Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Four pistols
- Four pistols descriptions follow images from right to left. The first pistol was made by H. Aston & Co. from Middletown, Connecticut; U.S. Arsenal. The percussion pistol (US model 1842, military cap lock pistol) is single shot made from walnut with...
- Handguns--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1875]
- Choker
- A choker (Native American Sioux) made of dentalium shell and rawhide. Worn by Cedar Elk when young.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1880.; Chokers--1870-1880.; Necklaces--1870-1880.; Cedar Elk--Associated objects.
- [between 1870 and 1879]
- Bracelet
- Shows four metal bracelets of the Native American Southern Plains Indians.
- Bracelets--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Bags
- Shows two bags. One is a Native American Southern Plains (possibly Mescalero Apache) buckskin bag and is decorated with green, white and pink beadwork in diamond and square designs. The second bag is Native American (Cheyenne) made of commercial...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Bags (costume accessories)--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Scraper and awl
- A Native American (Sioux) scraper tool made from elk horn and a steel blade. The scraper has a natural color, dots and lines carved into the handle portion, hollow depression and there is a thong piece of buckskin wrapped around the blade. This...
- Arapaho Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Scrapers (tools)--1880-1900.; Cases (containers)--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1900]
- Woman's leggings and pouch
- A pair of Native American (Arapahoe; Cheyenne) women's leggings made of buckskin. They are one-piece and painted with ochre coloring. The leggings are decorated with German silver conchas, yellow, white translucent red and blue Italian glass beads....
- Arapaho Indians--Clothing & dress--1870-1900.; Crow Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1870-1900.; Leggings--1870-1900.; Pouches--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1899]
- Commemorative medal
- A commemorative bronze medal with an image of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, an army officer and explorer, on one side and Pikes Peak, in Colorado Springs, Colorado which bears his name, on the other side. This coin was struck in 1906 to celebrate the...
- Medals--1770-1910.; Pike, Zebulon Montgomery, 1779-1813.--Commemoration.
- [between 1779 and 1906]
- Indian excursion in Denver
- Group portrait of Native American Ute men, women, and a girl in Denver, Colorado. They have drums, costume includes feather and horn headdresses, braids, embroidered aprons and leggings, felt hats, moccasins, and blankets. Advertisements on frame...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1901 and 1906?]
- Agriculture crops equipment unidentified item one large one small wheel on axle
- Close-up view of an agricultural implement that consists of two wheels and two wooden rails probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Agricultural machinery & implements--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Cities streets street lighting scene on Alameda bridge installing lights
- A lineman installs electric lights on wooden utility poles near the Alameda Avenue bridge in Denver, Colorado. A group of men stand near the bridge. A horse-drawn wagon and a convertible automobile are parked nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Linemen--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street...
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Men sitting on a pile of lumber
- Men sit on boards in Denver, Colorado; construction equipment and a canvas tent are by an automobile.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Infant in christening gown
- Portrait of a baby in a baptismal gown in Denver, Colorado.
- Christening gowns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Hard rock miners
- A group of miners pose near the mouth of a mine possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. The miners wear work clothes and hats. Some of the men hold candles in their hands. A sign over the mine entrance reads: "Elisa, Tunnel No. 5." Snow covers the...
- Miners--Colorado--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Workers near coke ovens
- Two workers stand near a row of coke ovens in the coal camp of El Moro (Las Animas County), Colorado. A man wearing overalls holds a rake. The other man holds a pole that extends into the opening of an oven. The men may be Italian or Hispanic....
- Coke-ovens--Colorado--El Moro--1880-19110.; Coal mining--Colorado--El Moro--1880-1910.; Coke industry--Colorado--El Moro--1880-1910.; Laborers--Colorado--El Moro--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Coke ovens at El Moro
- Smoke rises over the coke ovens at the coal camp of El Moro (Las Animas County), Colorado. Loose bricks, ladders, and tools are nearby.
- Coke-ovens--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1900.; Coal mining--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1900.; Coke industry--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1900.
- [between 1877 and 1900?]
- Workers at the coke ovens at El Moro
- Workers pose near the opening of a coke oven in the coal camp of El Moro (Las Animas County), Colorado. A man holds a trowel and leans against the oven. An old man holds a rake and another man balances a steel rod that extends into the oven.
- Coke-ovens--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1900.; Coke industry--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1900.; Maintenance & repair--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1900.
- [between 1877 and 1900?]
- Mining machinery
- A group of men stand at the base of a tall wood headframe that extends over a mine shaft possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. The frame houses mechanical works that serve as a lift for ore cars.
