Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Black Hawk, Oct. 1942
- View east on Gregory Street sidewalk, Black Hawk, Colorado. Large wooden planks were used to cover the flume that was built by town residents to minimize damage done to the town as a result of seasonal flooding. A young girl is looking through the...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Camp Bird mine
- The town of Camp Bird in Ouray County, Colorado features an elaborate house with turret and decorative windows built to accomodate the manager of the mine, that is located two miles away. Other buildings feature steep gables that assist in shedding...
- Camp Bird (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Camp Bird--1960-1970.
- 1963
- Died toward Ransk guard in uniform
- Orville J. Turley, escapee from the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, lays dead in the snow. Convicted for the 1915 murder of Emma G. Wise in Denver, this was how his second escape attempt ended. Men in Fedoras and trenchcoats and guards...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Prison escapes--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.
- 1947
- Kit Carson's house
- View of the home of Kit (Christopher) Carson in Taos (Taos County), New Mexico. Shows an adobe house with portál in a state of disrepair. The joists of the roof structure are exposed and the adobe walls are visible under areas where the stucco...
- Carson, Kit, 1809-1868--Homes & haunts.; Taos (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Adobe houses--New Mexico--Taos--1890-1900.; Houses--New Mexico--Taos--1890-1900.; Porticoes (Porches)--New Mexico--Taos--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Eureka Creek, outside of Central City, Colorado
- View of a wooden sidewalk and railing that span Eureka Gulch and Creek outside of Central City, Colorado. The railing and sidewalk are alongside a dirt road. Two wood-frame houses sit on the hill on the other side of the gulch, where much of the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Eureka Gulch (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Wooden sidewalks--Colorado--Central City--1920-1930.
- 1926
- Central City, Colorado
- View of Pine street and St. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church on the right. In the foreground are brick buildings with cars next to them. Smoke comes out of the chimney of the building on the left. Barren hills surround the valley. The...
- Central City (Colo.)--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Old house, Spring St., Central City, 1953
- A deteriorating house on Spring Street in Central City, Colorado, stands in a field beneath a hillside. It is a two story masonry box with rectangular windows, which have decorative brickwork over the top of each window, a flat roof, and a covered...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Main Street, Central City streets
- View of Main Street in Central City, Colorado; shows street flanked by two and three-story nineteenth century storefronts. Half of the street is in the shadows, and the buildings on the right side of the street, which are the only buildings...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Donkeys--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Fourth of July fireworks at City Park Lake with lighted dome of the Colorado State Capitol in distance.
- Night view of fireworks exploding over Denver, Colorado, as seen from City Park Lake. Colorado State Capitol dome in distance.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fireworks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Columbian School student Betty Kirby
- Photograph of Columbian Elementary School student Betty Kirby during class at Columbian Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. She leans over a desk and appears to be folding a piece of fabric. Under the fabric is an open notebook.
- Columbian School (Denver, Colo.); Berkeley (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1935
- Plaque with "Two Rivers" a poem by Thomas Hornsby Ferril
- View of a bronze plaque with "Two Rivers" a poem by Thomas Hornsby Ferril installed in Confluence Park, in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Plaque reads: "Two rivers that were here before there was a city still come together:...
- Confluence Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1970-1980.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Parks.; Plaques.; Ferril, Thomas Hornsby, 1896-1988. Two rivers.;...
- 1977
- Creede, Colo. before the fire
- Pedestrians and horse-drawn wagons proceed down an unpaved, littered street in the town of Creede, Colorado in Mineral County. Architectural elements of the one and two story commercial storefronts include clapboard siding, false fronts, cornices,...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Creede, Colorado
- A group of people in the town of Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County, stand on the porch of a store and along the dirt road in front of it and look into the distance. A man sits on a horse, and several of the men hold shovels and picks over their...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Crowds--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Crystal River R.R., Stone bridge abutment abandoned narrow gauge line, Redstone - Coal Basin, Colo.
