Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Atlas Mill
- View of the Atlas silver and gold mill and slag pile near Ouray, Colorado; snow-patched, 12,698-foot Stony Mountain at right.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Stony Mountain (Ouray County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- Childrens Fountain, City Park, Denver
- Close view of the Children's Fountain at the south shore of City Park Lake in Denver, Colorado; marble sculpture is Max Blondet's copy of a sculpture in Dusseldorf, Germany; sculpture depicts three smiling children who sit huddled together looking...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children playing in water--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- City Hall and Library, Ouray Colo.
- Exterior view of the City Hall and Library located on Sixth (6th) Avenue between Main and Fourth (4th) Streets in Ouray, Colorado.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1920.; City & town halls--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- Georgetown Loop
- Copy of a Charles H. Harmon painting shows the Georgetown Loop, High Bridge in Clear Creek Canyon; Argentine Central Railway (Colorado and Southern) trains on track.
- Argentine Central Railway Company--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Harmon, Charles H.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Mt. of the Holy Cross
- Copy of a Thomas Moran painting, "Mountain of the Holy Cross" shows Mt. Holy Cross in Sawatch Range of Rocky Mountains, near Minturn, Colorado.
- Holy Cross, Mount of the (Colo.)--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Map of Cripple Creek and Victor mining districts
- Copy of a map produced by Smith Brooks depicts Teller County mining districts, Cripple Creek, Victor and Goldfield along the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway, (also called Cripple Creek Short Line), Florence and Cripple Creek...
- Mine maps--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.; Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company.; Midland Terminal...
- [between 1891 and 1910]
- Mt. of the Holy Cross
- Mount of the Holy Cross, Sawatch Range, Eagle County, Colorado.
- Holy Cross, Mount of the (Colo.)--1890-1930.
- [between 1893 and 1930]
- The Upper Twin Lake
- Copy of an 1873 William H. Jackson shows a partial view of Upper Twin Lake, Lake County, Colorado, with mountain peaks in background.
- Upper Twin Lake (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Alamosa, Colo., S.E.Cor. 6th & Hunt
- The first general store and outfit station along the new Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks at South 6th (Sixth) Street in Alamosa, Colorado. Two false fronts have large painted block letter signs: "Field & Hill, Schuttler Wagons" and "Field &...
- Broadwell House (Alamosa, Colo.)--1900-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1900-1950.; General stores--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1950.
- [between 1907 and 1941]
- Gen. William J. Palmer relaxing in his den at Glen Eyrie
- Image is a copy of a 1890s original of General William Jackson Palmer. Interior view shows General Palmer as he relaxes in his den at Glen Eyrie, Queens Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado Springs. He sits in front of a huge stone fireplace with...
- Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909--Homes & haunts--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dens--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Buffalo
- Close view of a bison standing on hay in a corral, possibly near Denver, Colorado.
- Bison--Colorado--1910-1920.; Corrals--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [1916?]
- Flat Tops from the Devils Causway [sic]
- Flat ridge (Devil's Causeway) in the Flat Tops Wilderness in Garfield County, Colorado.
- Flat Tops Wilderness (Colo.)--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Harvesting potatoes
- Harvesting potatoes, probably in Colorado; workers fill buckets, bags, and horse-drawn wagons.
- Harvesting--Colorado--1910-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Joseph Walker on left, Arapeen on right
- Reproduction of a sketch shows head and shoulders portrait of mountain man Joseph Walker and Arapeen (Arrapeen,) Native American Ute.
- Indians of North America--1850-1860.; Ute Indians--1850-1860.; Arrapeen.; Walker, Joseph, Mountain man.
- [between 1930 and 1960?]
- Civic Center, Denver
- View from north of the Grfeek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors in Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado (designed by Marean and Norton); shows wooden benches, man reading newspaper seated on wire bench, streetlights, dirt walkways with...
- Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benfactors (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Colonnades--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Open-air theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1924 and 1927]
- Logan Street bridge
- View along Speer Boulevard, Logan Street bridge over Cherry Creek, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1924 and 1927]
- Ute Indian Agency, 25 miles below Ouray on the Uncompahgre River. Four Chiefs. Captain Billy on the left.
- Portrait of four Native American Ute chiefs, an agent, and an interpreter at the Ute Indian Agency, twenty five miles below Ouray on the Uncompahgre River, probably San Juan County, Colorado. The people are identified as Tabuchakat, Pahant, J. B....
- Indians of North America--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Captain Billy.; Pah-ant, Ute Indian.; Tab-u-cha-kat, Ute Indian.; Thompson, J. B., Major.
- 1878?
- Tuba & his band on the Moincoppe
- Tuba and a group of Yuma Native Americans, men, women and children pose along a rock wall of a shelter in Arizona.
