Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1881 Corbett & Ballenger's 9th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1892 Ballenger & Richards 20th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1894 Corbett & Ballenger's 22nd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1896 Ballenger & Richards 24th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1899 Corbett & Ballenger's 27th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1900 Corbett & Ballenger's 28th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1907 Ballenger & Richards 35th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1911 Corbett & Ballenger's 39th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1915 Corbett & Ballenger's 43rd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1920 Corbett & Ballenger's 48th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- 1924 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.1
- 1936 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.12
- 1937 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.13
- 1st smelter at Silverton, San Juan county
- View of workers at a smelter in San Juan County, Colorado, shows slant roof building with chimneys.
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1910.; Smelters--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1910.; Smokestacks--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- 8:30 AM Sept. 23, 1979 enroute to Silverton
- A 1920s automobile passes in front of The Citizens State Bank of Ouray, and the Outlaw Bar, 6th (Sixth) Avenue and Main Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, where 1970s cars and trucks are parked.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.
- September 23, 1979
- [Canon of the Rio] Las Animas
- A narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Railway excursion train stops along the Rio De Las Animas River (Animas River) in Animas Canyon, near Silverton, Colorado. Passengers sit on rocks and fish; the Needle Mountains of the San Juan Range are in the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M. )--1880-1890.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fishing--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882-1886?]
- "Stinker" rail bus used to transport miners from Silverton, three-foot narrow gauge, Silverton, Colo.
- View of the Silverton Northern Railroad "Stinker", a motor car used to transport miners in Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. The rail bus is displayed on a short length of three foot narrow gauge track. Shows a freight train, and frame...
- Silverton Northern Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Silverton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad motor cars--Colorado--Silverton--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Silverton--1950-1960.
- 1950 July 27
- "The Infamous Silverton Brass Band" at Outlaw Bar & Cafe "four songs for their Coors"
- The Silverton Brass band prepares for a performance inside of the Outlaw Bar and Steakhouse on Main Street (Third, 3rd) in Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Interior decor includes a hanging wagon wheel chandelier, model ships, saddles, antlers, a...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bands--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Bars--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Interiors--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.
- 1979 September 22
- "The Infamous Silverton Brass Band" at Outlaw Bar & Cafe playing for their free drink! 5:30 PM.
- Members of the Silverton Brass band, wearing period costumes of straw, top, and bowler hats and long dresses, play their instruments inside of the Outlaw Bar and Steakhouse on Main (Third, 3rd) Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Bar decor...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bands--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Bars--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Costumes--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Interiors--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.
- 1979 September 22
- A portion of Silverton, Colo.
- View down 12th (Twelfth) Street of Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado. Wood frame houses line the streets. Shows City Hall, the Grand Hotel (Imperial Grand), and the two story public school building with bell tower. Kendall Mountain is in the...
- Kendall Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Silverton (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Silverton--1900-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Silverton--1900-1930.
- [between 1907 and 1930?]
- Abrams Mountain
- View of Abrams Mountain with a complex of mines and mining structures along the slopes above the Uncompahgre River, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Mining buildings--Colorado--Ouray County--1910-1930.; Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1910-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Ouray...
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Alley, Silverton
- View of an alley behind Masonic Lodge #33 in Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows weathered, wooden houses, and wood and brick buildings.
- Silverton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Alleys--Colorado--Silverton--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Silverton--1960-1970.
- 1964
- Along the Chief Ouray Highway between Ouray and Silverton, Colo., dedication of Highway by Brooklyn Eagle Party
- A large group listens to a speaker during the dedication of the Million Dollar Highway (U.S. 550), north of Red Mountain Pass, in the San Juans of the Colorado Rockies. Automobiles park along the improved mountain road. Mine tailings show on a...
- Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Toll roads--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [July, 1924]
- Animas Canon snowslide near Silverton, Colo. cut 60 feet deep.
- Railroad employees pose on and near a Denver Rio Grande railroad caboose in a cut through a snowslide in Animas Canon in San Juan County, Colorado.
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Avalanches--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Railroad cabooses--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Railroad cuts--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Railroad employees--Colorado--San Juan...
- [between 1886 and 1900]
- Animas Canon
- View of a narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Railroad train on a rocky ledge of the Highline, Silverton Branch near Rockwood in the Cańon del Rio de Las Animas and the Animas River (Las Animas River), La Plata County, Colorado. Shows rock...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Animas Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1880-1890.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--La Plata...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Animas Forks
- Wood buildings with false fronts line a rocky dirt street in Animas Forks, a town about 13 miles northeast of Silverton, Colorado. An unhitched wagon is in the left foreground near a store with a large wood sign "General Merchandise" over its...
- Animas Forks (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Animas Forks--1870-1900.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Animas Forks--1870-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1900.
- [between 1876 and 1900?]
- Another view of the last "heavy frost" in Silverton
- View of a large snowbank fronting a business in Silverton, Colorado. A two-story brick building with a corbel course in the cornice and sash windows on the second floor has lettering on the retracted canvas awning: "The French Bakery." Lettering...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Snow--Colorado--Silverton--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Arastra Gulch, Silverton, Colo.
- View of a trestle bridge that crosses Arastra Gulch near Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado.
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1910.; Truss bridges--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- At Snowslide, over slide as 463 bucking it, train distant
- A Denver and Rio Grande Western snowplow locomotive pushes through a snow slide by the Las Animas River south of Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. A train is in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1940-1950.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Avalanches--Colorado--San Juan County--1940-1950.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--San Juan...
- 1949 March 31
- Awaiting a train to photograph it on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad between Durango and Hermosa, Colorado
- North of Durango, La Plata County, Colorado, Agostino D. Mastrogiuseppe, special collections librarian and curator of photographs, Western History and Genealogy Department, Denver Public Library, holds his 35mm camera. He wears a pony tail,...
