Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Gunnison
- A railroad station in Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado, is a small one-story gable-roofed building of stone, with tall windows and a small wood door. The tracks run next to it, and other buildings are in the distance.
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Gunnison--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Lamartine
- Two two-story dilapidated log buildings in Lamartine, Clear Creek County, Colorado, are surrounded by rocks, undergrowth, and trees.
- Lamartine (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log buildings--Colorado--Lamartine--1940-1950.
- 1947
- Lamartine
- Two two-story dilapidated log buildings in Lamartine, Clear Creek County, Colorado, are on a cliff overlooking a mountain range.
- Lamartine (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log buildings--Colorado--Lamartine--1940-1950.
- 1947
- Lamartine
- Three dilapidated log buildings and scattered logs in Lamartine, Clear Creek County, Colorado, are on a cliff overlooking the mountain range.
- Lamartine (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log buildings--Colorado--Lamartine--1940-1950.
- 1947
- Liberty
- A small abandoned log cabin at the foot of a hill in Liberty, Saguache County, Colorado, has aspen trees growning beside it, a wooden box in front, and the remnants of a log fence nearby.
- Liberty (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Liberty--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Liberty--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Liberty
- A long one-story abandoned log cabin in Liberty, Saguache County, Colorado, is surrounded by trees, ferns and tall grass.
- Liberty (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Liberty--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Liberty--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Liberty
- A one-story abandoned log cabin in Liberty, Saguache County, Colorado, is next to a dry creek bed and has tall brush around it.
- Liberty (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Liberty--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Liberty--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Liberty
- Long curving branches and thick underbrush surround a shingle- roofed abandoned log cabin in Liberty, Saguache County, Colorado.
- Liberty (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Liberty--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Liberty--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Liberty
- Two buildings are in a clearing in Liberty, Saguache County, Colorado. Boards on the ground apparently cover a stream; a horse stands by the log cabin in the distance, and a closer cabin has a rustic porch on the front accessed by two boards.
- Liberty (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Liberty--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Liberty
- Two log cabins in Liberty, Saguache County, Colorado, are surrounded by underbrush; mountains are in the distance.
- Liberty (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Liberty--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Liberty
- A log cabin with chinking, a shingled gable roof, and an empty door and window in Liberty, Saguache County, Colorado, is at the foot of a hill, has a grassy field in front, and trees beside it.
- Liberty (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Liberty--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Liberty
- Two log cabins in Liberty, Saguache County, Colorado, are surrounded by trees, vines, branches, and thick undergrowth.
- Liberty (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Liberty--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Liberty
- A shed-style log cabin in Liberty, Saguache County, Colorado, has a rustic elevated porch accessed by two boards; a wagon seat and an old rug are on the porch. Bird wings are attached to the side of cabin, and a door with a screen door over it has...
- Liberty (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Liberty--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Liberty
- A wood ledge next to a cabin in Liberty, Saguache County, Colorado, holds a variety of bones, including skulls, spines, jaws and other parts of animals. Bones also lie on the ground, near an overturned wood chair.
- Liberty (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bones--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Old saddle disintegrating on ground, Liberty
- A saddle on the ground covered by twigs and leaves in Liberty, Saguache County, Colorado, has a bare branch lying over it.
- Liberty (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Saddles--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Old wagon in underbrush, Liberty
- An old wagon in Liberty, Saguache County, Colorado, is obscured by underbrush and tree branches.
- Liberty (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Liberty--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Saloon and Loco Bill's cabin, Liberty
- A false front building, the saloon, and a smaller building, the home of the hermit Loco Bill, are at the edge clearing in Liberty, Saguache County, Colorado; trees and rocks surround the area.
- Loco Bill--Homes & haunts--1940-1950.; Liberty (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bars--Colorado--Liberty--1940-1950.
- 1942
- View out to valley, Liberty
- Trees and bushes line a path leading to a valley in Liberty, Saguache County, Colorado.
