the public library of Colorado : at Denver Col. capital gift $20,000.00.
- No. 81346; signed Jno. W. Suitterlin, manager.
- Library finance--Colorado--Denver--To 1876.; Denver (Colo.) 1873.; Denver (Colo.)--To 1876.
- [1873]
- Murphy's Exchange Larimer Street
- View of Larimer Street, in Denver, Colorado, between 16th (Sixteenth) and 17th (Seventeenth) Streets; shows men posing by stone buildings with signs: "Arcade Cafe," "Liquors Dewey House Single Rooms 20 Cents a Night $1.00 a Week Herbert W. Griffin...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- [Receipt]
- Pueblo County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Tax collection--Colorado--Pueblo County--To 1876.; Taxation--Colorado--Pueblo County--To 1876.
- 1870
- Court House Holyoke, Col
- The Phillips County Court House in Holyoke, Colorado, is a two- story frame building with hipped gable roofs, a wrap around open porch, widows' walk, brick chimney, and flagpole with United States flag. A man stands by entry steps, and a power pole...
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Courthouses--Colorado--Holyoke--1880-1890.
- 1904
- Holyoke, Colorado
- Brick and frame buildings of Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado, include churches with steeples, commercial buildings, and the two-story Court House, with a covered porch. People walk in fields; trees and lawn are in the foreground.
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1904
- Holyoke, Colorado
- Brick and frame buildings of Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado, include a church with steeple, dwellings, and a water tower. Trees and lawn are in the foreground.
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1904
- M. E. Church Holyoke, Col.
- This frame church in Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado, has a belfry and a chimney. A circular window is over the projecting entry, residences are in the background, and a fire hydrant is in the foreground.
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Holyoke--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
- School House Holyoke, Col
- The Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado, school is a large scale two-story brick building with a hipped gable roof, projecting wings, and an ornate belfry topping the entry. Lawn and young trees are in the foreground.
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Holyoke--1880-1890.
- 1904
- R R Park Holyoke, Col
- Trees and lawn fill this park in Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado. Boys sit in a tree, and the photographer's shadow falls across the foreground.
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [1904?]
- Galloping Goose
- View of Galloping Goose No. 5 at the railroad depot in Dolores (Montezuma County), Colorado. Letters on the motor read: "The Galloping Goose" with a picture of a goose with a banner tied to its neck that reads: "The Galloping Goose." "Rio Grande...
- Dolores (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Railroad motor cars.; Railroad motorcars--Colorado--Dolores--Pictorial works.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Dolores--Pictorial works.; Dolores (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1998
- Advertising railroad car #1
- Advertising car #1, a large railroad car, stands in the midground on a railroad track in a snowy scene. Lettering on the side of the car reads "Buffalo Bill's Great Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders Col. W.F. Cody - President, Nate Salsbury -...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Railroad cars--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Fulton Meat Market - owned by William Sanders
- Six men stand in the interior of a meat market in Durango, Colorado in La Plata County. Three of the men wear aprons. Animal carcases hang around the edge of the room. A taxidermied deer is mounted on a wooden table. Metal tins are stacked on...
- Durango (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Meat industry--Colorado--Durango--1900-1910.
- [about 1900]
- Hot Springs in the Queen's Laundry
- View of a round hot springs pool, the Queens Laundry, and mineral deposits in the Sentinel Meadows Group in Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Steam and a calcium carbonate cone are nearby.
- Terraces (Geology)--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Lower Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Queens Laundry (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [1883?]
- Canon del Muerte [sic], Ariz.
- Panoramic view of a sandstone rock pillar and cliff walls of Canyon del Muerto in Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona. A man stands on a boulder at the base of a pillar beside a stream bed, possibly Chinle Wash.
- Canyon de Chelly National Monument (Ariz.)--1870-1890.; Muerto, Canyon del (Ariz.)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1870-1890.; Channels--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1870-1890.; Rock...
- [between 1879 and 1882?]
- Grand Canon, Colorado River, near Paria Creek, looking east
- Aerial view of eroded sandstone towers and talus in probably Marble Canyon on the Colorado River in Coconino County, Arizona.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Marble Canyon (Coconino County, Ariz. : Canyon)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.;...
- 1872
- Denver, Colorado
- Views of buildings and landmarks in Denver and Colorado, these include: 1. Oxford Hotel Office. 2. Robertson-Doll Carriage Co. 3. Colorado Dry Goods Co. 4. Jackson-Smith Photographic Co. 5. Daniels & Fishers. 6. Denver Normal and Preparatory...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1898, October
- William F. Cody in group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in front of a tent where King Leopold of Belgium (with beard) stands with three young boys and two men. A stuffed buffalo is on each side of the tent's entrance. Additional stuffed buffaloes are placed...
- Wild west shows--1890-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Léopold II, King of the Belgians, 1835-1909.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)
- [1893?]
- Wild West Show camp
- A man stands in the left center midground near a stopped wagon in front of a large tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man is reading a newspaper he holds in his hands. Two workers carry wood buckets from underneath the tent....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Laborers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show camp
- A man drives a round wagon pulled by two teams of horses through a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Lettering on the side of the wagon reads "Buffalo Bill's Wild West." A woman, possibly William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody's wife, Louisa...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Carts & wagons--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]