Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Grand Lake
- Sailboats are anchored on Grand Lake in Grand County, Colorado. Strato cumulus clouds and mountains Mt. Craig, Mt. Adams and Mt. Wescott are reflected in the water.
- Craig, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1900-1920.; Mount Adams (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mount Wescott (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1920.; Lakes &...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Chicago Lakes, Hell's Hole Trail
- A hiker treks on Hells Hole Trail near Chicago Lakes in the Mount Evans Wilderness in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Shows a valley, small bodies of water and probably the summit of Mount Evans in the distance.
- Mount Evans Wilderness (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Evans, Mount (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1970-1980 .; Lakes & ponds.; Trails & paths.; Hiking.; Lakes--Colorado--Mount Evans Wilderness--Pictorial works.;...
- ca. 1975
- Cabin & lake
- Log cabins and rail fence edge a lake, probably in Utah or Colorado; trees are reflected in the water.
- Lakes & ponds--1920-1940.; Log cabins--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Pine trees & lake
- Evergreen trees grow by water, probably in Colorado or Utah.
- Lakes & ponds--1920-1940.; Trees--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Lake & mtns
- Wildflowers grow by a lake, probably in Colorado or Utah; rock outcroppings and mountains are in the background.
- Lakes & ponds--1920-1940.; Wildflowers--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Cabins & lake
- Log cabins in trees by a marsh section of a lake, probably in Colorado or Utah.
- Lakes & ponds--1920-1940.; Log cabins--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Lake & trees
- Pine forest surrounds lakes, probably in Colorado or Utah; mountains are in the distance.
- Lakes & ponds--1920-1940.; Pines--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Lake & trees
- Water lilies dot the surface of this lake, probably in Colorado or Utah. Pine forest covers hills; grass and wildflowers are in the foreground.
- Lakes & ponds--1920-1940.; Water lilies--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Mountains & lake
- Pine forest and fire damaged timber surround (probably) Molas Lake, in San Juan County, Colorado. The San Juan Mountains are in the background; electrical poles and wires are in the foreground.
- Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1920-1940.; Utility poles--Colorado--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Lake & trees
- Pine forest surrounds a lake, probably in Colorado or Utah. Wildflowers are in the foreground.
- Lakes & ponds--1920-1940.; Wildflowers--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Resort & lake
- View of log cabins by water in (probably) Colorado or Utah; also shows dirt road and forested hills.
- Lakes & ponds--1920-1940.; Log cabins--1920-1940.; Resorts--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Glimpse of Crystal Lake, Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- Partial view of Crystal Lake, Platte Canyon, Colorado, surrounded by Ponderosa pines; includes wooden frame picnic shelter center right with other outbuildings behind; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Picnic Grounds, Crystal Lake, Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- View of edge of Crystal Lake, Platte Canyon, Colorado, surrounded by Ponderosa pines; includes dirt road and barbed wire fence bordering lake's edge; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1930.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Crystal Lake Pavilion, Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- Partial view of Crystal Lake with pavilion or picnic shelter; includes residence and outbuildings behind picnic shelter and dirt road leading from lake; Platte Canyon, Colorado, Colorado and Southern Railway.
- Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1930.; Pavilions--Colorado--1900-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Crystal Lake and Pavilion, Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Partial view of Crystal Lake with picnic pavilion in Platte Canyon, Colorado; includes wooden frame residence, outbuilding, and barbed wire fence surrounding lake. Colorado and Southern Railway.
- Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1930.; Pavilions--Colorado--1900-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Crystal Lake picnic grounds, Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- View of Crystal Lake and picnic shelter (or pavilion) with Colorado and Southern Railway narrow gauge railroad track looping by pavilion in Platte Canyon, Colorado; includes barbed wire fence, ponderosa pines around lake, and wooden footbridge...
- Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1930.; Pavilions--1900-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Picnic grounds, Crystal Lake on the C. & S. Ry.
- Partial view of Crystal Lake, Platte Canyon, Colorado; includes dirt road, barbed wire fence paralleling lake and man reclining on hillside with ponderosa pines.
- Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1930.; Pavilions--Colorado--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Picnic grounds, Crystal Lake, Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- Complete view of Crystal Lake in Platte Canyon, Colorado; includes picnic pavilion center left. Colorado and Southern Railway.
- Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1930.; Pavilions--Colorado--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Churche's [sic] Lake on the Denver & Interurban Ry.
- View towards Church's Lake, Colorado, reached via Denver & Interurban Railroad; shows lake with barn, stacks of hay, and wooden board corral. This was probably agricultural and irrigation system pioneer George H. Church's ranch near Broomfield.
- Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--1900-1920.; Church, George H.
- [between 1908 and 1918]
- Interpretive sign for Ferril Lake, City Park, Denver
- View of Denver Parks & Recreation interpretive sign for Ferril Lake in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The title of the sign is "Ferril Lake." The lake was named after Thomas Hornsby Ferril (1896-1988), poet laureate of Colorado from 1979 to 1996....
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Ferril Lake (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lakes & ponds.; Parks.; Signs (Notices); Lakes--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Signs and signboards--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- ca. 2000
- Twin Lakes near Leadville
- Landscape painting shows a lake surrounded by mountains with two men on the shore, Twin Lakes (Lake County), Colorado.
- Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1890-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Evergreen Lake Hotel & Mt. Massive
- View of the Evergreen Lakes in Lake County, Colorado. A hotel is on a hill, a tent is by the water, a rustic bridge has a gazebo, and Mount Massive is in the background.
- Evergreen Lakes (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Lake County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Hotel Campion, Twin Lakes, Colo. Midland Railway
- View across Twin Lakes, Colorado, toward John Francis Campion's "Country Villa" built in 1895 reached via Colorado Midland Railway; Rocky Mountains, background.
- Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1890-1900.; Campion, John Francis--Homes & haunts.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1895 and 1900]
- Hotel Campion, Twin Lakes, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View towards John Francis Campion's "Country Villa" built in 1895 and Twin Lakes, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; features a cupola and gables. Nimbus storm clouds top mountain peaks; the power house is by the water.
- Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1890-1900.; Estates--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1890-1900.; Power plants--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1890-1900.; Campion, John...
- [between 1895 and 1900]
- Lake & mtns.
- Aspen trees grow in the water at the edge of a lake, probably in Colorado or Utah; mountains are in the background.
- Aspen--1920-1940.; Lakes & ponds--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Lake & mtns
- Rocky bluffs edge a lake, probably in Colorado or Utah; mountains are in the background.
- Cliffs--1920-1940.; Lakes & ponds--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Lake & mtns
- View of forested hills and a lake, probably in Colorado or Utah; marsh and reeds are in the foreground.
- Forests--1920-1940.; Lakes & ponds--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Mtn. lake & cabins
- View of a lake, probably in Colorado or Utah; also shows cabins, houses, (a resort?), fences, and mountains.
- Houses--1920-1940.; Lakes & ponds--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Cabins & lake, resort
- View of log and frame houses, by water and hills in (probably) Colorado or Utah; a grating or 'fish fence' spans a stream in the foreground.
- Houses--1920-1940.; Lakes & ponds--1920-1940.; Resorts--1920-1940.; Streams--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Boy fishing
- Doug Ellis fishes with a large fishing pole at a pond probably by the Front Range in Colorado.
- Boys--Colorado--1900-1910.; Children fishing--Colorado--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1910.; Ellis, Douglas.
- [1900?]
- Evergreen Lake Hotel & Mt. Massive
- View of a hotel on the Evergreen Lakes in Lake County, Colorado. Shows a two-story building with wraparound porch, buildings, a pedestrian bridge with decorative railings, and a gazebo like structure. Mount Massive is in the background.
- Evergreen Lakes (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Lake...
- [between 1881 and 1890?]
- First boat on Yellowstone Lake
- Two members of the Hayden Survey (U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, 1871) sit in a boat with oars and a sail near a rocky shore on Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. A canvas drape on the side of the boat reads:...
- Absaroka Range (Mont. and Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.;...
- [1871.]
- Yellowstone Lake, where the river leaves it
- View of Yellowstone Lake, looking south where the Yellowstone River leaves the lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows a narrow sandbar with footprints, marsh, tall pines. Stevenson Island and the Absaroka Range are in the distance.
- Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Rivers--Yellowstone...
- [between 1871 and 1879]
- Steamy Point, Yellowstone Lake
- View of the rocky shore of Yellowstone Lake, near its outlet in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows steam vents.
- Hydrothermal vents--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Waterfronts--Yellowstone National...
- [1871.]
- Camp on the Divide, between Yellowstone Lake and the East Fork
- View of the Hayden Survey (U.S Geological Survey of the Territories, 1871) encampment on Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Nineteen people stand ready for work near a camp fire. Shows a canvas tent, the wood wheeled odometer...
- Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Camping--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.;...
- [1871.]
- Mud puffs on Yellowstone Lake
- View of bubbling mud springs near the shores of Yellowstone Lake, close to the Hayden Survey (U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, 1871) encampment, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows a denuded area with cracked mud, surrounded by...
- Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Mud--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.;...
- [1871.]
- The Annie, first boat ever launched on Yellowstone Lake
- Members of the Hayden Survey (U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories of 1871), sit in a boat, with a tent-fly as a sail and oars, near the shore of Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. A canvas drape on the side of the boat...
- Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Sailboats--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.;...
- 1871
- Hot Spring Cone in Yellowstone Lake
- View of an accreted silica and mineral cone from an underwater hot spring in Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows rock formations on the shore and Stevenson Island in the distance.
- Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the...
- 1871
- View on Apache Lake, Sierra Blanca Range [sic], Arizona
- Men sit or stand and pose beside what is identified as Apache Lake in the White Mountains in Apache County or Navajo County (later Fort Apache Indian Reservation), Arizona. Some wear hats and carry rifles, one wears a shirt with piping on the...
- Indian scouts--Arizona--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Western Apache Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; White Mountains (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Arizona--1870-1880.;...
- 1873
- Alpine lake, Cerro Blanco Mountains, Col.
- Panoramic view of a high mountain lake, sparse trees, the Sierra Blanca ridge (Cerro Blanco), and Blanca Peak in probably Costilla County or Alamosa County, Colorado. Shows a rocky ridge and possibly Lake Como.
- Blanca Peak (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1874
- Apache Lake, Sierra Blanca range [sic], Arizona
- A man wears a hat, holds a rifle and stands near what is identified as Apache Lake in the White Mountains in Navajo County or Apache County (later Fort Apache Indian Reservation), Arizona. Shows steep basalt bluffs and trees on a hillside.
- White Mountains (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Arizona--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1873
- The Anna
- Members of the Hayden Survey sit in a boat, with a tent-fly as a sail and oars, near the shore of Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. "Annie" is painted on the side of the boat, the frame is covered in tar-soaked canvas.
- Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Sailboats--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.;...
- 1871
- Apache Lake
- A man in a hat from the Corps of Engineers stands near what is identified as Apache Lake in the White Mountains in Navajo County or Apache County (later Fort Apache Indian Reservation), Arizona. Shows steep basalt bluffs and trees near the lake.
- White Mountains (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Arizona--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1873
- Coyotero Apache scouts
- Men sit or stand and pose with rifles at what is identified as Apache Lake in the White Mountains in Apache County or Navajo County (later Fort Apache Indian Reservation), Arizona. Two Native American, Coyotero Apache (Western Apache) men, military...
- Indian scouts--Arizona--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Western Apache Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; White Mountains (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Arizona--1870-1880.;...
- 1873
- Coyotero Apache scouts at Apache Lake
- White and Native American men sit or stand with rifles, at what is identified as Apache Lake, in the White Mountains (Apache County or Navajo County, later Fort Apache Indian Reservation), Arizona. The two Native American (Coyotero Apache, Western...
- Indian scouts--Arizona--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Western Apache Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; White Mountains (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Arizona--1870-1880.;...
- 1873
- Wagon Wheels at Lost Lake
- A set of wagon wheels sits half submerged in the water on the edge of Lost Lake west of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. A portion of the nearer wheel is missing. Pieces of wood float near the set of wheels.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Carts & wagons--1930-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1950.; Wheels--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Mount Evans
- An unidentified man and woman stand in front of a stone building next to a small lake near Mount Evans in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Two more women sit next to the building in the midground. The man wears a straw hat and a suit. The women all...
- Evans, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--1910-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1910-1930.; Men--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1910-1930.; Rocks--Colorado--Mount Evans--1910-1930.; Stone...
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- West over Missouri Lake
- An unidentified man sits among pine trees on the shore of Missouri Lake in Gilpin County, Colorado, near where a rowboat is tied up. A fishing creel leans against rocks on the shore in the left foreground. A log cabin stands on the far shore of the...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Missouri Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fishing & hunting gear--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Crystal Lake, Platte Cañon on the C. & S.
- Crystal Lake, Platte Canyon, Colorado; includes picnic shelter, Colorado and Southern Railway narrow gauge railroad track and siding, wooden platform leading to boardwalk from siding, and a wooden frame residence.
- Canyons--Colorado--1900-1930.; Lakes & ponds--1900-1930.; Narrow-gage railroads--1900-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Bandstand in City Park
- View of the south elevation of the bandstand on Ferril Lake in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The structure, constructed in 1984, replaced a similar bandstand constructed for the park in 1924 and torn down in 1984. The one-story wood bandstand has a...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Ferril Lake (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bandstands.; Lakes & ponds.; Parks.; Bandstands--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Lakes--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Urban...
- 2007