Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Fort Collins street oiling
- A worker cleans the edge of the gutter with a long hose attached to a tank on a truck on a residential street in Fort Collins, Colorado in Larimer County. The street is being repaired for its oiling.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Road construction--Colorado--Fort Collins--1930-1950.
- [between 1933 and 1945]
- Cup & pin game
- Shows a cup and pin game of the Native American Sioux . The game has a metal pin, small bone cups, rawhide, a loop and pink, red, white and blue beadwork.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Games--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Fort Collins street oiling
- A yardstick is placed in the ground and measures a trench during the oiling of a residential street in Fort Collins, Colorado in Larimer County. A board is placed across the trench.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Road construction--Colorado--Fort Collins--1930-1950.
- [between 1933 and 1945]
- Fort Collins street oiling
- Workers remove the windrowed material before applying a prime coat during the oiling of a residential street in Fort Collins, Colorado in Larimer County. Large trucks are parked in the middle of the street.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Road construction--Colorado--Fort Collins--1930-1950.
- [between 1933 and 1945]
- Fort Collins street oiling
- A dump truck dumps asphalt onto a finisher during the oiling of a residential street in Fort Collins, Colorado in Larimer County. A workman works on the loader, and three workmen stand around the truck and watch the process.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Road construction--Colorado--Fort Collins--1930-1950.
- [between 1933 and 1945]
- Scalp ornament
- Native American (Sioux) scalp ornament made of rawhide and buckskin with red, white, and blue dyed porcupine quills, maroon dyed feathers, metal jinglers, and a green dyed, horse hair tail.
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Headdress--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Old tithing house, Salt Lake City, Utah
- View of the Tithing Office and Deseret Store at South Temple and Main Streets in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows a one-story structure attached to a two story structure with a double-decked porch. The structures are enclosed within a...
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Facilities--1880-1900.; Deseret News Office--Buildings--1880-1900.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1880-1900.; Publishing industry--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Young Man Afraid Of His Horses
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man, identified as Young Man Afraid Of His Horses. He wears a vest over a long sleeved shirt, a blanket around his waist, a necklace with a large cross attached, hoop earrings...
- Dakota Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Oglala Indians--1870-1880.; Young Man Afraid of His Horses.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Mr. & Mrs. W. F. Robinson & F. Burton
- Mr. and Mrs. Robinson and F. Burton pose on large rocks in Ferndale, Colorado, in Jefferson County. One woman holds a walking stick and lounges on a rock. The other woman and the man sit on the rock. A bush and large bolders are behind them.
- Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Burton, F.; Robinson, W. F.; Robinson, W. F. Mrs.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Path to Ferndale F. Burton
- A woman poses with hands on hips at the side of a narrow forest path in Ferndale, Colorado, in Jefferson County. Evergreen trees grow on the slopes above an below the path. The woman wears a suit with a fitted jacket with puffed sleeves and a hat...
- Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1890]
- Veterans Volunteer Firemen's Association of Denver
- Panoramic view of members of the Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association who pose near the City Hall Building near 14th (Fourteenth) Street and Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. The men stand in a line and hold a rope attached to a hand pumper...
- Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; City & town Halls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fire...
- 1912 October 16
- Central City, Colorado
- Panoramic view of Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. Eureka and Main Streets are visible.
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875?]
- DeLaney Round Barn Ceiling
- There are no plans or drawings describing the construction techniques used on the barn so the exact process is unclear. Restoration has provided a glimpse into how the barn may have been built. The barn rested directly on the ground with no...
- Circa 2010
- Monastery at Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church Auraria Higher Education Center.
- View of the Friary, at Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic Church (St. Elizabeth's Church), designed by architect Jacques Benedict in 1936 and located at 1060 St. Francis Way, on the Auraria Higher Education Center campus, Denver, Colorado....
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; St. Elizabeth's Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Apses.; Catholic churches.; Doors & doorways.; Historic buildings.; Monasteries.; Statues.;...
- 2009
- Man on burro, Rifle area
- A man on a saddled burro and leads a steer with a rope in possibly Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. A man and a boy are nearby. A lariat and a spur are attached to the saddle.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cattle--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Riding--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Roping--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Auto equipment, old trucks, white, construction, used at Pueblo
- View of a truck used by the Mountain State Telephone and Telegraph Company in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. The truck has a hand brake, sirens, and plastic windshield rolled and attached to the roof of the automobile. Words painted on the side...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trucks--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Hotel El Tovar, Grand Canyon
- View of a wing of the El Tovar Hotel, in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. The building has mansard roofs, dormers, porches with jigsawn balusters, the end porch has a gazebo attached to the entrance and tapered posts topped with trefoils.The...
- Hotel El Tovar--1890-1900.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Hotels.; National parks & reserves.
