Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Antlers Hotel fire
- A crowd looks at the charred debris of the Antlers Hotel following a fire that destroyed the hotel on October 1, 1898. Only the smoke stack and burned debris from the walls are left standing. The town of Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Disasters--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Antlers fire
- A view of the burned remains of the Antlers hotel in Colorado Springs (El Paso county), Colorado. The hotel was destroyed in a fire on October 1, 1898. Shows a large section of burned rubble, spectators on the surrounding streets and local...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1898 October 1
- Bull Hill, Colorado
- View shows, "The Taylor & Brunton Sampling Company," buildings adjacent to the tracks of the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway, Bull Hill, Teller County, Colorado. Engines #104 and #102 are parked near the Midland Terminal.
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.; Teller County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Western History Subject Index
- Summers, George
- Colo. Midland Band at Colo. Spgs.
- Shows the Colorado Midland Railway Company band at Colorado Springs, Colorado. They wear uniforms and headdresses with a Native American theme. The members are seated in chairs possibly in a public park; a few spectators are in the background. One...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--Public relations--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Western History Subject Index
- Glenwood Springs, Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Colorado. Art
- Western History Subject Index
- Barber, P T
- Western History Subject Index
- Reid, Robert
- Western History Subject Index
- Van Briggle, Artus
- Western History Subject Index
- Van den Ahrend, Nicholas
- Colorado Obituary Project 1969-1990, Revised
- The Colorado Obituary Project is a statewide index of approximately 50,000 non-Denver obituaries mostly from the 1970s through 1990. Researchers may request a copy of the full text obituary through the Western History and Genealogy Department.
- Colorado--Genealogy--Indexes.;Obituaries--Colorado--Indexes.;Registers of births, etc.--Colorado.
- Manitou Colo.
- View of a street in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows pedestrians, utility poles, houses, and hotels.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Residential streets--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Group on handcar near Hell Gate
- A group of men and women, on a handcar on the Colorado Midland Railroad tracks, pause near Hell Gate for a view of Fryingpan Valley, Pitkin County, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Group on handcar on Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek Railway
- A group of men and women on a handcar on the Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek Railway, pause for a view into a valley, Teller County, Colorado.
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--1890-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.; Sightseers--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Maiden voyage to Cripple Creek
- A group of men and women pose in front of a Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek Railroad passenger train on its maiden voyage to Cripple Creek, Colorado. The men wear suits, ties and hats, the women wear full length dresses and hats. A plume of smoke...
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colo. Midland RR Car No. 100
- Three men pose next to Colorado Midland Railway Company passenger car no. 100 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Hotel Colorado pool
- A group of bathers stand on a staircase attached to a slide in front of the Hotel Colorado pool in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Next to the slide is a lean-to covered with vines, a few men are seated on a bench underneath.
- Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--Facilities--1890-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Swimmers--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Glenwood Springs
- A view overlooking the town of Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows the town, the Colorado river, the Roaring Fork river, bridges and railroad tracks. The Hotel Colorado is the lone multi-story building on one side of the river.
- Colorado River (Colo. - Mexico)--1890-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Hotel Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1901]
- Short line engine no. 2
- A women uses a bottle of champagne to christen the Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek train No. 2 in Colorado. "Schenecady Locomotive Works" is stamped on the engine door.
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--1900-1910.; Dedications--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Antlers fire
- People walk through the burned remains of the Antlers hotel in Colorado Springs (El Paso county), Colorado. The hotel was destroyed in a fire on October 1, 1898. Shows the hotel remains, horse drawn carriages and mountains in the background.
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1898 October 1
- Antlers fire
- Spectators watch as fire fighters put out a hot spot in the burned remains of what was the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs (El Paso county), Colorado. The hotel was destroyed by fire on October 1, 1898.
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1898 October 1
- Antlers fire
- Spectators stand next to the charred rubble of the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs (El Paso county), Colorado. The hotel was destroyed by a fire on October 1, 1898.
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1898 October 1
- 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]
- Train at summit of Pikes Peak M & P.P. Ry.
- View of a Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway locomotive and passenger car on the summit of Pikes Peak in El Paso County, Colorado. Shows the one story, stone Army Signal Station. A nearby rock is inscribed: "B.G. Robbins. Colo Spgs. 8-10-90 P.P. or...
- United States. Army. Signal Corps--Buildings--1890-1900.; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Signal...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- 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?]
- The Van Briggle Art Pottery
- Interior display features ceramic vases with carved, bas-relief vegetal and floral designs; one piece depicts a flamingo, Van Briggle Art Pottery in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Van Briggle Pottery Company--1900-1910.; Art pottery--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pottery--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Lester Griswold and Ray Ryerson
- Lester Griswold, on left, developed many of the facilities at Camp Alexander, poses in a vest and felt hat in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Ray Ryerson, in a buttoned sweater, was the Scout Executive of the Pikes Peak Council, 1943 to...
