Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Index to the Western History Department sheet music collection
- Music--scores.;
- 2013
- Black Hawk, Colo.
- Blackhawk lies at the mouth of Chase Gulch near Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. A railroad track forks in the foreground with one portion leading to the Polar Star Mill at right. The Empire Mill stands in the midground, and the Boiler Room...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- High Bridge over the Loop, above Georgetown, Colo., C. & S. Ry
- Complete view of Colorado & Southern Railway's High Bridge with narrow gauge track underneath bridge in Clear Creek Canyon above Georgetown, Colorado; part of Georgetown Loop; retouched double header passenger train crossing bridge; Clear Creek...
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890- 1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1899 and 1910]
- Sluice mining
- View of men placer mining probably somewhere in Colorado; men working with sluice box & shovels in streambed; copy glass plate attributed to L.C.McClure.
- Sluices--Colorado--1890-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Moffat Tunnel, East Portal
- Close up of East Portal Moffat Tunnel, Denver & Salt Lake Railroad Tunnel through Continental Divide, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows tunnel entrance and ventilating plant, railroad tracks, power lines, "No Trespassing" sign above white rocks placed...
- Denver and Salt Lake Railway Company--1920-1930.; Railroad tunnels--Colorado--Gilpin County--1920-1930.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Moffat Tunnel (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Gilpin County--1920-1930.
- [between 1927 and 1928]
- Locomotive (AT&SF)
- Copy of an H. S. Poley photograph shows an Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Locomotive as it speeds along with two freight cars and one passenger car south of Denver, Colorado.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1930.
- [194-?]
- Jewel Mines & Reduction Co., Pandora Mine
- View of Pitkin (Gunnison County), Colorado; shows frame houses, the Jewell Mines and Reduction Company mill, a water tank, rail fencing, businesses with false fronts, and ore cart tracks.
- Jewel Mines & Reduction Co. (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Pitkin (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Pitkin--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Pitkin--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Pitkin--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Looking west from tunnel six, Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway
- View west from tunnel six of two elevations of Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway standard gauge track winding through foothills of Rocky Mountains above Colorado Springs, Colorado; also called Cripple Creek Short Line; passenger...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Tunnels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Cripple Creek Dist.
- View of three elevations of probably Cripple Creek & Colorado Springs Railroad narrow gauge track servicing several mines in Cripple Creek District (Teller County), Colorado; retouched passenger train, center background; mines, tailings,...
- Teller County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Teller County--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1915 or 1917]
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway
- View of Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway passenger train and "High Drive" with horseback riders, near Colorado Springs, Colorado; also called Short Line; split log fence bordering dirt road, foreground; copy by McClure of an...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway
- View of two elevations of Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway standard gauge track with passenger train just crossed over wooden trestle, possibly near Silver Cascade Falls, Colorado in North Cheyenne Canyon; "High Drive" (dirt road)...
- North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Silver Cascade Falls (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--North Cheyenne Canyon--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- The laying of the cornerstone of the First Presbyterian church
- Spectators in Canon City, Colorado, watch a beam and pulley at the cornerstone laying ceremony for the First Presbyterian Church. Backs of women in the foreground show details of bodices, ribboned hats, fur coats, lace collars, and hairstyles...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cornerstones--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Great snow slide and snow tunnel on road between Ouray and Silverton, Colo
- Men and horse-drawn wagons pose by a snow tunnel on the Otto Mears toll road on Red Mountain Pass near Ironton Park (Ouray County), Colorado. Timber debris is mixed with snow in the snowslide.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Red Mountain Pass (Ouray County and San Juan County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Avalanches--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Ouray...
- 1888 July 6
- Ouray, Colo.
- Aerial view of Ouray, Colorado, with Rocky Mountains, amphitheater, and waterfall in background; shows wood-frame buildings and residences and dirt streets.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Mt. Shasta from Sissons [sic]
- Panoramic view of fir trees on Rainbow Ridge, a valley, and the snow-covered summit of Mount Shasta, Siskiyou County, California. Buildings, houses, fences, and meadows in Mount Shasta (Sisson) are in the valley.
