Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Rogers and Nash Mortuary Records : 1873-1979
- Index to the records of the Rogers and Nash Mortuary Records located in boxes 1-18 and between the years 1873 and 1979. Index is arranged alphabetically by last name and includes: Last and First Name, Date of Event, Type of Records, Box Number,...
- Rogers Mortuary (Denver, Colo.)--Registers.; Nash-Miller Mortuary (Denver, Colo.)--Registers.; Funeral homes--Colorado--Denver.; Registers of births, etc.--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy. Denver (Colo.) -- Vital records.
- 2008
- Breckenridge
- View of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking southeast, includes tents, frame and log dwellings and commercial buildings dotting the flats next to the Blue River which winds up to and through town. The foothills of Boreas Mountain are in the left, and...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Brig. Gen. Irving Hale
- Prize Army Division Marksmanship," depicting soldier on horseback with gun; 2. "Skirmishing," depicting crouching figure; 3. illegible with four point shape; 4. "Creedmoor" with 1887 date and illegible lettering; and 5. "Creedmoor" with illegible...
- Military officers--1880-1900.; Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Hale, Irving, 1861-1930.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- Brownville across creek from Terrible Mine
- Brownsville, in Clear Creek County, Colorado, consists of frame, saltbox dwellings, an ore processing shed, and a wooden footbridge crossing Clear Creek. A man, horse, and wagon are in the foreground and rocky slopes are in the background. Also...
- Brownsville (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1898]
- Mrs. VanKleeck
- Three-quarter length, standing studio portrait of Mrs. Ellen Goodhue Van Kleeck, Denver philanthropist; arrived in Colorado 1880; wife of Henry Van Kleeck, Denver financier. Right and bottom edges of backdrop are visible.
- Philanthropists--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Van Kleeck, Ellen Goodhue, d. 1928.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- What's left of Big Foot's band at hostile Indian camp, Jan. 16, '91
- A Native American man wearing a fur hat sits on a log in the right foreground next to a row of five Native American children also sitting on the log. The children have blankets wrapped around them. Four women, one older and three younger, stand...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tipis--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- 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?]
- Manitou Spring, Manitou, Colo.
- View of the Manitou Soda Spring in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking southwest. The conical, faceted roofed rustic gazebo with its branch uprights and branch benches around the perimeter is in the center; unstripped rail fence extends to the...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1880?]
- Bank of Clear Creek County, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a wood construction building at Sixth (6th, Alpine) and Rose Streets in Georgetown, Colorado, in Italianate style, with a hipped roof and eaves with brackets. Three business are on the first floor; one has a striped awning that reads "Mrs....
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Banks--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1887?]
- Georgetown - 1942
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking southwest towards Devil's Gate between Leavenworth and Republican Mountains. Along the dirt street are the back of a brick two-story building; a small rustic building, possibly the old jail; and a weathered...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Lake Santa Maria. Antelope Park
- View of Lake Santa Maria (Santa Maria Reservoir) with islands within Antelope Park, Mineral County, Colorado.
- Antelope Park (Mineral County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mineral County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Santa Maria Reservoir (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Islands--Colorado--Mineral County--1880-1900.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Mineral County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Rock formations
- View of a dirt road and two rock formations that resemble human heads, Colorado.
- Rock formations--Colorado1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Gray's Peak
- View of Grays Peak and frame buildings, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Grays Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Settlements--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Graymont
- View of Graymont and Clear Creek with wooden flume, Colorado and Southern Railroad tracks and frame buildings, Clear Creek County, Colorado, shows Grays Peak in the distance.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1880-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Graymont (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Grays Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Flumes--Colorado--Graymont--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Graymont--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- Rainbow Falls, Ute Pass
- View of Rainbow Falls on Twin Creek at Ute Pass, in Teller County, Colorado.
- Rainbow Falls (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Twin Creek (Park County and Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Georgetown - 1942
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking southwest towards Devil's Gate between Leavenworth and Republican Mountains. Along the dirt street are the back of a brick two-story building; a small rustic building, possibly the old jail; and a weathered...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- H. P. Steele
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Henry Pemberton Steele, grocer and Denver health inspector; son of Henry Danforth Steele.
- Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Steele, Henry Pemberton, d. 1934.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Henry D. Steele
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Henry Danforth Steele, Denver grocer; arrived in Denver 1866.
- Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Steele, Henry Danforth, b 1822.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Mrs. Gilbert McClurg
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Mrs. Gilbert McClurg (nee Mary Virginia Donaghe) resident of Colorado Springs; poet, journalist, archaeologist and lecturer; arrived in Colorado 1882; married Gilbert McClurg in 1889; organized Colorado...
- Archaeologists--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Donaghé, M. Virginia, 1858-1931.; Colorado Cliff Dwellings Association.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Masonic Temple and [illegible]
- Destruction from second fire on April 29, 1896 on Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; shows Masonic Temple, Second (2nd) Street, and Myers Avenue intact in background, a group of men examining the piles of debris and remains from fire, and a...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Bennett [illegible] and Penrose Blk
- Destruction on Bennett Avenue caused by second fire of April 29, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; groups of men poke through smouldering remains and debris; scene includes burned-out two-story Tutt and Penrose building with flat roof and ornamental...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Country Club, Trinidad, Colo.
- The adobe or stucco Mission-style Trinidad County Club in southwest Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado has vigas, a central chimney, a faux bell tower over the doorway, and gutters above a covered porch. A sprinkler waters a lawn surrounded by...
- Trinidad Country Club (Trinidad, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fisher's Peak (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Country clubs--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Rustic depot at Glenisle
- View of a depot or passenger shelter beside Colorado & Southern Railway tracks at Glenisle (Park County), Colorado. Shows the Hotel Glenisle Glen-Isle Resort Lodge) and willow bushes beside the North Fork South Platte River.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1890-1910.; Glenisle Hotel (Glenisle, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Glenisle (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenisle--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Glenisle--1890-1910.; Railroad...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Twin Lakes, Little Cottonwood Canyon
- View of Twin Lakes (Twin Lakes Reservoir) in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah. Shows a mountain lake surrounded by trees and boulders.
- Little Cottonwood Canyon (Salt Lake County, Utah)--1880-1900.; Salt Lake County (Utah)--1880-1900.; Twin Lakes Reservoir (Utah)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Utah--Salt Lake County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Shoshone Falls, Idaho
- View of Shoshone Falls on the Snake River near Twin Falls (Twin Falls County), Idaho. Shows steep, rocky cliffs and mesas in the canyon.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1880-1900.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1880-1900.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- [Pike's P]eak from near Colorado City
- View of trees beside Fountain Creek near Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Snow covered Pikes Peak is in the distance.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fountain Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Streams--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Tunnels 10 and 11, 11 Mile Canon, Colorado Midland [Ry.]
- View of a Colorado Midland Railway locomotive tender or caboose on narrow gauge tracks in a tunnel through a rock wall in Elevenmile Canyon (Park County), Colorado. Men pose near a tunnel opening.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1900.; Elevenmile Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Park County--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Park County--1880-1900.; Tunnels--Colorado--Park...
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Virginius Mine
- View of the Virginius Mine complex atop Mt. Sneffels, (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows the wood frame processing facilities, shaft house, a ladder, smokestacks, dormer windows, gable roofs, sheds and tailings.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Sneffels, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Virginius Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1900.
- 1890 July 10
- Officer's quarters Cantonment on Uncompahgre, no. 107
- View of the officer's quarters at the Cantonment on the Uncompahgre (later Fort Crawford) near Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. Shows the wood frame officers quarters, a corral and a stable surrounded with a wooden fence. Snow covers the...
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 19th (1861-).--Buildings--1880-1890.; Cantonment on the Uncompahgre (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Forts & fortifications--American.; Housing.; Military facilities.
- 1886 November 19
- Res. cor. Colfax & Gilpin
- A man waters the lawn at a house at 1470 Gilpin Street in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The four-story house has a tower, dormers, a recessed porch, leaded glass, an arched entry, and sandstone ornaments.
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1900?]
- Castle Falls North Cheyenne Canyon Colorado
- View of a waterfall identified as Castle Falls on North Cheyenne Creek in North Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. A man stands on a viewing platform near the falls. Rock formations are in the distance.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; North Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Tunnels 12 and 13, Colo. Midland
- View of Colorado Midland Railway tracks with tunnels 12 and 13 in Chaffee County along the Arkansas River. Shows a man, boulders, and a road.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.; Tunnels--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Tabernacle from the gate, Salt Lake City
- View of paved walkways and a water fountain in Temple Square in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows the dome roof of the Mormon (Latter-Day Saints) Tabernacle; the portico and pillars of the Assembly Hall are visible through trees.
