Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Harrison Avenue in Leadville
- This view to the northwest of busy Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado shows a street filled with pedestrians on boardwalks, carriages and horse drawn wagons, one with milk cans. The three story brick commercial block on the corner has a...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Theodore W. Herr residence 448 Champa Street
- View of the Theodore W. Herr house in Denver, Colorado; ivy covers the walls and women look out the window. A wrought iron fence and municipal building are to the side.
- Herr, Theodore W. (Theodore Witmer), 1833-1871--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1884?
- Costilla Co. Court House
- Hispanic American men pose in front of the first permanent Costilla County Courthouse built in 1884, San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The adobe building has a cross gable roof and a wooden cupola. The courthouse on the National Register of...
- Costilla County Court House (San Luis, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; San Luis (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Courthouses.; Costilla County Court House (San Luis, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1910
- Anfenger House 2900 Champa
- View of the Anfenger House (1884), 2900 Champa Street, in the Five Points Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Milton Louis and Louise Anfenger, both immigrants from Germany, were active in the Jewish community of early Denver. They were involved in the...
- Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Anfenger, Milton Louis, 1874-1952.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 2008
- Celestino García
- Studio portrait of Celestino García, a rancher from Conejos (Conejos County), Colorado. For many years he served in the House of Representatives in the Colorado General Assembly. He wears a suit and tie, his gray hair is parted on the side and he...
- Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; Legislators--Colorado.; Mustaches.; Older People.; García, Celestino, 1861-1919--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American legislators--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [between 1915 and 1918?]
- Ruins of the Crested Butte Mine disaster
- View of snow covered burned buildings and mining equipment at the Crested Butte Mine in Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows houses and industrial buildings. Smoke rises from a chimney.
- Crested Butte Mine (Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Disasters--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1888?]
- Breaking camp
- A survey team breaks camp near Fourmile Creek in Fremont County, Colorado. Burros are loaded with equipment, bedrolls, and a table. A team of railroad surveyors stand interspersed with the burros. One man holds a stadia rod in his hand. A canvas...
- Fourmile Creek (Fremont County and Custer County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Camping--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1881 and 1884?]
- Manitou, Colo.
- View of frame, multi-story houses on hillsides in a canyon near Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. One house has a steep pitched, hipped roof; dormers; and a brick chimney. Other houses have mansard roofs. A rounded gazebo ,possibly over a...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gazebos--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Telluride, early days
- Photograph of a photograph of men on horseback and on a mule-drawn covered wagon on a commercial street in Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. People pose on timber sidewalks near a pile of probably canvas bags. Signs on the street read: "Mrs....
- Telluride (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Animal teams--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1884 and 1885?]
- Idaho Springs, Colorado from the south east
- View of frame houses and commercial buildings in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Wooden houses, barns, and livestock fences are near Clear Creek. Shows Colorado Central Railroad tracks and businesses on Miner Street.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1884?]
- Main St., Grand Junction, south side
- View of frame and brick commercial buildings on the 400 block of Main Street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. Two-story buildings have arched windows and wide eaves with brackets. Signs read: "Hardware & Stoves," "The Famous Clothing,"...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Grand Junction Cornet Band
- Members of the Grand Junction Cornet Band hold brass instruments or drums and pose in a row on Main street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. The men wear suits and hats, they hold musical instruments and are identified left to right as:...
- Grand Junction Cornet Band--People--1880-1890.; Grand Junction (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bands--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1889?]
- The Loop near Georgetown Colorado
- A view of the Union Pacific Denver and Gulf Railway Company track near Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado shows the narrow gauge railroad grade, tracks and a series of switchbacks and railroad bridges over Clear Creek.
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1880-1900.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1884 and 1898?]
- Loop at Georgetown
- A view of a Union Pacific Denver and Gulf Railway Company train (narrow gauge) near Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado shows engine number "283" and a passenger car. A group of people stand behind the train on Devils Gate trestle over Clear...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1880-1900.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1884 and 1898?]
- Platte Canon near Deansbury
- Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad tracks run beside the South Platte River in Platte Canyon (Douglas County and Jefferson County), near Deansbury, Colorado.
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1889?]
- Iron Spring Hotel, Manitou
- View of the Iron Springs Hotel, a building with a mansard roof, bargeboard, dormers and porches in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows trees and two horse-drawn carriages on the road.
- Iron Springs Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1891?]
- Iron Spr's Hotel and station
- View of the Iron Springs Hotel, a building with a mansard roof, dormers and porches, and the Manitou & Pike's Peak Railway Co. depot in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Men, women and a child walk on the road near the depot.
- Iron Springs Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--Buildings--1880-1900.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Manitou...
- [between 1884 and 1900?]
