Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- From the Books of George Lytle Beam
- Image of a book cover with a photograph by George Beam of the reconstructed Cliff Palace ruins, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. The image framed by a historical rendering of early exploration scenes.
- Book covers --1910-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1925]
- Weaver Bros Saloon
- Men lean on the bar in a saloon in Breckenridge (Summit County) Colorado. Decor includes spittoons, chintz wallpaper, signs, framed photos, a clock, and mirror cigar advertisments. Electric ceiling lamps with ruffled glass bell globes borne on...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Interiors--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Breckenridge, looking southeast
- In this view of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking southeast, smoke rises from the chimneys of the snow covered town. To the south are the backs of the Arlington and Denver Hotels. Power poles and a fence are in the foreground, and snow reveals the...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Wellington Mill
- View of the Wellington Mill, Summit County, Colorado; shows gold mining processing facilities, sheds, elevators, and men with horse-drawn wagons.
- Summit County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Crossing Main St during winter of 1899
- On Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, in deep snow, one of the sawtooth porch uprights of the Denver Hotel emerges, and in the background, the belfry and cornice of Fireman's Hall shows above piled snow. A false fronted commercial building...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [1898 or 1899?]
- Three Paiute portraits
- Reproduction of a book illustration; portraits of three Native American (Paiute) men: head and shoulders of Numana or Captain Dave; seated Poito or Old Winnemucca wearing a uniform and headdress; seated Namaga or Young Winnemucca wearing a fringed...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Paiute Indians--1880-1890.; Captain Dave.; Old Winnemucca.; Young Winnemucca.
- [1900?]
- Starbuck, Bear Creek Canyon
- View over town of Starbuck (also known as Joylan and Idledale), Jefferson County, Colorado, includes a Texaco gas station, automobiles and Bear Creek.
- Bear Creek (Jefferson County and Douglas County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Starbuck (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Long family moved into their homestead during the fall of 1871.
- Men, women, and children pose near the family house in Florissant (Teller County), Colorado.
- Florissant (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Long, D. P.; Stevens, David G.; Stevens, Eva.; Stevens, Nancyann.; Stevens, Rex.; Stevens, Sam T.; Thompson, Allie Long.; Thompson, Gladys.
- [between 1871 and 1890]
- Florissant School
- School children and their teachers pose in front of their schoolhouse in Florissant, Colorado.
- Florissant (Colo.)--1890-1900.; School children--Colorado--Florissant--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Florissant--1890-1900.
- September, 1894
- Stevens homestead
- The Stevens family (three men and two women), stand near their home in Florissant, Colorado. Sam Stevens had killed the bear (draped over the chair) the day before the image was taken.
- Florissant (Colo.)--1860-1890.; Homesteading--Colorado--Florissant--1860-1890.; Stevens, David G.; Stevens, Frank.; Stevens, Mae.; Stevens, Nancyann.; Stevens, Sam T.
- [between 1860 and 1890]
- Henry and Johnson
- View of two Native American (Ute) men and a white man sitting by a storefront; the Utes are identified as Henry and Johnson.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--1880-1890.; Henry, Ute chief.; Johnson, Ute Indian.
- 1880
- The Palace Hotel, Bob Beers, proprietor, Antonito, Colo.
- The Palace Hotel, Antonito, San Luis Valley, Conejos County, Colorado, features a two-story corner building constructed of volcanic rock with first-story storefront windows, arched second-story windows, and an ornate cornice. Pedestrians walk on...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Antonito--1890-1910.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Roman Catholic Church, Guadaloupe [sic]
- Reproduction of ink rendering; shows Guadalupe Roman Catholic Church, Conejos, Conejos County, Colorado, an adobe building with ladders and bell. People and a grave are in the yard.
- Conejos (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- 1876
- Indian widow at her husband's grave
- A Native American woman mourns the death of her husband. She holds a human skull and appears to be symbolically feeding it while others are scattered on the ground around her. Behind her are several burial platforms.
- Indians of North America--Spiritual life--1860-1870.; Manners & customs--1860-1870.; Scaffold burial--1860-1870.
- 1870?
- Indian funeral
- A group of Native Americans sit near a burial platform performing funeral rites. The platform is supported by poles at each corner, and the body of the deceased is covered with a cloth.
- Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Scaffold burial--1860-1880.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Silver Plume
- View north in Silver Plume, Colorado, shows the mines on Republican Mountain. The lowest mine on left is the Diamond Tunnel; above, and from left to right are: Pelican, Dives, Baxter, and Baxter mines; above and to the right are the Dunkirk and...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1895]
- Denver residence
- View of a residence in Denver, Colorado. Men and women pose with a baby, bicycles, and a poodle dog.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Palace Variety Theater
- Men, women, and a girl pose outdoors near the Palace theater at 15th (Fifteenth) and Blake Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. A horse-drawn wagon is parked nearby. Signs on the two-story brick building read: "Lange & Hance," "Palace Theatre," and...
