Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Exterior of South Branch Library at Mission Viejo
- View of the South Branch Library from across the street. The street is split by a median with bushes and trees. Numerous buildings visible in the background. Blue sky overhead.
- Aurora Public Library. Mission Viejo Library.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Exterior of South Branch Library at Mission Viejo
- View of the South Branch Library from the parking lot. Four cars parked in the lot. House visible in the background. Blue sky overhead.
- Aurora Public Library. Mission Viejo Library.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Entrance of South Branch Library at Mission Viejo
- View of the entrance of the South Branch Library. No grass growing-dirt instead. Blue sky overhead.
- Aurora Public Library. Mission Viejo Library.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Interior of Library at Mission Viejo
- Interior of library, facing a desk and a Jr. Fiction section. Carpet is rust colored and the counter is orange. Blue two seater couch and orange chairs, both with wood arms and legs. Bright in background from large windows.
- Aurora Public Library. Mission Viejo Library.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Interior of Library at Mission Viejo
- Interior of library, facing a main desk. Carpet is rust colored and the counter is orange with white stripes dividing into sections. An adult and a child standing at the counter. A blue two seater couch and an orange chair, both with wooden arms...
- Aurora Public Library. Mission Viejo Library.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Interior of Library at Mission Viejo
- Interior of library, facing book shelves in the sections "Fiction" and "Biography". Book cases have seven shelves each and the ends are a royal blue color. The ends have small white signs with letters to indicate what books are held in each row....
- Aurora Public Library. Mission Viejo Library.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- The main house in this picture, lower left, was built by David E. C. Austin, sometime after 1885
- View over the ghost town of Turret, (Camp Austin) Colorado in Chaffee County, shows abandoned, dilapidated, log buildings on the grassy hillside.
- Austin, David E. C.--Homes & haunts.; Turret (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Turret--1970-1980.
- 1975
- Remains of a snow slide
- View of mountainside with scattered destroyed trees and a man, probably above the Uncompahgre River, Colorado.
- Avalanches--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Baby in carriage
- Studio portrait of a baby in a perambulator. The baby carriage has an umbrella attached to the back.
- Baby carriages--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Col. Bacon's residence, Cheyene [sic] Canon, Colo. Spgs.
- View over the landscaped grounds of Colonel John H. Bacon, at Ivywild, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a rock lined waterway with bridges and residence with wraparound porch.
- Bacon, John H.--Homes & Haunts--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Grounds, Col. Bacon, Ivywild
- View along a rock lined waterway in the landscaped grounds of Colonel John H. Bacon, at Ivywild, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Water rushes under bridges; a garden hose is piled on a water pump.
- Bacon, John H.--Homes & Haunts--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Col. Bacon's grounds
- View over the landscaped grounds of Colonel John H. Bacon's residence, at Ivywild, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a rock lined waterway with bridges.
- Bacon, John H.--Homes & Haunts--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gardens--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Papooses from Ft. Hall Reservation, Blackfoot, Idaho
- Outdoor portrait of two Native American infants bound to cradleboards. They are members of the Shoshone and/or Bannock tribes, Fort Hall Reservation, Blackfoot, Idaho. One of the two is awake, the other is sleeping.
- Bannock Indians--Idaho--Blackfoot--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Children--Idaho--Blackfoot--1880-1910.; Shoshoni Indians--Idaho--Blackfoot--1880-1910.; Blackfoot (Idaho)--1880-1910.; Fort Hall Indian Reservation (Idaho)--1880-1910.;...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Magnolia - 1967 View toward Long's Peak
- The view, looking off the veranda at the Gordon Barker cabin, in Magnolia, Colorado, shows pine forest, and in the distance, Long's Peak.
- Barker, Gordon--Homes & haunts.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Magnolia (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Magnolia - 1967 Gordon Barker cabin
- The Gordon Barker cabin, in Magnolia, Colorado, features a combination of rock and wood walls, single leaf doors, large windows, and a large veranda surrounded by a low rock wall. A picnic table and lounge chairs are on the veranda.
- Barker, Gordon--Homes & haunts.; Magnolia (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Magnolia--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Made by the Ladies Aid Society, Basalt, Colo.
- Reproduction of ink rendering; shows a quilt from Basalt, Eagle County, Colorado. Names surround symbols of societies and clubs.
- Basalt (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Black Iron mine near Red Cliff on Battle mtn.