- Indians of North America--Women--Arizona--1890-1910.; Yuma Indians--Structures--Arizona--1890-1910.; Children--Arizona--1890-1910.; Tuba.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Chief Little Wound
- A group of Native American Sioux gather in Chief Little Wound's tepee camp around two white men on horseback, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota.
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indian...
- [1890?]
- Birds eeye [i.e. eye] view of the battle field at Wounded Knee S.D., Dec. 1890
- View over the battlefield at Wounded Knee Creek, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, shows frozen bodies of Native American Lakota Sioux on the snow covered ground with the civilian burial party with horses and a wagon in the distance.
- 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]
- Birds eys [i.e. eye] view of battlefield at Wounded Knee S.D. looking S.W.
- View northwest over the battle field at Wounded Knee Creek, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, shows the burial party, including a Native American Sioux woman, at the west end of the snow covered camp with frozen bodies and tepee pole...
- Dakota Indians--Women--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee...
- [1891? January 3]
- Birdseye view of the canyon at Wounded Knee S.D.
- Bird's eye view of the snow covered ravine where many Native American Sioux sought shelter during the fight at Wounded Knee Creek, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota; shows frozen bodies where soldiers fired and killed from both sides of the...
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee (S.D.)--1890-1900.;...
- [January 1891]
- The Medican [i.e. Medicine] Man
- View of the slain frozen body of a Native American Lakota Sioux medicine man, Wounded Knee Creek, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. The body has clenched arms and is posed with a rifle.
- 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.; Pine Ridge Indian...
- [1891 January 3]
- Officers of the 7th Cavalry, Pine Ridge
- The officers of the Seventh Cavalry of the United States Army pose wearing winter uniform overcoats and hats in their camp on the Native American Sioux, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota.
- Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Cavalry--South Dakota--Pine...
- 1891
- Soldiers of Wounded Knee
- Group shot of the Seventh (7th) Cavalry? posed with rifles in their camp on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. The soldiers wear uniforms, some with fur skin caps and ammunition belts.
- Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.;...
- [1891]
- Chief Young Man Afraid of His Horses an his tepee taken at Pine Ridge Agency S.D.
- Young Man Afraid of His Horses, Native American Oglala Sioux, poses in his tepee camp on the Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. He wears a polka dot shirt, leggings, hat, and a blanket around his waist; possibly his wife, wrapped in a blanket shows...
- 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.;...
- 1891? January 17
- Officer of 7th Co
- The officers of the Seventh Cavalry of the United States Army pose in their camp on the Native American Sioux, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. They wear uniforms and one holds a tobacco pipe.
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Cavalry--South...
- [1890 or 1891]
- Sioux Indians in Battle of Wounded Knee
- Two Native American Sioux men pose holding rifles in front of a covered wagon, possibly on the Pine Ridge Agency. South Dakota. They wear headdresses, cotton tunics, vests, leggings, and moccasins; one has on a hair pipe breastplate.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Covered...
- [1891?]
- Soldiers in review
- View of the Seventh (7th) Cavalry? United States soldiers on horseback in formation, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota.
- Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.;...
- [1891]
- Officers with Indian fighters at Pine Ridge, S.D.
- Officers pose with soldiers, a young boy, and a dog in front of a tent on the Native American Sioux Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota.
- Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.;...
- 1891?
- Capt Taylor and his noted Indian scouts on drill at Pine Ridge S.D.
- Captain Charles William Taylor poses with Philip Wells and his Native American Oglala Sioux and Cheyenne scouts in formation on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. They wear uniforms with fur hat and hold rifles. A tepee camp shows in...
- Cheyenne Indians--Military service--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Military service--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indian scouts--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Military service--South...
- [1891]
- Officers of U.S. Army, at Pine Ridge S.D.
- Brigidier General John R. Brooke, (middle) poses with other officers in a United States Army camp on the Native American Sioux Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota.
- United States. Army.--1890-1900.; 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...
- 1891
- C. C. Depot, Georgetown
- Large crowd gathers along Clear Creek as a Colorado Central narrow gauge excursion train pauses in front of the depot, 1106 Rose Street, Georgetown, Colorado. The men wear suits, some with top hats; women wear dresses and bonnets. Several men stand...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Colorado Central Railroad Company.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Georgetown building
- View of a false front wood frame building in Georgetown, Colorado. Two women in long sleeve blouses and skirts and a dog stand on boardwalk in front of building. The two-story structure has clapboard siding, double door entry, and a side lean-to...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.
- 1978
- Balcony House, Mesa Verde
- Balcony House, a prehistoric Native American Anasazi stone masonry cliff dwelling, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. View from inside, shows woman and man climbing ladder on cliff below; another man in vest and tie watches from...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites-- Colorado--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Balcony House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Bryce Canon
- Bryce Canyon, Paunsaugunt Plateau, Garfield County, Utah; shows canyon with eroded sandstone pinnacles and spires, and a few evergreen trees.
- Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah)--1920-1940.; Canyons--Utah--1920-1940.; National parks & reserves--Utah--1920-1940.; Rock formations--Utah--1920-1940.
- [between 1928 and 1935?]
- Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde
- Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. Prehistoric Native American Anasazi cliff dwelling located at head of Cliff Canyon, shows stone masonry construction inside cave below mesa top; ladders lead from one level of...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites-- Colorado--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff Palace ( Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Colorado cattle on the range
- View of cows grazing in (possibly) San Luis Valley, Colorado; sagebrush meadow in valley with Sangre de Cristo Range in distance; irrigation ditch in foreground.
- Beef cattle--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Curtain at Elitce's [sic] Garden, Denver Garden, Denver
- Elitch Garden's original summer stock theater curtain, West Thirty-eighth Avenue, Denver, Colorado, with proscenium and decorative scene painted on curtain; shows English side gable cottage with walled fence garden; quote at bottom of curtain: "Ann...
- Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1910-1930.; Theater curtains--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [1940-1949?]
- Keva [sic] entrance - Mesa Verde
- Kiva entrance at Ceremonial Cave, part of the Native American Anasazi ruins at Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. Julian Martinez, husband of Maria, pottery makers, of San Ildefonso, climbs through the opening or "sipapu" on ladder.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites-- New Mexico--1920-1940.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1920-1940.; Tewa Indians--New Mexico--1920-1940.; Tewa potters--New Mexico--1920-1940.; Bandelier...
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Mesa Verde
- Cliff Palace, a prehistoric Native American stone masonry Anasazi cliff dwelling and Cliff Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites-- Colorado--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff Palace ( Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Mesa Verde
- Balcony House, in Soda Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. Square towers fill a sandstone cave; juniper and pinyon trees top the mesa.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites-- Colorado--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Balcony House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Natural Bridge
- Owachomo Natural Bridge, Armstrong Canyon, Natural Bridges National Monument, San Juan County, near Blanding, Utah. People pose on top of the sandstone formation also known as Little Bridge, with pinyon and juniper trees on slope below.
- Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah)--1900-1910.; Owachomo Bridge (Utah)--1900-1910.; National parks & reserves--Utah--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Utah--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1909?]
- Alpine Station
- View of the Alpine railroad station, Alpine, Chaffee County, Colorado, a combination frame depot, freight room and living quarters with a large group of men on the wooden plank depot platform with piles of bundled canvas sacks; shows Denver South...
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railway Company--1880-1890.; Alpine (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Alpine--1880-1890.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Alpine--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Alpine--1880-1890.
- [1882]
- Burlington Streamline Train, Texas Zephyr, near Larkspur
- Colorado & Southern publicity shot on September 8, 1940 shows Texas Zephyr 9950 (also known as the Silver Racer) plus additional diesel unit engine, a Burlington Route high speed silver streamliner with eight baggage and passenger cars, near...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1940-1950.; Douglas County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--Douglas County--1940-1950.
- [1940]
- Black Canon
- Copy of a 1880's William Henry Jackson original of a Denver & Rio Grande Railroad narrow gauge engine with four cars just over a bridge near Cimarron, Montrose County, Colorado, shows the floor of a side canyon of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880- 1890.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Montrose County--1880- 1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Montrose...
- [194-?]
- C&S, U.S. Mail and Express car
- Colorado and Southern U. S. Railway Post Office, American Railway Express car 401 with a self propelled gas engine; Electro-Motive Corporation 302, in the Denver, Colorado, coach yard with team tracks; shows Pride of the Rockies Flour Mill,...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Railroad mail service--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1936]
- Locomotive Chi. Burlington & Quincy, Burlington Zephyr
- CB&Q Burlington Zephyr No. 9900, at the railyard in Denver, Colorado; high speed silver streamliner of the Burlington Route; also known as Pioneer Zephyr; lettering on buildings read "Pride of the Rockies Flour Mill"," Pikes Peak Mill", "National...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1940-1949?]
- Locomotive, Burlington & Quincy #537
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Locomotive Number 537, outside framed 2-8-0, Rice Yard coaling tower, Denver, Colorado; man stands on tender and the opens water plug.
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Towers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [194-?]
- Near Embude [i.e. Embudo] N.M.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western train number 426, leaving Embudo, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico; the Chili Line; narrow gauge engine 473 (Schenectady type 2-8-2) with mixed cars runs along Embudo Creek; shows water tank tower in background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Embudo (N.M.)--1940-1950.; Embudo Creek (N.M.)--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads--New Mexico--Embudo--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Embudo--1940-1950.; Streams--New...
- [between 1940 and 1950}