Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 13, 1909 May 15
- Lone Star Geyser [graphic]
- A man stands beside the sinter cone of the Lone Star Geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Lone Star Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Miners
- A group of miners pose near a mine entrance at either the Berwind Mine in Las Animas County or the Rugby Mine in Huerfano County, Colorado. The men wear overalls and work boots. Some of the men have electric mine lamps attached to their caps, and...
- Coal mining--Colorado--1910-1930.; Miners--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Coal miners
- Three miners pose outside a mine at either the Berwind Mine in Las Animas County or the Rugby Mine in Huerfano County, Colorado. The men wear overalls and work boots. Electric mine lamps are attached to their caps and battery packs are at their...
- Coal mining--Colorado--1910-1930.; Miners--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Young man
- Studio portrait of a man in a suit, tie, and boots.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Sykesville Station - Old Line
- A view of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad station in Sykesville (Carroll County), Maryland. A group of people stand and wait at the depot near railroad tracks. A worker leans against the ladder of a railroad signal.
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--Buildings--1890-1900.; Sykesville (Md.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Maryland--Sykesville--1890-1900.
- [1880-1890]
- Man kneeling in canoe
- Outdoor portrait of a man boating in Archer Canal, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Lincoln Cathedral, from southwest
- A view of Lincoln Cathedral in Lincoln, England. Shows the cathedral surrounded by houses and public buildings. The Gothic style building has towers with spires, tracery windows and a central pointed, compound arched entryway.
- Lincoln Cathedral--1890-1910.; Lincoln (England)--1890-1910.; Anglican churches--England--Lincoln--1890-1910.; Cathedrals--England--Lincoln--1890-1910.
- [56 x 46 cm. (22 x 18 in.)
- Kern River, Woodlawn cattle ranch
- A view of cattle beside the Kern River on a ranch identified as the Woodlawn Ranch in Kern County or Tulare County, California. A cowboy mounted on horseback is in the distance.
- Kern River (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Cattle--California--1880-1910.; Ranches--California--1880-1910.; Rivers--California--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Mesa Encantada, N.M.
- A view of Mesa Encantada (Enchanted Mesa) near Acoma Pueblo in Cibola County, New Mexico. Shows a large rock formation surrounded by a desert landscape.
- Cibola County (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Enchanted Mesa (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Mesas--New Mexico--1890-1900.
- c1899
- Tug of war
- A group of boys play tug of war in Denver, Colorado. Bicycles are nearby on the ground.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Tug of war--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Group of women in front of lake or river
- Outdoor portrait of a group of women near probably the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. Some of the women wear scarves under their collars.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1910-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Family seated along river dam in background
- Outdoor portrait of a family, they pose near the edge of the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. A spillway and weir are nearby.
- Weirs--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Spillways--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Ouray, Mt. Hayden and Mt. Abram [sic]
- View of Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows Hayden Mountain and Abrams Mountain
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hayden Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Recreation flower arranging vase containing cattails and leaves
- Close-up view of cattails arranged in a vase probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Cattails--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Floral decorations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Vases--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1904 and 1925]
- Moosongnave from Shepaulave
- View of a Hopi pueblo identified as Moosongnave (Musangnuvi or Mishongnovi) in Arizona. The pueblo structures are on the Second Mesa. Shows utilitarian pottery, baskets, grinding stones (matate), and a pathway between two pueblo complexes.
- Hopi Indians--Structures--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Structures--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1880-1900.; Mishongnovi (Ariz.)--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man, possibly G. S. Peoples. He wears a dark suit, wide brimmed hat, and gloves. A watch chain an fob are attached to his vest. He holds a cigar in his mouth and leans against a stone pillar.
- Men--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Excelsior Geyser Basin
- View of the Excelsior Geyser Basin (Midway Geyser Basin), Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows the Firehole River.
- Firehole River (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Midway Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Rivers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Castle and Crested Spring
- A man stands between the Crested Pool hot spring and the Castle Geyser in Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Steam rises from the white silica crater of the hot spring and the sinter cone of the geyser.
