Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Buena Vista
- Frame dwellings and commercial buildings line Lake Street in Buena Vista, Colorado, and extend into the surrounding area. Peaks of the Collegiate Range are in the background.
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1883
- Denver Neighborhood History Project, 1993-94: Five Points Neighborhood
- Denver Neighborhood History Project, 1993-94: Whittier Neighborhood
- Fajardo residence
- View of a house identified as the Fajardo residence located at 2127 Tremont Place (1883) in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The Denver Square style house has a hip roof, a front, a square bay, windows with keystone arches and a...
- Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1976
- Byers-Evans House
- View of the Byers-Evans House Museum at 1310 Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado (1989; restoration by Long Hoeft Architects). The two-story Italianate-style house was built in 1883 for William Newton Byers, founding...
- Byers, Wm. N. (William Newton), 1831-1903--Homes & haunts.; Evans, William Gray, 1855-1924--Homes & haunts.; Byers-Evans House (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.;...
- 1998
- Buena Vista Grace Church
- View of the Buena Vista Grace Church (United Methodist and Episcopal) 203 West Main Street, in Buena Vista (Chaffee County), Colorado. The wooden church has an enclosed entry with Gothic arched double doors.. The steeple has a small bell and is...
- Buena Vista Grace Church (Buena Vista, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Buena Vista (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Episcopal churches.; Methodist churches.; Historic buildings.; Buena Vista Grace Church (Buena Vista, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Anglican church...
- 1995
- Gebhard Mansion
- View of the Gebhard Mansion (1883) at 2253 Downing Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the east and west elevations of the asymmetrical, two-story, residence in a combination of the Italianate and Second Empire Style....
- Smith family--Homes & haunts--1970-1980.; Gebhard, Henry--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses.; Mansions.; Gebhard, Henry--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Smith family--Homes and...
- [between 1975 and 1980?]
- Byers-Evans House
- View of the Byers-Evans House Museum at 1310 Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado (1989; restoration by Long Hoeft Architects). The two-story Italianate house has a front, second story bay over a porch, iron roof...
- Byers, Wm. N. (William Newton), 1831-1903--Homes & haunts.; Evans, William Gray, 1855-1924--Homes & haunts.; Byers-Evans House (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.;...
- 2008
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church ( St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Crosses.; Deterioration of buildings.; Historic buildings.; Priests.; Fisher, Father, C. S. R....
- ca. 2000
- Byers-Evans House
- View of the Byers-Evans House Museum at 1310 Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado (1989; restoration by Long Hoeft Architects). The two-story Italianate-style house was built in 1883 for William Newton Byers, founding...
- Byers, Wm. N. (William Newton), 1831-1903--Homes & haunts.; Evans, William Gray, 1855-1924--Homes & haunts.; Byers-Evans House (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.;...
- ca. 2000
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church ( St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Conservation & restoration.; Crosses.; Historic buildings.; Priests.; Fisher, Father, C. S. R....
- ca. 2004
- 2127 Tremont Place
- View of 2127 Tremont Place (1883) in the Clements Historic District in the Five Points Neighborhood of Denver. The two story brick Italianate style structure has stone keystones above the segmental arched windows. Decorative wood work is on the...
- Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1978
- 2135 Tremont Place
- View of an abandoned house located at 2135 Tremont Place (ca. 1883) in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The Denver Square style house has a hip roof, a front, a square bay, windows with keystone arches and a covered porch with square...
- Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses.; Abandoned buildings.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Abandoned houses--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1976
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 10, 1914 February 28
- History of Denver
- Mancos, Colorado
- People stand and pose outside the Hotel Lemmon in Mancos (Montezuma County), Colorado. A log, one story house has a sign that reads "Hotel Lemmon" on a low-pitched roof. A two story frame building is adjacent to the log structure and has a...
- Hotel Lemmon (Mancos, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mancos (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Mancos--1880-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Mancos--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1895?]
- Red Cliff, Summit Co. Col.
- Men in a group stand on a timber sidewalk and pose beside a false front commercial building that reads: "M. Edwards, Drugs and General Merchandise, Post Office, Battle Mountain Stage Office" in Red Cliff, Eagle County (formerly Summit County),...
- Red Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Red Cliff--1880-1890.; False fronts--Colorado--Red Cliff--1880-1890.; Men--Colorado--Red Cliff--1880-1890.; Wooden sidewalks--Colorado--Red Cliff--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1883?]
- Businesses in Las Animas
- Men stand outside businesses on a street in probably Las Animas (later covered by John Martin Reservoir) near the present day Las Animas (Bent County), Colorado. Shows false front frame buildings and signs that read: "G.M. Woodworth's Livery...
