Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Family portrait
- Studio portrait of a family; a man and woman pose with boys and girls.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Families--Colorado--Rifle--1920-1930.
- Haying on the Egry Ranch
- A hay loader is beside a haystack in a meadow at Charles Egry's ranch in Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. A man is beside a team of horses and a hay rake.
- Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Harvesting--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.; Hay stacks--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.; Egry, Charles--Homes & haunts.
- Kepner Hall
- View of the Kepner Hall building at the Colorado State College of Education (later University of Northern Colorado) in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. The stone and brick classical-style building has fluted columns, dentils and a pedimented...
- Colorado State College of Education--Buildings--1930-1950.; Greeley (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Educational facilities--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1950.; Teachers' colleges--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1950.
- Monuments, Gregory Diggings
- A stone monument is below a hillside of mine tailings, mine buildings and a frame Victorian house in Gregory Gulch (Gregory Diggings), in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gregory Gulch (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Canyons--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Historical markers--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- Sunrise, headframe
- View of a headframe and mine buildings and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad ore cars that read: "CB & Q" on tracks at the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company owned Sunrise Mine in Platte County, Wyoming. Shows cogs and pulleys between the head frame...
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--1930-1950.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1930-1950.; Platte County (Wyo.)--1930-1950.; Mining--Wyoming--Platte County--1930-1950.; Railroad freight cars--Wyoming--Platte County--1930-1950.
- Mormon Temple and Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Utah
- View of the Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) Temple, Tabernacle and Assembly Hall in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows the arched and round windows and spires of the Gothic style Temple, the oval dome roof of the...
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Buildings--1900-1910.; Salt Lake Temple--1900-1910.; Tabernacle (Salt Lake City, Utah)--1900-1910.; Mormon temples--Utah--Salt Lake County--1900-1910.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1900-1910.; Temple Square...
- Harvest scene near Brookings, South Dakota
- Workers harvest hay on a farm near Brookings, South Dakota. A farm house, horse-drawn equipment and a hay wagon are near the work site.
- Brookings (S.D.)--1880-1890.; Farms--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1890.; Harvesting--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1890.; Hay--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1890.
- Yellowstone Canon
- A view of a wall of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (Wyo.)--1870-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.; National Parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.
- Indians AND Anglos on horseback riding near tipis
- Men (some in Native American headdresses) ride horses near tepees in (probably) Colorado; people look on, telegraph poles are in the background.
- Babies on the couch
- Portrait of two children on a couch in Denver, Colorado. One wears a dress and the other wears a gown.
- August Sporleder
- August Sporleder poses for a studio portrait; he has a goatee and wears a suit, cravat, and spectacles. He holds a cigar in has hand.
- Men--1870-1890.; Sporleder, August, d.1889.
- Asheville scenery
- View of a stream and low waterfalls.
- Streams--1910-1930.; Waterfalls--1910-1930.
- Hotel Evans - Spruce Lodge
- A man stands by a hewn log inn with a covered porch and sign: "Hotel Evans - Spruce Lodge," on the west slope of Berthoud Pass, in Grand County, Colorado.
- Berthoud Pass (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1910.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1910.
- Platte Canyon above Ferndale, Colo
- View of the North Fork of the South Platte River, near Ferndale (Jefferson County) Colorado. Platte River road is beside the river.
- Ferndale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River, North Fork (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Ferndale--1900-1920.
- Platte Canyon cannonball between Foxton & Ferndale
- View of boulders in the North Fork of the South Platte River, near Ferndale (Jefferson County) Colorado.
- Ferndale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River, North Fork (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boulders--Colorado--Ferndale--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Ferndale--1900-1920.
- Cascades below falls in north Elk Creek Canon - Mount Evans Region
- Elk Creek courses through rocks and boulders in Park County, Colorado.
- Elk Creek (Park County-Jefferson County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boulders--Colorado--Park County--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Park County--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Park County--1900-1920.
- Stone fireplace
- View of a stone barbeque pit in a Denver Mountain Park; a bucket sits on the grille, and a basket with a pan, dishes and food is beside the fireplace.
- Denver Mountain Parks--1920-1930.; Barbecue grills--Colorado--1920-1930.; Fireplaces--Colorado--1920-1930.; Outdoor cookery--Colorado--1920-1930.
- Pack train from Lost Trail Camp
- Men, horses, tents and laundry are by pine trees in Hinsdale County, Colorado.
- Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1920-1930.; Horses--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1920-1930.
- Camping in Bear Creek in early days about 1885
- A man stands in bushes near a meadow in (probably) Bear Creek Canyon in Jefferson County, Colorado; people, tents, a horse, a carriage and pine trees are in the distance.
- Bear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Camping--Colorado--Bear Creek Canyon--1880-1890.; Meadows--Colorado--Bear Creek Canyon--1880-1890.
