Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Alta City, Little Cottonwood, Utah
- View of frame buildings, houses and log cabins in Alta in Little Cottonwood Canyon (Salt Lake County), Utah. A partly legible sign on a commercial building roof reads: "Alta Brewery." Mine buildings, ore piles and a tipple, probably the Emma Silver...
- Emma Silver Mines Company--1870-1880.; Alta (Utah)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Utah--Alta--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--Alta--1870-1880.; Mining--Utah--Alta--1870-1880.; United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel...
- [1873?]
- Cascades from Mt. Blackmore M.T.
- View of waterfalls on Mount Blackmore, Gallatin County, Montana. Shows a narrow creek (possibly Blackmore Creek) on a steep slope beside boulders and trees.
- Blackmore, Mount (Mont.)--1870-1880.; Gallatin County (Mont.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Montana--Gallatin County--1870-1880.; Streams--Montana--Gallatin County--1870-1880.; Waterfalls--Montana--Gallatin County--1870-1880.; Geological and...
- [between 1871 and 1874?]
- Com[missary] store house, Camp Apache, Arizona
- Timber buildings with gabled roofs include what is identified as the commissary store house at Fort Apache, (Navajo County) Arizona. Army men in uniform, stand and pose near horses and a wagon beside a building with a stone chimney. A row of log...
- Fort Apache (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Fort Apache--1870-1880.; Log buildings--Arizona--Fort Apache--1870-1880.; Military camps--Arizona--Fort Apache--1870-1880.; Military personnel--Arizona--Fort Apache--1870-1880.;...
- [1871]
- Balanced incline
- View of a wooden balanced incline used for gold mining at the Illinois Mine in the Pahranagat Mining District, (Lincoln County) Nevada. An ore car is on parallel tracks connected to a pulley wheel at the top of tracks. Rocks, trees and ore piles...
- Illinois Mine (Lincoln County, Nev.)--1870-1880.; Lincoln County (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Pahranagat Mining District (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Nevada--Lincoln County--1870-1880.; Gold mining--Nevada--Lincoln County--1870-1880.; Inclined...
- [1871]
- Fort Defiance, Arizona
- View of Native American (Navajo) women and men at Fort Defiance, Arizona. People sit on the ground or on horseback, or stand beside an adobe wall and a timber wall. People are beneath a shaded stone shelter with vigas. Woven blankets and burlap...
- Navajo Indians--Arizona--Fort Defiance--1880-1910.; Fort Defiance (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Horseback riding--Arizona--Fort Defiance--1880-1910.; Shelters--Arizona--Fort Defiance--1880-1910.; Women--Arizona--Fort Defiance--1880-1910.; Geographical...
- [1873]
- Canon de Chelley [sic]
- Men stand and pose on Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins at Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona. Shows stone structures with openings in a crevice between canyon walls. Piles of stones are on the ground beside ruins and grass.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1860-1880.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1860-1880.; Canyon de Chelly...
- [between 1879 and 1881?]
- Emma Mine, Little Cottonwood Canon, Utah
- View of frame buildings and ore piles of the Emma Silver Mines Company at Alta, Little Cottonwood Canyon (Salt Lake County), Utah. Men pose on a porch near an American flag and flag pole and probably a headframe. Wagon roads are in the hillside...
- Emma Silver Mines Company--1870-1880.; Alta (Utah)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--Alta--1870-1880.; Log cabins--Utah--Alta--1870-1880.; Mine buildings--Utah--Alta--1870-1880.; Mining--Utah--Alta--1870-1880.; United States Geological...
- [1873?]
- Mining town
- Panoramic view of timber and stone buildings in a mining town, probably in Nevada. Shows deteriorated stone buildings, stone and brick commercial buildings and smokestacks and frame houses. Rocks, shrubs and trees are on hillsides and probably a...
- Cities & towns--Nevada--1860-1890.; Mining--Nevada--1860-1890.; United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel (1867-1881)
- [between 1867 and 1890?]
