Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Ostrich enclosure
- Shows two ostriches in their habitat enclosure at the Denver Zoo in City Park, Denver, Colorado. A small building is in the enclosure behind the ostriches.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver Zoo--1930-1950.; Animal housing--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Ostriches--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Zoo animals--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Antelope enclosure & rock shelter
- Two antelope stroll around their enclosure in the Denver Zoo at City Park in Denver, Colorado. Shows a tall wire fence and a rock ashlar stone shelter with three doorways is in the enclosure.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver Zoo--1930-1950.; Animal housing--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Antelopes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Zoo animals--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Confederate reunion
- View of a rattlesnake derby in Trinidad, Colorado. Shot at night, this blurred image shows part of a round enclosure with spectators outside of it. Several 30's sedans are parked in the background, and a sign on a fence reads: Coca Cola.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Racing--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Snakes--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. A young boy in cowboy costume with a faux leopard skin pouch is encircled by men, women and boys watching a man hold a snake.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Snakes--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Bennett, Harlo, Jr.; Smythe, Douglas, fl. 1939.; White, Anne, fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Badger
- A badger sits in an enclosure at the Denver Zoo in City Park, Denver, Colorado. Shows a metal fence and a small wood structure is in the enclosure.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver Zoo--1930-1950.; Animal housing--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Badgers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Zoo animals--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Ostrich
- Shows two ostriches in their habitat enclosure at the Denver Zoo near City Park in Denver, Colorado. A small building is in the enclosure behind the ostriches.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver Zoo--1930-1950.; Animal housing--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Ostriches--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Zoo animals--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Pigeons
- Pigeons perch on tree branches and a bird house in an enclosure at the Denver Zoo in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The enclosure is constructed of metal bars and fence materials.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver Zoo--1930-1950.; Animal housing--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Pigeons--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Zoo animals--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Sun Dance
- Native American (Shoshone) men participate in a Sun Dance in a brush enclosure. The men blow eagle bone whistles decorated with feathers as they dance near the center pole. A bundle of dried foliage, the Thunder's Nest, is tied to the center pole....
- Indians of North America--1900-1930.; Shoshoni Indians--1900-1930.; Ceremonial dancers--1900-1930.; Sun dance--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 8 Numbers 3 and 4, 1925 March-April
- Deer & elk enclosure
- View of a herd of elk and deer in an enclosure at Genesee Park, part of the Denver Mountain Parks System (Jefferson County), Colorado.
- Denver Mountain Parks--1930-1940.; Genesee Park (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Deer--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1940.; Elk--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado--Jefferson...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Buffalo enclosure
- View of a herd of buffalo in an enclosure at Genesee Park, part of the Denver Mountain Parks System (Jefferson County), Colorado.
- Denver Mountain Parks--1930-1940.; Genesee Park (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bison--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 10, 1914 February 28
- Municipal Facts: Volume 11 Numbers 7 and 8, 1928 July-August
- Lebanon, Colorado?
- View of (possibly) Lebanon (Montezuma County), Colorado; an automobile is by stone buildings and a storefront. Sign reads: "Bank;" a shed and barn are by a wire fence enclosure.
- Lebanon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Lebanon--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Trinidad, Colo.
- Panoramic view of frame and brick houses and commercial buildings in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Trees are near the Purgatoire River. Shows the one-story adobe square enclosure of the Felipe Baca residence. The flat summit of Fishers...
- Fishers Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Trinidad--1880-1890.
- 1881?
- Chief Ouray's houses in Montrose
- View of the original house owned by North American Indian (Southern Ute Tribe) Chief Ouray and his wife (Uncompahgre Ute Tribe) Chipeta on their ranch near Montrose (Montrose County) Colorado. The abandoned building is constructed of adobe brick,...
- Chipeta, 1843-1924--Homes & Haunts.; Ouray--Homes & haunts.; Indians of North America--Structures.; Ute Indians--Structures.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Abandoned buildings.; Adobe buildings.; Houses.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico
- View of Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico; shows adobe buildings with vigas and wooden doors. A scoop is in a frame enclosure to the side.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Laguna--1900-1910.; Laguna Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Laguna--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Laguna--1900-1910.; Laguna (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Pueblos--New...
