Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Western Mining and Express Company, Del Norte, Colorado
- View of a Western Mining and Express Company stage coach, team of horses, and men by storefronts in Del Norte (Rio Grande County), Colorado. (Summitville District).
- Del Norte (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Del Norte--1870-1890.; Horse teams--Colorado--Del Norte--1870-1890.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Del Norte--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Del Norte--1870-1890.; Transportation--Colorado--Del...
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- View of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site and temporary rail tracks in Denver, Colorado. The 16th (Sixteenth) and 19th (Nineteenth) Street bridges are nearby. A sign on a nearby building reads: "D. T. & W. Co."
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sites--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 28, 1898
- Shop Band Contest, Civic Center - Denver Salt Lake Band in foreground
- An audience and band competitors gather around the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors for a Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Shop Band performance in Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado. The banner above the stage reads: "Denver &...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Central City, Colorado
- Panorama of Central City, Colorado, in the mid-1870, as the city was rebuilding after the fire of 1874. Landmarks include, the Teller House, St. James' Methodist Church, Main Street, and Eureka Street. The buildings along Main Street (center of...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1877]
- Grocery Store corner 4th & Fox St. F. W. Vincent, F. W. Lenhart ?? H. A. Hills
- View of a grocery store at 4th (Fourth) and Elati Streets, in Denver, Colorado; a boy and girl pose with men identified as F.W. Vincent, F.W. Lenhart, and H.A. Hills. A bicycle is by windows with lettering: "F. W. Lenhart & Co Groceries."
- F. W. Lenhart & Co. Groceries (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baker (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Grocery...
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Snow
- Men stand on the sidewalk at 14th (Fourteenth) and Lawrence Streets after a heavy snowfall in Denver, Colorado. A nearby sign reads: "W. A. Hover & Co Wholesale Druggists."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Ferndale, Colo.
- Mr. and Mrs. Robinson sit together on the steps of their log home in Ferndale, Colorado, in Jefferson County. The railing around the porch is made of tree trunks. An evergreen forest is behind the house.
- Ferndale (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Ferndale--1900-1910.; Spouses--Colorado--Ferndale--1900-1910.; Robinson, Mary Byers.; Robinson, W. F.
- 1900
- Ferndale, Colo.
- The Robinsons sit on the porch of their home in Ferndale, Colorado, in Jefferson County. The house is constructed of logs; tree trunks are used as the railings for the porch. Another man sits on the porch in the background.
- Ferndale (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Ferndale--1900-1910.; Robinson, Mary Byers.; Robinson, W. F.
- 1900
- C.B. & Q. engine 6319, dead, being hauled east near Eno, 10:50 A.M.
- An incapacitated Chicago, Burlington and Quincy steam locomotive, no. 6319 is in a consist of freight cars near Eno (Adams County), Colorado. A freight car has lettering that reads: "D & R G W 37468."
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Eno (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Eno--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Eno--1950-1960.
- 1954 February 22
- E. McLearn Mercantile Co.
- View of men and horse drawn wagons in front of the E. McLearn Mercantile Company in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; snow covers the street. Stone businesses with cornices have signs: "J. W. Hugus & Co.," "E. McLearn. Merc. Co."
- E. McLearn Mercantile Co. (Rifle Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- 1906 January 1
- J. W. Hugus
- Women, men, boys, girls, a baby and horses pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado, by a store with bunting and letters: "J.W. Hugus & Co. General Merchandise and Farm Implements," and "Post Office." Posters read: "Smoke Hunting," "Star Tobacco,"...
- J.W. Hugus & Co. (Rifle, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1920.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; General stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; People--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Arapahoe St. cor. of 15th
- Rooftop view of Arapahoe Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians, streetcars, and a horse-drawn delivery wagon are in the street. Buildings include the United States Post Office. Signs read: "W. F. Robinson & C[o] Printers Blank Book...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- "Rooster Rock," Columbia River
- View of Rooster Rock, a basalt pillar, and dense trees beside the Columbia River in Multnomah County, Oregon. People in a canoe are near the shore of the river.
