Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Portrait of a man and two women
- Studio portrait of two women and a man with their backs to the camera. The man, who sits between the two women, wears a straw hat and faces straight ahead. The faces of the two women are shown in profile. One woman wears a light colored print dress...
- Men--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Central City, Colorado, 1900's.
- permanent resident of Gregory Diggings in 1859 and he was the first official sheriff of Gilpin County. The Eureka House stands opposite the courthouse in the left midground.; The large Gilpin County Courthouse, built between 1899 and 1900, faces...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- "See Ronald, this is the town where they advertise faces on the floor" [art original].
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking establishments)--Colorado.; Ink painting, American.; Central City (Colo.)--Caricatures and cartoons.; Cartoons.
- [n.d.]
- The Church Record: Vol. II No. 12
- Newsletter produced by the Central Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in newsletter is a sermon by different religious leaders within the church, list of new members and events of different church societies.
- Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Church buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1903 June
- Three men and two women posed in swimsuits
- Three men and two women in swimming suits, garters, and hats make faces; one woman puts her tongue out.
- Bathing suits--1910-1930.; Faces--1910-1930.; Women--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Cohan and Harris, Three Faces East Co. Broadway Theatre Denver
- Panoramic view of the cast of "Three Faces East," a mystery presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women pose at the front entrance to the theater in front of posters with scenes from the play. Violet Heming...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Heming, Violet, 1897-1981.
- 1920, June 16
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 13
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1944 May 25
- University Park United Methodist Church
- Brown's Sandwich Shop & More
- View of Brown's Sandwich Shop in South Fork (Rio Grande County), Colorado. The white one-story commercial building has a large central pedimented parapet with "smiley faces" on either end. Signs on the building read: "Brown's Sandwich Shop &...
- Brown's Sandwich Shop (South Fork, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Video Flicks (South Fork, Colo.)--1990-2000.; South Fork (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Restaurants.; Stores & shops,; Brown's Sandwich Shop (South Fork, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Video Flicks (South...
- [1995?]
- Old State Museum, Denver
- View of the Old State Museum (1913), formerly officially known as the Colorado State Museum, 200 West Fourteenth (14th) Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Frank E. Edbrooke designed this former museum to harmonize with the...
- State Historical Society of Colorado. State Museum--Buildings--1990-2000.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Government facilities.; State Historical Society of Colorado. State Museum--Buildings--Pictorial...
- 1991
- Old State Museum
- View of the Old State Museum (1913), officially known as the Colorado State Museum, 200 West Fourteenth (14th) Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Frank E. Edbrooke designed this former museum to harmonize with the state...
- State Historical Society of Colorado. State Museum--Buildings--1970-1980.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Galleries & museums.; Historic buildings.; State Historical Society of Colorado. State...
- ca. 1970
- New Terrace
- View of New Terrace (c. 1888) at 900-914 East Twentieth (20th) Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a part of the facade of the eight unit building which faces the street. The two-story brick building is in the Queen...
- New Terrace (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Apartment houses.; New Terrace (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- 1976
- Daniels ane Fisher Tower
- View of the Daniels and Fisher Tower (1911; architects, Frederick J. Sterner and George Williamson, 1981; restoration by Gensler and Associates) at 1601 Arapahoe Street in the Central Business District of Denver, Colorado, from the Westin Tabor...
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--1990-2000.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Clock towers.; Clocks.; Historic buildings.; Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 1995
- Children's Fountain City Park, Denver
- View of a detail of the Children's Fountain in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The statue is a copy (1912) by French sculptor Max Blondet, of a Henry C. Charpeot original in Düsseldorf, Germany. The Italian white marble statue features three...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Sculpture.; Vandalism.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Vandalism--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- 1985
- Children's Fountain City Park, Denver
- View of a detail of the Children's Fountain in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The statue is a copy (1912) by French sculptor Max Blondet, of a Henry C. Charpeot original in Düsseldorf, Germany. The Italian white marble statue features three...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Sculpture.; Vandalism.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Vandalism--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- 2009
- Ken Bunn in his studio
- Wildlife sculptor Ken Bunn works on a mold in his studio at 1532 Wazee Street, Union Station Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. A sculpture of a lion is on a stand beside his work bench. Sculpted faces of people and heads of animals hang on the wall...
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Artists' studios.; Sculpture.; Sculptors.; Bunn, Ken, 1938-; Artists' studios--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Sculpture, American--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1981
- On the new road hauling ore from Last Chance Mine to the cars, Creede, Colo.
- Men drive horse drawn wagons loaded with ore on a plank road near Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Steep rock faces are on either side of the road.
- Last Chance Mine (Mineral County, Colo.)--Equipment & supplies--1890-1900.; Creede (Colo.)--1890-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Plank...
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- Miners at Rugby
- A group of miners pose near a corrugated tin structure at the coal camp of Rugby in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men wear work overalls, and many have dirt smudged on their faces. Some men have johnny lamps attached to their caps.
