Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Eagle Man Sioux
- Eagle Man, a Native American (Sioux) poses for a studio portrait, he wears a fringed shirt, a beaded necklace, and feathers in his hair; he holds a wooden rifle from which a bunch of feathers hang.
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Eagle Man.
- 1900
- Mildred Alexander
- Mildred Alexander of Frisco, Colorado, is shown in a head and shoulders studio portrait. The girl wears a light colored blouse with ruffles around the neck and across the front, and a large bow in her hair, which is in dark ringlets.
- Frisco (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Frisco--1880-1910.; Alexander, Mildred.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Lucy Osborne's niece (teacher at Frisco, Colorado) 1906-1909 Lucy Mar
- Lucy Mar, the niece of Lucy Osborne, a teacher in Frisco, Colorado, poses behind a decorative iron railing for her studio portrait. She wears a white ruffled dress with lace, beads, and a ring, and holds her teddy bear; her curly light-colored hair...
- Frisco (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Frisco--1900-1910.; Mar, Lucy.
- [between 1906 and 1909]
- Plan of the cities of Denver, Auraria, and Highland, Jefferson Territory
- Denver (Colo.)--Maps.
- 1859
- Town Hall, Ohio City, Colo.
- View of the town hall at Ohio City, Colorado located on 8503 County Road 76 in Gunnison County. The building has a board and batten false wood front, tin siding embossed in a stone block pattern, and a corner entrance. Originally constructed as a...
- City halls--Colorado--Ohio City--1990-2000.; Ohio City (Colo.)--1990-2000.; City halls--Colorado--Ohio City--Pictorial works.; Ohio City (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1999
- Roberto Torres, Jr.
- Roberto Torres, Jr. carries the flag in the opening event of the Mexican Rodeo Extravaganza during the 100th anniversary of the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado. Roberto rides a horse, wearing a traditional Mexican cowboy (charro)...
- National Western Stock Show--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Flag bearers.; Flags--American.; Horseback riding.; Rodeos.; Torres, Roberto, Jr.--Pictorial works.; National...
- [2006 January 1]
- Manitou Springs - Railway Stations
- View along the carriage entrance of the stone Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Depot, Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Railroad rails line the drive and "D. & R. G." is embossed on the metal catch boxes of the downspouts. Teams of horse...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Porte cocheres--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.
- 1912
- Monte Vista Streets
- Stone and brick commercial buildings line the street in Monte Vista (Rio Grande County), Colorado. Shows pedestrians and parked cars. Signs on buildings read: "The Stow-Wood Co." "Stow's," "Fassett," "Hotel La Veta;" and, embossed on a building is:...
- Monte Vista (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- The Colorado and Swimming Pool, Glenwood Springs
- View of the Hotel Colorado and the stone Bath House at the Glenwood Hot Springs pool in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. The four-story Italianate-style, stone and brick Hotel Colorado has square towers and a first floor arcade near...
- Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1900.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1891 and 1897?]
- Pikes Peak from Templeton's Gap
- Ranch buildings, cows, and fences are in a meadow near a rocky ridge in an area identified as "Templeton's Gap" in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Smoke rises above a structure with perhaps a thatched roof. Snow is on Pikes Peak in the...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cattle--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Farms--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ranches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1897?]
- Cripple Creek
- A man wears a wool coat and a cap and stands on a dirt road beside a four door car with a Colorado license plate on a dirt road near Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Saint Peter's Church (Catholic) spire is among buildings in Cripple Creek....
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1920-1940.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1920-1940.
- [between 1925 and 1935?]
- Grand Valley
- View of the Denver & Rio Grande and Rio Grande Junction railroad depot and frame buildings in the town of Grand Valley (Parachute) in Mesa County, Colorado. Men stand near boxes, crates and milk jugs on the platform of the depot. A sign on the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- 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?]
- Ophir, Colo.
- Panoramic view of log and frame buildings in Ophir (San Miguel County), Colorado. Houses, commercial buildings, and Ophir school are in the Howard Fork Valley town. Mine buildings and steep road grades are on hillsides in the San Juan Mountains...
- Ophir (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ophir--1890-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--Ophir--1890-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Ophir--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Ophir--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Primos Chem. Co. mill, Vanadium, Colo.
- View of the Primos Chemical Company mill and Rio Grande Southern Railroad tracks beside the San Miguel River in Vanadium (San Miguel County), Colorado. Shows frame buildings and brick or metal smokestacks in a valley. Denver & Rio Grande freight...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Primos Chemical Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Vanadium industry--Colorado--Vanadium--1910-1920.; San Miguel River (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Vanadium (Colo.)--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1914 and 1920?]
