Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Early Ouray, Main Street
- View along Main (Third, 3rd) Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, shows wood frame false fronts and the flag pole. Signs include: "Capitol Saloon," "Talcott" and "Hazard Powder Hardware."
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1889]
- Third Street, Ouray, Colo.
- Two covered wagons park on the east side of Main (Third, 3rd) Street, commercial district, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. False front businesses include: A. W. Begole's grocery store, Buenemann Bros. and Gordon Kimball, Hardware, Stoves and...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [1881]
- Gordon Kimball Hardware
- A group of men stand on boardwalk of store lettered: "Gordon Kimball Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, Powder and Fuse store," Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. A mine ore cart and track, plows, stoves and other hardware are displayed on boardwalk.
- Kimball, Gordon--Homes & haunts.; Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Steamboat Springs, Co.
- Image of a drawing of Steamboat Springs ski area, Routt County, Colorado, shows ski runs with lodges and condominiums at the base of the mountain.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Ski resorts--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1970-1980.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1970-1980.
- [between 1975 and 1980?]
- View of wreck from Henry Becker's front door
- View of the remnants of an unidentified mining complex after an explosion on a Sunday morning, Boulder County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Explosions--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Businesses in Central City
- The Sauer McShane Mercantile Company on Eureka Street is crowded with merchandise, including boxes of soap, baking powder, fruits, nuts, and chandeliers. The shopkeeper, in a vest, is behind the counter. Men lean against the sales counters looking...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Interiors--1870-1880.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Future homemakers at High School, 1941
- Girls in aprons stand at tables inside a classroom at Alamosa High, Alamosa County, Colorado. Front table has tub of "Crisco," covered tin of sugar, vanilla bottle, milk jar, flour sifter, bowl and hand beaters, "Calumet" baking powder and "Betty...
- Alamosa High School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Home economics--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Actors and actresses
- An man and woman clown for the camera in a dressing room possibly in Denver, Colorado. He wears a top hat and house coat; she wears a dancers costume with a feathered boa and applies makeup to his face with a powder puff. Mr. Rhoads' reflection is...
- Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Main Street after the flood of 1893
- Workmen with shovels and picks on Main Street around 3:45 p.m. as pedestrians watch them clear the street after the flood. The men are wearing hats and workclothes; the onlookers are wearing suits and dresses, two are carrying umbrellas. Main...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- 1893
- Indians counting
- Two Native American Ute men stand on a buffalo hide, talking, western slope Wasatch Mountains, Utah. One of the men, wearing a shirt and leggings, leans on a rifle and carries a powder horn with a beaded strap, as the other man, wearing a fringed...
- Indians of North America--Utah--1870-1880.; Uinta Indians--Utah--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--Utah--1870-1880.; Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho)--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1875]
- King Phillip
- Reproduction of a lithograph shows King Phillip, son of Massasoit, grand sachem of the east coast Native American Wampanoag, who lead bloody war 1675-1676 against the English colonists. He stands holding a rifle with a powder horn and tomahawk at...
- Indians of North America--1670-1690.; Wampanoag Indians--1670-1690.; King Phillip, Chief of Wampanoag Indians.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Monument at Massacre Hill of Fetterman's Hill, Wyo.
- A man and young boy pose in front of a tall stone column with a bronze plaque, commemorating the Fetterman Fight or the Fetterman Massacre, (known to the Sioux as the Battle of the Hundred Slain.) Red Cloud, Native American Oglala Dakota Sioux, led...
- Dakota Indians--Commemoration--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Fetterman Fight, Wyo., 1866--Commemoration--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Oglala Indians--Commemoration--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Fetterman...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- View of wide ambush country surrounding Fetterman Hill
- View over the wooded slopes, site of the Fetterman Fight, in the Powder River area in Wyoming, here Red Cloud, a Native American Oglala Dakota Sioux chief led thousands of Sioux against Colonel William J. Fetterman and his troops, in December 1866.
- Dakota Indians--War--Wyoming--1940-1960.; Fetterman Fight, Wyo., 1866.; Indians of North America--War--Wyoming--1940-1960.; Oglala Indians--War--Wyoming--1940-1960.; Red Cloud, 1822-1909--Homes & haunts.; Fetterman, William J.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Woman with mirror
- An unidentified woman looks in the mirror and holds a powder puff to her face; interior shows a wall thermometer, bureau, and toiletries, probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mirrors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Reflections--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- J. F. & A. C. Tucker Store
- View of a wood construction two-story storefront in Georgetown, Colorado, probably on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street. The false front has a heavy cornice, and four second-story windows; on the first story, which has pilasters between the sections,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Hawley Block, Central City
- Located on Main Street in Central City, Colorado, the three- story, brick Hawley Block has a flat roof and a bracketed cornice. It was built in 1874; the third story was added in 1975. Several signs are painted on the building including:...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1898?]
- Wash-a-kie - peace chief of the Shoshone Indians
- Reproduction of a lithograph is a sitting portrait of a Native American (Shoshone) man, identified as Washakie. He wears moccasins, leggings, a blanket around one shoulder, a shirt, pendant, and earrings. He carries a pouch and powder horn around...
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Shoshoni Indians--1870-1880.; Tribal chiefs--1870-1880.; Washakie, ca. 1804-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Miner's tent
- Interior view of a miner's cabin. Cooking and baking goods that include syrup, "Carnation Wheat Flakes", and "Old Label Baking Powder" are on shelves above an oil lamp and trunk.
- Cabins--1890-1910.; Interiors--1890-1910.; Mining--1890-1910.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Male preparing duck
- A man plucks feathers from a duck near a tent possibly in Colorado. The feathers are collected in a wooden crate that reads: "Royal Baking Powder".
