Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Blanca, Colo. looking north from R. R.
- The town of Blanca, Colorado, is located at the foot of the snow- capped Sangre de Cristo mountain range in Costilla County. Buildings on the street include one-story commercial storefronts with false fronts, as well as buildings with flat and...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.; Wells--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.
- April, 1909
- Buildings at Waldorf mine from the west
- View of Waldorf Mine and mill, Waldorf, Clear Creek County, Colorado; shows Argentine Central Railway narrow gauge tracks, switches, water tower and flatbed cars.
- Argentine Central Railway Company--1900-1910.; Waldorf (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Waldorf--1900-1910.
- June 21, 1908
- Waldorf mine and road to Argentine pass and Vidler Tunnel, Summit County
- View of Waldorf / Vidler mines and the Continental Divide, Clear Creek County, Colorado, (11,666 feet); shows frame buildings, water tank, ore carts, mine dumps and tailings. Road parallels Argentine Central Railway narrow gauge tracks and spur to...
- Argentine Central Railway Company--1900-1910.; Waldorf (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- June 21, 1908
- Waldorf mine
- View of Waldorf Mine buildings and Mount Wilcox (13,408 feet), Clear Creek County, Colorado; shows Argentine Central Railway narrow gauge tracks.
- Argentine Central Railway Company--1900-1910.; Waldorf (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Waldorf--1900-1910.
- June 21, 1908
- Bennett Avenue, 1930's, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- One and two-story flat-roof brick commerical buildings on Bennett Avenue in 1930's, Cripple Creek, Colorado; storefront windows have transoms, decorated cornices, brackets, pediments, and swags of garlands; automobiles are parked alongside...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1939]
- Baldy, Colo., with wagons and people
- One-story, wood-frame storefronts are in front of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks in the prairie town of Baldy, Colorado, in Costilla County. Women wearing dresses and aprons stand in front of the buildings. Bundles are piled next to the...
- Baldy (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Baldy--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Baldy--1910-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Baldy--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Baldy--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Baldy, Colo. tent camp of a plowing crew
- Clouds gather over the small community of Baldy, Colorado, in Costilla County, where three tents are pitched together in an enclosed area near a one-story, clapboard structure with a gable and a chimney. A smaller, wood-frame shack is near it....
- Baldy (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Prairies--Colorado--Baldy--1910-1920.; Tents--Colorado--Baldy--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Baldy, Colo., from so. west
- A dirt path beaten through the weeds leads to the small town of Baldy, Colorado, in Costilla County. The buildings of the settlement consist of one-story, wood-frames, some with gables, and others with flat roofs. Horses graze outside of the city....
- Baldy (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Baldy--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Blanca, Colo.
- The town of Blanca, Colorado, (Costilla County) is situated at the foot of the snow-covered Sangre de Cristo mountains. Tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad are in the foreground. Structures in the small town include one and two-story...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [1910?]
- Blanca, Colo.
- The town of Blanca, Colorado, (Costilla County) is situated at the foot of the snow-capped Sangre de Cristos. Architecture in the town includes one and two story houses and commercial buildings with flat roofs and gables. A well is in the center of...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Wells--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.
- April, 1909
- Blanca, Colo.
- A group of men with horses stand in the middle of a dirt street in Blanca, Colorado (Costilla County). Two of the men are riding their horses, and teams of horses are hitched to wagons. The buildings along the street include a one-story, stone...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Blanca, Colo.
- The town of Blanca, Colorado, (Costilla County) is located at the foot of the snow-covered Sangre de Cristo mountains in the San Luis Valley. A muddy intersection at the center of town is surrounded by one and two-story buildings whose features...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.
- [1909?]
- Boring a well in street intersection, Blanca, Colo.
- Men drill into the ground to make a well in the center of an intersection in Blanca, Colorado (Costilla County). A stepladder forms an angle over the well site; machinery is next to the well, near rows of pipe. Several men work around the machinery...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.; Wells--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.
- April, 1909
- Looking east to R. R. station, Blanca, Colo.
- A stream flows under a wooden bridge in the town of Blanca, Colorado (Costilla County). The tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad surround the depot, a one-story, wood-frame with a gable. Train cars are on the tracks in front of the...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.
- [1909?]
- R. R. station at left, Blanca, Colo.