- Columbia River--1880-1910.; Multnomah County (Or.)--1880-1910.; Rooster Rock (Multnomah County, Or. : Pillar)--1880-1910.; Beaches--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.; Canoes--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.; Rivers--Oregon--Multnomah...
- [between 1885 and 1902?]
- Los Angeles
- Panoramic view of frame or brick houses and buildings and a dirt road (probably Broadway) in downtown Los Angeles, California. Signs on commercial buildings read: "F.W. Braun & Co., Wholesale Druggists, Sundries, Assayers, Goods" on the brick "F.W....
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--California--Los Angeles--1890-1910.; Houses--California--Los Angeles--1890-1910.; Residential streets--California--Los Angeles--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1902?]
- Oak Grove, Glen Annie
- View of a grove of oak trees at Glen Annie Ranch in Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara County), California. Shows wood frames at the base of some trees. Rope ladders hang from branches.
- Glen Annie Ranch (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Santa Barbara (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Oaks--California--Santa Barbara--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Glacier Point, Yosemite
- View of Glacier Point and Half (South) Dome and Yosemite Valley. Possibly people are atop a Glacier Point cliff at Yosemite National Park, California.
- Glacier Point (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Half Dome (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1900.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1900.; Rock formations--California--Yosemite National...
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Georgetown, U. P. Ry.
- Men stand near tracks of the Georgetown Loop near Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company narrow-gage train is stopped on a set of tracks nearby. A Denver, South Park and Pacific train is on...
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.; Railroad...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- U.S. Post Office
- View of the United States Post Office at 16th (Sixteenth) and Arapahoe Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Second Empire style building has a central tower with a mansard roof, pediments, columns, and arched windows. People and horse drawn...
- United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1905?]
- Part of north end of store
- The interior of the Porter Store in Mount Sneffels, Ouray County, Colorado, is full of cans and crates reading: "F. W. Crocker & Co. Crackers Denver Co." Spindle chairs are at the desk, which has pigeon hole files and sheaves of paper. A mantle...
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Meeker, Colorado
- The second J. W. Hugus and Company Building, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, (originally built in the 1890s, destroyed by fire in the 1910 or 1911, then rebuilt.) Several men and a boy pose on boardwalk in front of the Meeker Bank and Hugus...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Building where the fire of 1902 started, leveled most of town
- In Rifle, Garfield County, Colorado, men pose by an adobe / frame business with signs: "J. W. Hugus & Co. General Merchandise J. W. Hugus & Co. Bankers," and "Omaha Wire."
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- 2nd Pueblo - Taos religion estufas
- View of Taos Pueblo, New Mexico; shows adobe pueblo dwellings, a Native American woman, and a kiva.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Taos Indians--1890-1900.; Taos Pueblo...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Georgetown, Colo. from the east
- A view of Georgetown, Colorado, looking southwest from Griffith Mountain; landmarks include the old school house, the Cushman Block, the tower of the Alpine Hose Company No. 2 firehouse, and Devil's Gate Bridge of the Georgetown Loop railway over...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900.]
- Iron Spring Hotel
- Exterior view of the Iron Springs Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking southwest. Rebuilt in 1884 after a fire, this three story frame structure with clipped cross gabled roof has a dormer, a chimney, and a finial on the roof peak, and is...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Iron Springs Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1884?]
- Oregon Trail monument
- View of the Oregon Trail monument on Center Street in Casper (Natrona County), Wyoming; also shows parked cars and a brick depot of the (probably) Colorado and Northwestern Railroad.
- Casper (Wyo.)--1920-1930.; Oregon Trail--1920-1930.; Overland Trails--1920-1930.; Monuments & markers--Wyoming--Casper--1920-1930.; Railroad stations--Wyoming--Casper--1920-1930.; Streets--Wyoming--Casper--1920-1930.; Trails &...
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Gas shovel on Cutoff
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad construction on the Dotsero Cutoff, in Eagle County, Colorado. A combustion engine track layer crane-shovel has lettering on the cab: "W. A. Colt & Son," and "Lorain 75;" men stand by a tractor.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1930-1940.; Dotsero Cutoff (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Eagle County--1930-1940.; Railroad...
