Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Ghost house
- Evening view of the dilapidated, snow-covered Henry Gillespie house in Aspen, Colorado; features a wood frame structure with towers with triangular dormers, pediments, numerous gables, finials, gingerbread ornamentation, and clapboard siding; panes...
- Gillespie, Henry B.--Homes & haunts.; Aspen (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Aspen--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Aspen--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Hallum Avenue, Aspen
- Snow-covered Hallum Avenue in Aspen, Colorado, is lined with snow-covered, leafless trees. The houses, which are only partially visible, are covered with snow; the sky is gray; mountains are not visible.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Creede under construction in 1892
- The town of Creede, in Mineral County, Colorado, is nestled in a steep, rocky valley beneath the snow-covered mountains. The valley is filled with wood-frame structures. Several buildings are under construction in the foreground. Evergreen trees...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Construction--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Snow along Creek - Eldora 1939
- A large, snow-covered pine tree grows at an angle across a creek near Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, in this snowy scene. Additional trees stand along the bank of the creek. Snow-covered rocks stand in the creek in the background.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Pines--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Snow--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Spring--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Streams--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.
- [1939?]
- Pike's Peak from Manitou Colo.
- A man in a horse-drawn carriage holds a whip while driving down a Manitou street (El Paso County), Colorado near a trolley car ("63" "Santa Fe"). Shows a snow-covered Pikes Peak, utility poles and a parked horse-drawn wagon.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1920.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1901 and 1920]
- Steamboat Springs, Colorado
- Men and horses stand on the snow-covered street outside frame and log buildings in Steamboat Springs (Routt County), Colorado. A horse is harnessed to a sleigh beside buildings with signs that read: "The Saddle Rock Restaurant," "Milner & Metcalf...
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1880-1900.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1895?]
- Taken after a snowstorm
- Men stand and pose in the snow-covered street at the corner of 15th (Fifteenth) and Larimer Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Men wear short-crowned hats and long overcoats. Signs read: "H.J. Brendlinger Tobacco & Cigars" and "C.A. Cook & Co....
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1863 October 22
- Montgomery
- Panoramic view of log and frame houses, mine buildings, and a lake near the Middle Fork of the South Platte River in Montgomery (Park County), Colorado. Shows snow-covered mountains in probably the Tenmile Range.
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1860-1870.; South Platte River, Middle Fork (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.; Log cabins--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.; Mine...
- 1864
- Ilium power station, Telluride, Colo.
- Men pose in front of the one-story stone power house at Ilium (San Miguel County), Colorado. The building has a gabled roof and windows. A wooden sidewalk and utility poles with power lines are nearby. Probably South Fork San Miguel River is beside...
- Ilium (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pipelines--Colorado--Ilium--1890-1910.; Power plants--Colorado--Ilium--1890-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Ilium--1890-1910.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Ilium--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mt. Shasta from Sissons
- Panoramic view of fir trees on Rainbow Ridge, a valley, and the snow-covered summit of Mount Shasta, Siskiyou County, California. Buildings, houses, fences, and meadows in Mount Shasta (Sisson) are in the valley.
- Mount Shasta (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Rainbow Ridge (Siskiyou County, Calif.)--1880-1910.; Shasta, Mount (Calif. : Mountain)--1880-1910.; Siskiyou County (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Cities & towns--California--Mount Shasta--1880-1910.;...
- [between 1887 and 1910?]
- Pike's Peak from Garden of the Gods
- View of snow-covered Pikes Peak from Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows Gate Rock, massive sandstone and limestone rock formations, a horse-drawn flat-bed wagon, a dirt road and a sign. Mountains are in the...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gate Rock (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Mt. Shasta, Cal.
- View of fir trees on Rainbow Ridge, a valley, and the snow-covered summit of Mount Shasta, Siskiyou County, California.
- Mount Shasta (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Rainbow Ridge (Siskiyou County, Calif.)--1890-1900.; Siskiyou County (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Valleys--California--Siskiyou County--1890-1900.; Volcanoes--California--1890-1900.
- c1899
- Muirs Butte California
- View of Black Butte (Muirs Butte or Asbury Peak), a snow-covered plug dome formation near Mount Shasta in Shasta County, California. A construction site with fallen trees is located at the foot of the mountain.
- Black Butte (Shasta County, Calif.)--1890-1910.; Shasta County (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Pines--California--Shasta County--1890-1910.; Volcanoes--California--Shasta County--1890-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Donner Lake C.P.R.R.
- Panoramic view of Donner Lake in Nevada County, California. A man sits on a fallen log. Snow-covered mountains in the distance include Donner Peak, Mount Judah, and Mount Lincoln. A Central Pacific Railroad grade is across the lake.
- Donner Lake (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Donner Peak (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Judah, Mount (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Lincoln, Mount (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Nevada County (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Lakes & Ponds--California--Nevada County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- The Snowy Range from Bald Mountain, Colo.
