Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Arapahoe-Cheyenne encampment, Denver
- An oil painting of an Arapahoe-Cheyenne encampment in Denver, Colorado by Ester Yates Frazier. The painting is of a plains landscape with mountains in the background, native american figures, teepees and sky with clouds; the view is westward from...
- Arapaho Indians--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Cheyenne Indians--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Indian encampments--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1861 April
- South from Mt. Ouray
- View of a snow-covered alpine landscape from Mount Ouray, Saguache County, Colorado. Shows mountains, forests, and snow.
- Saguache County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Mountains--Colorado--Saguache County--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Dew Drop Mine, Frances, Colo.
- Men, who include Mr. Greulich and Mr. Lund, sit and stand on tailings in the mine dump at the Dew Drop Mine near Ward in Frances (Camp Francis, Dew Drop, Boulder County), Colorado. The men wear suits and overcoats and hats. A tipple and mine...
- Dew Drop Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Frances (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Men.; Mining.; Tailings embankments.; Greulich family.; Lund family.
- 1895 June 17th
- Provo Falls, Utah
- View of Bridal Veil Falls on the Provo River in Provo Canyon (Utah County), Utah. Shows layered rock on a steep canyon wall, a waterfall and talus.
- Bridal Veil Falls (Utah)--1880-1900.; Provo Canyon (Utah)--1880-1900.; Provo River (Utah)--1880-1900.; Utah County (Utah)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Utah--Utah County--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Utah--Utah County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Lakewood High School
- View of the two-story Lakewood High School building in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. The brick school has arched doorways and decorative brick work around the cornice. Cars are parked nearby.
- Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.
- 1948 November 18
- Yosemite, South Dome
- A view of Half Dome (South Dome), a rock formation, in Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California. Shows trees, snow and the Yosemite Valley area.
- Half Dome (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Cliffs--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; Rock formations--California--Yosemite...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Pike's Peak from Garden of the Gods
- A view of Pikes Peak through Gate Rock at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gate Rock (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Twin Lakes
- View of Twin Lakes (Lake County), Colorado; shows Mount Elbert and Mount Massive in the distance.
- Elbert, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Ouray, Colorado
- A view of the area above the town of Ouray; shows a pond probably near the Amphitheater (Ouray County), Colorado. Cascade Mountain is in the distance.
- Cascade Mountain (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray z Ouray County--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Ouray--Ouray County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Teton Range
- A view of Grand Teton, Middle Teton, and South Teton in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, from the east side, shows glacial moraines, pine forests and snow-capped peaks.
- Grand Teton (Wyo. : Mountain)--1880-1900.; Grand Teton National Park (Wyo.)--1880-1900.; Middle Teton (Wyo.)--1880-1900.; South Teton (Wyo.)--1880-1900.; Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho)--1880-1900.; Mountains--Wyoming--Grand Teton National...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Portland, Ore.
- A boy stand on a hill that overlooks Portland (Multnomah County), Oregon. Shows houses, churches, buildings and the Willamette River in the distance.
- Portland (Or.)--1890-1900.; Willamette River (Or.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Oregon--Portland--1890-1900.; Rivers--Oregon--Portland--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Crossing the continental divide via the Colorado Midland Railway
- A view of the Colorado Midland Railway on Hagerman Pass in Lake County, Colorado shows switchbacks and snowsheds.
- Hagerman Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.
- [between 1887 and 1890?]
- Moki basket weaver
- A view of a Native American (Hopi) woman as she weaves baskets at the Hopi Indian Reservation in Arizona. She is seated on the ground and wears a manta and wrapped braids.
- Hopi Indians--Women--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--1890-1910.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; Basket making--Arizona--1890-1910.; Baskets--Arizona--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Woman making pottery, Moki Pueblo
- A view of a Native American (Hopi) woman potter on the Hopi Indian Reservation in Arizona. She is seated on the ground and holds a partially constructed coil pot. She wears wrapped braids, a long dress, a manta, and a shawl. Pottery on the ground...
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--1890-1910.; Hopi women potters--Arizona--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Women--Arizona--1890-1910.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; Potters--Arizona--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mrs. Minnie Size, N. Mex.
- A portrait of Tzu-Chey (Mrs. Minnie Size), a Native American woman (Laguna), she balances a large olla on her head at the Laguna Indian Reservation in New Mexico. She wears a printed scarf over he head, bead, turquoise, and silver necklaces, hoop...
