Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Rugby, Colo.
- A group of men pose with raised beer glasses near the Miner's Exchange in Rugby (Las Animas County), Colorado. One man wears a white shirt, apron and probably is the storekeeper. A man standing near the door leans a pair of crutches against his...
- Rugby (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Canon City
- Panoramic view of Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. Shows houses, churches, and civic buildings including the tower of the Fremont County Courthouse. Shows a small reservoir.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1920.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Grand Lake, distant view from foot of Round-Top Mt.
- View of a stream, possibly Tonahutu Creek, in Grand County, Colorado. Grand Lake is in the distance.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand County--1870-1880.; Streams--Colorado--Grand County--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [1874]
- Expedition of 1870
- Members of the Hayden Expedition team sit around a table in an open field in either Albany County or Natrona County, Wyoming. Plates, cups, bowls, a coffee pot, and cans sit on the table. Two men tend to pots on a portable stove, while another man...
- Camping--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Eating & drinking--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Men--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Outdoor cookery--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [1870]
- Mr. Days Beauty Salon
- Interior view of Mr. Days Beauty Salon located at 1600 West Evans Avenue in the College Park / South Platte neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Mr. Day, in black trousers, and his staff pose near a counter a display case. A woman sits on a stool near...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1950-1960; College Park - South Platte (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Women.; Beauty shops.; Interiors.; Maestas, James A.--Pictorial works.; Mr. Days...
- [1955]
- Mr. James Beauty Salon
- Interior view of Mr. James Beauty Salon located at W. 50th Avenue and North Federal Boulevard in the Chaffee Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. James A. Maestas, the owner and his aunt Toni Maestas, a hairdresser are with women clients who sit...
- Mr. James Beauty Salon (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1950-1960; Chaffee Park (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Women.; Beauty shops.; Interiors.; Maestas,...
- [1957]
- Felix Lopez family
- Studio portrait of the Felix Lopez family.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1970-1980.; Lopez, Felix--Family--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Families--Colorado--Pictorial works.
- [between 1975 and 1979?]
- Theresa, Felix
- Two young children identified as Theresa and Felix Lopez stand in the yard of a long adobe house probably in southern Colorado. Theresa wears a striped one piece jumpsuit with a blouse, her hair is braided and pulled up on her head. Her brother,...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Boys.; Adobe buildings.; Lopez, Felix--Pictorial works.; Lopez, Theresa--Picxtorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Delta municipal power plant
- View of a section of the Delta Municipal Power Plant (1937) in Delta, Colorado. The complex consists of rectangular buildings. A mural by W. Richard Doherty, "Delta County Ark" (1987), is on one of the structures. The mural depicts the male and...
- Delta Municipal Light and Power System (Delta, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Delta Municipal Plant (Delta, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Delta (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Power plants.; Murals.; Delta Municipal Light and Power System (Delta, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial...
- 1992
- Hard rock miners
- A group of miners pose near the mouth of a mine possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. The miners wear work clothes and hats. Some of the men hold candles in their hands. A sign over the mine entrance reads: "Elisa, Tunnel No. 5." Snow covers the...
- Miners--Colorado--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Coke ovens at El Moro
- Smoke rises over the coke ovens at the coal camp of El Moro (Las Animas County), Colorado. Loose bricks, ladders, and tools are nearby.
- Coke-ovens--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1900.; Coal mining--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1900.; Coke industry--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1900.
- [between 1877 and 1900?]
- El Moro
- Men stand on narrow gauge tracks at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company coal camp of El Moro in Las Animas County, Colorado. A narrow gauge engine and possibly a car associated with track laying are on the tracks. Workers are nearby. Industrial...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1870-1910.; El Moro (Colo.)--1870-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1910.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1910.; Railroad construction workers--Colorado--El...
- [between 1876 and 1908?]
- Mining machinery
- A group of workers pose near a large piece of mining machinery probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men wear overalls and hats. Large piles of rocks are nearby. The mining machine is powered by electricity and has large belts, wheels, and...
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Machinery--Colorado--Las Animas County--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Mine entrance
- Rails lead into a mine probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. A coal car sits by the entrance. The sloping side of the hill is reinforced by cut logs.
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1880-1910.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Las Animas County--1880-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1880-1910.; Retaining walls--Colorado--Las Animas...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Tobasco [sic]
- View of industrial buildings at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company Tabasco Mine in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows a long building with smoke stacks and several small wood frame buildings. Rolling hills rise in the distance.
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Tabasco Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Tabasco--1900-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Tabasco--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Sopris coal tipple
- View of the tipple at the Sopris Mine in the Colorado Fuel and Iron coal camp of Sopris (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows narrow gauge tracks and coal cars.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1890-1900.; Sopris (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Sopris Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Coal mining--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1900.; Tipples--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1900.
- 1893
- Segundo washers
- View of the washer and tipple in the Colorado Fuel and Iron Camp of Segundo (Las Animas County), Colorado. Colorado and Southern Railway cars sit on tracks nearby.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1900-1930.; Segundo (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Segundo--1900-1930.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Segundo--1900-1930.; Tipples--Colorado--Segundo--1900-1930.