- Griswold, Lester.; Ryerson, Ray.; Boy Scouts of America. Pikes Peak Council--People.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1980.
- [between 1943 and 1973?]
- Line Car 10
- Men pose on Line Car number 10, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; converted from a Colorado Springs & Manitou Street Railway horsecar, labeled: North & South Tejon Sts. The scaffolding on the roof was used for overhead trolley wire...
- Colorado Springs and Interurban Railway--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Electric railroads--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs
- View south on Cascade Avenue of the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the five-story stone and frame building with dormers, a stepped pediment, a bell-cast, domed tower, and porches, surrounded by fields and graded...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1884?]
- Second annual Sunflower Carnival
- View of a Flower Carnival parade entry, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows "China Jim," a Chinese businessman, in a suit and planter hat with a wagon and team. Chinese in skullcaps peek over the float decorated with paper lanterns,...
- Chinese-Americans--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Co Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- 1894 August 24
- 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?
- Victor, Colo.
- View in Victor (Teller County), Colorado, shows store fronts with decorative brickwork along a dirt road. Signs read: "Cole Bros Circus, Colorado Spgs., daily 2 and 8 p. m., Wednesday, July 31," "Notary Public, Insurance," "Fairview Dining Room,"...
- Victor (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.; Storefronts--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.
- 1941
- St. Peter's Dome C. S. & C. C. D. Ry
- Men stand near the engine of a Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railroad train with four cars, El Paso County, Colorado. One man stands on the top of the engine. Smoke rises from the smokestack. St. Peters Dome is visible in the distance.
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--1890-1920.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Saint Peters Dome (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1920.;...
- [between 1891 and 1911]
- Where longing lovers love to stroll
- View of a waterfall in City Park, North Cheyenne Canyon, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Rocks, trees, and timber stand in the waterfall.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Knights of Pythias, Pikes Peak co. #10.
- Several men ride on the horse drawn Knights of Pythias float, Sunflower Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Some wear uniforms with spiked and plumed helmets, and swords on their belts. Others wear helmets and long cloth shirts decorated...
- Knights of Pythias.--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Fraternal...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Sunflower Carnival
- View of a parade on Cascade Avenue, part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Two boys sit on a tandem bicycle on a float decorated with flowers, covered with a large umbrella, and pulled by a group of men on...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Children riding bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats...
- [August, 1897]
- Church in Buena Vista, at foot of Mt. Princeton in valley of the Arkansas
- View of Buena Vista, Chaffee County, Colorado; shows a church, a bridge over Cottonwood Creek, houses, and Mount Princeton. Sign reads: "Campground, Lincoln Garage."
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cottonwood Creek (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Princeton, Mount (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--Chaffee County--1920-1930.; Churches--Colorado--Chaffee...
- March, 1927
- 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
- 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]
- Golden Cycle mill interior
- Worker uses a hose to flush gold ore residue from tanks inside the Golden Cycle Mine and mill, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Golden Cycle Mine (El Paso County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cleaning--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Hoses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.;...
- [1930?]
- Train at summit of Pikes Peak M.& P.P. Ry.
- View of a Manitou and Pike's Peak locomotive and passenger car, the one story stone Army Signal Station and rock inscribed: "B.G. Robbins. Colo Spgs. 8-10-90 P.P. or Bust.", El Paso County, Colorado.
- United States. Army. Signal Corps--Buildings--1890-1900.; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Signal...
- [between 1891 and 1900?]
- 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]
- John Major Young was not executed & "not yet made good"
- John Major Young, Black, handcuffed, and in a white suit jacket, passes through an interior door at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Men follow him and a guard holds the door in the foreground. Convicted of killing service station...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Young, John Major.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1966
- The Lodge, Glen Eyrie
- A boy poses with a dog (Great Dane) inside a gate held open by a Black girl, at the Lodge at Glen Eyrie (the home of General William Jackson Palmer) in Queens Canyon, near Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows a woman next to a baby in...
- Glen Eyrie (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; African Americans--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Estates--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Gates--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1896 and 1897]
- Major Domo, Glen Eyrie
- View of the Major Domo rock formation on the Glen Eyrie estate near Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Ore teams - morning scene in Idaho Springs, Colorado
- Ore teams and people, mostly men dressed in suits, are assembled on Miner Street in Idaho Springs, Colorado.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Crowds--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.; Horse teams--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Rig of Mr. Foote
- A carriage drawn by four horses is parked in probably El Paso County, Colorado. A driver in a derby and a plaid suit holds the reins. Two well-dressed men footmen in top hats sit in the rear of the carriage. Fenced property with trees and a...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Horse teams--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Manitou Springs
- Fountain Creek is left of center. The D. & R. G. Depot, a rusticated stone building with high gabled roof, a dormer, and chimneys at the end is on the left. Rail ties and other construction materials are piled in the area. Pike's Peak, its...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1883?]