Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Latourelle [sic] Falls, Ore.
- View of Latourell Falls, a waterfall on Latourell Creek (Multnomah County), Oregon. Shows a steep rock face, trees above the waterfall, and bushes and ferns near Latourell Creek.
- Latourell Creek (Or.)--1880-1910.; Latourell Falls (Or.)--1880-1910.; Multnomah County (Or.)--1880-1910.; Cliffs--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.; Streams--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.; Waterfalls--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.
- [between 1887 and 1902?]
- Mount Hood, Oregon
- View of snow above timberline on Mount Hood (Clackamas County and Hood River County), Oregon. Hills, grass, and fir trees are on mountains below the summit.
- Hood, Mount (Or.)--1880-1910.; Mountains--Oregon--1880-1910.
- [between 1885 and 1902?]
- A Grand Valley packing house, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Interior view of fruit-packing warehouse, Grand Valley, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; dozens of stacks of wooden crates packed with peaches & pears, one man pushing dolly loaded with crates of pears labeled "Grand Valley pears...
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fruit industry--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Peaches--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Pears--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Warehouses--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway...
- [between 1910 and 1918]
- Pikes Peak summit, Col.
- View of the summit of Pikes Peak, the stone Army Signal Station, and smoke above a Manitou and Pikes Peak cog Railway locomotive and passenger car in El Paso County, Colorado. Wooden barrels are beside the engine and stones are scattered on the...
- United States. Army. Signal Corps.--Buildings--1890-1900.; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Signal...
- [between 1891 and 1900?]
- Train in snow shed on Marshall Pass, Col.
- Men pose in an interior view of a timber supported snow shed on Marshall Pass in Saguache County, Colorado. Men wear suits and hats and stand beside Denver & Rio Grande tracks and an engine. Engine number "421" reads "Baldwin Locomotive Works,...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Saguache County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Saguache County--1890-1900.; Passengers--Colorado--Saguache County--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Saguache County--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Kootenia [sic] N.F., Mont. forest fire at Thonpson [sic] Falls, Clarkfork [sic] Riv.
- Men stand and hold probably shovels in a smoke-filled forest in Kootenai National Forest near Thompson Falls and Clark Fork River in Sanders County, Montana. Smoke is in the air above fir trees, fallen trees, tree stumps, and grass in a clearing.
- Kootenai National Forest (Mont. and Idaho)--1920-1930.; Sanders County (Mont.)--1920-1930.; Fire fighting--Montana--Sanders County--1920-1930.; Forest fires--Montana--Sanders County--1920-1930.; Forest reserves--Montana--Sanders County--1920-1930.;...
- 1926
- The Buena Vista, Cripple Creek
- View of the Buena Vista Mine near Cripple Creek in Teller County, Colorado. Men stand near wood frame mining equipment and mine buildings. Pikes Peak is in the distance.
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Pagosa Hot Springs
- Men, women, and children gather around the edge of a large hot spring pool at Pagosa Springs (Archuleta County), Colorado. Men stand near commercial buildings in the distance. Signs on businesses read: "J. N. Johnson, General Merchandise," and...
- Pagosa Springs (Colo. : Spring)--1890-1900.; Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; People--Colorado--Pagosa Springs--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Pagosa Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Early days of Cripple Creek mining camp
- View of restaurant in a canvas tent on a rustic log frame in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado; the canvas tent has attached signs "Lunchroom" and "Meals, 25 cents"; lettering on tent includes: "Restaurant," "Hot Soup 10 Cents," "Oysters...
- Mining camps--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Restaurants--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- G.E. Locomotive, Alamosa
- Three-quarter view of a Denver & Rio Grande Western General Electric diesel locomotive labeled: "38" and railroad cars at the Alamosa station in Alamosa County. A man wears a coat, overalls and a hat. A parked train car is labeled: "D. & R. G. W."...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- [between 1946 and 1950?]
