Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Locomotive (AT&SF)
- Copy of an H. S. Poley photograph shows an Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Locomotive as it speeds along with two freight cars and one passenger car south of Denver, Colorado.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1930.
- [194-?]
- Old Colo. Locomotive Midland Train in Ute Pass
- Copy of a Harry F. Lee photograph shows a Colorado Midland locomotive with four passenger cars on Ute Pass above creek and dirt road and a man near the tracks.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1890-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--1890-1930.
- [between 1899 and 1922]
- Emer [sic]
- Colorado Front Range emmer (wheat) field, possibly in the South Platte Valley; shows piles of sheaves of shocked grain, men in field, windmill, automobile, wooden shed structure, and distant cropland.
- Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.; Wheat--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Spring wheat
- Colorado Front Range spring wheat field, possibly in the South Platte Valley; shows large field of wheat with fully developed heads.
- Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.; Wheat--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Old Locomotive (Moffat Road, D.N.W & P #200)
- Denver Northwestern & Pacific Locomotive Number 200 at Utah Junction, Adams County, Colorado, shortly after delivery in 1908 (Moffat Road type 0-6-6-0, later pilot trucks were added making them 2-6-6-0s, Schenectady number 45604); the first of...
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1910.; Utah Junction (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Utah Junction--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Utah Junction--1900-1910.
- [1908]
- Cane
- Colorado Front Range cane (sorghum) field, possibly in the South Platte Valley.
- Sorghum--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Millet
- Colorado Front Range millet field, possibly in the South Platte Valley; shows two-story house with windmill, farm equipment, barns, and sheds across fenced road.
- Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.; Millet--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- 600 acres of Colorado wheat
- Colorado Front Range wheat field, possibly in the South Platte Valley.
- Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.; Wheat--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Hog millet in Colorado
- Two men stand in thigh high millet field on eastern Colorado plains; farm in background includes house, sheds, barn, outhouses, and a tractor.
- Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.; Farms--Colorado--1920-1930.; Millet--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Wheat field in eastern Colo.
- Wheat field on eastern Colorado plains; shows stacks of cut wheat; farm buildings in distance include house, two windmills, barns, and sheds.
- Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.; Farms--Colorado--1920-1930.; Wheat--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Oats in eastern Colo.
- Oats field on eastern Colorado plains; farm buildings include house, windmills, barns, and sheds.
- Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.; Farms--Colorado--1920-1930.; Oats--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Combine in eastern Colorado
- Team of six horses pull a combine in wheat field on eastern Colorado plains.
- Combines (Agricultural machinery)--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.; Wheat--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Header machine
- Two header machines; grain harvest on eastern Colorado plains; "McCormick" on elevator with metal wheels; wooden slat wagons pulled by horses; farmers and men wearing ties gather around machinery.
- Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.; Grains--Colorado--1920-1930.; Harvesting--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Winter emer [sic]
- Winter emmer (wheat) field, agriculture on eastern Colorado plains; farm in distant background includes house, barn, windmill, farm machinery, and a haystack.
- Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.; Farms--Colorado--1920-1930.; Wheat--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Beans in eastern Colo.
- Rows of beans on eastern Colorado plains; farms on distant horizon.
- Beans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Denver apartments
- View of the Albany Hotel annex at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado; surrounding businesses include Windsor Restaurant & Lunch Room, Hotel Law, Ed Shaw Insurance, and Longworth Realty Co.
- Albany Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1920?]
- Denver, education, schools, public, Steele
- View of the Steele Public School at 320 South Marion Street Parkway, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Public Schools--Buildings--1900-1930.; Steele School (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1913 and 1929?]
- Denver buildings, Metropolitan Building
- Architect's rendering of the Metropolitan Building at 16th (Sixteenth) Street and Court Place in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1914 or 1915]
- Agricultural College, Ft. Collins, Colo.
- View across tree-lined oval of the Agricultural College of Colorado in Fort Collins (later Colorado State University).
- Colorado Agricultural College--1900-1930.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1930.
