Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Mt. Byers from Cozens Meadow
- Trees and shrubs stand in the foreground of this view across a meadow at William Cozens' ranch near Fraser in Grand County, Colorado, looking toward Byers Peak in the distance. Cozens was the first official sheriff of Gilpin County, Colorado.
- [between 1899 and 1904?]
- North from summit of Berthoud Pass
- A creek winds through a small valley between mountain ridges in this view looking north from the summit of Berthoud Pass at the border of Grand and Clear Creek counties in Colorado.
- [between 1899 and 1910?]
- Ranch Creek
- Ranch Creek winds around the base of a hillside in this view from the top of a mountain ridge in Colorado, probably in Grand or Boulder County. Ranch Creek is a tributary of the Fraser River, a branch of the Colorado River (formerly the Grand...
- [between 1899 and 1910?]
- Road in Woods in Ranch Creek
- A dead tree lies on its side near a tree stump in a road near Ranch Creek in Colorado, probably in Grand or Boulder County. Ranch Creek is a tributary of the Fraser River, a branch of the Colorado River (formerly the Grand River). Tall trees stand...
- [between 1899 and 1910?]
- Rock Slide below Havens
- A horse-drawn wagon stops along a dirt road in Colorado near an area where a rock slide has occurred. Rocks line the hillside above and below the wagon. The wagon has left tracks in the road.
- [between 1899 and 1910?]
- South from summit of Berthoud Pass
- A dirt road winds around the hillside in the distance in this view looking south from the summit of Berthoud Pass at the border of Grand and Clear Creek County in Colorado.
- [between 1899 and 1910?]
- South from summit of Berthoud Pass
- Tall, thin pine trees stand in the midground of this view looking south from the summit of Berthoud Pass at the border of Grand and Clear Creek County in Colorado.
- [between 1899 and 1910?]
- West from summit of Berthoud Pass
- A ridge of mountains stands in the distance in this view looking west from the summit of Berthoud Pass on the border of Clear Creek and Grand counties, Colorado. Branches from dead trees lie in the foreground.
- [between 1899 and 1910?]
- Will Cozens catch of trout
- Rows of trout are laid out on several planks of wood propped against each other. The trout were caught by William Cozens, the first official sheriff of Gilpin County in Colorado. Cozens and his wife, Mary York Cozens, moved from Central City to...
- [between 1899 and 1904?]
- Mesa Verde, excavations
- Photographs of two studio bust portraits of unidentified men taken by other photographers. One of the portraits has the name "Anderson" stamped below it. The other portrait is in an oval frame with a floral pattern stamped on two opposite corners....
- [between 1907 and 1931?]
- Archaeology, Colorado
- An unidentified man and woman sit on a step in front of a porch.
- [between 1915 and 1931?]
- Archaeology, Colorado
- People have carved names into several trees that stand in the foreground near a dirt path. A large cliff formation stands at a distance at the base of a hillside. Trees line the surrounding terrain.
- [between 1915 and 1931?]
- Biography, unidentified groups
- A large group of unidentified men in suits poses in rows on the steps leading up to an entrance with a pointed arch on top.
- [between 1910 and 1931?]
- Biography, unidentified groups
- Three unidentified men stand in front of a screened-in porch of a house. The man in the middle wears his pants tucked into his cowboy boots. All three wear suits.
- [between 1915 and 1931?]
- Biography, unidentified groups
- A large group of unidentified men in suits poses in three rows in front of a large doorway with a round arch of windows on its top. The men in the front row kneel on one knee.
- [between 1910 and 1931?]
- Biography, unidentified groups
- A large group of unidentified men in suits pose in rows in front of a large stone wall. The men in the front row sit on a ledge with their legs dangling.
- [between 1910 and 1931?]
- Indians, Pueblo, Pecos
- Large rocks lie scattered in the foreground in this landscape scene, possibly near the Pecos Mission in New Mexico or at Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. The tops of several trees are in the background, and gray clouds line the sky.
- [between 1915 and 1931?]
- Perigo Mill in Gilpin County
- Large piles of wood are stacked at the side of the Perigo Mill in Gilpin County, Colorado. The mill has several levels, and two large smokestacks supported by wires protrude from the roof. Several smaller smokestacks also protrude from the roof. A...
- [between 1898 and 1910?]
- Snow, December 5, 1913, Central City, Colorado
- An unidentified man wearing a suit and hat stands next to huge piles of snow in Central City, Colorado, after the "Big Snow" in December of 1913. A telephone or telegraph pole stands in the background near some houses.
- [1913]
- Snow, December 5, 1913, Central City, Colorado
- An unidentified man dressed in a suit stands on a sidewalk in Central City, Colorado, holding a shovel. Enormous piles of snow that are taller than the man line Eureka Street in front of him. Signs marking a bank, a millinery, the Teller House and...
- [1913]
- Colorado mountains
- View of mountains and forests in (probably) Colorado.
- Sun Temple
- Louise Shannon Barton and Abbie Shannon stand at the bottom of a wooden ladder of Sun Temple, at Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. Other tourist walk on top of the reconstructed ruins.
- Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde
- View of Cliff Palace, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Cliff Palace
- View of Cliff Palace, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- (New) Cardinal - 1942
- View of (New) Cardinal, Boulder County, Colorado showing tall grass and flowers growing in a field in front of a small wooden house; wagon wheels partially hidden by the grass; trees behind the house in the field.
- (New) Cardinal (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- (New) Cardinal - 1942
- View of (New) Cardinal, Boulder County, Colorado; features a rutted road winding by gable roof buildings, two of board-and-batten construction, and the third with a corrugated metal roof; 1940s automobile parked further down the road.
- (New) Cardinal (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- (New) Cardinal - 1942
- View of (New) Cardinal, Boulder County, Colorado; shows a house with a porch at the top of a hill in the distance looking over a rushing stream below; mountain covered with pines and a road with low bushes passes in front of the house.
- (New) Cardinal (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- (New) Cardinal - 1942
- View of (New) Cardinal, Boulder County, Colorado; includes a one- story gable-roofed wooden building with a hill behind it; stone fence and a log fence in front.
- (New) Cardinal (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--(New) Cardinal--1940-1950.
- 1942
- The 12 Foot Inn Bar
- View of the facade of the Twelve Foot Inn Bar at 1312 East 17th (Seventeenth) Avenue in the City Park West neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The one story commercial style building was built around 1920 and has a large sign on the roof reading "12...
- 12 Foot Inn Bar (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; 12 Foot Inn Bar (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Bars (Drinking...
- 1976
- 1899 Inn, La Veta, Colo.
- View of the 1899 Inn located at 314 South Main Street, La Veta, Colo. Built in 1909, the two-story, vernacular stone structure has 18-inch walls with a full-length front porch, generous dormers and a mansard roof. The sign in front of the Inn reads...
- 1899 Inn (La Veta, Colo.)--1990-2000.; La Veta (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Hotels.; 1899 Inn (La Veta, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--Pictorial works.; La Veta (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1991
- 19th Street Diner, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
- View of the 19th Street Diner located at 1908 Grand Avenue, Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The exterior of the 1950s style diner has a pink, black and white awning with the sign "19th St. Diner," a large external neon wall clock and a separate...
- 19th Street Diner (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Diners (Restaurants)--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--2010-2020.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--2010-2020.; 19th Street Diner (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Diners...
- 2011
- First Avenue Hotel
- View of the intersection of 1st (First) Avenue and Broadway Street in Denver, Colorado; shows the 1st Avenue Hotel, the Citizens Exchange Bank, parked automobiles, a Denver Tramway Corporation street car, and tracks.
- 1st Avenue Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Citizens Exchange Bank (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver Tramway Corporation (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Business...
- 1917 September 27
- Denver churches Presbyterian 23rd Ave
- View of the 23rd Avenue Presbyterian Church at 23rd (Twenty-third) Avenue and Ogden Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick church has a tower with battlements and arched stained glass windows.
- 23rd Avenue Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Christmas 1940
- A young woman smiles at two girls who hold toys in front of a Christmas tree at the 24th (Twenty-fourth) Street Nursery School at 2025 Lawrence Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. One girl holds a doll in a chair, another...
- 24th Street Nursery School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas trees--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1940
- 9:00 AM, 4-J+1 Trailer Court almost empty
- View of the 4 J 1 + 1 Trailer Court, Campground and Washateria, west side of Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, shows picnic tables and brick barbacue ovens with chimneys. Two story office building in background.
- 4J1 + 1 Trailer Court, Campground and Washateria (Ouray, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Trailer camps--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.
- August 6, 1979
- Fluorspar Mill, 4UR Ranch
- View of the abandoned Colorado Fluorspar Company Mine and mill on the 4UR ranch in Wagon Wheel Gap (Mineral County), Colorado. Shows a tailing pile, ore house and deteriorated wooden buildings. Corrugated metal buildings are next to the mill. Goose...
- 4UR Ranch (Wagon Wheel, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Colorado Fluorspar Company Mine (Mineral County, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Wagon Wheel Gap (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Abandoned mines.; Mills.; Ore industry.; 4UR Ranch (Wagon Wheel, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2009
- 4UR Ranch
- View of the buildings of the 4UR Ranch in Wagon Wheel Gap (Mineral County), Colorado. Clapboard and log buildings are in a green field. A barn is nearby. The Colorado Fluorspar Company Mine is in the distance. Shows a fence and a dirt road.
- 4UR Ranch (Wagon Wheel, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Wagon Wheel Gap (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Dude ranches.; 4UR Ranch (Wagon Wheel, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Dude ranches--Colorado--Wagon Wheel Gap--Pictorial works.; Wagon Wheel Gap (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2009
- Mess hall, 4UR Ranch
- View of the mess hall at the 4UR Ranch in Wagon Wheel Gap Colorado. The one story log building has a green roof with side gables. A large metal bell is mounted outside the building. A wheel chair ramp leads to the entrance of the building.