- Approaching Hell Gate, Col. Midland R.R.
- View of the Colorado Midland Railway Company train "23" near Hell Gap (Hell Gate) in Pitkin County, Colorado. The engineer and a worker pose in the locomotive. Shows boxcar labeled: "11050" of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company. A...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Hell Gap (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1897?]
- Vulcan's Anvil, Monument Park, Colo.
- View of a sandstone rock formation identified as "Devil's Anvil" in Monument Park (El Paso County), Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Monument Park (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Rift Back of Bridge, Royal Gorge, Colo.
- View through a rock fissure in Royal Gorge (Fremont County), Colorado. Men pose near a Denver & Rio Grande locomotive on the hanging bridge over the Arkansas River. A man leans against a rock wall.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1881 and 1900?]
- South Dome and Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, California
- A view of Half Dome (South Dome), a rock formation and Glacier Point, a cliff, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California.
- Glacier Point (Calif.)--(1870-1900); Half Dome (Calif.)--(1870-1900); Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--(1870-1900); Cliffs--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.;...
- [between 1870 and 1900]
- Shoshone Falls, Idaho from Artists Point
- View of Shoshone Falls on the Snake River, Twin Falls County, Idaho. Shows rock formations in the distance.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1880-1900.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1880-1900.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1880-1900.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Sangre de Cristo Mountains from Poncha Pass
- View of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range, clouds, and Poncha Pass in Chaffee County, Colorado. A lake is nearby.
- Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Poncha Pass (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1880-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Utah Boundary Line
- A man straddles the Colorado-Utah boundary line on rock formations near a Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad train.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Boundaries--Colorado--1880-1890.; Boundaries--Utah--1880-1890.; Railroads--1880-1890.
- [1881]
- Wawona, the upper falls of Chilnaulnu [sic], Yosemite Valley, California
- View of Chilnualna Fall; water flows over boulders on Chilnualna Creek, Yosemite National Park, California.
- Chilnualna Creek (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Chilnualna Fall (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1870-1900.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.; Waterfalls--California--Yosemite National...
- [between 1870 and 1900]
- The Old Guard, full length, Mariposa Grove, Calif.
- View of giant sequoias, the "Old Guard", also possibly called the "Four Guardsmen" surrounded by lodgepole pine in Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California.
- Mariposa Grove (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Giant sequoias--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900]
- Among the big trees, California
- A man is among giant Sequoias, a horse-drawn carriage passes, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California.
- Mariposa Grove (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Giant sequoias--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900]
- The narrows, Cedar River, Iowa
- View of an oxbow on the Cedar River and probably Chicago & North Western Railway Company tracks in probably Linn County, Iowa. Men stand on railroad tracks by a switch, signal, and a frame building. Tents are beside the river. A railroad trestle...
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company--1890-1900.; Cedar River (Minn. and Iowa)--1890-1900.; Linn County (Iowa)--1890-1900.; Railroad signals--Iowa--Linn County--1890-1900.; Railroad switching--Iowa--Linn County--1890-1900.; Rivers--Iowa--Linn...
- [1898?]
- Mississippi Valley from Joyce's park, Clinton, Iowa
- Panoramic view of the Mississippi River and islands near what is identified as Joyce's park in Clinton (Clinton County), Iowa. Shows trees on the shores of the river, grass, and probably cultivated farm fields.
- Clinton County (Iowa)--1890-1900.; Mississippi River--1890-1900.; Islands--Iowa--Clinton County--1890-1900.; Rivers--Iowa--Clinton County--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- The Ute and his squaw, Ute Canyon, Colo.
- View of a dirt road and rock formations that resemble human heads in a canyon identified as Ute Canyon, Colorado. Trees and bushes are nearby.
- Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- The Three Brothers, Yosemite Valley, Calif.
- View of Three Brothers, a granite rock formation at Yosemite National Park (Mariposa County), California. Trees and the Merced River are below the rock formation.