- Overlook view of the Black Iron Mine owned by the Empire Zinc Company, on Battle Mountain in Eagle County, Colorado with road and tailings.
- Battle Mountain (Eagle County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Black Iron Mine (Eagle County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Indians - Utes, Bear Dance
- Two parallel lines of people face each other as Native American Utes, along with two white men, perform the Bear Dance.
- Bear Dance--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Ute Indians--Dance--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Bear Lake
- Bear Lake, in Larimer County, Colorado, lies within the boundaries of Rocky Mountain National Park, at the foot of the McHenry's Peak. It is surrounded by a logging road and a scarred hillside that is the result of logging.
- Bear Lake (Larimer County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Larimer County--1920-1930.
- 1930
- Bear Lake
- Bear Lake in Larimer County, Colorado, is surrounded by sheer cliffs, pine trees, and snow fields. The lake and surrounding area are within the boundaries of Rocky Mountain National Park.
- Bear Lake (Larimer County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Larimer County--1920-1930.
- 1930
- Bear Lake
- Bear Lake in Larimer County, Colorado, is surrounded by sheer cliffs, pine trees, and snow fields. The lake and surrounding area are within the boundaries of Rocky Mountain National Park. A log cabin is in the foreground.
- Bear Lake (Larimer County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Larimer County--1920-1930.
- 1930
- Bedrock - 1959
- View of a two story commercial building in Bedrock, Colorado; features vertical board and batten siding (first floor), horizontal clapboard siding (second floor), rectangular bays, open front porch with ceiling, second floor balcony with...
- Bedrock (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Bedrock--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Bedrock - 1959
- View of two cars and a two story commercial building in Bedrock, Colorado; features vertical board and batten siding (first floor), rectangular window bays, and horizontal clapboard siding (second floor); lean-to roof covers the first floor porch...
- Bedrock (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Bedrock--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Bedrock - 1959
- View of a two story commercial building in Bedrock, Colorado; features rough cut rock siding (first floor), horizontal clapboard siding (second floor), rectangular bays, open front porch with ceiling and corner posts (first floor), second floor...
- Bedrock (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Bedrock--1950-1960.; Gasoline pumps--Colorado--Bedrock--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Bedrock - 1959
- View in Bedrock, Colorado showing the open front porch of a store in Bedrock; shows crates, barrels, chair with back padding torn out, and other miscellaneous items littering the porch; wood beams run horizontally, the length of the roof and also...
- Bedrock (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Porches--Colorado--Bedrock--1950-1960.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Bedrock--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Bedrock - 1959
- View in Bedrock, Colorado showing the open front porch of a store in Bedrock; features crates, barrels and other miscellaneous items littering the porch; wood beams run horizontally the length of the roof and vertical supports are along the front...
- Bedrock (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Porches--Colorado--Bedrock--1950-1960.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Bedrock--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Bedrock - 1959
- View in Bedrock, Colorado showing a man standing on an open front porch of a store in Bedrock; includes crates, barrels and other miscellaneous items littering the porch; wood beams run horizontally and are vertical supports along the front of the...
- Bedrock (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Porches--Colorado--Bedrock--1950-1960.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Bedrock--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Stockmen's Saloon
- Saguache, Saguache County, Colorado, Rollo J. Means and Jack Belman pose behind the bar at the Stockmen's Saloon. Bottles, glasses, and a cash register are on the mirrored bar back. Men raise a toast, with spittons at their feet; leaded glass...
- Belman, Jack.; Means, Rollo J.; Saguache (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bars (Furniture)--Colorado--Saguache--1920-1930.; Bars--Colorado--Saguache--1920-1930.; Bartenders--Colorado--Saguache--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Saguache--1920-1930.
- 1920
- Black Hawk Colo., after the flood, July 30, 1895
- View from ground level of a street crowded with people after the flood of 1895 in Black Hawk, Colorado; shows a woman seated with umbrella, one woman standing with umbrella and propped against a leaning pole, and one woman with her left arm behind...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Black Hawk-1937
- View up a dirt street in Black Hawk, Colorado. Two structures built above the street on rock wall foundations are tiered to adjust for the sloping landscape. The structure on the left is two story, white, horizontal clapboard, medium gable. First...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Mine Crew- Col Sellers Mine
- Miners pose outdoors at the Colonel Sellers Mine near Blue River, Summit County, Colorado.
