Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Glenwood from the So. West
- View of Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado; shows town businesses, houses, and streets, hay fields, the Colorado and Roaring Fork Rivers.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Glenwood Springs from So. W.
- View of the town of Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colorado. Shows the town's businesses, houses and streets, hay fields, and bridges over the Colorado and Roaring Fork Rivers.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Glenwood Springs and Hotel Colorado
- Panoramic view of Glenwood Springs, Mesa County, Colorado, at the confluence of the Colorado and Roaring Fork Rivers. Shows the Hotel Colorado and the Hot Springs Bathhouse and pool, houses, and the railroad bridges of the Denver and Rio Grande...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Roaring Fork...
- 1901
- Junction of the Frying Pan and Roaring Fork Rivers, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Junction of Roaring Fork and Fryingpan Rivers, near Basalt, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; valley ridge, background.
- Fryingpan River (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1890-1920.; Valleys--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Map of the town of Basalt
- Reproduction of map; shows Basalt, Eagle County, Colorado, with street names, lot numbers, water mains, "G. Lucksinger," the Roaring Fork and Frying Pan Rivers.
- Basalt (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- 1930
- Map of the town of Basalt
- Reproduction of map; shows Basalt, Eagle County, Colorado, with street names, lot numbers, water mains, "G. Lucksinger," the Roaring Fork and Frying Pan Rivers.
- Basalt (Colo.)--1930-1940--Maps.;
- 1930
- 19th Street bridge, Denver
- View of the 19th Street Bridge (1888) built over the South Platte River in the Highland neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. This steel through truss bridge was designed by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. and is on the National Register of...
- Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Truss bridges.; Rivers.; Historic sites.; Truss bridges--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 2003
- Riverside Cemetery and South Platte River
- View of Riverside Cemetery (incorporated 1876), 5201 Brighton Boulevard in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows ducks in the South Platte River, rushes and cattails nearby. In the distance is the cemetery with headstones,...
- Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Elyria Swansea neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--2000-2010.; Cemeteries.; Rivers.; Riverside Cemetery (Denver,...
- 2001
- Confluence Park and South Platte River, Denver
- View of Confluence Park in the Union Station neighborhood and the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. Shows concrete retaining walls, walkways, stairs along and in the river, and concrete and stone weirs. The park has trees, grass and...
- Confluence Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1990-2000.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Parks.; Rivers.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Urban...
- 1999
- Denver skyline from Confluence Park
- View of downtown Denver skyline from Confluence Park in Denver, Colorado. Shows the South Platte River and Cherry Creek. Condominiums, apartment buildings and high rise buildings are in the distance. A sign reads: "Quest."
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--2010-2020.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Confluence Park (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020. .; Parks.; Rivers.; Streams.;...
- 2010
- Denver skyline from Gates-Crescent Park
- View of the Denver skyline from Gates-Crescent Park (23rd Avenue and Crescent Drive), in the Jefferson Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The South Platte River and buildings are in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Gates Crescent Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Jefferson Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1990-2000.; Cities & towns.; Parks.; Rivers.; Cities and...
- 1999
- Confluence Park pedestrian bridge over South Platte River
- View of the installation of a pedestrian bridge across the South Platte River at Confluence Park in Denver, Colorado. Shows construction on the suspended arch pedestrian bridge that spans the river and connects the Union Station neighborhood to the...
- Confluence Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1990-2000.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Bridge construction.; Pedestrian...
- 1999
- Confluence Park and South Platte River
- View of Confluence Park, located in the Union Station neighborhood, from the southeast bank of the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. Shows the concrete steps and walkways, grass and trees in Confluence Park and the concrete Fifteenth (15th)...
- Confluence Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1990-2000.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Bridges.; Parks.; Rivers.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1995
- South Platte River near Riverside Cemetery
- View of the South Platte River near Riverside Cemetery in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the South Platte River and river bottoms, brush and trees.
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1990-2000.; Rivers.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver,...
- 2001
- South Platte River near Riverside Cemetery
- View of the South Platte River near Riverside Cemetery in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the South Platte River and river bottoms, sand bars, brush and trees.
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1990-2000.; Rivers.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver,...
- 1995
- Confluence Park
- View of the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River, and Confluence Park in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows concrete retaining walls, stairs, a pedestrian bridge, a road bridge, an inflatable canoe and people...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Confluence Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1990-2000.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.;...
- 1995
- Forney Transportation Museum (constructed as the Denver Tramway Power Company Powerhouse) and Harry H. Post building
- View of the Forney Transportation Museum, constructed as the Denver Tramway Power Company Powerhouse (1901), at 1416 Platte Street, and the Harry H. Post Building near the South Platte River, in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--1970-1980.; Harry H. Post Company--Buildings--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; South Platte...
- 1975
- Confluence Park
- View of Confluence Park and the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. Shows concrete retaining walls, grass covered slopes, kayakers and a kayak course.
- Confluence Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1970-1980.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Parks.; Rivers.; Kayaking--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1977
- Confluence Park and South Platte River
- A pedestrian walks along the South Platte River in Confluence Park in the Union Station Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Shows concrete retaining walls, stairs, and a weir.