- [between 1901 and 1906?]
- An Ostrich at Pasadena ostrich farm
- An Ostrich identified as Mr. 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?]
- 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?]
- Ostrich farm, Pasadena, Mr. and Mrs. McKinley
- Two Ostriches identified as Mr. and Mrs. McKinley stand 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?]
- Ostrich farm, Pasadena, Calif.
- Ostriches stand in a fenced enclosure on an ostrich farm in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. A woman walks on a path near the fence, 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?]
- Scene in Del Norte
- A group of children stand near a dirt road in Del Norte (Rio Grande County), Colorado. Horses and wagons are parked near commercial buildings in the distance. A stone enclosure built over a mineral well is in the road. A mountain, probably Lookout...
- Del Norte (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Children--Colorado--Del Norte--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Del Norte--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- The Fort - Morrison - Sam Arnold & "Sissy" Bear
- A chained brown bear drinks from a bottle near Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, at The Fort restaurant. Sam Arnold (in bolo tie), owner of the restaurant, shares a chain-link enclosure with the animal; women look on from the outside.
- Fort (Restaurant)--1970-1980.; Morrison (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bears--Colorado--Morrison--1970-1980.; Restaurants--Colorado--Morrison--1970-1980.
- 1970
- Early Nevada
- View of Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows dwellings, commercial buildings, The Christ Church with its square tower and steeple, Pozo Mill by Nevada Creek, mining facilities, ore shed and a fence enclosure on King's Flat with drying...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- 1870?
- Masonic monument, Black Hawk
- A masonry shell at the bottom of a valley is all that remains of the Buell Mining Company's power plant in Mountain City, Gilpin County, Colorado. Mining facilities and dwellings dot the area; an obelisk (in square enclosure) commemorates the first...
- Buell Mining Company (Mountain City, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gold mining--Colorado--Mountain City--1940-1950.; Power plants--Colorado--Mountain City--1940-1950.; Free Masons--Monuments.
- 1940
- Central City Mining Museum, 1953
- The Central City Mining Museum is housed in a old mine. It is a one and one-half story structure with the enclosure for the elevator machinery above the gable of the roof. An addition to the building, which has a flat roof and a large window,...
- Central City Mining Museum (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Examining new military aircraft
- Men stand near a military aircraft probably near Denver, Colorado. A sign painted on the side of the airplane near the cockpit reads: "Do Not Step On Enclosure Track".
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Seals at City Park Zoo
- Shows two seals at the City Park Zoo (Denver Zoo) in their enclosure, Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Denver Zoo--1920-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1950.; Seals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1950.; Zoos--Colorado--Denver--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950?]
- Confederate reunion
- View of a concert in Trinidad, Colorado. People crowd around an enclosure in which the Marine Band plays. The streetlights, with cast iron, four-sided brackets and white glass globes have bunting strung between them, and the Columbian Hotel has...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Concerts--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Military bands--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Fisher's Peak
- View of Trinidad, Colorado, from Simpsons Rest, looking southeast. Near the bed of the Purgatoire River is an adobe, one story square enclosure that was the original residence of Felipe Baca. Fisher's Peak is in the background.
- Fisher's Peak (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1878?]
- Bear at zoo
- View of probably a black bear at the Denver Zoo, Denver, Colorado. He sits in his enclosure, he has a white blaze on his chest.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver Zoo--1940-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Bears--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Zoos--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Caspar Collins family
- Studio portrait of Mary, Josephine and Caspar Collins (later an Army Lieutenant for whom Casper, Wyoming is named.) The the girls wear their hair parted in the center and pulled loosely back, and pinafores or tunics over their dresses. The younger...
- Collins, Caspar Wever, 1844-1865--Family.; Families--1850-1870.
- [between 1856 and 1865]
- Pine Ridge Agency S.D.
- Native American Lakota Sioux sit outside a large round brush enclosure with a tall center pole with a flag, possibly near the Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. A white family poses in a horse-drawn wagon.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine...
