Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Parade, Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of a parade on Monday, July 5, 1897, in Georgetown, Colorado, looking north on Taos Street from Fifth Street. The parade is coming down the street towards the photographer. The mounted police, three men in suits wearing bowler hats and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Marching bands--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Mounted police--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Parade, Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of a parade on Monday, July 5, 1897, in Georgetown, Colorado, looking north on Taos Street from Fifth (5th) Street. The Impd. O.R.W. turns the corner; two men are mounted and three wear ceremonial sashes. The A.O.U.W. Lodge and float...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Eldora
- The buildings on Main Street in Eldora, Boulder County, Colorado, include one with a false front and signs with the Coca-Cola logo that read "Quality Meats" and "Picnic Supplies;" a small log building with seven mailboxes in front; and a...
- Eldora (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1950-1960.
- 1958
- Eldora
- One-story buildings are along Main Street in Eldora, Boulder County, Colorado, including a log gas station with gas pumps in front, a false front building with a tall door, a gable-roofed building with a bay window on the front, and a long building...
- Eldora (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Eldora--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Eldora--1950-1960.
- 1958
- Gunnison
- A hitching post next to a dirt street in Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado, resembles a thin stump from which branches have been cut and is probably made of metal. A low building surrounded by trees is in the distance, and two 1930s or 1940s...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hitching posts--Colorado--Gunnison--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Parade, Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of a parade on Monday, July 5, 1897, in Georgetown, Colorado, looking north on Taos Street from Fifth (5th) Street. The float sponsored by Strousse's store is reaching the corner; two white horses wearing bunting and flags pull a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Parade, Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of a parade on Monday, July 5, 1897, in Georgetown, Colorado, looking north on Taos Street from Fifth (5th) Street. A decorated wagon pulled by two horses carries schoolgirls wearing dresses and crowns. Behind them another float and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Parade, Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of a parade on Monday, July 5, 1897, in Georgetown, Colorado, looking north on Taos Street from Fifth (5th) Street. The G.A.R. is followed by the Golden Rule Club and the Impd. O.R.U. Some of the women carry American flags. People watch from...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- D&RGW
- View of locomotives in the roundhouse in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado. Locomotives are identified left to right as: Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad #495, #464 (with a pilot mounted snowplow), #463, Rio Grande Southern #42 (with a...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1950-1960.; Durango (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Durango--1950-1960.; Railroad roundhouses--Colorado--Durango--1950-1960.; Railroad...
- 1951 August 5
- Rodeo, the Precision
- The Precision Riding Troop of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. This view shows four uniformed riders with flags attached to their stirrups.
- Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo--1960-1970.; Royal Canadian Mounted Police--1960-1970.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Mounted police--Canada--1960-1970.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Uniforms--Canada--1960-1970.
- 1965
- Mounted Denver police officers
- A line of mounted Denver police officers pose in Civic Center Park in the Civic Center Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Captain George Merrit is mounted on a white horse near the center of the group. The Colorado State Capitol Building, and...
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--People--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Horseback...
- [between 1921 and 1928?]
- Mounted police
- Denver police officers mounted on horses stand in formation on a residential street in Denver, Colorado. Captain George Merritt, is mounted on a paint horse at the front of the formation.
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Mounted police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Merritt, George, Denver police...
- 1928 January 10
- Captain George Merritt on horseback
- Captain George Merritt, mounted on a horse, poses on a residential street in Denver, Colorado. A line of mounted policemen ride down the road in the distance. One story brick houses line the street.
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Mounted police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Merritt, George, Denver police...
- [between 1921 and 1928?]
- Don Carlos Hotel, San Luis
- View of the facade of the Don Carlos Hotel (formerly the Salazar Store) at 359 Main Street in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The two-story stuccoed adobe structure has vigas protruding from the first and second story. Stepped parapets are...
- Don Carlos Hotel (San Luis, Colo.)--1980-1990.; San Luis (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Hotels.; Hardware stores.; Don Carlos Hotel (San Luis, Colo.)--Building--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Hardware stores--Colorado--San...
- 1982
- Abandoned log cabin, Creede
- View of an abandoned chinked log cabin in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. The one story cabin is built into hillside along east Willow Creek in Creede, Colorado. The pitched roof is covered in metal. A broken stove pipe is on the roof....
- Creede (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Log cabins.; Log cabins--Colorado--Creede--Pictorial works.; Creede (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1989
- Berwind - Tabasco school
- A man stands on the porch of the Corwin School building in the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company coal camp of Tabasco in Las Animas County, Colorado. The building is a two story wood frame structure with a bell tower mounted on the roof. A small...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--1900-1920.; Corwin School (Tabasco, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Tabasco (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Tabasco--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Tabasco--1900-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Tabasco--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1920?]
