Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Colo. Spgs & Cripple Creek R. R. Tracks
- View of the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District railroad tracks possibly near the juncture of North and South Cheyenne Canyons. Jagged mountain peaks stand in the distance.
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--1890-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1905]
- Colo. Spgs. & Cripple Creek Dist. RR excursion
- Passengers pose on the tracks in front of a Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railroad train in Colorado. One man holds a camera on a tripod.
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--1900-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Photographers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1910?]
- Colo. Spgs. baseball team
- Group photograph of a baseball team in uniform with a bat boy in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Bat boys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baseball players--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- 1904
- Colo. Spgs. Bd. of Trade (Mining Stock Exchange) ran a special excursion to Pueblo at the time of the opening of their exchange
- View of Pueblo Mining Stock Exchange building, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, with members of Colorado Springs Board of Trade and Mining Exchange posed in front of and on balcony; members are on an excursion trip for the Exchange's opening; men...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Stock exchanges--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1910.
- between 1895 to 1905
- Colo. Spgs. Broadmoor
- Women and clergymen pose by Broadmoor Lake, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Broadmoor (Hotel : Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Facilities--1940-1970.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1970.; Priests--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1970.; Women--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1945 and 1970]
- Colo. Spgs. Broadmoor
- Women and clergymen pose by Broadmoor Lake, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Broadmoor (Hotel : Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Facilities--1940-1970.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1970.; Priests--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1970.; Women--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1945 and 1970]
- Colo. Spgs. Broadmoor
- Women and clergymen pose by Broadmoor Lake, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Broadmoor (Hotel : Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Facilities--1940-1970.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1970.; Priests--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1970.; Women--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1945 and 1970]
- Colo. Spgs. Col. & Univ. Colo. Col. Bldgs
- Close, external view of Bemis Hall, a women's residence hall opened in 1908 on the Colorado College campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Colorado College--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dormitories--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900- 1920.
- [between 1908 and 1920?]
- Colo. Spgs. Flower Festival, Mrs. Trimble
- Mrs. Trimble poses with a man dressed as a baby in a Sunflower Carnival Parade coach decorated with crepe paper flowers, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. She holds a ribboned buggy whip in her black gloved hand; the "baby" wears a large,...
- Trimble, Mrs.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Artificial flowers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Costumes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1897 and 1906?]
- Colo. Spgs. St. Michael Archangel
- Interior view of Episcopalian Church of Saint Michael the Archangel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows an altar and a window with a cross in it.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1970.
- [between 1957 and 1970]
- Colo. Spgs. St. Michael Archangel
- View of Episcopalian Church of Saint Michael the Archangel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows a barrel roof, a raw stone wall, and a sculpture of St. Michael(?).
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1970.
- [between 1957 and 1970]
- Colo. Spgs. St. Michael Archangel
- Interior view of Episcopalian Church of Saint Michael the Archangel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows an altar and a window with a cross in it.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1970.
- [between 1957 and 1970]
- Colorado Springs City Hall
- View of City Hall, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the three-story stone structure, designed by Nicholas van den Arend, with doric columned porticos, friezes and a cornice, pedimented windows, a rusticated foundation and wide...
- Arend, Nicholas van den--Homes & haunts.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; City & town halls--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Colorado Springs in 1885
- View of Pikes Peak Avenue in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado; shows the Antlers Hotel, with dormers, a stepped pediment, and a round tower with a bell cast roof. Pedestrians, a wagon and team, and businesses flank Pikes Peak Avenue;...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Colorado World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- The Colorado registration cards are on 40 rolls of microfilm (v.1 through v.40), Denver Public Library catalog number G973.91, W893co. The draft registration cards are arranged alphabetically by county or city. Within the county or city, names are...
- 2005
- Concrete section of Community canal near swimming pool in Elderado [sic] Spgs.
- View of the Commmunity Canal at Eldorado Springs (Boulder County) Colorado; shows a rock walled water channel, men and a team of horses by a footbridge, the swimming pool pavilion, and a hotel and cabins.
- Community Ditch (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1900-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1900-1910.; Irrigation--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1900-1910.;...
- March 22, 1909
- Cottages at Deckers Spgs., C. & S. Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Decker Springs (fishing resort owned by Maurice Weinberger), Deckers, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; shows wooden frame and log frame residences, picket fence, South Platte River, and a small group of men...
