Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Creede, Colo.
- Wood frame buildings, canvas tents and log cabins sit in the valley below a mine shaft in lower Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Men stand in front of a batt and board construction building. Men in a wagon sit in front of the building; one holds...
- Creede (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Creede--1880-1890.; People--Colorado--Creede--1880-1890.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Creede--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1890?]
- Interior of Wapiti Mining Company's Office
- View of the interior of the Wapiti Mining Company office in Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. A rocking chair with a cushion sits next to a wood stove and chimney in the center of the room. A lamp hangs over a desk in the corner, next to a...
- Wapiti Mining Company (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.;...
- 1894 Nov
- The homeless, Victor's big fire
- View of large groups of people left homeless after a fire in Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Men, women and children stand around household belongings and furniture in numerous piles along hillside. Shows handcarts, buggies and wagons used to...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Homeless persons--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- 1899 Aug. 21
- Burning of M.T. Ry Depot, Victor's big fire
- The depot for the Midland Terminal Railway burns in Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Men stand on wet roofs of wooden structures near the depot. Smoke and fire obscure the view into the town.
- Midland Terminal Railway--Disasters--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire fighting--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- 1899 Aug. 31
- Tolland, Colorado
- A man, two women and children pose on the front porch of a wood frame residence in Tolland (Gilpin County), Colorado, formerly known as Mammoth, Colorado. A boy holds the reins of a horse; a dog lies on the ground in front of the group. Shows a...
- Tolland (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1910.; Mothers & children--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1905?]
- Grand Junction
- View of the three-story Post Office at the corner of Rood Avenue and Fourth Street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. The building has arched windows on the first story, pediments above third story windows, and a balustrade on the roof. Men...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1930.; Post offices--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1930.; Young Men's Christian associations--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Construction near S Lipan St
- View of construction on Lipan Street in Denver, Colorado; shows excavation, a crane, and shoring.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Country Club, Trinidad, Colo.
- The adobe or stucco Mission-style Trinidad County Club in southwest Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado has vigas, a central chimney, a faux bell tower over the doorway, and gutters above a covered porch. A sprinkler waters a lawn surrounded by...
- Trinidad Country Club (Trinidad, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fisher's Peak (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Country clubs--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Citizen's Bank & Hatcher Hardware, heated by natural hot water
- View of a two-story brick commercial building with an elevated cornice in Pagosa Springs (Archuleta County), Colorado. Citizens Bank and Hatcher Hardware Store are in glass fronted stores on the first floor. Probably a gas pump is near the sidewalk.
- Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Pagosa Springs--1910-1920.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Pagosa Springs--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Recreation - two men fishing
- Outdoor portrait of men fishing by a South Platte River spillway in Denver, Colorado, they hold a bamboo rod and a fish.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Spillways--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Aspen, Colo., W.R. Rust Sampler
- Men pose with mule-drawn wagons in front of frame buildings, probably a sampling or assay works for the Smuggler silver mine in Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. Buildings have chimneys and smokestacks, a shaft, and an elevator that connects to...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Smuggler Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Smuggler Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1887 and 1893?]
- Leadville
- View of the American National Bank on the southeast corner of Fifth and Harrison Avenue in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows the Romanesque Revival-style building, constructed of rusticated red sandstone with brick upper stories. Features...
- American National Bank (Leadville, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Banks--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Men in working clothes
- Outdoor portrait of construction workers in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Leadville
- View of plank buildings under construction in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows log cabins, a pile of lumber and houses in the distance.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Building construction--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Log cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Group of workmen eating lunch
- Outdoor portrait of construction workers laughing and smiling in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Smiling--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Tipple of Turner Mine (Independent) 9 mi north of Walsenburg, Colo
- View of Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks, ore cars, and a frame tipple at one of the Turner Mines near Walsenburg (Huerfano County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1910.; Tipples--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Industries - construction - rail mounted clamshell
- A man poses by a clamshovel crane on tracks in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- At the entrance to the Great Revenue Tunnel, near Ouray, Colo.
- A pack train and a team of horses with a wagon of supplies ready to head to the mines from a supply store at the Revenue Mine, Ouray County, Colorado. The ore processing facilities show across a creek.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Revenue Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Above Telluride, Pandora
- Aerial view of the valley and mountains (including Ingram Peak) above Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado; shows Smuggler-Union Mining Company (Pandora) buildings (Pandora Mill), Bridal Veil Falls, waterfalls, and Bridal Veil Creek.
- Bridal Veil Creek (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pandora (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pandora Mill (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Industries - construction - view near Alameda Avenue
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavation and men working with wood shoring.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Excavation--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Albert Graham
- Studio portrait of Albert Graham (sitting) and Claude Graham (standing); they wear United States Army military uniforms with garrison caps, gaiters, and insignia.
- United States. Army.--People--1910-1920.; Soldiers--American--1910-1920.; Uniforms--1910-1920.; Graham, Albert.; Graham, Claude.; Graham family.
- 1919, March 4
- Family portrait
- Studio portrait of men and women; outfits include suits and beaded dresses with pleats and a corsage.
- Families--1910-1920.; McLearn family.
- 1915, February 13
- Industries - construction - overview at Alameda
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavation, the railroad bridge, horses, men, houses, and a building with sign: "The Call Automatic Switch Company."