- Austin, Nevada
- View of frame and brick houses, buildings, and mines on hillsides in Austin (Lander County), Nevada. A small creek bed is near a corral and a wagon is beside a building that reads "stables". Metal pipes and mining supplies are on the ground, and...
- Austin (Nev.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Nevada--Austin--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Nevada--Austin--1860-1870.; Mining--Nevada--Austin--1860-1870.; United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel (1867-1881)
- [1867?]
- Old time rocks on Tantalus Creek Wash
- Close up view of sandstone boulders and Tantalus Creek on the Aquarius Plateau in Garfield County, Utah. Shows a creek in a narrow, rocky canyon.
- Aquarius Plateau (Utah)--1870-1880.; Garfield County (Utah)--1870-1880.; Tantalus Creek (Utah)--1870-1880.; Boulders--Utah--Garfield County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--Garfield County--1870-1880.; Streams--Utah--Garfield...
- [1871?]
- Camp Whipple, Arizona
- Men wear suits and sit or stand near timber buildings with gabled roofs at Fort Whipple, Yavapai County, Arizona. A building has a central staircase and a cupola. A ladder is against a building with wooden shingles. Sparse trees are on hills in the...
- Fort Whipple (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Forts & fortifications--Arizona--Fort Whipple--1870-1880.; Plank buildings--Arizona--Fort Whipple--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- [1871]
- Maroon Mtn. [sic], Elk Mts., head of Rock Creek
- Panoramic view of Maroon Peak and the Maroon Bells ridge in the Elk Mountains, Pitkin County, Colorado. A man sits in a snowfield near loose rock and steep slopes.
- Maroon Bells (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Maroon Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--Pitkin County--1870-1880.; Mountains--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Pitkin...
- [1873]
- Arizona Mine, Nevada
- Men wear hats and sit, stand, and pose in front of a canvas covered tent near the Arizona Mine shaft at Belmont (Nye County), Nevada. A man sits in a wheelbarrow beside a log pile. Ore piles and rocks, a horse, wagon and a mine building with a...
- Arizona Mine (Nye County, Nev.)--1870-1880.; Belmont (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Miners--Nevada--Belmont--1870-1880.; Mining--Nevada--Belmont--1870-1880.; Tents--Nevada--Belmont--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- [1871]
- Explorations in Nevada & Arizona; water rhyolites, near Logan Springs, Nevada
- Men and women stand and pose in front of one-story stone buildings with arched doorways and timber roofs in the mining town of Logan (Lincoln County), Nevada. Layered volcanic (rhyolite) rock formations are behind buildings. A structure with a...
- Logan (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Nevada--Logan--1860-1880.; Mining--Nevada--Logan--1860-1880.; People--Nevada--Logan--1860-1880.; Stone buildings--Nevada--Logan--1860-1880.; Volcanic rock--Nevada--Logan--1860-1880.; Geographical...
- [between 1867 and 1871?]
- General view of Zuni
- Panoramic view of Native American (Zuni) pueblos in New Mexico. Shows people gathered around adobe, multi-level structures in the distance. Wooden sticks form corral fences near the dwellings. Probably burros graze nearby. Timber ladders and...
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1890.; Zuni architecture--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1890.; Zuni Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1890.; Zuni (N.M.)--1870-1890.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1890.
- [between 1879 and 1881?]
- Zuni, looking S.E.
- Panoramic view of the Native American, Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico. Shows rooftops of adobe and stone buildings with timber rafters (vigas), windows, chimneys and ladders. A woven rug and pottery are near a rooftop entrance. People and a tree are...
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1890.; Zuni architecture--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1890.; Zuni Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1890.; Dowa Yalanne (McKinley County, N.M.)--1870-1890.; Zuni (N.M.)--1870-1890.;...
- [between 1879 and 1881?]
- Utah Territory, Giant Club & Kettle, Green River (Wyo.)
- Panoramic view of rock pillars, probably Sugar Bowl Rock and Teakettle Rock near Green River (Sweetwater County), Wyoming. Shows eroded, sedimentary rock formations and the Green River. A roundhouse and Union Pacific Railroad tracks are in the town...