- Confluence Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--2000-2010.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Parks.; Rivers.; Confluence Park (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2009
- Confluence of the South Platte River and Cherry Creek
- View of the confluence of the South Platte River and Cherry Creek in Confluence Park, Denver, Colorado. Shows concrete reatining walls, an iron railing, grass and trees.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Confluence Park (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1980-1990.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.;...
- 1987
- Denver skyline, South Platte River, and trolley tracks from near Gates-Crescent Park
- View of the Denver skyline, the South Platte River, and trolley tracks from near Gates-Crescent Park in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Jefferson Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1990-2000.; Cities & towns.; Parks.; Rivers.; Street railroad tracks.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1995
- Constitution Hall on fire, Denver, Colo.
- View of Confluence Park, in the Union Station neighborhood, the South Platte River, high rise buildings, and the Daniels and Fisher Tower in Denver, Colorado. Smoke from a fire at Constitution Hall, located at 1501 Blake Street, is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Parks.; Rivers.; Smoke.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Smoke--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Urban parks--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1977
- Confluence of South Platte and Cherry Creek in Confluence Park
- View of the confluence of the South Platte River and Cherry Creek in Confluence Park, Denver, Colorado. Shows the park, trees, and concrete retaining wall. The sidewalk and river banks are submerged in high water.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1990-2000.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Parks.; Rivers.;...
- 1999
- Denver skyline from Gates-Crescent Park 23rd Avenue and Crescent Drive
- View of the Denver skyline from Gates-Crescent Park at Twenty-third (23rd) Avenue and Crescent Drive in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The view, facing east, shows the South Platte River and skyscrapers in the Central Business...
- Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Gates Crescent Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Jefferson Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--2000-2010.; Cities & towns.; Rivers.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 2006
- Speer Boulevard bridge over the South Platte River
- View of construction of the Speer Boulevard Bridge over the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. A construction crane is near the bridge. Shows a weir in the river and a pedestrian bridge over the river.
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1990-2000.; Bridge construction.; Bridges.; Pedestrian bridges.; Rivers.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1999
- Forney Transportation Museum formerly known as the Denver Tramway Power Company powerhouse
- View of the Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) Building, 1416 Platte Street, in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a red brick building and the South Platte River. A red caboose is next to the building. The southeast elevation,...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--1990-2000.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; South Platte River (Colo....
- 1999
- Forney Transportation Museum and South Platte River formerly known as the Denver Tramway Power Company powerhouse
- View of the red brick Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) building, located at 1416 Platte Street, and Confluence Park in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows concrete retaining walls on the South Platte River, a walkway, steps, low...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--1990-2000.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; South Platte River (Colo....
- 1999
- La Garita Ranch
- View of the La Garita Ranch and La Garita Club 9 miles southeast of Creede off Colorado 149 near Wagon Wheel Gap in Mineral County, Colorado. A one-story log ranch house is on the top of a hill. A white house and the Rio Grande River and Bellows...
- La Garita Ranch (MIneral County, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Rio Grande--2000-2010.; Bellows Creek (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Mineral County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Ranches.; Rivers.; Streams.; La Garita Ranch (Mineral County, Colo.)--History--Pictorial works.;...
- 2009
- East entrance, Ice Palace, Leadville, Colo.
- Interior view of the east entrance (Seventh Street) to Leadville's Ice Palace, which was built for the 1896 Winter Crystal Carnival in Colorado. The site is known as Capitol Hill and is between West Seventh and West Eighth Streets from Spruce to...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ice sculpture--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Exhibit, Ice Palace, Leadville, Colo.
- View of the Neef Brothers Denver Brewery's Weiner/Maerzen exhibit in Leadville's Ice Palace built for the 1896 Winter Crystal Carnival in Colorado. The site is known as Capitol Hill and is between West Seventh and West Eighth Streets from Spruce...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ice sculpture--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Exterior of main entrance, Ice Palace, Leadville Colo.
- Exterior view of the main entrance of Leadville's Ice Palace built for the 1896 Winter Crystal Carnival in Colorado. The site is known as Capitol Hill and is between West Seventh and West Eighth Streets from Spruce to Leiter. Architect C.E. Joy and...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ice sculpture--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Ice Palace, Leadville Colo.
- Exterior view, from Seventh Street, of Leadville's Ice Palace, which was built for the 1896 Winter Crystal Carnival in Colorado. The site is known as Capitol Hill and is between West Seventh and West Eighth Streets from Spruce to Leiter. Architect...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ice sculpture--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1896]
- Ice Palace, Leadville, Colo.
- Exterior front view of Leadville's Ice Palace built for the 1896 Winter Crystal Carnival in Colorado. The site is known as Capitol Hill, and is between West Seventh and West Eighth Streets from Spruce to Leiter. Architect C.E. Joy and Director...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ice sculpture--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Carbondale & Mt. Sopris, Sep. 1906
- View southwest over Carbondale in Roaring Fork River Valley, Garfield County, Colorado, includes scattered wood frame and brick residences and businesses among agricultural fields between the Roaring Fork and Crystal Rivers. The Carbondale depot is...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Roaring Fork River Valley (Colo.); Railroad stations--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1910.