- 1933
- National Guard disperses crowd Women's march.
- Mounted members of the Colorado National Guard surround a group of men and women who participate in a march to free Mother Jones and support the UMW Ludlow strike against CF&I, Commercial Street in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. Signs on...
- Jones, Mother, 1843?-1930--Capture & imprisonment.; Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.;...
- [January, 1914]
- 1810. Georgetown, Col.
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking south toward the valley leading to Silver Plume, where the High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop is visible between Leavenworth and Republican Mountains. Visible landmarks in the sunlit grid-plan town include the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Indians Ute agencies taken at the reburial of Chief Ouray original pallbearers for Ouray
- Portrait of Native American (Ute) men riding horses and identified as (l to r): "George Norris, Joseph Price, Colorow, and Buckskin Charlie." Attire includes feather headdresses, hair pipe chokers and breast plates, a squash blossom necklace,...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Consolidated Ute Agency--1920-1930.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Ignacio--1920-1930.; Tribal chiefs--Colorado--Ignacio--1920-1930.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; Colorow, ca....
- May 24, 1925
- Larimer St.
- Rooftop view of a Fourth of July parade on Larimer Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons make their way past a marching band. Signs on nearby buildings read: "L. W. Greenleaf & Co." and "Queensware at Wholesale and Retail."
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Parades &...
- 1868 July 4
- Weicker T. & S. Co.
- View of Wynkoop Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows warehouses and horse drawn delivery wagons with signs: "W Weicker T. & S. Co. Fireproof Warehouse For The Storage of Household Goods and Merchandise." A trolley switch shack and tracks are at an...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.; Moving & storage trade--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.
- [between 1897 and 1915]
- Festival of Mountain and Plain parade
- View of a horse-drawn float, part of the Festival of Mountain and Plain, in a parade in Denver, Colorado. The float has taxidermied wildlife that includes a moose, elk, fox, and mountain lion. A sign on the float reads: "W. R. McFadden & Son."...
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- [1896]
- Aspen, Colorado
- View of Aspen, Colorado, taken from Smuggler Mountain, shows one and two-story buildings, including one under construction. Aspen Mountain, in the background across the valley, is scarred with mine tailings and a road that traverses up the side of...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mountains--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Fairplay
- View of the town of Fairplay, Colorado, in Park County; shows log buildings under construction and one and two-story, wood-frame residences.
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [1860?]
- Ferndale, Colo.
- Two women, a man, and a child sit around a fireplace in the interior of the Robinson home in Ferndale, Colorado, in Jefferson County. Framed pictures are set on the mantel with a ruffle around its edge. Fans and portraits hang from the hewn log...
- Robinson, W. F.--Homes & haunts.; Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Interiors.
- August 12, 1894
- Ferndale, Colo.
- Interior of the Robinson home in Ferndale, Colorado, in Jefferson County; shows two women with books. Items in home include Chinese lanterns, tables with ruffled skirts, pictures along walls of hewn logs, curtains, and bric-a-brac.
- Robinson, W. F.--Homes & haunts.; Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Interiors.
- 1894 August 12
- Ferndale, Colo.
- The Robinsons and Minnie Vickers stand on the porch of the Robinson home in Ferndale, Colorado, in Jefferson County. The house is built of logs, and the railing surrounding the porch is of tree trunks. Large evergreen trees grow around the house.
- Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Spouses--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Robinson, Mary Byers.; Robinson, W. F.; Vickers, Minnie.
- September, 1894
- Ferndale, Colo.
- View up at the log home of the Robinsons in Ferndale, Colorado, in Jefferson County. The house is nestled in an evergreen and Aspen forest. Chinese lanterns hang from the eaves of the porch roof. A path lined with flat stones leads to the house.
- Robinson, Mary Byers--Homes & haunts.; Robinson, W. F.--Homes & haunts.; Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Ferndale, Colo.
- Interior view of the living room of the Robinson cabin in Ferndale, Colorado, in Jefferson County. Furnishings include a striped couch, a rocking chair, tables covered with ruffled table cloths, window curtains, a rug, and prints and photos on log...
