Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The Pride of Leadville, Col. U.S.A.
- This view, from the south, of horse drawn wagons and carriages up Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado, includes brick commercial blocks with awnings, the old Lake County Courthouse with Lady Justice and her scales, and the Tabor Grand Hotel in...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Courthouses--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Telegraph...
- 1890
- Jarvis Hall
- Group portrait of students in military uniforms with flat top caps forming a V on the steps of Jarvis Hall, early Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. Members include: C.B. Kellogg, B.W. Carter, W.B. McAlister, David...
- Golden (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Golden--1880-1890.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1880-1890.; Colorado School of Mines (Golden, Colo.)
- 1885?
- Burro Train, Ouray, Colo., U. S. A.
- View of Cascade Trail above Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, and a pack train. The Denver & Rio Grande Depot is beyond houses and businesses below.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Cascade Trail (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Georgetown, Col., U. S. A.
- View towards the southwest over Georgetown, Colorado. Landmarks include: the Cushman Block, Alpine Hose Company No. 2 firehouse tower, the Hamill House, and the High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop in valley leading to Silver Plume, between...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Georgetown, Colorado
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking southwest toward the valley leading to Silver Plume, where the High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop is visible between Leavenworth and Republican Mountains. Visible landmarks in the grid-plan town include the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [1890?]
- Interior of the Trinity M. E. Church showing the great organ Denver, Col
- Interior view of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church at 18th (Eighteenth) Avenue and Broadway in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Seats and an organ are near the altar.
- Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Methodist Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1890
- The great gold belt, Ouray, Colo. U. S. A.
- A miner and his wife pose with other miners by the entrance to a tent on a mountain near Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Loading the great burro train, Aspen, Col.
- View of burros wearing pack saddles and people in traveling clothes; shows men sitting on horses, railroad cars in a line on the track and a building under construction; Aspen Mountain in the background.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Travel--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- 1890
- The boys day, Glenwood Springs, Col. U. S. A.
- Children frolic in the hot springs spa pool in the town of Glenwood Springs, Colorado (formerly known as Defiance), in Garfield County. Water gushes out of the fountain in the center of the pool as boys jump off into the pool. Spectators stand at...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children playing in water--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.
- 1890
- The Great Loop, near Georgetown
- View of a Colorado Central Railroad passenger train on the Devil's Gate viaduct near Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Clear Creek runs under the bridge. A gravel road and railroad grade are seen in the distance along the mountain side.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- 1890
- Leadville, Col. U.S.A.
- View northeast across Leadville, Colorado, shows two-and-a- half-story brick Ninth Street School with belltower and decorative vents among two-story wood frame residences and false front businesses. A large poster on a board fence reads "...lton...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885]
- In town for supplies, Ouray, Col., U. S. A.
- View north of Main (Third, 3rd) Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, shows a pack train assembling in front of the Beaumont Hotel. The burros are loaded with milled lumber.
- Beaumont Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Lumber--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.;...
- 1890
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- View of a wood frame structure with a taxidermic buffalo head and tents, part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A man stand in front of one of the tents with lettering: "Official Head[quarters] B.B.W.W. Co."
- Tents--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Intersection of Tomichi Ave. and Pine St.
- Sam S. Duree stands in the intersection of Pine Street and Tomichi Avenue, Gunnison, Colorado. The old Pine Street School is across from the Oucalt Brothers Free Stabling building. Wood frame buildings are under construction among the existing...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1882]
- Broadway School Faculty
- Exterior photograph is the Broadway School Faculty. The teachers of the Broadway School are sitting in front of the door.
- Teachers.; Broadway School (Denver, Colo.); Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1896
- Western History Subject Index
- O. B. W. irrigation company
- Western History Subject Index
- Lewis, B.W. (Wally)
- Western History Subject Index
- Chidlaw B. W" , General
- Western History Subject Index
- B. W. Tone, Jr. lode. Central City district. Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Mittlobrok, B. W
- Western History Subject Index
- Robinson, B. W
- Western History Subject Index
- Rogers, B. W
- Western History Subject Index
- Sandford, B. W,
- Western History Subject Index
- Speer, B.W
- Western History Subject Index
- Spenser, B. W
- Western History Subject Index
- STEELE, B. W
- Western History Subject Index
- STEELE B. W
- Library Hall & Longs Peak, Longmont, Colo. built in 1871 by C. C. Calkins and where the 1st male child, B. W. Calkins was born, in the City of Longmont.
- "Library Hall, the large building left center, was built in 1871, and served as Longmont's first school, town hall, library and community center. It was paid for and partly furnished by Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, of New York, for whom the park, one...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Longmont--1870-1880.
- 1872
- Salida, from the hill, U.S.A.
- View of Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows the Arkansas River with bridges, Denver and Rio Grande railroad Depot, tracks and train, houses, commercial buildings including the Monte Cristo Hotel.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Arkansas River--1880-1890.; Salida (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Loading the great burro train, Aspen, Col, USA
- Pack mules and men on horses wait in Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado; freight cars, construction, houses, and mountains are in the background.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mules--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Transportation--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- 1890
- The miners ships, Ouray, Col. U.S.A.
