Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Original Deadwood Coach, most famous vehicle in the world
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody and another man sit on the Deadwood Stagecoach, which is pulled by three teams of mules. The photograph was taken in the yard of the Abbot-Downing Co., by W.G.C. Kimball, July 4, 1895. The coach was built by...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1897?]
- W. G. Sprague & Co., real estate and loan agents, 440 Larimer Street, near Seventeenth, Denver, Col.
- View of the W. G. Sprague and Company real estate office in Denver, Colorado; shows a frame storefront with men, women, and children posing on the balcony.
- W. G. Sprague & Co.--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Blackhawk. Langford Iron Works 1863
- Large piles of wood are stacked near the Langford Iron Works in Blackhawk, a mining district in Gilpin County, Colorado. Additional buildings stand along the dirt roads that wind toward a ridge of hills in the background.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Buildings--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Fuelwood--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Iron industry--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Manitou House near Mineral Springs
- Exterior view of the Manitou House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. Built in 1872, this three-story gable roof frame structure features chimneys, central dormer, and wrap-around open air porch and balcony. Diamond shaped...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Manitou House Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1872 and 1880?]
- Golden from Table Mountain
- Early view west from South Table Mountain over Golden City (Golden), Jefferson County, Colorado, shows wood frame and brick buildings along gridline dirt streets on both sides of Clear Creek. Information printed on back of stereo card: "This...
- Golden (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Golden, looking east
- Early view east of Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows wood frame and brick buildings along the gridlines of dirt streets, with North and South Table Mountains in background. A wash or irrigation ditch shows in foreground. Information printed...
- Golden (Colo.)--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Golden, looking north
- Early view north over Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows a group of young boys playing in a open field with wood frame and brick buildings and the Rocky Mountain Front Range in the distance. Information printed on back of stereo card: "This...
- Golden (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Mountains--Colorado--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Golden public school
- Exterior view of the Golden Public School (South School), Cheyenne Street, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows the two-story brick structure with stone quoins, arch and keystones above windows, a double door entry, stone foundation and bracketed hip...
- Golden (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Schools--Colorado--Golden--1870-1880.
- [between 1873 and 1880]
- Blackhawk
- View northwest of Bates Hill as it descends to North Clear Creek in Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows processing mills that cover the creek to process ore from mines further up the gulch. Nathaniel Hill's Boston and Colorado Smelter with a...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1880.; North Clear Creek (Gilpin County-Jefferson County, Colo.)--1860-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1880.; Smelters--Colorado--Blackhawk.
- [between 1862 and 1878]
- South Park ranch
- View of Judge Costilla's (?) log house on his ranch on the South Park Line of the Colorado and Southern Railroad, Colorado. The long rectangular structure has a wood plank roof and a display of antlers and bones along the front of it. Outside a log...
- Costilla, Judge--Homes & haunts.; Ranches--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1881]
- Denver
- View along Larimer Street, Denver, Colorado, shows the busy business district with brick two story buildings and a few wood false fronts. Teams of oxen with yokes pull supply and delivery wagons. Signs on the Fillmore Block include: "Heywood...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Ox teams--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1878]
- Denver, Colorado
- View along Larimer Street, Denver, Colorado, shows the business district with brick two story buildings and a few wood false fronts. Signs include: "Market," "Sands & Kline Dry Goods," "Hense & Gottesleben Jewelry Silverware," "Boots and Shoes,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1878]
- Georgetown from Democrat Mt.
- Stereograph view of Georgetown, Colorado, looking southeast; shows the west fork of South Clear Creek covered by several bridges and many wood construction buildings including the brick school house, built in 1874. The Cushman Block, on Alpine...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1880?]
- Georgetown, Colo. looking north
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, north, the year that the two settlements of Georgetown and Elizabethtown merged into the city of Georgetown. The Hamill House (in its earliest form) with a white fence is visible; behind the house the Hall smelter can...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- 1867
- Glen Eyrie
- Exterior view of Glen Eyrie near Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northeast. The residence of General William Jackson Palmer, founder of Colorado Springs, is three story, with a chimney and ridge cresting. Trees conceal most of the house except...
- Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909--Homes & haunts.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- 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?]
- Lawrence and 15th
- View of Lawrence Street, Auraria, in Denver, Colorado, at the intersection of 15th; shows businesses, storefronts with awnings, barrels, and signs: "T. Berman, Merchant Tailor," and "Geiger Boots and Shoes."
- Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Scene in Denver, Col.
- View of Larimer Street near 14th (Fourteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Wood frame and brick buildings line the street. Signs read: "G. W. Clayton," "L. N. Greenleaf Co.," "Fancy Goods Notions Toys," "Cigars Tobacco Pipes," "Drugs...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Stevens Mine
- View of the Stevens Mine works includes the tunnel entrance, tramway, and buildings near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Stevens Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1860-1880.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Silver Plume--1860-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1877]
- Town of Granite
- The Arkansas River flows past a log cabin in the mining community of Granite, Colorado, in Chaffee County.
- Arkansas River.; Granite (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Log cabins--Colorado--Granite--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1877]
- The waterworks
- View of the Denver Waterworks building located at 15th (Fifteenth) and Bassett Streets in the Union Station Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building, built by the Denver City Water Company, is a one story brick structure with arched windows....
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1870-1880.; Pumping stations--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Waterworks--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Mrs. Robert Morrison, formerly Miss De Soto
- Studio portrait of Mrs. Robert Morrison; she wears ruffles, a cameo, a cross and her hair is in ringlets.
