Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Larimer Street
- Rooftop view of Larimer Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. A horse-drawn streetcar and buggies are on the street. Signs on nearby buildings read: "Singer Sewing Mac[hines]," "Dr. Lawr[ence]," "Gallup Standbury," "Wallpaper, Cutlery, Notions,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; City & town life--Colorado--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--1870-1880.
- [1879]
- Blackhawk
- View northwest of Bates Hill as it descends to North Clear Creek in Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows processing mills that cover the creek to process ore from mines further up the gulch. Nathaniel Hill's Boston and Colorado Smelter with a...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1880.; North Clear Creek (Gilpin County-Jefferson County, Colo.)--1860-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1880.; Smelters--Colorado--Blackhawk.
- [between 1862 and 1878]
- Denver
- View along Larimer Street, Denver, Colorado, shows the busy business district with brick two story buildings and a few wood false fronts. Teams of oxen with yokes pull supply and delivery wagons. Signs on the Fillmore Block include: "Heywood...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Ox teams--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1878]
- Denver
- Rooftop view of commercial district, Denver, Colorado, shows brick two, three, and four story buildings and a few wood false fronts. A delivery wagon and carriage park along boardwalk. Signs include: "Confectionery," Denver Athenaeum," "C. T....
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1877]
- Denver, Colorado
- View along Larimer Street, Denver, Colorado, shows the business district with brick two story buildings and a few wood false fronts. Signs include: "Market," "Sands & Kline Dry Goods," "Hense & Gottesleben Jewelry Silverware," "Boots and Shoes,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1878]
- Larimer Street
- Rooftop view of Larimer Street, Denver, Colorado, shows a busy business district with brick, two and three story buildings and a few wood false fronts. Delivery wagons and carriages park along boardwalk. Signs include: "Market," "Frank Winfield...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Larimer Street
- View of Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the business district buildings read: "Chamberlain's Ambrotype And Photographic Gallery" and "Bookstore The News Depot".
- Chamberlain's Ambrotype and Photographic Gallery (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Photographic...
- [1889]
- Central City
- View of Central City, Colorado; shows Main Street, the Teller House, and St. James' Methodist Church. Houses surround the town, with barren hills in the background.
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1877]
- Colorado River
- A man stands on a hill above the Colorado River as it enters a canyon near Hot Sulphur Springs in Grand County, Colorado. Shows sediment at the river's edge, talus, trees and shrubs in the valley.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico.)--1860-1880.; Grand County (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Grand County--1860-1880.; Valleys--Colorado--Grand County--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1877]
- Kelso cabin
- Exterior view of a one-story log cabin with a gable roof near Georgetown, Colorado. Two large pine trees are on either side in the foreground; a covered wagon is to the left of the cabin. Six people stand in front of the cabin: two men in suits;...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Log cabins--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1875?]
- Georgetown--looking South
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking south. The buildings in the foreground are of wood construction and include residences and barns; some are surrounded with rail fences. Tall evergreen trees are visible, but the area is primarily open, with...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1875?]
- Glen Eyrie
- Exterior view of Glen Eyrie near Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northeast. The residence of General William Jackson Palmer, founder of Colorado Springs, is three story, with a chimney and ridge cresting. Trees conceal most of the house except...
- Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909--Homes & haunts.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Mineral Springs near Colorado City
- View of the gazebo at the Navajo Spring, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, a rustic struture with faceted conical roof and uprights of rough tree branches surrounded by tourists. Two men stand on the roof; one wears a tall, shiny stovepipe hat. One...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Gazebos--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1882?]
- Lawrence and 15th
- View of Lawrence Street, Auraria, in Denver, Colorado, at the intersection of 15th; shows businesses, storefronts with awnings, barrels, and signs: "T. Berman, Merchant Tailor," and "Geiger Boots and Shoes."
- Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Silver Plume
- View northwest in Silver Plume, Colorado; the central business district is in the foreground, and Republican Mountain and mines are in the background. Mines include: the Diamond Tunnel, the Baxter, and the Dunkirk. The haul road is visible cutting...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Silver Plume--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1879?]
- Green Lake house
- Men and women pose near rowboats, dirt paths, and a house on the shore of Green Lake, south of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows a house with a hip roof, sash and bay windows and an entrance with columns.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Green Lake (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1860-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1860-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1860-1880.; Rowboats--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1880?]
- Forks of the creek
- A horse-drawn wagon is on a road near the confluence of two mountain creeks in a narrow canyon in Boulder County, Colorado. Men in the wagon wear hats. Shows a wooden trunk and horse switches in the wagon. Logs, rocks and white water are in the...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Middle Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Boulder County--1860-1880.; Streams--Colorado--Boulder County--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1877]
- Scenes on the Blue
- View of the Blue River in Summit County, Colorado. Shows a tributary beside the river, and trees in the valley. A horse grazes in a meadow.
- Blue River (Colo. : River)--1860-1880.; Summit County (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Meadows--Colorado--Summit County--1860-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Summit County--1860-1880.; Valleys--Colorado--Summit County--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1877]
- Forks of the creek
- View of the confluence of North Clear Creek and Clear Creek in Clear Creek Canyon near the Forks Creek railroad stop in Jefferson County, Colorado. Shows a flume, Colorado Central Railroad tracks, and a tent in the canyon.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; North Clear Creek (Gilpin County-Jefferson County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1877 and 1880?]
- Platte Canon
- View of the South Platte River in Platte Canon (Jefferson County and Douglas County), Colorado. Shows steep canyon walls and loose rock beside the river in the narrow valley.
- Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1860-1880.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1860-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--1860-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--1860-1880.; Rock formations--Colorado--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1877]
- Canyon of the Grand [sic]
- View of the Colorado River as it enters a canyon near Hot Sulphur Springs in Grand County, Colorado. Shows talus, trees, shrubs and log fences near the river.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1860-1880.; Grand County (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Grand County--1860-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Grand County--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1877]
- Glen Eyrie
- Exterior view of Glen Eyrie, near Manitou Springs, Colorado. This three story frame residence remodelled since first built in 1871 by General William Palmer, the founder of Colorado Springs and prominent Manitou citizen, has a gabled roof, a...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1883 and 1886?]
- Denver, 1864
- Panoramic view of brick and frame commercial buildings in downtown Denver, Colorado and the flooded South Platte River nearby. Shows the brick Denver Mint building at 16th (Sixteenth) Street and Market Street and businesses on probably Larimer...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1864 May 19
- South Park ranch
- View of Judge Costilla's (?) log house on his ranch on the South Park Line of the Colorado and Southern Railroad, Colorado. The long rectangular structure has a wood plank roof and a display of antlers and bones along the front of it. Outside a log...
- Costilla, Judge--Homes & haunts.; Ranches--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1881]
- Georgetown from Democrat Mt.
- Stereograph view of Georgetown, Colorado, looking southeast; shows the west fork of South Clear Creek covered by several bridges and many wood construction buildings including the brick school house, built in 1874. The Cushman Block, on Alpine...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1880?]
- Manitou House near Mineral Springs
- Exterior view of the Manitou House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. Built in 1872, this three-story gable roof frame structure features chimneys, central dormer, and wrap-around open air porch and balcony. Diamond shaped...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Manitou House Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1872 and 1880?]
- Larimer St
- View of Larimer Street and nearby buildings in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the buildings and awnings read: "Singer Sewing Mach[ines] Dr. Lawrence[e]," "Carpets," "Munk & Stapper," "Gallup," "Stanbury," "Manhattan Jewlers," "Watches Clocks," "Carpets...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Shoe stores--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1877]
- Denver City, C. T.
- Rooftop view of Larimer and McGaa (Market) Streets in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the business district buildings read: "Chamberlain's Ambrotype And Photographic Gallery", "Ladies Emporium", "Woolworth & Moffat", "Blank Books School Books Maps",...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Larimer & 15th
- View of Larimer Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows horses and buggies, brick business storefronts, and signs: "B. H. Bayless Furniture," "Chamberlain's Rocky Mountain Views," and "City Drug store."
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Larimer Street
- Rooftop view of Larimer Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn buggies are parked near the boardwalk. Signs on buildings read: "B. H. Bayles Furniture," "Gallup Stanbury," "Clothing," "Boots & Shoes," "Chamberlain's Mountain Views," "City...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Mammie Denver- Col.
- Interior view of the William Newton Byers house at Colfax Avenue and Sherman Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Ornate tea service and flowers are on a wood table in the room.
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1878 February 12
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 1, 1909 February 20
- Hydraulic mining Hoosier Pass, Summit Co
- View of a placer gold mine near Hoosier Pass, Summit County, Colorado; shows an eroded chasm. A miner is by the sluice, holding a gold pan.
- Sluices--Colorado--Summit County--1860-1890.; Summit County (Colo.)--1860-1890.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Summit County--1860-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Summit County--1860-1890.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Summit County--1860-1890.;...
- [between 1860 and 1890?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Tombstone, Arizona
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Business
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 33, 1911 August 12
- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- Tabouachacet - Ute chief
- Head and shoulders portrait of a Native American Ute, identified as Tabouachacet (Tab-u-cha-kat). He wears a loose shirt, decorative sash, bead necklace, and pendant necklace.
- Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Ute Indians--1860-1880.; Tab-u-cha-kat, Ute Indian.
- [between 1862 and 1877]
- A. B. Sampson Springfield Mass
- Studio portrait of A. B. Sampson, Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment, Company F, or "Fort Lyons Company J."
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Sampson, A. B.
- 1864 April 10
- B. L. Thomas, Elmira, Fulton Co, Ohio - Fort Logan
- Studio portrait of Benjamin L. Thomas, Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Men--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Thomas, Benjamin L.
- 1864 March 23
- Frank Holmes Pleasant Plains, Sangamon County, Illinois
- Studio portrait of Frank Holmes, Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment, Company F.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Holmes, Frank, Colorado 1st Cavalry officer.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- W. C. Pott Port Carbon, Schuylkill Co, Penn
- Studio portrait of W. C. Pott, Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment, Company F.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Pott, W. C.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- Samuel Lewis, Lake Mills, Jefferson Co Wis.
- Studio portrait of Samuel F. Lewis, Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment, Company F.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Lewis, Samuel F.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- Joseph W. Aldrich - Post Mill Village, Orange County, Vermont - Fort Logan
- Studio portrait of Joseph W. Aldrich, Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment (died at Sand Creek). Uniform includes a kepi hat, rifle, pistol, and sword.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Aldrich, Joseph W., Colorado 1st Cavalry.
- 1864 March 15
- Colorado Cavalry Officer
- Studio portrait of an officer in the Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment; uniform includes a kepi hat and an overcoat with fur collar and cuffs.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- J. Bales Taylorville, Pike Co, Iowa
- Studio portrait of Jacob Bales, of the Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Bales, Jacob.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- Wm. R. Beatty
- Studio portrait of William R. Beatty, of the Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment, Company F.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Beatty, William R.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- Solon N. Ackley
- Studio portrait of Solon N. Ackley, of the Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment, Company F.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Ackley, Solon N.
- 1864 April 13
- Hollenbeck and Buchanan
- Studio portrait of John M. Hollenbeck (wearing ring) and Valentine P. Buchanan, of the Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment, Company F.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Buchanan, Valentine B.; Hollenbeck, John M.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- John Oster
- Studio portrait of John Oster, of the Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Oster, John.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]