- Las Animas (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Las Animas--1870-1890.
- [between 1871 and 1883?]
- Jamestown, Boulder County, the new mining center
- Reproduction of a drawing of the new mining community of Jamestown, Colorado, in Boulder County, shows buildings and mines situated in a narrow mountain valley. Miners work near a shaft in the foreground.
- Jamestown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Jamestown--1880-1890.
- March 18, 1883
- Jamestown, Colorado
- Members of a fraternal organization pose as a group in front of a commercial building in Jamestown (also known as Jimtown and Elysian Fields), Colorado, in Boulder County. Most of the men wear suits and sashes with gold medallions. Several sit in...
- Jamestown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Organizations--Colorado--Jamestown--1880-1890.
- [1883?]
- Junction City, Col.
- Panoramic view of the town of Junction City (also known as Garfield), Colorado in Chaffee County, shows log cabins and wood-frame structures in the small community. Patches of snow are on the ground and signs include "Hotel," "Bakery Restaurant,"...
- Junction City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Junction City--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1884]
- Looking south at the 300 block of Main Street, Longmont, Colo.
- View of a snowcovered Main Street, Longmont, Colorado, includes horse-drawn wagons and carriages parked diagonally in front of the commercial buildings. An advertising "Boot" hangs outside a clothing store.
- Longmont (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1883]
- Meeker's first post office in soldier's barracks
- Men and a dog pose on boardwalk in front of the clapboard post office housed in an old soldiers' barracks, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. One of the men is missing a leg and supports himself on a crutch. The army stationed at the "White River...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Barracks--Colorado--Meeker--1880-1890.; Post offices--Colorado--Meeker--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Silverton Catholic Church
- Exterior view of the Catholic Church in Silverton, Colorado, on the north corner of 10th and Reese Streets, looking northwest. This hip roofed brick church with rusticated stone foundation was built in 1883, and features a projecting gabled entry...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Redman's Hall "Rising Sun Tribe" Nankervis Butcher Shop in lower part - Built 1883 Main St.
- View of the dilapidated two story Redman's Hall, Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows the brick front of the stone structure with arched windows and broken glass. An incised panel under the cornice reads: "Rising Sun Tribe No. 2 1887."
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1935 and 1937?]
- New depot construction, South Arkansas, Colo.
- Men pose with tools and lumber during construction of the Denver & Rio Grande narrow gauge railroad depot, Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado; comercial buildings are in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1883?]
- Ouray
- Two girls pose in front of their two story schoolhouse on Fourth (4th) Street and Seventh (7th) Avenue, Ouray, Colorado. Architect William Quale of Denver designed building, built in 1883 by local contractor Francis Carney with pressed brick and...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1900]
- Ouray
- Students pose in long rows outside their two story schoolhouse on Fourth (4th) Street and Seventh (7th) Avenue, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Architect William Quale of Denver designed the 1883 building, built by local contractor Francis Carney...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1900]
- Ouray
- Two men pose in a carriage drawn by two horses in intersection of Fourth (4th) Street and Seventh (7th) Avenue in front of the schoolhouse, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Architect William Quale of Denver designed the 1883 building, built by local...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- 3220 Hotel Monte Christo Salida, Colo.
- The Hotel Monte Christo in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, is a three-story frame building with mansard roofs and half-timbering. A faceted tower is at the center; wide eaves shelter the ground floor, and tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Hotel Monte Christo (Salida, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Salida (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1890?]
- Caribou Hill
- Two men tend a hoist bucket as a third looks on, Caribou Hill, Boulder County, Colorado. Other mines and piles of tailings are on the hill behind them.
- Tailings embankments--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1890.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Caribou Hill (Boulder County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Boulder...
- 1883
- Colorado Springs High School
- Colorado Springs High School, El Paso County, Colorado, a stone and brick building with a square clocktower, turrets, dormers and arches, was built in 1883 and razed in 1939.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1897]
- Gilpin County, Colo.
- A gravestone in a Gilpin County, Colorado, cemetery has triangular shapes and reads: "Forrest Sisler(?), Died Nov. 8, 1883, Aged 1 Yr. 2 Mos."
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1969]
- Old Trinidad courthouse and group of men
- Men pose in front of the Trinidad courthouse, Trinidad, Colorado. This two story brick building has a rusticated stone foundation, stone quoins, gables topped by sharp finials and square mansard roof tower with widow's walk. The elaborate portico...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Courthouses--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Garcia, Eugenio.; Hill, Orlando.; Jennings, John.; Maes, Edward.; Millikani, William.; Sipe, Burney.; Vaight, P. S.; Valdez, Caledonio.; Wallace, S. S.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Approach to Pueblo Acoma
- View of Native American Acoma women; they transport water from a cistern in pottery vessels carried on their heads, Burro or Padre's trail, southern entrance to mesa top, Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. Shows Pueblo men, one on a burro.