- Palmer Lake, Colorado
- View of men and women in rowboats, in hats, suits, and dresses, on Palmer Lake, at Palmer Lake (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows a fountain, boat house, water tank, the Denver and Rio Grande depot, tracks and the Judd Eating House. One of the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Buildings--1880-1900.; Palmer Lake (Colo. : Reservoir)--1880-1900.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1880-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1884 and 1895?]
- Ouray
- View of Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado; shows the Beaumont Hotel, County Courthouse, and public school building. Cascade Mountain is in the distance.
- Cascade Mountain (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?)
- Colorado Hotel & Bath House
- View of the Hotel Colorado, Yampah Hot Springs Bath House and hot springs from the Denver and Rio Grande Railway Depot platform across railroad tracks and the Colorado River, Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colorado. The hotel features a U-shape...
- Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1900.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882 and 1884]
- Donner Lake C.P.R.R.
- Panoramic view of Donner Lake (Nevada County), California. A man sits on fallen log. Snow-covered mountains in the distance include Donner Peak, Mount Judah, and Mount Lincoln. A Central Pacific Railroad grade is across the lake.
- Donner Lake (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Donner Peak (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Judah, Mount (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Lincoln, Mount (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Nevada County (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--California--Nevada County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1884?]
- Hance, Bongere & burros
- Men are beside burros and a log cabin with a dirt and sod roof in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. John Hance and a man identified as Bongere have beards and wear hats. The man on a burro wears a scarf and a holster with a pistol. A burro has...
- Hance, John.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Donkeys--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.; Log cabins--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.; Men--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.; Pack...
- [between 1884 and 1900?]
- Brookings, S.D. Agricultural College
- View of stone and brick Gothic style buildings at the State College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts in Brookings (Brookings County), South Dakota. Buildings are near a water tower and have gabled roofs, finials, elaborate chimneys, dormers and...
- South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts--Buildings--1880-1900.; Brookings (S.D.)--1880-1900.; Lawns--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1900.; Universities & colleges--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1900?]
- Ouray toll road
- Men wear suits and hats and pose on horseback, in a carriage, or on the edge of the Otto Mears toll road between Ouray and Silverton in Ouray or San Juan County, Colorado. Shows steep, rocky walls and a creek, possibly Mineral Creek or Red Mountain...
- Cliffs--Colorado--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1900?]
- Monarch, Chaffee County, Colo
- Monarch, founded in Chaffee County, Colorado in 1878, consists of log or frame dwellings and commercial buildings. Buggies are in the street, and people pose on boardwalks fronting businesses. Foothills and Banana Mountain are in the background.
- Monarch (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Montrose, Colo, From Flouring Mill
- Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado, consists of dwellings, businesses, and the public school. Hills are in the background; Denver & Rio Grande[?] railroad tracks are in the foreground.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Public School, Montrose, Colo
- The public school in Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado, is a two-story brick building with stone trim and hipped roofs. A square tower has an imbricated, tapered belfry, dormers, widow's walks, and a windvane. Children and a man in a suit pose by...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children & adults--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; School children--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Billy Marchant's Place, Montrose, Colo
- Billy Marchant's business in Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado, has stovepipes and a false front with signs: "Baths and Lodging." A hand-operated pump in the foreground feeds wooden barrels by an exterior stove; men and boys pose, holding a broom...
- Marchant, Billy--1880-1890.; Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Boys--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.
- 1884 October 20
- Old "Central" School Salida, Colorado
- Well-dressed men, women and children pose in front of Central School, Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. The two-story brick building has stone trim, quoins, belfries, and a projecting, mansard roofed tower with incised panel: "Public School 1884."...
- Salida (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children & adults--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.; School children--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Union Depot and street car stables
- View of Union Station (with clocktower), 16th (Sixteenth) Street, and the Denver City Cable Railway Company street car stables in Denver, Colorado; also shows horse cars and a coach.
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clock towers--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Denver City Cable Railway Company (Denver,...
- 1884
- Charpiot Apartments
- View of apartments at 3060 Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado; features include a cornice, corbeled brick, and letters: "Charpiot Apartments 1884."
- Charpiot Apartments (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1978
- Denver Post Office
- View of the Denver Post Office at 16th (Sixteenth) and Arapahoe Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows Greek revival style building with dome and cupola. Pedestrians cross Arapahoe Street; a wagon and trolley car pass on 16th Street.
- United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1900?]
- Southeast corner of 4th and Main Streets
- At Fourth and Main Streets in Canon City, Colorado, uniformed cadets are in formation with bayoneted (fake?) rifles at the shoulder. Two have flags; one of the United States. A suited brass band of men and boys have cornets, a bass drum, and...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bands--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Cadets--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Norville James Jenke, Leadville, Colorado
- Standing three-quarter view studio portrait of Norville James Jenke, Leadville, Colorado. James wears a wool coat with matching vest, pin stripe pants, silk cravat, and a gold band on his little finger. He holds his hat in his left hand and rests...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Jenke, Norville James.