- [1890 or 1891]
- Porcupine
- Shows a porcupine in an enclosure at the Denver Zoo in City Park, Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver Zoo--1930-1950.; Animal housing--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Porcupines--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Zoo animals--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Ostrich shelters
- A wire fence is in front of two rock ashlar shelters in the ostrich enclosure in the Denver Zoo at City Park in Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver Zoo--1930-1950.; Animal housing--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Zoo animals--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Zoos--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Coyote
- Shows two coyotes in their enclosure at the Denver Zoo near City Park in Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver Zoo--1930-1950.; Animal housing--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Coyotes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Zoo animals--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Ground hog
- Shows the ground hog enclosure at the Denver Zoo near City Park in Denver, Colorado. The ground hog is not visible.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver Zoo--1930-1950.; Animal housing--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Zoos--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Black swan
- Shows two black swans in their habitat in the Denver Zoo at City Park in Denver, Colorado. A mother duck and her ducklings stand near the edge of a body of water in front of the black swan enclosure.
- Black swan--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver Zoo--1930-1950.; Animal housing--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Ducks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Alligator & gila monster
- Shows the metal enclosure used for the alligator and gila monster at the Denver Zoo near City Park in Denver, Colorado. Neither animal is visible.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver Zoo--1930-1950.; Animal housing--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Zoos--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Rabbits
- Shows two rabbits in a metal enclosure at the Denver Zoo in City Park, Denver, Colorado. A small tree is in the middle of the pen.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver Zoo--1930-1950.; Animal housing--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Rabbits--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Zoo animals--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Owl
- An owl sits on a tree branch in a metal enclosure at the Denver Zoo in City Park, Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver Zoo--1930-1950.; Animal housing--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Owls--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Zoo animals--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Pigeons
- Pigeons walk on the dirt floor of their metal enclosure at the Denver Zoo in City Park, Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver Zoo--1930-1950.; Animal housing--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Pigeons--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Zoo animals--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Pigeons
- Pigeons perch on tree branches and a bird house in their metal cage enclosure at the Denver Zoo in City Park, Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver Zoo--1930-1950.; Animal housing--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Pigeons--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Zoo animals--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Pigeons
- Black pigeons walk along the floor and perch in a tree in a metal cage enclosure at the Denver Zoo in City Park, Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver Zoo--1930-1950.; Animal housing--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Pigeons--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Zoo animals--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Mountain lion
- Shows a mountain lion in a metal enclosure at the Denver Zoo in City Park, Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver Zoo--1930-1950.; Animal housing--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Pumas--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Zoo animals--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Shoshone camp
- View of a Native American (Shoshone) camp. Tepees, tents, and a Sun dance brush enclosure are in an area of short grass. Horses drink from troughs near wagons. An automobile is parked in the camp.
- Indians of North America--Structures--1910-1920.; Shoshoni Indians--Structures--1910-1920.; Indian encampments--1910-1920.; Shelters--1910-1920.; Sun dance--1910-1920.; Tipis--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Tremont Street
- View of Tremont Street in Denver, Colorado; shows cars, pedestrians, and signs: "The Courthouse Garage," and "YWCA." A fire hydrant is in a wooden enclosure.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire hydrants--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Fun house ride at Lakeside Amusement Park
- View of a wooden seating platform that is is part of a ride at Lakeside Amusement Park in Lakeside (Jefferson County), Colorado. The platform is on a track under a wood frame enclosure. Signs on the walls read: "Our Object Is To Amuse, By No Means...
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1940.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1910-1940.; Amusement rides--Colorado--Lakeside--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Signal beacon
- View of a signal light in a brick enclosure at the Denver Municipal Airport in Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are parked in the distance.
- Denver Municipal Airport--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Airports--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Signal lights--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1929 and 1940?]
- Aspen ball team
- Members of the Aspen, Colorado baseball team lie around the concrete edge of the pool in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. They are dressed in their team uniforms and their shirts read "Aspen Colts." A man in the middle of the lineup wears a suit. The...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Baseball players--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- 1910