- Green River (Wyo.-Utah)--1860-1880.; Sugar Bowl Rock (Wyo.)--1860-1880.; Sweetwater County (Wyo.)--1860-1880.; Teakettle Rock (Wyo.)--1860-1880.; Rivers--Wyoming--Sweetwater County--1860-1880.; Rock formations--Wyoming--Sweetwater County--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1872?]
- Hieroglyphic Pass, opposite Parowan, Utah
- Close-up view of the Parowan Gap Petroglyphs in Iron County, Utah. Native American (probably Fremont) petroglyphs include geometric shapes, concentric circles, horned animals, probably a snake, and animal tracks symbols. Stones and grass are beside...
- Iron County (Utah)--1870-1880.; Parowan Gap Petroglyphs (Utah)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--Iron County--1870-1880.; Rock art--Utah--Iron County--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1872
- View in Zuni
- A Native American (Zuni) man in a headband poses near a ladder on an adobe rooftop at Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico. A person sits near clay pots, woven baskets and ristras. An adobe horno (oven) is near a stone wall. Dwellings have stone wall coping,...
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Zuni architecture--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Zuni Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Zuni (N.M.)--1870-1880.; Ladders--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.;...
- [1879]
- Santo Domingo, N.M.
- Panoramic view of horse-drawn wagons, Santa Fe Railroad tracks and Native American adobe dwellings at Santo Domingo Pueblo, New Mexico. Men sit and pose on the ground near a box camera and on horse-drawn wagons used for artifact and supply...
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Santo Domingo Pueblo--1920-1930.; Tewa Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Santo Domingo Pueblo--1920-1930.; Santo Domingo Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--New Mexico--Santo Domingo...
- [1880]
- Captains of the canon, Canon de Chelley [sic], Ariz.
- View of rock pillar formations, mesas and a stream bed in Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona. Spider Rock has steep sandstone walls. Sparse trees are on mesas.
- River channels--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1870-1890.; Canyon de Chelly National Monument (Ariz.)--1870-1890.; Spider Rock (Ariz.)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1870-1890.; Rock...
- [between 1879 and 1881]
- Ruins of cliff dwellings in de Chelly Canon
- View of Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins at Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona. Stone structures with openings are in a crevice between canyon walls. Grass and stones are on the ground beside a rock wall with sedimentary...
- Canyon de Chelly National Monument (Ariz.)--1870-1890.; Chelly, Canyon de (Ariz.)--1870-1890.; Cliff dwellings--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1870-1890.; Cliffs--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1870-1890.
- [between 1879 and 1881?]
- Gold Hill, Nevada
- Panoramic view of buildings at Gold Hill (Storey County), Nevada. Shows frame mine buildings, houses and churches with steeples. Ore cars are on tracks near railroad tipples and ore piles. A frame three-story building on a hill near a dirt road...
- Gold Hill (Nev.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Nevada--Gold Hill--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Nevada--Gold Hill--1860-1870.; Mine buildings--Nevada--Gold Hill--1860-1870.; Mining--Nevada--Gold Hill--1860-1870.; Tipples--Nevada--Gold...
- [between 1867 and 1868?]
- Virginia City, Nevada
- Panoramic view of buildings in Virginia City (Storey County), Nevada. Shows frame houses and probably mine buildings, brick commercial buildings, and churches with steeples. Horse-drawn wagons are on dirt roads near sagebrush covered hillsides and...
- Virginia City (Nev.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Nevada--Virginia City--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Nevada--Virginia City--1860-1870.; Mining--Nevada--Virginia City--1860-1870.; United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel...
- [between 1867 and 1868?]
- Mineral Hill, Nevada
- View of frame houses, mine and commercial buildings in Mineral Hill (Eureka County), Nevada. Commercial buildings on a dirt road have false fronts, gabled roofs and wooden shingles. A sign reads "bakery." Roads, ore piles, mine buildings and sparse...