- Mount Shasta (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Rainbow Ridge (Siskiyou County, Calif.)--1880-1910.; Shasta, Mount (Calif. : Mountain)--1880-1910.; Siskiyou County (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Cities & towns--California--Mount Shasta--1880-1910.;...
- [between 1887 and 1902?]
- "Rooster Rock," Columbia River
- View of Rooster Rock, a basalt pillar, and dense trees beside the Columbia River in Multnomah County, Oregon. People in a canoe are near the shore of the river.
- Columbia River--1880-1910.; Multnomah County (Or.)--1880-1910.; Rooster Rock (Multnomah County, Or. : Pillar)--1880-1910.; Beaches--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.; Canoes--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.; Rivers--Oregon--Multnomah...
- [between 1885 and 1902?]
- Arizona, the Grand Canon, looking up from Bissell's Point
- Panoramic view of eroded sandstone mesas and steep canyon walls near what is identified as Bissell's Point at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Shows sedimentary rock layers, trees, shrubs and the Colorado River in the canyon.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1900.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1890-1900.; Cliffs--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1890-1900.; Mesas--Arizona--Grand Canyon National...
- 1899
- Approaching Spearfish Canon, B. & M. R.R.
- Panoramic view of a rocky hillside above tracks of probably the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad Company in Spearfish Canyon (Lawrence County), South Dakota. People stand on tracks in front of an engine. Tree stumps and a mine shaft are on a...
- Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Lawrence County (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Spearfish Canyon (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1890-1900.; Mining--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1890-1900.; Railroad...
- [between 1898 and 1900?]
- Boulder, Col.
- Panoramic view of frame houses and buildings in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. Grass is on a hill near backyards on probably Hill Street (Mapleton Avenue). Downtown buildings include the domed Boulder County Courthouse and the Masonic Temple...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Flatirons, The (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Mountain of the Holy Cross
- View of Mount of the Holy Cross in the Sawatch Range, Eagle County, Colorado. Shows snow on a mountain peak, rocky ridges and talus.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Holy Cross, Mount of the (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.
- 1892?
- Colo. Midland wildflower excursion
- View of large group of men, women & children holding bouquets of wildflowers posed behind Colorado Midland Railway passenger train, somewhere in Colorado; observation car number 111 preserved at Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado;...
- Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Wildflowers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Gunnison Butte, Green River
- Expansive view of Green River and distant rock formation Gunnison Butte, Emery County, Utah; McClure photographed William H. Jackson's original photoprint.
- Emery County (Utah)--1890-1910.; Green River (Wyo.-Utah)--1890-1910.; Rivers--Utah--Emery County--1890-1910.; Rock formations--Utah--Emery County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Lake San Cristoval (sic)
- Partial view of Lake San Cristobal, Colorado; copy glass plate attributed to L.C. McClure, possibly original photograph by William H. Jackson.
- San Cristobal, Lake (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Tourists on Rollins Pass in July
- View of small group of women posed atop snow field in July on Rollins Pass, Colorado reached via Denver & Salt Lake Railroad (formerly called Denver, Northwestern & Pacific); edge of standard gauge track, foreground right; snowy Rocky Mountains,...
- Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1920.; Snowballs--Colorado--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1904 and 1915]
- Minnehaha Falls, Pike's Peak trail
- View of waterfall, Minnehaha Falls (El Paso County), reached via Pike's Peak trail near Colorado Springs, Colorado; copy glass plate attributed to L.C. McClure.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Scene after the battle
- View southwest from center of council circle after the fight at Wounded Knee Creek, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, shows men holding moccasins and other souvenirs among the frozen bodies of Native American Lakota Sioux on the snow covered...
