Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Chief Ouray's Home
- View of a painting by C.H. Nichols titled "Chief Ouray's Home." Shows a man and woman in front of single-story buildings, a creek, a fence, clouds and jagged mountain peaks. The woman holds a bucket and the man leans against a horse.
- Houses--Colorado--1900-1910.; Paintings--1900-1910.
- 1908 April 1
- Allenspark citizens at Clara Belle mine while it was in operation
- Citizens of Allenspark, Boulder County, Colorado, that include John McCollister, Don Tripp, and C. H. Tripp, pose near the Clara Belle Mine, near the town.
- Miners--Colorado--Allenspark--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Allenspark--1900-1910.; McCollister, John.; Tripp, C. H.; Tripp, Don.
- July 4, 1903
- The old Methodist Church, built 1871 taken Jan. 8, 1906, just before the razing of the old to build the new church.
- Parishoners of the Old Methodist Church, built in 1871, pose in front of the building on a winter day in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County. Architectural features of the church include a front gable and a steeply- pitched roof, two lancet windows...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.
- 1906 January 8
- Frances Douglass, Union High school teacher
- In this standing protrait of Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Douglass, she wears a long dark skirt and a long-sleeved blouse with a pin on her collar. He wears a striped shirt, bow tie, and trousers with a leather belt and a waist watch chain. They stand in...
- Adams City (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Adams County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Teachers--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1920.; Douglass, Frances.
- [between 1909 and 1918]
- Broadway Theater
- Men and women pose in a coach in Denver, Colorado; they are identified as Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Barnes (back seat) and Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hutchinson (front seat). Letters read: "The Golden Coach Broadway Theater."
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Spouses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1954 June 11
- C. H. Nichols residence
- View of the C.H. Nichols house in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. The three-story stone house has a hip roof, chimneys, dormers, and covered porch.
- Nichols, C. H.--Homes & haunts.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Four members of forty each in a dif. state. Ja.J. Johnson, H.L.S. & C.H.A.
- Outdoor portrait (sitting and standing), facing northwest from New Mexico, of four white men: Ja. J. Johnson, H.L.S., C.H.A., and an unidentified man, near the Four Corners area boundary stake, each in a different state. The men pose amidst a rocky...
- Four Corners Region--1900-1910.; White Mesa (Utah)--1900-1910.; Historic markers--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Monuments & memorials--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Johnson, James J.
- [1908?]
- Boy
- Studio portrait of a young man. He wears a suit, vest, tie, pin, and watch chain.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Girls and boy
- Studio portrait of girls and a boy. They pose near a decorative plaster gate. They girls wear dresses with high collars and hats. The young man wears a suit, tie, and bowler.
- Boys--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Man
- Studio portrait of a man. He has a mustache and wears a jacket with a handkerchief in the pocket.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Pine Ridge Agency, S.D. (dramatics?)
- C. H. Cressey, correspondent for the Omaha Bee, kneeing with rifle and William F. Kelley reporter of the Omaha State Journal, with hand gun pose in mock combat with a Native American Lakota Sioux man with a raised knife, Pine Ridge Reservation,...
- Omaha Bee--People.; Omaha State Journal--People.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Historical reenactments--South Dakota--1890-1900.;...
- [1890]
- Pine Ridge Agency, S.D., group of men including Burke, Alf Bruckholder (?), Gilbert Bailey, James Cook, and W. F. Kelly
- A group of reporters and others pose, in a Sioux tepee camp on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. They include left to right C. H. Cressey, Omaha Bee correspondent; William F. Kelley, Nebraska State Journal; Major John Burke, (general...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge...
- [1890]
- Pine Ridge Agency, S.D., Indian posed with white man
- A Native American Sioux man points a rifle at C. H. Cressey, correspondent for the Omaha Bee, in mock combat, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. Two Sioux women look on and tepee camps show in background.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Performances & portrayals--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation...
- [1890]
- Pine Ridge Agency, S.D., Indian posed with white man
- C. H. Cressey, correspondent for the Omaha Bee, kneels and points a rifle at a Native American, Lakota Sioux man wearing a badge and with a raised knife, as William F. Kelley reporter of the Omaha State Journal looks on at the mock combat, in a...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Performances & portrayals--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation...