- Rugby (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Public school, Whitewater, Colo.
- View of a school house in Whitewater (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows clapboard siding, the belfry, a pedimented gable roof, round arched portal and steps.
- Whitewater (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Whitewater--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Office & boarding house, Treasury Tunnel
- View of a dirt road and buildings at the Treasury Tunnel Mine in Ouray County, Colorado. A car on the road faces the mine office. The building has a hipped roof and tar paper siding. A car is parked beside the brick chimney of a boarding house.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Treasury Tunnel Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Ouray County--1930-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Ouray County--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1930-1950.
- [between 1939 and 1950?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Full length studio portrait of a woman who faces the side and rests her hands on a fur rug. She wears a dress with a small bustle and slightly puffy sleeves. Her hair is pulled back from her face and her short curly bangs are styled over her...
- Dresses--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1891
- 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?]
- South Cheyen[ne]
- View of possibly The Narrows, a section of South Cheyenne Canyon near Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Trees and bushes are on the rocky canyon faces.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1910.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1910.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1910.; Streams--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1910.
- [between 1886 and 1901?]
- Garfield Beach from the cave
- A man sits on boulders inside a cave that faces onto the Great Salt Lake, Salt Lake County, Utah. The Saltair Pavilion is in the distance.
- Great Salt Lake (Utah)--1890-1900.; Salt Lake County (Utah)--1890-1900.; Beaches--Utah--Salt Lake County--1890-1900.; Caves--Utah--Salt Lake County--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Utah--Salt Lake County--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1900?]
- Women of Acoma Pueblo, N.M.
- Two barefoot Native American (Acoma) women sit on a rock at Acoma Pueblo (Cibola County), New Mexico and pose for the camera. They wear cotton skirts and blouses and leggings. They hide their faces with shawls.
- Acoma Indians--Women--New Mexico--Acoma--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Women--New Mexico--Acoma--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Women--New Mexico--Acoma--1900-1910.; Acoma (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Women--New Mexico--Acoma--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Cliff ruins, Walnut Canon
- Men stand in Walnut Canyon in Coconino County, Arizona and look up at Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwellings built into the rock faces above. Shows stratified rock formations, boulders, and scrub growth.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Arizona--Walnut Canyon National Monument--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Arizona--Walnut Canyon National Monument--1880-1900.; Walnut Canyon National...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Eagle River Canon, Ben Butler Mine, Glenwood Extension D & RGRR
- Two men stand on narrow gauge tracks near a signal on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad near the Ben Butler Mine in Eagle River Canyon (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows a train on the tracks, tailings, a tram house, cables for buckets, telegraph...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Ben Butler Mine (Eagle County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Eagle...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Hell Gate, Col. Mid. Ry.
- Men pose next to a Colorado Midland Railway train at Hell Gap (Hell Gate), Pitkin County, Colorado. One man on a boulder faces four men by train tracks. Shows a steep rocky slope and telegraph poles by train tracks.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1900.; Hell Gap (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Garfield Beach from the cave
- A man sits on boulders inside a cave that faces Garfield Beach and Great Salt Lake, Salt Lake County, Utah. The Saltair Pavilion is in the distance.
- Great Salt Lake (Utah)--1890-1900.; Salt Lake County (Utah)--1890-1900.; Beaches--Utah--Salt Lake County--1890-1900.; Caves--Utah--Salt Lake County--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Utah--Salt Lake County--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1900?]
- Parade in Longmont
- The Cornet Band poses during a parade, Longmont, Colorado. The uniformed band members wear smiles and hold their trombones, cornets and tubas at their sides. Horse-drawn carriages show in background; some of the riders wear cloth masks over their...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Band uniforms--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Cheyenne Mountain
- Westward view of 9,198-foot Cheyenne Mountain near Colorado Springs, Colorado; at center, a male figure faces the mountain; roof of a small building visible at distance; fenced rangeland extends to foothills.
- Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- The old St. Louis Hotel
- The St. Louis Hotel, half mile east and half mile south of Loveland, Colorado was built in 1877 by Mrs. Sullivan, before the survey for the railroad was completed. The contractor or carpenter was Mr. H. C. Smoke, father of Mrs. Fryberger and Mrs....
- Loveland (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Loveland--1920-1930.; St. Louis Hotel (Loveland, Colo.)
- August 1928
- Hall of the Silverton Miner's Union No. 26, W. F. of M.
- Exterior view of the Silverton Miner's Union in Silverton, Colorado, on the southwest corner of 11th and Greene Streets, a two-story brick structure featuring sash windows with semi-circular arches and stone sills around the entire second floor,...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Miners' unions--Colorado--Silverton--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Fancy stock on the Glendale Stock Farm Colo. Midland Ry
- Close view, small herd of herefords on rangeland; shows faces of two bulls and side vies of others; farm is located near Aspen, Colorado.
