Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Cleaves Memorial C.M.E. Church Fiftieth anniversary souvenir program
- Souvenir program for the fiftieth anniversary of the Cleaves Memorial C.M.E. Church located in Denver, Colorado.
- Cleaves Memorial C.M.E. Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1972
- Greeley, Colorado, portraits
- View of fifteen portraits of Greeley pioneers in Greeley (known initially as Union Colony), Colorado in Weld County. Photos of one couple, seven women, and seven men.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1980]
- Union Colony pioneers who came to Greeley in 1870
- View of fifteen portraits of Greeley pioneers in Greeley (known initially as Union Colony), Colorado in Weld County. Photos of two couples, eight women, and five men.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of a young girl, possibly the child of C.M. Webb. She wears a dark striped wool dress with a silk ribbon at her waist and a tall, feathered hat on her head. She sits on a bale of hay near a stone fence and holds a Christmas tree...
- Girls--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman, possibly C. M. Webb. She wears a tightly fitted black silk bodice trimmed with jet passementerie. Her bangs are short and puffed in the front.
- Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- C. M. Schayer, wholesale dealer in liquors, wines and cigars, 409 Blake Street, Denver, Col
- View of brick storefronts in Denver, Colorado, on Larimer Street; shows men in stovepipe hats, and boys posing on the balcony and boardwalk with wooden barrels. Signs read: "C. M. Schayer," and "A Braun Wholesale Paper."
- C. M. Schayer--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Liquor stores--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Mt. Mangart from Lake Fusine
- View of one of the Laghi di Fusine (Fusine Lakes) and the glacial amphitheater of Mount Mangart on the Slovenian and Austrian borders in Italy. Shows a small alpine lake and the steep rock walls of the mountain.
- Cirques (Glacial landforms)--Italy--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945.; Fusine Lakes (Italy)--1940-1950.; Mongart, Mount (Italy)--1940-1950.; Cliffs--Italy--1940-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1945?]
- Residence of C. M. Kittredge.
- Presentation view of the C. M. Kittredge residence at Colfax and Gaylord Streets in Denver, Colorado; architectural features include rusticated stone, arched, leaded glass windows, a faceted tower with bell cast roof, a circular balcony with...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Kittredge, Charles Marble, 1858-1940--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1885 and 1893]
- Residence of C. M. Kittredge cor Colfax and Gaylord Sts Denver Colo
- Floor plan from Lang and Pugh presentation album for the C. M. Kittredge residence at Colfax and Gaylord Streets in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Kittredge, Charles Marble, 1858-1940--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1885 and 1893]
- P. and C. M. J. Blackledge, Maine State Mission, Okla. Ter.
- Studio portrait of a white man and woman, identified as P. and C. M. J. Blackledge. He is sitting in a rocking chair and wears a suit and tie. She stands behind him wearing a full length, dark colored dress. The two may have been missionaries to...
- Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Oklahoma--1890-1900.; Oklahoma--1890-1900.; Missionaries--Oklahoma--1890-1900.; Women--Oklahoma--1890-1900.; Blackledge, C. M. J.; Blackledge, P.
- 1899
- "Charley" C. M. Wood
- C. M. Wood stands near a right-hand drive automobile parked in front of Frank L. Woodward's residence at 1357 Williams Street in Denver, Colorado. His wife sits in the passenger seat of the convertible automobile.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Wood, C. M.; Woodward, Frank Lincoln, 1866-1930.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- American Horse Ogallala [sic]
- Studio portrait of American Horse, a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man. He holds a tobacco pipe and wears beaded moccasins, fringed leggings, buckskin shirt, hair-pipe breastplate, and war bonnet headdress.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Oglala Indians--1880-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1900.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Southern Utes - 1899, fifth annual Festival of Mountain & Plain, Denver
- Studio portrait of an unidentified group of whites and Native Americans (Ute); Native American costume includes hair pipe chokers, earrings, beaded vests and shirts, rings, and medals. C. M. Day wears a ribbon reading: "Fifth Annual Festival of...
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Day, C. M. (Cassius Marion), 1864-1940.
- 1899
- Portrait with Utes
- Studio portrait of an unidentified group of whites and Native Americans (Ute); Native American costume includes hair pipe chokers, earrings, beaded vests and shirts, rings, and medals. C. M. Day wears a ribbon reading: "Fifth Annual Festival of...
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Day, C. M. (Cassius Marion), 1864-1940.
- 1899
- Georgetown
- Gravestones in the Georgetown, Clear Creek County, Colorado, cemetery have raised flowers and the inscription: "Henry. Son of C. M. & C. A. Westfall. Died Oct. 16(?), 1881. Aged 6 Ms. 24 Ds."
