Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Mount of the Holy Cross and flower
- A photograph of a primrose flower overlies a photograph of Mount of the Holy Cross in Colorado. Objects are placed on a white background.
- Primroses--1890-1910.; Holy Cross, Mount of the (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Photographic prints--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mount of the Holy Cross, Colo.
- Photograph of a Thomas Moran painting, "Mountain of the Holy Cross." Shows Mt. Holy Cross in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains, Eagle County, Colorado.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Holy Cross, Mount of the (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Paintings--1870-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Eagle County--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1890?]
- Hotel Colorado
- Photograph of a photograph shows a panoramic view of the Hotel Colorado, a multi story brick and stone building with Italian architectural influences, in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Two loggias connect to a central courtyard near...
- Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Fountains--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1893 and 1900?]
- Mount Rainier
- Photograph of a painting of Mt. Rainier in Washington state.
- Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1880-1910.; Oil paintings.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Fitzsimons aerial view
- Aerial view of Fitsimons General Hospital, in Denver, Colorado, shows barracks, military administration or medical buildings, and a football field.
- Fitzsimons Army Medical Center--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Military hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920
- Attorneys of the Cripple Creek district
- Composite photograph of twenty individual studio portraits of various attorneys of the Cripple Creek district, Cripple Creek, Colorado; group of male lawyers identified on front of print from left to right, top row: Daniel A. Ferguson, James L....
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Lawyers--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Blackmer, Chauncey W.; Brinson, J. M.; Butler, James C.; Clark, Henry H.; Cole, J. C.; Consaul, Charles F.; Crump, S. D.; Emberson, A. L.; Ferguson, Daniel A.; Hangs,...
- [1901?]
- Cripple Creek depot, F. & C. C. R. R.
- Exterior view of Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad station, Cripple Creek, Colorado; engine with passenger train is parked at station; three men with empty baggage cart stand on station platform; horse-drawn carriage with top is parked on street;...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- First church
- Exterior view of early Congregational church, "Whosoever Will," (formed by Reverend Sanderson), Cripple Creek, Colorado; church is a canvas tent on wooden frame with front wooden platform and steps leading to center entry; stacks of firewood are at...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890- 1900.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- First law office at Cripple Creek
- Charles H. Adams'(attorney at law) office, Cripple Creek, Colorado with a group of men standing in doorway of canvas tent with wooden frame; men include: George Carr (on horseback), Ed Bell (former marshall of Florissant, standing at far left),...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Law offices--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Adams, Charles H.; Babb, Preacher.; Bell, Ed.; Carr, George.; De LaVergne, Edward Morton.; Spell, Bill.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- The first newspaper office in camp
- Six men are gathered on front deck of a one-story log building that was the first newspaper office, Fremont, Colorado (prior to incorporation as Cripple Creek); vertical slats are on gable part of roof; young boy, Oakley Spell, holds bundle of...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Justice of the Peace, attorney at law
- Illustration depicts Justice of the Peace and attorney- at-law office, Cripple Creek, Colorado (probably Fremont prior to incorporation); building is a canvas tent on wooden frame with stovepipe; signs affixed to wooden frame include "Justice of...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Law offices--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- National Hotel, Cripple Creek, Colorado, on the Gold Belt Line
- View of National Hotel built in 1896, corner 4th (fourth) and East Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; the five-story stone and brick commercial building has a hip roof, 150 rooms, quoins, double-wide recessed arch entryways with radiating...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Six Colorado Springs businessmen take off from Peterson Field
- Business men and military officers pose in front of a small military airplane, Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Left to right: Merlyn D. Smith of the Merlyn D. Smith Insurance Agency; Max L. Davis, manager Zales Jewelers;...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Airplanes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Businessmen--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Military personnel--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.
- November 7, 1961
- Broadmoor Casino
- View of the Broadmoor Casino, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the two-story frame building with a colonnaded, pedimented entry, balustrades, a wrap-around porch/balcony, and a lawn with a bandstand pavilion or gazebo and planted...
- Broadmoor Hotel and Casino (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Broadmoor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Casinos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Gardens--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1891 and 1897?]
- Ouray, Chief of Southern Utes, Colorado, a great chief who was proud of having kept his people from going to war with the whites
- Composite photograph and sketch shows a head and shoulders portrait of Ouray, Native American, Chief of the Southern Utes, Colorado, wearing braids, bead necklace, buckskin decorated with quillwork and fringe.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--1880-1890.; Ouray.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- The Messenger
- A photomontage by Charles Craig of Native American (Ute) men (including Buckskin Charlie), women and children, in profile, facing a messenger (Severo) on a horse. Severo wears a headdress and points to the background. The landscape and foreground,...
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1890-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; Severo, Chief.
