Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Hunting party
- Studio portrait of a bison hunting party; the men are identified as General Fuller, L.C. Ellsworth, C.W. Wright, and W.N. Byers, Joe Boyd, and Edwards. The men wear suits and hats, one man wears a fringed buckskin coat, they hold rifles. Shows...
- Bison hunting--1870-1880.; Men--1870-1880.; Boyd, Joe, resident, Hugo, Colorado.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.; Ellsworth, Lewis C.; Wright, C. W.
- 1873
- Mr. and Mrs. William N. Byers and family
- A group portrait of the Byers family, probably in Denver, Colorado. Identification from left to right: possibly Flora Thomas - Mrs. Byers sister, Mrs. Frank Byers, Mrs. W.N. Byers (Elizabeth), Mr. William N. Byers, possibly a granddaughter and Mr....
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, Frank S.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.
- 1896 Jan. 1
- W.N. Byers with friends
- A group portrait of, left to right: a young girl identified as Eda Wolfersberger, William N. Byers, Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Wolfersberger, and W.F. Robinson in Ferndale (Jefferson County), Colorado. The group leans against a log railing surrounded by...
- Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Friendship--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.
- 1895 Sept
- Home of W. F. Robinson Pennsylvania
- View of the Mary Byers Robinson and William Francis Robinson residence at 1225 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The house has a covered porch and contrasting bargeboard.
- Robinson, Mary Byers--Homes & haunts.; Robinson, W. F.--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1906 and 1910?]
- Byers House & Spgs.
- The large Byers House stands near the Colorado River (formerly the Grand River) in Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado. W. N. Byers, publisher of the Rocky Mountain News, purchased 160 acres, including the hot springs, for about $55,000 in 1864;...
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1920.; Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- A view of the Sangre de Christo from west Victor.
- Unidentified mines with tailings on a hill in Victor (Teller County), Colorado; Sangre de Cristo mountain range in background.
- Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Hills--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- September 2, 1897
- Mabel Hatch
- Studio portrait of Mabel Hatch. She wears a dress with piping, collar, and necklace with a pendant.
- Hatch, Mabel.; Women--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- W. F. Robinson & Co. printers
- Interior view of a printing business in Denver, Colorado; shows men, a desk, telephone, shelves of paper, and a sign: "Office of W. F. Robinson & Co. Printers."
- W. F. Robinson & Co. Printers (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Printing industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1903, April 12 (Easter)
- Georgetown & vicinity
- View northeast from Leavenworth Mountain over Georgetown, Colorado, shows scattered wood frame residences, sheds, outhouses, a few lob cabins and false fronts. The Hall Smelter with smoking stack is on Chimney Rock; the Hamill House with a picket...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [between 1867 and 1869]
- Georgetown & vicinity
- View southeast from over Georgetown, Colorado, shows wood frame residences, sheds, outhouses, a few log cabins and false fronts. A smelter with smoking stack shows on Chimney Rock; Hamill House is east of Chimney Rock. Some frame construction is in...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [between 1867 and 1869]
- Denver early days Larimer St.
- Rooftop view of Larimer Street at 16th (Sixteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn buggies are parked near the edge of the street. Signs on buildings read: "Flour and Feed," "Rocky Mountain News," "News Block," "S. A. Grant...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Log buildings--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Fifteenth Street, Denver
- View of 15th (Fifteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; shows businesses, storefronts, horses and buggies, covered wagons, and a team of oxen. Signs read: "McDonald & Hannah Tailors," "Berry and Hexter Co. Clothing House," "D. G. Peabody," "T. S....
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Horse...
- [between 1868 and 1875?]
- Silver mine facility, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a silver ore processing facility in Clear Creek County, Colorado; shows mining sheds, stacked timber, and mountains.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Silver mine facility, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a silver ore processing facility in Clear Creek County, Colorado; shows mining sheds, smokestacks, men, and teams of oxen with wagons.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Ox teams--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- The Greyhound lode, (Galena.) Cheyenne mountain
- Women watch a group of men dig for silver inside a pit with shovels and mallets on Cheyenne Mountain, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.)--1870-1880.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--El Paso County--1870-1880.; Silver mining--Colorado--El Paso County--1870-1880.; Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1880]
- Residence of Mrs. W. N. Byers 1310 South 14st [sic]
- Women sit on the porch of the William Newton Byers house at 1310 Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick house has a low pitch roof, chimneys, balcony, and covered porch.
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Homes & haunts.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1889]
- Cascade, Colorado, 1900?
- View over Cascade, (Cascade Canon) Ute Pass, at the foot of Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, includes the resorts and railroad tracks. The Ramona, a three-story hotel with encircling verandas around the striped dome and conical roofed towers...
- Cascade (El Paso county, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Cascade--1900-1910.
- 1900
- The Swimming Pool, Glenwood Springs, 1266
- Water gushes out of the fountain in the middle of the Natatorium in the hot springs spa in the town of Glenwood Springs (formerly known as Defiance), Colorado, in Garfield County. The Stone Bath House and the Wooden Bath House are next to the...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fountains--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.