- View along the abandoned Crystal River and San Juan Railroad narrow gauge line between Redstone and Coal Basin (Pitkin County), Colorado. Shows a stone bridge abutment in a dry stream bed. The framework of the bridge has fallen away. Mountains are...
- Crystal River & San Juan Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abutments--Colorado--Pitkin County--1950-1960.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Pitkin County--1950-1960.; Streams--Colorado--Pitkin County--1950-1960.
- 1956 September 29
- Chief Standing Elk 1st Lieut. to Chief Little Wound
- Two Native Americans pose sitting near a broken wagon and tepees. Different identifications suggest the men are Standing Elk (Oglala Sioux) and Black Horse (Sioux). Standing Elk wears moccasins, leggings, a vest over a long sleeved shirt, and a...
- Dakota Indians--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--1870-1900.; Oglala Indians--1870-1900.; Indian encampments--1870-1900.; Tipis--1870-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1870-1900.; Black Horse.; Little Wound, Oglala Chief--Staff.; Standing Elk.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Harry M. Rhoads and ?
- Harry Rhoads poses with an unidentified man, probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Photographers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Couple
- A couple pose on the porch of a house possibly in Denver, Colorado. The man smiles and looks at the camera, the woman looks away.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Couples--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Smiling--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1925 and 1935]
- Dyersville
- View of a dilapidated building with collapsed roof in the ghost town of Dyersville, Colorado, in Summit county. Evergreen forest is in background.
- Dyersville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Dyersville--1960-1970.
- August, 1961
- Eldora
- The town of Eldora, Colorado, sits along a valley floor adjacent to Jasper Creek. False front, wooden buildings dominate the central business district, and signs include: "Assay Office," "Drugs," "Village Restaurant," and, "Brach." In the...
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899]
- Eldorado Springs flood
- Pieces of the dance pavilion at the resort in Eldorado Springs, Colorado, lie in ruins on the banks of South Boulder creek after the flood that roared down the valley in 1938.
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Eldorado Springs flood
- Three men walk on a dirt road that borders South Boulder creek after it flooded and damaged the resort and swimming pool in Eldorado Springs, Colorado.
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1930-1940.; Resorts--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1930-1940.
- September 4, 1938
- Floresta
- A stone building without a roof stands atop a small hill at the coal mine site in Floresta (Gunnison County), Colorado. At the bottom of the hill lie the remains of another building (log) that appears to have been swept away. There is a trail of...
- Floresta (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Floresta--1940-1950.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Floresta--1940-1950.
- 1946
- Presbyterian Church
- Men, women, and boys stand in a row with the Presbyterian Church behind them in Garcia, Colorado. Many of them are laughing and looking at a short man or boy wearing a round brimmed hat and plaid shirt who looks upward. One boy is running away. A...
- Garcia (Colo.)--1880-1920.; Children--Colorado--Garcia--1880-1920.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Garcia--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920?]
- Gold Run
- View of the mining camp of Gold Run, Colorado, in San Juan County; shows log cabin with gable built amid a forest of tree stumps on an eroded hillside.
- Gold Run (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Gold Run--1890-1900.
- [1893?]
- Golden City & South Platte Ry. Co.'s Bridge across Clear Creek in Golden, Colo. after 1894 flood.
- Several men and a boy are on the remains of the Golden City and South Platte Railroad Company bridge after the 1894 Clear Creek flood, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. Several large upright timbers still stand while the rest of the bridge was...
- Golden (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Golden--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Golden--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Golden City & South Platte Ry. Co.'s Bridge across Clear Creek in Golden, Colo. after 1894 flood.
- Several men and a boy are on the remains of the Golden City and South Platte Railroad Company bridge after the 1894 Clear Creek flood, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. Several large upright timbers still stand while the rest of the bridge was...
- Golden (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Golden--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Golden--1890-1900.
- 1894
- The Temple Pyramid, nine miles away: height 4000 feet.--Extreme right butte, twenty miles distant. --North-east from Trail (full power telephotograph)
- View of the Temple Pyramid in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. The conical rock formation stands in the middle of the canyon. Other buttes stand in the distance
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Arizona--1900-1920.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Arizona--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Training school Colorado State Teachers College Greeley, Colorado hereafter to be known as "Kepner Hall."