- Indians of North America--Women--New Mexico--Laguna--1890-1910.; Laguna Indians--Women--New Mexico--Laguna--1890-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Women--New Mexico--Laguna--1890-1910.; Laguna (N.M.)--1890-1910.; Pottery--New Mexico--Laguna--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Obtosoway, Indian Chief
- Portrait of Obtosoway a Native American Ojibwa chief. He wears a yoke with beaded embroidery and a buck skin shirt with fringe, laced at the neck. He wears a headdress with fur and feathers.
- Indians of North America--Men--1890-1910.; Ojibwa Indians--Men--1890-1910.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1910.; Obtosoway.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Minnehaha
- A full length outdoor portrait of a Native American girl (tribe unknown), she leans against a tree. The young woman wears a fringed and beaded buckskin dress, braids, a beaded bag, necklaces and moccasins. She stands near a birchbark canoe beside...
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Canoes--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Teenagers--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Grand Canyon up from O'Neill Point
- A view of the Grand Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona shows the eroded sedimentary walls of the canyon.
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Grand Canyon from Bright Angel Trail
- A view of the Grand Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, shows eroded sedimentary rock formations and talus piles.
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1890-1900.; National Parks & reserves--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Granite Gorge
- A view of Granite Gorge in Grand Canyon National Park shows eroded sedimentary rock formations and canyon walls.
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1910.; Granite Gorge (Ariz.)--1880-1910.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1910.; National Parks & reserves--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1910.; Rock formations--Arizona--Grand...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Mishongnou [sic], Arizona, "the red pepper lady," Hopi Indian
- A view of a Hopi woman near an adobe house with a door in Mishongnovi on the Hopi Indian Reservation in Arizona. She sits on the ground and wears a manta with a calico blouse. Her braids are wrapped and she holds a basket in her lap. Ristras hang...
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1880-1910.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1880-1910.; Mishongnovi (Ariz.)--1880-1910.; Adobe buildings--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1880-1910.; Hot...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Res. cor. Colfax & Gilpin
- A man waters the lawn at a house at 1470 Gilpin Street in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The four-story house has a tower, dormers, a recessed porch, leaded glass, an arched entry, and sandstone ornaments.
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1900?]
- American Smelter
- View of American Mining and Smelter Company smelter in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows frame buildings, smokestacks, bullion, and cauldrons.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- The Lion House
- A man sits in a donkey cart in front of the Lion House in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows a stone and stucco residence with dormers, chimneys, and widow's walks, one with a cupola, behind a stuccoed wall.
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877--Homes & haunts.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1880-1890.; Houses--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- The Bear's Cave, Green Lake, Colo.
- Two men sit on top of a rock formation above a cave near Guanella Pass in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Other men and women sit in the entrance to the cave.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Caves--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Spanish Peaks
- View of the Spanish Peaks, Huerfano County, Colorado. Shows pole fence and farm buildings.
- Huerfano County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Spanish Peaks (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Lone Star Geyser [graphic]
- A man stands beside the sinter cone of the Lone Star Geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Lone Star Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Lone Star Geyser
- A man stands beside the Lone Star Geyser in Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Steam rises from the geyser vent.
- Lone Star Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Two elk bucks
- Two male elk stand in an open grassy field in an unidentified location.
- Elk--1900-1910.; Meadows--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Fort Point, Cal.
- Waves splash against the seawall at Fort Point located at the mouth of the San Francisco Bay in San Francisco, California. The brick fortification features small slit windows and beveled corners decorated with contrasting white stone.
- Fort Point (San Francisco, Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Capes (Coasts)--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Forts...
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Buildings
- View of buildings on a hillside in California. Three buildings, approached by broad dirt avenues, show Second Empire elements with paired windows, mansard roof, and a clock tower.
- Buildings--California--1880-1910.
- [between 1885 and 1905?]
- Topeka, northeast from State House
- View of the Topeka Public Library and the Church of the Assumption on Jackson Avenue from the State House in Topeka (Shawnee County), Kansas, in a reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard. Business signs on Jackson Avenue read: "Peerless...
- Topeka (Kan.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Kansas--Topeka--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- The round up. Bunching the herd
- Cows move across a pasture possibly in Colorado. Men on horseback ride among the cows.
- Cattle herding--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- The Grand Canon in Arizona. Across from Rowe's Point
- View from Hopi Point (Rowe's Point) on West Rim Drive of the Grand Canyon (Coconino County), Arizona, in a reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard. Shows the Alligator rock formation.
- Alligator, The (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900-1910.; Cliffs--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Ocean Park, Ocean Promenade
- Vacationers sit on benches and walk on Pier Avenue in Ocean Park in Santa Monica (Los Angeles County), California. Above the pedestrians, chairs sit on a second story balcony. Across the street, an outdoor band shell is built into the second floor...