- Robinson, Mary Byers--Homes & haunts.; Robinson, W. F.--Homes & haunts.; Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cabins--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Living rooms--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.
- August 6, 1895
- Ferndale, Colo.
- Mr. and Mrs. Robinson stand in front of a large rock downslope from their log cabin in Ferndale, Colorado, in Jefferson County. Mrs. Robinson stands behind her husband and looks around him. The cabin is a two-story residence nestled in an...
- Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Spouses--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Robinson, Mary Byers.; Robinson, W. F.
- [1895?]
- Ferndale, Colo.
- View of the interior of the Robinson cabin in Ferndale, Colorado, in Jefferson County. Furnishings: chair, rocking chair of tree branches, desk fastened to the wall, table covered with a table cloth, gas fixtures, photos and paintings on wall.
- Robinson, Mary Byers--Homes & haunts.; Robinson, W. F.--Homes & haunts.; Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cabins--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.
- [about 1895]
- Ferndale, Colo.
- Mr. Robinson sits in a rocking chair and reads a book before a fire in Ferndale, Colorado, in Jefferson County. A mail holder hangs on the wall, along with prints. Bric-a-brac is along the mantel. A kerosene lamp in on the table behind...
- Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Robinson, W. F.
- [1895?]
- Ferndale, Colo.
- View of the screened porch of the Robinson cabin in Ferndale, Colorado, in Jefferson County. A rectangular table holds a flower arrangement, glasses, a pitcher, and a basket. Prints and other ephemera hang on the wall.
- Robinson, Mary Byers--Homes & haunts.; Robinson, W. F.--Homes & haunts.; Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cabins--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Porches--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.
- [1895?]
- Ferndale, Colo.
- Interior view of the Robinson cabin in Ferndale, Colorado, in Jefferson County. Furnishings include a wall desk cluttered with papers, books, and bric-a-brac; a straight-back chair with a wicker seat; a garbage can; and tables. Prints hang on the...
- Robinson, Mary Byers--Homes & haunts.; Robinson, W. F.--Homes & haunts.; Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cabins--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Interiors.
- [1895?]
- Ferndale, Colo.
- Interior view of the living room of the Robinson's cabin in Ferndale, Colorado, in Jefferson County. Furnishings include a rocking chair, a table covered with papers, a vase of flowers, a lamp, and bric-a- brac on the top of the mantel of the...
- Robinson, Mary Byers--Homes & haunts.; Robinson, W. F.--Homes & haunts.; Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cabins--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Living rooms--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.
- [about 1895]
- Ferndale, Colorado
- View of the screened porch of the Robinson cabin in Ferndale, Colorado, in Jefferson County; shows a straight-back chair and bench next to a table, shelves with bric-a-brac in corner, and the exterior wall of the cabin covered with shingles.
- Robinson, Mary Byers--Homes & haunts.; Robinson, W. F.--Homes & haunts.; Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cabins--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Porches--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.
- [about 1895?]
- Ferndale, Colo.
- View looking up at the Robinson log home in the town of Ferndale, Colorado, in Jefferson County.
- Robinson, W. F.--Homes & haunts.; Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Ferndale, Colo.
- Mrs. Robinson sits on the porch and reads a book in her Ferndale, Colorado, cabin (Chipmunk Lodge) in Jefferson County. Furnishings on the porch include reclining chairs, straight-back chairs, rocking chairs, a table, and a hammock.
- Robinson, Mary Byers--Homes & haunts.; Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cabins--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Porches--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.
- [1895?]
- Morey Jr. High School
- View of Morey Junior High School at 840 East 14th (Fourteenth) Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a brick building with low-pitched and flat roofs and tall arched windows. The street sign reads: "E. 14th St." and...
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1925?]
- National Jewish Hospital, ent. detail
- View of the arched entryway to the B'nai B'rith Building at National Jewish Hospital at East Colfax Avenue and Colorado Boulevard in the Congress Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick structure, designed by William E. and Arthur A....
- National Jewish Hospital (U.S.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Congress Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926