- Panoramic view of snow-covered mountains in the Indian Peaks range in Boulder County, Colorado. Shows probably Paiute Peak and Sawtooth Mountain on the Continental Divide. Trees and a meadow are nearby.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Indian Peaks (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mt. Audubon from Bald Mt., Colorado
- Panoramic view of snow-covered mountains in the Indian Peaks range in Boulder County, Colorado. Shows Mount Audubon on the Continental Divide. Trees and a meadow are nearby.
- Audubon, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--Boulder County--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Snowy Range from Bald Mountain, Colo.
- Panoramic view of snow-covered mountains in the Indian Peaks range in Boulder County, Colorado. Shows probably Paiute Peak and Sawtooth Mountain on the Continental Divide. Trees and a meadow are nearby
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Indian Peaks (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mt. Shasta from Sissons
- A view of Mount Shasta from Sisson's lodge in the town of Mount Shasta (Siskiyou County), California. Shows the snow-covered summit with a pine forest and valley at lower elevations.
- Mount Shasta (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Shasta, Mount (Calif. : Mountain)--1890-1900.; Valleys--California--Mt. Shasta--1890-1900.; Volcanos--California--Mt. Shasta--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Snowsheds on the Colorado Midland Railway near Hagerman Tunnel
- A view of the snowsheds on the Colorado Midland Railway near Hagerman Tunnel (Lake County), Colorado. The area is snow-covered with stands of pine trees near timberline.
- Hagerman Pass (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Lake County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1910.; Snowsheds--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1910.
- [1890-1910?]
- Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe
- View of Emerald Bay on Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, California. Fir trees and snow-covered mountains are across the bay and a ferry boat is in the water
- El Dorado County (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Emerald Bay (El Dorado County, Calif. : Bay)--1880-1910.; Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.)--1880-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--El Dorado County--1880-1910.; Lakes & ponds--California--El Dorado...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe
- View of Emerald Bay on Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, California. Small wood frame buildings are near fir trees, snow-covered mountains are across the bay and a ferry is on the lake.
- El Dorado County (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Emerald Bay (El Dorado County, Calif. : Bay)--1880-1910.; Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.)--1880-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--El Dorado County--1880-1910.; Lakes & ponds--California--El Dorado...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Lake Tahoe
- A view of the beach at the Tallac Resort and Hotel on Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, California. Shows staff and tourists, rowboats, buildings, forest; snow-covered mountains are in the distance. A sign on a horse-drawn delivery wagon reads "Lone...
- Tallac Resort (Calif.)--1890-1910.; El Dorado County (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Tahoe, Lake (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--California--El Dorado County--1890-1910.; Resorts--California--El Dorado County--1890-1910.
- [1890-1910?]
- Lake Tahoe
- A view of a dilapidated dock on Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, California, shows a ferry boat on the lake surrounded by a pine forest with a snow-covered mountain range in the distance. Two men sit in chairs on the deck of the boat. A sign on the...
- El Dorado County (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.)--1890-1910.; Ferries--American--California--El Dorado County--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--California--El Dorado County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Jefferson Hill and Presidential Range, Jefferson, White Mountains
- A view of Jefferson (Jefferson Hill, Coos County), New Hampshire with the snow-covered Presidential Range in the distance. A farm and probably hotels are in the distance.
- Jefferson (N.H.)--1900-1910.; Presidential Range (N.H.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--New Hampshire--Jefferson--1900-1910.; Mountains--New Hampshire--Jefferson--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Presidential Range from the look-off, Jefferson, White Mountains
- A view of the Presidential Range near Jefferson (Coos County), New Hampshire. Shows snow-covered mountains in the distance with wood-frame buildings along the both sides of a road.
- Jefferson (N.H.)--1900-1910.; Presidential Range (N.H.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--New Hampshire--Jefferson--1900-1910.; Mountains--New Hampshire--Jefferson--1900-1910.
- c1900
- Presidential Range from Waumbek Hall
- A view of the snow-covered Presidential Range in the White Mountains from Jefferson (Coos County), New Hampshire. Shows a railroad station, railroad tracks, a church and buildings.
- Jefferson (N.H.)--1900-1910.; Presidential Range (N.H.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--New Hampshire--Jefferson--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--New Hampshire--Jefferson--1900-1910.
- c1900
- Trail Ridge Rd
- View of Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Snow-covered mountains are in the distance.
- Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Trail Ridge (Larimer County, Colo.); National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.; Roads--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Summer ski sports Estes Park
- A man with skis stands on a mountainside near a ski jump in Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. Spectators stand near parked automobiles below the snow-covered landing.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Ski jumping--Colorado--Estes Park--1930-1940.; Snow--Colorado--Estes Park--1930-1940.; Summer--Colorado--Estes Park--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Twin Sisters
- View of a snow-covered road in Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. A log cabin is nearby. The Twin Sisters mountain is in the background.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Twin Sisters Peaks (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cabins--Colorado--Estes Park--1940-1950.; Snow--Colorado--Estes Park--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- Trail Ridge Road
- Panoramic view shows a girl as she walks on snow-covered Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Mountains are in the distance.
- Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Trail Ridge (Larimer County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--1920-1930.; Roads--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Fern & Odessa Lakes
- View of a man on snowshoes on a trail in Larimer County, Colorado. Trees line the snow-covered trail.
- Larimer County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Larimer County--1910-1920.; Snowshoeing--Colorado--Larimer County--1910-1920.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Larimer County--1910-1920.
- [1916]
- Mount Elbert from Iron Hill
- View of snow-covered Mount Elbert in Lake County, Colorado.
- Elbert, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Ouray and Mt. Abram [sic]
- View of Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado and snow-covered Abrams Mountain. Shows stable, residences and unpaved street.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Mt. Abram
- View of snow-covered Abrams Mountain in Ouray County Colorado. Shows the Otto Mears Toll Road and the Uncompahgre River.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Mt. Sneffles [sic] Range from Dallas Divide
- View of snow-covered Mt. Sneffels, San Miguel County or Ouray County, Colorado.
- Sneffels, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Mt. Newman - Crystal River Ry.
- Men fish on the Crystal River near a dirt road, probably Pitkin County, Colorado. Shows a snow-covered mountain identified as Mount Newman and Crystal River Railroad Company tracks.
- Crystal River Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Crystal River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fishing--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Pitkin...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Trout Lake reflections
- Snow-covered Vermilion Peak reflects in Trout Lake, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Trout Lake (San Miguel County, Colo. : Lake)--1880-1890.; Vermilion Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.; Reflections--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1890?]
- Alma, Col.
- View of Alma (Park County) Colorado; shows houses and the snow-covered Mosquito Range.
- Alma (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mosquito Range (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Alma--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- London Junction
- Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad cars stop at London Junction (later Alma Junction), Park County, Colorado. Shows houses and the snow-covered Mosquito Range.
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1900.; London Junction (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--London Junction--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Up the Blue near Breckenridge
- View of a mountain valley with the Blue River and snow-covered mountain range, Summit County, Colorado.
- Blue River (Colo. : River)--1880-1900.; Summit County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- 10 Mile Canon below Wheeler's
- View of a snow-covered mountainside and plowed railroad tracks in Tenmile Canyon, Summit County, Colorado.
- Summit County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Caribou Col.
- View of the mining town of Caribou (Boulder County), Colorado taken from Goat Hill. Shows the Sherman House Hotel on the corner of Potosi and Sherman streets, commercial buildings and houses. Snow-covered "Mount Baldy" (Bald Mountain) is in the...
- Caribou (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Caribou--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Near the head of Po Keepsie Gulch, San Juan Mts.
- View of snow-covered Poughkeepsie Gulch above timberline, with men on horses in the center of the gulch, San Juan Mountains, San Juan County, Colorado.
- Poughkeepsie Gulch (Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- View in Alpine Pass
- View of snow-covered mountains at Alpine (Altman) Pass in Gunnison or Chaffee County, Colorado.
- Altman Pass (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1880-1900.; Snow--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Rock forms near Hance's Trail
- View of a rock formation near Hance Trail in Hance Canyon, near the Grand Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona. Shows a rock slab balanced horizontally on top of of a stone pillar. A snow-covered mountain is in the distance.
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Hance Canyon (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Mt. Tacoma (Rainier)
- View of snow-covered Mount Rainier in Pierce County, Washington. Shows a stream.
- Pierce County (Wash.)--1890-1910.; Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1890-1910.; Mountains--Washington (State)--Pierce County--1890-1910.; Streams--Washington (State)--Pierce County--1890-1910.
- c1899
- The Wasatch Range from the Jordan Valley
- View of the snow-covered Wasatch Mountains from Jordan Valley (Salt Lake Valley) in Salt Lake County, Utah. Shows a grassy plain and tree line.
- Salt Lake County (Utah)--1900-1910.; Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho)--1900-1910.; Valleys--Utah--Salt Lake County--1900-1910.
- c1900
- Panorama from Pikes Peak
- View of snow-covered mountains from Pikes Peak in El Paso County, Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Panorama from Pikes Peak
- View of snow-covered mountains from Pikes Peak in El Paso County, Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Mount Rainier
- View of snow-covered Mt. Rainier in Pierce County, Washington. Hills covered with pine trees nearby.
- Pierce County (Wash.)--1890-1910.; Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1890-1910.; Forests--Washington (State)--Pierce County--1890-1910.; Mountains--Washington (State)--Pierce County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]