- [between 1901 and 1929?]
- Miners at Boncarbo mine
- A miner operates a narrow gauge railroad engine that pulls coal cars from the entrance of the Boncarbo mine in Las Animas County, Colorado. A young boy stands on the back of the engine. Other miners stand nearby.
- Boncarbo Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Ramey Mine
- Workmen pose at the base of a hill where they are building an incline track at Ramey mine in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shaped logs lay perpendicular to a low even trench. A few iron rails lay across the logs.
- Ramey (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ramey--1890-1910.; Inclined railroads--Colorado--Ramey--1890-1910.; Laborers--Colorado--Ramey--1890-1910.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Ramey--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Empire mine, Aguilar
- View of the tipple and industrial buildings at the Empire mine in Aguilar (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows railroad tracks and rolling hills.
- Aguilar (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Empire Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Aguilar--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Tipple & washer, Gray Creek
- View of the tipple and washer at Gray Creek coal camp in Las Animas County, Colorado. Smoke rises from a smoke stack. Rolling hills are in the distance.
- Gray Creek (Colo. : Town)--1890-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Gray Creek--1890-1920.; Tipples--Colorado--Gray Creek--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Miners at Sopris
- A group of miners pose near a tipple at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company Sopris Mine near Sopris in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men lean on a coal car and wear work clothes that include overalls, gloves, boots, and hats. Some of the miners...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--People--1910-1920.; Sopris (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sopris Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Manitou and vicinity, just from the mountains
- A group of miners stand with their burros on a dirt road near Manitou, El Paso County, Colorado. One man is mounted on a horse, the others stand nearby. One man holds a gun. The burros are loaded with gear.
- Manitou (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Donkeys--Colorado--Manitou--1870-1880.; Miners--Colorado--Manitou--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Manitou--1870-1880.; Packtrains--Colorado--Manitou--1870-1880.
- [1878]
- Miners
- A group of miners pose near a house made of stone, mud, and wood possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men and a boy wear work clothes including: overalls, pants, boots, bandanas, and hats. One man balances a bottle of liquor on his knee. A...
- Boys--Colorado--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Mules at Morley mine south of Trinidad, Colo.
- A heard of mules eat at a trough and feeding area at Morley, a Colorado Fuel and Iron Company coal camp in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows a tipple and mine tailings pile. A sign on an industrial building in the distance reads: "Morley Mine,...
- Morley (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Morley Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Morley--1900-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Morley--1900-1930.; Mules--Colorado--Morley--1900-1930.
- [between 1907 and 1930?]
- Miners on donkeys
- A group of miners mounted on burros pose on a dirt road possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men may be Hispanic. A burros loaded with mining equipment stands nearby.
- Donkeys--Colorado--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1900.; Pack animals--Colorado--1880-1900.; Riding--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Coal trips, C. F. & I., Rouse, Colo.
- A team of six mules pull coal carts out of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company Rouse Mine at Rouse (Huerfano County), Colorado. The animals are harnessed single-file and pull the carts down a narrow gauge track. A few miners are on the tracks in the...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Facilities--1880-1910.; Rouse (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Rouse Mine (Huerfano County, Colo.)--1880-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Rouse--1880-1910.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Rouse--1880-1910.;...
- [between 1888 and 1910?]
- Miners and donkey haul beams
- Three miners stand near a burro that is loaded with wood beams possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. The beams are milled wood and some are shaped and notched. The men wear work clothes. Some of the miners may be Hispanic or Italian. A dog...
- Donkeys--Colorado--1880-1900.; Lumber--Colorado--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1900.; Pack animals--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- View of curve station from Weaver, Colo.
- View of the curve station along the Amethyst mine tramway in Weaver, near Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. The curve station is an arched wood plank structure on stilts. Men sit on the tramway wires.
- Amethyst Mine (Mineral County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Weaver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Amethyst, tramway through West Willow Creek gorge
- View of the aerial tramway at the Amethyst Mine in Weaver, near Creed, in Mineral County, Colorado. Shows a wood frame tower and buckets that hang on a wire through the canyon of West Willow Creek.
- Amethyst Mine (Mineral County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Weaver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- The Gold King, Cripple Creek
- View of the entrance to the Gold King Mine near Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Shows wood shed, tailing piles, and rocky slope.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold King Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Smelter
- View of a smelting complex identified as the Durango Land & Coal Company smelter in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado. Smoke rises from many tall smoke stacks.
- Durango Land & Coal Company--Buildings--1880-1900.; Durango (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Durango--1880-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Durango--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Suffolk Mine, San Miguel Co., Colo.
- A group of miners pose near the mouth of the Suffolk Mine in San Miguel County, Colorado. The men wear work clothes and hats. Some men sit on the slope of the hill above the mine entrance. Others stand around an ore car.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Suffolk Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Miners--Colorado--San Miguel County--1870-1890.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Hoist house at Leadville mine
- A miner stands with his hand on a large lever in the hoist house at a mine near Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows large gears and heavy machinery. Workers stand near the wall.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1887?]
- Payrock tramway, Georgetown, Colo.