- [March 24, 1896]
- RMN office of early days
- View of the Rocky Mountain News building near 1301 Walnut Street in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a single story wood frame building with brick chimney.
- Rocky Mountain News--Buildings--1850-1860.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1850-1860.; Denver (Colo.)--1850-1860.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1850-1860.
- 1859
- Rocky Mountain News, 389 Larimer St.
- View of the Rocky Mountain News building shared with the Overland Stage Line on Larimer Street between 15th (Fifteenth) and 16th (Sixteenth) Streets in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows an Italianate style brick two-story...
- Holladay Overland Mail and Express Company--Buildings--1880-1890.; Rocky Mountain News--Buildings--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1880-1890.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.;...
- 1885
- Camp for boys of Byer's Home for Boys
- Tents in the summer camp for the E. M. Byers Home for Boys sit in the Pike National Forest between the towns of Shawnee and Grant in Park County, Colorado. Shows canvas tents in a flat meadow and a wooden cabin.
- Byers Home for Boys (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1900-1920.; Park County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Camps--Colorado--Park County--1900-1920.; Tents--Colorado--Park County--1900-1920.
- [between 1901 and 1920?]
- Flood in Cherry Creek May 22nd 1878 from Blake St. looking up
- View of Denver, Colorado during a Cherry Creek flood; shows frame buildings and people.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1878 May 22
- Flood in Cherry Creek May 22nd 1878 from Blake St. looking up
- View of Denver, Colorado during a Cherry Creek flood; shows frame buildings, retaining walls, and people. A sign reads: "Brown's Star Bakery."
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1878 May 22
- Flood in Cherry Creek May 22nd 1878 from Holliday St. looking up
- View of Denver, Colorado during a Cherry Creek flood; shows frame buildings, retaining walls, and people.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1878 May 22
- Flood in Cherry Creek May 22nd 1878 from Lawrence St. looking down
- View of Denver, Colorado during a Cherry Creek flood; shows frame buildings, retaining walls, bridge ruins, and people. Signs read: "Brown's Star Bakery" and "Leather Shoes Wool Pelts, Robes & Tallow."
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Retaining...
- 1878 May 22
- Flood in Cherry Creek May 22nd 1878 from Larimer St. looking down
- View of Denver, Colorado during a Cherry Creek flood; shows brick storefronts, bridge fragments, and the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1870-1880.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.;...
- 1878 May 22
- Larimer Street
- View of Cherry Creek flood damage in the Auraria Neighborhood of Denver; shows Larimer Street, a cupola, a destroyed bridge, horse car tracks, and people. Signs read: "West Lindell," "Colorado State Lottery," "Brown's Star Bakery," "Denver Marble...
- Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.;...
- 1878 May 22
- Byers, William N., early years
- A portrait of William Newton Byers, Denver journalist, founder of Rocky Mountain News, civic leader, president of Festival of Mountain and Plain, and postmaster. He sits on a chair with tassels and holds a paper.
- Business people--American--Colorado--1860-1870.; Journalists--American--Colorado--1860-1870.; Postmasters--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.
- [between 1867 and 1868]
- Mary Byers (Robinson)
- Portrait of Mary Byers (later Robinson) as a child, daughter of William Newton Byers. She wears a high-collared, lace trimmed dress.
- Girls--1860-1870.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Family.; Robinson, Mary Byers.
- [between 1861 and 1870]
- Mrs. W.N. Byers & her daughter, Mrs. Mary Byers Robinson
- Mrs. William N. Byers (Elizabeth Minerva Byers) sits with her daughter, Mary Byers Robinson, in their cabin in Ferndale, Colorado. Mrs. Byers holds a book in her lap. Mary Robinson works on needlepoint. Shows pictures on a table and on walls, books...
- Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Family.; Robinson, Mary Byers.
- 1895
- Aunt Flora, Mrs. Wm. Russell Thomas, mother of Chauncy Thomas, sister of Mrs. W.N. Byers
- Studio portrait of Flora Sumner Thomas, younger sister of Mrs. Elizabeth Minerva Sumner Byers. The oval photo shows "Aunt Flora" in a dark, high-collared dress.
- Women--1900-1910.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva--Family.; Monroe.; Thomas, Flora Sumner.
- [between 1900 and 1901]
- Mrs. W.N. Byers, 80th birthday
- Portrait of Mrs. (Elizabeth) William N. Byers on her 80th birthday, she poses near a side entrance to her home at 171 South Washington Street in the Speer neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. She wears a long white dress with lace and sheer panels. She...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Birthdays--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Flowers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Family.
- [1914]
- 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?]
- Mrs. Voorhies, who was a Miss Harker
- Studio portrait of a woman in a blouse with ruching; her hair is in a braided bun.
- Women--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880?]
- Very truly your friend, E.W. Little
- Studio portrait of a man, E.W. Little, with a long beard.