- Castle Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Crested Pool (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Lone Star Geyser
- Steam rises from the sinter cone of the Lone Star Geyser in Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Lone Star Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Lone Star Geyser
- A man stands beside the Lone Star Geyser in Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Steam rises from the geyser vent.
- Lone Star Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Crater of the Deluge Geyser, Red Mtn. Basin
- View of the rosette sinter of the Deluge Geyser in the Heart Lake Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Deluge Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Heart Lake Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Yellowstone Canon
- The Yellowstone River runs through the gorge of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Rivers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Yellowstone Lake from the west side
- A man stands on the shore of Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Stevenson Island and the Absaroka Range are in the distance.
- Stevenson Island (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Islands--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Mt. Moran. Teton Range
- View of Mount Moran from the southern end of Jackson Lake in Teton County, Wyoming.
- Jackson Lake (Teton County, Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Moran, Mount (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Teton County (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho)--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Wyoming--Teton County--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Cleveland, Euclid Ave. at 105th St.
- Automobiles sit on Euclid Avenue at 105th (One hundred fifth) Street in Cleveland (Cuyahoga County), Ohio. Shows commercial buildings and street car tracks. Signs read: "The Alhambra. Novelties," "Century Awning," "Graves Electric," "Ionic...
- Cleveland (Ohio)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Ohio--Cleveland--1900-1910.; Street railroad tracks--Ohio--Cleveland--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1902?]
- The camp near the Tetons
- Cowboys stand and sit in a camp near the Teton Range in Wyoming. Shows a campfire, cooking equipment, and preparations for a meal. Trout hang from the branches of a fireside smoker; horses stand saddled with gear. A man pours coffee in his cup, and...
- Camping--Wyoming--1870-1890.; Cowboys--Wyoming--1870-1890.; Horses--Wyoming--1870-1890.; Meadows--Wyoming--1870-1890.; Outdoor cookery--Wyoming--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Transportation wagons horse-drawn wagon two men
- Two men pose on a loaded horse-drawn wagon on Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. A bridge over the South Platte River is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Ostrich Farm - Mr. and Mrs. McKinley
- Two Ostriches identified as Mr. and Mrs. McKinley stands in a fenced enclosure at an ostrich farm in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. Farm buildings and trees are in the distance.
- Ostrich farms--California--Pasadena--1890-1900.; Pasadena (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Ostriches--California--Pasadena--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1900?]
- Arrival of Co. G. from Manill [sic]
- Bird's eye view of large crowd greeting military Company G arriving from Manilla at Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad station, Cripple Creek, Colorado; scene includes passenger train on wye, people standing atop railroad cars, and narrow gauge...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890- 1900.
- 1899 September 13
- Women wrestling
- Women demonstrate a wrestling hold in a Denver, Colorado gymnasium.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Wrestling--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Group of Utes
- Studio portrait of unidentified Native Americans (Ute) and a white woman. The Native American's costume includes hair pipe breastplates, earrings, wristbands, and chokers; some hold flutes. The woman wears a dark dress and feathered hat.
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--1880-1900.; Women--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- William H. Kistler and other men
- Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of William H. Kistler (seated, center) and a group of young men.
- Kistler, William H.; Men--1850-1870.
- [between 1865 and 1875]
- Unidentified dance, Pine Ridge Agency
- A large crowd of Native American Dakota Sioux and whites gather around Sioux dancers wearing headdresses, kilts, arm and leg bands, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Dance--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Ceremonial...
- [1890 or 1891]
- Red Cloud, Maj. Burke
- Red Cloud, Native American, Oglala Lakota Sioux chief, and Major John Burke, general manager of Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West show, pose outside a Pine Ridge Agency building, South Dakota. Red Cloud wears sunglasses, overcoat, hat, trousers and...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--People--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton...
- [February 1891]
- Taos Pueblo
- A Native American (Taos) woman poses outdoors at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. The woman wears leggings, a dress, a wide belt, and a necklace with a metal pendant. Pueblo buildings stand in the distance.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.;...