- 4UR Ranch (Wagon Wheel, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; Wagon Wheel Gap (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Dude ranches.; Log buildings.; 4UR Ranch (Wagon Wheel, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Dude ranches--Colorado--Wagon Wheel Gap--Pictorial works.; Log...
- 2009
- Plunge pool, 4UR Ranch
- View of the an abandoned plunge pool at the 4UR Ranch in Wagon Wheel Gap (Mineral County), Colorado, The oval shaped swimming pool has a concrete wall and metal railing around it.
- 4UR Ranch (Wagon Wheel, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; Wagon Wheel Gap (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Swimming pools.; 4UR Ranch (Wagon Wheel, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Wagon Wheel Gap--Pictorial works.; Wagon Wheel Gap...
- 2009
- 5th Avenue Tavern
- View of 506 Santa Fe Drive, the abandoned 5th Avenue Tavern in the Baker neighborhood of Denver,Colorado. The two-story commercial style building has brick corbeling, a cornice and arched windows on the second story. A faded painted sign on the...
- 5th Avenue Tavern (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Baker (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings.; Commercial facilities.; 5th Avenue Tavern (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Abandoned...
- 1976
- D&D's Lounge and The 715
- View of D&D's Lounge & Disco located at 2716 Welton Street and The 715 located at 701-715 East 26th Avenue in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The two story brick commercial style buildings have rectangular windows on the second...
- 715 (Restaurant : Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; D & D's Lounge and Disco (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Restaurants.; 715 (Restaurant : Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; D & D's...
- 1999
- Perspective 9th Street Historic Park District
- Exterior street perspective showing two houses located at 1056 and 1068 9th Street, Auaria neighborhood, Denver, Colo. The houses are part of the 9th Street Historic Park on the Auraria Higher Education Center in Denver. The two story, wood house...
- 9th Street Historic Park (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1870-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses.; Neighborhoods.
- between 1973 and 1975
- A Bar A Ranch, Encampment, Wyo
- A Black man smokes a pipe and holds the reins of a horse drawn sled on the A Bar A Ranch, in Encampment (Carbon County), Wyoming. The vehicle has an A-frame cover made of wooden poles.
- A Bar A Ranch (Carbon County, Wyo.)--People--1900-1920.; African Americans--Wyoming--Carbon County--1900-1920.; Carbon County (Wyo.)--1900-1920.; Horse teams--Wyoming--Carbon County--1900-1920.; Ranches--Wyoming--Carbon County--1900-1920.; Sleds &...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- A.B. Hirschfeld Press, Denver
- View of the stone, one story A.B. Hirschfeld Press building at 655 Speer Blvd. in the Speer neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building has a rounded concrete and glass brick facade, a corner entrance with a built-in modern style clock above...
- A. B. Hirschfeld Press--Buildings--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Speer (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-1990.; Printing industry--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1986 February
- A. B. Ingols manufacturers of Colorado Gold Jewelry, 263 and 265 Fifteenth Street, Denver, Col.
- View of A. B. Ingols jewelry store in Denver, Colorado; shows a brick building with storefronts, cast iron trim, a cornice, a hanging pocket watch, a streetlamp, and signs: "A. B. Ingols Jewelry Manufactory."
- A. B. Ingols Jewelry Manufactory--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Jewelry stores--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- A. B. Sopris, books and stationery, postoffice block, Denver, Colorado
- View of a Denver, Colorado storefront; shows men posing between display windows with lettering: "Allen B. Sopris, Bookseller and Stationer, All Paper News Rooms."
- A. B. Sopris, Books and Stationery--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Bookstores--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Stationary trade--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- University Building, Denver
- View of the A. C. Foster Building / University Building (built 1911, W.E. and A.A. Fisher, architects) at 912 16th (Sixteenth) and Champa Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The 12 story brick building has stone and terra cotta trim,...
- A. C. Foster Building (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1980-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Office...
- 1985 June
- A. E. Meek delivery truck
- A man sits in the driver's seat of a delivery truck in Denver, Colorado. The rear of the truck is designed to look like a trunk. Signs on the truck read: "A. E. Meek Trunk & Bag Co." and "Trunks & Bags."
- A. E. Meek Trunk & Bag Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Equipment & supplies--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Leather industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- A.E. Meek Trunk and Bag Co., Denver
- View of the A.E. Meek Trunk & Bag Co., a luggage store at 1616 Stout Street in the Central Business District of Denver, Colorado. The two story brick commercial building has a flat roof, overhanging eaves.
- A. E. Meek Trunk & Bag Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1980-1990.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1990?]
- A. H. Jones & Co importers and jobbers of wines, brandies and cigars Dealers in Kentucky, rye and white wheat whiskeys, California Wines and brandies, Crow & Clark's Block, Holladay Street, near G, Denver, Col.
- View of A. H. Jones & Co, in Denver, Colorado; shows men posing by brick buildings with storefronts. Sign reads: "E. H. Tobey & Co."
- A. H. Jones & Co.--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Liquor stores--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880?]