- Westfall, Henry, . d. 1881--Tomb.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Georgetown--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Turkey Creek Canon [sic]
- Mrs. Florence Ward Holland, Theodore Holland, C. Morgan Wood, and his wife, M. F. Wood have a picnic in Turkey Creek Canyon (Jefferson County), Colorado. A convertible automobile is nearby.
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Turkey Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Holland, Florence Ward.; Holland, Theodore.; Wood, C. Morgan.; Wood, M. F.
- 1906
- Grand Junction Cornet Band
- Members of the Grand Junction Cornet Band hold brass instruments or drums and pose in a row on Main street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. The men wear suits and hats, they hold musical instruments and are identified left to right as:...
- Grand Junction Cornet Band--People--1880-1890.; Grand Junction (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bands--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1889?]
- Adams Express Company, portrait
- Studio portrait of employees of the Adams Express Company, Denver, Colorado. Identification: "First row, read left to right - 1. C. V. Riley, 2. F. J. Gould, 3. C. M. Day, 4. R. S. Towne, 5. F. O. Reed, 6. J. C. North, 7. C. I. Fitzgerald, 8. J. W....
- Adams Express Company--People--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- 16th St. from Glenarm, Denver
- Ernest Morris, Lawyers.; View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street from Glenarm Place, Denver, Colorado; shows Kittredge building and Masonic Temple with United States flag flying from atop roof, horse-drawn carriages, delivery wagons (Campbell-Sell Baking...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1908]
- The Anaconda Mine, Gold Hill, Cripple Creek
- A group of men sit on and stand near sacks filled with raw ore from the Anaconda Tunnel Mine in the Cripple Creek Mining District (Teller County), Colorado. Some of the men wear work clothes, others appear to be business men and are dressed in...
- Anaconda Tunnel Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Portrait of a baby
- Studio portrait of a baby. The baby wears a white, full-length embroidered gown and sits on an upholstered chair with tassels. His mothers arm and shoulder are shown.
- Infants--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Hot Springs, Ark., from tower of the Eastman Hotel
- Pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages are on Central Avenue in Hot Springs (Garland County), Arkansas. Commercial buildings and residences line the street. Signs on awnings read: "C. M. Weaver, Book Store" and "Potash, Sulphur Water." Signs on...
- Hot Springs (Ark.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Arkansas--Hot Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Courthouse, Fremont, Cripple Creek
- Three men stand in front of canvas tent on wooden frame with sign "Charles H. Adams, Attorney at Law" attached to side, Cripple Creek, Colorado; sign on side of wooden horizontal plank frame reads: "Justice of the Peace."
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Law offices--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Lawyers--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Adams, Charles H.
- [1892 or 1893]
- First Bank, Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of A. A. Ireland Real Estate and Mining Property, building shared by Bank of Cripple Creek (also called First National Bank), Cripple Creek, Colorado; six men pose on front steps of one-story false front with shed roof wood frame...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Banks--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; False fronts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1896]
- Missouri City, Spring Gulch, Quartz Hill, Navada Gulch, and part of Central City
- Engraving of Missouri City, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows cabins, stages, trees, and pointed mountains. Also called Missouri Flats, this short lived gold town burst into existence in 1860.
- Missouri City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Gold mining--Colorado--Missouri City--1860-1870.
- 1861
- Sellar, Colo.
- View of snow-covered Sellar, Pitkin County, Colorado, (once a station stop on the Colorado Midland Railroad); shows the coal chute, section houses, water tank and grade loops in background. The cleared power line heads for Hell Gate.
- Sellar (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad facilities--Colorado--Sellar--1920-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--Sellar--1920-1930.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- January 1922
- Buena Vista at Bull Mtn.
- Six men pose at the Buena Vista gold mine, Teller County, Colorado. Mining buildings and equipment surround them and Big Bull Mountain is in the distance.
- Big Bull Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Buena Vista Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Teller...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Gold Hill from Squaw Gulch
- View shows Gold Hill from Squaw Gulch, Teller County, Colorado.
- Squaw Gulch (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Hills--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Great View, Gold Hill
- Miners pose near an ore car and wooden buildings at the Great View mine on Gold Hill, Teller County, Colorado.
- Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1920.; Great View Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1920.;...
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Gold King, Squaw Gulch
- View shows a team of horses near a tunnel of the Gold King mine on a hillside in Squaw Gulch, Teller County, Colorado.
- Gold King Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1910.; Squaw Gulch (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1910.; Valleys--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Dakota Indians
- Whites and Native Americans (Dakota) are gathered in a room in a building on the Devits Lake Agency, North Dakota (?). Identification reads: "Katie Veix, Asst. Clerk, J. W. McCabe, Chief Clerk, Little Fish, Chief, Simon Court, Interpreter, C. M....