- Located in the San Luis Valley, the town of Blanca, Colorado, is on the Denver & Rio Grande Western line. The depot building, a one-story structure with a gable, is between the tracks. Buildings along the street next to the tracks include a...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1900-1908.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Three girls wearing dresses they made
- Students model dresses they made in sewing class at Manual Training High School at 27th (Twenty-seventh) and Franklin Streets in the Whittier neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows three girls in shirt waist style dresses with lace trim. One girl...
- Manual Training High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Whittier (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dresses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Six hats made by Manual girls
- Six hats sit on display stands at Manual Training High School at 27th (Twenty-seventh) and Franklin Streets in the Whittier neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows straw hats decorated with flowers and tulle and a mobcap style bonnet.
- Manual Training High School (Denver, Colo.)--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Whittier (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hats--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Manual High, teacher and volley ball [sic] team
- Students and the coach of the girls' basketball team pose on the steps of Manual Training High School at 27th (Twenty-seventh) and Franklin Streets in the Whittier neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows six girls in middy blouses and bloomers; one...
- Manual Training High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Whittier (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Basketball players--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Sewing class
- Teachers watch a class of girls and boys sew at Gilpin School at 29th (Twenty-ninth) and Stout Streets in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The girls sit at wooden desks; most wear cloth tape measures around their necks. Boys sit...
- Gilpin School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children sewing--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Classrooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Boys with bird's nest
- Two boys look down at the ground in the schoolyard of Gilpin School at 29th (Twenty-ninth) and Stout Streets in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. One boy holds a bird's nest; the other holds the cut-out figure of a bird. Both boys...
- Gilpin School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Birds' eggs & nests--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; School...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Calisthenics
- One African-American (Black) girl and white girls and boys stand beside desks and touch their hands to their shoulders in a classroom in Gilpin School at 29th (Twenty-ninth) and Stout Streets in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado....
- Gilpin School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; African Americans--Education--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children exercising--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Wand exercises
- A teacher and an African-American (Black) girl and white students stand beside their desks and exercise with wooden poles in a classroom in Gilpin School at 29th (Twenty-ninth) and Stout Streets in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado....
- Gilpin School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; African Americans--Education--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children exercising--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Horizontal bar exercises
- Boys perform gymnastics on iron horizontal bars in the schoolyard of Gilpin School at 29th (Twenty-ninth) and Stout Streets in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The boys wear short jackets, knee-length pants, long black stockings,...
- Gilpin School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children exercising--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Gymnastics--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; School...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Gilpin School, day's program
- View of a blackboard in a classroom of Gilpin School at 29th (Twenty-ninth) and Stout Streets in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the A.M. and P.M. programs of the A and B groups in the classroom.
- Gilpin School (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Blackboards--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Classrooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Class about to leave for home
- Two African-American (Black) students and white students sit at wooden desks in hats and coats in a classroom in Gilpin School at 29th (Twenty-ninth) and Stout Streets in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. On the blackboard is...
- Gilpin School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; African Americans--Education--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Classrooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Class at work
- African-American (Black) students and white pupils work arithmetic problems at the blackboard and write at desks in Miss Craig's classroom in Gilpin School at 29th (Twenty-ninth) and Stout Streets in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver,...
- Gilpin School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; African Americans--Education--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Blackboards--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1903 and 1904?]
- Lesson in music
- Two African-American (Black) students and white pupils sit at desks in Mrs. Lloyd's classroom while a woman at the blackboard points to a musical staff and notes at Gilpin School at 29th (Twenty-ninth) and Stout Streets in the Five Points...
- Gilpin School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; African Americans--Education--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Classrooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1903 and 1904?]
- Wand exercises
- An African-American (Black) student and white pupils and a teacher stand beside desks and exercise with wooden poles in a classroom in Gilpin School at 29th (Twenty-ninth) and Stout Streets in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The...
- Gilpin School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; African Americans--Education--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children exercising--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Wand exercise
- Students sit at wooden desks and stand at the blackboard to work arithmetic problems in a classroom in Gilpin School at 29th (Twenty-ninth) and Stout Streets in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. An African-American (Black) boy and...
- Gilpin School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; African Americans--Education--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children exercising--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Class studying
- An African-American (Black) girl and white students sit at wooden desks and read in a classroom in Gilpin School at 29th (Twenty-ninth) and Stout Streets in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Title on book reads: "Educational Music...
- Gilpin School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; African Americans--Education--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Classrooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Lesson in music
- Two African-American (Black) boys and white students sit at desks in Mrs. Lloyd's classroom while a woman at the blackboard points to a musical staff and notes at Gilpin School at 29th (Twenty-ninth) and Stout Streets in the Five Points...
