Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Nederland from the south [graphic]
- View of Nederland, Boulder County, Colorado, (first called Dayton, then Brownsville) includes dwellings, commercial and farm buildings with rail fences and dirt roads in the foreground.
- Nederland (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1880?]
- Fisher's Peak
- View of Trinidad, Colorado, from Simpsons Rest, looking southeast. Near the bed of the Purgatoire River is an adobe, one story square enclosure that was the original residence of Felipe Baca. Fisher's Peak is in the background.
- Fisher's Peak (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1878?]
- Trinidad, Colorado, Fisher's Peak in the distance
- View of Trinidad, Colorado, southeast from Simpsons Rest toward Fisher's Peak. Two men sit on a rocky precipices looking at the town of Trinidad below.
- Fisher's Peak (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1878 and 1879?]
- Idaho Springs, Colorado, bath house
- View of the Ocean Bath house next to Soda Creek near Idaho Springs, Colorado; features a tall sign atop two wooden posts with an assortment of support devices advertising the name of the establishment; a small bridge spans the creek; a man works on...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1860-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1860-1880.
- [between 1863 and 1877]
- Shoshone or Snake Chief
- Studio portrait (head and shoulders) of a Native American (Shoshone) man. He wears a beaded necklace and head ornament.
- Indians of North America--1860-1900.; Shoshoni Indians--1860-1900.; Men--1860-1900.
- [between 1867 and 1896]
- Shoshone or Snake Chief.
- Stereographic studio portrait (sitting) of a Native American (Shoshone) man. The man sits on a fringed chair. He holds a bandolier bag. He wears moccasins, leggings, a blanket over his lap, a fringed shirt, beaded necklaces, and beads in his braids.
- Indians of North America--1860-1900.; Shoshoni Indians--1860-1900.; Clothing & dress--1860-1900.
- [between 1867 and 1896]
- Manitou and Pike's Peak, Colorado.
- View of Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking southwest; shows the Manitou House and Clubhouse, D&RGRR Depot, Mansions Hotel, Wheeler Building, El Paso Livery and Barker House. The Congregational Church has a bay and square corner tower; the Colorado...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [1886]
- Court House Holyoke, Col
- The Phillips County Court House in Holyoke, Colorado, is a two- story frame building with hipped gable roofs, a wrap around open porch, widows' walk, brick chimney, and flagpole with United States flag. A man stands by entry steps, and a power pole...
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Courthouses--Colorado--Holyoke--1880-1890.
- 1904
- Main Street Holyoke, Col
- Main Street, in Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado, is a dirt thoroughfare flanked with frame commercial buildings. Trees grow along the boardwalk.
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Holyoke--1900-1910.
- 1904
- Ten Mile Av, Kokomo
- Kokomo, in Summit County, Colorado, is built on a steep hill. The rough dirt street is flanked by false-fronted, frame businesses. Signs read: "Hines & Dowd Groceries," "Boots and Shoes," "Hardware," "Groceries, Provisions and Miner's Supplies."...
- Kokomo (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Kokomo--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Kokomo--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Montgomery
- Montgomery, Park County, Colorado, is a few log cabins flanked by mountain slopes. Rocks, tundra, and a trail are in the foreground.
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1850-1870.
- [between 1859 and 1868?]
- Montgomery, Colorado
- Well dressed men and women in Montgomery, Park County, Colorado, pose on the deck of a long, one-story log cabin. A birdcage [?] is by the double hung window. Lumber, a fence, and horses are in the foreground; dwellings and mountain slopes are in...
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1850-1870.
- [between 1859 and 1868?]
- Montgomery
- Montgomery, Park County, Colorado, consists of gable roofed log cabins and scattered lumber. A water wheel and its frame are in the foreground, mountain slopes are in the background.
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1850-1870.
- [between 1859 and 1868?]
- Montgomery, Colorado
- Montgomery, Park County, Colorado, consists of log dwellings; some are under construction. Water leaks from a flume at the center. Stumps are in the foreground, and the hillside in the background is covered with bare trees. Founded in 1859, this...
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1850-1870.
- [between 1859 and 1868?]
- Morrison from Rocky Point
- Passing through Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, are an engine, freight and passenger coach of the Colorado and Southern Railroad. A two-story, cross gabled residence with an open porch is to the side, and the three-story stone hotel (built by...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1874 and 1880?]
- Maysville, Colorado
- In Maysville, Chaffee County, Colorado, also known as Crazy Camp, men and a woman pose on boardwalk fronting a false fronted store. They wear tophats and a draped overdress; a chalked sandwichboard sign advertises boots. Items are displayed in the...
- Maysville (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Maysville--1870-1890.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Maysville--1870-1890.
- [between 1877 and 1882?]
