Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Crater of Deluge Geyser
- View of the rosette sinter of the Deluge Geyser crater basin in the Heart Lake Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Deluge Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Heart Lake Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- [Basal]tic Canon. Mouth of Tower Creek
- View of the pentagonal basaltic bluffs in a canyon identified as Basaltic Canyon on Tower Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Cliffs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Bridal Veil Falls
- View of Bridal Veil Falls in San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Bridal Veil Falls (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- D&RG Locomotive
- Workers and the engineer stand near and on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Baldwin locomotive number 902 in work clothes in Colorado. Twin boys in matching suits and caps stand on the the front of the engine near the cowcatcher.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Twins--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- First ski carnival at Hot Sulphur Springs
- Winter scene in Hot Sulphur Springs (Grand County), Colorado shows a group at the First Ski Carnival. Mostly teenage girls sit on sleds with partners. An inscription on one sled reads "La Pensee". The Morgan Mercantile building, with clapboard...
- Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.; Winter carnivals--Colorado--Hot Sulphur...
- 1911
- Campfire and picnic table
- Men and women cook over a camp fire and and sit at a picnic table near a stream in Colorado. The people at the table sit on upright cut logs.
- Outdoor cookery--Colorado--1920-1930.; Picnics--Colorado--1920-1930.; Streams--Colorado--1920-1930.
- 1922
- Valley Ranch Trading Post
- Interior scene of a trading post at Valley Ranch in a place identified as Valley, Wyoming. Shows Native American blankets, baskets, and pottery, a painting of a Western scene, leather and wooden chests, animal hides, clothing, a bison skull and...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1920-1940.; Blankets--Wyoming--1920-1940.; Fireplaces--Wyoming--1920-1940.; Interiors--Wyoming--1920-1940.; Pottery--Wyoming--1920-1940.; Trading posts--Wyoming--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Rig of Mr. Foote
- A carriage drawn by four horses is parked in probably El Paso County, Colorado. A driver in a derby and a plaid suit holds the reins. Two well-dressed men footmen in top hats sit in the rear of the carriage. Fenced property with trees and a...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Horse teams--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- C F & I coke ovens, Crested Butte, Colo
- Denver and Rio Grande box cars carry bituminous coking coal at the C. F. & I. coke ovens, Crested Butte (Gunnison County), Colorado. Smoke and fumes rise from ovens; Crested Butte mountain is in the background.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Facilities--1910-1920.; Coke-ovens--Colorado--Crested Butte--1910-1920.; Crested Butte (Colo. : Mountain)--1910-1920.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coke industry--Colorado--Crested Butte--1910-1920.; Industrial...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- The Yellowstone above the Falls
- View of rapids on the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Rivers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- The White House
- View of the south portico of the White House in Washington D.C.
- White House (Washington, D.C.)--1900-1910.; Presidents--Dwellings--United States--1900-1910.; Washington (D.C.)--1900-1910.; Dwellings--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1910.
- 1903
- A landscape
- A path and a tree-lined dirt road run beside a lake.
- Dirt roads--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--1900-1910.; Trails & paths--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Agnes Memorial
- View of cottages at the Agnes Memorial Sanitarium in Denver, Colorado; shows frame and canvas cabanas, and men in folding chairs. Lettering reads: "The Tucker Tent Co."
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- September 29, 1905
- White Bear, Crow
- Seated studio portrait of White Bear, Crow male, wearing beaded necklace, earrings, and feather.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; White Bear.; Crow Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Belly Fat
- Studio portrait (head and shoulders) of Belly Fat, Dakota male, wearing crucifix and Ulysses S. Grant Peace Medal around his neck.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Belly Fat.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Wagon
- Full length studio portrait of Wagon, Crow male, standing next to fence in front of backdrop, partially wrapped in a blanket and holding a revolver.
- Firearms.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Wagon.; Crow Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Phantom Falls & North Cheyenne Canon
- View of a water fall identified as Phantom Falls on North Cheyenne Creek, North Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; North Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Streams--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- DeWolf Hopper & Co. in The Better 'Ole
- Panoramic view of the cast of "The Better 'Ole," presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats stand at the back of the theater. A poster of De Wolf Hopper as Old Bill in different poses sits...
- Hopper, De Wolf, 1858-1935.--Associated objects.; Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920
- Eaton Hi
- A basketball team at Eaton High School in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado, poses in two lines against a brick wall; the players wear dark, sleeveless, numbered jerseys that read "Eaton," and trunks with light colored belts. The coach and manager wear...
- Eaton (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Basketball players--Colorado--Eaton--1930-1940.
- February 19, 1935
- Delaneys outfit, Laramie, Wy.
- A view of a Union Pacific Railroad engine and cars near Laramie (Albany County), Wyoming shows a group of men on top of car 4992 with hills and buttes in the distance.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1880.; Albany County (Wyo.)--1860-1880.; Buttes--Wyoming--Albany County--1860-1880.; Railroads--Wyoming--Albany County--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1880?]
