Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1st artificial class, Miss Lockhart, W. H. Lockhart - Miss Carleton (Mrs. Dr. Magruder)
- Miss Lockhart, Miss Carleton and William H. Lockhart, secretary at the Alfalfa Land & Cattle Company, ride in a Flower Carnival parade entry decorated with artificial flowers and foliage, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Artificial flowers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- 1st Christian Church, Nevada Ave. opposite the Acacia Park
- View of First Christian Church, Nevada Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The brick and stone building has a belltower, steeple, corner turret and roof cresting.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900]
- 1st Nat. Bank, 20 yrs. ago, A. H. Hunt, cash, at window
- Interior view of the First National Bank, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, features coffered wood ceilings and an ornate, three-windowed tellers box and brass footrails under writing shelves. A. H. Hunt, the cashier is behind beaded...
- First National Bank (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bank tellers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banking--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- 1st nature of flowers, Mrs. Geo W. Trimble & Mrs. Hunter
- View of a Sunflower Carnival Parade entry Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a horse drawn carriage decorated with fresh flowers, a driver wearing a top hat and Mrs. Geo. W. Trimble and Mrs. Hunter in ruffled white blouses, high...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Flowers--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- 1st Prize "Progress of Christianity" by Presbyterian Sunday school
- The first prize entry in the Sunflower Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado, shows women (some Black) and children on a float decorated with flowers, gauze, and banners; one reads: "The Progress of Christianity." Men in white suits and straw...
- African Americans--Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Banners--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado...
- [1906 July 4?]
- 1st prize ponies, Master George Shields young son of the President of the Carnival J. G. Shields accompanied by Miss Augusta Wight
- George Shields and Augusta Wight ride in the first prize Sunflower Carnival Parade entry, a pony cart, adorned with evergreen sprigs and crepe paper flowers, in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. They wear straw hats; hers is wide brimmed...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Artificial flowers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- 1st prize ponies, Master George Shields, young son of the president of the carnival. Accompanied by Miss Augusta Wright.
- George Shields and Augusta Wright ride in a pony cart, decorated with evergreen sprigs and crepe paper flowers, at the Sunflower Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The children wear straw hats ; hers is wide brimmed and flowered. A man...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- 1st Prize Progress of Christianity by Presbyterian Sunday School
- The first prize entry in the Sunflower Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, includes women (some Black) and children on the float decorated with flowers, gauze, and banners: "The Progress of Christianity," Men in white suits...
- African Americans--Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Banners--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado...
- [1906 July 4?]
- 1st prize, Misses Phillips, Nells, & Sherwin
- Misses Phillips, Nells and Sherwin wear rose covered hats in a horse drawn buggy decorated with an arch with more blossoms and a "First Prize" banner, Sunflower Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Flowers--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- 1st prize, the Rock Island float
- View of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific float, at the Flower (or Sunflower) Carnival parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Horses pull a replica of an engine and caboose; children ride, waving United States flags.
- Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific Railway Company.--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades &...
- [between 1893 and 1906]
- 1st, W. McK. Barbour
- View of the first Prize winner in the Sunflower Carnival Parade Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a wagon and team decorated with flowers. William McK. Barbour, business manager of the "Gazette," in a white suit and straw hat, holds...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Ruins of the Rosebud Mill, Teller County, Colorado; shows stepped stone foundation built into the hillside, wheels, buckets, pipes, machinery parts, and wood piles.
- Rosebud Mill (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.; Ore industry--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.; Ruins--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- 28. Young Indian and Navajo blankets at Shiprock Fair.
- A Native American (Navajo) boy stands in a dirt courtyard at the Shiprock Fair, Shiprock, New Mexico. He stands near a wooden building which displays Navajo rugs and blankets outspread and hung from the roof. Men stand inside the three wall...
- Indians of North America--Children--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1910.; Navajo textile fabrics--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1910.; Shiprock (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Fairs--New...
- [between 1903 and 1908]
- 31. Navajo Indians Shiprock
- A group of Native American (Navajo) men, a woman, child, and baby in a cradleboard pose outdoors near an unhitched wagon at Shiprock, New Mexico. The men are wrapped in woven blankets and wear headbands. The woman wears a dress and shawl. The girl...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Shiprock--1890-1910.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--Shiprock--1890-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1890-1910.; Shiprock (N.M.)--1890-1910.; Cradleboards--New Mexico--Shiprock--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1908]
- 33. Navajo Indian girl at Shiprock
- Native American (Navajo) woman poses outdoors on horseback at Shiprock, New Mexico. The woman wears a dress and shirt. The horse has a saddle, bridle, and blanket.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Shiprock--1890-1910.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--Shiprock--1890-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1890-1910.; Shiprock (N.M.)--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--New Mexico--Shiprock--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1908]
- 48. Indian Hogan.