- Looking up the Purgatoire River from Simpsons Rest
- View of Trinidad, Colorado, from Simpson's Rest. A man stands on a ledge of a rock escarpment looking towards the northeast end of the town below. Several dwellings are visible, some have hipped or cross gabled roofs. The plains recede into the...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Looking up the river from Lower Bridge South Arkansas
- View of the Purgatoire River, in early Trinidad, Colorado. A man standing in the foreground looks towards the wooden suspension bridge that crosses the river. The town scene in the background includes clapboard buildings, tents and covered wagons.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Suspension bridges--Colorado--Trinidad.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Main Street South Arkansas, Colo
- View of Main Street, Trinidad, Colorado with false fronted buildings flanking the dirt street. A sign at the top of a clapboard front reads: "Restaurant." A projecting sign reads: "Harness Shop," where men stand in front of the door. Other signs...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1880-1890.; False fronts--Colorado--Trinidad--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Trinidad--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1889?]
- Georgetown, Colo. from the High Bridge
- View of the south end of Georgetown, Colorado, toward Griffith Mountain; shows telegraph or telephone poles, Clear Creek, and railroad tracks.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1940.
- [between 1884 and 1939.]
- Mineral Springs near Colorado City
- View of the gazebo at the Navajo Spring, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, a rustic struture with faceted conical roof and uprights of rough tree branches surrounded by tourists. Two men stand on the roof; one wears a tall, shiny stovepipe hat. One...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Gazebos--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1882?]
- Breckenridge from the east
- View of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking west. Shows frame or log dwellings and commercial buildings, including the schoolhouse, a white, two story, gable roofed building with a projecting entry on the right. False fronted buildings are along Ridge...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1889?]
- Breckenridge
- View of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking northeast shows frame or log dwellings and commercial buildings, including the Catholic Church, and the Gardner residence. Landmarks include Barney Ford Hill (formerly called "Nigger Hill"), Illinois Gulch,...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Breckenridge, Colorado, loooking northwest from Nigger Hill
- View of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking northwest, from Barney Ford Hill (formerly called "Nigger Hill"). Snow capped Tenmile range towers behind the fledgeling town, whose buildings are in the center. New growth surrounds spindly, burned...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Tenmile Range (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1889?]
- Green River Station U P R R
- A man and cattle stand near the Union Pacific Railroad depot at Green River, Wyoming. Wood frame buildings are nearby. A sign on the building reads: "Restaurant."
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Green River (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Railroad stations--Wyoming--Green River--1870-1880.
- [1871]
- Mormon emigrant train Echo Canon [sic]
- Members of a Mormon emigrant wagon train stand by and sit in covered wagons near the Arkansas River in Echo Canyon (Lake County), Colorado.
- Lake County (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Emigration & immigration--Colorado--Lake County--1860-1870.; Wagon trains--Colorado--Lake County--1860-1870.
- [between 1864 and 1867]
- Northwest from 18th St.
- View of houses and commercial buildings in Denver, Colorado. Buildings include Wolfe Hall and the Arapahoe School.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1879
- His Pipe
- Outdoor portrait (sitting) of His Pipe, a Native American (Sioux) man. He wears a blanket,beaded necklaces with a medal pendant, and a fringed headband. He holds a pipe and sits near a tepee.
- Dakota Indians--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--1860-1880.; His Pipe.
- [between 1865 and 1875]
- Sioux beauty
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a Native American (Sioux) woman. She wears moccasins, leggings, a dress, and a fringed blanket shawl.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Women--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Gift grab dance
- Native American (Plains) men participate in a dance in Indian Territory (Oklahoma). Two men wear moccasins, bells, kilts, and feather headdresses, both men carry beaded tobacco bags. Women in dresses dance near by. A large group of spectators sit...
- Indian dance--Indian Territory--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1890.; Indian Territory--1880-1890.; Arbors (Bowers)--Indian Territory--1880-1890.; Ceremonial dancers--Indian Territory--1880-1890.; Spectators--Indian...
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Buena Vista, from Lake House
- Frame commercial buildings and dwellings line the dirt street in Buena Vista, Colorado; signs read: "Cottonwood Restaurant" and "Assayer's Office." A bridge crosses Cottonwood Creek in the foreground, and the Collegiate range towers in the...
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Bridges--Colorado--Buena Vista--1870-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Buena Vista--1870-1880.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1880.
- 1879?
- Gen. Palmers Home, Glen Eyrie
- Exterior view of Glen Eyrie, near Manitou Springs, Colorado. This three story frame residence remodelled since first built in 1871 by General William Palmer, the founder of Colorado Springs and prominent Manitou citizen, has a gabled roof, a...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1883 and 1886?]