- Great eastern Echo Canyon
- A view of Steamboat Rock in Echo Canyon (Summit County), Utah shows Union Pacific Railroad tracks at the base of the formation.
- Echo Canyon (Summit County, Utah)--1860-1880.; Summit County (Utah)--1860-1880.; Canyons--Utah--Summit County--1860-1880.; Railroads--Utah--Summit County--1860-1880.; Rock formations--Utah--Summit County--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1880?]
- In the Grand Canyons, Col.
- Denver and Rio Grande tracks are in an unidentified canyon, possibly the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, in Colorado. Men sit near railroad tracks in the narrow valley. Shows snow on the ground, on nearby hillsides and steep canyon walls.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Looking east from the point of "Mule Shoe" through the big cut
- A man poses beside Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks on La Veta Pass in Huerfano County, Colorado. Shows a railroad grade in a deep cut in the rock and trees on a mountain in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1870-1880.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1870-1880.; Railroads--Colorado--Huerfano County--1870-1880.
- [between 1877 and 1880?]
- Mule Shoe, looking S.E.
- View of curved Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks at what is identified as the "Mule Shoe" on Veta Pass (La Veta Pass) in Huerfano County, Colorado. Shows a bridge, the stone retaining walls of an underpass, a dirt road, and scree on the slope...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Underpasses--Colorado--Huerfano County--1870-1890.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1870-1890.;...
- [between 1877 and 1890?]
- Fortified Rock on the McElmo
- A view of Native American ((Ancestral Puebloan) ruins in McElmo Canyon in Hovenweep National Monument in Colorado. Shows a desert landscape with shrubbery near an ancient ruin integrated into a natural rock formation. People are seen at the summit...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Hovenweep National Monument--1870-1880.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Hovenweep National Monument--1870-1880.; Hovenweep National Monument...
- 1874
- Fortified rock on the McElmo
- A view of Native American (Ancestral Puebloan) ruins built into the side of a butte in Hovenweep National Monument in Colorado. The structure has walls of adobe brick with an opening.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Hovenweep National Monument--1870-1880.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Hovenweep National Monument--1870-1880.; Hovenweep National Monument...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Devils Gate on the Sweetwater
- A view of the Sweetwater River and Devils Gate rock formation in Natrona County, Wyoming. Men with horses are on the rivers edge. A man stands on the rock formation.
- Devil's Gate (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Natrona County (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Sweetwater River (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Wyoming--Natrona County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Wyoming--Natrona County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Wyoming--Natrona...
- 1871?
- Ruins of a large cave town in the lower canon of the Rio de Chelly
- View of Native American (Ancestral Puebloan) ruins near a sheer cliff in Canyon de Chelly in Arizona.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1870-1880.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1870-1880.; Canyon de Chelly...
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Beaver Brook, Colo., Station on Colo. Central R.R.
- A view of the Beaver Brook station on the Colorado Central Railroad in Jefferson County, Colorado shows well dressed men standing on the train platform. Shows a railroad passenger car, the water tower and the wooden frame depot.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Beaver Brook (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Passengers--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1870-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1870-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1870-1890.; Water...
- [between 1871 and 1890?]
- Beaver Brook Station
- A view of the Beaver Brook station on the Colorado Central Railroad in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Shows an excursion train with passenger cars beside Clear Creek. A pile of logs is beside the train. A pavilion, water tank and...
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Beaver Brook (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1870-1880.; Pavilions--Colorado--Beaver...
- [between 1871 and 1880?]
- Beaver Brook
- A view of Beaver Brook station in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. A Colorado Central Railroad train is near the edge of Clear Creek. A pavilion, wood frame depot and water tank are in the distance.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Beaver Brook (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1870-1890.; Pavilions--Colorado--Beaver...
- [between 1871 and 1890?]
- Mountain City bridge
- A view of a Colorado Central Railroad train on a wooden trestle bridge at Packard Gulch near Mountain City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Men are in and on top of the train. Buildings are on a hillside in the distance.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Packard Gulch (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Mountain City--1870-1880.; Railroads--Colorado--Mountain City--1870-1880.; Trestles--Colorado--Mountain...
- [between 1878?]
- Snowy Range
- View of a Colorado Central Railroad train and switchback track probably between Black Hawk and Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. Mountains are in the distance.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1870-1880.
- 1878
- Bridge at Huntsmans
- View of Huntsman's Bridge on the Colorado Central Railroad, just west of Chimney Gulch, on Clear Creek in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Shows a wooden railroad bridge built on a stone block foundation and rocky canyon walls. A...
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.;...
- [between 1871 and 1880?]
- Huntsman's Ranch looking down
- View of Huntsman's Bridge, on the Clear Creek Line of the Colorado Central Railroad just west of Chimney Gulch, on Clear Creek in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Shows a wooden railroad bridge built on a stone block foundation and...
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1890.;...
- [between 1871 and 1890?]
- Huntsman's
- View of Huntsman's Bridge, on the Clear Creek Line of the Colorado Central Railroad just west of Chimney Gulch, on Clear Creek in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Shows a wooden railroad trestle bridge built on a stone block...