- Deckers (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cabins--Colorado--Deckers--1900-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--Deckers--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Courthouse, Fremont, Cripple Creek
- Three men stand in front of canvas tent on wooden frame with sign "Charles H. Adams, Attorney at Law" attached to side, Cripple Creek, Colorado; sign on side of wooden horizontal plank frame reads: "Justice of the Peace."
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Law offices--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Lawyers--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Adams, Charles H.
- [1892 or 1893]
- Dedication of Printer's Home, Colorado Springs
- View of a parade on Pikes Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, includes a marching band, men on horseback, spectators, buggies, wagons, bunting and United States flags on downtown businesses and storefronts with the Antlers...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1892 May 12
- Dedication of Washington School house, Colo. Spgs. Colo.
- View of Washington School dedication, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows a crowd including men in uniforms and people with umbrellas around a United States flag. The two-story brick school has panels reading: "Washington School," and...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building dedications--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1900.; Schools--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Denver office building
- Men look into a window of a brokerage office in Denver, Colorado. A miniature oil derrick is on display in the window. The words: "Boulder. Florence. Pagosa Spgs. Debeque." and "Oil Stocks and Broker [?]" are painted on the window.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Financial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Window displays--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Descendants of Juan Archuleta
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Juan Archuleta who married an unknown woman around 1572 in Spain.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002
- Descendants of Martin Abeyta and Ana Farias
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Martin Abeyta and Ana Farias who were married in 1598 in Mexico City, Mexico.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002
- Descendants of Vicente L'Archeveque and Jeanne Lamibe
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family of Vicente L'Archeveque and Jeanne Lamibe who were married in the late 16th century in France.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002
- Domingo Mescalero Indian
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Domingo, a Native American (Mescalero Apache) man. He wears a hair pipe breast plate, and a choker decorated with conchos.
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Mescalero Indians--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Domingo Mescalero Indian.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- East on Miner St. from 14th Ave. Idahoe [sic] Spgs., Colo.
- View east on Miner Street from Fourteenth Avenue, Idaho Springs, Colorado; includes horse drawn wagons and carriages, Page's Hotel de Paris and Ford's Grocery, numerous window awnings over boardwalk, gazebo or band stand at center right, telephone,...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Edger Bobbitt on Canahejo, first money, Steamboat Spgs.
- Cowboy Edger Bobbitt hangs onto the back of Canahejo during a rodeo competition, Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado. Two spotters stand behind him and and spectators watch next to their automobiles parked along the perimeter of the field.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Broncos--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1920-1930.; Cowboys--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1920-1930.; Rodeos--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1920-1930.; Bobbitt, Edger.
- [1921?]
- El Paso County Court House, Alamo Park, Colo. Spgs.
- View of El Paso County Courthouse, Colorado Springs, Colorado; shows a stone civic building with clock, bell tower, and cupola (designed by A. J. Smith / 1903). A portico covers the entry.
- Smith, A. J., Architect--Homes & haunts.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1914]
- Elderado [sic] Spgs/ from Crags, Moffat Road
- Bird's eye glimpse of Eldorado Springs, Colorado in South Boulder Canyon from Hotel Crags reached via Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake), Moffat Road; South Boulder Creek drainage; possibly distant view of...
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Boulder Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--1900-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.; Hotel Crags (Eldorado Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1908 and 1912?]
- Eldorado Spgs 1930
- Construction is under way on the new swimming pool at the resort in Eldorado Springs, Colorado, after a fire destroyed much of the property in December, 1929.
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Remodeling--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1930-1940.; Resorts--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1930-1940.
- 1930
- Eldorado Spgs. swim meet
- Swimmers compete in the pool at the resort in Eldorado Springs, Colorado, as onlookers watch the action.
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Swimming--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Eldorado Springs, Colorado
- Twelve young women stand in a line near a leafy bush and a rock wall in Eldorado Springs, Colorado. Each of the women has her right hand on the shoulder of the girl in front of her. A pennant flag with "Eldorado Spgs.," printed on it hangs from...
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920]
- Elsa A. Thomas
- Studio portrait of Elsa A. Thomas, a Black woman, in Denver, Colorado. She wears a dress and poses near a chair.
- Thomas, Elsa A.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Entrance to Grand River Canon at Hot Sulphur Spgs.
- A small house stands at the base of a hillside across from the entrance to a canyon on the Colorado River (formerly the Grand River) near Hot Sulphur Springs. A dirt road bordered on either side by a fence winds near the house. The river flows in...