- Telluride, Colo.
- Aerial view of Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. Road grades and switchbacks are in the San Juan mountains. Shows the Pandora Mill buildings near steep cliffs. Commercial buildings, houses, and Telluride Elementary School are in the San...
- San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1890-1910.; Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- At the camp above plant of Index Oil Shale Co., De Beque, Colo.
- Men wear suits, ties, overcoats, and felt hats and stand beside trees outside the Index Oil Shale Company plant in De Beque (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows metal and frame buildings and tall smokestacks. A flag above a building reads "Index." Metal...
- Index Oil Shale Company--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Refineries--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Mt. Logan plant
- View of a shale oil extraction facility in Garfield County, Colorado; sheds, machinery, barrels, hoists, and cable guides are on a steep slope. Roan Cliff formations are in the background.
- Oil-shale industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Slide Mine - G-D sharpener's furnace
- A man works with a stamp mill by a forge at the Slide Mine is probably Boulder County, Colorado. Embossed letters on the machinery read: "Gardner Denver."
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Slide Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Employees--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Founding--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Interiors--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Gold Prince tram
- Shows an aerial tram tower possibly near the Gold Prince Mill and a dog near Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. The area is snow covered.
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1917?]
- Gold King Mine
- Interior view of a probably the Gold King mill in Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows a wooden staircase, conveyor belt, steel support beams and processing machinery.
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Gold Prince Mill
- Men wear overalls, suits, hats and pose near a gable-roofed building, probably a boarding house at the Gold Prince Mill, in Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. The building has dormer windows and tar paper siding. A horse-drawn wagon is parked...
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1917?]
- Table floor, Gold King Mill
- Interior view of the Gold King Mill in Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. Men in overalls and aprons pose next to an ore processing table.
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Employees--Colorado--Gladstone--1890-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Gladstone--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1890-1910.; Ore industry--Colorado--Gladstone--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Concentrating tables
- Interior view of probably the Gold King Mill in Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows a row of concentrating machinery, a staircase, and an open beam ceiling.
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1880-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Gladstone--1880-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Gladstone--1880-1910.; Ore industry--Colorado--Gladstone--1880-1910.
- [between 1885 and 1920?]
- Battery floor, G
- Interior view of probably the Gold Prince Mill in Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows processing machinery and open ceiling beams.
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1880-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Gladstone--1880-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Gladstone--1880-1910.; Ore industry--Colorado--Gladstone--1880-1910.
- [between 1885 and 1910?]
- Gold King Mill, Gladstone, Colorado
- View of the Gold King Mill in Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows a multi-level, gable-roofed processing building with dormer windows, aerial tramway towers, Silverton, Gladstone, and Northerly Railroad Company railroad tracks, cribbing,...
- Silverton, Gladstone, and Northerly Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Gladstone (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1890-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Gladstone--1890-1910.; Ore industry--Colorado--Gladstone--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Gold King
- Interior view of Gold King Mill in Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows ore processing machinery with gears, staircase and ceiling support girders.
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Gladstone--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1890-1910.; Ore industry--Colorado--Gladstone--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Gold Prince Mill
- View of the snow covered Gold Prince Mill in Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows multi-level processing building, smokestacks, Silverton, Gladstone, and Northerly Railroad Company railroad tracks, freight cars, a wooden bridge and an...
- Silverton, Gladstone, and Northerly Railroad Company--1900-1920.; Gladstone (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1917?]
- Gold Prince Mill
- Interior view of Gold Prince Mill in Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows an open beam ceiling, windows, staircase, and possibly a row of Wilfley concentrating tables.
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Ore industry--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1917?]
- Boiler room
- Interior view of the boiler room of possibly the Gold Prince Mill in Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows a man, the steel support frame of the building and possibly a tubular portable boiler and mechanical roasting furnace.
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boilers--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Ore industry--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1917]
- Feeders, Gold Prince
- Interior view of the Gold Prince Mine in Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows a row of wooden tables and benches. Above the tables are suspended ore feeders.
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boilers--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Ore...
- [between 1907 and 1917?]
- Gold Prince Mill
- Interior view of the dining room in the boarding house at the Gold Prince Mill in Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows men, women, a milk jug and wooden tables full of dishes and food. A calendar hangs on the wall and reads: "August" and...
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1910.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1910.
- between 1906 and 1908?]
- Conveyor, Gold Prince Mill
- Interior view of the Gold Prince Mill in Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows a sorting conveyor and steel support beams.
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Conveying systems--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Ore...