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints--1880-1890.; Tabernacle (Salt Lake City, Utah)--1880-1890.; Mormon tabernacles--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1880-1890.; Temple Square (Salt Lake City, Utah)--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Seven Falls, Cheyenne Canon
- View of Seven Falls on South Cheyenne Creek, South Cheyenne Canyon (El Paso County), Colorado. A waterfall cascades down a rock face; a wooden staircase with landings to view the falls climbs the hill beside the waterfall.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Stairways--Colorado--El Paso...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Canon of the Rio Las Animas
- A man stands on a log over the Animas River in the Animas Canyon, La Plata County, Colorado. Shows the Needle Mountains.
- Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1880-1900.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Needle Mountains (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Battleground of the Gods
- View of a boulder field near Guanella Pass in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The boulders contain a small body of water.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Boulders--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Long's Peak - Estes Park
- View of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado; Long's Peak is in the background.
- Estes Park (Colo. : Flat)--1880-1900.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Long's Peak, Estes Park
- View of Long's Peak reflected in (possibly) Lily Lake at Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado.
- Estes Park (Colo. : Flat)--1880-1900.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1900.; Reflections--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Curecanti Needle
- View of the Curecanti Needle, a granite rock formation in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows Denver and Rio Grande Railway tracks and the Gunnison River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
- 1906
- Old Faithful Geyser
- People watch as Old Faithful Geyser erupts in the Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Old Faithful Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- San Francisco St. Santa Fe N.M. A.T.&S.F. R.R.
- Two men lean against a buckboard wagon in on San Francisco Street in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico in this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard. The wagon sits in front of a two-story wooden commercial building with an...
- Santa Fe (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Ocean Park, Ocean Promenade
- Vacationers sit on benches and walk on Pier Avenue in Ocean Park in Santa Monica (Los Angeles County), California. Above the pedestrians, chairs sit on a second story balcony. Across the street, an outdoor band shell is built into the second floor...
- Santa Monica (Calif.)--1900-1920.; Benches--California--Santa Monica--1900-1920.; Commercial facilities--California--Santa Monica--1900-1920.; People--California--Santa Monica--1900-1920.; Sitting--California--Santa Monica--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1907 and 1915?]
- Panorama of Arkansas Valley at Salida, Co
- View of the Arkansas River valley near Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks and a few houses are visible. The Sawatch Mountains, with Mount Shavano and Jones Peak is in the distance.
- Arkansas River--1880-1890.; Salida (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Sawatch Range (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.; Valleys--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- The Iron Mine, Leadville
- Panorama of Iron Hill and the Iron Silver Mine near Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows frame houses, tipples, tailings and possibly an ore house.
- Iron Silver Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Silver mining--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1890?]
- The Silver Cord
- View of the Silver Cord Mine with frame mine buildings on terraces, a tipple with log buttressing, and cabins near Leadville (Lake County), Colorado.
- Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Silver Cord Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Silver mining--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.;...
- [1881]
- Phoebe's Arch near Palmer Lake, Col.
- View of Elephant Rock Arch (Phoebe's Arch) near Palmer Lake (El Paso County), Colorado. A fallen and a standing tree are visible, and a man leans against the sandstone formation under the arch.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Elephant Rock Arch (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1894?]
- Cattle ranch near Cimarron, round-up (around the circle)
- Cowboys are on horseback by a corral on a ranch near the Cimarron River in probably Montrose County, Colorado. Cattle, wood frame buildings and horse-drawn wagons are nearby.
- Cimarron River (Montrose County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cattle herding--Montrose County--Colorado--1890-1900.; Corrals--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--Montrose...
- 1898
- Cloud Peak, Big Horn Mts., Wyo.
- View of Cloud Peak in the Big Horn Mountains in either Big Horn County or Johnson County, Wyoming. Shows alpine tundra, mountain lakes, and rock formations.
- Cloud Peak (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Mountains--Wyoming--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Mammoth Hot Springs, Pulpit Terraces
- View of the lower terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows terraced accretions of silica from the hot springs. Logs brace an accreted mineral terrace in the distance.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Mammoth Hot Springs, pulpit terraces
- View of the lower terraces of Mammoth Hot Springs identified as Pulpit Terraces in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows terraced hot spring silica accretions. Bare tree stumps, hills, and forests are in the distance.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]