Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Ski training: standing at attention, a platoon of "G" Company, 87th Regiment.
- Still from the Warner Brothers film: "The Fighting Mountaineers." A Platoon of approximately fifty soldiers from the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Regiment, Company G stand at attention with their skis balanced on their ski poles. All the men are...
- Ski troops--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Skiing--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Fighting Mountaineers (Motion picture)
- [1943-1944]
- Interior view of diner lounge
- Interior view of Denver and Rio Grande Western dining lounge railroad car refurbished from an ex-Western Pacific dining car, which may be parked in Denver railroad yards. Interior decorated with Art Deco arm chairs, sofas, tables, lamps, smoking...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Western Pacific Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Railroad dining cars--1930-1940.
- Summer, 1939?
- Interior view of diner lounge
- Women in high heels, dresses, skirts and hats pose on furniture inside the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad dining lounge car refurbished from an ex-Western Pacific dining car, possibly parked in Denver railroad yard. Interior decorated with...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Western Pacific Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Railroad dining cars--1930-1940.; Women--1930-1940.
- Summer, 1939?
- Interior view of diner lounge
- Women in high heels, dresses, skirts and hats pose on furniture inside the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad dining lounge car refurbished from an ex-Western Pacific car, possibly parked in Denver railroad yard. Interior decorated with Art...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Western Pacific Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Railroad dining cars--1930-1940.; Women--1930-1940.
- Summer, 1939?
- Interior view of diner lounge
- Women in high heels, dresses, skirts and hats pose on furniture inside a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad dining lounge car, refurbished from a Western Pacific dining car, parked possibly in the Denver, Colorado railroad yards. Some of the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Western Pacific Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Railroad dining cars--1930-1940.; Women--1930-1940.
- Summer, 1939?
- Grand Lake outlet
- View of east inlet of Grand Lake, Colorado with Mt. Cairns, Mt. Craig, Mt. Adams, Mt. Wescott, Mt. Patterson and fog in the background. A footbridge spans the water; trees cast a reflection.
- Adams, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cairns, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Craig, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Grand County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Patterson, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Wescott, Mount...
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Grand Lake
- Bare branches from a dead log protrude into the foreground of this view of Grand Lake in Grand County, Colorado. Large rocks stand near the dead log. The lake is surrounded by mountains, including Mt.Craig, Mt. Adams, Mt. Wescott and Mt. Patterson...
- Craig, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1900-1920.; Mount Adams (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mount Wescott (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Patterson, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boulders--Colorado--Grand...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Grand Lake
- A house stands on the far shore of Grand Lake in Grand County, Colorado. Tall pine trees stand in the right foreground. Large rocks and logs stand on the near shore. Mt. Craig, Mt. Adams and Mt. Wescott stand in the background.
- Craig, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1900-1920.; Mount Adams (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mount Wescott (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boulders--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Grand...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Grand Lake
- A house stands on the far shore of Grand Lake in Grand County, Colorado, behind a small group of pine trees. A wood fence leads down from the house to the beach on the lakeside. Mt. Craig, Mt. Adams and Mt. Wescott stand in the background. Rocks...
- Craig, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1900-1920.; Mount Adams (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mount Wescott (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fences--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Grand...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Montgomery, Colorado
- Montgomery, Park County, Colorado, consists of log dwellings; some are under construction. Water leaks from a flume at the center. Stumps are in the foreground, and the hillside in the background is covered with bare trees. Founded in 1859, this...
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1850-1870.
- [between 1859 and 1868?]
- Narrow Gauge Museum
- Robert W. Richardson and Carl Helfin pose on Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive (2-8-0) #346, at the Narrow Museum in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. Richardson holds an oil can and Helfin holds a wire handled lamp. Antlers are...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Narrow Gauge Museum (Alamosa, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroad...
- 1952 April 9
- Lizard Head, Sunshine Peak and Mt. Wilson
- View towards Lizard Head (elevation 13,113 feet), Sunshine Mountain (elevation 12,930 feet) and Mount Wilson (elevation 14,246 feet), San Miguel & Dolores Counties, Colorado; San Miguel Range, Rocky Mountains; Franklin Roosevelt Peak later called...