- Hunting--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- City Hall after explosion
- View of destruction caused by a dynamite blast used to create a fire break during the 1893 fire in central business district, Elk Avenue, Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado; shows a large hole in the side of the old City Hall; building...
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1890-1900.; City & town halls--Colorado--Crested Butte--1890-1900.; Explosions--Colorado--Crested Butte--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Crested Butte--1890-1900.
- 1893
- Denver City Tramway Company Central Loop downtown Denver
- View of the Denver City Tramway Company Central Loop at 15th (Fifteenth) and Arapahoe Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. A trolley approaches the passenger pavilion, a traffic officer stands near the tracks, a horse-drawn cart and building are...
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Ouray, Col.
- View of Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado with The Amphitheater in the distance. Shows Cascade Falls, wood frame residences, the County Courthouse, the Beaumont Hotel, the public school and a log pole flagpole at the intersection of Main (Third, 3rd)...
- Amphitheater, The (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cascade Falls (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Colorado penitentiary break 1947 escapees John Klinger escaped convict died
- A man performs an autopsy on John Klinger after his escape attempt from the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. He uses a hemostat and pliers to peel back the scalp and ear, revealing bloody brain matter. In the background a tank and hoses...
- Autopsy--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dead persons--Colorado--Canon City-- 1940-1950.; Prison escapes--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1948
- Central City, Colo. 1890-1899 circ. (prints)
- below the high school is the future site of the Central City elementary school, built in 1901 and called the Clark School.; St. Paul's Episcopal Church and the Central City public high school stand in the right midground on High Street in Central...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Tigre suertudo
- Men, probably on a mining expedition for the Luck Tiger Mining Company, pose in camp possibly near Sonora, Mexico. The men sit or stand by a Dutch oven, lard buckets, a tent, and a package that reads: "Golden Gate High Grade Baking Powder." A man...
- Camping--Mexico--1900-1910.; Men--Mexico--1900-1910.; Tents--Mexico--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Lunch on Cedar Creek, on road to giant forest
- Expedition members pose near a picnic table and eat sandwiches near Cedar Creek in Sequoia National Park, California. A can on the table reads "Shilling Baking Powder;" some of the men wear gaiters or suspenders.
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations.; Sequoia National Park (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Eating & drinking--California--Sequoia National Park--1890-1910.; National parks & reserves--California--Sequoia National Park--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Central City after the fire, 1873
- center midground. In the left midground is the office and residence of J.O. Raynolds, general agent for Colorado for a prominent powder company. Part of Turner Hall juts into the right foreground. Originally the Cook & Kimball Mill, Turner Hall was...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Chimneys--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.; Churches--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.; Mills--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Central...
- [1873?]
- Colorado Central Railroad car
- Stereographic view of Colorado Central Railroad Car #2, an 0-6-0 built by Porter-Bell in 1875, stopped at the Beaver Brook Station near where Beaver Brook meets Clear Creek on the border of Clear Creek and Jefferson counties in Colorado. The...
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Hills--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1900.; Pavilions--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1900.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1900.; Railroad...
- [1880?]
- San Francisco St., Santa Fe, N.M.
- Burros stand and lie on San Francisco Street in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. One and two story adobe buildings with portals (porches) are on either side of the dirt street. A rifle hangs from a rafter. Shows men, wagons, and signs that...
- Santa Fe (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1890-1900.; Donkeys--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1890-1900.; Pack animals--New...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Agency of Mora Mercantile Co. at Ribera, N.M.
- Interior view of a branch of the Mora Mercantile Co. in Ribera (San Miguel County), New Mexico. Hispanic men pose near a counter. Clothing hangs from clotheslines, can goods crowd the shelves, and bolts of cloth are stacked near the counter. Shows...
- Spanish Americans--New Mexico--Ribera--1900-1920.; Ribera (N.M.)--1900-1920.; General stores--New Mexico--Ribera--1900-1920.; Interiors--New Mexico--Ribera--1900-1920.; Merchandise displays--New Mexico--Ribera--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Welch Block
- Stone pediments and sills finish this two-story brick commercial building in Boulder, Colorado, and chimneys rise from the roof. Lettering in the corner mitre of the bracketed cornice reads: "Welch 1877 (?);" other signs read: "Buckeye harvester...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Boulder--1870-1880.
- [between 1877 and 1880?]
- South High School science class
- Photograph of three unidentified students from South High School in Denver, Colorado during a science class. One girl stands pouring liquid into a beaker while a boy and girl stand side by side holding bottles of a white powder.
- South High School (Denver, Colo.); Science projects.; Scientific equipment.; Water.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1938
- Western History Subject Index
- Baking Powder Manufacturing co
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver-. Business . Manufacturing
- Western History Subject Index
- Hazard Powder company
- Western History Subject Index
- Explosives
- Western History Subject Index
- Indians in Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- SANBORN, C W & Comnany
- Western History Subject Index
- Sanborn and Hatten
- Western History Subject Index
- Mountain QUeen Baking Powder
- Western History Subject Index
- STRIP MINING. WYOMING
- Western History Subject Index
- Powder horns
- Western History Subject Index
- Powder River Cattle Company, Wyoming
- Western History Subject Index
- Powder River Indian expedition
- Western History Subject Index
- Powder River expedition, 1865
- Western History Subject Index
- Powder River Cattle Company
- Pre-1963 Colorado mining fatalities
- An alphabetical listing of people who were killed in mining accidents in Colorado from 1884, when state legislation first required mining companies to report their accidents, through 1962.
- Mine accidents--Colorado. ; Registers of births, etc.--Colorado. ; Colorado--Vital records.
- 1995
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 12, 1912 March 23
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 21, 1912 May 25
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 11, 1919 November