- View of a Native American (Navajo) hogan. The wood and earth covered hogan stands on a rocky desert landscape.
- Hogans--1890-1920.; Indians of North America--Structures--1890-1920.; Navajo Indians--Structures--1890-1920.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1890-1920.
- [between 1895 and 1915]
- "A. P." Mine
- Two prospectors pose with a barrel hoist under a log frame at the A.P. Mine, possibly in Teller or Douglas County, Colorado; shows wood plank structure with open door on roof and opening for an ore car on side, rock pilings, team of horses, and a...
- Hoisting machinery--Colorado--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills" : Illustrating the one hundred and twenty-first Psalm
- Woman wears a long dress with a shawl over her head and shoulders, her arm around a girl in a long belted dress and sandals. They stand on steps next to a wall in a stone, pueblo like dwelling with mountains in background.
- Women--Israel--1900-1910.
- [between 1906 and 1920?]
- "Johnnie" Cheyenne Canon.
- A donkey stands in a meadow near Stratton Park, North Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. The donkey wears a bridle, saddle, and blanket. A horse stands in the distance.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- "The Delight Makers" home. Tyuonyi, the most interesting ruin in Pajarito Park
- View of the Native American (Anasazi) Tyuonyi ruins in Pajarito Park (later Bandelier National Monument), New Mexico. A circular group of foundations of Pueblo style buildings circumscribe possibly three round kiva holes. A wooden rail fence...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1920.; Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Archaeological sites--New...
- [between 1900 and 1916]
- A Burro and Wagon
- A burro stands hitched to a two wheeled wagon on a well-traveled dirt path. Folded blankets are on the wagon. A four wheeled wagon stands in the distance. Mountains and trees are visible in the distance.
- Carts & wagons--1890-1900.; Donkeys--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- A car on the Pikes Peak Highway
- Two people sit and stand in an automobile on the Pikes Peak Carriage Road, El Paso County, Colorado. The road winds around a hairpin turn. Mesas are in the distance.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1915?]
- A circus scene
- A man at the Flower (or Sunflower) Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, wears a dress, wig and crown, and stands atop burros. Tents fill the background.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Circuses & shows--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Clowns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Cross dressing--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1893 and 1906]
- A Cripple Creek mine (the Logan)
- Groups of men work around a building at the Logan Mine, Cripple Creek, Colorado. One man dumps an ore car; another man chops wood. A team of horses stands by.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1930.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1930.
- [between 1890 and 1925?]
- A Cripple Creek Mine- "The Logan"
- View of the Logan Mine works near Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado. Men stand and sit near a two story wooden slat building with two smoke stacks. Smoke rises from an anchored smokestack. One man chops wood with an ax. A hitched wagon stands...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- A grassy resort
- Interior of a tavern, Grassy, Colorado, with a group of men, in hats and work clothes, drinking at a table with a bottle and glasses; some hold up their glasses for a toast. The walls are wood panels; crates, blankets, and wood are piled in a...
- Grassy (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Grassy--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Grassy--1890-1900.; Toasting--Colorado--Grassy--1890-1900.
- [1895?]
- A large gold nugget
- A pair of hands hold out a large gold nugget.
- Gold mining--1890-1910.; Gold--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- A Mellin's food Hopi baby, Oraibi, Arizona
- Native American (Hopi) woman leans over and stands up a large baby with her hands under his arms, Oraibi Pueblo, Arizona.
- Hopi Indians--Children--Arizona--Oraibi--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Oraibi--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Women--Arizona--Oraibi--1910-1920.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Oraibi (Ariz.)--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- A Potter, Van Briggle Pottery
- A man in a bowler hat, vest, bow tie and apron presses the brake of a potter's wheel with his foot, Van Briggle's Art Pottery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The belt-driven flywheel spins and the clay in his hands is still. Mugs and...
- Van Briggle Pottery Company--1900-1910.; Art pottery--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Potters--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Potteries--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- 1902
- A prospect soon to be a mine
- Man stands on a plank over a mine tunnel, shows wood structure and construction of a headframe, Colorado.
- Miners--Colorado--1890-1900.; Mining equipment--Colorado--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- A road through the woods
- View of a road that winds through a heavily wooded area, probably in Colorado. Small boulders and short grass are near the road.
- Roads--Colorado--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915]
- A sea of clouds, from Pikes Peak.
- View of low stratus clouds surrounding foothills near Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado. Cloud tops and fog swathe the mountains.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Clouds--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- A side street in Pemberton
- View overlooking Pemberton, Teller or Douglas County, Colorado; shows tents, frame commercial buildings, a horse and cart, and wagons in the street. Signs reads: "Lodging House."