- [between 1905 and 1929]
- Indian Scout (Civic Center)
- Night view of Indian Scout (On the War Trail), an A. Phimister Proctor bronze sculpture, Civic Center, Denver, Colorado; sunset highlights clouds directly behind the silhouette of the indian scout with spear mounted on horseback; A. Phimister...
- Proctor, Alexander Phimister, 1862-1950.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1922 and 1935]
- Denver Civic Center, Christmas lighting display
- Night view of snow-covered Christmas display in Civic Center, Denver, Colorado; shows tall Christmas tree with decorations and spotlight, streetlamps, and illuminated State Capitol Building.
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Christmas trees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1920 and 1931]
- D&RG engines on La Veta Pass, No. 99 & 46
- Denver and Rio Grande Locomotive Number 99 "Kokomo" and Number 46 "Badito" eastbound special excursion train (narrow gauge; type 4-4-0 Baldwin construction 5425 in 1880 and type 2-8-0 Baldwin construction 4981 in 1880) with diamond stack on La Veta...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Dump Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Huerfano...
- [194-?]
- Wheat
- Colorado Front Range wheat field, possibly in the South Platte River Valley; shows large field of wheat with fully developed heads.
- Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.; Wheat--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Dickinson Branch
- Exterior of Dickinson Branch, named for Charles E. Dickinson, a banker, (West Denver Branch) of Denver Public Library, southwest corner of Hooker and West Conejos Place, Denver, Colorado; 1914 Italian cottage design features a tile roof, decorative...
- Denver Public Library. Dickinson Branch.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dickinson, Charles E.--Monuments.
- [1914]
- Byers Branch
- Exterior of Byers Branch of Denver Public Library, 675 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, Colorado; small rectangular Neoclassical building; one- story buff stucco over brick with arched windows and entrance and a tile roof; named for William N. Byers,...
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Byers Branch.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1918 and 1920]
- When the autumn leaves have fallen
- Bare trees in autumn; possibly Denver Mountain Parks, Colorado; grassy ground covered with leaves.
- Autumn--Colorado--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1927]
- East Denver High School
- West facade of East High School, Denver, Colorado.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1928]
- Echo Lake
- View of Echo Lake, Clear Creek County, Colorado, Denver Mountain Park System; shows cut stumps along shore and moutains in distance across lake.
- Echo Lake (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.
- [bewteen 1923 and 1925]
- Mt. of the Holy Cross
- Copy of a Thomas Moran painting, "Mountain of the Holy Cross" shows Mt. Holy Cross in Sawatch Range of Rocky Mountains, near Minturn, Colorado.
- Holy Cross, Mount of the (Colo.)--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Canon of the Roaring Forks
- View of the Roaring Fork River in Roaring Fork Canyon, between Glenwood Springs, Colorado, and Aspen, Colorado; calm water flows at left; wagon road at right, with horse-drawn wagon and passenger in distance; telegraph poles run parallel to river.
- Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Echo Lake
- View of Echo Lake, Denver Mountain Park, Clear Creek County, Colorado; shows cut stumps along right shore and mountains in distance across lake.
- Echo Lake (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.
- [between 1923 and 1925]
- Bear Creek Canon
- View in Bear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows a timber bridge and trees lining the stream.
- Bear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Winter sport
- Three nordic skiers on a flat of a well-tracked slope with sparse treesin Colorado; two women dressed in skirts, jacket, sunglasses and hats use poles, a man in a stocking cap and jacket is without poles.
- Cross-country skiing--1930-1930.; Skiers--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- Winter sport
- Three nordic skiers on a flat of a well-tracked slope with sparse trees in Colorado; two women dressed in skirts, jacket, sunglasses and hats use poles, a man in a stocking cap and jacket is without poles.
- Cross-country skiing--1930-1930.; Skiers--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- Aspens in autumn
- View of a path through an aspen grove with a few evergreens; fallen leaves are scattered on the dirt hiking trail, possibly in Denver Mountain Parks, Colorado.