- 1898
- Step House, Mesa Verde
- View of Stephouse ruin on Wetherhill Mesa, at Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. The Native American (Anasazi) ruins of a two story stone and mud pueblo building with two window holes stand near other one story pueblo ruins that...
- Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1920.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Step House (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological...
- 1915
- Spring House, Mesa Verde, Colo.
- View of Native American (Anasazi) stone and mud ruins at Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. The ruins of the Spring House stand underneath and near a cliffside. One two story pueblo building stands near two pueblo buildings which...
- Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1920.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Spring House (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological...
- 1915
- Balcony House- Mesa Verde National Park Southwestern Colorado
- View of ancient Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwellings in Soda Canyon, at Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. The stone masonry two story Balcony House stands inside a cliffside cave and consists of four rooms, each with its...
- Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1920.; Balcony House (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Soda Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.;...
- 1911
- Swallow's Nest
- View of ancient Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. The stone masonry pueblo ruins of Swallows Nest stand underneath a cliffside overhang. A man sits on the edge of one of the rooms of...
- Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1920.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Swallows Nest (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological...
- 1915
- Square Tower House. Fewkes Canon
- View, from Chapin Mesa, of Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins. The stone masonry and mud Square Tower House with three door openings stands underneath a cliffside overhang and next to other pueblo buildings with wooden vigas. A man...
- Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1920.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Square Tower House (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological...
- 1911
- Balcony House
- View of Balcony House, a Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins near Soda Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. The mud and stone masonry ruin, situated underneath a cliff overhang, is partially hidden by a wall with...
- Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1920.; Balcony House (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological...
- 1911
- Spruce Tree House
- View of Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins near Spruce Tree Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. The ruins of Spruce Tree House stand on a cliffside near the edge of the cliff. A cross section of one stone...
- Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1920.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Spruce Tree House (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological...
- 1911
- Spruce Tree House- before excavation
- View of Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins near Spruce Tree Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. The stone masonry ruins of Spruce Tree House stand underneath a cliffside overhang and have T-shaped and square...
- Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1900-1910.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Spruce Tree House (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Archaeological...
- 1900
- Ruin (425 feet long) in Cliff Canon (View taken from opposite side of gorge.)
- Reproduction of a view of ancient Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwellings before excavation on Chapin Mesa, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. The stone masonry and mud mortar Cliff House stands underneath a cliffside overhang...
- Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1900-1910.; Cliff Palace (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Archaeological...
- 1901
- Cliff Palace- Mesa Verde
- View, facing southeast, of Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwellings before excavation on Chapin Mesa, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. The stone masonry Cliff Palace stands underneath a cliffside overhang. The Fewkes Speaker...
- Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1900-1910.; Cliff Palace (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Archaeological...
- 1901
- Willow House- Mesa Verde
- View of ancient Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins near Fewkes Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. Ruins of Willow (Oak Tree) House stand underneath a cliffside overhang. The stone ruins have square door...
- Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1920.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1920.; Cliff...
- 1915
- American National Bank- Tucumcari, N. M.
- View, from an intersection of the American National Bank and other buildings, Main Street, Tucumcari, New Mexico. A two story brick Spanish Colonial Revival building stands on the corner. Men stand on the sidewalk and a car is parked on Main Street...
- Tucumcari (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Banks--New Mexico--Tucumcari--1900-1920.; Streets--New Mexico--Tucumcari--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Basket weaver
- Native American (Hopi) woman weaving a basket with several baskets around her; she wears a manta with a long-sleeve shirt, Hopi Indian Reservation, Arizona.
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--1890-1930.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--Arizona--1890-1930.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1930.; Basket making--Arizona--1890-1930.
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Trio of dancers
- Photomechanical reproduction of Native American (Hopi) snake dancers dressed in body paint; blanket kilts with buckskin; fringed buckskin boots; necklaces and feathers. One dancer has a snake in his mouth, Hopi Indian Reservation, Arizona.
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--1890-1930.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--1890-1930.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1930.; Snake dance--Arizona--1890-1930.
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Oraibi girls grinding corn
- Native American (Hopi) girls grind corn with metates on a table, Hopi Indian Reservation, Arizona. Both have side whorl hairstyles and wear mantas with long sleeve shirts and shawls.
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--1890-1930.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1930.; Metates--Arizona--1890-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Domestic life--Arizona--1890-1930.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1930.; Home food...
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- The blanket weaver
- Reproduction of a lithograph; Native American (Navajo) blanket weaver works at a loom.
- Indians of North America--1890-1930.; Navajo Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1930.; Looms--1890-1930.; Weaving--1890-1930.
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Participants taking the emetic at Walpi
- Native American (Hopi) snake dancers in body paint and kilts stand or lean over the side of a cliff vomiting; white men in shirts, pants, boots and hats look on, Walpi Pueblo, Arizona. Spectators sit on buildings.
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1930.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1930.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1930.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1930.; Snake dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1930.; Spectators--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1930.