- Pemberton (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Pemberton--1890-1910.; Tents--Colorado--Pemberton--1890-1910.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Pemberton--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1901?]
- A snowy mountain peak
- View of the top of a mountain, probably Pikes Peak in El Paso County, Colorado. A portion of the mountain top is covered with snow.
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- A Ute scout
- Outdoor portrait of Native American (Ute) man (on horseback); he wears beaded moccasins, fringed leggings, ammunition belt, and a feather in hair; horse has rope bridle and dark saddleblanket.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Guides & scouts--1890-1900.
- 1899
- A Ute war party
- View of Native American (Ute) war party on horseback with rifles drawn; they wear moccasins, pants, and feathers in their hair; all horses have bridles and saddles.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--War--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.
- 1899
- A view of the San Juan river
- Landscape with the San Juan River, trees, and mesas, possibly near Farmington, New Mexico.
- San Juan River (Colo.-Utah)--1910-1920.; Rivers--New Mexico--1910-1920.
- [1912?]
- A winter scene in the last snowstorm
- Snow covers fences, streets and yards of residences, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- A woman poses near a car
- A woman poses near an automobile parked probably on the Pikes Peak Carriage Road, El Paso County, Colorado. The road winds its way up the mountain over a rocky desert landscape. Mountains are in the distance.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1920.; Roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1915?]
- Above timber line. Pikes Peak.
- Men walk on the tracks of the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway above timberline in El Paso County, Colorado. The tracks make a series of turns near the edge of the mountain.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Timberline--Colorado--El Paso...
- [between 1891 and 1910]
- Above Tyuouyi [i.e. Tyuonyi] cliff- ceremonial cave- through the trees
- View of a Native American Anasazi Ceremonial Cave, Frijoles Canyon, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. The cliffside cave stands above trees which grow near the base of the cliff. A wooden ladder leads to the floor of the cave from a lower...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Spiritual life--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Caves--New...
- 1908
- Acoma
- Native American (Acoma) Mission of San Estevan (Esteban) Rey, Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico; an adobe church with twin bell towers and an attached convent. Shows an adobe structure and horses in foreground.
- Acoma Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Spiritual life--New Mexico--Acoma--1910-1920.; Acoma (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Catholic churches--New...
- 1899
- After the fire
- Six men survey destruction from second fire on April 29, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; five men have sherriff badges, some wear overcoats, and one man wears knee-high rubber boots and carries a lunch bucket.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Sheriffs--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- After the fire
- View of desolation caused by second fire on April 29, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; stark remains, twisted sheet metal and debris cover the ground and smoke still rises from ashes; residence or building with hipped roof are in background.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- After the race, San Geronimo Feast, Taos, N.M.
- Shows large crowd of spectators after the relay race, San Geronimo Fiesta, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. Native American (Taos) runners in center of crowd carry branches. Men, women and children are standing, sitting in wagons, most are wearing hats,...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; San Geronimo Fiesta (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Taos Pueblo...
- 1902
- Agency building at Shiprock.
- Shiprock Indian Agency building, Navajo Reservation, Shiprock, New Mexico; a two-story brick and granite building with a basement, front steps, raised front porch with columns and railing, pedimented entryway, and a pitched roof with dormers.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Navajo Agency--New Mexico--Shiprock--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Shiprock--1910-1920.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--Shiprock--1910-1920.; Shiprock (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--New...
- [1910?]
- Alamo Hotel
- View across intersection of Cucharas and Tejon Streets of the Alamo Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows the four-story brick building with stone trim, pediments, inset, arcaded balconies, cast metal bays, and arched windows,...
- Alamo Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Alamo Hotel Co Spgs
- View, from the intersection of Cucharas and Tejon Streets, of the Alamo Hotel in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The four story brick building has arched and bay windows. Awnings cover the windows of businesses. Bicycles and carriages...
- Alamo Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Albequerque [sic], N. M. Santa Fe R R Depot
- View of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe railroad depot, connected to the Alvarado Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Three men stand near the stucco Mission style building. Shows three unhitched flat-bed wagons and trolley tracks in the street.
- Alvarado Hotel (Albuquerque, N.M.)--1900-1920.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1920.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Railroad stations--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1911]
- Alfalfa, Antlers, Colo.
- Field crop of alfalfa, group of farm buildings, distant mountains in Antlers, Garfield County, Colorado.
- Antlers (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Alfalfa--Colorado--Antlers--1890-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--Antlers--1890-1930.; Farms--Colorado--Antlers--1890-1930.
- [between 1890 and 1925?]