Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Cowgirl
- Studio portrait of a woman dressed as a cowgirl who stands with a whip in her hand. She wears her hair tucked loosely under a cowboy hat, a fringed skirt, work shirt, and gun belt at her hips.
- Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Cowgirls--1900-1910.
- 1903
- Cowgirl
- Studio portrait of a woman dressed as a cowgirl who pulls on a rope. She wears her hair tucked loosely under a cowboy hat, fringed skirt, work shirt, and gun belt at her hips.
- Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Cowgirls--1900-1910.
- [1903]
- Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific
- A Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway Company train sits on tracks probably in Colorado. Two engineers sit in the locomotive and two men stand on the tracks near a passenger car. Labels on the train read: "C.R.I. & P.," "1112," "Chicago, Rock...
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company--1880-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1880-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Rock Island, Illinois
- View of the town of Rock Island (Rock Island County), Illinois. Shows the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway roundhouse, industrial buildings, and houses. Shows bridges over the Mississippi River.
- Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway Company--1880-1910.; Mississippi River--1880-1910.; Rock Island (Ill.)--1880-1910.; Bridges--Illinois--Rock Island--1880-1910.; Railroad facilities--Illinois--Rock Island--1880-1910.; Rivers--Illinois--Rock...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Rock Island, Illinois
- View of an area near the town of Rock Island (Rock Island County), Illinois. Shows large brick industrial structures, some with tall smoke stacks that may be associated with the Rock Island Arsenal. A house with a mansard roof is beside railway...
- Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway Company--1880-1910.; Davenport (Iowa)--1880-1910.; Mississippi River--1880-1910.; Rock Island (Ill.)--1880-1910.; Industrial facilities--Illinois--Rock Island--1880-1910.; Railroad cars--Illinois--Rock...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Moccasin Bend
- Composite image of an area identified as Moccasin Bend west of Chattanooga (Hamilton County), Tennessee. Shows the tree lined banks of the Tennessee River and agricultural fields. Moccasin Bend, a Native American burial ground is in the distance.
- Hamilton County (Tenn.)--1880-1910.; Moccasin Bend (Tenn.)--1880-1910.; Tennessee River--1880-1910.; Croplands--Tennessee--Hamilton County--1880-1910.; Rivers--Tennessee--Hamilton County--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Heart of the Selkirks
- Photograph of a photograph of mountain summits in the Selkirk Range. The photograph is mounted on wooden panels, and a title label reads: "Heart of the Selkirks, Copyright 1902 by Detroit Photographic Co."
- Selkirk Range--1900-1910.; Mountains--1900-1910.; Photographic prints.
- [between 1902 and 1910?]
- Rocky Mtns. from Denver
- Panoramic view of farms and fenced fields west of Denver in probably Jefferson County, Colorado. Shows farm houses, telegraph poles, cultivated fields, sparse trees, and a square building beside a flag pole. Mesas are near foothills and snow is on...
- Front Range (Colo. and Wyo.)--1880-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Croplands--Colorado--Jefferson County--1880-1900.; Farms--Colorado--Jefferson County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Mammoth Hot Springs
- View of terraces of accreted calcareous silica at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Shows mineral deposit formations and dead trees in the hot springs. Mountains and trees are in the distance.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.
- [between 1871 and 1900?]
- The Palisades, Alpine Pass
- View of The Palisades, a cliff beside Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad tracks near Alpine Station in Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows a stone support wall beside narrow gauge tracks, wagon roads and buildings in the valley. Snow is on steep...
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Palisades, The (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Sawatch Range (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Yosemite, South Dome
- A view of Half Dome (South Dome), a rock formation, in Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California. Shows trees, snow and the Yosemite Valley area.
- Half Dome (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Cliffs--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; Rock formations--California--Yosemite...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Manitou and Pikes Peak Railroad - crossing the timberline
- A view of the Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railroad in El Paso County, Colorado shows: partially finished track, cabin and tents near the railroad grade. A group walks along the track.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1891?]
- Sisters' Orphans Home, Los Angeles, Calif.
- View of the Sisters' Orphans Home on Seventh Street and Boyle Avenue in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California. Shows a brick Romanesque style, building with a central bell tower topped with a cupola and cross. The tower has wall dormers, turrets,...
- Sisters' Orphans Home (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Bell towers.; Orphanages.
- [1899?]
- Res. cor. Colfax & Gilpin
- A man waters the lawn at a house at 1470 Gilpin Street in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The four-story house has a tower, dormers, a recessed porch, leaded glass, an arched entry, and sandstone ornaments.
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1900?]
- The Bear's Cave, Green Lake, Colo.
- Two men sit on top of a rock formation above a cave near Guanella Pass in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Other men and women sit in the entrance to the cave.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Caves--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Spanish Peaks
- View of the Spanish Peaks, Huerfano County, Colorado. Shows pole fence and farm buildings.
- Huerfano County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Spanish Peaks (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- 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?]
- 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?]
- Fort Point, Cal.
- Waves splash against the seawall at Fort Point located at the mouth of the San Francisco Bay in San Francisco, California. The brick fortification features small slit windows and beveled corners decorated with contrasting white stone.
- Fort Point (San Francisco, Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Capes (Coasts)--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Forts...
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Furnaces Kansas City Smelting Co.
- Interior view of the Kansas City Smelting & Refining Company in Kansas City, Kansas; shows men by furnaces, gas jets, ventilation hoods, and equipment.
