Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Bachelor, Colorado
- Houses decay on a grassy slope in the ghost town of Bachelor, Colorado, in Mineral County. A one story, L-shaped, wood-frame house with two gables and tin roofing is nestled in an Aspen grove. A ladder leans against the side of the house. A stone...
- Bachelor (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Bachelor--1960-1970.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Bachelor--1960-1970.
- [1960?]
- Main St. Bachelor
- Wood-frame, one and two story, false-front, commercial storefronts line unpaved Main Street in Bachelor, Colorado, in Mineral County. Boardwalks are on both sides of the street and telegraph posts are along one side. A small, one story, wood-frame...
- Bachelor (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Bachelor--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Bachelor--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Thurmond concentration, Bonanza
- A man on a horse, along with another horse and a dog, is in front of a mill in Bonanza, Colorado (Saguache County). The wood-frame mill has multi-level gables, a roof of corrugated tin, and a smokestack. A smaller, wood-frame, gabled stucture is on...
- Bonanza (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Bonanza--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Railroad Day
- The citizens of Hayden (Routt County), Colorado stand in a semi-circle in front of the Edison School as they await the arrival of the town's first train. The two-story, wood-frame school house has a hipped roof, a cupola, and a balcony. People...
- Hayden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Celebrations--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.
- October, 1913
- Central City Masonic building
- The Central City Masonic building is a three story, brick structure with gabled roof, chimneys, arched windows with open shutters and arched entryways in Central City, Colorado. The words over the doors read "Sessler-Sauer" and "WW Tiffany."...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- 1868
- A Colo. dairy
- View of a dairy farm, probably Hazelwood Dairy; shows wood-frame residence with brick foundation, a wood-frame dairy barn, and cows along dirt road; a women and dog sit on front porch, a man stands next to barbed wire fence and horse-drawn...
- Cattle--Colorado--1900-1920.; Dairy farming--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Orchard Mesa ditch
- View of large elevated wood-frame Orchard Mesa irrigation ditch leading to ditch in hillside, Mesa County, Colorado; shows gate or water flow control on elevated portion of ditch, orchards, wood-frame buildings and residences, and a cultivated...
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Irrigation--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Orchards--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.
- [1911?]
- Rifle Falls Ranch, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Rifle Falls Ranch, near Rifle, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows the two-story wood-frame residence with covered porch, log and wood-frame outbuildings, and cottonwood trees surrounding residence. Storm clouds fill the...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- No. 1 Boulder City
- A wood-frame, clapboard house is under construction in Boulder, Colorado in Boulder County. A ladder leads to the second-story window. Scaffolding is in front of the house. Wood-frame structures are built across the plain.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Building construction--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- South Platte Hotel, Colo.
- View of the South Platte Hotel, a.k.a. the Wallbrecht Hotel, located at the junction of the North Fork and South Platte Rivers in the town site of South Platte, Jefferson County, Colo. The simple, two-story, wood-frame, clapboard building has a...
- Hotels--Colorado--South Platte--2000-2010.; South Platte (Colo.)--2000-2010.; South Platte Hotel (South Platte, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; South Platte Hotel (South Platte, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Hotels--Colorado--South Platte--Pictorial works.; South...
- 2005
- Plateau Valley, Plateau City, looking west
- View of Plateau City (formerly Eagalite) in the Plateau Valley, Mesa County, Colorado. Shows a dirt street, log and wood-frame residences, commercial buildings, church, and school.
- Plateau City (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Plateau City--1890-1920.; Residential streets--Colorado--Plateau City--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Side street- Creede, Colo.
- View of of dirt road in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Shows wood-frame abandoned buildings, houses, sheds, a parked automobile and telephone poles. Mountains and rock formations are in the distance.
- Creede (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Creede--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Creede--1940-1950.; Rock formations--Colorado--Creede--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Glenwood Shops Pittsburgh Division
- A view of the Pittsburgh Division railroad yards in a town identified as Glenwood, possibly Pennsylvania: shows industrial buildings, trains, fences and small wood-frame houses. A group of men stand and sit in a field nearby.
- Railroad shops & yards--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Redlands residence, A.H. Smiley
- A view of a dirt road and the Albert K. Smiley residence in Redlands (San Bernardino County), California. Shows a Victorian style wood-frame house with turrets, balconies and gables.
- Smiley, Albert K. (Albert Keith), 1828-1912--Homes & haunts.; Redlands (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Dirt roads--California--Redlands--1890-1900.; Houses--California--Redlands--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Presidential Range from the look-off, Jefferson, White Mountains
- A view of the Presidential Range near Jefferson (Coos County), New Hampshire. Shows snow-covered mountains in the distance with wood-frame buildings along the both sides of a road.
- Jefferson (N.H.)--1900-1910.; Presidential Range (N.H.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--New Hampshire--Jefferson--1900-1910.; Mountains--New Hampshire--Jefferson--1900-1910.
- c1900
- Lake Royer and Buena Vista from Ragged Edge
- A view of Lake Royer and Buena Vista (Washington County), Maryland from Ragged Edge on the Western Maryland Railway. Shows an aerial view of the town with wood-frame houses, public and commercial buildings with cultivated fields. A man sits on a...