- View of the facade of Kepner Hall on the campus of Colorado Teachers College (also known as the University of Northern Colorado and the State Normal school, Colorado State College of Education, and Colorado State College) in Greeley, Colorado in...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1940.; University of Northern Colorado.
- [between 1911 and 1935]
- Rear Admiral Henry F. Herrera and unidentified Hispanic Vietnam veteran.
- An unidentified Vietnam veteran and Rear Admiral Henry F. Herrera pose at a G.I. Forum event probably in Lincoln Park, Denver, Colorado. The veteran wears a tuxedo and a beret. The Rear Admiral is in full dress uniform. Civic Center Park is in the...
- Hispanic Americans--1980-1990.; Mexican Americans--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Group portraits.; Veterans.; Herrera, Henry F.--Pictorial works.; Admirals--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [between 1988 and 1990?]
- Reverend John Roberts and Andrew Basil at Sacajawea's grave
- Andrew Basil, a Native American (Shoshone) man, and Reverend John Roberts pose near the graves of Sacajawea and her son, Basil near Fort Washakie, Wyoming. Andrew Basil wears moccasins, a vest, and a scarf around his neck. Reverend John Roberts...
- Indians of North America--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1930-1940.; Shoshoni Indians--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1930-1940.; Fort Washakie (Wyo.)--1930-1940.; Cemeteries--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1930-1940.; Clergy--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1930-1940.; Tombs...
- [1930-1940?]
- First evacuee arrivals at Granada
- Japanese evacuees stand or sit with their suitcases and belongings in front of a Santa Fe and Topeka passenger train car. The men and women wait for the bus ride to Camp Amache, Granada Relocation Center, southeastern Colorado.
- Japanese--Capture & imprisonment--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners.; Amache (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Political prisoners--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.
- 1942 August 30
- Group of Japanese women, men and young girls
- A group of Japanese-American women, men and young girls pose in front of the Colorado Times newspaper office at 1930 Lawrence in Denver, Colorado. The women and young girls wear kimonos. The men wear suits and ties. In front row, third from left is...
- Japanese Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1916 and 1920]
- Sloan place and family
- Two children, Ray and Lottie Sloan sit in a buggy behind horses in Prairie Divide (Larimer County), Colorado. A woman, Mrs. Sloan stands by the horses and her husband, Billie Sloan, sits on horseback. Shows a chinked log cabin house with a plank...
- Larimer County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1900.; Homesteading--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1900.; Sloan, Billie.; Sloan, Lottie.; Sloan, Ray.; Sloan...
- [between 1882 and 1893?]
- Lincoln School
- View of the back of Lincoln School at 715 South Pearl Street in the Washington Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a third floor fire escape and swingsets.
- Lincoln School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Washington Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1930.
- [between 1890 and 1929?]
- Tramway on Riva Ridge, Italy
- View of the tramway (loaded with supplies, an Army officer, an Army photographer, and Sergeant Paul Long) on Riva Ridge, Italy, during the Italian Campaign. Also pictured, a group of approximately 10 other soldiers stand on the landing deck or man...
- Medicine, Military--Italy--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Aerial tramways--Italy--1940-1950.; Medical aspects of war--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 21, 1945
- Henson Creek Hidden Treasure mine
- A dilapidated two story building from the Hidden Treasure mine stands near Henson creek in Hinsdale County, Colorado. The internal framework, lathe, and plaster are exposed as the outer walls are worn away.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1940-1950.; Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Henson Creek Hidden Treasure mine
- A dilapidated two story building from the Hidden Treasure mine stands near Henson creek in Hinsdale County, Colorado. The internal framework, lathe, and plaster are exposed as the outer walls are worn away.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1940-1950.; Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1940- 1950.
