Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Original Deadwood Coach, most famous vehicle in the world
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody and another man sit on the Deadwood Stagecoach, which is pulled by three teams of mules. The photograph was taken in the yard of the Abbot-Downing Co., by W.G.C. Kimball, July 4, 1895. The coach was built by...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1897?]
- Inscription on one side of Beecher Island Monument
- Close-up view of a marker that commemorates the Battle of Beecher Island, in Yuma County, Colorado; the battle was fought between U.S. troops and Native Americans (Cheyenne). The stone monument has an inscription that details the return to Fort...
- Beecher Island, Battle of, 1868--Monuments.; Cheyenne Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--Yuma County--1940-1960.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Yuma County--1940-1960.; Yuma County (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Monuments &...
- [between 1940 and 1952]
- Union Depot, Denver
- View of the stone Union Station Building on Wynkoop Street in Denver, Colorado. The Richardson Romanesque style, rusticated stone railroad station has arched doorways, dormers and a square clock tower with finials. Shows a brick smokestack,...
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1880?
- Mt. Adams and Jefferson
- A view of Mount Adams and Mount Jefferson in Coos County, New Hampshire. Shows barren summits and forests below timberline. A cloud of smoke rises from the woods.
- Adams, Mount (N.H.)--1880-1910.; Coos County (N.H.)--1880-1910.; Jefferson, Mount (N.H.)--1880-1910.; Mountains--New Hampshire--Coos County--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Trinity Methodist Church
- Architectural drawing of Trinity Methodist Church on 18th (Eighteenth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado.
- Methodist churches--1880-1890.; Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1887 August 3
- Burro Train, Ouray, Colo., U. S. A.
- View of Cascade Trail above Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, and a pack train. The Denver & Rio Grande Depot is beyond houses and businesses below.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Cascade Trail (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- 1890
- William F. Cody driving Deadwood Stage
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody drives the Deadwood Stagecoach, pulled by three teams of mules, probably in Concord, New Hampshire in 1895. A man sits next to Cody, and several passengers ride inside. A banner reading "1868 Home Again 1895"...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1895?]
- The famous railroad Loop, near Georgetown, Colorado, U.S. A.
- A Colorado and Southern narrow gauge train makes its way east towards the Devil's Gate High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop in Clear Creek County, above Georgetown, Colorado. The railroad tracks winds its along Clear Creek and on slopes to make the...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1890-1900.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Georgetown, Col.
- Stereographic view of Georgetown, Colorado, north, including Grace Episcopal Church (built in 1869), and the Barton Hotel (built in 1869 and destroyed by fire in 1871). Wood buildings are clustered along 6th (Sixth or Alpine) Street.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870.]
- Under the patronage of Royalty and the Marquis & Marchioness of Bute
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in front of the Deadwood Stagecoach, which was used in an act of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears thigh boots and a buckskin coat decorated with beaded flowers and tassles. He holds a long whip...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Donkey train - Ute Pass
- Pack burros pose on Ute Pass, in Teller County, Colorado; men on horses are in the background.
- Teller County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Teller County--1870-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--Teller County--1870-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Teller County--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Georgetown, Col., U. S. A.
- View towards the southwest over Georgetown, Colorado. Landmarks include: the Cushman Block, Alpine Hose Company No. 2 firehouse tower, the Hamill House, and the High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop in valley leading to Silver Plume, between...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Georgetown, Colorado
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking southwest toward the valley leading to Silver Plume, where the High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop is visible between Leavenworth and Republican Mountains. Visible landmarks in the grid-plan town include the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [1890?]
- Sharp Nose, Chief of the Arapahoes Ft. Washakie, Wyoming
- Sharp Nose, a Native American (Arapaho) man, poses indoors at Fort Washakie, Wyoming. He wears a scarf around his neck.
- Arapaho Indians--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1890-1900.; Fort Washakie (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1890-1900.; Sharp Nose.
- [between 1890-1900?]
- Grand view of Denver City
- Rooftop view of 15th (Fifteenth) Street and downtown Denver, Colorado. A church is in the distance. Signs read: "Chas Bohm Photographic Rooms" and "Emerson & Case Grocers."
