Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Main Street, Gunnison, Colo.
- View of east side of Main Street from the Red Lion Inn, Gunnison, Colorado; owners of the "Stough and Davis Dry Goods and Millinery" stand at their entry with fabric displayed; a large camera is on top of their rooftop sign. Frank E. Dean and his...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- 1882
- 1st switchboard, Grand Junction
- Interior view of Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph switchboard office area, in Grand Junction, Colorado, shows two female switchboard operators behind a wooden spindle balustrade with swinging door. A group of men, women and one boy pose...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Telephone operators--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1910.; Telephone switchboards--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900- 1910.
- 1903
- Main St., Grand Junction
- View of buildings along one side of Main Street, Grand Junction, Colorado, shows a row of log, wooden frame and brick one and two-story commercial business buildings with gable and flat-roofs, boardwalk and dirt street. "The Fair, 1890" is painted...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Baseball--Colorado--Grand Junction--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Grand Junction--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Grand Junction--1890-1900.
- 1890
- J. Morse
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of E. Morse, Gunnison, Colorado; he wears a wool sack coat with small collar, narrow lapels, with top button fastened.
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Morse, E.
- 1887
- Main St., Grand Junction, Colo.
- View of Main Street, in Grand Junction, Colorado, shows electric street railway cars, a business district with one and two-story flat-roof brick buildings, horse-drawn carriages, and wagons and bicycles along the curb. A Grand Junction and Grand...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910?]
- Main St., Grand Junction, Colo.
- View east on Main Street, in Grand Junction, Colorado, shows a busy business district with one and two-story flat-roof brick buildings. The domed cupola of the Canon Block, on Main and 3rd (Third) Streets, shows. Grand Junction and Grand River...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910?]
- Main and Fourth St., Grand Junction, Colo.
- View of intersection at Main and 4th (Fourth) Streets, Grand Junction, Colorado, shows one and two-story flat-roof brick buildings on each street with a Grand Junction and Grand River Valley Railway electric street car and two women pushing a baby...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Ed Creighton
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of Ed Creighton, Gunnison, Colorado; he wears a tweed wool sack coat with narrow lapels with top button fastened and a cravat. He has short combed hair and a heavy mustache.
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Creighton, Ed.
- [between 1883 and 1889]
- Lake City
- Panoramic view of frame houses, brick commercial buildings and two bridges over the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River in Lake City (Hinsdale County), Colorado. Shows the Presbyterian Church near a pile of lumber and the river. The Denver & Rio Grande...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Lake Fork (Hinsdale County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Lake City--1890-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Lake City--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- M. L. Morrison, T. R. Morrison
- Studio portrait of M. L. and T. R. Morrison, Gunnison, Colorado; shows the brothers behind a decorative ballustrade prop with a painted backdrop of vegetation. They wear loose fitting sack coats, trousers and vests.
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Families--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Morrison, M. L.; Morrison, T. R.
- [between 1883 and 1889]
- Mrs. P. C. Riley, mother of Jud and Joe Riley
- Standing studio portrait of pioneer woman, Mrs. P. C. Riley, Gunnison, Colorado; she wears a dark dress with pleated skirt and decorative lace front bodice; her hands rest on a tapestry upholstered chair with a heavy drape hung over it.
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Riley, P. C. Mrs.
- [between 1883 and 1889]
- Pioneer woman
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of pioneer woman, Gunnison, Colorado; she wears a dark dress with puffed sleeves and a decorative crocheted lace standup collar.
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1889]
- Mine in Gunnison County
- View of mine buildings and tailing piles at an unidentified mine probably in Gunnison County, Colorado. Mountains are in the distance.
- Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Edgar L. Miller
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of Edgar L. Miller, Gunnison, Colorado; he wears a wool sack coat and collared vest with a bow tie; his hair is parted and neatly combed with rolled ends on his large mustache and beard.
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Miller, Edgar L.
- [between 1883 and 1889]
- Fred G. Zugelder, pioneer contractor
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of Frederick G. Zugelder, pioneer stone mason contractor, Gunnison, Colorado; he wears a wool sack coat and vest with a cravat.
- Masonry--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Stonemasons--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1889]
- Pat Trainor, early day prospector
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of Pat Trainor, an early day prospector, Gunnison, Colorado; he wears a wool sack coat with top button fastened and short cropped hair and a long mustache.
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Prospecting--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Trainor, Pat.
- [between 1883 and 1889]
- Electric bld., Grand Junction, Colo.
- View of intersection at Main and 3rd (Third) Streets, Grand Junction, Colorado, with Grand Junction and Grand River Valley Railway electric street car number 76 nearing intersection. The electric building, a two-story flat-roof rectangular brick...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Gunnison group
- Studio portrait of a Gunnison, Colorado group, possibly dressed for a masquerade ball; top row: Hattie Mullin, John McEwen, Alice Mullin; second row: Mary Williams, Essie Davis (nee McEwen); costumes consist of masks, fans, Civil War uniform,...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Costumes--Colorado--Gunnison--1890-1900.