- View of pack burros on a trail in Ouray County, Colorado; cliffs are in the background.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mules--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1900.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1900.; Transportation--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Panning out the gold in the Klondyke [i.e. Klondike], Alaska
- Gold miners use a pan and churn for hydraulic placer mining, in the Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska), Alaska. A man has a knife on his belt; a woman wears a bow.
- Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska)--1890-1900.; Gold mining--Alaska--Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska)--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Alaska--Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska)--1890-1900.; Mining equipment--Alaska--Yukon River Valley...
- 1899
- Larimer Street Denver, Colorado
- Rooftop view of buildings in downtown Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons are parked near the sidewalk. Signs read: "Denver Photographic Rooms," "J. J. Reithman & Co.," "S. L. Holzman," "Rickard Men's Furniture," "Railroad Tickets," "Cigars...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [1879]
- Don't be frightened, old Jenny is trne, Aspen, Colorado
- A man holds two burros bearing two children next to elevated tracks above Aspen, Colorado. The tracks are built on mine tailings leading out of a mine.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Fun for the Boys, Glenwood Springs, Col., U. S. A.
- People frolic in the pool in the hot springs spa pool in the town of Glenwood Springs, Colorado (formerly known as Defiance), in Garfield County. A large fountain in the pool sprays water into the air as children jump off of it. Others hang on to...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children playing in water--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Fun for the boys, Glenwood Springs, Col. U. S. A.
- Five boys play on a fountain that squirts water in the center of the Natatorium in the town of Glenwood Springs (formerly known as Defiance), Colorado, in Garfield County. Other children frolic on the pool's deck and in the water. The Stone Bath...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children playing in water--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Fountains--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Glenwood...
- 1890
- The merry Colorado volunteers at "Schlitz" battery, P. I.
- Group portrait of First Colorado Regiment soldiers in the Philippines; men with rifles laugh and hoist beer bottles.
- Spanish-American War, 1898--Military personnel.; Eating & drinking--Philippines--1890-1900.; Infantry--American--Philippines--1890-1900.; United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st.
- [1898]
- Trip to New Mexico, D.& R.G.R.R., U.S.A.
- Men in suits pose beside Denver and Rio Grande Railroad cars and tracks in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Shows two steam engines, passenger cars, and San Antonio Mountain in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Rio Arriba County (N.M.)--1880-1900.; San Antonio Mountain (Rio Arriba County, N.M.)--1880-1900.; Mountains--New Mexico--Rio Arriba County--1880-1900.; Passengers--New Mexico--Rio Arriba...
- [between 1886 and 1900?]
- Toltec Gorge, D.& R.G.R.R., U.S.A.
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad engine on a trestle in Toltec Gorge in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Men pose beside the engine or on steep rock walls.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Rio Arriba County (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Toltec Gorge (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--New Mexico--Rio Arriba County--1890-1900.; Passengers--New Mexico--Rio Arriba County--1880-1900.; Railroads--New...
- 1890
- Toltec gorge, D.& R.G.R.R. U.S.A.
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks and a steam engine near a tunnel at the edge of Toltec Gorge, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Shows rock formations and telegraph poles beside tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Rio Arriba County (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Toltec Gorge (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--New Mexico--Rio Arriba County--1880-1900.; Railroads--New Mexico--Rio Arriba County--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1900?]
- Red Cliff Mountain, Col. U.S.A.
- A view of two engines of the Silverton Railroad on Red Mountain in Ouray County, Colorado shows a snowshed and debris near the railroad grade.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1900.; Snowsheds--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Leadville looking toward Carbonate Hill from Capital [sic] Hill Colorado views
- This view looking south from Capitol Hill to Carbonate Hill, in Leadville, Colorado includes small wood frame residences, some with laundry on lines, a corral, a false front business with a sign reading "C.M. Jenks & Co. groceries" and a horse...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Construction--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Residential streets--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1897]
- Royal Gorge, Grand Canyon of the Arkansas
- Well dressed people, probably part of an excursion, pose near a locomotive and train near Hanging Bridge, on the Arkansas River, in Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Shows steep canyon walls.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Arkansas River--1880-1890.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Don't be frightened, old Jenny is true, Aspen, Col. U.S.A.
- A boy and a girl ride on a mule on a path in Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. A young man holds the mule's reins. The girl wears a dress and tall, lace hat. Shows a tipple and a tailings pile beside the trail. Railroad tracks, frame houses and...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Riding--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Tipples--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- [1890]
- Central City
- Panoramic view of Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. Landmarks: the Teller House, Central City Opera House, and St. James's Methodist Church. Signs: "Teller House" and "Temple of Fashion Dry Goods Carpets."
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1879 and 1880?]