Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Bird's eye view of the mountains & plains from "Lookout Mountain" : Denver's summer resort.
- Denver Metropolitan Area (Colo.)--Aerial views.; Denver Metropolitan Area (Colo.)--Maps.; Colorado--Aerial views.; Colorado--Maps.;
- 188-?]
- Denver parks, Lakeside, games & rides
- View of riders on a roller-coaster at White City amusement park (later called Lakeside) west of Denver, Colorado; view taken from top of incline looking down at two car-loads of waving riders.
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1910-1920.; White City (Denver, Colo. : Amusement park)--1910-1920.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1910-1920.; Roller coasters--Colorado--Lakeside--1910-1920.
- 1918
- Central City, Colorado
- and residence of Harley B. Morse, the Central City Daily Register building, Washington Hall, the residence of William M. Roworth, St. James Methodist Church, residences of Henry M. Teller (one of Colorado's first senators), and Willard Teller....
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- [between 1865 and 1870?]
- Cradleboard
- Show a Native American (Ute) toy cradleboard with a doll. The cradleboard is buckskin wrapped around a board and is decorated with fringe, multi-color beadwork sewn on with lazy stitch. The doll's head is possibly made of wood painted a medium...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Cradleboards--1880-1900.; Dolls--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Western History Subject Index
- Chaffee County, Colorado. Business & Industry
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Societies & clubs. Charity organization.
- Western History Subject Index
- Chick, Brown & company
- Western History Subject Index
- De Busk & Sheils
- Western History Subject Index
- Goss & Skinner
- Western History Subject Index
- Sears Roebuck & Company. Foundation
- Denver from the capital
- Panoramic view of Denver, Colorado from the Capitol Building. Shows the Arapahoe County Courthouse, a Greek Revival building with a dome topped by a tin statue of "Justicia." Shows the Kittredge Building on 16th Street, the Hotel Broadway at the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns.; Commercial facilities.; Fire stations.; Office buildings.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Kansas City, Mo.
- Panoramic view of Kansas City, Missouri. Shows the spire of the late gothic style St. Mary's Episcopal Church, unidentified churches, houses, apartment buildings, row houses, commercial facilities and factories. Signs and a banner read: "Low...
- Kansas City (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns.; Dry goods stores.; Furniture stores.; Restaurants.
- [1906]
- Kansas City, Mo.
- Panoramic view of downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Shows the Emery, Bird Thayer & Co. Dry Goods Company. The building has a first floor arcade, arched windows and a covered entrance. Unidentified buildings crowd the area. Signs read: "Furniture &...
- Kansas City (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts.; Cities & towns.; Dry goods stores.
- [1906]
- Los Angeles, Cal. Elysian Park, Fremont Gate
- View of the Fremont gate entrance to Elysian Park in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Shows a road and a steep path entering the park from a roadway adjacent to railroad tracks. An iron lamp post topped with an eagle is at...
- Elysian Park (Los Angeles, Calif. : Neighborhood)--1900-1910.; Elysian Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Boats.; Bridges.; Gardens.; Parks.; Trails & paths.
- [1905?]
- Los Angeles, Cal. children of Chinatown
- Chinese children pose outside a shop in Chinatown in Los Angeles, California. The boys wear hats with silk tassels on top, loose tunics, loose pants tied at the leg, stockings and embroidered slippers. The girls wear loose tunics, loose, decorated...
- Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1890-1900.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Children.; Stores & shops.; Chinese.
- [1899]
- Western History Subject Index
- HOWES & CUSHINGS GREAT UNITED STATES CIRCUS
- Western History Subject Index
- Lewis Meriwether 1774-1809 & clark
- Western History Subject Index
- Globe smelting & refining co.
- Western History Subject Index
- Bachelder & lamb
- Float for 4th of July parade at Barr
- A man and children sit in a horse-drawn cart decorated as an automobile for a Fourth of July parade in Barr, Colorado. The man wears a vest, long-sleeved shirt, bow tie, driving goggles, and hat. The children wear stovepipe hats with stars and...
- Barr (Colo.)--1900-1908.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Barr--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Barr--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Barr--1900-1910.
- 1908 July 4
- War Man, Crow
- Full length studio portrait of War Man, Crow male, standing in front of backdrop. War Man has blanket wrapped around waist and legs.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; War Man.; Crow Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Witters 1st Add thru Ziehl and McLains Add: Wymans Addition block 36
- San Francisco - Union Square & St. Francis Hotel
- View of Union Square and the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, California. The park has trees, palm trees, yucca plants, a Joshua tree and bushes. Men, women and boys lounge on the grass, on park benches and near the Dewey Monument, a 79 foot...
- Dewey, George, 1837-1917--Monuments--California--San Francisco.; St. Francis Hotel (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Union Square (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Columns.; Commercial facilities.; Hotels.;...
- c1905
- Grand Canyon from Hotel El Tovar
- Panoramic view from the south rim of the Grand Canyon, near the El Tovar Hotel, in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Shows a view across the canyon to the north rim. Buttes and rock formations are in the canyon. Yavapai Point is in the distance.
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Yavapai Point (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Buttes.; Canyons.; National parks & reserves.; Rock formations.
- [1905]
- Grand Canyon, Hotel El Tovar
- View of the El Tovar Hotel, in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Shows a wing of the hotel with shingled mansard roofs pierced by dormers. The building has porches with jigsawn balusters, the end porch has a gazebo attached to the entrance and...
- Hotel El Tovar--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Canyons.; Hotels.; National parks & reserves.; Rock formations.