- Manitou and Pike's Peak, Colorado, USA
- View of Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking southwest; shows the Manitou House Hotel, the El Paso Livery, and Hiawatha Gardens with sign: "A Public Resort For Gentlemen." Also shows the Wheeler Bank Building, Colorado Midland Depot, a D&RGRR freight...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.
- 1894
- Holyoke, Colorado
- Brick and frame buildings of Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado, include churches with steeples, commercial buildings, and the two-story Court House, with a covered porch. People walk in fields; trees and lawn are in the foreground.
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1904
- Holyoke, Colorado
- Brick and frame buildings of Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado, include a church with steeple, dwellings, and a water tower. Trees and lawn are in the foreground.
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1904
- M. E. Church Holyoke, Col.
- This frame church in Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado, has a belfry and a chimney. A circular window is over the projecting entry, residences are in the background, and a fire hydrant is in the foreground.
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Holyoke--1900-1910.
- 1904
- School House Holyoke, Col
- The Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado, school is a large scale two-story brick building with a hipped gable roof, projecting wings, and an ornate belfry topping the entry. Lawn and young trees are in the foreground.
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Holyoke--1880-1890.
- 1904
- R R Park Holyoke, Col
- Trees and lawn fill this park in Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado. Boys sit in a tree, and the photographer's shadow falls across the foreground.
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [1904?]
- Looking north-east from Flag Staff
- Veiw of Red Rocks and Boulder, Colorado. The gable roofed building by Boulder Creek was the water control for the Yount-Mckenzie flour mill (burned in 1905). The Boulder Sanitarium, a four-story structure with a tower and balconies, is in the...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Tree-shaded Boulder and the curious Flatirons S from Lovers' Hill, Colo.
- Foothills and the Flatirons rise behind Boulder, Colorado. Frame houses in the foreground have hipped gable-roofs, dormers, chimneys, stovepipes, and laundry on a clothesline. The Courthouse, with its cupola and corner towers, is in the midground,...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1909?]
- Montgomery
- A man and donkey pose in Montgomery, Park County, Colorado, in front of a long, one-story log cabin. Snow dots the scene; mountain slopes are in the background.
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1850-1870.; Donkeys--Colorado--Montgomery--1850-1870.; Log cabins--Colorado--Montgomery--1850-1870.
- [between 1859 and 1868?]
- Hay Train in Silverton
- Scene in Silverton, Colorado, of men and their burros loaded with bales of hay. Simple, gable roofed frame buildings and woodpiles are behind the burro train, and pine dotted foothills rise in the background. The men wear dark jackets, pants, and...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Donkeys--Colorado--Silverton--1870-1880.; Packtrains--Colorado--Silverton--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1879?]
- Mineral Point, Colorado
- Mineral Point, San Juan County, Colorado, consists of log cabins, trees, and a tailing pile. This gold camp was named after local rock formations.
- Mineral Point (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1873 and 1880?]
- Fort Collins
- Panoramic view of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, shows a woman on the dirt street. Frame residences with picket fences, including Judge Stover's boyhood home, are in the background.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Stover, Judge--Homes & haunts.
- 1877
- New depot construction, South Arkansas, Colo.
- Men pose with tools and lumber during construction of the Denver & Rio Grande narrow gauge railroad depot, Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado; comercial buildings are in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1883?]
- Scene at South Arkansas from train with crest the river showing Lookout Mountain above the depot
- View from the Denver and Rio Grande train of South Arkansas (later Salida ), Chaffee County, Colorado; shows the Arkansas River, tents, hotel, depot and sign: "Hay & Grain."
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Arkansas River--1880-1890.; Salida (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Burros with wood, Trinidad, Col
- Three burros loaded with firewood stand on the street in Trinidad, Colorado. Two buildings are in the background; one has a sign reading: "F. H. Keith Carpenter."
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Donkeys--Colorado--Trinidad--1860-1870.
- [between 1865 and 1869?]
- Simpsons Rest & Mexican wood wagons or burrows
- Three burros heavily loaded with firewood stand on the street in Trinidad, Colorado. A gable roofed, false fronted clapboard building and a one story, gable roofed adobe with a chimney are behind; Simpson's Rest is in the background.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Trinidad--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Sluicing
- Chinese miners work at a sluice possibly in Colorado. They wear long shirts and wide-brimmed hats.
- Chinese-Americans--Colorado--1880-1900.; Sluices--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1881 and 1900?]
- Colorado Springs from Garden of the Gods
- Eastern view from Garden of the Gods, near Manitou Springs, Colorado. Sheer cliffs of sandstone are in the foreground, and the town of Colorado Springs is partially visible in the distance. In the background, the vast prairies meet the sky.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.
- [1878]