- Station equipment, booth, open type, metal
- Interior view of a telephone booth. The phone is mounted in a three-sided wood frame booth. A light is mounted above a podium where a telephone directory sits.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1940-1950.; Telephone booths--Colorado--1940-1950.
- 1941 April
- Bridal Veil Falls
- View of probably Bridal Veil Falls above Telluride in San Miguel County, Colorado. The water cascades off a sheer rock cliff. A large boulder is at the base of the falls.
- Bridal Veil Falls (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Trout Lake Fall 120 ft. near Ophir
- View of Lake Fork Falls (Trout Lake Fall) on Lake Fork (flows through Trout Lake) near Ophir in San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows a waterfall with a horsetail in a narrow canyon. The walls of the canyon are sheer, rocks and boulders are near and...
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Silverton
- View of the town of Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows houses and business facilities. The Animas River and Kendall and Sultan Mountains are in the distance.
- Kendall Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Silverton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Telluride, burros
- A man poses with a packtrain of burros near a two story brick commercial building on the main street of Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. The burros are loaded with wooden boxes and burlap sacks. Shows men, plank and frame buildings, and...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Silverton
- View of the town of Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows houses and commercial facilities. The Animas River, Grand Turk, and Kendall and Sultan Mountains, and mines are in the distance. A man sits on a horse near a small reservoir above the...
- Grand Turk (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Kendall Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Silverton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Sultan Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Molas Lake
- View of Molas Lake in San Juan County, Colorado. A log house and cabins are across the lake. Mountains are in the distance.
- Molas Lake (Colo.)--1890-1900.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Ute Indians at Ignacio
- North American Indian (Ute) men pose on or near horses at the Southern Ute Agency in Ignacio (La Plata County), Colorado. The men wear cloth leggings, moccasins, braids (two have fur wrapped braids), a hairpipe breastplate, blankets, and a woven...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Southern Ute Agency--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing &...
- [ca. 1890]
- Sheridan Mine
- View of the Sheridan Mine in Marshall Basin, San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows mine buildings and distant mountains.
- Marshall Basin (Colo.)--1890-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Sheridan Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Lake
- View of an unidentified lake probably in the San Juan Mountains in Colorado. Shows a small alpine lake and lodgepole pine trees. Mountains are in the distance.
- San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Lake
- View of an unidentified lake probably in the San Juan Mountains in Colorado. Shows a small alpine lake and lodgepole pine trees. Mountains and jagged peaks are in the distance.
- San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Lake
- A man stands near an unidentified lake probably in the San Juan Mountains in Colorado. He wears gloves, a jacket, pants, and high boots, he holds a hat and coat. He has a bag or creel slung over his shoulder. Mountains are in the distance.
- San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Looking down the San Miguel over Telluride from Pandora Mill
- View of cabins and mines in Pandora (San Miguel County), on the floor of the San Miguel River valley in Colorado. The town of Telluride is in the distance.
- Pandora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Pandora--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Silverton
- A packtrain of burros and donkeys, with bales of hay and burlap sacks, is stopped in a street in Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. Men and boys stand near the pack train. Commercial frame buildings with false fronts are nearby. Signs on the...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.; False fronts--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.;...
- [ca. 1890]
- Ute Indians, Ignacio, CO
- North American Indian (Ute) men and boys stand or sit on horseback at the Southern Ute Agency in Ignacio (La Plata County), Colorado. The men have their hair in braids (some are wrapped in fur), they wear cloth leggings, and a few wear hairpipe...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Southern Ute Agency--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing &...
- [ca. 1890]
- Sightseers at Molas Lake
- Well dressed men and women, pose with, or sit on horses and mules at Molas Lake in San Juan County, Colorado. The women ride sidesaddle and wear long dresses and hats. The men have on suits and hats. Trees and mountains are in the distance.
- Molas Lake (Colo.)--1890-1900.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1900.;...
- [ca. 1890]
- Silverton
- View of the town of Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows houses, churches, and commercial facilities. The Animas River, Kendall Mountain, and mines are in the distance.
- Kendall Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Silverton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Branding cattle in Rigg's Basin near Durango
- Men brand cattle in a large corral in a valley near Durango in La Plata County, Colorado. Men on horseback and on foot look on. Shows a herd of cattle, horse-drawn carriages and large ponderosa pine trees.