- Dakota Indians--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.; Wounded Knee...
- [January 1891]
- Large group Sioux Indian chiefs horse back in costume
- Native American Sioux chiefs pose on horseback, possibly South Dakota. They wear cotton shirts, head feathers; one with headdress; and carry rifles and flags with stars and strips.
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.; Horseback riding--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--South Dakota--1890-1900.
- 1891 or 1896?
- The hostile Indian camp at the mission near Pine Ridge Agcy S.D.
- View from the Holy Rosary Catholic mission, over a distant Native American Sioux tepee camp on the Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota.
- 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.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.; Pine Ridge Indian...
- [1890 or 1891]
- Linburg [sic] Peak
- Lone Eagle Peak (or Lindbergh Peak) Indian Peaks Wilderness Area, Grand County, Colorado; shows rocky slope, evergreens, spire shaped ridge, spur of Mount George, and snow filled cirques on either side of peak.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Indian Peaks Wilderness (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lone Eagle Peak (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Nevadaville, Colo.
- Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, gold mining boom and bust town, also known as Nevada City and Nevada; view looking west over town on treeless slopes; shows a man in a horse drawn carriage on Pat Casey's road and a number of mines, mills, and...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Nevadaville--1890-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1890-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1890-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Silverton RR. Engine #100
- Silverton Railroad Engine 100 (Baldwin narrow gauge type 2-8-0), with the number on an old-fashioned kerosene headlight, pulls one freight and one passenger car, Colorado; the train pauses on a steep slope with tracks built up with rock and...
- Silverton Northern Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mears, Otto, 1840-1931.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Order Dept. A. W. D. Co., 3rd floor
- Interior view of the American Wholesale Drug Company order department, Denver, Colorado; shows shelves of boxed merchandise, plastic bottles, canned goods. Crates of "Rocky Mountain Tea" fill a dolly; a man is by a table with a telephone.
- American Wholesale Drug Company (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1920?]
- Alma, Park County, Colorado and its smelting works from the Dolly Varden Mine
- A copy of a lithograph in a circle shape shows the view from the Dolly Varden Mine down on Alma, (10,353 feet) Park County, Colorado, shows wood frame buildings, smelters, patches of evergreens, cleared areas and a creek.
- Alma (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1870-1880.
- [between 1960-1980?]
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway
- View of two elevations of Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway standard gauge track and tunnels six & eight on Rock Creek Loop near St. Peter's siding, Colorado; passenger train exiting tunnel eight; Duffield, center foreground; also...
- Duffield (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Duffield--1900-1920.; Tunnels--Colorado--Duffield--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- The Continental summit, Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Ry., the Moffat Road
- View of Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake) engine number 100 & passenger train approaching Rollins Pass, Colorado; group of people standing beside standard gauge track & train, snowfields; Moffat Road,...
- Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Rollins Pass--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- Fishing scene, South Boulder Creek, Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Ry., the Moffat Road
- View of man netting a fish in South Boulder Creek, Colorado reached via Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway; woman crossing over stream atop wooden bridge, canvas tent & camp nestled amongst trees in background; man with fishing pole, net &...
- South Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- James Peak and Boulder Park, Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Ry., the Moffat Road
- Photograph of a painting, artist unknown, of James Peak (elevation 13,294 feet), Boulder Park, Colorado (also called Mammoth, later called Tolland) and "Giants Ladder" of Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake);...
- James Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Tolland (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- The Loop, Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Ry., the Moffat Road
- Close-up view of the Loop along Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake), Moffat Road, Colorado; passenger train passing over the Loop Trestle (wooden), tunnel thirty-three with standard gauge track, center &...
- Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1920.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- Early placer mining
- Placer miners work near a sluice in Russell Gulch, Gilpin County, Colorado. Their tools include wheelbarrows, shovels, picks, and pitchforks. Monitors spray water, mine buildings are on the surrounding hills. David Henderson is in the foreground,...