- View of mine buildings and the aerial tramway at the Payrock Mine near Georgetown in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Shows a sluice box, chute, privy, and frames for the tramway.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Payrock Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Workers at the coke ovens at Segundo
- A group of workers stand near the coke ovens at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company coal camp of Segundo in Las Animas County, Colorado. The miners stand near a conveyor that loads the processed coke into train cars. A miner holds a pile of coal on...
- Coke ovens--Colorado--Segundo--1900-1920.; Segundo (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Segundo--1900-1920.; Coke industry--Colorado--Segundo--1900-1920.; Conveying systems--Colorado--Segundo--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Mines on Fryer Hill
- View of industrial mine buildings, wood frame structures, and mine tailings on Fryer Hill in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado.
- Fryer Hill (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Pagosa Hot Springs
- Men, women, and children gather around the edge of a large hot spring pool at Pagosa Springs (Archuleta County), Colorado. Men stand near commercial buildings in the distance. Signs on businesses read: "J. N. Johnson, General Merchandise," and...
- Pagosa Springs (Colo. : Spring)--1890-1900.; Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; People--Colorado--Pagosa Springs--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Pagosa Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Filming a movie in Steamboat Springs
- Actors and actresses, members of the cast of the movie "The Wolves of the Street" directed by Otis Thayer and produced by the Art-O-Graph Film Company, pose near the corner of 9th (Ninth) St. and Lincoln in Steamboat Springs (Elbert County),...
- Art-O-Graph Film Company--People--1910-1920.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Actors--American--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Steamboat...
- [1919]
- Cripple Creek, Colo., Schuchs' Building
- Men identified as Philip Schuch Jr. and Earl Akin stand in the door of an assay office, signs read: "Pittsburg - Colorado Sampling Works and Assay Office, Philip Schuch, Jr.," Cripple Creek, Colorado. The business is housed in a false front...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Assayers--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1870-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1870-1900.; False fronts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1870-1900.; Akin, Dean.; Akin, Earl.; Schuch, Philip.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Wet Mountain Valley
- View of the Lutheran church, parsonage, and a church related school in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado. The church is a frame structure with a small steeple extending from the roof. The parsonage is a square house with a low pitched hipped...
- Sangre De Cristo Range (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Westcliffe (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Church schools--Colorado--Westcliffe--1870-1900.; Lutheran churches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1870-1900.; Religious dwellings--Colorado--Westcliffe--1870-1900.
- [between 1872 and 1900?]
- Snow at Idaho Springs, Colorado
- Pedestrians stand in deep snow drifts on a street in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A man identified as Fisher sits on a white horse. Another man identified as Frank stands in the snow nearby. Signs on commercial buildings along the...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1910-1920.; Commercials streets--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1910-1920.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Prospect shaft on east side of Grouse Mtn., Cripple Creek
- Two miners stand near a headframe at a mining prospect on Grouse Mountain in the Cripple Creek mining district (Teller County), Colorado. A horse is hitched to a winch. The town of Victor is in the distance.
- Grouse Mountain (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Teller County--Colorado--1880-1900.; Horses--Teller County--Colorado--1880-1900.; Miners--Teller County--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Teller...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Old Las Animas, Colo.
- View of the main street in the town of Las Animas (Bent County), Colorado. Shows wood frame buildings including the "People's Hotel" and the "Merchant's Hotel." Horses and covered wagons are on the dirt road. A sign on one of the shops reads...
- Las Animas (Colo.)--1870-1880.; City & town life--Colorado--Las Animas--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Las Animas--1870-1880.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Las Animas--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Ophir, Colorado
- View of a street in the town of Ophir (San Miguel County), Colorado. Businesses on the road include a "Billiard Hall," and "Saloon."
- Ophir (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Billiard parlors--Colorado--Ophir--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Ophir--1880-1890.
- 1883 August 21
- Cowgirl
- Studio portrait of a young woman dressed as a cowgirl. Her hair is pulled loosely under a cowboy hat. She wears a low buttoned work shirt with the sleeves rolled up to her elbows. A Colt shotgun is in a holster at her hip.
- Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Cowgirls--1900-1910.
- [1903]
- Colo. & Southern on Sopris branch
- View of the remains of a Colorado and Southern Railway trestle destroyed in a flood near the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company coal camp of Sopris (Las Animas County), Colorado. The Purgatoire River meanders past the ruins of the bridge.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Purgatoire River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sopris (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--Sopris--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Sopris--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Sopris--1900-1910.;...
- [1904]
- M. & P. P. Ry. the plains from Minnehaha
- View of Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway tracks with large boulders and rock formations in Englemann Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Floresta breaker
- View of the coal breaker building at the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company mine at Floresta (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows a trestle and tracks of the Ruby-Anthracite branch of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1890-1910.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Floresta (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Floresta--1890-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Floresta--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1896 and 1902?]
- Coal miners
- A group of miners pose in a coal camp probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men wear work clothes including overalls, work pants, jackets, boots, and flannel shirts. The men wear oil wick caps with lamps. One man smokes a pipe.
- Mining camps--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Coal miners--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]