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.;...
- [between 1871 and 1880?]
- Pikes Peak Cog Railway depot
- A view of a Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway (Pikes Peak Cog Road) locomotive and passenger car at the Manitou Springs depot in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The depot is constructed of rusticated stone and has a wooden second story...
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1900.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Railroad depots--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Opening of Manitou and Pikes Peak Ry.
- A view of a Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway (the Pikes Peak Cog Road) locomotive and passenger car near Ruxton Park in El Paso County, Colorado. Well-dressed men and women stand near the train in an open area with granite cliffs in the distance....
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ruxton Park (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Passengers--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Opening of Manitou and Pikes Peak Ry.
- A view of the Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway (Pikes Peak Cog Road) locomotive and passenger car near the train depot at Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The building is constructed of rusticated stone and has a wooden porch at the...
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1900.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Newspaper excursion
- A view of the Gilpin Tramway train, on an excursion with newspaper men and their families, in Gilpin County, Colorado. Shows a locomotive and three open passenger cars in a mountain landscape. Well-dressed men, women, and children are on and near...
- Gilpin Tramway Company--1880-1890.; Gilpin County, (Colo.)--(1880-1890); Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1890.; Tourists--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1890.
- 1888 June 7
- Gilpin County Tramway wreck, Central City
- A view of an accident on the Gilpin Tramway line in Prosser Gulch in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Spectators stand on an embankment above the wreck. Men work to stabilize locomotive number 3 and move it back on the tracks. A pulley and...
- Gilpin Tramway Company--1880-1890.; Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Prosser Gulch (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Railroad construction &...
- 1897 Dec. 30
- Gilpin County tramway wreck, Central City
- A view of an accident on the Gilpin Tramway line in Prosser Gulch in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Spectators stand on an embankment and view the wreck. Workers help move locomotive number 3 as it is is pulled along the track by a rope...
- Gilpin Tramway Company--1880-1890.; Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Prosser Gulch (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Railroad...
- 1897 Dec. 30
- Gilpin County Tramway
- Three women pose on the front of a Gilpin Tramway Company locomotive in Gilpin County, Colorado. Two of the women are identified as Loretta Doran Paul and Clara Doran. The women wear long dresses, basque jackets with leg-of-mutton sleeves, and...
- Gilpin Tramway Company--1880-1890.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1890.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1890.; Doran,...
- [between 1886 and 1910?]
- Snow scene, "Dogtown", 1899
- A view of snow removal on the Gilpin Tramway near "Dogtown" in Gilpin County, Colorado. Workers with shovels pose on snowbanks near the railroad tracks. Mine buildings are in the distance.
- Gilpin Tramway Company--1890-1900.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Blizzards--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Snow removal--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Wreck of Gilpin Tramway engine in Prosser Gulch
- A view of an accident in Prosser Gulch on the Gilpin Tramway line in Gilpin County, Colorado. Shows a heavily damaged locomotive and cars. Officials and workers stand on a wooden trestle with cribbed retaining walls and observe the overturned...
- Gilpin Tramway Company--1890-1900.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Prosser Gulch (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.;...
- 1897 Dec. 30
- Gilpin tramway hauled coal to the mines and ore from mines to mills
- A view of a Gilpin Tramway freight train on the Quartz Hill branch as it hauls coal in Gilpin County, Colorado. Shows locomotive numbers 2 and 3 with coal in ore cars. Men sit atop the ore cars as the train travels by mine buildings.
- Gilpin Tramway Company--1890-1900.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mine railroad cars--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Central City from German Hill, Gilpin Tramway train in distance
- A view of Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado from German Hill shows wood-frame buildings, churches and mining operations on the hillsides. The Gilpin Tramway is seen in the distance, smoke rises from the locomotive.
- Gilpin Tramway Company--1880-1910.; Central City (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Central City--1880-1910.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Central City--1880-1910.
- [between 1886 and 1906?]
- Upper end of Eureka St., Central City
- A view of Central City, Colorado, from the upper end of Eureka Street with a Gilpin Tramway ore train in the distance. Modest wood-frame houses, stables and unpaved streets are seen in the town. Mining operations are on the hillsides in the...
- Gilpin Tramway Company--1880-1910.; Central City (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Central City--1880-1910.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Central City--1880-1910.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Central City--1880-1910.
- [between 1886 and 1906?]
- Train of ore cars on Gilpin Tramway, near Black Hawk
- A view of a Gilpin Tramway ore train at Chase Gulch in Gilpin County, Colorado. A locomotive with ore cars in tow travels downgrade. Rock formations and a stone retaining wall are near the tracks.
- Chase Gulch (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1910.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1910.; Retaining walls--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1906?]
- Prosser Gulch cribbing on Gilpin Tramway
- A trestle on the Gilpin Tramway in Gilpin County, Colorado shows retaining walls constructed of wooden cribbing. A gully filled with boulders is near the trestle.
- Gilpin Tramway Company--1880-1910.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1910.; Trestles--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1910.