Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Leadville Opera House scenery project, 1933
- Interior view of Tabor Opera House stage, Leadville, Colorado. Stage has painted flat of a room interior with ornate doorways, marble columns, and balustrade framed by a painted tasselled curtain. A spotlight ray angles diagonally in front of...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- 1933
- Leadville Opera House scenery project, 1933
- Photoprint of a watercolor of the Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House's original scenery. Painted by Muriel Wolle as part of her University of Colorado scenery project, the painting has four elements, with the two pairs stacked and each pair...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- [1933]
- Bur-rodeo, 1st annual event in Leadville
- A female contestant and her burro on a gravel road compete in the first annual "Bur-rodeo" race, a feature of the "Boom Days" festivities in Leadville, Colorado. The woman has on shorts, a sleeveless top with number "A&T 52" on it, running shoes...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Donkeys--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Running races--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1969
- Bur-rodeo, first annual event in Leadville
- First place finisher Steve Mathews of Denver runs alongside his burro on a gravel road in the first annual "Bur-rodeo" race, a feature of the "Boom Days" festivies in Leadville, Colorado. He wears a tee-shirt, baseball cap and running shoes. The...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Donkeys--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Running races--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Mathews, S. (Steve)
- 1969
- Cowboys on a Roundup
- Cowboys line up near covered wagons and a chuck wagon in Kaufman pasture, South Park, Chaffee County, Colorado. Identified are, left to right: Mel DeWitt; Mack Mickan; unknown; unknown; Bert DeWitt; unknown; unknown; Tom McQuade; Billy Cogan;...
- Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Kaufman Pasture (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Kaufman Ridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cowboys--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Bur-rodeo, first annual event in Leadville
- Contestants and their burros gather at the start of the first annual "Bur-rodeo" racem, a feature of the "Boom Days" festivies in Leadville, Colorado. Spectators look on from behind a snowfence, while three male contestants in shorts, one with a...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Donkeys--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Running races--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1969
- Bur-rodeo, first annual event in Leadville
- Contestants and their burros on part of the twenty-one mile course of the first annual "Bur-rodeo" race, a feature of the "Boom Days" festivies in Leadville, Colorado. Numbers 66, 65 and 59 head up a gravel street with residences on the side, and a...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Donkeys--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Running races--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1969
- Marksman
- A group of spectators watch as a Native American Sioux man stands in position to shot his bow and arrow. He wears a vest made of shell or bone; a decorative garland made of nuts, shell or bone that is around his waist, legs and ankles. Bird...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--1890-1910.; Sioux Indians--Colorado--1890-1910.; Archery--Colorado--1890-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Juan Antonio Córdova family
- View of a commercial certificate entitled: "God Bless Our Family" and filled in by Emelia Elíz Gutierrez Córdoba. Individual photos are cut out and applied to the certificate, and handwritten entries are in a section entitled "Family Record." ...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Families.; Family trees.; Córdova family--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American families--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Clear Creek Canyon at Roscoe Eng. No. 8
- A large group poses in front of Engine No. 8 at a stop in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Some of the men in front are dressed in band uniforms and hold instruments. Other passengers lean out of windows of the passenger cars.
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bands--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- D & R G engine no. 701 at Union Station
- Engine No. 701 of the Denver and Rio Grand Railway is parked on the tracks at the Union Station in Denver, Colorado. Other trains are parked in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Railroad Stations--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colo. Midland excursion train at Sphinx [sic] Rock
- A large group of men and women stand near Sphynx Rock near Wild Horse in Chaffee County, Colorado. A Colorado Midland Railway Company train is nearby.
- Colorado Midland Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; People--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1900.
- [1898, June 13]
- Farmlands aerial view from a balloon
- Aerial view, from a balloon, of farms in Colorado.
- Farms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1894, March 13]
- Farmlands aerial view
- Aerial view of farms and rivers in Colorado.
- Farms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1894, March 13]
- Rodeo
- Spectators watch from the stands as a rodeo contestant rides a bucking bronco at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne (Laramie county), Wyoming. Two horseback riders in the arena watch nearby.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Spectators--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Randolph, Daniel
- A photo of highway robber Daniel Randolph. He has wears a cap, suit jacket, vest, a bowtie and a dress shirt.
- Randolph, Daniel.; Criminals--1900-1910.
- 1902, Jan. 13
- Man
- Studio portrait of a man. He wears a suit, tie, and vest.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Man
- Studio portrait of a man. He wears a suit and tie and has a watch chain on his lapel.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Bear Lake Rd.
- View of Bear Lake Road in Rocky Mountain National Park (Larimer County), Colorado. Trees line the paved road. A mountain is in the distance.
- Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1940-1950.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1940-1950.; Roads--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- The Anaconda Mine, Gold Hill, Cripple Creek
- A group of men sit on and stand near sacks filled with raw ore from the Anaconda Tunnel Mine in the Cripple Creek Mining District (Teller County), Colorado. Some of the men wear work clothes, others appear to be business men and are dressed in...
- Anaconda Tunnel Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Miners at Rugby
- A group of miners pose near a corrugated tin structure at the coal camp of Rugby in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men wear work overalls, and many have dirt smudged on their faces. Some men have johnny lamps attached to their caps.
- Rugby (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colo.
- View of the Hotel De Paris in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The two-story building has a stucco finish and ornate arched lintels above windows. Shows a stone wall and arch with a carved lion above an iron gate. A sign above the front...
- Hotel de Paris (Georgetown, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1901]
- Main Street, Jimtown, Colo.
- Men and girls stand and pose on Main Street in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Shows horse-drawn wagons in the dirt street, lumber piles and a building under construction. Timber buildings have false fronts, flat roofs and signs that read:...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1894?]
- Flood at Longmont
- A man on horseback and a horse-drawn carriage are in a flood on Main Street in Longmont (Boulder County), Colorado. Wood frame houses, a picket fence, and trees are in water from the flooded Saint Vrain Creek.
- Longmont (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.
- 1894 June 2
- The flood at Longmont
- People hold umbrellas and stand beside railroad tracks near horses and a carriage in Longmont (Boulder County), Colorado. Water from the flooded Saint Vrain Creek is around tracks and in agricultural fields near barns, houses, and fences. A Union...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Longmont (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Farms--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.
- 1894 June 2
- First track laying to the Chautauqua, Boulder, Colo.
- View of street car track construction near Chautauqua Park on University Hill in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. Men stand near tracks and railroad ties. Shows the stone Catholic girls' school Mount St. Gertrude Academy and the Chautauqua...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Construction--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Street railroads--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Sopris, old washery
- View of a coal washer and probably a boiler house at the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company coal mine at Sopris (Las Animas County), Colorado. Houses are in the distance.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1890-1930.; Sopris (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Sopris Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1890-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1930.;...
- [between 1894 and 1928?]
- Bird's-eye view, Somerset, Colo.
- Aerial view of the mining community of Somerset in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows company houses with hipped roofs. Industrial mining buildings are in the distance. Smoke stacks extend from roof of the powerhouse.
- Somerset (Colo.)--1880-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Somerset--1880-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Somerset--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920?]
- Man and dogs
- A man kneels and poses beside two dogs in probably western Colorado. The man wears a plaid cap, glasses, a vest and a bow tie. A large canvas tent is near a fence.
- Dogs--Colorado--1890-1910.; Men--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Picnic, Rifle area
- Women and children sit and pose on a picnic blanket probably near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Women wear calico blouses with puffed sleeves; a boy wears a shirt with ruffles. A baby sits on a blanket beside a jar of food and metal plates.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mothers & children--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Picnics--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Battery floor, G
- Interior view of probably the Gold Prince Mill in Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows processing machinery and open ceiling beams.
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1880-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Gladstone--1880-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Gladstone--1880-1910.; Ore industry--Colorado--Gladstone--1880-1910.
- [between 1885 and 1910?]
- Walden, Colo.
- View of the three story North Park Bank in Walden (Jackson County), Colorado. Shows random-coursed ashlar, battlements, dentils and arched windows. Signs read: "The North Park Ban[k]," "1912" and "100 F."
- Walden (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Walden--1910-1930.
- [between 1913 and 1925?]
- Walden, Colo.
- Panoramic view of Walden (Jackson County), Colorado. Shows the C.E. Mosman Store, the Methodist Episcopal Church, residential houses, commercial buildings, barns, fences and an automobile. Snow covered mountains are in the distance.
- Walden (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Walden--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Julesburg, Colo., all aboard for the picnic
- Children and men sit and pose in a horse-drawn wagon on a dirt road in Julesburg (Sedgwick County), Colorado. Girls wear ruffled bonnets; boys wear felt hats. A foal is beside the team of horses.
- Julesburg (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Julesburg--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Julesburg--1890-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Julesburg--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Julesburg--1890-1900.
- 1893 August 13
- Greeley, Fort Latham, site of Latham Station at junction of Denver & California Overland Stage Route
- Girls pose beside a picket fence near a carved stone marker in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado that reads: "Site of Latham Station at junction of Denver & California Overland Stage Routes, 1859 to 1870. Refuge from warring Indians. Camp of...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Girls--Colorado--Greeley--1950-1960.; Historical markers--Colorado--Greeley--1950-1960.
- 1955 June 13
- Recen
- View of frame houses and road grades in the mountains above the mining town of Recen (Kokomo, Summit County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings with false fronts, mine buildings and tailings piles. Identification: "1. Stable owned by Prior...
