Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Artist's Glen
- Scene at Artist's Glen near Manitou Springs, Colorado. Two men in suits relax on benches that are on a boulder in Englemann Canyon; one of them holds an open book towards the camera. Mosquito netting covers the area in which they sit, and there is...
- Artists Glen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Englemann Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ruxton Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- A whaling station on the California coast
- View of the Pacific Ocean, men flaying a whale, smokestacks of a rendering plant, and a seaman with a telescope, in California. The Harper's Weekly masthead depicts an artist's palette, a lyre, globe, and telescope.
- Fishermen--California--1870-1880.; Fishing industry--California--1870-1880.; Whaling--California--1870-1880.
- 1877 June 23
- From Pineta Pompeii [art original].
- Watercolor painting captures a scene from 1934 Odyssey Cruise (from July 17 to August 11) on the privately chartered S.S. Cracovia.
- Painting, American.; Travel in art.; Pineta Site (Italy)--Pictorial works.; Mediterranean Region--Pictorial works.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1934
- Lake City
- View south from bluff on west side of Lake City, Colorado; includes frame residences on north side of town, Lake Fork of the Gunnison River and County Courthouse, Hough Block and Conoco on Third Street, and Armory on Bluff Street right center of...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Lake City--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Lake City
- bluff are background.; View north down gravel Gunnison Street from Third Street, Lake City, Colorado; shows Conoco Lake Garage on northwest corner with two gas pumps in front and Conoco inverted triangle emblem signs, Texaco Motor Oil with one pump...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Lake City--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Lake City--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Lake City
- View of Lake City (Hinsdale County), Colorado; shows the Henson Creek bridge, Gunnison Street, Lake Fork of the Gunnison River and Denver Rio Grande railroad depot, Finley Block, Hough Block, Conoco Station, Armory Hall on Bluff Street, First...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Lake City--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Lake City--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Art installation, Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver
- View of a sculpture by prominent Mexican artist Gonzalo Lebrija installed at the Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver parking lot at 1485 Delgany Street in the Union Station neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. A part of the artist's "Between Life and...
- Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver--2010-2020.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Sculpture.; Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver--Pictorial works.; Sculpture, Mexican--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 2010
- Grant smelter
- An artist's sketch of the Omaha-Grant smelter in Denver, Colorado. Shows numerous factory buildings, smoke stacks, a pond, railroad tracks and residences are in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Smokestacks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Line drawings cartoons story in 8 scenes
- View of cartoon frames which depict a Native American man being tricked by a bear.
- Cartoons and comics--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mirror Signals
- Photograph of a painting entitled "The Mirror Signals" by E. Irving Couse. Two Native American (Taos) men sit on an overlook above a river and a prairie landscape. The men wear wrapped braids and fringed leather leggings (chaps). One holds a bow...
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Pueblo Indians--1900-1920.; Taos Indians--1900-1920.; Paintings--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1920?]
- Monarch Colo
- Artist's rendering, Monarch, in Chaffee County, Colorado, shows dwellings, commercial buildings, a tramway, railroad cars (engine, freight and ore cars) on tracks, and a milling structure. Monarch was founded in 1878 lasted until the silver panic...
- Monarch (Colo.)--1880-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1893?]
- Naturita, Colorado
- View of Naturita, a uranium mining town, Montrose County, Colorado, includes frame dwellings, commercial buildings, ranches with haystacks and meadows along the San Miguel River valley.
- Naturita (Colo.)--1930-1940.; San Miguel River (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Dunton - Emma Mine
- Panorama view of dilapidated mine buildings and log cabins near the Emma Mine, Dolores County, Colorado.
- Dolores County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Dolores County--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Dolores County--1940-1950.
- 1950
- Georgetown, Colo.
- Reproduction of ink rendering; shows Georgetown, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Gregory gold diggings, Colorado
- Reproduction of ink rendering; shows Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado, with miners panning for gold and a tent reading: "Grocery."
- Central City (Colo.)--1850-1860.
- May 1859
- Silverton
- Reproduction of ink rendering; shows Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado, and: "1. Greene Co. Smelter 2. Anvil Mountain 3. Rough 'n Ready Smelter 4. Kendall Mountain 5. Las Animas River 6. Cement Creek 7. Town T- Call 8. Melville's Lightning...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Teller House
- Reproduction of lithograph; shows the four-story Teller House Hotel in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado, with signs: "Teller House," and "Rocky Mountain National Bank." Pedestrians and traffic fill streets.
