Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Baby and Navajo woman nearer in center of summer hogan
- View of a Native American (Navajo) woman and child, they sit inside a brush covered summer hogan. The woman holds a large piece of cloth while the child looks on. Sheepskins, a blanket, and fur pelts are on the floor and hang from a wooden pole...
- Indians of North America--Children--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Lodges--1900-1910.
- summer, [1908?]
- Baby and Navajo woman interior of summer hogan
- Native American (Navajo) woman and child sit inside a brush-covered summer hogan. The woman holds a large piece of cloth; the child looks at a sheepskin. Sheepskins, a blanket, and other fur pelts lie on the floor. Others hang from a wooden pole...
- Indians of North America--Children--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Lodges--1900-1910.
- summer, [1908?]
- Navaho woman standing outside of summer hogan Good view of country
- View of a Native American (Navajo) woman standing outside of a brush shelter, possibly the Navajo Indian Reservation. A pile of rocks stands next to one exterior wall of the shelter. A wooden rail corral stands away from the shelter. Rocky desert...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Lodges--1900-1910.
- summer, [1908?]
- Summer boarders at Woods Lake, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of summer boarders or lodgers at Woods Lake Resort, eight miles from Thomasville, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; men, women, and children pose under porch area of log cabin; men wear suits, overalls, lace-up boots, hats.
- Thomasville (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Woods Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Thomasville--1900-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--Thomasville--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1903 and 1919]
- Summer cottage at Nast, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Exterior view of log cabin or summer cottage, Nast, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; family of five with dog posed on boulder standing in wooded front yard area (man, woman and three children); resort.
- Nast (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Families--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Summer Cottage, Buffalo, Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Summer residence in Platte Canyon, Colorado near Buffalo Park reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; substantive "cottage" nestled amidst trees on hillside.
- Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cabins--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Indian summer on Lake George, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Partial view of Lake George, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; "Indian Summer" day; a few wooden frame residences or buildings in background; Rocky Mountains, distant background; man-made lake site of half-mile spur to ice houses.
- George, Lake (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Lake George (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Interior of a summer cottag [sic], Glenisle, Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Interior view of summer cottage, Glenisle, Colorado, in Platte Canyon reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; two women seated in rocking chairs reading magazines near coal or wood stove; man reclined on chaise lounge or fainting couch; tables,...
- Glenisle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cabins--Colorado--Glenisle--1900-1920.; Interiors.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- A summer cottage in Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Summer residence (log cabin) in Platte Canyon, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; Platte River is in foreground.
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Platte Canyon--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Summer cottages, Cascade on the Colo. Midland Ry.
- Summer cottages in Cascade, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows wooden frame residences, dirt road paralleled by small stream and barbed wire fence, two horse-drawn carriages or surreys, and one cabin under construction.
- Cascade (El Paso county, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Cabins--Colorado--Cascade--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Summer cottages at Norrie, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of three summer cottages or cabins, Norrie, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; men and women stand around yard area; an older woman rocks in a rocking chair; a man holds a fishing pole, a woman holds an umbrella for shade, and a...
- Norrie (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cabins--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Western History Subject Index
- Camps. Summer
- Western History Subject Index
- CAMPS. SUMMER
- Hilltopper, Volume 1 Number 6
- West Side Recorder Volume 7 No 4
- West Side Recorder Volume 7 No 11
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 31, 1910 July 30
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 35, 1910 August 27
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 39, 1912 September 28
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 12, 1914 March 28
- Municipal Facts: Volume 7 Numbers 9 and 10, 1924 September-October
- Strontia Springs, one of the most popular summer resorts in Platte Canon
- View over snowcovered Strontia Springs, (Deansbury) a summer resort at milepost 26.80 of the Denver, South Park and Pacific line of the Colorado and Southern railroad, Platte Canyon, Douglas County, Colorado. The two story 1884 brick hotel shows...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1920-1930.; Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Strontia Springs Hotel (Strontia, Colo.)--1920-1930.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1920-1930.; Strontia Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- 1929
- Mrs. Reid Miller and her son and a part of her restaurant that was the first in Creede, Colorado.
- Reproduction of ink rendering; shows a seated woman and a boy on a burro in Creede (or Amethyst, or Willow), Mineral County, Colorado.