- Merced River (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Three Brothers (Mariposa County, Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; Rivers--California--Yosemite National...
- [between 1885 and 1902?]
- El Capitan Profile, Yosemite Valley, Calif.
- View of the steep granite rock formation of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley at Yosemite National Park, California. Shows snow on hills behind El Capitan. Trees and the Merced River are in Yosemite Valley.
- El Capitan (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Merced River (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; Rivers--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; Rock...
- [between 1885 and 1902?]
- Columbia River near Bonneville, Ore.
- View of a railroad truss bridge over the Columbia River, probably in Multnomah County, Oregon. Probably Union Pacific tracks are on the bridge. Rocks are in the river, and dense fir trees are on both sides of the river.
- Union Pacific Railway Company--1880-1910.; Columbia River--1880-1910.; Multnomah County (Or.)--1880-1910.; Railroad bridges--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.; Rivers--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.
- [between 1885 and 1910?]
- California poppies
- Close-up view of California poppies. The flowers are in a bunch behind a white rectangular board.
- California poppies--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- 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?]
- Harvesting on the Benton farm, Brookings, S.D.
- Men wear suspenders and pose on or near horse-drawn harvesting machines in a wheat field in Brookings (Brookings County), South Dakota. One man wears a suit and straw hat. A clapboard farm house and trees are beyond wheat bundles in the field.
- Brookings (S.D.)--1880-1900.; Agricultural laborers--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1900.; Croplands--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1900.; Harvesting machinery--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1900.; Harvesting--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Boyer valley, view on river near Logan
- View of probably Boyer River near Logan (Harrison County), Iowa. Shows dense trees on both sides of the river.
- Boyer River (Iowa : River)--1890-1900.; Harrison County (Iowa)--1890-1900.; Rivers--Iowa--Harrison County--1890-1900.
- [1898?]
- Mission of San Miguel
- View of the arched arcade and adobe church of the Mission of San Miguel Arcangel with two small, wooden enclosures and a bell on a wooden frame, San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County), California. The buildings have tile roofs.
- Mission San Miguel Arcangel (San Miguel, Calif.)--1880-1910.; San Miguel (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Adobe buildings--California--San Miguel--1880-1910.; Arcades (Architectural components)--California--San Miguel--1880-1910.; Catholic...
- [between 1880 and 1902]
- Tunnel No. 3 Union Pacific Ry. Weber Canyon, Utah
- View of Tunnel No.3 in Weber Canyon, Morgan County, Utah. Shows the Weber River, Union Pacific Railway tracks, and a truss bridge.
- Union Pacific Railway Company--1890-1900.; Morgan County (Utah)--1890-1900.; Weber Canyon (Utah)--1890-1900.; Weber River (Utah)--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Utah--Morgan County--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Utah--Morgan County--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Cripple Creek, Colo.
- View of the mining town of Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Shows the National Hotel and Gold Mining Stock Exchange, one and two-story wood frame residences, multi-story masonry commercial buildings, churches, and a school. A mining...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pisgah, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Los Pueblos de Taos, N.M., view from the north side
- Rooftop view of adobe buildings at Taos Pueblo in Taos, New Mexico. Women on rooftops include Native American (Taos) women and a child. Shows multi-story buildings with timber ladders and platforms, gutters and vigas, adobe chimneys, entrances and...
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1900.; Taos Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1900.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- 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?]
- Clear Creek Canon, Rocky Point
- A man wears a hat and vest and stands on Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway narrow gauge railroad tracks in Clear Creek Canyon in probably Clear Creek County, Colorado. Clear Creek is beside the railroad grade and telegraph poles at what is...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1880-1900.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- The camp feast, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of two outdoorsmen seated at table in camp near Norrie, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; two men seated on makeshift benches eating meal; plates, bowls, cups, jar of Kuner pickles, bread slices, bucket & utensils on table; one...