- Dolores County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Lizard Head (Colo. : Summit)--1900-1910.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; San Miguel Mountains (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sunshine Mountain (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Wilson, Mount...
- [between 1907 and 1910]
- Pasadena, Cal., Mt. Lowe from Monk's Hill
- View of Mt. Lowe in Los Angeles County, California. Shows the town of Pasadena and possibly Altadena with orange groves and vineyards. Mt. Lowe Tavern is in the distance.
- Lowe, Mount (Los Angeles County, Calif.)--1890-1900.; Pasadena (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Orange orchards--California--Pasadena--1890-1900.; Wine industry--California--Pasadena--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Bogged tank, Italy 1945
- curved road. Trees and shrubs near the tank and on the higher hills are leafless.; Shows a frontal view of six Tenth Mountain Division soldiers in a tank on a steep and rocky road on Mt. Belvedere, Italy. All wear helmets, except one who seems to...
- Mountain warfare--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Tanks (Military science)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [February] 1945
- Eureka in 1877, San Juan Co., Colorado
- Reproduction of bird's eye view rendering; shows Eureka, San Juan County, Colorado, and landmarks: 1. Colorado Lode 2. Old Trapper 3. Suamanda 4. Oporto 5. Garibaldi 6. Niagara 7. Centennial 8. Jackson 9. Shakespeare 10. American 11. Mc Kennie 12....
- Eureka (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- 1877
- Grand Lake
- Sailboats are anchored on Grand Lake in Grand County, Colorado. Strato cumulus clouds and mountains Mt. Craig, Mt. Adams and Mt. Wescott are reflected in the water.
- Craig, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1900-1920.; Mount Adams (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mount Wescott (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1920.; Lakes &...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Bird's eye view of Buena Vista, Colo.
- Reproduction of lithograph of Buena Vista, Chaffee County, Colorado; shows: 1. Court House 2. School House 3. Hiller, Hallock & Co's Opera House 4. D&RGRR Depot 5. F W Ower's Sampling Works 6. Turn-Halle and Buena Vista Guards Armory, Co H; 7....
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Bird's eye view of Buena Vista, Colo.
- Reproduction of lithograph of Buena Vista, Chaffee County, Colorado; shows: 1. Court House 2. School House 3. Hiller, Hallock & Co's Opera House 4. D & RGRR Depot 5. F W Ower's Sampling Works 6. Turn-Halle and Buena Vista Guards Armory, Co H; 7....
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1880-1890--Maps.;
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- White Mountains, New Hampshire
- Two men and two women look down at a farm house and outbuilding in a valley in Grafton County near Bethlehem, New Hampshire. Shows Mt. Agassiz in the White Mountains range.
- Agassiz, Mount (N.H.)--1900-1910.; Grafton County (N.H.)--1900-1910.; Mountains--New Hampshire--Grafton County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Company D of 85th Mountain Infantry, 10th Mountain Division
- Members of Company D of the 85th Mountain Infantry, 10th Mountain Divison wind their way up Mount Belvedere in Bologna Province, Italy. The men are in uniform and carry packs, rifles, mortars and boxes of ammunition. Some of the men smoke...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles.; Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Arms & armament--American--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Campaigns & battles--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.;...
- 1945 February 21
- Narrow Gauge Museum
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive (2-8-0) #346, repainted with "M.B. & W.R.R.," and caboose 0500 with a sign: "Mount Blanca and Western Railroad," are on display at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado....
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Mount Blanca and Western Railroad--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Narrow Gauge Museum (Alamosa, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Sangre de Cristo...
- 1952
- Narrow Gauge Museum
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive (2-8-0) #346, and caboose 0500 are on display at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. The tender is decorated with a garland and painted sign that reads: "Merry Christmas...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Mount Blanca and Western Railroad--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Narrow Gauge Museum (Alamosa, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Christmas...
- 1951 December 6
- Narrow Gauge Museum
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive (2-8-0) #346, repainted as "M.B. & W.R.R." (Mount Blanca and Western Railroad,) and caboose 0500, are on display at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. Antlers are mounted...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Mount Blanca and Western Railroad--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Narrow Gauge Museum (Alamosa, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Sangre de Cristo...