- [1890]
- Main St. Grand Junction
- View of half-timbered and frame buildings on Main Street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. One and two-story commercial buildings have flat or low pitched roofs and signs that read: "The Fair 1890", and "[Ins]urance & Real Estate." A man...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Grand Junction--1890-1900.; Half-timbered buildings--Colorado--Grand Junction--1890-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Grand Junction--1890-1900.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Grand...
- 1890
- Main & Fourth St. Grand Junction, Colo.
- Panoramic view of buildings in downtown Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado, and the intersection of Main Street and 4th (Fourth) Street. People, a street car, automobiles, and horse-drawn wagons are in the street. Women with dresses and hats,...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1900-1910.; City & town life--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1906?]
- Grand Junction
- View of cars parked on a downtown street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. Brick buildings at the intersection of 5th (Fifth) Street and Main Street are the two-story Fair Building with stone lintels and elaborate brick detail, the...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Grand Junction--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Grand Junction--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Grand Junction--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- U.S. Post Office, Grand Junction, Colorado
- View of the three-story stone Post Office building at the corner of Rood Avenue and 4th (Fourth) Street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. The Post Office has column light posts beside two stone staircases, arched windows and doorways on...
- United States. Post Office (Grand Junction, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Grand Junction (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Post offices--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Poor Farm
- View of the Mesa County Poor Farm in Redlands (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows a brick, flat-roofed, two-story building with an enclosed porch, and a pediment above a staircase and entrance. A frame house is nearby, with a dormer window, a covered...
- Mesa County Poor Farm--Buildings--1920-1930.; Redlands (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Almshouses--Colorado--Redlands--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Main St. G.J.
- View of commercial buildings and cars parked on Main Street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows pedestrians, an electric streetcar and tracks, stone and brick one and two-story buildings, and the five-story First National Bank building...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Grand Junction--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Grand Junction--1920-1930.; City & town life--Colorado--Grand Junction--1920-1930.; Street railroads--Colorado--Grand...
- [between 1923 and 1930?]
- Sportsman's Home, Cebolla, Colo.
- View of the resort hotel owned by J. J. Carpenter in Cebolla (Gunnison County), Colorado. The hotel is a two story brick structure and a long one story log building. Passengers sit in an open car on a Denver & Rio Grande Railroad train. A bridge...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Cebolla (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Cebolla--1910-1920.; Log buildings--Colorado--Cebolla--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Cebolla--1910-1920.;...
- 1910
- Grand Junction, Colo.
- View of Main Street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. A streetcar is on tracks in the paved street and cars are parked in front of commercial buildings. Shows the brick Avalon Theater and American flags near street lights on sidewalks....
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Grand Junction--1920-1930.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Grand Junction--1920-1930.; Street railroads--Colorado--Grand Junction--1920-1930.
- 1925
- Main St. Grand Junction, Colo.
- View of trolley number "2" on probably Main Street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows the round dome, finial and American flag of the Canon Block at the corner of 4th (Fourth) and Main Street. Horse-drawn wagons, buggies and people...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Grand...
- 1910
- Maud & Ruby Price, Ruby the first girl born in Ruby, Colo.
- Studio portrait of the Price sisters, Maud and Ruby, in matching plaid dresses with lace collars and trim in Ruby (or Irwin), Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Ruby (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Families--Colorado--Ruby--1880-1890.; Pioneers--Colorado--Ruby--1880-1890.; Price, Maud.; Price, Ruby.
- 1885
- Colorado National Monument
- Temporary buildings and tents line the top of a vertical cliff at Colorado National Monument, Colorado.
- Colorado National Monument (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--Mesa County--1930-1940.; Rock formations--Colorado--Mesa County--1930-1940.; Temporary buildings--Colorado--Mesa...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Colorado National Monument
- Temporary buildings and tents at the Colorado National Monument (Mesa County), Colorado. Cars wait in a line on the road near the buildings.
- Colorado National Monument (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--Mesa County--1930-1940.; Rock formations--Colorado--Mesa County--1930-1940.; Temporary buildings--Colorado--Mesa...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Atchee. Ute Chief
- Standing portrait of Atchee, a Native American chief (Ute), standing on a rug; costume includes a blanket, bow tie, and braids; shows a teepee.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--1900-1910.; Tipis--1900-1910.; Tribal chiefs--1900-1910.; Atchee.
- 1905
- Forest Queen mill & shaft house after fire Irwin, Gunnison Co.
- View of the abandoned Forest Queen Mine and mill near Irwin (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows fire damage.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Irwin--1880-1890.; Forest Queen Mine (Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Irwin (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fires--Colorado--Irwin--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Irwin--1880-1890.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Bullion King
- The Bullion King Mine, Gunnison County, Colorado, shows mine buildings, men pose on steps. The mine was destroyed by a snow slide in 1891.
