Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Western History Subject Index
- Comes to Denver with Arthur U. Marchant, 1879. Hart, Henry Martyn
- Western History Subject Index
- Pitkin, FREDERICK W GOVERNOR 1879.1883)
- St. Vrain Block, Longmont, Colorado east side of Main Street.
- "The St. Vrain Block was on the east side of Main Street, in 300 block. It housed the Chicago-Colorado Colony office, shown at left, the St. Vrain Hotel and offices. It burned to the ground in the fire of 1879. Byron L. Carr, lawyer, is shown...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Longmont--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1870-1880.
- 1872
- Colorado Springs, looking S. from cupola of school bldg. on Cascade bet. Kiowa & Bijou
- View south from school cupola over Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows Kiowa and Bijou Streets, dwellings, businesses, young trees along Cascade Avenue and plains in the background.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Pikes Peak, 14,336 feet high, from Pike's Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, distance to summit, air line, 14 miles
- Low clouds hang over Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, and Pikes Peak with light snow.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Businesses in Central City
- The Sauer McShane Mercantile Company on Eureka Street is crowded with merchandise, including boxes of soap, baking powder, fruits, nuts, and chandeliers. The shopkeeper, in a vest, is behind the counter. Men lean against the sales counters looking...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Interiors--1870-1880.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- 1879
- 1879 Denver High School Commencement Program
- Program for the third Graduation of the Denver High School in 1879.
- Miles, Emily Hannah, 1860-1918.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1879
- 1879 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 7th Annual Denver City directory
- The Golden Gate - entrance to San Francisco harbor
- View of the Golden Gate the strait that connects the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, in San Francisco, California; ships and boats ply the water, and sheep graze on hillsides.
- Golden Gate (Calif. : Strait)--1870-1880.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1870-1880.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1870-1880.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1870-1880.; Channels--California--San Francisco--1870-1880.; Sailing...
- 1879 March 8
- The newly discovered mines in the Rocky Mountains
- Miners and a wagon train travel through a valley in the mountains of Colorado. Dead horses and mules are nearby. Surveyors on horseback and with skis are in a valley. A man holds a transom, another holds a pick.
- Miners--1870-1880.; Skiers--1870-1880.; Surveyors--1870-1880.; Wagon trains--1870-1880.; Westward movement--1870-1880.
- 1879 May 24
- Buena Vista, from Lake House
- Frame commercial buildings and dwellings line the dirt street in Buena Vista, Colorado; signs read: "Cottonwood Restaurant" and "Assayer's Office." A bridge crosses Cottonwood Creek in the foreground, and the Collegiate range towers in the...
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Bridges--Colorado--Buena Vista--1870-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Buena Vista--1870-1880.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1880.
- 1879?
- Gunnison Court House
- Exterior of the Gunnison County Courthouse, Colorado, shortly after construction; landscaping is not complete; men and women stand outside the entrance. Jail facilities are evident by bars on some windows.
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Courthouses--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Foote & Stoddard Livery built in 1879.
- George Stoddard, Virgil Stoddard Sr. and George Foote stand in front of their livery with three fine horses at the corner of Cleveland and 4th (Fourth) Street, Loveland, Colorado. The livery is wood frame featuring a decorative arched apex gable...
- Loveland (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Horses--Colorado--Loveland--1880-1890.; Livery stables--Colorado--Loveland--1880-1890.; Foote, George.; Stoddard, George.; Stoddard, Virgil.
- 1885
- Seiferts' Store at Pinkhampton
- Mrs. A. E. Divinell rides on horseback in Pinkhampton, (Pinkham) Grand County, Colorado, in front of a log and board and batten store with a sign: "Geo. W. Seifert General Merchandise," and a plow and hay rake. The settlement is named for George...
- Divinell, A. E., Mrs.; Pinkhampton (Colo.)--1880-1890.; General stores--Colorado--Pinkhampton--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Pinkhampton--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Argo smelting works (Boston and Colorado Smelting Co.)
- Interior view of an Argo Smelting Works building, owned by the Boston and Colorado Smelting Company, Denver, Colorado, shows a chimney surrounded by gutters emanating from a furnace. One of the furnace doors is open as a man uses a long steel rod...
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Furnaces--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1892
- Argo smelter refinery
- Interior view of an Argo smelting works building, owned by the Boston and Colorado Smelting Company, Denver, Colorado, shows a stack of crucibles on top of a furnace, a hoist, and a cart.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company--1890-1900.; Crucibles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Furnaces--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1892
- Wm. Beynon, died 1926, Argo Smelter, refinery
- William Beynon stands next to a cart in the Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery, Denver, Colorado shows: furnace, crucibles, and chain hoists.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Beynon,...
- 1892
- Argo Smelting Works (Boston and Colorado Smelting Co.)
- Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace with attached troughs, and a hopper.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Argo Smelting Works (Boston and Colorado Smelting Co.)
- Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace and chimney, hoppers, troughs.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Argo smelter, tub room silver refinery
- Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: row of round, wood tanks and rectangular containers.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Argo Smelting Works (Boston and Colorado Smelting Co.)
- Construction of a brick chimney at the Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: wood scaffolding, barrels, building materials.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Chimneys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1892
- Ino George, Jack O'Conner
- Ino George, with shovel, and Jack O'Conner inside the Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace and chimney, with hoppers, troughs.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; George,...
- 1892
- Argo smelting
- Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace and chimney, shovel, mallet, hoppers.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Chas Johnson, Ino George
- Ino George, with shovel, and Charles Johnson inside the Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace and chimney with hoppers.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; George,...
- 1892
- Donald Macy Liddell
- Studio bust portrait of Donald Macy Liddell, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Liddell's short hair is parted in the middle. He wears a double breasted coat, a shirt with an upright collar and a silk bow tie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Liddell, Donald M. (Donald Macy), b. 1879.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- First parsonage built on the Pacific Slope in Colorado
- First parsonage building erected on the Western Slope of Colorado, built by George M. Darley in 1879. Two-story Carpenter Gothic structure with front gable, clapboard siding, window pediments, carved tracery beneath apex of the eaves on front...
- Parsonages--Colorado--Lake City--1890-1900.; Lake City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Religious dwellings--Colorado--Lake City--1890-1900.
- 1899
- An achievement of the medal of honor
- Sergeant Edward P. Grimes, Troop F, Fifth Cavalry, runs in full military uniform with a bundle of ammunition during a battle at Milk Creek in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Shows Native American (Ute) Indians on horseback with weapons. A buffalo...
- Indians of North America--War--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--War--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Ammunition--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Campaigns &...
- 1912 July 13
- Teller City, Colorado
- Mr. and Mrs. William Kerr and their son pose next to a two door coupe in front of the last standing structure, once a saloon and dance hall, in Teller (Teller City) Jackson County, North Park, Colorado. Kerr was one of the first claim holders when...
- Kerr, William--Family--1910-1920.; Teller City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Teller City--1910-1920.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Teller City--1910-1920.
- 1919
- Augusta and Horace Tabor's house
- View of the Horace and Augusta Tabor home, on East 5th (Fifth) Street, in Leadville, (Lake County), Colorado; shows a frame house with a bay window and bargeboard.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Tabor, Augusta, d. 1895--Homes & haunts.; Tabor, Horace Austin Warner, 1830-1899--Homes & haunts.
- 1931
- Thornburg [sic] battle ground monument
- Diptych shows images of road leading to battleground and an automobile parked by the sandstone monument commemorating the battle between Major Thomas T. Thornburgh's troops and Native American Utes at Milk Creek, Rio Blanco County, Colorado.
- Thornburgh, Thomas Tipton, 1843-1879--Monuments.; Indians of North America--Colorado--1920-1940.; Milk Creek (Rio Blanco County and Moffat County, Colo.), Battle of, 1879--Monuments.; Ute Indians--War--Colorado--1920-1940.;...
- 1936 September 7
- Fairplay - 1941 old brewery
- The old brewery in Fairplay, Colorado, is constructed of cut, coursed stone, and has a false front. The other building is constructed of the same materials as the brewery, and has a bracketed cornice and one large window bay on either side of the...
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Brewing industry--Colorado--Fairplay--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Colorado & Southern engine 648 extra north near Valmont
- A Colorado & Southern mixed train led by steam locomotive 648 (2-8-0) crosses an overpass near Valmont (Boulder County), Colorado. The consist has a railroad crane, flat car and passenger car.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Valmont (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Valmont--1960-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Valmont--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Valmont--1960-1960.
- 1954 November 2
- Irwin
- A monument in the Irwin, Gunnison County, Colorado, cemetery reads: "The bright promise of Ruby Silver drew 5000 people to this area in 1879, from as far as England and Scotland. Irwin became a ghost town when silver was demonetized in 1884. This...
- Irwin (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Irwin--1960-1970.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Irwin--1960-1970.
- 1964
- Irwin - 1964 cemetery
- View of a memorial stone in the cemetery in Irwin, Colorado. It is a rough cut stone with a rounded top, and an inscription that reads: "The bright promise of Ruby Silver drew 5000 people to this area in 1879, from as far as England and Scotland....
- Irwin (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Irwin--1960-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Irwin--1960-1970.
- 1964
- George E. King residence
- Exterior view of architect George E. King's residence, 212 West Ninth Street, Leadville, Colorado. The two-story wood frame structure was built in 1879. Architecture features a mansard roof, second story arched windows in dormers, projecting...
- King, George E.--Homes & haunts.; Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1968
- George E. King residence
- Exterior view of architect George E. King's residence, 212 West Ninth Street, Leadville, Colorado includes front and side facades of the two-story wood frame structure built in 1879. Architecture features a mansard roof, second story arched windows...