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Business street, Trinidad, Colorado
- View of a Main Street intersection in Trinidad, Colorado, looking north on Commercial; shows the McCormick building with bay windows and canvas awnings, and the Columbian Hotel. Men are by storefronts; trolley tracks, pedestrians, buggies and...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Trinidad, Colo
- Panoramic view of Trinidad, Colorado, looking east. This image shows clear detail of the entire town, with trestle bridges, dwellings and commercial buildings. Prospect Point, Simpson's Rest, and surrounding low hills are in the background.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Le Loup, Indien de la tribu des Yutes, - dessin de Janet Lange d'après une photograhie
- Photographic reproduction of a drawing shows a standing portrait of Le Loup, Native American Ute, dress includes buckskin leggings.
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Ute Indians--1860-1870.; Loup, Ute Indian.
- 1868
- Shawanôh, chef yute, envoyé à Washington en 1863 pour traiter avec le président Lincoln - dessin de Janet Lange d'après une photograhie
- Reproduction of a drawing shows a standing portrait of Shavano, Native American Ute chief, bare-chested wearing buckskin leggings and a pendant.
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Ute Indians--1860-1870.; Tribal chiefs--1860-1870.; Shavano.
- 1868
- The ordeal in the Sun Dance among the Blackfeet Indians
- Reproduction of a lithograph by Frederick Remington, shows a Blackfoot (Siksika) Native American man enduring a portion of the Sun Dance that includes a piercing of both nipples with thongs that are attached to ropes drawn tight. The man wears a...
- Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Montana--1890-1900.; Siksika Indians--Dance--Montana--1890-1900.; Ceremonial dancers--Montana--1890-1900.; Sun dance--Montana--1890-1900.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Blackfeet...
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Advertising mock up for passenger trains
- Reproduction shows a Denver & Rio Grande Railroad advertisement depicting a steam locomotive led by a woman with winged heels. Printing reads: "Beauty Grace Speed Power Patroness of Travel, the Spirit of Modern Railroading Beckons into the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Advertisements--1920-1930.; Railroad passenger cars--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Carson, 1950
- View looking down at the abandoned mining town of Carson, Colorado; shows the saloon and the post office in disrepair.
- Carson (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Carson, 1950
- View of three dilapidated structures in Carson, Colorado; features vertical plank siding with medium gable roofs, lumber strewn about, mine tailings, and mountains rising above timberline.
- Carson (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.
- 1950
- East side of Continental Divide
- View down a valley from the abandoned mining camp at Carson, Colorado; shows two horizontal log structures in a state of disrepair with steeply gabled roofs; treeless mountain tops in the distance; a road (trail) to the camp is visible.
- Carson (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.
- 1950
- East side of Continental Divide
- View down a valley from the abandoned mining camp at Carson, Colorado; shows four horizontal log structures in disrepair with steeply gabled roofs; treeless mountain tops in the distance; a road (trail) to the camp is visible.
- Carson (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Log cabins--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Eureka 1942
- View of Eureka, Colorado showing a line of five residences fronting a dirt road; residences have medium gables, projecting rectangular bays, gabled, open front porches with steps leading up, and tin chimneys; telephone poles, trees, and cliff...
- Eureka (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Eureka--1940-1950.
- 1942
- West side of Divide
- View down the west side of the Continental Divide toward Carson, Colorado; shows a narrow valley with mine tailings, remnants of the town, trees, a snow field, and part of a trail.
- Carson (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Ghost towns.; Valleys--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.
- 1950
- West side of Divide
- View of a deteriorating structure in Carson, Colorado; features medium gable and rectangular bays weathered to the point of collapse; possibly a porch in ruins on the facade of the building; pine trees in the background.
- Carson (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.
- 1950
- West side of the Divide
- View of dilapidated structures constructed of vertical plank siding, Carson, Colorado; shows lumber strewn about, mine tailings, and mountains above timberline in the distance.
- Carson (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Crested Butte - 1965 Congregational Church
- Interior view of the Union Congregational Church in Crested Butte, Colorado; features a wheel window with decorative glass backlit by sunlight; a cross hangs on the wall; podium and chairs behind altar; pews with lancet arch ends with decorative...
- Union Congregational Church (Crested Butte, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Crested Butte--1960- 1970.; Interiors.
- 1965
- Marble - 1947
- View of two dilapidated sheds surrounded by dense foliage and tall trees in Marble, Colorado; sheds are along an overgrown path that passes between two trees and into the distance.
- Marble (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Marble--1940-1950.; Sheds--Colorado--Marble--1940-1950.