- Dakota Indians--North Dakota--1900-1910.; Indian interpreters--North Dakota--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--North Dakota--1900-1910.; Indian agents--North Dakota--1900-1910.; Indian reservations--North Dakota--1900-1910.; Women--North...
- 1909?
- Sintegaleska, Spotted Tail, Oglala Dakota 1.
- Studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Spotted Tail, Dakota Chief, wearing scarf, jacket and blanket.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Spotted Tail, 1823-1881.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Spotted Tail, Dakota Chief, leaning on rock, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Spotted Tail, Dakota Chief, wrapped in blanket, standing next to rock.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Spotted Tail, 1823-1881.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Spotted Tail, Dakota Chief, blanket wrapped around him, full length
- Studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Spotted Tail, Dakota Chief, standing, wrapped in a blanket.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Spotted Tail, 1823-1881.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Spotted Tail, Dakota Chief, leaning on rock
- Photograph of a studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Spotted Tail, Dakota Chief, wrapped in blanket, standing next to rock.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Spotted Tail, 1823-1881.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Spotted Tail, Dakota Chief, leaning on rock
- Studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Spotted Tail, Dakota Chief, wrapped in blanket, standing next to rock.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Spotted Tail, 1823-1881.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Spotted Tail, Dakota Chief, with blanket, full length
- Studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Spotted Tail, Dakota Chief, standing, wrapped in blanket.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Spotted Tail, 1823-1881.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Spotted Tail, Dakota Chief, leaning on rock, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Spotted Tail, Dakota Chief, wrapped in blanket, standing against rock.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Spotted Tail, 1823-1881.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Cottage in Empire, Colorado
- This two story log house, in Empire (City), Colorado, was built by Dr. D. W. King, the county's first coroner, in 1861. It was located on the, "slope of Main Street."
- Empire (Colo.)--1860-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Empire--1860-1900.
- [between 1861 and 1900]
- MT train, engine number 56, engine type 2-8-0
- Train # 6, passenger train, at Bison; on the C.M., 5 cars. Photographed: near Woodland Park, Colo., 1918.
- Locomotives--1910-1920.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1918.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Woodland Park.; Midland Terminal Railway.
- 1918
- Eldora Colo 1896
- Wooden residential and commercial buildings line a dirt road during the early days in Eldora (Eldorado), Colorado.
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Roads--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Grand River No. 1020
- A man stands on a wooden boardwalk in front of the entrance to the vapor caves outside of the town of Glenwood Springs (formerly known as Defiance), Colorado, in Garfield County. The Colorado River (formerly known as the Grand River) flows past...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Boardwalks--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1910.; Caves--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1910.
- [between 1885 and 1905]
- Sacred Thirty Six - Denver Country Club
- Group portrait of guests and African American (Black) waiters at a dinner party at the Denver Country Club in Denver, Colorado; decor includes nouveau borders, light fixtures, and a taxidermied fish. Legible identification reads: "Right hand wing,...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver Country Club (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Banquets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Country clubs--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- MT depot
- Depot with Midland Terminal observation coach 29, ex C.M. 111; shows Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion. Photographed: at Cripple Creek, Colo., February 6, 1949.
- Railroad stations--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Cripple Creek.; Midland Terminal Railway.
- 1949
- Spotted Tail, Dakota, standing, has blanket around him, 3/4 length
- Spotted Tail, Dakota, 3/4 length standing studio portrait with painted backdrop; unbraided hair, blanket wrapped around mid-torso.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Spotted Tail, 1823-1881.
- [188?]
- Balanced Rock: Garden of the Gods
- Balanced Rock sandstone rock formation in Garden of the Gods, west of Colorado Springs; tree at left; shadow in right foreground.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Hotel Colorado, Glenwood Springs
- Northwest view, portion of the thermal springs swimming pool (with slide) and Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs, Colorado; bridge at far left; lawn in foreground.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotel...
- [between 1892 and 1901]
- The Lake, Green Mountain Falls
- Lake at Green Mountain Falls, a resort northwest of Manitou, Colorado; island in center of lake with gazebo; boathouse and rowboats in distance; fisherman at right foreground with parasol; Green Mountain Hotel (built in 1888 and opened in 1889) in...
- Green Mountain Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gazebos--Colorado--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1880-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1888 and 1901]
- 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]
- Colo. Midland Depot, Manitou
- View of the Colorado Midland Railway depot in Manitou, Colorado; tracks in foreground.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1887 and 1901]