- Roads, Earth--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1920.; Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Entrance to Grand River Canon at Hot Sulphur Spgs.
- A camp is set up in a field in the left midground near the entrance to a canyon of the Colorado River (formerly the Grand River) near Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado. The river runs through the foreground. Several buildings stand in the background,...
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1920.; Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Camps--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Fairplay, Colo.
- Panoramic view of the town of Fairplay, Colorado, in Park County; shows log buildings under construction, stream in foreground, and mountains of South Park in background.
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [about 1860]
- Fairplay, Colorado
- View overlooking the town of Fairplay, Colorado, in Park County; shows one and two-story commercial storefronts along the main street and man with burro and two children in foreground.
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Business districts--Colorado--Fairplay--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Fairplay--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Fairy Cave Glenwood Spgs
- Interior view of a cave at Fairy Caves near Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Caves--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Fairy Caves Glenwood Spgs.
- Men stand in a cave at Fairy Caves in Garfield County, Colorado. Stalactites are on the ceiling.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Caves--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Stalactites & stalagmites--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Feeding the chipmonk [sic]
- A woman, her hair in a bun, and child, both in long dresses, sit on the steps of a mining cabin feeding a waffle to a chipmunk, in (possibly) Shaeffer, Silverton district, Colorado; shows liquor bottle and coffee pot on table, a barrel, a bucket,...
- Animal feeding--Colorado--1890-1900.; Cabins--Colorado--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- First Bank, Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of A. A. Ireland Real Estate and Mining Property, building shared by Bank of Cripple Creek (also called First National Bank), Cripple Creek, Colorado; six men pose on front steps of one-story false front with shed roof wood frame...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Banks--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; False fronts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1896]
- First hotel, Glenwood Spgs.
- Patrons and employees stand outside Fred Barlow's Grand Springs Hotel, a one-story log cabin with a sod roof in the town of Glenwood Springs (formerly known as Defiance), Colorado, in Garfield County. Participants in the wedding celebration are...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Log buildings--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1890.; Sod buildings--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1890.; Weddings--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1890.
- 1882
- First house in Cripple Creek, Poverty Gulch
- First house in Poverty Gulch, Cripple Creek, Colorado; house is possibly Robert Womack's cabin in Fremont (prior to Cripple Creek incorporation) or Andy Frazier's cabin in Squaw Gulch; the one-story rounded log cabin built into the hillside has a...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1895]
- First National Bank Bldg
- View of the First National Bank building, in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado, at the corner of Tejon Street and Pikes Peak Avenue. Men crowd burned storefronts by a street clock; a fire truck, bicycles, and a motorcycle are parked....
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Banks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900- 1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Fires--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1909 November 27
- First rural delivery automobile, Colo. Spgs.
- A postman drives a gasoline powered roadster, with mailbags, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He wears a uniform and is parked in front of a brick building. A businessman stands on the sidewalk.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1930.; Letter carriers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1930.; Postal service--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1925?]
- General landscape Battle mt. from Victor, Colo.
- View of Battle Mt. with the Granite, Anna Lee, Portland, and Black Diamond mines. Signs read: "Victor Fuel & Feed Co." and "Victor The City At The Mines. The Woods Investment Co., Denver, Colorado Spgs. Victor, Colorado. Mines, Mining Stock,...
- Anna Lee Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Black Diamond Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Granite Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Portland Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1896 and 1898]
- George L. Beam
- George Lytle Beam, self portrait, head to knees with hands in his trouser pockets; he wears a suit with waist coat, vest, bow tie and pince-nez eyeglasses.
- Photographers--1890-1900.; Beam, George L. (George Lytle), 1868-1935.
- 1893?
- Glenwood Spgs, Colo.
- View of Grand Avenue in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows store fronts, pedestrians, a flagpole and parked cars (a license plate reads: "166-545 Colo."). Signs on store buildings read: "Ford Authorized Service Center," "Chevrolet...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.
- 1925 June
- Glenwood Spgs, Colo.
- Water squirts out of the fountain in the center of the Natatorium at the hot springs spa in the town of Glenwood Springs (formerly known as Defiance), Colorado, in Garfield County. Swimmers frolic on the fountain and in the pool. Several swimmers...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Fountains--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1920.; Swimmers--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1920.
- [between 1891 and 1915]
- Glenwood Spgs. Colo.
- View overlooking the town of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, in Garfield County. Landmarks in the valley include: Hotel Colorado, the Colorado River, and the hot springs spa.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]