- La Plata County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cattle branding--Colorado--La Plata County--1890-1900.; Corrals--Colorado--La Plata County--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Durango
- Panoramic view of houses, commercial buildings, and churches in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado. Smoke rises from probably the San Juan Smelter. Shows the Animas Valley and the San Juan Mountains. The Animas River is in the distance.
- Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1890-1900.; Durango (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Ute family
- Studio portrait of a North American Indian (Ute) family.. A person, probably a man, holds an infant. He wears beaded moccasins, plaid pants and has a woven fabric on his lap. The infant wears a dress and beaded moccasins. A woman stand near the...
- African Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Colorado--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Colorado--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--1890-1900.; Infants--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- The trail in Mancos Canyon
- Men and women mounted on horses stand on a rocky, dirt trail in Mancos Canyon, Montezuma County, Colorado.
- Mancos Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Montezuma County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Montezuma County--1880-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Montezuma County--1880-1900.; Pack animals--Colorado--Montezuma County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a baby
- Studio portrait of a baby, possibly the child of H.P. Mansfield, mounted on a white board. Behind the board a woman's feathered hat is shown.
- Infants--1890-1900.; Portrait photographs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Cripple Creek
- Aftermath of destruction caused by April, 1896 fire, Cripple Creek, Colorado; men, women and children stroll down street that has debris and rubble left from fire; foreground includes woman holding baby, boy drinking from fire hydrant, canvas...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- U. S. A. General Hospital No. 21 Denver, Colo Transformers and Pole Line
- Power poles in Denver, Colorado, have a working platform and tranformers mounted on the crossbeams. A concrete building has a sign over the door: "Office Quartermaster;" a cylindrical brick smokestack is in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Electrical apparatus--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1930?]
- Interior of Fowler or Sun's [sic] Store, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Interior view of Fowler & Son's grocery store, Fourth (4th) Street and Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; four men are identified as: Mr. Simson (behind counter), Mr. Watts (leaning on counter), a clerk and a customer; store area is stacked...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Simson, Mr.; Watts, Mr.
- 1895 December 25
- Oberlin and Government Land Office, Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of Oberlin Land Office (Calvert & Stephens) and Government Land Office, Cripple Creek, Colorado; J. R. McCoun, Atty-at-Law sign attached to government building and J. R. McCoun Land Office lettered on window; ten men pose in front of...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; False fronts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Government facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1896?]
- Ouray, street parades
- Four women in flowered bonnets sit in the B. P. O. Elks automobile decorated for the Fourth (4th) of July (Independence Day) parade in Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. A white elk head is mounted on the front of the car; American flags, fabric, and a...
- Elks (Fraternal order) Lodge No. 492 (Ouray, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1904 and 1910]
- Living room of Martha Crane's log cabin home, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Interior view of Mrs. Mary Crane's living room, 809 Mine Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; Mrs. Crane, her daughter Martha, and a man sit at the stretcher table playing cards; scene includes doily on top of table, ornate wallpaper, Cripple Creek...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Living rooms--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Stoves--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Crane, Mary.
- 1907
- Cripple Creek after the fire
- View of devastation after first fire on April 25, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; undamaged log cabin with falsefront and gable roof is located on outside edge of devastated area; scene includes unhitched wagon, men standing in street and sifting...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Cripple Creek
- Bird's eye view northwest over Cripple Creek, Colorado with Mount Pisgah in background (possibly taken from Gold Hill); residences and commercial business district are in the distance.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1900]
- Cripple Creek
- View across rocky slope towards section of Cripple Creek, Colorado (possibly Golden public school building on Golden Avenue); commercial business district is in background.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900]
- On Bennett Avenue looking east in 1892-93
- View east on Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado (formerly Fremont prior to incorporation); street scene includes horse-drawn wagons, boardwalk, flagpole, dogs, unhaltered colt, and one and two-story flat-roof commercial wooden frame buildings...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1892 or 1893
- Boulder Dam
- View from the top of Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam), looking over construction, in the Black Canyon, Mohave County, Arizona, shows concrete forms, scaffolding and the power plant with mouldings for generators units. The 726 foot high, Bureau of...
- Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.)--1930-1940.; Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.)--1930-1940.; Mohave County (Ariz.)--1930-1940.; Dam construction--Arizona--Mohave County--1930-1940.; Dams--Arizona--Mohave County--1930-1940.
- [between 1934 and 1936]
- Snow scene
- Snow flies from the blade of a snowplow as it carves a path after a heavy spring snow in Crested Butte, Gunnison County, or Leadville, Lake County, Colorado.
- Snow plows--Colorado--Crested Butte--1930-1940.; Snow plows--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Blizzards--Colorado--Crested Butte--1930-1940.;...
- Spring, 1936