- c1905
- Yellowstone, Old Faithful Inn
- View of the Old Faithful Inn designed by Robert C. Reamer at Yellowstone National Park. The log and wood frame structure is seven stories high. The porte-cochere is recessed under the large gable roof of the central section of the building along...
- Old Faithful Inn (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Yellowstone National Park--1900-1910.; Hotels.; National parks & reserves.
- [1905]
- Yellowstone - Fort Yellowstone
- View of Fort Yellowstone located in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The Fort was built to house United States Army troops charged with protecting Yellowstone National Park from poachers, souvenir hunters and developers. Shows multi-storied...
- Fort Yellowstone (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Yellowstone National Park--1900-1910.; Military facilities.; National parks & reserves.
- c1905
- Yellowstone - Buffalo herd near Fort Yellowstone
- View of a herd of American Bison (American buffalo) near Fort Yellowstone in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows bulls, cows and calves. A group of tourists looks on. A ridge with limestone cliffs is in the distance.
- Yellowstone National Park--1900-1910.; Bison.; National parks & reserves.
- c1905
- Nob Hill from Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, Calif.
- Panoramic view of San Francisco, California, after the earthquake and fire of 1906. Shows the remains of apartment buildings, commercial and government buildings and a church near San Francisco Bay. Buildings from left to right include the Hall of...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Yerba Buena Island (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water); Earthquakes.; Fires.; Government facilities.; Islands.; Piers & wharves.; Ruins.
- c1906
- Crow Flies High, Gros Ventre, similar view
- Crow Flies High, Gros Ventre, 1/2 length seated studio portrait, wearing feather headdress, hair loose around shoulders, necklace, and embroidered shirt with fringe.
- Atsina Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Crow Flies High.
- [188-?]
- White Cow Walking, Dakota, similar view
- White Cow Walking, Dakota female, 1/2 length studio portrait, wearing hair braided, breastplate, blanket wrapped around shoulders, and belt; originally identified as Walking Cow, Crow but later identified as Sitting Bull's daughter, White Cow...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Family.; White Cow Walking.
- [188-?]
- York Minster
- A view of York Minster in York, England, shows the cathedral obscured by houses and buildings. The cathedral has towers with spires and tracery windows. A fortified path with battlements and a bridge lead to the cathedral.
- York Minster--1890-1910.; York (England)--1890-1910.; Anglican churches--England--York--1890-1910.; Cathedrals--England--York--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--England--York--1890-1910.
- [1890-1910?]
- Throwing grenade into house
- Eight Tenth Mountain Division soldiers begin an attack on a Italian stone house as one throws a grenade at a door while the rest standby. Some of the trees have leaves others do not; mountain-top in background.
- Soldiers--United States--1945.; War destruction & pillage--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Captain Thomas M. McDougall, in uniform & hat, full length
- Captain Thomas Mower McDougall, full length standing with one leg on log fence studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing military uniform, hat, gloves, sheathed saber in belt at waist, boots; 7th Cavalry, Captain in command of pack train...
- Military officers--United States--1880-1890.; Military uniforms--1880-1890.; McDougall, Thomas Mower, 1845-1909.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Shooting Star, Dakota, similar view
- Shooting Star, Dakota female, full length standing studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing hair ornamentation, necklace, beads used as sash and belt, wrist bands, rings on fingers, moccasins, and shawl wrapped around shoulders.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Shooting Star.
- [188-?]
- Frosted, Dakota, similar view
- Frosted, Dakota medicine man, full length view in prison uniform standing in front of wooden frame building; hat, ball and chain over shoulder, and chain attached to ankle.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Capture & imprisonment--1880-1890.; Prisoners--1880-1890.; Frosted. Dakota Indian.
- [188-?]
- Moses Embree Milner (California Joe), wearing dark coat & hat, smoking pipe, bust
- Moses Embree Milner, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing hat, pipe, and suit jacket; also called "California Joe"; guide and Indian Scout; joined the expedition under General Crook at Battle of Little Bighorn, in early October, 1876 near...
- Indian scouts--1870-1880.; Milner, Moses Embree, 1829-1876.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- John Grass, Dakota Chief, and McLaughlin, full length
- John Grass, Dakota Chief, and James McLaughlin, Indian Agent, full length studio portrait with painted backdrop; John Grass wears feather headdress, breastplate, fringed leather jacket, blanket around waist, and moccasins; McLaughlin in suit...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Grass, John.; McLaughlin, James, 1842-1923.
- [188-?]
- Crow Flies High, Gros Ventre, similar view
- Crow Flies High, Gros Ventre, 1/2 length seated studio portrait, wearing feather headdress, hair loose around shoulders, necklace, embroidered shirt with fringe, sword tucked under left arm.
- Atsina Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Crow Flies High.
- [188-?]
- Western History Subject Index
- GUNTER & MUNSON, SHERMAN, TEX
- Grand Canyon from Bright Angel Trail
- A view of the Grand Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, shows eroded sedimentary rock formations and talus piles.
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1890-1900.; National Parks & reserves--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Wells Fargo & company
- Thayer's map of Colorado
- Colorado--Historical geography--Maps.; Denver (Colo.) 1873.
- c1873
- Thayer's map of Colorado
- Colorado--Maps.;
- c1873
- Western History Subject Index
- Mines & mineral resources. Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver & Salt Lake Railroad Company
- Western History Subject Index
- Hugus (J.W.) & Company
- Western History Subject Index
- Pacific Mining & milling Company
- Colorado beans
- Colorado Front Range bean field, possibly in the South Platte Valley.
- Beans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Alfalfa
- Colorado Front Range alfalfa field, possibly in the South Platte Valley; shows two men standing in alfalfa and large hay stacks.
- Alfalfa--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]