- Palace Theatre (Variety theater : Denver, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Casinos--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Castle Rock, Colorado
- View north along standard and narrow gauge railroad tracks of Denver and Rio Grande and Colorado and Southern towards Castle Rock, a rhyolite lava rock formation, Castle Rock, Douglas County, Colorado, includes a one-story false front and...
- Castle Rock (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Castle Rock--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Castle Rock--1890-1900.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- A call hour in the Denver stock exchange
- A large group of men are gathered inside the Denver Stock Exchange in Denver, Colorado shows: chandeliers, signs read: "Postal Telegraph Cable Co."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Audiences--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Half Moon mine, day shift
- Miners working the day shift pose in front of a building painted with the sign: "Half Moon Mine, Matoa Co," Teller County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Half Moon Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
- June 4, 1898
- Gold Coin Club, Victor
- Exterior view of Gold Coin Club, 413 West Diamond Avenue, with large group of men posed on first & second story portico in Victor, Colorado. The club house (rebuilt after August 1899 fire and formally reopened in March, 1900) was constructed by...
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clubs--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Gold Coin Club (Victor, Colo.); Woods Investment Co.
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- Abbey Aikin - pioneer
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of Abbey Aikin (or Abby Akin), Cripple Creek, Colorado; elderly woman.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Aikin, Abbey.
- [between 1907 and 1916]
- Hall Valley, Colo.
- Panoramic view of the town of Hall Valley (also known as Hallville and Hall City), Colorado, in Park County.
- Hall Valley (Colo.)--1860-1890.
- [between 1861 and 1881]
- Clear Creek Canon
- A Colorado Central Railroad locomotive stops in Clear Creek Canyon, Clear Creek County, Colorado; men stand on boxcars. Clear Creek is to the side.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.; Railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1879 and 1880]
- King Phillip
- Reproduction of a lithograph shows King Phillip, (son of Massasoit, grand sachem of the east coast Native American Wampanoag,) who lead bloody war of 1675-1676 against the English colonists. He stands wrapped in a blanket wearing a headdress.
- Indians of North America--1670-1690.; Wampanoag Indians--1670-1690.; King Phillip, Chief of Wampanoag Indians.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Georgetown, Colorado
- View towards the north over Georgetown, Colorado. Town consists mainly of wood frame gabled residences, some with flat toped hipped roofs, some with laundry hung on lines in backyards, some false front businesses and one with "Stoves" sign on top....
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Pocahontas saves the live of Captain Smith
- Reproduction of a lithograph printed by James Reeve, shows Pocahontas, pleading with her father Powhatan, to spare the life of Captain John Smith. Other Native Americans (Powhatans) prepare to strike lethal blows with clubs, bow and arrows, and...
- Indians of North America--1600-1620.; Powhatan Indians--1600-1620.; Pocahontas, d. 1617.; Powhatan, ca. 1550-1618.; Smith, John, 1580-1661.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Pocahontas rescuing Captain Smith
- Reproduction of a lithograph by W. Croome, shows Pocahontas, a Native American (Powhatan), on one knee, begging for the life of Captain John Smith. An elderly man, possibly her father, restrains a tomahawk wielding man before he can strike the...
- Indians of North America--1600-1620.; Powhatan Indians--1600-1620.; Pocahontas, d. 1617.; Powhatan, ca. 1550-1618.; Smith, John, 1580-1661.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Sacajawea (The Bird-Woman) Guide of the Lewis & Clark Expedition
- Close-up view of a statuette of Sacajawea, a Native American (Shoshone) woman. The clay statuette depicts Sacajawea as she carries a child on her back and points into the distance.
- Indians of North America--1950-1980.; Shoshoni Indians--1950-1980.; Sculpture--1950-1980.; Sacagawea, 1786-1884--Portrayals.
- [between 1950 and 1980?]
- The treaty with Massasoit
- Reproduction of a lithograph shows Massasoit, (grand sachem and peacekeeper of the east coast Native American Wampanoag,) and British pilgrim colonists with outstretched hands.
- Indians of North America--1600-1630.; Wampanoag Indians--1600-1630.; Peace treaties--1600-1630.; Massasoit, 1580-1661.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Seattle
- Reproduction of a drawing shows a head and shoulders portrait of the Native American (Suquamish) Chief Seattle. He wears a shirt and long hair.
- Indians of North America.; Suquamish Indians.; Seattle, Chief, 1790-1866.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Portrait of Tecumseh
- Reproduction of a lithograph shows a head and shoulders portrait of Tecumseh, a Native American (Shawnee) chief. He wears a military uniform coat with epaulets, a medal around his neck, and a hat with plumage.