- 1947
- Altman, Colorado
- The painting is a view of Altman, Colorado, located three miles north of Victor, on a saddle between Bull Hill and Bull Cliff, Teller County. The town is filled with wood frame residences, log cabins, sheds, false front businesses, smelters, and...
- Altman (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mountains--Colorado--1960-1970.
- [between 1963 and 1970]
- Carson 1950
- View of cabins near the top of a valley in Carson, Colorado.
- Carson (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Valleys--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Navajo man
- A Native American (Navajo) man stands with a walking stick. He wears bead necklaces with naja pendants, and a cloth headband with feathers in his hair.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Navajo Indians--1880-1890.; Men--1880-1890.
- [between 1950 and 1990]
- Hancock - 1950
- View of cabins along a valley floor in Hancock, Colorado.
- Hancock (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Valleys--Colorado--Hancock--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Manhattan - 1950
- A one story log cabin with an open front porch is in a clearing near a creek in Manhattan, Colorado. Pine trees, Aspen trees, a bridge over the creek, and another cabin are nearby.
- Manhattan (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Log cabins--Colorado--Manhattan--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Site of Harvard City - 1950
- The site where Harvard City once stood is in Chaffee County, Colorado, on the Cottonwood Pass road near Buena Vista. Tall mountains and pine forest surround the area.
- Cottonwood Pass (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Harvard City (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Community Church, Frisco
- The Community Church, a gable-roofed one-story building with an elaborate bell tower, sits by the side of a road in Frisco, Summit County, Colorado. Tall craggy mountains are behind the church and in the distance.
- Frisco (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Churches--Colorado--Frisco--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Frances
- A two-story mine office with a chimney in Frances, Boulder County, Colorado (also called Camp Francis or Dew Drop) has a large "5" painted on the side. Evergreens and aspens grow around the building.
- Frances (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Frances--1940-1950.
- 1946
- Frances
- A log cabin in Frances, Boulder County, Colorado (also called Camp Francis or Dew Drop) has three tilting walls still standing; the roof is missing and logs lie in the area. Large evergreens are near what appears to be the building's stone...
- Frances (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Frances--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Frances--1940-1950.
- 1946
- Frances
- Four cabins in Frances, Boulder County, Colorado (also called Camp Francis or Dew Drop), are at the bottom of a grassy slope. Three are log cabins; one has collapsed. Large evergreens are nearby and evergreen- covered hills are in the distance.
- Frances (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Frances--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Frances--1940-1950.; Ruins--Colorado--Frances--1940-1950.
- 1946
- Gladstone
- A street in Gladstone, San Juan County, Colorado, has small gable-roofed wood buildings on both sides. A man and a woman stand next to a truck with vertical wood panels. A line of telephone poles is up the evergreen-covered mountain at the end of...
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Gladstone--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Gladstone--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Gothic
- A dilapidated two-story false front building in Gothic, Gunnison County, Colorado, faces a dirt street and a craggy mountain with evergreens at its base. A one-story addition is on the back of the building, and two beams prop up the side of the...
- Gothic (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Gothic--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Gothic--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Gothic
- A dilapidated two-story false front building in Gothic, Gunnison County, Colorado, has an exterior set of stairs door on its side leading to a second story, and two beams propped diagonally supporting the wall. The building faces a dirt street and...
- Gothic (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Gothic--1960-1970.
- 1942
- Gothic
- A dirt road in Gothic, Gunnison County, Colorado, recedes towards snowy peaks; gable-roofed buildings are on both sides of the street, and a two-story false front building is propped up with beams. A man leans against a rock and sketches or paints;...
- Gothic (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Artists--Colorado--Gothic--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Gothic--1960-1970.
- 1942
- Gothic
- A gable-roofed one-story board-and-batten building in Gothic, Gunnison County, Colorado, has rounded lintels over the two windows and door on its facade. A log is propped against the side of the building, and another structure is at the base of the...
- Gothic (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Buildings--Colorado--Gothic--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Gothic
- A dirt road recedes toward rounded mountains in the distance in Gothic, Gunnison County, Colorado. Gable-roofed buildings are on both sides of the road; one house is amidst a stand of evergreen. A dilapidated 1920s or 1930s automobile is in front...
- Gothic (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Buildings--Colorado--Gothic--1960-1970.
- 1941
- Interior of cabin, Liberty
- The interior of a cabin in Liberty, Saguache County, Colorado, includes an iron bed with no matress and dirty or burnt paper or fabric tacked to the walls. Bright light shines from a square window.
- Liberty (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Liberty--1940-1950.
- 1942