- c1905
- Basket
- Native American (Ute) coiled willow basket used as a water bottle with attached horsehair and cloth.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Baskets--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900]
- Case
- Shows a leather awl case Native American (Sioux) with decorative bands of white, red, green, yellow and black beadwork and leather strips are attached to one end. At the other end are strings of beads.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1800-1810.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Cases (containers)--1800-1810.
- 1880
- Awl
- Shows a Native American (Sioux) awl decorated with bands of mauve, light blue, red, green and white beadwork. Skin (possibly leather) are attached to one end of the awl.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Awls--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Lance
- A Native American (Plains) lance. The point is constructed of metal and the handle is a rake handle. It is decorated with a rawhide band painted red, a braid of black hair wrapped in rawhide painted red, eagle feather and buffalo fur.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Lances--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Castilla Hot Springs, Utah
- View of a bathhouse near Castilla Springs in Castilla (Utah County), Utah. The building is a one story wood frame structure with a high-pitched, hipped roof. A stream flows through a rock-lined canal nearby. A sign above the entrance reads,...
- Castilla (Utah)--1880-1890.; Castilla Springs (Utah)--1880-1890.; Bathhouses--Utah--Castilla--1890-1900.; Springs--Utah--Castilla--1890-1900.; Streams--Utah--Castilla--1890-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- In Cottonwood Canon, Utah
- Passengers sit in covered carts in Little Cottonwood Canyon (Salt Lake County), Utah. The carts are mounted on railroad tracks and are pulled by teams of horses. Shows steep slopes, boulders, and brush.
- Little Cottonwood Canyon (Salt Lake County, Utah)--1880-1890.; Salt Lake County (Utah)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Utah--Salt Lake County--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Utah--Salt Lake County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Utah--Salt Lake County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Oldest house in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Men and boys pose at the Pioneer Log Home in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah; shows a one-story hewn log cabin with chinking and a board roof, a double horizontal window with panes of glass, a door, and stone chimney. The man and the two...
- Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Boys--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Gardens--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Silverton and Sultan Mountain, Colo.
- View of Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows Silverton reservoir, residences, and commercial buildings. Sultan Mountain and Grand Turk Peak are in the distance.
- Grand Turk (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Sultan Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- The Needles Bridge, Colorado River, Ariz.
- View of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company bridge over the Colorado River in the Mohave Valley, Mohave County, Arizona and San Bernardino County, California.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--1890-1900.; Rivers--1890-1900.; Trestles--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1900?]
- San Francisco Mts. from the north, Arizona
- A group of men in a horse-drawn carriage sit on a path on a plain in Coconino County, Arizona. The snow-covered San Francisco Peaks (San Francisco Mountains) are in the distance. Shows low scrub growth.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; San Francisco Peaks (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Arizona--Coconino County--1880-1890.; Plains--Arizona--Coconino County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Upper End Hance's [sic] Trail, Grand Canyon, Ariz.
- View of rock formations in the Grand Canyon from the head of Hance Trail in Coconino County, Arizona.
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Mission of San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
- View of an arcade at Mission San Juan Capistrano in San Juan Capistrano, California. Plants grow from the top of a colonnade, and rubble is piled against a wall.
- Mission San Juan Capistrano--1880-1890.; San Juan Capistrano (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Arcades (Architectural components)--California--San Juan Capistrano--1880-1890.; Missions--California--San Juan Capistrano--1880-1890.; Ruins--California--San Juan...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Mission of San Luis Rey, Calif.
- View of Mission San Louis Rey in San Diego County, California. Shows a Spanish Colonial style structure with a bell tower, dome, curvilinear gables, arcade, and cloisters.
- San Luis Rey Mission (Calif.)--1880-1900.; San Luis Rey (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Missions--California--San Luis Rey--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Castle Crags, Mt. Shasta, Calif.
- View of the Castle Crags rock formation in either Shasta County or Siskiyou County, California. Shows a stream and a dense forest.
- Castle Crags (Shasta County and Siskiyou County, Calif.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--California--1880-1900.; Streams--California--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- The Palms, Glen Annie, Calif.
- View of a row of palm trees at Glen Annie Ranch, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara County), California. Shows a dirt road and grassy undergrowth.
- Glen Annie Ranch (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Santa Barbara (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Dirt roads--California--Santa Barbara--1870-1900.; Palms--California--Santa Barbara--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Seal and Bear, Garden of the Gods, Colo.
- View of the Seal and Bear sandstone rock formations at Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado; a buggy is on the road, and Pikes Peak is in the background.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Eads Bridge, St. Louis, Mo.
- View of Eads Bridge, designed by James Buchanan Eads, crossing the Mississippi River between Saint Clair County, Illinois and Saint Louis County, Missouri. Horses pull wagons across the steel truss bridge. Concrete piers support the five hundred...