- September 1906
- Leadville Ice Palace
- Exterior side view Leadville's Ice Palace built for the 1896 Winter Crystal Carnival in Colorado. Two young boys in stocking hats and sweaters stand with a dog beside a round turret and an ice block wall with buttresses and battlements. Located on...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ice sculpture--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1896]
- Leadville Ice Palace
- Exterior view of the Eighth Street facade of Leadville's Ice Palace in Colorado which was built for the 1896 Winter Crystal Carnival. The site is known as Capitol Hill and is between West Seventh and West Eighth Streets from Spruce to Leiter....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ice sculpture--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1896]
- Ice Palace, Leadville Colo.
- Exterior view of Leadville's Ice Palace built for the 1896 Winter Crystal Carnival in Colorado. The site is known as Capitol Hill and is between West Seventh and West Eighth Streets from Spruce to Leiter. Architect C.E. Joy and Director General...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ice sculpture--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1896]
- U.S. Reclamation Service Uncompahgre Valley Map
- Close-up view of a "United States Reclamation Service Uncompahgre Valley Project Progress Chart." Map shows preliminary and final canal and road routes for the Gunnison Tunnel and canal project in Montrose County, Colorado. Map shows townships,...
- Gunnison Tunnel (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Uncompahgre Valley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Maps--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Leadville ice palace
- This exterior view of the main entrance of Leadville's Ice Palace, built for the 1896 Winter Crystal Carnival in Colorado, gives a view of the nineteen foot tall allegorical ice sculpture of a maiden in a gown and crown, with her right arm pointing...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ice sculpture--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- U.S. Reclamation Service Uncompahgre Valley Map
- Close-up view of a "United States Reclamation Service Uncompahgre Valley Project Progress Chart." Map shows preliminary and final canal and road routes for the Gunnison Tunnel and canal project in Montrose County, Colorado. Map shows townships,...
- Uncompahgre Valley (Colo.)--1900-1910--Maps.; Gunnison Tunnel (Colo.)--1900-1910--Maps.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Maps--1900-1910.;
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Maps. Rivers. Colorado River
- Placer mining
- Men pose near monitor nozzles probably for a U.S. Gold Placers mining operation near the San Miguel River in Montrose County or San Miguel County, Colorado. Piles of large rocks anchor the nozzles and the water pipe that supplies the monitors.
- Gold mining.; Hydraulic mining--1880-1890.; Miners.; Rivers.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- U.S. Gold placer no. 6, San Miguel River : building flume
- Men work on a flume for a U.S. Gold Placers mining operation beside the San Miguel River in Montrose or San Miguel County, Colorado. The workmen pose near a wooden flume that is under construction. Shows piles of lumber.
- San Miguel River (Colo.-Utah)--1880-1890.; Construction.; Flumes.; Gold mining.; Hydraulic mining.; Laborers.; Rivers.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Otto Mears toll road
- View of the toll road built between Ouray and Ironton by Otto Mears. The dirt road was excavated into the side of the Uncompahgre Gorge beside the Uncompahgre River in Ouray County, Colorado. A saddled horse and a wagon are on the road. Rivulets of...
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Uncompahgre Gorge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons.; Dirt roads.; Rivers.; Toll roads.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Colorado River, Grand Junction, Colo.
- View of the Grand Avenue footbridge bridge and the Denver and Rio Grande iron truss bridge over the Colorado River in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. A large warehouse and smokestacks are in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1890.; Grand Junction (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pedestrian bridges.; Railroad bridges.; Rivers.
- [between 1886 and 1890?]
- Scout Chas. S. Stobie "Mountain Charlie" 1st scout White River Ute Agency
- Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist, poses in a high back saddle on his paint horse by probably a river in Colorado. He wears a hat, a leather shirt with fringe and a decorated bib, a gun belt with cartridges, and leather boots.
- Artists--American--1860-1870.; Horseback riding.; Military scouts.; Rivers.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- 1869
- Detroit, Mich.
- Aerial view of Detroit (Wayne County), Michigan. The Wayne County Building, located at 600 Randolph Street, is built in the English Baroque style, with a blend of Beaux-Arts and neo-classical elements. The five story building has a four tiered...
- Detroit (Mich.)--1900-1910.; Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns.; City & town life.; Government facilities.; Rivers.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Grand Canyon
- View of the Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Shows the Colorado River, cliffs and buttes in the canyon.
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Canyons.; National parks & reserves.; Rivers.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.
- c1905
- Grand Canyon of Arizona, west from Rowe's Point
- View of the Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Shows the Colorado River, mesas, cliffs and buttes in the canyon.
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Canyons.; National parks & reserves.; Rivers.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.
- c1905
- Art Bible illustrations Jordan Valley
- Close-up view of a book illustration that depicts the Jordan River Valley.
- Jordan River Valley.; Rivers.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]