- Gilpin School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; African Americans--Education--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Classrooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- 1904 Jan. 28
- Manual High. Girls in carving shop
- Girls stand at workbenches to carve wooden blocks for engraving at Manual Training High School at 27th (Twenty-seventh) and Franklin Streets in the Whittier neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a classroom with brick walls, unfinished ceiling,...
- Manual Training High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Whittier (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Denver, great snowstorm
- People walk through snow-packed streets at Sixteenth (16th) and Welton during the great snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado. Shows a Denver City Tramway trolley car. A sign on a building reads, "For Rent, Store Room."
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1913
- Denver, snowstorm scene in front of library
- View of men shoveling snow in front of the Denver Public Library on West Colfax and Bannock Street after the great snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado. Shows horse-drawn wagons, men, and the Capitol building.
- Denver Public Library--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Gregory Street, Central City streets
- View looking east over Gregory Street storefronts in Central City, Colorado. Behind the storefronts to the left is the steeple of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Central City School is behind it. The barren hills serve as a backdrop to the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Central City, Colorado houses
- View of many houses in Central City, Colorado, taken from the interior of a window; the row of bricks of the exterior wall of the house is visible to the left. In the foreground is a two-story board-and-baten house with a shingle roof. Behind it...
- Central City (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Central City, Colorado
- View of Pine street and St. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church on the right. In the foreground are brick buildings with cars next to them. Smoke comes out of the chimney of the building on the left. Barren hills surround the valley. The...
- Central City (Colo.)--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Floods
- The flood waters of Little Dry Creek in Englewood, Colorado, possibly the floods of 1927 or 1933, have receeded; an adjacent field is covered with mud and debris including a can, and the barbed wire fence is clogged with roots and branches from the...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1933?]
- Floods
- The flood waters of Little Dry Creek in Englewood, Colorado, probably the floods of 1927 or 1933, have severely damaged a bridge over the stream. Children play amidst the debris; stores on the other side of the broken bridge, probably along...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1933?]
- Floods
- Rushing flood waters in Englewood, Colorado, probably the flood of 1927 or 1933 of Little Dry Creek, cut deeply into the bank where telephone poles still stand. A metal bridge is intact, and a tall building is in the distance.
- Englewood (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1933?]
- Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Bird's eye view of Cripple Creek, Colorado; flat-roof one and two-story brick commercial business buildings are in the distance; residences are scattered across hillside; mine tailings or dumps are in foreground.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Bannock St. bridge
- View of the Bannock Street Bridge over Cherry Creek in Denver, Colorado. The bridge has a metal railing and street lamps on both ends.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1912]
- Del Norte, Colo. street scenes, showing log house under cottonwoods
- A log cabin is nestled in a thicket of trees in the town of Del Norte, Colorado, in Rio Grande County. A blanket of snow covers the ground.
- Del Norte (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Log cabins--Colorado--Del Norte--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Students on steps
- An African-American (Black) girl and white girls pose for the camera on the steps of Gilpin School at 29th (Twenty-ninth) and Stout Streets in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Dress includes hats and coats, pinafores, black...
- Gilpin School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; African Americans--Education--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; School...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Class in construction
- Miss Gass, a teacher at Gilpin School at 29th (Twenty-ninth) and Stout Streets in the Five points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, holds a wooden stool in front of a classroom of girls and boys. A boy raises his hand; a girl turns around to face...
- Gilpin School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Classrooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; School...
- 1904 Jan. 21
- Denver, Union Station, great snowstorm
- A railroad train with two locomotives sits in Union Station after a snowstorm in Denver, Colorado. Shows piles of snow on platform and a watchman's tower.
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Denver, Union Station, great snowstorm
- Men stand near a railroad locomotive in a snowstorm at Union Station, Denver, Colorado. One man holds a shovel, another carries an umbrella. The Sixteenth Street viaduct is overhead. A sign reads, "Office & Depot."
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- 1913 December
- Denver, Union Station, snowstorm
- Men stand near a railroad locomotive in a snowstorm at Union Station, Denver, Colorado. One man holds an open umbrella. Shows people on the Sixteenth Street viaduct overhead. A sign reads, "Office & Depot, Coors."
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- 1913 December
- 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
- Denver, Union Station, great storm
- View of piles of snow in Union Station in Denver, Colorado; a man shovels snow near railroad trains. 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