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Excavation--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Agriculture - crops - fencing
- View of fruit trees in bloom in Denver, Colorado; shows barbed wire fence.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Barbed wire--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fences--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Orchards--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle Falls Ranch composite A. L. Zerbe, prop.
- Photomontage of scenes in the Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado area; shows the Rifle Falls, the waterfalls in ice, hunters with deer carcasses, Rifle Gap cliffs, a log bridge, a lynx, people, and the Zerbe Ranch Hotel. Labels read: "Open June 1....
- East Rifle Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rifle Falls (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Trappers Lake (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Women - group in men's clothing
- Interior view, women pose in men's clothing including ties, felt hats, woolies (chaps), bowler and duster hats. Many hold cigarettes.
- Cross dressing--1910-1920.; Women--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Football team
- Teenage boys, young men, and a girl pose on the steps of a building, clothes include turtleneck sweaters, knee pants, a leather helmet, and duster hats. One holds a football.
- Football players--1910-1920.; Girls--1910-1920.; Teenagers--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Abandoned tractor
- View of probably an abandoned tractor in a field; it has a chain drive, track propulsion, and wheels. A harrow is to the side; low hills are in the background.
- Agricultural machinery & implements--1900-1920.; Tractors--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Industries - construction - crane on Lipan Street site
- View of construction, excavation, trenches with shoring, men, and a clamshovel crane on Lipan Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs on Alameda Avenue include: "Hargreaves Groceries," and "Look Out For The Cars."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Excavation--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Bridge at Silt
- View of a cantilever bridge over the Colorado River, in Silt (Garfield County), Colorado; twisted metal frames are in the water and the Roan Cliffs are in the background.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Silt (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Silt--1900-1910.; Cantilever construction--Colorado--Silt--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Silt--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Industries - construction - scene at Alameda subway
- View of (possibly) Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows men working in a ditch.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Residences - house on Byers Street
- View of a frame house in Denver, Colorado, with picket fence and jigsawn porch brackets; address reads: "1203," street sign reads: "Byers St."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Industries - construction - scene at Alameda Subway
- View of men in winter clothes with snow shovels, by the Alameda Avenue bridge and street railroad tracks over Archer Canal, in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Industries - construction - double exposure
- View of construction in Denver, Colorado; shows men, a wheelbarrow, and the Alameda Avenue underpass.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Recreation - boating - scene at City Park
- View of men and women in a boat at City Park lake, Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boats--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Cemeteries - grave site - tombstone of Annie and Gretchen Schaeffer
- View of a grave marker and geranium flowers in Denver, Colorado; inscription reads: "Annie and Gretchen Schaeffer."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Schaeffer, Annie--Tomb.; Schaeffer, Gretchen--Tomb.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Recreation - parks - aquatic life - ducks in City Park
- Ducks swim at a City Park lake, in Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ducks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Men in park
- Men in suits smoke cigarettes in (probably) City Park, Denver, Colorado; one's hat band reads: "Mission."
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Smoking--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Men in City Park
- Men in suits smoke cigarettes in (probably) City Park, Denver, Colorado; one's hat band reads: "Mission."
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Smoking--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Couple in park scene
- A man and woman pose by flower beds in City Park, Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Flowers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Woman playing violin
- Portrait of a woman playing a violin by a United States flag and a mandolin in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Flags--American--1900-1920.; Mandolins--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Violins--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Parks - flowerbeds
- View of people and landscaping at (probably) City Park, in Denver, Colorado; girls pose by flower beds.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Flowers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; People--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Parks - scene of flowerbeds
- View of people and landscaping at (probably) City Park, in Denver, Colorado; a man and woman pose by flower beds, a brick smokestack is in the background.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Flowers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; People--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Parks - scene among flowerbeds
- View of people and landscaping at (probably) City Park, in Denver, Colorado; girls pose by flower beds, and a brick smokestack is in the background.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Flowers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; People--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Industries - construction - steam shovel at Alameda subway
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavation, men working, and a steam crane with lettering: "McCabe & Steen."
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries - construction - scene at Alameda project
- View of Alameda bridge construction in Denver, Colorado; shows the South Platte River, men working, concrete forms, and machinery.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Georgetown "Boosters" parade
- View of a parade at the intersection of 6th (Sixth, Alpine) Street and probably Taos Street in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A man wears probably a World War I uniform and holds a United States flag. People wear blackface, carry a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.
- 1920?
- Grand Junction Cornet Band
- Members of the Grand Junction Cornet Band hold brass instruments or drums and pose in a row on Main street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. The men wear suits and hats, they hold musical instruments and are identified left to right as:...
- Grand Junction Cornet Band--People--1880-1890.; Grand Junction (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bands--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1889?]
- Yuma, Colorado
- Aerial view of Yuma (Yuma County), Colorado. Shows buildings, roads and houses.
- Yuma (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Yuma--1920-1930.
- 1930
- Main Street, Wray, Colo.
- View of Main Street in Wray (Yuma County), Colorado. Shows people, parked automobiles, commercial buildings and lamp posts. Signs read: "G. Rinckel," "Cafe," "Record Abstract Co.," "Bank," and "[Ga]rage."
- Wray (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Wray--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]