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Shawnee Indians--1860-1870.; Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief, 1768-1813.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- King Phillip
- Reproduction of a lithograph shows King Phillip, son of Massasoit, grand sachem of the east coast Native American Wampanoag, who lead bloody war 1675-1676 against the English colonists. He stands holding a rifle with a powder horn and tomahawk at...
- Indians of North America--1670-1690.; Wampanoag Indians--1670-1690.; King Phillip, Chief of Wampanoag Indians.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Powhatan
- Reproduction of a lithograph is a head and shoulders portrait of Powhatan, a Native American and father to Pocahontas. He wears a decorated shirt, face paint, and long hair.
- Pocahontas, d. 1617--Family.; Indians of North America--1590-1610.; Powhatan Indians--1590-1610.; Powhatan, ca. 1550-1618.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Powhatan's mantle of deerskin with figures worked in shells
- Powhatan's deerskin mantle, with figures worked in shells, shows a central man figure flanked by two animals and surrounded by circular objects, in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England.
- Ashmolean Museum--Exhibitions & displays--1940-1970.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1940-1970.; Powhatan Indians--Arts & crafts--1940-1970.; Capes (Clothing)--1940-1970.; Powhatan, ca. 1550-1618--Associated objects.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Georgetown
- View of the south end of Georgetown, Colorado, showing the grid pattern of the town, with many simple wood construction buildings and tall pine trees. Leavenworth Mountain is in the background. Clear Creek runs through the area, and a tall chimney...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- 1867
- D&RGRR depot
- A locomotive with two passenger cars pauses on tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad depot, water tank and eating house, Palmer Lake, El Paso County, Colorado. Men and a little girl stand on the train platform, others sit on wagons. Signs...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1890-1900.
- 1893
- Palmer Lake, Colorado
- Passesgers walk up and down the platform, a woman holds a parasol in front of the Palmer Lake Denver & Rio Grande train depot, Palmer Lake, El Paso County, Colorado. The clapboard depot has a tower with decorative spindles, brackets and front and...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1890-1900.
- June 15, 1898
- 1346 Palmer Lake Eating House G. G. Russel Prop. D. & R. G. R. R.
- Four men and one woman stand outside of the eating house near the shore of the lake in Palmer Lake (El Paso County), Colorado. The tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad are in front of the building. The "Lunch Room" has a hipped roof, gables,...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Palmer Lake Eating House (Palmer Lake, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1880-1890.; Restaurants--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1888?]
- Flower show
- Interior view of the Denver Municipal Auditorium in Denver, Colorado; shows the stage set with flower displays, and a scrim curtain with embroidery.
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Flower shows--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- H. H. Woods presents Louis Mann in Friendly Enemies Co. Broadway Theatre Denver
- Broadway Theater actors and actresses pose by the entrance of the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado; outfits include fur, brocade, topcoats, duster and bowler hats.
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920 April 21
- Davis residence corner of 9th & Curtis
- View of the Davis residence at 9th (Ninth) and Curtis Streets in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Italianate style house has a low pitch roof and covered porch.
- Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1873]
- Near Hahns Peak, Colorado
- Four men travel in a horse-drawn cart down a rocky road by Elk River near Hahns Peak (Routt County; also known as Poverty Bar), Colorado.
- Elk River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hahn's Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Routt County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Old house said to be Old Tabor house at Buckskin Joe probably was another house
- View of a deteriorating house at the top of a ridge in Buckskin Joe, Colorado, in Park, County. A wood-plank sidewalk leads up the dirt road to the house. Evergreen trees grow on the hillside in the foreground.
- Buckskin Joe (Park County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Buckskin Joe--1910-1920.
- [1913?]
- Billy Class, prospector in Medicine Bow Range
- Miner Billy Class poses in the Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, with a backpack, holster, ammunition belt, and umbrella.
- Albany County (Wyo.)--1910-1920.; Miners--Wyoming--Albany County--1910-1920.; Mining--Wyoming--Albany County--1910-1920.; Class, Billy.
- 1910
- Playground, Overland Park
- Children sit on a merry-go-round at Overland Park in Denver, Colorado; two older boys push the merry-go-round. A woman and a child are on the swings near by. Slides, gymnastic rings, swinging bars and ladders are shown. A sign on the slide reads:...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Children playing outdoors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Merry-go-rounds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Denver, snowstorm
- View of a stuffed animal posed beside a snowman with a hat on in the snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado. A sign reads, "December Morn."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snowmen--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Taxidermy--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Sixteenth Street sunrise
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado, at dawn; shows office buildings, and the Colorado State Capitol building.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Sunrises & sunsets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1950 May 3
- Interior of a shop
- A woman sits in a chair in a store in Denver, Colorado. In the store are tanned hides, pillows with fringe, paintings, and a sign that reads: "H. L. Norris Real Estate and Mines."
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Handicraft--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Hides & skins--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Paintings--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Showrooms--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]