- Buena Vista (Md.)--1900-1910.; Royer, Lake (Md.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Maryland--Buena Vista--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Maryland--Buena Vista--1900-1910.
- c1904
- Georgetown, Col.
- An aerial view of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows wood-frame houses, commercial and public buildings. Mining operations, railroad grades and a trestle are seen in the distance.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Georgetown, Col.
- An aerial view of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado shows a church, wood-frame houses, commercial and public buildings.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Cowboys at San Carlo Ranch
- Cowboys pose on horseback near wood-frame utility buildings on the San Carlo Ranch near Parker (Parkers) (Douglas County), Colorado.
- San Carlo Ranch (Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Ranches--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Castilla Hot Springs, Utah
- View of a bathhouse near Castilla Springs in Castilla (Utah County), Utah. The building is a one story wood frame structure with a high-pitched, hipped roof. A stream flows through a rock-lined canal nearby. A sign above the entrance reads,...
- Castilla (Utah)--1880-1890.; Castilla Springs (Utah)--1880-1890.; Bathhouses--Utah--Castilla--1890-1900.; Springs--Utah--Castilla--1890-1900.; Streams--Utah--Castilla--1890-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Jefferson
- View of the dilapidated depot building, formerly on the tracks of the Colorado and Southern railroad, in the town of Jefferson, Colorado, in Park County. Shows a wood-frame, horizontal building with side gable, clapboard siding and chimneys.
- Jefferson (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Jefferson--1940-1950.
- 1947
- Johnstown, Colorado
- View looking down an unpaved street in Jamestown, Colorado, in Weld County shows buildings along the street include one and two-story, clapboard and wood-frame, commercial storefronts. Two buildings have false fronts. Two cars are next to one...
- Johnstown (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Johnstown--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Julesburg Congregational Church, backside, remodeled
- View of the remodeled Congregational Church in Julesburg in Sedgwick County shows the one-story, wood-frame building with hipped roof, chimney, and rectangular windows with stained glass.
- Julesburg (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Julesburg--1910-1920.
- [1913?]
- Julesburg Stage Station
- Photo of a drawing of the Julesburg Number 2 stage stop in Julesburg, Colorado in Sedgwick County. Pedestrians are on the dirt road in the foreground. Tents are pitched next to wood-frame buildings. A stagecoach is in front of the building.
- Julesburg (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- 1867
- Junction City, Col.
- Panoramic view of the town of Junction City (also known as Garfield), Colorado in Chaffee County, shows log cabins and wood-frame structures in the small community. Patches of snow are on the ground and signs include "Hotel," "Bakery Restaurant,"...
- Junction City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Junction City--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1884]
- Keota panorama from railroad windmill tower
- A dirt road winds through the town of Keota, Colorado in Weld County, past a wood-frame boarding house with a flat roof. Commercial storefronts are along the road.
- Keota (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Keota--1950-1960.
- 1955 July 19
- Ouray residence
- View of roof gables of a Victorian wood-frame house, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Features: projecting gable porch, eyebrow dormer, and upper balcony with lattice work covered with overgrown ivy.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Gables--Colorado--Ouray--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Ouray--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Leonard Nichols, last resident of Nevadaville, Colorado
- Leonard Nichols grins and walks on Main Street in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado. A residence tops a stone retaining wall behind him. The Masonic Lodge has a brick front with arched windows on both floors and an incised panel under the...
- Nichols, Leonard.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- [between 1931 and 1935?]
- Palmer Lake
- Panorama of Palmer Lake, El Paso County, Colorado; one and two- story wood-frame buildings.
- Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1893
- #238 Paonia, Colorado
- View of a commercial area in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County, shows wood-frame buildings with false fronts and warehouse with stepped cornice and doors open. Signs: "The Busy Corner. The Gibson-Castell Lumber Co.," "Office," "Paint Oil and...
- Gibson - Castell Lumber Co. (Paonia, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lumberyards--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915?]
- Paradox - Colo.
- View of Paradox, Colorado in Montrose County, shows a single dirt street surrounded by tents pitched among wood-frame houses in the middle of a broad valley.
- Paradox (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--Paradox--1900-1910.; Tents--Colorado--Paradox--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Parshall, Colo. Post Office
- View of the Post Office in Parshall, Colorado in Grand County. Wood-frame building has an extended roof on one side of its gable. American flag on the flagpole in front of the building near mailbox. Pickup next to Post Office building.
- Parshall (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Flags--American--1970-1980.; Post offices--Colorado--Parshall--1970-1980.
- May 11, 1978
- Parshall, Colorado
- View of a gas station on First Avenue in Parshall, Colorado in Grand County. Two gas pumps in front of two, wood-frame buildings. Telephone box in front of sign post. Signs: "Pepsi," "Groceries PKO Liquors," "Bar & Cafe," "Coors Beer, "Budweiser,"...
- Parshall (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Parshall--1980-1990.; Gasoline pumps--Colorado--Parshall--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Parshall--1980-1990.