- Hoisting machinery--Colorado--1900-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Coke ovens during construction
- View of coke ovens in an unidentified coal camp possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. The ovens are under construction and are made from local stone shaped into roughly square blocks. The ovens consist of two stone walls and two rows of circular...
- Coal mining--Colorado--1880-1900.; Coke industry--Colorado--1880-1900.; Coke ovens--Colorado--1880-1900.; Construction--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Idaho Springs, Colo.
- Panoramic view of streets, frame houses and brick commercial buildings in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows Colorado Central Railroad tracks and a depot, trees and mountains in Clear Creek valley.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1898?]
- Cibola gold washer
- A man monitors a gold washing machine probably in Colorado. The machine consists of a wheel, belt, pipes and tube. A dog lays nearby.
- Gold mining--Colorado--1920-1940.; Machinery--Colorado--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Headframe and shaft house at Boncarbo mine
- A man identified as George Hughes poses near a headframe and shaft house at the Boncarbo mine in Sarcillo Canyon (Las Animas County), Colorado. The shaft house is constructed from corrugated tin. The headframe is made of iron beams. Hughes wears a...
- Boncarbo Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Sarcillo Canyon (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1930-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Las Animas County--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Headframe and shaft house at Boncarbo mine
- View of a head frame and shaft house at Boncarbo mine in Sarcillo Canyon (Las Animas County), Colorado. The shaft house is constructed from corrugated tin. The headframe is made from iron beams.
- Boncarbo Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Sarcillo Canyon (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1930-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Las Animas County--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Two children on porch
- Outdoor portrait of a brother and sister in Denver, Colorado. They pose on the porch of their house. The girl wears ribbons in her hair.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Miners on headframe
- A group of miners pose on the wood headframe of a mine probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men wear work clothes, overalls, and caps. A sign on the headframe reads: "Danger."
- Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Las Animas County--1930-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Las Animas County--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- El Moro
- Men stand on narrow gauge tracks at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company coal camp of El Moro in Las Animas County, Colorado. A narrow gauge engine and possibly a car associated with track laying are on the tracks. Workers are nearby. Industrial...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1870-1910.; El Moro (Colo.)--1870-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1910.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1910.; Railroad construction workers--Colorado--El...
- [between 1876 and 1908?]
- Old Union Pacific Depot, Leadville, Colo.
- Men stand and pose at the Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company passenger depot in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado, a sign reads: "Union Pacific Pass'r Depot." Railroad employees and a boy stand and sit on Union Pacific engine number...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--Facilities--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [1893?]
- Mining machinery
- A group of workers pose near a large piece of mining machinery probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men wear overalls and hats. Large piles of rocks are nearby. The mining machine is powered by electricity and has large belts, wheels, and...
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Machinery--Colorado--Las Animas County--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Mine entrance
- Rails lead into a mine probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. A coal car sits by the entrance. The sloping side of the hill is reinforced by cut logs.
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1880-1910.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Las Animas County--1880-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1880-1910.; Retaining walls--Colorado--Las Animas...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Tobasco [sic]
- View of industrial buildings at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company Tabasco Mine in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows a long building with smoke stacks and several small wood frame buildings. Rolling hills rise in the distance.
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Tabasco Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Tabasco--1900-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Tabasco--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Coal cars
- Two young miners ride in an electrified or motorized coal car probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. Large lumps of coal are loaded into the coal carts that follow the engine.
- Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1930.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1930.; Miners--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Sopris coal tipple
- View of the tipple at the Sopris Mine in the Colorado Fuel and Iron coal camp of Sopris (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows narrow gauge tracks and coal cars.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1890-1900.; Sopris (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Sopris Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Coal mining--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1900.; Tipples--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1900.
- 1893
- Segundo washers
- View of the washer and tipple in the Colorado Fuel and Iron Camp of Segundo (Las Animas County), Colorado. Colorado and Southern Railway cars sit on tracks nearby.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1900-1930.; Segundo (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Segundo--1900-1930.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Segundo--1900-1930.; Tipples--Colorado--Segundo--1900-1930.
- [between 1901 and 1929?]
- Miners at Boncarbo mine
- A miner operates a narrow gauge railroad engine that pulls coal cars from the entrance of the Boncarbo mine in Las Animas County, Colorado. A young boy stands on the back of the engine. Other miners stand nearby.
- Boncarbo Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Group of children an adult seated on a lawn
- Outdoor portrait of two families, they pose on a lawn in Denver, Colorado. The men wear suits and the women wear dresses. One girl wears a shirt with a collar and tie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925]
- Decoration Day, Montrose, Colo.
- The Decoration Day (Memorial Day) parade in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado, includes a drum corps in cavalry uniforms, they carry snare or bass drums. Men in uniform carry an American flag and rifles or swords. An officer is on horseback....