- [1884 July 31]
- Utility room at Denver General Hospital
- View of a utility room at Denver General Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Shows steam pipes, a generator, and refrigeration equipment. A gauge on the wall reads: "United Iron Works Co., Springfield, MD."
- Denver General Hospital--Facilities--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Utility rooms--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Public School, Montrose, Colo.
- Children and adults pose near a covered entryway in front of Central School on Cascade Avenue in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. The two-story brick building has a hipped roof and pendants. A central spire has dormers, a modified mansard...
- Central School (Montrose, Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1890.; Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Decoration Day, 1884
- During the Decoration Day Parade down Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado, in 1884, spectators line the street of the business district as a dog and the police force lead the parade, followed by a band, then a group mounted on horses, and other...
- Memorial Day--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [1884]
- Decoration Day, Leadville 1884
- Spectators lined the street of Leadville, Colorado's business district during the Decoration Day Parade of 1884 as several uniformed marching units, some with rifles, marched down Harrison Avenue. The busy scene includes businesses in two story...
- Memorial Day--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [1884]
- July 4th 1884, G.A.R. & P.S.O.A.
- At the July 4th, 1884, parade down Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado, small groups of spectators line the street of the business district as long lines of marching units with flags file by. The scene includes carriages, wagons, businesses in...
- Fourth of July.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [1884]
- Denver Tribune building
- View of Denver Tribune newspaper offices at 16th (Sixteenth) and Market Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado; features a corner entry and entablature.
- Denver Tribune--Buildings--1870-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1884?]
- Gray's Peak number two
- People stand near a trail or sit on horseback, they pose near a wooden sign that reads "Gray's Peak" in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The women wear fitted dresses with long skirts, gloves and hats or bonnets with elaborate decorations. The men...
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Grays Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Recreation--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1892]
- Silverton-Red Mountain wagon road
- A man sits in a horse-drawn wagon and poses on the Otto Mears toll road between Silverton and Red Mountain (San Juan County), Colorado. Horses stand near a log embankment on a hairpin turn in the road. Shows probably telegraph poles and wires on a...
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.; Toll roads--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1889?]
- Woodstock snow slide ruins
- View of a collapsed frame, probably one-story house, in Woodstock near Pitkin (Gunnison County), Colorado west of Alpine Pass. A wooden plank supports an unstable wall. A brick chimney, wooden shingles, and rafters are in the debris pile of the...
- Woodstock (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Avalanches--Colorado--Woodstock--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Woodstock--1880-1890.; Ruins--Colorado--Woodstock--1880-1890.; Snow--Colorado--Woodstock--1880-1890.
- 1884?
- Picnic group
- Men and women sit or recline and pose with peeled bananas on a picnic in El Paso County, Colorado. The women wear straw or felt hats, and fitted dresses with full skirts and pleats. The men wear felt hats or derby hats, coats, tall boots and...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Picnics--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- 1884 April 12
- Picnic group at Red Rock Canon, Colo.
- Men and women sit or stand and pose on horseback on a picnic in what is identified as Red Rock Canyon in probably El Paso County, Colorado. The people pose with food, wicker picnic baskets and jug covers. One man plays a banjo. The women wear wide...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Banjos--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Picnics--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- 1884 April 4
- South Cheyenne Canon
- Men and women recline on a steep rock surface in South Cheyenne Canyon in El Paso County, Colorado. Shows trees and steep rock surfaces across the valley. The men wear suits and derby hats. The women wear corseted dresses with long skirts and wide...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Hiking--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- 1884 April 12
- South Cheyenne Canon, Colo. Springs
- Men and women stand or recline on a steep rock surface in South Cheyenne Canyon in El Paso County, Colorado. Trees and steep rock surfaces are in the distance. The men wear suits and derby hats and pose with cigars. The women wear corseted dresses...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Hiking--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [1884 April 12]
- Devils Gate
- View of Colorado Central railroad's Devils Gate Bridge over Clear Creek near Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Boulders and rocks are near the bridge.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Boulders--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1880 and 1884?]
- Devils Gate or Lovers Nest bridge across Clear Creek, above Georgetown
- View of Colorado Central railroad's Devils Gate Bridge over Clear Creek near Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Boulders and rocks are near the bridge.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Boulders--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1880 and 1884?]
- Summit of Grey's Peak, Colorado
- A man with a moustache and a suit and hat poses beside his horse at the summit of Grays Peak in Clear Creek County or Summit County, Colorado. Men with beards, suits and overcoats, and a woman in a dress and a hat pose beside a rock wall nearby....
- Grays Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--1880-1890.; Horses--Colorado--1880-1890.; People--Colorado--1880-1890.; Walls--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1888?]