- Blue River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Colonel Sellers Mine (Summit County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Blue River--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Blue River--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- The old Mining Exchange, a night session
- A policeman in uniform with dome hat poses in a crowd of men in suits, ties, and bowler hats, during a night call at the Mining Stock Exchange, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Board of Trade and Mining Exchange (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commodity exchanges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Turquoise mines above Bonanza
- A group of people walk next to a log cabin with a large boiler next to it. They are in a clearing near Bonanza, Colorado, and the Turquoise mine is nearby.
- Bonanza (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- 1938
- 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?]
- Science classroom
- Scientific equipment fills the interior of this classroom at the University of Colorado at Boulder. An optical bench tops glass fronted cabinets, equipped with lenses, prisms, lamps, and filters. Glass retorts and alembics are on shelves;...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Classrooms--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889
- Interior Brown mercantile store, 1409 Pearl
- Buckets, birdcages, and a hammock hang from the ceiling of this mercantile in Boulder, Colorado. Wall shelves are filled with lamps and china; tables are stacked with dinnerware. A.S. Brown sits on a cast iron stove, Charles Rittmaster wears a...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Boulder - 1926 6th Street Rd.
- View in Boulder, Colorado showing foliage and an un-used telephone pole along Sixth (6th) Street Road; Flagstaff Mountain, Green Mountain, and the Flatirons in the background.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Boulder--1920-1930.
- 1926
- DB&W Train at Sugar Loaf Station 1916
- A train of the Denver, Boulder and Western Railroad winds around a snow-covered hillside in the background, at Sugarloaf in Boulder County, Colorado. Large clouds of dark smoke puff from the two engines on the train, one in the front and one in the...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sugarloaf (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Boulder County--1910-1920.; Denver, Boulder, and Western Railroad Company.
- [1916?]
- Golden age dump near Jamestown
- View of the Continental Divide as seen from the Golden Age mine dump near Jamestown in Boulder County, Colorado.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1960.; Continental Divide (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Waste disposal sites--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1960.
- [between 1933 and 1960]
- 4th of July mine shafthouse
- A dilapidated building near the top of the Continental Divide represents the remains of the shafthouse of the Fourth of July mine in Boulder County, Colorado. It is surrounded by a pile of mine tailings.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1944
- 4th of July mine collapsed cabin
- The roof of a log cabin near the Fourth of July mine in Boulder County, Colorado has collapsed, and fills the interior of the cabin.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Boulder County--1940- 1950.
- 1944
- 4th of July mine shafthouse
- A dilapidated building near the top of the Continental Divide represents the remains of the shafthouse of the Fourth of July mine in Boulder County, Colorado. The roof is bowed and on the verge of collapse.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Boulder County--1940- 1950.
- 1944
- 4th of July mine shafthouse
- A dilapidated building near the top of the Continental Divide represents the remains of the shafthouse of the Fourth of July mine in Boulder County, Colorado. The roof is bowed and on the verge of collapse.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Boulder County--1940- 1950.
- 1944
- 4th of July mine
- A group of dilapidated buildings represent the remains of the Fourth of July mine in Boulder County, Colorado. A person is walking in the area and is looking at the mountains in the distance.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Boulder County--1940- 1950.
- 1944
- 4th of July mine shafthouse
- The interior of the shaft house of the Fourth of July mine in Boulder County, Colorado reveals a boiler in one corner; illuminated by sunshine coming through a hole in the roof.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors.
- 1944
- 4th of July mine boiler
- The interior of the shafthouse of the Fourth of July mine in Boulder County, Colorado has a large boiler surrounded by bricks that have fallen into rubble. Roof beams are scattered across the floor, and sun is shining through both a broken window...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.
- 1944
- 4th of July mine shafthouse
- The interior of the shafthouse of the Fourth of July mine in Boulder County, Colorado has machinery and machine parts strewn around. The room is illuminated by sunshine coming through holes in the roof.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.
- 1944
- 4th of July mine shafthouse
- A dilapidated building near the top of the Continental Divide represents the remains of the shafthouse of the Fourth of July mine in Boulder County, Colorado. It is surrounded by a pile of mine tailings.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.
- 1944
- Boulder County Mine near (New) Cardinal
- Residences and storage buildings for men and equipment of the Boulder County mine are still in use in 1942, near New Cardinal, Colorado.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Storage facilities--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Boulder County mine near New Cardinal
- The large, stepped, mill building of the Boulder County mine has been carved into the hillside near New Cardinal, Colorado.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Mills--Colorado--Boulder County--1950-1960.
- 1958