- 1952
- View of the works of the Windham Silver Mining and Smelting Company, at Windham, Ouray County, Colorado
- Windham Silver Mining and Smelting company, Windham, Ouray County, Colorado, has a smoking, frame processing plant. Mt. Abram is in the distance.
- Windham Silver Mining and Smelting Company (Windham, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Windham (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Ore industry--Colorado--Windham--1870-1890.; Silver mining--Colorado--Windham--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Mt. Sneffels Range from Dallas Divide
- View of Mt. Sneffels and the San Juan Range with Rio Grande Southern railroad train, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1880-1890.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Sneffels, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- On the Mt. Evans Road
- View of Mt. Evans from Mt. Evans Road, Clear Creek County Colorado.
- Mountains--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1925]
- Mt. Evans
- View of Mt. Evans, Clear Creek County, Colorado, from dirt Mt. Evans Road.
- Evans, Mount (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [1924]
- Mt. Evans
- View of Mt. Evans, Clear Creek County, Colorado, from Mt. Evans Road; shows automobile (1924 license plate) and standing man standing alongside dirt road.
- Evans, Mount (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- 1924
- Mt. Wilson
- View towards Mount Wilson (elevation 14,246 feet), San Miguel County, Colorado; San Miguel Range, Rocky Mountains; Franklin Roosevelt Peak later called Wilson Peak.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; San Miguel Mountains (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Wilson, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910]
- Mt. Falcon from Creation Park, Morrison Colo.
- Westward view of Mt. Falcon (in Front Range of the Rocky Mountains) taken from Creation Park (Red Rocks Park) in Morrison, Colorado; close view of sandstone rock formations with Mt. Falcon in the background.
- Falcon, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Morrison--1900-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--Morrison--1900-1930.
- [between 1909 and 1928]
- Mt. Audubon and Arapahoe Peak, Colo. & N.W. Ry.
- View across forested slopes to Mt. Audubon (elevation 12,223 feet), Colorado, and Arapahoe Peaks (elevation 13,502 and 13,397 feet) center background; from Colorado and Northwestern Railway; clouds top the peaks.
- Audubon, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1910.; North Arapaho Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Forests--Colorado--1890-1910.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.; Colorado and Northwestern Railway Company.
- [between 1898 and 1909]
- Mt. Wilson and Lizzard [sic] Head
- View of the settlement of Lizard Head in San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows Rio Grande Southern Railroad tracks, log buildings, firewood stacks, tents and horses. Mt. Wilson and Lizard Head are visible in the distance.
- Lizard Head (Colo. : Summit)--1880-1900.; Lizard Head (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Wilson, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Settlements--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Vista of Mt. Wilson
- View towards Mount Wilson (elevation 14,246 feet), Dolores County, Colorado; San Miguel Range, Rocky Mountains; Franklin Roosevelt Peak later called Wilson Peak.
- Dolores County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; San Miguel Mountains (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Wilson, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--Dolores County--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910]
- Mt. Carolyn and old cabin 1944
- A small log cabin stands on a hill in the midground in the Fall River region looking toward Mt. Carolyn, probably in Clear Creek County, Colorado. A rocky dirt road leads back to the cabin. Shrubs stand on both sides of the road. A ridge of...
- Mountain roads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1940-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [1944?]
- Mt. Carolyn and old cabin 1944
- A small log cabin stands on a hill in the midground in the Fall River region looking toward Mt. Carolyn, probably in Clear Creek County, Colorado. A rocky dirt road leads back to the cabin. Shrubs stand on both sides of the road. A ridge of...
- Mountain roads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1940-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [1944?]
- Mt. Neva "Forest Glade" 1950
- A creek runs through the left foreground near Mount Neva on the border of Boulder and Grand Counties in Colorado. A cabin is in the right midground partially blocked by tall pine trees. A ridge of mountains is in the distance.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Grand County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cabins--Colorado--1950-1960.; Mountains--Colorado--1950-1960.; Pines--Colorado--1950-1960.; Streams--Colorado--1950-1960.
- [1950?]
- Looking west to Mt. Caroline, Fall River Country
- A small log cabin stands at the end of a dirt road in this view looking toward a large mountain in the distance, possibly Mt. Caroline near the Fall River, a stream in Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1930-1950.; Streams--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Mt Pleasant Indian Industrial School
- Native American (tribe unknown) girls and boys pose for a panoramic photograph on the lawns of the Mt. Pleasant Indian Industrial School in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Girls in long white shirtwaist dresses sit and stand in small groups; some hold...