- Women--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [1903?]
- Scenes on the line of the Colorado Central Rail Road
- Early view north from South Table Mountain over Clear Creek and the Colorado Central railroad, in Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows railroad boxcars and scattered wood frame buildings. Information printed on back of mat board mount:...
- Golden (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Canyon of the Arkansas
- Aerial view of the Royal Gorge and the Arkansas River in Fremont County, Colorado. Shows gneissic and schist rock formations.
- Arkansas River--1870-1880.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1879?]
- Canyon of the Arkansas
- View of the Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado shows the Arkansas River.
- Arkansas River--1860-1880.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1860-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Fremont County--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1879?]
- 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.)--1870-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1883 and 1886?]
- Central City
- View of Central City, Colorado; shows Main Street, the Teller House, and St. James' Methodist Church. Houses surround the town, with barren hills in the background.
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1877]
- Central City
- Panoramic view of Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. Landmarks: the Teller House, Central City Opera House, and St. James's Methodist Church. Signs: "Teller House" and "Temple of Fashion Dry Goods Carpets."
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1879 and 1880?]
- Boulder City No-
- View of the town of Boulder, Colorado in Boulder County. Two- story, brick house with hipped roof in foreground.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Downtown Denver
- View of downtown Denver, Colorado; shows log and frame buildings including the U.S. Mint (with tower and battlements) and "Saddlery Hardware.
- United States Mint (Denver, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Mints--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Terrible Mine
- Miners pose by the head frame of the Terrible Mine near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Terrible Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1860-1880.; Miners--Colorado--Silver Plume--1860-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1860-1880.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Union Tunnel, Terrible Mine
- Miners pose by an ore car and the shafthouse of the Union Tunnel of the Terrible Mine near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Silver Plume--1860-1870.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Terrible Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1860-1870.; Silver mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1860-1870.
- [between 1864 and 1877]
- W. G. Fisher residence Logan and 16th Ave. Denver
- A horse-drawn carriage makes its way past the William Garrett Fisher house at 1600 Logan Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Neoclassical style building has columns and a semi-circular portico.
- Fisher, William Garrett, 1844-1897--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1897 May 2
- Fairplay
- View of the town of Fairplay, Colorado, in Park County; shows log buildings under construction and one and two-story, wood-frame residences.
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [1860?]
- Nederland
- Nederland, Boulder County, Colorado, looking north, includes buildings (l to r): Caribou (Pareed I. Cesttor) Mill; residence of W. G. Bryant, and Hetzer Hotel and stable. Brown's Hotel (extreme right) was built ca. 1860, by Nathan Bolly Brown....
- Nederland (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Flag pole
- View of a U. S. flag on a pole in Crown Hill Cemetery in Arvada (Jefferson County), Colorado.
- Crown Hill Cemetery (Arvada, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Arvada (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Arvada--1910-1920.; Flagpoles--Colorado--Arvada--1910-1920.; Flags--American--1910-1920.
- 1911 May 28
- Cow boys
- Group portrait of men on horses. A brand shows on the elbow of one horse.
- Cowboys--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.; Horses--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Mrs. D.H. Moffat
- Studio portrait of Frances (Fannie) A. Moffat (nee Buckout); she wears an upswept hair style.
- Moffat, David H. (David Halliday), 1839-1911--Family.; Women--1860-1870.; Moffat, Frances A. Buckout, 1843-1926.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Illustrated Supplement Pueblo Chieftain
- Composite view of buildings, residences & industrial sites, Pueblo, Colorado; illustrations include: Farris Hotel (J. R. Farris), Pueblo County Court House, Fifth Avenue Hotel (G. M. Chilcott, owner), E. H. Martin & Co.'s real estate office,...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Jack train with rails, Georgetown
- Panoramic view shows a pack train in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The burros have sawbuck saddles on their backs and haul long sections of rail for railroad construction on a dirt street. Men and boys pose near a sidewalk and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1892]
- Lawrence Street elevation building for Daniels & Fisher Stores Co.
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows an outer wall elevation for a building at 1101 16th Street in the Central Business District of...
- Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial buildings.; Daniels and Fisher Stores Company.
- 1920 January 5
- A camp of the U. S. G. S. on W. Monument Creek
- Men stand and are on horseback near the tents of a United States Geological Survey camp near West Monument Creek (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Geological Survey (U.S.)--People--1870-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Camping--Colorado--El Paso County--1870-1890.; Surveyors--Colorado--El Paso County--1870-1890.
- [between 1879 and 1881]
- Mrs. W. G. Alexander 2835 Race
- Portrait of men and women in the yard of a home at 2835 Race Street in the Whittier neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; they pose by an ornate porch.
- Alexander, W. G.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Whittier (Denver, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Middle Park, Canon of the Grand
- A man stands on a slope above the Colorado River in a canyon near Hot Sulphur Springs in Grand County, Colorado. Shows trees and rock canyon walls.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1860-1880.; Grand County (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Grand County--1860-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Grand County--1860-1880.
- [between 1868 and 1877?]
- Distinguished gentleman
- Studio portrait of a man with a long goatee, sideburns, jacket, vest, and moire silk tie.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a suit jacket, vest, and neck tie. His beard is long and trimmed away from his cheeks.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a suit jacket fastened at the top button and a neck tie. He has short hair, a receding hairline, and full moustache.
- Men--1890-1900.; Mustaches--1890-1900.
- 1891
- 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?]