- After the wedding of "Sleepy" Hetzel and Jean Drake
- View of a wedding party at Lakeside Park in Lakeside (Jefferson County), Colorado. Well dressed men, women, boys and girls pose by signs and banners: "Ice Sitting Contest Starts 9 O'clock Tuesday Nite," and "Your Master of Ceremonies is Henry...
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Lakeside--1930-1940.; Weddings--Colorado--Lakeside--1930-1940.
- Royal Gorge
- Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks follow the Arkansas river in Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Shows a rock formation.
- 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 tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- Royal Gorge
- Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks follow the Arkansas river in Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Men and a maintenance car are on the tracks.
- 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 tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- Chittenden Falls near head of Boulder Canon on U.P. Ry.
- View of a waterfall identified as Chittenden Falls probably on Middle Boulder Creek in Boulder County, Colorado; the creek spills over boulders.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Middle Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.
- Cascade just above the crossing of Middle Fork of South Arkansas and M.P.G. & D.R.R.
- View of a small waterfall on the Middle Fork of the South Arkansas River in Chaffee County, Colorado. Shows rocks, boulders, fallen timber and pine trees.
- Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Arkansas River, Middle Fork (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1900.
- Canon of the Grand about 12 miles above Glenwood
- View of the Colorado River and Glenwood Canyon, in Garfield County, Colorado. Cliffs are reflected in the water; Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks are beside the river.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1900.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Garfield County--1880-1900.; Railroad...
- Multnomah Falls
- View of Multnomah Falls on Multnomah Creek in the Columbia River Gorge (later Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area) in Multnomah County, Oregon. Fallen timber spans the water.
- Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (Or. and Wash.)--1870-1890.; Multnomah County (Or.)--1870-1890.; Multnomah Creek (Or.)--1870-1890.; Multnomah Falls (Or.)--1870-1890.; Logs--Oregon--Multnomah County--1870-1890.;...
- Canon of the Grand about 12 miles above Glenwood
- View of the Colorado River and Glenwood Canyon, in Garfield County, Colorado. Telegraph lines span the cliffs; the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad grade is in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1900.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Garfield County--1880-1900.; Railroad...
- Glenwood Canon Shoshone on the Grand River
- View of the Colorado River and Glenwood Canyon near the Shoshone siding in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad grade and light snow.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- La Turelle [sic] Falls, Oregon
- View of Latourell Falls in Multnomah County, Oregon. Water spills over basalt volcanic rock formations.
- Latourell Falls (Or.)--1870-1890.; Multnomah County (Or.)--1870-1890.; Rock formations--Oregon--Multnomah County--1870-1890.; Waterfalls--Oregon--Multnomah County--1870-1890.
- Colorado & Southeastern R.R. track near Delagua, Colo.
- View of Colorado & Southeastern railroad tracks next to a dry arroyo in Canyon Del Agua in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows electric, and telephone poles and lines.
- Colorado and Southeastern Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Canyon Del Agua (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Arroyos.; Canyons.; Railroad tracks.
- C. & S.E. #2 (2-6-0) switching, Ludlow
- View of Colorado & Southeastern steam locomotive # 2 switching a Colorado & Southern gondola car in Ludlow (Las Animas County), Colorado. Hills are in the distance.
- Colorado and Southeastern Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad freight cars.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroad switching.
- CC & S.E. turntable & abandoned r.h., Hastings
- View of an abandoned Colorado & Southeastern Railroad roundhouse and railroad turntable in Hastings, a Victor American Fuel Company coal camp, in Las Animas County, Colorado. Goats graze in the bottom of the turntable. The remains of coke ovens are...
- Colorado and Southeastern Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Hastings (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned buildings.; Coke industry.; Railroad roundhouses.; Turntables (Railroad); Coke-ovens.
- Colorado & Southern Ry. (2-8-0) #634, Globeville Branch, Denver, Colo.
- View of Colorado & Southern steam locomotive # 634 with a tender, boxcar and caboose in the Globeville neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Lettering on the locomotive reads: "C & S 634," on the tender reads: "Burlington Route," on the boxcar: "C & S...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Globeville (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad cabooses.; Railroad freight cars.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.
- Colorado & Southern Ry. (2-8-0) # 629, Globeville Branch, Denver, Colo.
- Colorado & Southern steam locomotive # 629 with a tender and caboose travels through the Globeville neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Houses, buildings and the Omaha-Grant smelter smokestack are in the distance. Snow covers the ground.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Globeville (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.; Snow.
- Colorado & Southern Ry. (2-8-5) 629, 648, 20th St., Denver
- Two Colorado & Southern Railway steam locomotives (629, 648) push tanker cars past an abandoned multi-storied concrete building and concrete silos near 20th (Twentieth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Large metal cylinders are piled near the building..