- Memorial Day--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Soldiers--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Spectators--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Ramey Mine
- Workmen pose at the base of a hill where they are building an incline track at Ramey mine in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shaped logs lay perpendicular to a low even trench. A few iron rails lay across the logs.
- Ramey (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ramey--1890-1910.; Inclined railroads--Colorado--Ramey--1890-1910.; Laborers--Colorado--Ramey--1890-1910.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Ramey--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Empire mine, Aguilar
- View of the tipple and industrial buildings at the Empire mine in Aguilar (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows railroad tracks and rolling hills.
- Aguilar (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Empire Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Aguilar--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Tipple & washer, Gray Creek
- View of the tipple and washer at Gray Creek coal camp in Las Animas County, Colorado. Smoke rises from a smoke stack. Rolling hills are in the distance.
- Gray Creek (Colo. : Town)--1890-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Gray Creek--1890-1920.; Tipples--Colorado--Gray Creek--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Coke ovens at Gray Creek
- Smoke rises from the coke ovens at Gray Creek, a Victor American Fuel Company coal camp in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows railroad tracks and railroad cars.
- Victor American Fuel Company (Colo.)--Facilities--1890-1900.; Gray Creek (Colo. : Town)--1890-1900.; Coal mining--Colorado--Gray Creek--1890-1900.; Coke industry--Colorado--Gray Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Hastings
- View of mine buildings and a tipple at Hastings at Victor American Fuel Company coal camp in Las Animas County, Colorado. Men stand near raised railroad tracks and a brick building with tall smoke stacks.
- Victor American Fuel Company (Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1910.; Hastings (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Hastings--1880-1910.; Tipples--Colorado--Hastings--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Miners at Sopris
- A group of miners pose near a tipple at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company Sopris Mine near Sopris in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men lean on a coal car and wear work clothes that include overalls, gloves, boots, and hats. Some of the miners...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--People--1910-1920.; Sopris (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sopris Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.
- 1915
- 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?]
- Manitou and vicinity, just from the mountains
- A group of miners stand with their burros on a dirt road near Manitou, El Paso County, Colorado. One man is mounted on a horse, the others stand nearby. One man holds a gun. The burros are loaded with gear.
- Manitou (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Donkeys--Colorado--Manitou--1870-1880.; Miners--Colorado--Manitou--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Manitou--1870-1880.; Packtrains--Colorado--Manitou--1870-1880.
- [1878]
- Unidentified coal town
- Aerial view of an unidentified mining town possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows a large town with substantial brick and frame buildings including a church. Smoke rises from the smoke stacks of mine processing buildings. Frame houses sit...
- Cities & towns--Colorado--1880-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Couple holding hands
- Outdoor portrait of a husband and wife in Denver, Colorado. The man wears a suit, boutonniere, and hat. The woman wears a dress and holds a sprig of greenery.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Holding hands--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Spouses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Miners
- A group of miners pose near a house made of stone, mud, and wood possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men and a boy wear work clothes including: overalls, pants, boots, bandanas, and hats. One man balances a bottle of liquor on his knee. A...
- Boys--Colorado--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Mancos, Colo.
- Panoramic view of buildings and farms in Mancos (Montezuma County), Colorado. Shows cultivated, fenced fields, barns, the frame, two-story Union Hall and Schoolhouse, and the brick George Bauer mansion. Trees are in the mountains near Weber Canyon.
- Mancos (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Mancos--1890-1900.
- 1893 July
- Primrose coal miners
- A large group of miners pose near the mouth of the Primrose Mine in Primrose (Huerfano County), Colorado. The miners wear work clothes including: overalls, pants, suspenders, and coats. Most of the men wear hats with Johnny Lamps and hold picks in...
- Primrose (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Primrose Mine (Huerfano County, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Primrose--1910-1930.; Miners--Colorado--Primrose--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Primrose coal "trip on the fly."
- A miner stands behind a row of coal cars from the Primrose Mine in the town of Primrose (Huerfano County), Colorado. Electric wires are strung on posts near the tracks. Shows mine buildings with smokestacks in the distance and a house with a hipped...
- Primrose (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Primrose--1910-1930.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Primrose--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Hastings Colo., Victor Fuel Co. camp looking east
- Aerial view of Hastings a Victor American Fuel Company coal camp in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows tipple, washer, and screening plant. Company houses line the road that cuts through the canyon. Possibly a school or church is on a hill....
- Victor American Fuel Company (Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1910.; Hastings (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Hastings--1880-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Hastings--1880-1910.; Company towns--Colorado--Hastings--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]