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1876
- Apache Indian wick-i-up, Arizona
- View of two Native American Apache women outside their cloth covered wickiups in a camp in Arizona. They wear print skirts, blouses and shawls and hold baskets. A basket, pitch covered basket jar, metal coffee pot, cup, can, and a horse show in the...
- Apache Indians--Arizona--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1880-1890.; Wickiups--Arizona--1880-1890.; Women--Arizona--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Geronimo Chief of the notorious band of Arizona Apache Indians
- Geronimo, a Native American (Chiricahua Apache) man, poses near a haystack at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He holds a pistol and wears a fringed shirt, ammunition belt, and beaded antelope horn headdress.
- Chiricahua Indians--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1890-1910.; Fort Sill (Okla.)--1890-1910.; Headdresses--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1890-1910.; Shamans--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1890-1910.; Geronimo,...
- [between 1920 and 1950]
- Interior of the Trinity M. E. Church showing the great organ Denver, Col
- Interior view of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church at 18th (Eighteenth) Avenue and Broadway in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Seats and an organ are near the altar.
- Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Methodist Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1890
- Deadwood Stage
- A man drives the Deadwood Stagecoach, pulled by three teams of mules, through a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A large tent covers the viewing stands in the background. Tall buildings stand behind the tent. The...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- BM locomotive, engine number 3007, engine type 2-10-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Westover, N.H., October 13, 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Railroad locomotives--New Hampshire--Westover.; Boston and Maine Railroad.
- 1930
- BM locomotive, engine number 3666, engine type 4-6-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Westover, N.H., October 7, 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Railroad locomotives--New Hampshire--Westover.; Boston and Maine Railroad.
- 1930
- BM locomotive, engine number 2100, engine type 4-6-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: White River Junction, N.H., October 13, 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Railroad locomotives--New Hampshire--White River Junction.; Boston and Maine Railroad.
- 1930
- BM locomotive, engine number 2712, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: White River Junction, N.H., October 13, 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Railroad locomotives--New Hampshire--White River Junction.; Boston and Maine Railroad.
- 1930
- BM locomotive, engine number 2724, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Westover, N.H., October 7, 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Railroad locomotives--New Hampshire--Westover.; Boston and Maine Railroad.
- 1930
- Famous Deadwood Coach of Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- John Y. Nelson, a scout and member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West, sits on top of the back of the Deadwood Stagecoach, which is pulled by three teams of mules. A man sits on the buckboard. Johnny Baker, William Frederick "Buffalo Bill"...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- CP locomotive, engine number 3527, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Westover, N.H., October 7, 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Railroad locomotives--New Hampshire--Westover.; Canadian Pacific Railway Company.
- 1930
- 10th Mountain Division 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment Company C
- FRONT ROW 1) Webb?, 2) unidentified, 3) unidentified, 4) unidentified, 5) unidentified, 6) unidentified, 7) unidentified, 8) Sadler, Robert R., 9) unidentified, 10) unidentified, 11) unidentified, 12) unidentified, 13) Nelson, Morley, 14) Preston,...
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th. Company C.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military personnel--1940-1950.
- 1944
- Royal Gorge, Grand Canyon of the Arkansas, Colorado, U.S.A.
- View of the Hanging Bridge and the Arkansas River in the Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado. Shows the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad line with three rails and a stone retaining wall. The snow-covered granitic walls of the canyon are beside...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Arkansas River--1890-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont...
- 1898
- Where Walter and Anna Halsey first met
- View of a (possibly Presbyterian) mission school in probably northern New Mexico. Men and women, boys and girls, teachers and students pose in front of the adobe building with a pitched roof. An adobe house and a two story building are beside the...
- Adobe buildings--New Mexico--1880-1890.; Church schools--New Mexico--1880-1890.; Students--New Mexico--1880-1890.; Teachers--New Mexico--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- The Pride of Leadville, Col. U.S.A.
- This view, from the south, of horse drawn wagons and carriages up Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado, includes brick commercial blocks with awnings, the old Lake County Courthouse with Lady Justice and her scales, and the Tabor Grand Hotel in...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Courthouses--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Telegraph...
- 1890
- Manitou and Pike's Peak, Colorado.
- View of Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking southwest; shows the Manitou House and Clubhouse, D&RGRR Depot, Mansions Hotel, Wheeler Building, El Paso Livery and Barker House. The Congregational Church has a bay and square corner tower; the Colorado...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [1886]
- Leadville, Col. U.S.A.