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.; Silos.
- Colorado & Southern Ry. (2-8-0) #638, Leadville, CO
- View of a Colorado & Southern freight train in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Steam locomotive # 638 has a wedge plow mounted on the front. The consist includes a flat car piled with lumber, boxcars and a caboose. Houses, and snow covered Mount...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.; Snow.; Snowplows.; Spring.
- Colorado & Southern Ry. (2-8-0) # 638 Leadville-Climax train
- A Colorado & Southern freight train led by steam locomotive # 638 climbs snow covered Tennessee Pass between Climax and Leadville in Lake County, Colorado. Snow covers the mountains and trees.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Tennessee Pass (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Passes (Landforms); Railroads.; Snow.; Spring.
- Colorado & Southern Ry. (2-8-0) #638, Leadville, Colo., depot
- Colorado & Southern steam locomotive #638 with a caboose, is stopped at the railroad depot in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Snow covered log and frame houses and sheds are near the tracks. Mount Elbert and Mount Massive are in the distance.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad stations.; Railroads.; Snow.
- Colorado & Southern Ry. (2-8-2) # 807, Broomfield, CO
- Colorado & Southern steam locomotive is stopped near the railroad depot in Broomfield (Broomfield County), Colorado. The train has boxcars. The brick building has a hip roof with dormers and chimneys. A sign on the building reads: "Broomfield." A...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Broomfield (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroad signals.; Railroad stations.; Railroads.
- Colorado & Southern Ry. (2-8-2) #807 (?) east of Boulder, Colo.
- View of a Colorado & Southern freight train near Boulder in Boulder County, Colorado. Dark smoke issues from the locomotive. Farms and houses are in the distance.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.
- Colorado & Southern Ry. (2-8-0) 643, 605, Denver roundhouse
- Colorado & Southern steam locomotives #634 and #605 are stopped near the roundhouse in Denver, Colorado. The turntable is in the distance.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroad roundhouses.
- Mrs. Taylor
- Studio portrait of Mrs. Carrie Parker Taylor, from Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. She wears a tight fitted dress with a velvet bodice and contrasting puffed sleeves. She has on a large ruffled collar with a tucked front dickey. A...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Women.; Taylor, Carrie Parker, d. 1896.
- Gertrude Nash Pulsifer
- Studio portrait of Mrs. Gertrude Nash Pulsifer of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. She wears a light colored dress with puffed sleeves and with a large lace butterfly bib over the tight fitting bodice. The neck, front and sleeves are...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Lace.; Women.; Pulsifer, Gertrude Nash.
- Annie Coughlin
- Studio portrait of Annie Coughlin from Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Her dress has a tight fitting bodice and puff sleeves, she wears a short lace over-blouse with a ruffled collar. She has a wide velvet ribbon around her neck. Her...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Women.; Coughlin, Annie.
- Marcie Keaton
- Studio portrait of Marcie Keaton from Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. She poses in front of a painted backdrop of a building and a rock formation. Her hand rests on a large fur skin. She wears a dark colored, full length dress with a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Women.; Keaton, Marcie.
- Mr. Parker, father of Ida Parker
- Studio portrait of Mr. Parker, identified as the father of Ida Parker, from Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. He wears a corduroy jacket and vest, a wide tie, stickpin and celluloid collar. He has a full beard.
- Parker, Ida--Family.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Beards.; Clothing & dress.; Men.; Parker family.
- Mrs. Rowe, mother of Mrs. Charles Nicholas.
- Studio portrait of Mrs. Rowe of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. She poses in front of a painted backdrop and leans on a faux boulder. She wears a dress with a buttoned basque bodice, a lace collar, a gathered waist and pleated skirt....
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Women.; Rowe, Mrs. of Georgetown, Colo.; Rowe family.
- R.H. Laydon's daughter, Nellie
- Studio portrait of a young woman, Nellie Laydon, daughter of R.H. Laydon of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. She wears a cotton print dress gathered at the neck and wrists with a crocheted collar. She has on a wide pleated fabric belt...
- Laydon, R. H.--Family.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Teenagers.; Women.; Laydon, Nellie.
- Miss Mamie Weiser
- Studio portrait of Miss Mamie Weiser of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. She wears a dark silk dress with a knife pleat bertha collar, the bodice has pleats and ruching at the waist. A wide silk ribbon is tied into a bow below her...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Women.; Weiser, Mamie.
- Mrs. C. King
- Studio portrait of Mrs. C. King, and her unidentified son, of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. They pose in front of a canvas backdrop near a plaster "wood" fence. She wears a plain, dark wool dress with a lace pointed collar, her hair is...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys.; Clothing & dress.; Families.; Women.; King, C., Mrs. of Georgetown, Colo.