Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- On the way to Estes Park, Big Thompson Canon
- View of the Big Thompson River and travelers on the auto road in Big Thompson Canyon, between Loveland and Estes Park, Colorado; at left is whitewater; at right, a man and two women stand near an early automobile.
- Big Thompson Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Big Thompson River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1916]
- North Boulder Falls
- Close view of Boulder Falls waterfall west of Boulder, Colorado in Boulder Canyon; reached via the Denver, Boulder & Western Railway.
- Boulder Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Boulder Canyon--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1920]
- Ouray - Silverton Stage Road, Mt. Abram
- View of the stage road between Ouray and Silverton, Colorado; the narrow, winding dirt road ascends a canyon, with a figure on horseback at left; snow-covered, 12,800 foot Mt. Abrams at center background (located at the boundary of Ouray and San...
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Palmer Lake
- View of Palmer Lake, Colorado from south side of Palmer Lake; Denver & Rio Grande depot (built in 1882) visible across lake; at far right, on east side of lake, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe tracks are shown.
- Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1900-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- One of Colorado's irrigation ditches
- View of water running through sluice of an irrigation ditch somewhere in Colorado; field in background with low vegetation, flat horizon.
- Irrigation--Colorado--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Pike's Peak
- View of 14,110-foot Pikes Peak near Manitou Springs, Colorado, taken from front-range plain; creek in foreground, trees at mid-ground, and foothills and the peak with patchy snow in background.
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Pavilion, Washington Park, Denver
- View of the boating pavilion at the North Lake in Washington Park in Denver, Colorado (constructed in 1913, designed by architect Jules Jacques Benois Benedict); rowboats on lake in front of pavilion; trees in background.
- Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Pine Crest, Palmer Lake
- View of the Pine Crest Resort at Palmer Lake, Colorado, owned by William Pickens and Dr. Fred R. Baker; signs read: "Pine Crest" and "Swimming Pool."
- Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1900-1920.; Pine Crest Resort (Palmer Lake, Colo.)
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Pitkin Colo.
- View of the mining town of Pitkin, Colorado, in Gunnison County; narrow-gauge railroad track in foreground (either Colorado & Southern Railway or Denver & Rio Grande Railway); mill with smokestack and slag heap at left; wooden buildings of town at...
- Pitkin (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Plum Creek
- View of shallow, tree-lined creek with grassy banks and sandy bottom, in Douglas County, Colorado.
- Plum Creek (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Plum Creek--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Plum Creek
- View of shallow, tree-lined creek with grassy banks and sandy bottom; probably located in Prowers County, Colorado (tributary to either Arkansas River or Two Butte Creek).
- Plum Creek (Colo.); Streams--Colorado--Prowers County--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Point Sublime, Big Thompson Canon, Estes Park Road
- View of Big Thompson River running parallel to auto road in Big Thompson Canyon, between Loveland and Estes Park, Colorado; dirt auto road in foreground, with river at left and rock formation across river; canyon lined with tall pine trees.
- Big Thompson Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Big Thompson River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1916]
- Sawtooth Mtn. and Buchanan Pass, Ward-Estes Park Auto Road
- View of 12,303-foot Sawtooth Mountain and Buchanan Pass (Indian section of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains) from the Ward-Estes Park, Colorado Auto Road; the rear of an early automobile is visible with two passengers' heads.
- Buchanan Pass (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sawtooth Mountain (Boulder County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Snowy Range from Shoefelt Ranch, Ward-Estes Park Auto Road
- View of mountains identified as the Snowy Range from the Shoefelt Ranch, along the Ward-Estes Park Auto Road in Colorado; an automobile is parked in the shade, with one man standing near car, and four passengers heads shown; at center is a fenced...
- Ranches--Colorado--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Soda Spring, Manitou Colo.
- View of Soda Spring Pavilion at Manitou, Colorado, with United States flag. Men, women and children gather nearby; at center, the creek is crossed by a stone footbridge; at right, a street has horse-drawn carriage, street-car and automobile...
- Soda Spring Pavilion (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pavilions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Spanish Peaks
- View of the Spanish Peaks, located south of La Veta, Colorado, from plain; at left, East Spanish Peak rises 12,683 feet; at center, West Spanish Peak rises 13,626 feet; pine tree at right foreground; wooden fencing criss-crosses plain.