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- Summer 1892
- Dutchtown
- View of a broad valley as seen from the Never Summer Mountains near Dutchtown, Grand County, Colorado.
- Dutchtown (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Never Summer Mountains (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Valleys--Colorado--Dutchtown--1940-1960.
- [between 1949 and 1960]
- Dutchtown
- View of mine tailings and mountains of the Never Summer Range near Dutchtown, Grand County, Colorado.
- Dutchtown (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Never Summer Mountains (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Dutchtown--1940-1960.
- [between 1949 and 1960]
- Mining camp, west of Eldora
- View of the Happy Valley Placer Co. mining camp in the Grand Island Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado with tents and a buggy. John H. Kemp leans on the fence to the left; Engineer August Mathez stands with a transit instrument and tripod...
- Happy Valley Placer Company (Colo.)--Facilities--1890-1900.; Mining camps--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.; Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.; Kemp, John H.;...
- Summer 1892
- The summer camp
- View of tepees among trees, possibly on the Crow Reservation in Montana. Descriptive information reads: "This breezy picture depicts well the camps of the Prairie Indian on a glorious summer day. The clouds, the trees and the picturesque teepees...
- Crow Indians--Structures--Montana--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Structures--Montana--1910-1920.; Indian encampments--Montana--1910-1920.; Indian reservations--Montana--1910-1920.; Tipis--Montana--1910-1920.
- 1917
- Snow pile
- A group of children play in a snow pile trucked in from the Rocky Mountains to 15th (Fifteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Sign reads: "'From Summer's Glow To Winter's Snow' From the Moffat Road."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children playing in snow--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [Summer, between 1900 and 1910?]
- Towee making biscuits in summer house
- A Native American Ute woman, identified as Towee, wife of Buckskin Charlie, sits making biscuits near a frame building. Her cooking fire, utensils, and two dogs are around her.
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--1900-1920.; Outdoor cookery--1900-1920.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; Towee.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- 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?
- Sioux Indians
- Native American (Sioux) men pose outdoors near Chadron, Nebraska. All three men wear hats. One man wears a blanket around his shoulders. A tepee is in the distance.
- Dakota Indians--Nebraska--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--1890-1900.
- Summer, 1891
- Summer View
- Brave Bear's wife and brother, Native American (Sioux) woman and man, pose outdoors near a tepee in an Indian encampment, possibly near Fort Randall, South Dakota. Men in military uniforms stand near tepees.
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--South Dakota--1880-1890.; Soldiers--South Dakota--1880-1890.; Tipis--South Dakota--1880-1890.; Women--South Dakota--1880-1890.; Brave...
- 1882
- Typical Navajo Indian camp showing summer and winter hogans
- View of a Native American (Navajo) camp. Women and children sit near a partially woven blanket on a loom. Another woman walks near a summer hogan.
- Indians of North America--1910-1930.; Navajo Indians--1910-1930.; Navajo women weavers--1910-1930.; Hogans--1910-1930.; Looms--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Summer hogan
- View of a Native American (Navajo) summer hogan. Rugs hung on a line create one wall of the brush shelter. A timber and earth hogan is nearby.
- Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Navajo Indians--1910-1920.; Navajo textile fabrics--1910-1920.; Hogans--1910-1920.; Rugs--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Special summer program
- A teacher dances with Hispanic boys and girls in a gymnasium during a summer program in Colorado. The woman and girls wear dresses.
- Hispanic Americans--Children--Colorado--1960-1970.; Boys--Colorado--1960-1970.; Dance--Colorado--1960-1970.; Girls--Colorado--1960-1970.; Gymnasiums--Colorado--1960-1970.; Teachers--Colorado--1960-1970.
- 1963 July 5
- Mercantile store, Ashcroft
- Mr. Sawyer stands inside a dilapidated store in Ashcroft, (Castle Forks City, Chloride) Pitkin County, Colorado. The elderly man has a cigar in his mouth and looks up as sunlight streams in through the missing roof boards above the rafters. His...
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Interiors.
- Summer 1943
- Summer camp for boys from Byers Home
- Tents in the summer camp for the E. M. Byers Home for Boys sit on a hillside in Pike National Forest between the towns of Shawnee and Grant in Park County, Colorado. Shows tents with canvas roofs and log foundations and telegraph poles.