- Norrie (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Camping--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Hunting--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Wasatch, Utah
- View of a Union Pacific Railroad station and small town identified as Wasatch, Utah. Two men stand on a platform near a warehouse. A caboose sits on the tracks and is labeled with letters reading: "U.P.R.R., Utah, Caboose." A group of tents are...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--1860-1870.; Railroad stations--Utah--1860-1870.; Railroads--Utah--1860-1870.; Tents--Utah--1860-1870.; Warehouses--Utah--1860-1870.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the...
- [1869]
- Leadville, Silver Bullion, Colorado, U.S.
- Men wear hats and suspenders and pose beside stacks of bullion on ore carts beside a frame and brick building of probably the American Smelter in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Silver--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Pandora Mill, zigzag trail, Colorado
- View of an ore car grade and a mountain valley at Pandora (San Miguel County), Colorado. Shows wooden frame buildings of the Pandora Mill at the Smuggler-Union Mine, tracks of the Sheridan Incline, a bridge over a creek, tailings piles and...
- Smuggler Union Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1900.; Pandora (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1880-1900.; Ore industry--Colorado--Pandora--1880-1900.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Pandora--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Summit Pikes Peak, Col.
- Women wear dresses, hats and shawls and walk beside Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway tracks at the summit of Pikes Peak in El Paso County, Colorado. People stand on an observation platform above the stone U.S. Signal Station. American flags are on...
- United States. Army. Signal Corps.--Buildings--1900-1910.; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1900-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1910.;...
- 1901
- Pack train, Ouray, Colo.
- View of a pack train of burros loaded with wooden crates, metal pipes and supplies on Main (Third, 3rd) Street in Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows businesses and a flagpole. A sign on a frame building reads "Groceries and Miners Supplies." The...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Central City, Colo. 1890-1899 circ. (prints)
- A horse-drawn carriage travels up Eureka Street in the foreground of this view of Central City, Colorado. The stone McFarlane & Company Foundry and Machine Shop is in the right foreground at the base of a hill. Tailings from the Huddleston Mine...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Central City, Colorado
- Aloysius Academy, a Catholic school, stands on Gunnell Hill in the left background.; The lower portions of Eureka and High streets in Central City, Colorado, run through the right foreground. A railroad track winds around the hillside below the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Churches--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1898 and 1900?]
- Building of Victor Miners' Union, no. 32
- Exterior view of Miners' Union Hall, number 32, 118-122 North Fourth Street, Victor, Colorado; two-story commerical brick building, center double entryway with ornamental wrought iron over doorway stating Victor Miners Union No.32 W.F.M.A., second...
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Miners' unions--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.
- [1902]
- Clough Addition to De Lappe Place: College Hill College Block
- Men with burros
- Three men stand with burros on Fifth Street in Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. The men are dressed in work clothes and the burros are packed with equipment. One man kneels on the ground and holds a young burro in his arms. The brick...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Pack animals--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1884?]
- Burros packed with supplies
- View of a pack train of burros loaded with equipment and supplies possibly in Fremont County, Colorado. The burros are loaded with boxes, containers, bed-rolls, and a table. They crowd together on a trail near possibly Fourmile Creek. A railroad...
- Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1881 and 1884?]
- Raven Hill from Anaconda, Cripple Crk. Mg. District
- View of the town of Anaconda and surrounding mines in Teller county, Colorado. View includes Low Line, Mary McKinney (McKinney Mining Company), and Morning Glory mines. Industrial features on the landscape include mine tailings, smelters and ore...
- Anaconda (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Anaconda--1900-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Anaconda--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Anaconda--1900-1910.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Anaconda--1900-1910.
- 1904
- From hot springs
- Panoramic view of timber buildings at the hot springs in Poncha Springs (Chaffee County), Colorado. Shows canvas tents and the Poncha Springs Hotel. A Denver & Rio Grande railroad grade and the Sawatch Range are in the distance.
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1880-1890.; Springs--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1880-1890.; Tents--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1886?]