- 1980
- Parshall, Colorado
- View of a gas station on First Avenue in Parshall, Colorado in Grand County. Two gas pumps in front of two, wood-frame buildings. Telephone box in front of sign post. Signs: "Pepsi," "Groceries PKO Liquors," "Bar & Cafe," "Coors Beer,...
- Parshall (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Parshall--1980-1990.; Gasoline pumps--Colorado--Parshall--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Parshall--1980-1990.
- 1980
- Parshall, Colorado
- View of the facade of the Parshall, Colorado Post Office in Grand County. Wood-frame building with gable and horizontal windows. An ore cart and a mailbox flank the entry. Signs: "U. S. Postal Service Parshall, Colorado 80468," "Post Office," and...
- Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Parshall--1980-1990.; Parshall (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Facades--Colorado--Parshall--1980-1990.; Mailboxes--Colorado--Parshall--1980-1990.; Post offices--Colorado--Parshall--1980-1990.
- 1980
- Looking south on Main Street, Springfield
- View south on Main Street, between 8th (Eighth) and 9th (Ninth) Avenue, Springfield, Las Animas County and later Baca County, Colorado shows wood-frame commercial buildings including the post office and courthouse.
- Springfield (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Springfield--1910-1920.
- 1913
- South Platte Hotel South Platte, Jefferson Co. Colorado
- View of the South Platte Hotel, a two-story, wood-frame, clapboard weathered building with a large flag pole, South Platte, Jefferson County, Colorado.
- South Platte (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hotels--Colorado--South Platte--1970-1980.
- August 10, 1971
- South Platte, Colorado
- View overlooking the Colorado & Southern Railway depot and tracks, South Platte (also known as Symes), Jefferson County, Colorado, includes The South Platte Hotel and a wood-frame residence.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1890-1940.; South Platte (Colo.)--1890-1940.; Railroad stations--Colorado--South Platte--1890-1940.
- [between 1899 and 1937?]
- Troutdale Hotel, Bear Creek Canyon, Colo.
- Panoramic view of the Troutdale-in-the Pines mountain resort, Troutdale, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows the multi-story, wood-frame and stone building with hipped roof, dormer windows and a portico over the entrance extending into the pond.
- Troutdale-in-the-Pines (Troutdale, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Troutdale (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Resorts--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.
- August 27, 1926
- Tolland early, Tolland business section
- View of the business district in Tolland (known as Mammoth until 1904), Colorado in Gilpin County. Wood-frame, commercial buildings along unpaved street, with signs: "Tolland Hotel," "General Merchandise," and "Lunch Room."
- Tolland (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Forbes, Colorado
- Panoramic view of the town of Forbes, Colorado in Las Animas County. Structures include wood-frame houses and a storefront.
- Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.
- 1914
- The quaint old settlement of West Creek in the Rampart range of the Colorado Rockies, sixty-five miles southwest of Denver
- View of the former gold-mining community of West Creek, Colorado in Douglas County. Car parked among wood-frame buildings and log cabins.
- West Creek (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cities & towns--Colorado--West Creek--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--West Creek--1930-1940.
- May 17, 1936
- Ward, Colorado
- Panoramic view overlooking the town of Ward, Boulder County, Colorado, shows wood-frame and clapboard residences and commercial buildings in valley.
- Ward (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1901?
- West Cliff, Colo. Wet Mountain Valley
- View looking down unpaved Main Street in Westcliffe (also known as Clifton and West Cliff), Custer County, Colorado. One and two-story wood-frame and masonry residences along street with snowcapped Sangre De Cristo Range in distance.
- Sangre De Cristo Range (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Westcliffe (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Westcliffe--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Westcliffe--1900-1910.
- 1902
- West Creek & Pemberton district
- View of the young, mining community of West Creek, Colorado in Douglas County. Framed building next to pitched tent. Wood-frame house near pond.
- West Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--West Creek--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--West Creek--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--West Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- West Creek & Pemberton district
- View of the young, mining community of West Creek, Colorado in Douglas County. Framed building next to tent. Wood-frame house near pond.
- West Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--West Creek--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--West Creek--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--West Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- West Creek Town Site Looking North, Gold Mineing (sic.) Camp, Colo.
- View of the young gold mining community of West Creek, Colorado in Douglas County. Several pitched tents around one wood-frame building.
- West Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- November 14, 1895
- West Creek
- A woman bundled in winter clothing walks down a snowy street in West Creek, Douglas County, Colorado. Buildings along the street: wood-frame structures and pitched tents. Signs: "House" and "Pioneer Saloon."
- West Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--West Creek--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--West Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- West Creek
- View in West Creek, Douglas County, Colorado, shows stagecoaches, men working on a project in front of a wood-frame, commercial building, pitched tents and debris on the ground. Signs: "Lodgings," "Wm Griffin Cash Grocer," "Lots in Tyler Heights...
- West Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--West Creek--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--West Creek--1890-1900.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--West Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- West Creek, Colo.
- View of the young community of West Creek, Colorado in Douglas County. Pitched tents among wood-frame buildings and log cabins.
- West Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]