- Hereford cattle--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Railroad workers, Salida, Colorado
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad workers pose next to a railroad passenger car, Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. Their faces are dirty and they wear soiled bib overalls, jackets and duster hats; one holds a dog; others hold a jack, a pipe, a paint...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad construction workers--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Manitou from the air
- Bird's eye view of Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking south. In the lower left, are the Barker House, the Bottling Plant, and the Episcopal Church. The west end of town is peppered with houses, and in the background, the north faces of Iron and...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1939?]
- Central City buildings
- Exteriors of the sides of two buildings in Central City, Colorado. The first building is a masonry structure with a flat roof and two rectangular windows in the front on either side of the doorway. A pipe frame is attached to the rear of the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1942
- U.S. Gov't School teachers, farmers, buildings- Towaoc
- View of the U.S. Government school (probably Ute Mountain School), Towaoc, Motezuma County, Colorado; two houses have stucco sides, framed windows, small porches, and chimneys; one house has a gable roof, one has a hip-and-valley roof; three school...
- Indians of North America--Education--Colorado--Towaoc--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Education--Colorado--Towaoc--1900-1910.; Towaoc (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Towaoc--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Cog train near summit of Pikes Peak
- View of the Manitou and Pike's Peak Cog Railway near the summit of Pike's Peak, El Paso County, Colorado. Men stand outside a passenger car, two push, while steam rises from the locomotive engine which faces the car. The side of the car reads...
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1920.
- [between 1891 and 1915]
- Central City people
- In Central City, Colorado, a man in a suit, top hat and glasses, wearing a pin styled after a sheriff's badge and holding a cane, is surrounded by the faces of three clowns and another man in a hat. The clown on the right is holding onto the man's...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clowns--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1957
- Superstition
- Three Native American women sit on a bench in the stadium at the Festival of Mountain and Plain in Denver, Colorado. Two of the women shy away and hide their faces from the camera, the other woman holds a baby in her lap. The women wear traditional...
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bashfulness--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1900?]
- Snake dance - children and adults
- View of Native American (Hopi) dancers (men and boys) at Mi-shong-na-vi, Arizona. The male dancers have feathers in their hair, painted faces and bodies; they wear kilts, necklaces, and carry bows with feathers. The boys wear kilts and have...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Spiritual life--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1880-1900.; Snake dance--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1880-1900.; Hopi Indian...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- U. S. Geological Survey in Montana
- Members of the United States Geological Survey wash their faces and hands in a stream in Montana.
- Geological Survey (U.S.)--People--1870-1880.; Streams--Montana--1870-1880.; Surveyors--Montana--1870-1880.
- [between 1872 and 1880]
- Heiram and Alida Burton Elsie and Smith Payne Burton Children
- Shows Hiram and Alida Burton with their children Elsie and Smith Payne Burton. Two young children sit on the lap of the man. The young girl wears a dress, and the toddler wears a pullover with bloomers. The woman wears a dress with a lace collar...
- Burton, Alida.; Burton, Elsie.; Burton, Hiram Knight.; Burton, Smith Payne.; Children & adults--1850-1860.; Families--1850-1860.
- 1853?
- Heiram and Alida Burton Elsie and Smith Payne Burton Children
- Shows Hiram and Alida Burton with their children Elsie and Smith Payne Burton. Two young children sit on the lap of the man. The young girl wears a dress, and the toddler wears a pullover with bloomers. The woman wears a dress with a lace collar...
- Burton, Alida.; Burton, Elsie.; Burton, Hiram Knight.; Burton, Smith Payne.; Children & adults--1850-1860.; Families--1850-1860.
- 1852?
- Indians, Pueblo Hopi, arts & crafts, kachina dolls
- Detail view of two faces or masks of Native American Hopi Pueblo kachina dolls, painted and decorated with feathers.
- Hopi Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Kachina dolls--1900-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Spiritual life--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Cliff House
- Exterior view of the Cliff House in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northeast. This four-story frame building with wrap around open air porch, balcony, bays, and dormers features a turret with conical roof on the near corner and a projecting...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1960-1970.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1962 and 1969?]
- Scene in Manitou
- View of Fountain Creek in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north. The Creek is in the foreground, and rail fence lines the road on the bank. A dirt road leads away in the center, and two story frame houses at the end of it are partly obscured by...
- Fountain Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Roads, Earth--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Under the patronage of Royalty and the Marquis & Marchioness of Bute
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in front of the Deadwood Stagecoach, which was used in an act of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears thigh boots and a buckskin coat decorated with beaded flowers and tassles. He holds a long whip...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Garage 2215 Stuart
- View of a garage at a Sloans Lake Park caretaker's residence, 2215 Stuart Street in Denver, Colorado. The building faces the alley and has dark trim and a lean-to extension.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Sloans Lake Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Garages--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1939]