- September, 1895
- Portrait of a man, Leadville, Colorado
- A man seated for a studio portrait in Leadville, Colorado, wears a sack coat with matching vest and cravat. His hair is slicked down and he has a full beard and mustache.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Denver, Union Station, great snowstorm
- View of piles of snow in Union Station in Denver, Colorado; a man shovels snow near a railroad train. Shows a signal tower.
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Deadwood City, Black Hills
- View of Deadwood (Lawrence County), South Dakota, shows businesses, homes, and signs: "Chambers & Cohen Clothing," "Chafes & Curtis Drug Store," "Lakes Manville Groceries," "Empire Store," "Benjamin Holstein Groceries," "F. W. Hamilton...
- Deadwood (S.D.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--South Dakota--Deadwood--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Denver musical group
- Women and a man pose in Denver Colorado; one woman plays a piano. Outfits include pleats and flounces.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Music ensembles--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1885?]
- Indian scouts
- Native American (possibly Crow or Dakota) men on horseback hold rifles and pose in a row probably near Fort Keogh (Custer County), Montana. Some of the men wear braids, buckskin or woven shirts, moccasins and sit bareback on horses. Indian...
- Indian scouts--Montana--Custer County--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Montana--Custer County--1880-1900.; Custer County (Mont.)--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Montana--Custer County--1880-1900.; Military scouts--Montana--Custer...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Beef issue, Northern Cheyenne
- Aerial view of Native American (Northern Cheyenne) men and women in line for beef issue at probably the Lame Deer Agency (Rosebud County), Montana. People wrapped in woven blankets stand or sit near frame buildings and horse-drawn, covered wagons;...
- Cheyenne Indians--Montana--Lame Deer--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Montana--Lame Deer--1880-1890.; Lame Deer (Mont.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Montana--Lame Deer--1880-1890.; Food relief--Montana--Lame Deer--1880-1890.
- [1889?]
- Commanche [sic]
- View of Private Gustave Korn, 7th Cavalry, holding Comanche, horse of Captain Myles Keogh. Comanche escaped from battlefield at Little Bighorn.
- Horses--1880-1890.; Soldiers--United States--1870-1880.; Keogh, Myles Walter, 1840-1876.; Korn, Gustave.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 7th.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- James Peak trees at timberline
- A small group of log cabins stands in the midground of this view of James Peak, located where Gilpin, Clear Creek and Grand Counties meet in Colorado. Several tall tree stumps with no branches stand in the foreground at timberline. A rocky cliff...
- Timberline--Colorado--1900-1920.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1920.; Tree stumps--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Yellow Rock - I'kaubut S'shensh
- Yellow Rock (also known Joe Vanderburg and I'kaubut S'shensh), a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, stands in a field on the reservation. He wears large round earrings, numerous beaded necklaces, a choker...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Yellow Rock.
- [1907]
- Interior of First Baptist Church, Denver
- Interior view, including a large pipe organ, pulpit, balcony, and altar, of the First Baptist Church on Stout Street between 17th (Seventeenth) and 18th (Eighteenth) streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Banners read: "The Gospel That I Preached...
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Altars--Colorado--Denver--1880-1910.; Arches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1910.; Baptist churches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1910.; Interiors.; Organs--1880-1910.;...
- [between 1883 and 1910?]
- Industries construction steam engine at work
- A group of men stand near a vertical tubular boiler and a steam engine at a construction site in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Agriculture crops equipment unidentified item one large one small wheel on axle
- Close-up view of an agricultural implement that consists of two wheels and two wooden rails probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Agricultural machinery & implements--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Infant in christening gown
- Portrait of a baby in a baptismal gown in Denver, Colorado.
- Christening gowns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Two children on porch
- Outdoor portrait of a brother and sister in Denver, Colorado. They pose on the porch of their house. The girl wears ribbons in her hair.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]