- 1942
- Montrose fruit display
- Apples, peaches, grapes, and other produce are on display in Montrose, Colorado. Tables draped in cloth are used to display the fruit on plates and in crates. Signs in the area read: "J. C. and Jesse Bell," "Wilson & Co. Orchards," and, "John...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1890-1940.; Fruit--Colorado--Montrose--1890-1940.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Montrose--1890-1940.
- [between 1890 and 1940]
- Soldiers in the streets of Montrose
- A group of soldiers and civilians march down Main(?) Street in Montrose, Colorado. A marching band leads the group, which is still a block away. Signs include: "The Boston, Clothes, Hats, Shoes," "Coors Golden Beer," "Mrs. Hales Home Restaurant,...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Marching bands--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Mules and mule drivers in Italian Hills
- Shows four packed mules following a steep trail and one grazing without load while a Tenth Mountain Division mule driver holds its tether. Two mule drivers struggle with a pack saddle in the middle of the trail a few feet away. Photographed in the...
- Mountain warfare--1940-1950.; Mules--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- The Horseshoe, from West Ouray, Colorado
- View of Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, and the Horseshoe, also called the Amphitheater. Town buildings are in the foreground.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Laying concrete pipe
- Construction workers guide a section of concrete pipe hoisted by a crane into a trench possibly in Jefferson County, Colorado. The pipeline is probably part of the Fraser River Diversion Project. A stadia rod for surveying leans against the side of...
- Pipes (Conduits)--Colorado--1930-1940.; Construction workers--Colorado--1930-1940.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--1930-1940.; Waterworks--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1936 and 1938?]
- View of the north side of the city, Pueblo, Colorado
- View of the northside of Pueblo, Colorado; shows business and residence including laundry drying on clothesline; signs painted on sides or attached to buildings: "Fifth Avenue Hotel," "Bank," and "Appel & Walker, One Price, Clothiers & Furnishers,...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Nevada Central narrow gauge car
- Combination baggage coach, number weathered away. Photographed: at Battle Mtn., Nev., August 5, 1935.
- Railroads--Cars--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1935.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad cars--Nevada--Battle Mountain.; Nevada Central Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1935
- Ferndale, Colo. bridge and house of W. F. & Mary Byers Robinson
- Mary Elizabeth Byers Robinson stands on a wooden bridge over the North Fork of the South Platte River in Ferndale (Jefferson County), Colorado. She wears a long skirt, a blouse, and a hat. Her cabin is just visible through dense evergreen trees.
- Robinson, Mary Byers--Homes & haunts--1900-1920.; Robinson, W. F.--Homes & haunts--1900-1920.; Ferndale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River, North Fork (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Ferndale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Bridge and house of W. F. and Mary Byers Robinson
- A wooden bridge spans the North Fork of the South Platte River in Ferndale (Douglas County), Colorado. It was built by the owners of the cabin on the hill in the background, W. F. and Mary Byers Robinson.
- Robinson, Mary Byers--Homes & haunts--1900-1920.; Robinson, W. F.--Homes & haunts--1900-1920.; Ferndale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River, North Fork (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Ferndale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Colorado miners
- Four miners pose with a wheelbarrow full of ore, Routt County, Colorado. The hillside behind them has been cut away.
- Routt County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Routt County--1870-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Routt County--1870-1890.; Wheelbarrows--Colorado--Routt County--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Silver Plume
- View northwest in Silver Plume, Colorado; the central business district is in the foreground, and Republican Mountain and mines are in the background. Mines include: the Diamond Tunnel, the Baxter, and the Dunkirk. The haul road is visible cutting...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Silver Plume--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1879?]
- Students on balcony of South High School
- Photograph of an unidentified male and female student from South High School standing in the loggia looking towards the Rocky Mountains outside of Denver, Colorado.
- South High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1926
- Mercury by Paschal Quackenbush, Teller House, Central City
- Mercury, who stands on a stone in a darkened arch, holds his torch and is painted in a corner of the Teller House bar in Central City, Colorado. He is wearing a tunic with a sash and holding a lit torch in his left hand. He looks toward the left. A...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Mercury (Roman deity)
- 1932