- Recen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cites & towns--Colorado--Recen--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Recen--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1895?]
- Miners
- Men wear jackets over trousers or overalls and hats and pose for a group photograph in front of a frame building. Miners hold candleholders and sit or stand in rows, probably in Colorado.
- Miners--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1902 September 13
- Mrs. Chapin, mother of Mrs. Beckwith. She is buried in the Ula Cemetery.
- Mrs. Chapin poses at the Kennicott Ranch in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado; she wears an apron. Interior decor includes a "Hallet, Davis & Co." console grand piano and stool, chintz wallpaper, lace curtains, a spindle table, and a portrait of...
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Aged persons--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1903?]
- Beckwith guest house Indian room
- Interior view of the Beckwith residence in (probably) Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado; decor includes Native American rugs, pottery, and baskets. A bust of a man with a claw necklace is on a pedestal.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Westcliffe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1903?]
- Leadville saloon
- Men in suits and hats stand at the bar in a saloon in Leadville, Colorado. Two men stand behind the long wooden bar, one wears a suit, bow tie and derby hat, the saloonkeeper wears a white jacket and bow tie. Both men have moustaches. The wooden...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Bars (Furniture)--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Several hundred University of Colorado students Monday jam the hallways of the main administration building demanding an end to ROTC training and defense and war-related contracts and research on the Boulder campus. the demonstration was sparked by...
- Students crowd the interior of the administration building at the University of Colorado at Boulder during a war protest. Seated people on second and third floor mezzanines let their lower legs dangle through the vertical bars. Men at the center...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Demonstrations--Colorado--Boulder--1970-1980.; Interiors.; Students--Colorado--Boulder--1970-1980.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1970-1980.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus); Vietnamese Conflict,...
- 1970
- Private Paul Estes attaching crampons, Camp Two, Mount Rainier, Washington
- Private Paul Estes of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re- enforced) attaches crampons to his boots at Camp Two during the Mount Rainier Test Expedition. Estes is wearing a cap, goggles, khaki anorak, pants, and boots. The crampons are metal...
- Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; Estes, Paul.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [May 1942]
- No. 2, Lincoln School, Class of 1919
- A group of students pose on the steps of Lincoln School in Denver, Colorado. They are identified as: 1. Chester Johnston, 2. Elmer H. Flieger, 3. M. G. Johnson, 4. May L. Smith, 5. J. H. Dodds (1912), 6. Harold B. Oaks Brutus, 8. Sade Rowland, 9....
- Lincoln School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; School children--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1912
- Corner Blake & F Street Denver
- Horse-drawn wagons are parked near a group of buildings on Blake Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on the buildings read: "Occidental Billiard Hall Reading Rooms," "City Bakery Wholesale & Retail," "Groceries Provisions," and "Variety...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Bakeries--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Billiard parlors--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Denver railroad offices
- Colonel D. C. Dodge and Austin McFarland stand near the Denver and Rio Grande Railway ticket counter in Denver, Colorado. D. C. Dodge holds a brochure titled "Denver Rio Grande Western Pacific." Other brochures and signs that read: "Southern...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dodge, David C. (David Child), 1837-1918.; McFarland, Austin.
- 1917 March 13
- Castle of Commerce
- View of Walker Castle (Castle of Culture and Commerce) in Riverfront Park, Denver, Colorado. The partially demolished stone castle has a turret and battlements. A handwritten sign reads: "Danger Keep Out."
- Walker, John Brisben, 1847-1931--Homes & haunts.; Walker Castle (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Riverfront Park (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1952 March 13
- F. King 951 Logan
- View of a house owned by Edwin McPherson at 951 Logan Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Italian Villa style house has a hip roof, arched windows and entryways, and a balcony.
- McPherson, Edwin--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1923 April 13
- Birdwood Ranch, Nebr. John Bratt's outfit
- Portrait of a man on a horse at the Birdwood Ranch in Birdwood (Lincoln County), Nebraska; a cowboy and cattle are in the background.
- Ranching--Nebraska--Birdwood--1880-1890.; Birdwood (Neb.)--1880-1890.; Cowboys--Nebraska--Birdwood--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Nebraska--Birdwood--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Demolition of houses near City Auditorium
- A man stands and looks at piles of bricks, boards, dirt and debris from demolished houses in Denver, Colorado. Shows trucks, workmen and the cupola of the City Auditorium in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Demolition--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Ruins--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Urban renewal--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940 March or April
- 1940 'urban renewal', 8th Street demolition
- Men work at a house on Eighth (8th) Street in as part of Denver's Urban Renewal program in 1940 in Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Demolition--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Ruins--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Urban renewal--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940