- Mineral Hill (Nev.)--1860-1870.; Business districts--Nevada--Mineral Hill--1860-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Nevada--Mineral Hill--1860-1880.; Houses--Nevada--Mineral Hill--1860-1880.; Mining--Nevada--Mineral Hill--1860-1880.; United States...
- [between 1867 and 1871?]
- Governors of Zuni
- A group of secular leaders (governors or chiefs) stand or sit and posebeside an adobe wall, at Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico. The Native American (Zuni) men wear woven cotton shirts, head bands, woven striped blankets, leather leggings and moccasins....
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Zuni Indians--Political activity--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Zuni (N.M.)--1870-1880.; Tribal chiefs--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.
- [1879]
- Fort Wingate, New Mexico
- Panoramic view of brick or stone buildings at Fort Wingate (McKinley County), New Mexico. Shows officer's quarters with gabled roofs and porches, barracks, a flag pole and an American flag. Mesas and probably The Hogback are in the distance.
- Fort Wingate (N.M.)--1870-1890.; Forts & fortifications--New Mexico--Fort Wingate--1870-1890.
- [between 1873 and 1882?]
- View in Zuni, looking S.E.
- Panoramic view of rooftops and adobe pueblo buildings at Zuni, New Mexico. Shows ladders, piles of corn and dried food near doorways. Stones and chimney pots are on roofs supported by timber rafters (vigas). Horses, fences and mesas are in the...
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1890.; Zuni Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1890.; Zuni (N.M.)--1870-1890.; Food drying--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1890.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1890.
- [between 1879 and 1881?]
- Group of Zuni albinos
- Native American (Zuni) albino men, women and a child sit and pose in front of an adobe wall at Zuni, New Mexico. The men wear woven shirts, leather leggings, breeches and moccasins. The women and a child wear shawls on their shoulders. A man wears...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1890.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Zuni Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Zuni (N.M.)--1870-1890.; Albinos--1870-1880.; Children--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Women--New...
- [between 1879 and 1881?]
- "Badlands" on Wind River, Wyo.
- Panoramic view of sedimentary rock formations identified as "Badlands", probably in Fremont County, Wyoming. Shows layered strata on steep rock hillsides. Sagebrush and grass are on sandy, barren ground.
- Badlands--Wyoming--Fremont County--1870-1900.; Fremont County (Wyo.)--1870-1900.; Rock formations--Wyoming--Fremont County--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Southern front of Zuni
- View of adobe multi-story buildings and timber ladders at Zuni, New Mexico. Native American (Zuni) pueblos have timber gutters, wooden rafters (vigas), and chimney pots. Ristras and baskets are on roof tops, and an horno (oven) is on the ground...
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1890.; Zuni Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1890.; Zuni (N.M.)--1870-1890.; Ladders--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1890.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1890.
- [between 1879 and 1881?]
- The Governor's House, Zuni
- A Native American boy (Zuni) wears a woven shirt and leggings and poses beside a timber ladder and adobe and stone pueblo walls and buildings at Zuni, New Mexico. The structure identified as the "Governor's House" has a wooden framed doorway and...
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1890.; Zuni Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1890.; Zuni (N.M.)--1870-1890.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1890.; Boys--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1890.; Pueblos--New...
- [between 1879 and 1881?]
- Mining site
- Men sit and pose on a porch of an adobe or stone building. A mine building, headframe, and smokestack are near deteriorated stone buildings, possibly in Nevada. Sagebrush and grass are on rocky hillsides.
- Houses--Nevada--1860-1890.; Mining--Nevada--1860-1890.; United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel (1867-1881)
- [between 1867 and 1890?]
- Mining site
- Men stand and pose near timber mine buildings and a mine entrance on a hillside in probably Nevada. Log and ore piles are beside ore car tracks and a tipple. A dirt road is on a hill and in a valley with mountains in the distance. Sparse trees are...
- Mine buildings--Nevada--1860-1900.; Miners--Nevada--1860-1900.; Mining--Nevada--1860-1900.; United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel (1867-1881)
- [between 1867 and 1900?]