- Bullion King Mine (Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Ute-Ulay Mine Lake City
- View of the Ute and Ulay Group Mine and the surrounding area near Lake City (Hinsdale County), Colorado. A sluice is near the shafthouse of the mine.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Lake City--1880-1890.; Sluices--Colorado--Lake City--1880-1890.; Lake City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ute and Ulay Group Mine (Hinsdale County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Lake City--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1889]
- Ute-Ulay Lake City
- Miners pose with sledgehammers and dies near the powerhouse of the Ute Ulay Group Mine near Lake City (Hinsdale County), Colorado. A flatbed mine car is nearby.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Lake City--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Lake City--1880-1890.; Lake City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ute and Ulay Group Mine (Hinsdale County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Lake City--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1889]
- Levi E. Marshal, Colorado pioneer
- Head and shoulders portrait of Levi E. Marshall, Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado with short cropped hair and a bushy mustache; fitted sack jacket buttoned all the way up to the small lapels.
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Marshall, Levi E.
- 1859
- Mrs. Mary (John M.) Chesnut, California "49er" Colorado "59er"
- Head and shoulders portrait of Mary Chesnut, Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado wearing earings, hair pulled back in a bun and marcels, and dark dress with large puffed sleeves and a lace collar.
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Crested Butte--1880-1890.; Chesnut, Mary.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Manual training, Appleton
- Hammers, saws, mallets, wood planes and other tools rest in the center of workbenches in the manual training room of Appleton High School in Appleton (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows a room with an unfinished ceiling and two small windows. Chisels...
- Appleton High School (Appleton, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Appleton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Equipment--Colorado--Appleton--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Appleton--1910-1920.; Workshops--Colorado--Appleton--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1918?]
- Barn built by boys of the manual training class, Appleton
- Buggies sit in front of stalls where horses stand in a barn built by Appleton high school manual training students in Appleton (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows a long, low covered wooden shed with open stalls.
- Appleton High School (Appleton, Colo.)--Products--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Barns--Colorado--Appleton--1910-1920.; Horses--Colorado--Appleton--1910-1920.
- [between 1917 and 1918?]
- Gunnison Cornet Band, Champions of Gunnison, Co., 1890
- Studio portrait of the members of the Gunnison Cornet Band from Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Band members wear long trousers with a side stripe, jackets decorated with braid trim, and kepi hats. The men hold cornets, tubas, trumpets, a...
- Bands--Colorado--Gunnison--1890-1900.; Brass instruments--1890-1900.; Drums--1890-1900.; Musicians--Colorado--Gunnison--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Elegant horsewoman
- A woman in a full dress, bodice, and capote hat sits sidesaddle on a horse by a log cabin in (probably) Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado.
- Sidesaddle riding--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Log cabins--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1883 and 1889?]
- The bridge, Royal Gorge
- View of the hanging bridge, a suspension bridge with overhead girders, in Royal Gorge (Fremont County), Colorado. Denver and Rio Grande tracks are on the bridge beside the Arkansas River in the narrow canyon.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas river--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Taylor River
- Picnicers lounge on a slope along Taylor River, Gunnison, Colorado; left to right, Jones Longs, Mrs. Longs (wearing a fur coat), Larry Lawrence, Melvin Morrison, Professor Lake, Frank Egan. Some lie on a blanket with a picnic basket, metal bucket,...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Taylor River (Colo.); Picnics--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1889]
- W. W. Outcalt, Sam Outcalt, left
- Standing studio portrait of William and Sam Outcalt, in leather chaps, hats and bandanas with a saddle, whips and ropes. A dog lies at William's feet and a painted landscape with evergreens and mountains, serves as the backdrop, Gunnison, Colorado.
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Families--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Outcalt, Sam.; Outcalt, William.
- 1886
- Mr. and Mrs. George Riley Mr. Riley was Gunnisons first city ditch man
- Seated studio portrait of Mr. and Mrs. George Riley, Gunnison, Colorado, shows George, (first city ditch man) in a sack jact and vest and his wife with a gathered skirt and lace bodice; background consists of a stained glass window and patterned...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Gunnison--1890-1900.; Riley, George, Mrs.; Riley, George.
- [1890]
- Mr. and Mrs. Dave La Plante
- Studio portrait of Mr. and Mrs. La Plante, long time Gunnison, Colorado residents; Mr. La Plante stands and leans on the arm of Mrs. La Plante's chair; she has leg-o'-mutton sleeves on her long heavy dress with draped bodice; background consists of...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Gunnison--1890-1900.; La Plante, Dave.
- [between 1898 and 1900]
- Tom Owens home, Irwin, Colo. Owens and wife on porch, last house left in Old Town of Irwin, lower end of Irwin
- Tom Owens and wife pose on the porch of their two-story gable- roofed clapboard home in Irwin, Gunnison County, Colorado, the last house left when the town was abruptly abandoned. She is seated on a platform rocker in a dark dress with a white...
- Owens, Tom--Homes & haunts.; Irwin (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Irwin--1880-1890.
- 1885