- King, George E.--Homes & haunts.; Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1968
- Capitol City sign
- View of an abandoned log building in Capitol City (Hinsdale County), Colorado. A modern sign near the building reads: "Site of Capitol City Incorporated 1879."
- Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1970-1980.; Log buildings--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1970-1980.; Mining camps--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1970-1980.; Signs (Notices)--Colorado--Hinsdale...
- 1972
- Harrison Avenue, Leadville, Colo.
- View of Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colo. Prominent on the street is the Tabor Opera House. The massive 3-story opera house was constructed of stone, brick and iron, and is trimmed with Portland cement. It was constructed by mining magnate,...
- Cities and towns--Colorado--Leadville--1990-2000.; Leadville (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--Pictorial works.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Leadville--Pictorial works.; Leadville (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1997
- Black Hawk, Colo.
- Panoramic view of frame and brick buildings on Gregory Street in Blackhawk, Gilpin County, Colorado. Shows the Presbyterian Church with a spire, on a hillside, and commercial buildings with signs that read: "Wholesale & Retail Groceries, Commission...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1880.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1880.
- [1864]
- Mabel Jimes- Sweet Grass Oled Bell Hawkins Chief Big Snake
- Photomontage of Native American (Sioux) woman Sweet Grass (Mabel Jimes) and (Ponca) Chief Big Snake (Oled Bell Hawkins.) Sweet Grass wears a blanket around her legs, a beaded shawl, and a hair pipe necklace. Chief Big Snake wears a suit.
- Dakota Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Ponca Indians--1870-1880.; Tribal chiefs--1870-1880.; Big Snake, d. 1879.; Sweet Grass.
- [1870]
- Ready for a climb
- Tourists prepare for a hike in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Women sit on railing of the Ruxton Creek footbridge, holding walking sticks; one wears a light colored sateen bodice with velvet rope knotting, a ribbon collar, and capote hat; the other...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Governesses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Sightseers--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [1878]
- Manitou and Vicinity
- View of Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking west; shows the Manitou House and Clubhouse, the Mansions Hotel, houses, and Pikes Peak.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [1878]
- Mason bogie approaching South Park
- midground near the tracks. A ridge of snow-capped mountains is in the distance. Construction of the railroad line to the top of Kenosha Pass (about 76 miles southwest of Denver) was completed on May 19, 1879.; Stereographic view of a Mason bogie...
- Kenosha Pass (Colo.); Park County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1880.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Park County--1870-1880.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Park County-- 1870-1880.
- [1879?]
- South Park from Kenosha Pass
- Stereographic view of a track of the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad curving in the foreground and heading down into South Park from the summit of Kenosha Pass in Park County, Colorado. A ridge of snow- capped mountains is in the distance....
- Park County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; South Park (Park County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1880.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Park County--1870-1880.
- [1879?]
- N. part of city [graphic]
- View north across Leadville, Colorado shows a booming town filled with log, board and batten and other wood frame constructed houses, lean-tos, false fronts, sheds, barns and outhouses. Horace A.W. Tabor's house on Carbonate Avenue (East 5th...
- Tabor, Horace Austin Warner, 1830-1899--Homes & haunts--1870-1880.; Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [1879?]
- Chestnut St.
- View west on Chestnut Street, once considered the main street, in Leadville, Colorado shows a street that has one two-story brick building, and several wood frame false fronts. The street is busy with horse-drawn wagons, covered wagons and...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [1879]
- Stage Tabor Opera House Leadville
- Interior view of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House stage on opening night, November 20, 1879. The first show was "The Serious Family," a Jack S. Langrishe production. In the foreground are Andrews' ornate cast iron and upholstered opera...
- Tabor Opera House--1870-1880.; Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Interiors--1870-1880.; Opera houses--1870-1880.
- [1879]
- Harrison St., Leadville
- Looking north on Harrison Street in Leadville, Colorado is a view of horse drawn wagons and carriages in the street, pedestrians along the boardwalks, and a group of men, one with a burro, in the middle of the street. False front businesses line...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [1879]
- Bluff City, Utah
- Overview of Bluff, Utah, shows the Navajo Twins, a natural rock tower, on a hill in foreground; a valley with trees, streets, and houses; and the San Juan River with Casa del Eco Mesa in background.
- Bluff (Utah)--1900-1910.; Casa del Eco Mesa (Utah)--1900-1910.; Navajo Twins (Utah)--1900-1910.; San Juan River (Colo.-Utah)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Utah--Bluff--1900-1910.; Mesas--Utah--Bluff--1900-1910.; Rivers--Utah--Bluff--1900-1910.; Rock...
- [1900?]
- Royal Gorge Hanging Bridge, westend, two men standing.
- Men pose in suits by Hanging Bridge, in Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado; metal plaque reads: "Designed and Erected by C. Shaler Smith C.E. 1879."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1920-1930.; Plaques--Colorado--Fremont County--1920-1930.; Railroad...
- [1929 or 1930?]