- Beards--1860-1870.; Men--1860-1870.; Little, E. W.
- 1869 January 11
- Baby in baby carriage
- Studio portrait of a baby in a baby carriage in Denver, Colorado.
- Baby carriages--1860-1880.; Infants--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880?]
- Pass Christian, Miss.
- A view of the William N. Byers family on the porch of a house in Pass Christian, Mississippi. Shows, from right to left, [unidentified woman], Frank S. Byers, Mrs. Frank Byers, William Byers in a rocking chair, Elizabeth Byers, and Robinson Byers.
- Pass Christian (Miss.)--1890-1900.; Families--Mississippi--Pass Christian--1890-1900.; Porches--Mississippi--Pass Christian--1890-1900.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, Frank S.; Byers, Robinson.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.
- 1890, Winter
- Mrs. Margaret Gray
- Studio portrait of Margaret Gray (later Evans); her hair is in braids and a bun, and she wears a brooch and earrings.
- Governors' spouses--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Evans, Margaret Gray, 1830-1906.
- [between 1860 and 1880?]
- Mr. W.N. Byers and his family
- A group portrait of William N. Byers and his wife, Elizabeth; shows his sisters, an unidentified female relative, and possibly grandchildren; they pose on the porch of his residence at 171 South Washington Street (Speer neighborhood), Denver,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.
- 1896
- W.N. Byers, Ferndale, Colo. 1895
- A group portrait of William Byers, William F. Robinson, and Mrs. W.H. Wolfersberger in lawn chairs in Ferndale (Jefferson County), Colorado.
- Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.; Robinson, W. F.
- 1895 Sept
- W.N. Byers on the porch of his daughter
- A portrait of William N. Byers, he sits in a chair with his feet elevated and a newspaper on his lap, at his daughter's log cabin in Ferndale (Jefferson County), Colorado
- Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business people--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Sitting--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.
- 1896 Jul. 26
- W.N. Byers with friends
- A group portrait of William F. Robinson, Mary Byers Robinson, William N. Byers, and an unidentified woman and children in Ferndale (Jefferson County), Colorado. The group is dressed casually and they sit on a porch in the forest.
- Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1910.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.
- 1896
- Mrs. W.N. Byers & Mrs. Mary Byers Robinson at Ferndale, Colo.
- Mrs. Elizabeth Minerva Byers and Mrs. Mary Byers Robinson stand on bridge constructed of rough hewn logs with a dog at Ferndale (Jefferson County), Colorado.
- Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-910.; Families--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1910.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Family.; Robinson, Mary Byers.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- W.N. Byers, Ferndale, Colorado
- William Newton Byers and possibly his grandchildren sit and stand on a bridge in Ferndale (Jefferson County), Colorado. The boys and a girl hold fishing poles, a woman stands near the bridge.
- Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.
- 1896. May. 24
- Elk Meadow
- A view of the Colorado Central Railroad wooden "Elk Meadows" trestle bridge over Clear Creek in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. A railroad train is on the bridge, steep canyon walls are in the distance.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.; Railroad...
- [between 1871 and 1880?]
- W. N. Byers
- Seated studio portrait, head and shoulders, of William Newton Byers, Denver journalist, founder of Rocky Mountain News, civic leader, president of Festival of Mountain and Plain, and postmaster. Subject wears spectacles; chair back is visible.
- Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Journalists--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- W. N. Byers
- Seated studio portrait, head and shoulders, of William Newton Byers, Denver journalist, founder of Rocky Mountain News, civic leader, president of Festival of Mountain and Plain, and postmaster. Chair back is visible.
- Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Journalists--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.
- [between 1896 and 1901]
- Street scene, Mesilla, New Mexico
- A man offers money to a man with a wood whip and a wooden oxcart (carreta) loaded with wood in Mesilla (Doña Ana County), New Mexico. The men stand near an adobe wall, they wear hats.
- Mesilla (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--New Mexico--Mesilla--1880-1900.; Fuelwood--New Mexico--Mesilla--1880-1900.; Ox teams--New Mexico--Mesilla--1880-1900.; Oxen--New Mexico--Mesilla--1880-1900.; Selling--New Mexico--Mesilla--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Decatur Mt. from Peru Fork
- View of a silhouette of a man in a hat, and trees beside a meadow in the Peru Creek valley in Summit County, Colorado. Shows snow on the summit of Decatur Mountain in the distance.
- Decatur Mountain (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Peru Creek (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Summit County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Meadows--Colorado--Summit County--1870-1880.; Streams--Colorado--Summit County--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Territorial Style building on plaza, Santa Fe, N.M.
- View of a two story Territorial Style adobe building on the Plaza in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. The building has a portal (porch) and balcony that run the length of the building, and chimneys. Shows a gazebo or bandstand, a wooden...
- Santa Fe (N.M.)--1870-1890.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1870-1890.; Monuments & memorials--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1870-1890.; Obelisks--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1870-1890.; Plazas--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]