- Byers Home for Boys (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1900-1920.; Park County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Camps--Colorado--Park County--1900-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Park County--1900-1920.
- [between 1901 and 1920?]
- Boys from Byers' Home at their summer camp
- Boys from the E. M. Byers Home for Boys laugh and smile as they pose in front of a cabin at their summer camp in Pike National Forest between the towns of Shawnee and Grant in Park County, Colorado. One boy sits on a burro. A woman in a cloche hat...
- Byers Home for Boys (Denver, Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Park County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Park County--1930-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Park County--1930-1940.; Cabins--Colorado--Park County--1930-1940.; Camps--Colorado--Park...
- 1930 April 15
- Boys from Byers' Home at their summer camp
- A man, probably Superintendent Avery G. Hawbold, and boys from the E. M. Byers Home for Boys stand on a hillside above their summer camp in Pike National Forest between the towns of Shawnee and Grant in Park County, Colorado. Shows wood frame homes...
- Byers Home for Boys (Denver, Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Park County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Park County--1930-1940.; Camps--Colorado--Park County--1930-1940.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Park County--1930-1940.; Men--Colorado--Park...
- 1930 April 15
- Boys from Byers' Home at their summer camp
- Boys from the E. M. Byers Home for Boys stand in front of a cabin at their summer camp in Pike National Forest between the towns of Shawnee and Grant in Park County, Colorado. One boy sits on a donkey. The donkey wears a flat cap. An automobile is...
- Byers Home for Boys (Denver, Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Park County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Park County--1930-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Park County--1930-1940.; Cabins--Colorado--Park County--1930-1940.; Camps--Colorado--Park...
- 1930 April 15
- 1016 scalps, summer of 1919, Arizona
- Two men hold signs over a heap of animal pelts in Arizona. Some animals have tags. The signs read: "1016 Scalps. Summer of 1919. Arizona" and "U.S. Biological Survey and Live Stock Sanitary Board Cooperating in the Destruction of Predatory Animals."
- Hides & skins--Arizona--1910-1920.; Hunting--Arizona--1910-1920.
- 1919
- Jeep on Mount Mangart Road, view of mountains north of Caporetto and Plezzo
- Pictured is a jeep on the Mount Mangart road stopped to view the rugged mountains north of Caporetto and Plezzo, Slovenia. The men of the Tenth Mountain Division had a chance to go sight-seeing during the summer after the end of the war.
- Bovec (Slovenia)--1940-1950.; Kobarid, Slovenia--1940-1950.; Military life--Yugoslavia--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- Summer 1945
- Lying in new mown hay and thinking of my good friends in old Wyoming
- William F. Hooker, a newspaper man and Wyoming author, poses on hay in a field in Wakefield (Washington County), Rhode Island. He wears a suit and white shoes and has a goatee.
- Wakefield (R.I.)--1920-1930.; Men--Rhode Island--Wakefield--1920-1930.; Authors--1920-1930.; Hooker, William F.; Journalists-1920-1930.
- 1927 Summer
- Idledale, Colorado
- A wood summer cottage in Idledale, Jefferson County, Colorado, has a gable roof and a screened porch with roller shades. A woman sits on the floor inside the porch and looks directly out the door. Evergreen trees and brush surround the building.
- Idledale (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Summer houses--Colorado--Idledale--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Idledale--1920-1930.
- June 30, 1929
- Starbuck - (Now Idledale)
- A summer cottage in Idledale, Jefferson County, Colorado, (formerly Starbuck) is at the top of a hill; the gable-roofed wood building has two brick chimneys, a screen porch, a deck with a railing, and an addition; windows in the house have...
- Idledale (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Summer houses--Colorado--Idledale--1920-1930.
- [1929?]
- East Denver High School Annual: 1909
- 1909 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1909
- Woodbury Branch summer reading program
- Photograph of Ruth Newman, assistant librarian at the Woodbury Branch library, located in Denver, Colorado, surrounded by children during the summer vacation reading program. She sits at a round table surrounded by numerous children. Behind her...
- Denver Public Library. Woodbury Branch.
- 1951 June