- Aspen--Colorado--1920-1930.; Autumn--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1927]
- Martha's Lake
- View of Martha Lake located at headwaters of Chedsey Creek near Continental Divide in Jackson County, Colorado; logs float on water near bank at foreground.
- Martha Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Jackson County--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Zig Zag Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canõn, Arizona
- Hikers descend Bright Angel Trail with pack horses in Grand Canyon (later National Park), Arizona.
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Pack animals--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1900-1910.; Trails & paths--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Blatz candy display
- Display of ribbon-tied candy boxes reads: "Blatz Candy, Assorted Flavors, Bittersweet Creams, Milk Chocolate Creams, Chocolate Assorted, Assorted Flavors, Assorted Nut Meats Covered With Milk Chocolate, Milk Cluster and Net Weight One Pound."
- Candy--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- On the Roaring Forks River
- View, from downstream, of the Roaring Fork River in Roaring Fork Canyon between Glenwood Springs and Aspen, Colorado; water tumbles over boulders; pile of driftwood at top of falls, with tall pines at horizon.
- Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Post Office, Denver
- United States Post Office located at intersection of 19th (Nineteenth) and Stout Streets (designed by New York architects Tracy, Swartwout, and Litchfield with James Knox Taylor, supervising architect for the U.S. Treasury Department); neoclassical...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1916 and 1920]
- Speer Blvd., Denver
- Westward view of Speer Boulevard, west of Broadway, in Denver, Colorado, a wide dirt avenue lined with saplings, street-lamps, and sidewalks. Shows Cherry Creek, gardeners at work, sprinklers, and buildings in distance, including West Side High...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Grand Valley at Palisade, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Left center of panorama view northwest over fertile Grand Valley, Colorado, reached via the Colorado Midland Railway, shows the Colorado (Grand) River and sandbar, orchards with rows of fruit trees and a few scattered wood frame residences, sheds,...
- Palisade (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- July 12, 1911
- Grand Valley at Palisade, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Right center of panorama view north over fertile Grand Valley, Colorado, reached via the Colorado Midland Railway, shows an irrigation canal works, orchards with rows of fruit trees and a few scattered wood frame residences, sheds and the town of...
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Palisade (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- July 12, 1911
- Grand Valley at Palisade, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Right side of panorama view north over fertile Grand Valley, Colorado, reached via the Colorado Midland Railway, shows an irrigation canal works, orchards with rows of fruit trees and a few scattered wood frame residences, tents and sheds; the...
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- July 12, 1911
- Grand Valley at Palisade, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Left side of panorama view over fertile Grand Valley, Colorado, reached via the Colorado Midland Railway, shows Colorado River and sandbar, orchards with rows of fruit trees and scattered wood frame residences and sheds; eroding slope of Mount...
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Palisade (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- July 12, 1911
- South Cheyenne Canon
- South Cheyenne Canyon with South Cheyenne Creek, El Paso County, Colorado; dirt road between two rocky domes, Hercules Pillars.
- South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1920-1930.
- [bewteen 1923 and 1925]
- Ranch, Carbondale Dist Colo. Midland Ry
- View of a hay field, with baled hay, in the Roaring Fork River Valley near Carbondale, Colorado; trees line riverbed in distance; mountains at horizon.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Hay--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Panoramic view of Denver
- Panoramic view of the central business district of Denver, Colorado from the Daniels & Fisher Tower. Buildings include the Colorado State Capitol Building, Arapahoe County Courthouse, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Trinity Methodist...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1928]
- Denver 1920-1929
- Panoramic view of Denver Colorado from the dome of the State Capitol Building. Shows the Arapahoe County Courthouse, Voorhies Memorial, Mountain States Bell Telephone and Telegraph building, the Republic Building, Majestic and Metropolitan...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1928
- Cliff walls near Mesa Verde
- View of sandstone ledges with "desert painting" near Mesa Verde, Colorado; man stands at base of rock walls, center foreground.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]