- Eads Bridge (Saint Louis, Mo.)--1870-1900.; Mississippi River--1870-1900.; Saint Louis (Mo.)--1870-1900.; Rivers--Missouri--Saint Louis--1870-1900.; Stern wheelers--Missouri--Saint Louis--1870-1900.; Truss bridges--Missouri--Saint Louis--1870-1900.
- [between 1874 and 1900?]
- Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of Carr building (209-213 East Bennett Avenue) and restored Porges and Burnside Mercantile Company buildings, Cripple Creek, Colorado; row of one and two-story flat-roof brick commercial buildings with names in cornice have parked...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1980-1990.
- 1988?
- In the Cripple Creek "Boom Days", April, 1892
- Group view of ten men standing on boardwalk, Cripple Creek, Colorado in front of wooden frame buildings with false fronts; commercial business district of 4th (fourth) Street; sign attached to building reads "Tutt & Penrose,"; partial view of...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; False fronts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Garstin, William.; Maury, Frank.; Pendleton, Jack.; Penrose, Spencer, 1865-1939--Tomb.
- 1892
- Lauman and Bonewell store, Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of Lauman and Bonewell Grocers, hardware and miner's supplies store, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prior to incorporation in 1892, Cripple Creek was called Fremont; the grocer is housed in a two- story flat-roof wood frame rectangular...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1892 or 1893?]
- Bedrooms in the noted "Palace of Pleasure", the Homestead
- Interior view of second-story bedroom of the Old Homestead, 353 (or 367) Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prominent "parlor or sporting" house of red-light district operated for nearly 20 years until closed in 1916; later became a residence...
- Old Homestead ( Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums-- Colorado--Cripple Creek.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1969?]
- Myers Avenue in winter, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- View of Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; one and two-story wooden frame flat-roof commercial buildings line both sides of snow covered street; horse-drawn wagon is in street and others are parked alongside boardwalk; "Topic" theater (313-315...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1895 or 1896]
- Teller County Court House
- Exterior view of Teller County Court House erected in 1904, 101- 105 W. Bennett, Cripple Creek, Colorado; this two-story flemish-bond brick building has a natural stone foundation and/or basement, quoins, double- wide recessed entryway in center...
- Teller County Court House (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Courthouses--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1980-1990.
- 1988?
- William Garrett Fisher mansion
- A cyclist passes by the neoclassical William Garret Fisher mansion, built in 1895, at 1600 Sixteenth (16th) Street at the intersection of Sixteenth Street and Logan Street in the City and County of Denver, Colorado. Fisher was the founder of the...
- Fisher, William Garrett, 1844-1897,--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Street scene, Cripple Creek
- Row of four attached one and two-story wooden frame buildings in the business district on Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, the buildings have gable and flat-roofs, plain boxed cornice, falsefronts, double-sash windows with arch radiating voussoirs,...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1895]
- Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek
- Looking west on Bennett Avenue from Third (3rd )Street are one and two-story brick flat-roof commercial buildings, Cripple Creek, Colorado; buildings are decorated with cornices and pediments and many have awnings extended over storefront windows;...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1900]
- McFarlane Foundry, Ja 13, 1966
- A tree branch hanging in the foreground partially obscures the old McFarlane foundry building in Central City, Colorado. The one-story structure with a flat roof and a false front is constructed of stone and wood and sided with corrugated tin and...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Foundries--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Ruins--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.
- 1966
- Central City, Colorado buildings
- View of two adjacent brick structures in Central City, Colorado. The brick building on the left, whose door and windows have been boarded up, has a peaked roof and two signs attached to it that read, "Black Hawk" and "8032 Ft above sea level." The...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- 1953
- House on Gregory Street, Central City, 1964
- A clapboard one and one-half story Gothic Revival home is built above a masonry retaining wall on Spring Street in Central City, Colorado. It has a covered porch and an addition to its right. The gabled roof, which has a chimney, is covered with...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Eureka Street, Central City
- View east down Eureka Street toward snow-covered Central Hill, with a wagon drawn by six white, harnessed horses. The driver of the wagon wears a hat and a work suit. The Teller House is to the left of the image and has a sign that reads "Assay...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890-1900]
- Central City Register Office
- A older, bespectacled, balding man works on a printing press in the Register office in Central City, Colorado. He holds wood blocks in his hands. A copy of the "Weekly Register-Call" newspaper lies on some tarps in the foreground. A young man...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Printing presses--1950-1960.
- 1952
- Main Street, Central City
- View of Main Street in Central City, Colorado, most of which is in the shadows. The street is flanked by two and three story nineteenth century storefronts. The top stories of the buildings on the right side of the street are in the sunlight, and...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Grace Fornia
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Grace Fornia. She holds a violin and bow.
- Fornia, Grace.; Girls--1870-1880.
- [either 1872 or 1873]