- Spanish Peaks (Colo.)--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- St. John's Cathedral, Denver
- View of the altar at St. John's Cathedral (also known as Saint John's Church in the Wilderness and Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist), Denver, Colorado.
- Saint John's Cathedral (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cathedrals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Soda Spring, Manitou Colo.
- View of the Soda Spring Pavilion in Manitou, Colorado; a 48-star flag is hung on pavilion at left; men, women and children stand near pavilion; some sit on bench in shade; stone footbridge crosses creek.
- Soda Spring Pavilion (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Pavilions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- St. Johns Cathedral, Denver
- Exterior view of St. John's Cathedral (also known as Saint John's Church in the Wilderness and Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist), Denver, Colorado.
- Saint John's Cathedral (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cathedrals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- St. Johns Cathedral, Denver
- Interior view of the nave at St. John's Cathedral (also known as Saint John's Church in the Wilderness and Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist), Denver, Colorado.
- Saint John's Cathedral (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cathedrals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- St. Johns Cathedral, Denver
- Exterior view of St. John's Cathedral (also known as Saint John's Church in the Wilderness and Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist), Denver, Colorado.
- Saint John's Cathedral (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cathedrals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- St. Peter's Dome - Cripple Creek Short Line
- View of a smoking locomotive with passenger cars on the standard- gauge Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway; St. Peter's Dome rock formation in background with flag flying.
- Saint Peters Dome (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- St. Johns Cathedral, Denver
- Interior view of the nave at St. John's Cathedral (also known as Saint John's Church in the Wilderness and Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist), Denver, Colorado.
- Saint John's Cathedral (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cathedrals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Three elevations of track Cripple Creek Short Line
- View of ascending switchbacks of the standard-gauge track of the Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway in Colorado; a tunnel appears at mid-level, right; a smoking locomotive approaches the mountain- top.
- Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Tunnel entrance to Pandora Mine
- View of the tunnel entrance to Pandora Mine, a gold mine located in San Miguel County, Colorado; tunnel entrance is made of roughly split logs; at center, rail cart is loaded with ore; split wood, buckets and rocks in right foreground.
- Gold mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1920.; Tunnels--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Uncompagre Peak
- View of Uncompahgre Peak near Lake City, Colorado, taken from timberline; stunted pine trees at left foreground, patchy snow fields and rocks at mid-ground, with 14,306-foot peak rising in background.
- Uncompahgre Peak (Colo.)
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- View from Lookout Mtn. Auto Road
- Southeastward view of South Table Mountain and town of Golden from the Lookout Mountain Auto Road west of Denver, Colorado (Denver Mountain Park system).
- Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lookout Mountain (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; South Table Mountain (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- View in Creation Park, Morrison Colo.
- Southward view of sandstone rock formations and front-range Rocky Mountain foothills in Creation Park (Red Rocks Park) in Morrison, Colorado; rock formation at left, footpath at center leading to fenced rangeland, foothills in distance.
- Parks--Colorado--Morrison--1900-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--Morrison--1900-1930.
- [between 1909 and 1928]
- Vista from Wild Cat Point, Lookout Mtn. Auto Road
- At right, a person in early automobile looks at vista at Wild Cat Point on Lookout Mountain Auto Road west of Denver, Colorado (Denver Mountain Park system); plain visible at distant left.
- Lookout Mountain (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- View from Wild Cat Point, Lookout Mtn. Auto Road
- Eastward view of North and South Table Mountains and town of Golden from Wild Cat Point on the Lookout Mountain Auto Road west of Denver, Colorado (Denver Mountain Park system); road winds down mountainside.
- Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lookout Mountain (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Vista of Long's Peak from Ward-Estes Park Auto Road
- View of 14,255-foot Long's Peak (in Rocky Mountain National Park), near Estes Park, Colorado, taken from the Ward-Estes Park Auto Road; a man stands facing camera, next to early automobile.
- Longs Peak (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Vista of the Cliff House, Manitou Colo.
- View of the Cliff House Hotel, 306 Canon Avenue in Manitou, Colorado; stone-walled walkway in foreground; trees at left; heads of three people visible at right.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [betweem 1910 and 1920?]
- Washington Park, Denver
- View of South Lake in Washington Park, Denver, Colorado; trees and reeds jut into lake at left; at center, a small island is tree- covered; reeds in foreground.
- Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1920]
- Vista of Cheyenne Mtn., Cheyenne Road
- View of 9,198-foot Cheyenne Mountain near Colorado Springs, Colorado, from Cheyenne Road; tree-lined dirt roadway heads toward small dwelling in distance; mountain in background with partly-cloudy sky.
- Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Washington Park, Denver
- View of dirt roadway in Washington Park, in Denver Colorado; trees at left cast shadow on road.
- Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1920]
- Washington Park, Denver
- View of South Lake in Washington Park, Denver, Colorado; trees and reeds jut into lake at center; at left background, figures play on shore, with dwellings visible in distance.
- Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1920]
- Washington Park, Denver
- View of dirt roadway in Washington Park, Denver, Colorado; shows road flanked by lawn, trees, footpaths, and road leading toward lake behind trees at horizon.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Washington Park, Denver
- Westward view of Washington Park, Denver, Colorado; dirt road in foreground; wire park bench in front of shrubs; trees at right and in distance; Rocky Mountains in background.
- Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- West from Wild Cat Point, Lookout Mtn. Auto Road
- Westward view of Rocky Mountains from Wild Cat Point on the Lookout Mountain Auto Road west of Denver, Colorado (Denver Mountain Park system); switchbacks of road lead toward foothills.
- Lookout Mountain (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Berkley [sic] Lake Parkway, Denver
- View of Berkeley Lake Parkway in Denver, Colorado; at left, an adobe-style building (bathhouse or pavilion) is surrounded by landscaping, with bench and sprinkler in front; Berkeley Lake is barely visible behind building; in foreground, dirt road...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1920]
- Colo. Yule Marble Co. Quarries, Marble Colo.
- Interior view of a marble quarry at the Colorado-Yule Marble Company Quarries in Marble, Colorado; shows three channeling machines with channeling tracks on ledge and wooden timbers attached to a metal wheel (perhaps hoisting equipment).
- Marble (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920.; Colorado Yule Marble Company.
- [1913?]
- On the road to Cripple Creek Cripple Creek Short Line
- View of a switchback of the Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway (standard gauge); smoking locomotive with four passenger cars ascends mountain at right; track-side buildings visible at bottom center.
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Palmer Lake
- View of the Denver & Rio Grande Railway train depot at Palmer Lake, Colorado (built in 1882); lake at left, with pavilion and moored rowboats; two tracks at right, a water tower at center; a man sits on bench in front of station; buildings of town...
- Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- "Sans Peur" owned by J. D. Brunton, Glendale Stock Farm, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Close, side view of a draft horse with bridle, bit and rope; person holding rope not visible; fencing, telegraph pole, and hills in background; farm located near Aspen, Colorado.
- Horses--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1919.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- "Texas, owned By J. D. Brunton, Glendale Stock Farm, Colo. Midland Ry
- Close, side view of stallion with bit and bridle; boot and hands of person holding reins visible at right edge; fencing, telegraph pole, and hills visible in background; farm located near Aspen, Colorado.
- Horses--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- 3rd cutting, alfalfa, Markley Ranch, Vernal Utah Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- Freshly-cut alfalfa field near Vernal, Utah; shows farm implements, baled grain, and hoists.
- Vernal (Utah)--1910-1920.; Alfalfa--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.; Croplands--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.; Harvesting machinery--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- 4 Bar Ranch buildings
- View of various ranch buildings, including barns, homes, cabins, bunkhouses, and corrals, near Carbondale, Colorado; automobile appears at distant center; foothills in background.
- Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- 4 Bar Ranch
- View of dirt road winding through the 4 Bar Ranch near Carbondale, Colorado; utility pole and wires, baled hay, farm buildings, and cultivated fields in distance, mountains in background, and field of clover in foreground.
- Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Alfalfa on the 4 Bar Ranch
- View of an alfalfa field on the 4 Bar Ranch near Carbondale, Colorado; scarecrow appears in center of field; ranch buildings and foothills in distance.
- Alfalfa--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Scarecrows--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Alfalfa stacks Sweet Ranch Carbondale Dist, Colo. Midland Ry
- View of alfalfa stacks with stacking pole in fenced field in Carbondale, Colorado; at left is horse-drawn wagon with driver and two people on horseback; Mount Sopris in background.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Sopris, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Alfalfa--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Harvesting--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]