- [1890]
- Pine Ridge Agency, S.D.
- Group of Native American Lakota Sioux and white men pose in front of a log cabin, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. They include: center, Red Cloud Oglala chief, shaking hands with Major John Burke, general manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show;...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.;...
- [1890]
- Pine Ridge Agency, S.D.
- Group of Native American Lakota Sioux and white men pose in front of a log cabin, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. They include: center, Red Cloud Oglala chief, holding a document or newspaper with Major John Burke, general manager of Buffalo...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.;...
- [1890]
- Group of Apache renegades
- Studio portrait of a group Native American Apache men wearing moccasins, leggings, breechcloths, vests, shirts, and headbands in front of a painted mountain backdrop.
- Apache Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.
- [between 1878 and 1886?]
- At Red Spruce shaft house
- Doyle, timber man, Forrester, miner, Christopher, mechanic and hoist engineer, Baldwin, banker, Irvine, engineer and lawyer, C. H. Bruner, owner and banker, and Ironsmith, miner with mining candle, pose near the shaft house of the Red Spruce Mine...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1910.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Red Spruce Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1910.; Bruner, C. H.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Silver Plume
- View looking north, of Silver Plume, Colorado; shows the central business district, the lower slope of Republican Mountain, and silver mines including: the Diamond Tunnel, the Baxter, and the Payrock. The access road cuts across the entire image.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Silver Plume--1870-1880.
- [187-?]
- Among the mines on Carbonate Hill, Leadville, Col.
- A miner stands on ore cart tracks next to the headframe of a mine on Carbonate Hill, Leadville (Lake County) shows: buildings and tailings.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.; Leadville (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.
- 1900
- Argo smelting works (Boston and Colorado Smelting Co.)
- Interior view of an Argo Smelting Works building, owned by the Boston and Colorado Smelting Company, Denver, Colorado, shows a chimney surrounded by gutters emanating from a furnace. One of the furnace doors is open as a man uses a long steel rod...
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Furnaces--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1892
- Argo smelter refinery
- Interior view of an Argo smelting works building, owned by the Boston and Colorado Smelting Company, Denver, Colorado, shows a stack of crucibles on top of a furnace, a hoist, and a cart.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company--1890-1900.; Crucibles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Furnaces--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1892
- Wm. Beynon, died 1926, Argo Smelter, refinery
- William Beynon stands next to a cart in the Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery, Denver, Colorado shows: furnace, crucibles, and chain hoists.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Beynon,...
- 1892
- Argo Smelting Works (Boston and Colorado Smelting Co.)
- Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace with attached troughs, and a hopper.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Argo Smelting Works (Boston and Colorado Smelting Co.)
- Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace and chimney, hoppers, troughs.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Argo smelter, tub room silver refinery
- Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: row of round, wood tanks and rectangular containers.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Argo Smelting Works (Boston and Colorado Smelting Co.)
- Construction of a brick chimney at the Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: wood scaffolding, barrels, building materials.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Chimneys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1892
- Ino George, Jack O'Conner
- Ino George, with shovel, and Jack O'Conner inside the Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace and chimney, with hoppers, troughs.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; George,...
- 1892
- Argo smelting
- Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace and chimney, shovel, mallet, hoppers.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Chas Johnson, Ino George
- Ino George, with shovel, and Charles Johnson inside the Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace and chimney with hoppers.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; George,...
- 1892
- Arkansas Smelter, Leadville, Col.
- Arkansas Valley Smelting Company with refinery buildings and smokestacks in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado shows houses and "Dwyers Saloon."
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Smelters--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.
- 1900
- A mess scene - scene on 'round up' of 1887 in Dakota
- Men sit on the ground among saddled horses, a tent, and cook wagons in the Dakota Territory. Cattle are in the distance.
- Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Chuckwagons--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Cowboys--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Horses--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Outdoor cookery--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Interior of C. H. Whitmore & Co. store
- The interior of the C. H. Whitmore & Co. store in Canon City, Colorado, is filled with hardwood dressers, desks, mirrors, china, glass, dinnerware, kerosene lamps, coathooks, rolls of paper, framed pictures, and a manual carpet sweeper display...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Home furnishings stores--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- Divide "The backbone of the American continent"
- Panoramic view of the town of Divide, Colorado, in Teller County. Shows town on the plain; log and dead tree are in foreground.