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Corn carrier
- Native American (Hopi) man uses a head band to carry a large bundle of corn stalks, he wears a kilt.
- Hopi Indians--1890-1930.; Indians of North America--1890-1930.; Pueblo Indians--1890-1930.; Agricultural laborers--1890-1930.
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Covered wagon
- A four wheel covered wagon, with a team of horses, crosses a desert landscape, shows luggage tied to the back, wheel ruts on the ground.
- Covered wagons--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- She led him up the ancient stairway
- A Native American (Hopi) couple hold hands and walk up a trail between natural rock walls. The woman wears a long, dark, fringed dress, the man appears to carry a shield on his back.
- Hopi Indians--Women--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Pueblo Indians--1900-1920.
- [between 1900-1920?]
- And reached his hands to his brothers-the stars
- Side view of a Native American (Hopi) man, in a loincloth and headband, standing on a rock with both arms stretched out above his head.
- Hopi Indians--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Pueblo Indians--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- A Mellin's food Hopi baby, Oraibi, Arizona
- Native American (Hopi) woman leans over and stands up a large baby with her hands under his arms, Oraibi Pueblo, Arizona.
- Hopi Indians--Children--Arizona--Oraibi--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Oraibi--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Women--Arizona--Oraibi--1910-1920.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Oraibi (Ariz.)--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Circular room in Mancos Cañon
- A Man stands by kiva ruins at Anasazi Native American cliff dwellings, Mesa Verde National Park, in Mancos Canyon, Montezuma County, Colorado. Shows rock wall of canyon.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado --1910-1920.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1912 and 1920?]
- Mancos canyon [sic] Aztec
- Three women, in white dresses, pose by the stone wall ruins of the Aztec Ruins cliff dwellings, San Juan Couny, New Mexico.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Aztec Ruins National Monument (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological sites--New...
- [between 1912 and 1920?]
- Cliff house in Mancos cañon
- A man, possibly an archeologist, poses in front of cliff dwelling ruins in Mancos Canyon, Colorado. Shows Native American Anasazi stone wall ruins, vegetation, and rock cliff walls.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado --1910-1920.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1920.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920?]
- Squaw Race Fair Grounds July 4th, Farmington
- Native American (Navajo) women pose outdoors near Farmington, New Mexico. The women wear long skirts and shirts. White men in hats look on.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Farmington--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--New Mexico--Farmington--1900-1910.; Farmington (N.M.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1908]
- Patriotic Navajo Child Pioneer Day, Fruitland
- Native American (Navajo) woman and children pose outside near a wagon wheel, Fruitland, New Mexico.. A boy sits and holds an American flag on his lap. A woman sits and holds a baby in her lap, directly behind the boy. A wagon with cover supports...
- Indians of North America--Children--New Mexico--Fruitland--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--New Mexico--Fruitland--1900-1910.; Fruitland (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Boys--New Mexico--Fruitland--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1908]
- Panning Gold
- A man crouches and holds a gold pan with dirt in it.
- Gold mining--1900-1920.; Miners--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Old Guard Hall Armory
- Members of the Governor's Guard stand in formation near the Old Guard Hall Armory at 15th (Fifteenth) and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado.
- Governor's Guard (Denver, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Armories--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Militia--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- D&RG 1003, 4-6-2, at Baldwin Locomotive Works
- Photo of a photograph of a builder's view of Denver and Rio Grande locomotive 1003, 4-6-2, at Baldwin Locomotive Works.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1910-1920.; Railroad locomotives--1910-1920.
- February, 1913
- D&RG engines on La Veta Pass, No. 99 & 46
- Denver and Rio Grande Locomotive Number 99 "Kokomo" and Number 46 "Badito" eastbound special excursion train (narrow gauge; type 4-4-0 Baldwin construction 5425 in 1880 and type 2-8-0 Baldwin construction 4981 in 1880) with diamond stack on La Veta...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Dump Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Huerfano...
- [194-?]
- Central City, Colorado streets
- View down St. James Street. Vegetation and trees line both sides of the dirt road, as well as two stone walls that are mid-way down the road. The roof of the Central City Opera House is visible in the center of the photograph. Quartz Hill is in...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- between 1930 and 1940
- Porcupine
- Studio portrait (standing) of Porcupine, a Native American (Sioux) man. He stands near a wooden fence. He wears a blanket around his waist, a bandolier made from animal teeth, and a hair pipe choker with a shell pendant.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Porcupine.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Whites posed as Native Americans
- Reproduction of a hand touched photograph, a head and chest portrait of an unidentified white woman posing in Native American clothing. She wears bead necklaces, ribbon laced into her braids, and a cloth tiara with decorative beadwork and a feather.
- Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--1910-1920.; Impersonation--1910-1920.; Women--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]