- Santa Monica (Calif.)--1900-1920.; Benches--California--Santa Monica--1900-1920.; Commercial facilities--California--Santa Monica--1900-1920.; People--California--Santa Monica--1900-1920.; Sitting--California--Santa Monica--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1907 and 1915?]
- Santa Catalina Island, golf links
- View of the Catalina Island Golf Course on Santa Catalina Island (Los Angeles County), California. Shows clubhouse, tennis court and a circular pond.
- Catalina Island Golf Course (Calif.)--1900-1920.; Santa Catalina Island (Calif.)--1900-1920.; Clubhouses--California--Santa Catalina Island--1900-1920.; Golf--California--Santa Catalina Island--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1915?]
- Los Angeles, Hotels Leighton and Lakeview & Westlake Park
- A woman sits on a bench in Westlake Park (MacArthur Park) in Los Angeles (Los Angeles County), California. Shows a giant palm tree, bushes, and flower beds. The roofs and cupolas of the Hotels Leighton and Lakeview are seen through trees on the...
- Lakeview Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1900-1920.; Leighton Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1900-1920.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1920.; MacArthur Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--California--Los Angeles--1900-1920.; Lakes &...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- A mountain ranch
- A ranch style house sits at the base of unidentified foothills in California. Shows an orange grove.
- Houses--California--1900-1920.; Orange orchards--California--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- San Diego Mission, Cal.
- Tourists visit the Mission San Diego de Alcala in San Diego (San Diego County), California. Shows an adobe mission in ruins and a horse and buggy.
- San Diego Mission--1890-1900.; San Diego (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--California--San Diego--1890-1900.; Missions--California--San Diego--1890-1900.; Ruins--California--San Diego--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Churc[h] of Guadaloupe
- View of the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe (Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe), in Guadalupe Hidalgo (Gustavo A. Madero, Distrito Federal), Mexico. The brick and stone building includes two bell towers, a clock, a center dome and...
- Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe (Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico)--1880-1900.; Guadalupe Hidalgo (Mexico)--1880-1900.; Basilicas--Mexico--Guadalupe Hidalgo--1880-1900.; Catholic churches--Mexico--Guadalupe Hidalgo--1880-1900.
- [from 1882 to 1900?]
- Colorado Spr's and Pike's Peak
- View of Pike's Peak and Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company train cars and a passenger car are at a stone depot. Railroad cars read: "Santa Fe Route, Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe 18440" and...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1898]
- Colorado Springs and Pike's Peak
- View of Pikes Peak from tree-lined Pikes Peak Avenue in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows houses, Colorado Springs High School, telegraph poles, a street light and a railroad bridge over the road. Carriages and two people are in...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1890.; Roads--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1890.
- [between 1871 and 1882?]
- Mammoth Hot Springs, Pulpit Terraces
- View of mineral formations identified as Pulpit Terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs on the Gardner River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Pools of water and trees are on the terraces.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Wyoming--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Phoebe's Arch near Palmer Lake, Col.
- View of Elephant Rock Arch (Phoebe's Arch) near Palmer Lake (El Paso County), Colorado. A fallen and a standing tree are visible, and a man leans against the sandstone formation under the arch.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Elephant Rock Arch (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1894?]
- Denver, Colorado
- View of Denver, Colorado from the top of Presbyterian Church near 18th (Eighteenth) Street and Tremont. Shows Trinity Church Spire, residences, fields, fences and ore smelter chimneys near the edge of town. Presbyterian Westminster College is in...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Entrance Revenue Tunnel
- View of the entrance to Revenue Tunnel Mine near Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. Three men sit on ore carts drawn by a mule along on narrow gauge tracks. A man stands in a building doorway near the tunnel.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Revenue Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Mine railroad cars--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Durango, Colorado
- View from a hillside of Durango (La Plata County), Colorado; shows wide dirt avenues, residences, commercial buildings, La Plata County Courthouse, the Presbyterian church, and the Strater Hotel. Smoke rises from the San Juan Smelting and Mining...
- Durango (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.
- [between 1897 and 1900?]
- Garden of the Gods, Balanced Rock
- View of Balanced Rock, a sandstone rock formation in Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Balanced Rock (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Garden of the Gods, Balanced Rock
- View of Balanced Rock, a sandstone rock formation in Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County) Colorado. Shows trees and a dirt road.
- Balanced Rock (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Ut[e Pass]
- View of a dirt road with a split log guardrail on Ute Pass, Teller County, Colorado. Shows Twin Creek, waterfalls, and a man in a horse-drawn buggy.
- Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Twin Creek (Park County and Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1890.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Teller...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]