- Russell Gulch (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Gold mining--Colorado--Russell Gulch--1860-1870.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Russell Gulch--1860-1870.; Miners--Colorado--Russell Gulch--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Russell Gulch--1860-1870.;...
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Augusta Natural Bridge
- View of Sipapu Bridge (formerly called Augusta), Natural Bridges National Monument, San Juan County, Utah; 48 miles west of Blanding, Utah; originally named Augusta after wife of Horace J. Long, Long published an illustrated article in 1904...
- Natural bridges--Utah--1900-1910.; Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah)--1900-1910.; San Juan County (Utah)--1900-1910.; Sipapu Bridge (Utah)--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Utah--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1909]
- The Caroline Natural Bridge
- Partial view of Kachina Bridge (formerly called Caroline or Carolyn), Natural Bridges National Monument, San Juan County, Utah; 48 miles west of Blanding, Utah; originally named Caroline after mother of James Scorup, local cattleman; renamed...
- Natural bridges--Utah--1900-1910.; Kachina Bridge (Utah)--1900-1910.; Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah)--1900-1910.; San Juan County (Utah)--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Utah--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1908]
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway
- View of two elevations of Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway standard gauge track with retouched passenger train on top elevation somewhere above Colorado Springs, Colorado; "Short Line" safety track over trestle top; railroad...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Edwin Natural Bridge
- View of Owachomo Bridge (formerly named Edwin, Congressman & Little Bridge), Natural Bridges National Monument, San Juan County, Utah; near Blanding, Utah; natural rock bridge located in Armstrong Canyon, originally named Edwin by Salt Lake City...
- Natural bridges--Utah--1900-1910.; Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah)--1900-1910.; Owachomo Bridge (Utah)--1900-1910.; San Juan County (Utah)--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Utah--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1909]
- Lizard Head
- View of rock formation Lizard Head on Lizard Head Pass, Colorado; copy of an original attributed to McClure.
- Lizard Head Pass (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Lizard Head Pass--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Ruby Canyon
- View of a Rio Grande Western passenger train and the Colorado River in Ruby Canyon, Grand County, Utah.
- Colorado River (Colo.- Mexico)--1880-1890.; Grand County (Utah)--1880-1890.; Ruby Canyon (Colo. and Utah)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Utah--Grand County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Utah--Grand County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Utah--Grand County--1880-1890.; Rio...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- World renowned [sic] loop, Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Ry., Moffat Road
- View of Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later Denver & Salt Lake) Hill Hell, "Loop", wooden trestle and tunnel number 33, Moffat Road, Colorado; passenger train crossing over trestle and another passenger train approaching tunnel; standard...
- Railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1920.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- Finishing the new sewer crossing the old river to hook up with the new channel at 47th Ave (Globeville)
- Workmen construct a brick and wooden slat sewer pipe in a channel of the South Platte River, in Globeville, Colorado. A wheelbarrow, pick-up trucks, and piles of bricks are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Globeville (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1930-1940.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Sewers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1930 May or June
- Caribou, Colo.
- View of Caribou (9800 feet), a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado, includes log, board and batten, wood frame false fronts, gabled and lean-to structures. Many have external timber braces propped against them for protection against the wind...
- Caribou (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- D & RG Ry. crossing, Gunnison River, Robideaux [sic], Delta Co. Colorado, 1886
- View of the Gunnison River and Denver and Rio Grande Railway trestles near Roubideau (Delta County), Colorado. Buildings and possibly a tent are on the riverbanks, and mesas are in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Delta County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Delta County--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Delta County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Delta...
- 1886
- Cimarron, Colorado
- Aerial view of the Cimarron River and buildings in Cimarron near the Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Montrose County), Colorado. Shows Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks, depot and roundhouse, freight and passenger cars, and engine. Shows the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Cimarron (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cimarron River (Montrose County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Cimarron--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- 1886