- La Plata County (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Photographers--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Mastrogiuseppe, Agostino D.; Richardson, Robert W.
- October 1995
- Baker's Park and Silverton on the right bank of the Animas River, between Cement and Mineral Creek
- Reproduction of ink rendering; shows log buildings and people in Baker's Park and Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado.
- Silverton (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Baker's Park from Howardsville
- View of Bakers Park (Silverton), the Animas River and the San Juan Mountains, San Juan County, Colorado.
- Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1870-1880.; Bakers Park (Colo.)--1870-1880.; San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Bakers Park--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Bakers Park--1870-1880.; Valleys--Colorado--Bakers...
- [between 1870 and 1878?]
- Baker's Park from Howardsville
- Aerial view of Bakers Park (Silverton), the Animas River and the San Juan Mountains, San Juan County, Colorado.
- Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1870-1880.; Bakers Park (Colo.)--1870-1880.; San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Bakers Park--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Bakers Park--1870-1880.; Valleys--Colorado--Bakers...
- [between 1870 and 1878]
- Baker's Park
- View of the Animas Valley, the Animas River, the San Juan Mountains and the town of Baker's Park (Silverton), San Juan County, Colorado.
- Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1870-1880.; Bakers Park (Colo.)--1870-1880.; San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Bakers Park--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Bakers Park--1870-1880.; Valleys--Colorado--Bakers...
- [between 1870 and 1878]
- Baker's Park, looking down
- View of the Animas Valley, the Animas River, Sultan Mountain, and Bakers Park (Silverton), San Juan County, Colorado.
- Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1870-1880.; Bakers Park (Colo.)--1870-1880.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Sultan Mountain (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Bakers Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--Bakers...
- [1874]
- Bakers Park
- View of the Animas Valley, the Animas River, the San Juan Mountains and the town of Baker's Park (Silverton), San Juan County, Colorado.
- Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1870-1880.; Bakers Park (Colo.)--1870-1880.; San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Bakers Park--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Bakers Park--1870-1880.; Valleys--Colorado--Bakers...
- [between 1870 and 1878?]
- Bakers Park and Sultan Mountain
- View of Animas Valley, Animas River, Sultan Mountain, and Baker's Park (Silverton), San Juan County, Colorado.
- Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1870-1880.; Bakers Park (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Sultan Mountain (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Bakers Park--1870-1880.; Valleys--Colorado--Bakers Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1875?]
- Bakers Park, milk cart
- A view of a man and a burro with a wooden keg on its back in Bakers Park (Silverton, San Juan County), Colorado. The man dispenses milk from the keg into a small pitcher.
- Bakers Park (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Donkeys--Colorado--Bakers Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--Bakers Park--1870-1880.; Milkmen--Colorado--Bakers Park--1870-1880.; Pack animals--Colorado--Bakers Park--1870-1880.; Geological and...
- [1871?]
- Bear Creek Falls Near Ouray
- Bear Creek Falls cascades through a solid rock outcrop under a wooden bridge on the Otto Mears Ouray and Silverton Toll Road, Ouray County, Colorado. Shows log safety rail, trees, striated rocks.
- Bear Creek Falls (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bridges--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Bear Creek Falls
- View of Bear Creek Falls below the Ouray Silverton (Otto Mears) Toll Road bridge near the tollhouse in Ouray County, Colorado. Shows waterfalls and rock formations in a gorge.
- Bear Creek Falls (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bridges--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Bear Creek Falls, Bear Creek Trail
- View of the Bear Creek Falls in Ouray County, Colorado. This waterfall is located along the Bear Creek Trail, and near the toll road between Ouray and Silverton (Otto Mears Toll Road).
- Bear Creek (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bear Creek Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Belcher Mine near Silverton
- A group of miners stands in front of the Belcher Mine near Silverton in San Juan County, Colorado. Three more men stand at the top of the mine. A group of pack burros stands on the ridge in the right midground.
- Belcher Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1870-1900.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1900.; Miners--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Between Eureka & Silverton
- View of an unidentified, abandoned mill structure with a smokestack. The building is built into the side of a hill in San Juan County, Colorado. On the hill are tailings and a covered chute.
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--San Juan County--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--San Juan County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Between Silverton and Durango [art original].
- Watercolor painting, American.
- 1949
- Birds eye view of Ouray showing ampitheatre in background
- View east over Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado; shows the town in the Uncompahgre River Valley and snow dusted Amphitheater. The Beaumont Hotel is on the corner of Main (Third, 3rd) and 5th (Fifth) Avenue.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Amphitheaters--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.
- [between 1886 and 1888]
- Birds-eye view of Yankee Girl mine in winter- Red Mountain, Colo.
- View of the shafthouse and buildings of the Yankee Girl Mine in Guston (Ouray County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Guston--1890-1900.; Guston (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Yankee Girl Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Guston--1890-1900.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Black Gorge near Silverton, Colo.
- A man sits in a surrey on the Ouray to Silverton Toll Road, Black Gorge, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Silverton (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--1900-1920.; Toll roads--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915]
- Blair Street
- View of frame buildings in Silverton (La Plata County), Colorado, between 11th and 12th; shows onetime prostitution district, the "Green" house, the "Mayme Murphy" "Rose Lane" cribs, the "Florence- Zamboni Saloon," and "Fattor's Tremount Saloon."...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Brothels--Colorado--Silverton--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Silverton--1950-1960.
- [between 1948 and 1958?]
- Bookplate
- Bookplate in front of "The J.W. Carpenter album of Western Slope photography." The bookplate reads: "Album of photographic views Colorado scenery, taken by W.J. Carpenter, photographer. Offices: Silverton and Telluride, Colorado. Duplicate views of...
- Bookplates--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]