- [between 1907 and 1917]
- Angle station, Gold Prince tram
- View of a gable-roofed aerial tramway station near the Gold Prince Mine near Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows tram cables, building frame and the snow covered San Juan Range in the distance.
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1920.; Gold mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1917?]
- Dryer floor, Gold Prince Mill
- Interior view of the Gold Prince Mill in Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows multi-level platforms, steps, open beam ceiling, a hanging bucket and wooden chutes.
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Ore industry--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1917?]
- Well dressed woman
- Studio portrait of a woman in a tiara, earrings, sash with tassels, and cameo. She holds a book with an embossed cover.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Serving tray
- Oval silver tray with raised border relief, pierced embossed grape pattern and two handles. The surface is etched with a filigree center and monogrammed. The bottom is copper color and etched, and there are four feet on the bottom. The tray was...
- Trays--1800-1910.
- [between 1800 and 1910]
- Woman sitting beside gas heater
- Studio portrait of a woman in Colorado. She poses near a heater embossed with: "[De]troit Jewel."
- Radiators--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Man wearing street car conductor's uniform
- Outdoor portrait of a street car conductor in uniform by the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado; embossed letters read: "Conductor."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroad employees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Ruins - fire aftermath - manufacturing facility
- Interior view fire damage in (probably) Denver, Colorado; shows machinery with embossed letters: "Putnam Machine Co.," a book, and burned rafters.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.; Industry--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Katherine Buckwalter
- Katherine Buckwalter poses outdoors in Colorado. She faces away from the camera and wears a fur stole.
- Women--Colorado--1920-1930.; Buckwalter, Katherine, 1882-1969.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Colorado Baptist Convention
- A large group of Baptists pose in front of the Loveland Community Building, Colorado, during the Northern Baptist Convention. The conventioneers wear suits and dresses, many of the women wear hats.
- Loveland (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Loveland--1940-1950.; Meetings--Colorado--Loveland--1940-1950.
- October 1943
- Colorado Baptist Convention
- A large group of Baptists pose in front of the Loveland Community Building, Colorado, during the Northern Baptist Convention. The conventioneers wear suits and dresses, many of the women wear hats.
- Loveland (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Loveland--1940-1950.; Meetings--Colorado--Loveland--1940-1950.
- October 1943
- Auditorium, Loveland
- A man adresses the audience from beside a lectern on stage of the auditorium, Loveland Community Building, Colorado. The stage is full of men in suits with a orchestra seated behind them. An American flag is above them on the back curtain drop....
- Loveland (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Loveland--1930-1950.; Interiors.
- [between 1936 and 1941]
- Auditorium, Loveland, CO
- Interior auditorium view, Loveland Community Building, Colorado, includes a men on a stage with an American flag on the back curtain drop. Two flower arrangements and "USA Work Program, WPA" signs are on the edge of the stage. The audience in floor...
- Loveland (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Loveland--1930-1950.; Interiors.
- [between 1936 and 1941]
- Auditorium, Loveland
- A woman with a corsage stands at a lectern on stage of the auditorium, Loveland Community Building, Colorado. The stage is full of men in suits with a orchestra seated behind them. An American flag is above them on the back curtain drop. Two...
- Loveland (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Loveland--1930-1950.; Women--Colorado--Loveland--1930-1950.
- [between 1936 and 1941]
- Denver Public Library exterior of Main Library
- Automobiles line the curb in front of the Greek revival style Denver Public Library, Civic Center, Denver, Colorado. The Carnegie building features fluted columns with Corinthian capitols, inscription along frieze reads: "Erected in the year of our...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver Public Library.
- 1927
- Carriage entrance to D. & R. G. Depot Manitou, Colorado
- View along the carriage entrance of the stone Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Depot, Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Railroad rails line the drive and "D. & R. G." is embossed on the metal catch boxes of the downspouts. Teams of horses...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Downspouts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- 1912
- Elks convention held in Walsenburg
- Fisheye view of Main Street in Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, shows stone commercial buildings draped in bunting and United States flags. Pedestrians, bicycles, a barber pole, and an oversized pocketwatch advertisement are on the sidewalk....
- Elks (Fraternal order) Lodge No. 1086 (Walsenburg, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.; Fraternal...
- 1913
- Elks convention in Walsenburg
- Fisheye view of Main Street in Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, shows stone commercial buildings draped in bunting and United States flags. Pedestrians, bicycles, a barber pole, and an oversized pocketwatch advertisement are on the sidewalk....
- Elks (Fraternal order) Lodge No. 1086 (Walsenburg, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.; Fraternal...
- 1913