- Kansas City Smelting & Refining Company--1880-1890.; Kansas City (Kan.)--1880-1890.; Furnaces--Kansas--Kansas City--1880-1890.; Interiors--Kansas--Kansas City--1880-1890.; Smelters--Kansas--Kansas City--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Buildings
- View of buildings on a hillside in California. Three buildings, approached by broad dirt avenues, show Second Empire elements with paired windows, mansard roof, and a clock tower.
- Buildings--California--1880-1910.
- [between 1885 and 1905?]
- Topeka, northeast from State House
- View of the Topeka Public Library and the Church of the Assumption on Jackson Avenue from the State House in Topeka (Shawnee County), Kansas, in a reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard. Business signs on Jackson Avenue read: "Peerless...
- Topeka (Kan.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Kansas--Topeka--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- The Grand Canon in Arizona. Across from Rowe's Point
- View from Hopi Point (Rowe's Point) on West Rim Drive of the Grand Canyon (Coconino County), Arizona, in a reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard. Shows the Alligator rock formation.
- Alligator, The (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900-1910.; Cliffs--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900-1910.
- 1900
- A mountain ranch
- A ranch style house sits at the base of unidentified foothills in California. Shows an orange grove.
- Houses--California--1900-1920.; Orange orchards--California--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Colorado Spr's and Pike's Peak
- View of Pike's Peak and Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company train cars and a passenger car are at a stone depot. Railroad cars read: "Santa Fe Route, Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe 18440" and...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1898]
- Mammoth Hot Springs, Pulpit Terraces
- View of mineral formations identified as Pulpit Terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs on the Gardner River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Pools of water and trees are on the terraces.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Wyoming--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Platte Valley near old Ft. St. Vrain, Col.
- Two men and a horse-drawn wagon are in the South Platte River Valley near Fort Saint Vrain (Weld County), Colorado. A bridge and a dirt road cross the South Platte River near Cottonwood trees and a fence. Wooden buildings are in the distance.
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1900.; South Platte River Valley (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1900.; Weld County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Weld County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Weld County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Entrance Revenue Tunnel
- View of the entrance to Revenue Tunnel Mine near Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. Three men sit on ore carts drawn by a mule along on narrow gauge tracks. A man stands in a building doorway near the tunnel.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Revenue Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Mine railroad cars--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Garden of the Gods, Balanced Rock
- View of Balanced Rock, a sandstone rock formation in Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County) Colorado. Shows trees and a dirt road.
- Balanced Rock (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Manti from Railroad Station
- View of the Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the Mormon Tabernacle, on Temple Hill in the town of Manti, Sanpete County, Utah. Shows a wall surrounding the church site. The temple is a castellated style with Gothic...
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints--Buildings--1880-1890.; Manti Temple (Utah)--1880-1890.; Manti (Utah)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Utah--Manti--1880-1890.; Mormon churches--Utah--Manti--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- San Francisco from Russian Hill
- Panoramic view of the city of San Francisco, California, the harbor, and San Francisco Bay with Alcatraz Island in the distance. Shows sailing ships, houses and businesses; signs on buildings read "Sea Baths", "Crystal Swimming Baths", "Roos Bros....
- Alcatraz Island (Calif.)--1880-1910.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1880-1910.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1880-1910.; Cities & towns--California--San Francisco--1880-1910.;...
- [between 1880 and 1902]
- Grand Canon of the Colorado
- Close-up view of a sandstone rock formation at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Shows tiers of sandstone rock, loose rock scattered on the ground, brush, and steep slopes.
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1910.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1910.; Rock formations--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- California Roses
- Close-up view of California roses. The flowers are in a bunch behind a white rectangular board.
- Roses--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Mojave runner & squaw
- A Native American (Mohave) man and woman pose by a brick wall and a strip of corrugated metal, probably in Arizona or California. The man wears a long-sleeved cotton shirt with arm bands and a fabric waist belt, a vest with a pocket watch chain,...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Mohave Indians--1880-1900.; Men--1800-1900.; Women--1800-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Rainbow Falls, Ute Pass, Manitou, Colo.
- View of Rainbow Falls on Twin Creek near Ute Pass in Teller County Colorado. Shows a man above the falls on boulders.
- Rainbow Falls (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Twin Creek (Park County and Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Sylvan Lake
- View of rock formations and Sylvan Lake in Custer County, South Dakota. Shows trees and sheer granite rock walls at the edge of the lake in the Black Hills.
- Custer County (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Sylvan Lake (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Reservoirs--South Dakota--Custer County--1890-1900.; Rock formations--South Dakota--Custer County--1890-1900.
- [between 1898 and 1900?]
- Redlands from Smiley's [sic] Heights
- A.K. Smiley Public Library (Redlands, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Redlands (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Bernardino Mountains (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Smiley Heights (Redlands, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Croplands--California--Redlands--1900-1910.; Orange...
- [1902?]
- Canon of Diamond River [sic]
- View of narrow canyon walls and rocks beside Diamond Creek in probably Mohave County or Coconino County, Arizona. A person stands and leans against a canyon wall.
- Diamond Creek (Mohave County and Coconino County, Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Arizona--1880-1890.; Streams--Arizona--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Georgetown, U. P. Ry.
- Men stand near tracks of the Georgetown Loop near Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company narrow-gage train is stopped on a set of tracks nearby. A Denver, South Park and Pacific train is on...
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.; Railroad...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Mirror Signals
- Photograph of a painting entitled "The Mirror Signals" by E. Irving Couse. Two Native American (Taos) men sit on an overlook above a river and a prairie landscape. The men wear wrapped braids and fringed leather leggings (chaps). One holds a bow...
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Pueblo Indians--1900-1920.; Taos Indians--1900-1920.; Paintings--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1920?]