- Divide (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Covered wagons and ox teams
- Teams of oxen pull multiple covered wagons across the Great Plains in Colorado, Wyoming, or the Dakotas. Shows men on horseback and near the wagons.
- Great Plains--1870-1900.; Covered wagons--1870-1900.; Ox teams--1870-1900.; Shipping--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1891?]
- Royal Gorge, Grand Canon of the Arkansas, Colorado
- View of Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks and the Arkansas River in Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado. Men stand near the three rail tracks and a stone retaining wall. Hanging Bridge is in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Arkansas River--1900-1910.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- 1900
- Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Olmstead letter
- Letter written by A.L. of Trinity Methodist Church to Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Olmstead regarding their presence at the Pioneer Sunday Celebration on June 15, 1913 at Trinity Methodist Church in Denver, Colorado.
- Broadhurst, Henry P.--Archives.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1913 June 10
- June class 1919 Whittier School, Denver, Colo
- White and Black (African American) girls, boys, men, and women pose at Whittier School in Denver, Colorado; they are identified as: "Elsie Sullivan, Winona F. Andrews, Dora Sawyer, Ella Remsher, Myra A. Sinclair, Etta K. Hildebrand, Gladys Wells,...
- Whittier School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1919 June
- Taken at the head of the Greeley waterworks
- The mayor and members of the Greeley City Council pose in front of the open doorway of a masonry building in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County. Most of the men are wearing suits; one is in trousers and a long- sleeved shirt, and another is in...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Municipal officials--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Woman's Relief Corps
- Group portrait of the Woman's Relief Corps, Gunnison, Colorado, includes: wives of J. M. Allen, J. C. McKee, W. S. Rainbow, F. D. Van Aken, Gel. Bird, J. H. Gavette, H. S. Martin, Charles Nelson Blackstock, C. H, Meyer, A. A. Unruh, Elmer Wiley,...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military spouses--Colorado--Gunnison--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Gunnison--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Hunt's Addition thru Kenberma's Addition, 2nd Filing: Kasserman's Addition, block 20
- S University Place thru The Town of Highlands: The Town of Highlands block 23
- S University Place thru The Town of Highlands: The Town of Highlands block 32
- S University Place thru The Town of Highlands: The Town of Highlands block 34
- Crested Butte from the north west
- View of frame houses and commercial buildings in the Slate River valley in Crested Butte (Gunnison County), Colorado. Signs on false-front or gabled buildings read: "Bowman House" and "Butte Stable." The three-story clapboard Elk Mountain House is...
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Crested Butte--1880-1890.
- 1883 July
- Durango, 1889, D. & R.G.R.R.
- Panoramic view of houses, commercial buildings, and churches in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado. Smoke rises from probably the San Juan Smelter. The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad depot is near the smelter. Shows brick commercial buildings on...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Durango (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Durango--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Durango--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Main St., Grand Junction, south side
- View of frame and brick commercial buildings on the 400 block of Main Street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. Two-story buildings have arched windows and wide eaves with brackets. Signs read: "Hardware & Stoves," "The Famous Clothing,"...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Corner of Fourth and Main Streets
- Men stand and pose outside commercial businesses on the 400 block of Main Street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. Two-story brick commercial buildings have arched windows, flat roofs, and brackets below the cornice. Signs read: "Cameron &...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.; Law enforcement officers--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.; Crowley, Tim, marshal.
- [1884?]
- Silverton, D.& R.G.R.R. San Juan
- Panoramic view of frame houses and commercial buildings in Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows the Grand Hotel with dormer windows, the Congregational Church, and Animas River. Trees and patches of snow are on Anvil Mountain.
- Anvil Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Como Lake and South Park, D. & S.P.R.R.
- View of Como Lake in Park County, Colorado. Shows grassy plains around the lake in South Park, the grade for Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad tracks; houses or tents in King (Como) are in the distance.
- Como Lake--1880-1890.; King (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Valleys--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1888?]