- View northeast across Leadville, Colorado, shows two-and-a- half-story brick Ninth Street School with belltower and decorative vents among two-story wood frame residences and false front businesses. A large poster on a board fence reads "...lton...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885]
- Panorama of Denver No. 5
- Aerial view of commercial buildings, houses and churches in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows the brick Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist (also known as Saint John's Church in the Wilderness and St. John's Episcopal Cathedral) on 20th...
- Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cathedrals--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1885?]
- Jackson and Mt. Washington from Thorn Mountain, White Mountains
- A view of the village of Jackson (Carroll County), New Hampshire, and Mt. Washington in the Presidential Range. Shows the town in a valley surrounded by forested mountains. Large a hotel and buildings are seen near cultivated tracts of land.
- Jackson (N.H.)--1900-1910.; Washington, Mount (N.H.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--New Hampshire--Jackson--1900-1910.; Mountains--New Hampshire--Jackson--1900-1910.
- c1900
- Jefferson Hill and Presidential Range, Jefferson, White Mountains
- A view of Jefferson (Jefferson Hill, Coos County), New Hampshire with the snow-covered Presidential Range in the distance. A farm and probably hotels are in the distance.
- Jefferson (N.H.)--1900-1910.; Presidential Range (N.H.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--New Hampshire--Jefferson--1900-1910.; Mountains--New Hampshire--Jefferson--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Presidential Range from the look-off, Jefferson, White Mountains
- A view of the Presidential Range near Jefferson (Coos County), New Hampshire. Shows snow-covered mountains in the distance with wood-frame buildings along the both sides of a road.
- Jefferson (N.H.)--1900-1910.; Presidential Range (N.H.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--New Hampshire--Jefferson--1900-1910.; Mountains--New Hampshire--Jefferson--1900-1910.
- c1900
- Presidential Range from Waumbek Hall
- A view of the snow-covered Presidential Range in the White Mountains from Jefferson (Coos County), New Hampshire. Shows a railroad station, railroad tracks, a church and buildings.
- Jefferson (N.H.)--1900-1910.; Presidential Range (N.H.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--New Hampshire--Jefferson--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--New Hampshire--Jefferson--1900-1910.
- c1900
- White Mountains, New Hampshire
- View of the White Mountains from Sugar Hill, Grafton County, New Hampshire. Shows rock walls, fields, trees, and cumulus clouds.
- Grafton County (N.H.)--1880-1900.; White Mountains (N.H. and Me.)--1880-1900.; Mountains--New Hampshire--Grafton County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- White Mountains, New Hampshire
- Two men and two women look down at a farm house and outbuilding in a valley in Grafton County near Bethlehem, New Hampshire. Shows Mt. Agassiz in the White Mountains range.
- Agassiz, Mount (N.H.)--1900-1910.; Grafton County (N.H.)--1900-1910.; Mountains--New Hampshire--Grafton County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- White Mountains, Mt. Washington, Carriage Rd. NH
- Horses pull a buggy on the Mount Washington Carriage Road in the White Mountains, Coos County, New Hampshire. Clouds swathe nearby peaks.
- Mountain roads--New Hampshire--Coos County--1880-1900.; Coos County (N.H.)--1880-1900.; Washington, Mount (N.H.)--1880-1900.; Carriages & coaches--New Hampshire--Coos County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Married couple
- Studio portrait of a man and woman; she has an upswept hair style.
- Spouses--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Western History Subject Index
- Griffith, N. H
- Western History Subject Index
- O'Connor, N. H
- W. F. M. T. Co. - 45264 Ellison, A. H. Abbot Cashier, Dover, N. H., lots 9 & 10, Block 17, Cottage Hill and Denver 2231 Fran (?) and "the house"
- View of two nearly identical houses, possibly on Franklin Street in Denver, Colorado. Both have shingled second stories, turrets, and covered porches. They differ in roof design and details.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1894 [?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Morehead, N. H
- Western History Subject Index
- Sorency, N.H
- Western History Subject Index
- Shafer, N. H
- Western History Subject Index
- Rice, N. H
- Western History Subject Index
- Rice, N. H
- Western History Subject Index
- Meldrum, N. H