- Mt. Pleasant Indian Industrial School--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Michigan--Mount Pleasant--1910-1920.; Mount Pleasant (Mich.)--1910-1920.; School children--Michigan--Mount Pleasant--1910-1920.; Schools--Michigan--Mount...
- 1910
- Denver Public Library Western History Dept. exhibit at the Rocky Mt. National Bank in the Teller House
- An exhibit in Central City, Colorado, presented by the Denver Public Library Western History Department, is surrounded by a neoclassical facade with glass panes and large, globe-shaped light fixtures above the frames in the Teller House's Rocky Mt....
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Tamalpais and Summit House
- A view of Mt. Tamalpais and Summit House in Marin County, California. Shows geared Mill Valley and Mt. Tamalpais Scenic Railway locomotive, number 498, and an open passenger car on a steep embankment near the building with shingled siding and...
- Mill Valley and Mt. Tamalpais Scenic Railway--1890-1910.; Marin County (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Tamalpais, Mount (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Mountain railroads--California--Marin County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mt. Sneffles [sic] Range from Dallas Divide
- View of snow-covered Mt. Sneffels, San Miguel County or Ouray County, Colorado.
- Sneffels, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Mt. Antero from Hayward Spr's
- View of Mt. Antero with mountain valley and town of Hayward (Haywood) Springs with frame and log buildings, Chaffee County, Colorado.
- Antero, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Haywood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Haywood Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Mt. Shasta
- Partial view of Mt. Shasta and Shastina in the Cascade Range in Siskiyou County, California. Shows a cabin in the forest and a meadow at the base of Mt. Shasta.
- Shasta, Mount (Calif. : Mountain)--1890-1910.; Shastina (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Siskiyou County (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Cabins--California--Siskiyou County--1890-1910.; Forests--California--Siskiyou County--1890-1910.; Volcanoes--California--Siskiyou...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Denver Public Library Western History Collection exhibit at the Rocky Mt. National Bank Teller House
- The Denver Public Library, Western History Department exhibit in the Teller House's Rocky Mt. National Bank in Central City, Colorado, is visible through a neoclassical facade with the word "Gold" carved at the top. A plant is in the open arch and...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Pack train and Mt. Potosi Ouray, Colo.
- Men walk near a packtrain of burros loaded with mine ore near Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. Potosi Peak is in the distance.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Potosi Peak (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Donkeys--Colorado--Ouray County--1870-1880.; Miners--Colorado--Ouray County--1870-1880.; Packtrains--Colorado--Ouray County--1870-1880.; Transportation--Colorado--Ouray...
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Twin Lakes
- View of the upper Twin Lake in Lake County, Colorado. In the distance are Mt. Elbert and Mt. Massive, part of the Sawatch mountain range.
- Elbert, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Rocky Mountain News office
- A man is seated at a desk, possibly at the Rocky Mountain News office in the Tabor Building in Denver, Colorado. Numerous papers and a telephone are on the desk. Framed photos and photo montages cover the walls. The ceiling and upper wall trim is...
- Rocky Mountain News--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1902?]
- Maysville, Colo
- Reproduction of a bird's eye view map of Maysville, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows dwellings, commercial and civic buildings, trains, and streets. Mountains are labelled: "Mt. Aetna" and "Mt. Shavano." Place names include: "School House," "Post...
- Maysville (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1942 and 1950?]
- Miners who marched into Trinidad from the black hills around Ludlow
- Coal miners, with Mike Lavoda third from left, marched into Trinidad from the Black Hills outside of Ludlow to confront the federal troops during the UMW labor strike against CF&I, Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows men with rifles, Mt. San Rafael...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 or 1914
- Narrow Gauge Museum
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive (2-8-0) #346, repainted with "M.B. & W.R.R." (Mt. Blanca and Western Railroad) and "Cumbres," and caboose 05 are on display at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado....
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Mount Blanca and Western Railroad--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Narrow Gauge Museum (Alamosa, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge...
- 1952 October 21