- Acoma Indians--Women--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1890.; Acoma (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Water carriers--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1890.
- [1883?]
- Goes Afar Off, known in 1883 as Boy In The Water, Crow
- Studio head and shoulders portrait of a Native American (Crow) man identified as Goes Afar Off (Boy In The Water). He stands with his arms crossed and wears a shirt, bracelets, arm bands, bead necklaces, strips of fur in his long straight hair, and...
- Crow Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Goes Afar Off, Crow Indian.
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Central City fireman's tournament
- Crowds sit on and in front of the buildings on Main Street to watch the firemans' tournament in Central City, Colorado. A brass band is in the street in the foreground. The First National Bank Block, which has a plaque reading "First National Bank...
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.
- [1883?]
- Georgetown, Colorado
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking south. Rocks, bushes, and pines on Griffith Mountain are in the foreground; behind them are Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and the Catholic school Main Street at the base of Griffith Mountain. The church...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1883?]
- Old jail, 1912
- Exterior view of the county jail in Georgetown, Colorado, a red brick two story building with overhanging eaves with brackets, built in 1883. Windows have lace curtains, an American flag, a banner with a star and "452," and a Red Cross flag. ...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Flags--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.; Jails--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.
- 1912
- Hava-Supai Indians, Supai Canon, Arizona
- Native American Havasupai men pose outside a brush shelter wearing parts of military uniforms, face paint, some holding rifles, and one with a fringed gun case, Supai, side canyon of the Grand Canyon, Arizona. Baskets are displayed in front of them.
- Havasupai Indians--Arizona--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1880-1890.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Baskets--Arizona--1880-1890.
- [1883]
- Hava-Supai lodge, Supai Canon, AT.
- Native American Havasupi family at the entry of their brush shelter, Supai, side canyon of the Grand Canyon, Arizona. Baskets are displayed in front of them.
- Havasupai Indians--Children--Arizona--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Arizona--1880-1890.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Lodges--Arizona--1880-1890.
- [1883]
- Alpine Street east
- Early view down Alpine Street (6th, Sixth), Georgetown, Colorado. Mainly wood frame and false front businesses line muddy wagon wheel tracked street. The three-story brick Cushman Block shows in the distance and the old firehouse with belltower on...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.
- [between 1879 and 1883]
- Foster home about 1883
- Exterior view the Foster home in Georgetown, Colorado. Two-story wood frame square house with Italianate features. The flat top low pitch hipped roof with two brick chimneys has overhanging eaves supported by brackets, double hung pane windows with...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.
- 1978
- Georgetown, Colorado - 1883
- View of Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street in Georgetown, Colorado; shows the Monti and Guanella Building, the Cushman Blocks, a false front building, covered wagons, women, men, a boy, and horses. Outfits include dresses, suits and hats; a mine is at the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.
- 1883
- D. & R. G. 169
- Three-quarter front view of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive 169, narrow gauge 4-6-0, class T-12, Baldwin Works 7028, with tender, bell and cattle catcher, at Burnham Shops, Denver railroad yards, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- Spring, 1939
- Georgetown - Fire dept.
- The Star Hook and Ladder Company firemen pose in the center of Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street in Georgetown, Colorado. The fourteen firemen wear long white underwear and trunks or knee breeches, and several wear star insignia; men in the back stand...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Hamill, William A. (William Arthur), 1836-1904.
- [between 1883 and 1888?]
- Idaho Springs, Colorado from the east
- View looking west, of Idaho Springs, Colorado shows a large bath house along Clear Creek, the Bryan house (castle), Miner Street's flat topped commercial structures, Colorado Street, and Colorado Central Railroad track and water station. Flirtation...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1883
- Indian pottery, Santa Fe and vicinity
- View of a display of southwestern Native American (Pueblo and other) pottery in Santa Fe, New Mexico, shows three tiers of various types of figurines and pottery on a cloth covered table.
- Indian pottery--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Pottery--New Mexico--Santa...
- [between 1880 and 1883]
- Looking south and west from Hatfield's house
- The view shows Main Street in Silver Plume, Colorado, during a time when there were nine saloons, two churches, a jail, and an opera house. Many of the buildings have false fronts; a popular style in mining towns that lends an impression of...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1889]
- Etahdleuh Doanmve (?)
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of a Native American Apache young man wearing a jacket and tie and short cropped hair.
- Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Men--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1888?]