- Liberty (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Liberty--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Franklin, Colorado
- Three men and a horse pose in front of one of the only buildings ever built in Franklin (Summit County), Colorado. Most of the building is obscured by pine trees, but the gable and open front porch are visible. Records do not exist for why the town...
- Franklin (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Franklin--1880-1890.; Men--Colorado--Franklin--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Has the pipe
- Standing portrait of a Native American (Siksika, Blackfeet) man, Has the Pipe, and a horse at Fort Belknap, Montana. The man wears a suit, a ribbon over his heart, and holds a hat in his hands.
- Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Siksika Indians--1910-1920.; Has the Pipe. Siksika Indian.
- 1917?
- J. G. Rogers' home
- Exterior side view of the James Grafton Rogers house, Georgetown, Colorado, which was torn down in 1965. The end of the building is flat except for a bay window; the angle of the roof is clearly visible, and the ront porch is seen at an angle. ...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1970.; Rogers, James Grafton 1883-1971--Homes & haunts.
- 1965
- Pine Ridge Indians Pine Ridge Indian Resv. So. Dak.
- A Native American (Sioux) man and woman pose outdoors at the Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. The man wears traditional clothes that include a feather headdress, beaded moccasins and leggings, and a necklace made of teeth. The woman wears...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1930-1940.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1930-1940.; Pine Ridge (S.D.)--1930-1940.; Shelters--South...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Standard Mine close to Lafayette.
- A man aims an automatic rifle on a tripod near the Standard Mine, part of the UMW strike against RMFC, near Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado. Another man stands in a nearby wooden shelter.
- Rocky Mountain Fuel Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Lafayette (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Standard Mine (Lafayette, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Machine guns--Colorado--Lafayette--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- February 14, 1914
- Bandwagon, U.S. Artillery
- A group of men dressed in band uniforms sits on top of a bandwagon being pulled down a dirt road by teams of horses during a parade for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One of the band members holds a large, round drum over the side of the wagon. Two...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bands--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Portal Argo Tunnel Idaho Springs, Colo.
- Miners pose on electric velocipede cars and a tram engine near the entrance to the Argo Tunnel near Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The tram engine pulls loaded mine ore cars.
- Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1910-1920.; Argo Tunnel Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Cotopaxi
- The Arkansas River flows past the town of Cotopaxi, Colorado, in Fremont County. Buildings in the town consist of a boarding house, several, wood-frame structures, and several tents. Trees grow on the banks of the river, and the mountains that...
- Cotopaxi (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Empire, Colo., gift shop
- The interior of a gift shop at the Hotel Splendide in Empire, Clear Creek County, Colorado, includes a round wood table with spiral- shaped legs and chairs, a Victorian sideboard with pottery on its shelves, an open door through which wire chairs...
- Empire (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Gift shops--Colorado--Empire--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Empire--1960-1970.; Interiors.
- 1967
- Hotel Glenwood Grand Ave.
- Men stand in a line around the sidewalk outside of the Glenwood Hotel in the town of Glenwood Springs (formerly known as Defiance), Colorado, in Garfield County. Features of the Victorian building on Cooper Avenue include: balconies, round bay...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1890.; Glenwood Hotel (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1884 and 1888]
- Gothic
- A dilapidated two-story false front building in Gothic, Gunnison County, Colorado, faces a dirt street and a craggy mountain with evergreens at its base. A one-story addition is on the back of the building, and two beams prop up the side of the...
- Gothic (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Gothic--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Gothic--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Liberty
- An abandoned log cabin stands near a small dilapidated building in Liberty, Saguache County, Colorado. A horse's rump and back legs stick out of the cabin, and a row of bones, including several skulls, are propped up on a ledge next to the...
- Liberty (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Liberty--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Liberty--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Crested Butte, Colo.
- View of the town of Crested Butte (Gunnison County), Colorado. The house of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company superintendent sits on a hill outside town. Prominent buildings in town include Union Congregational Church, Crested Butte school house,...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1900-1920.; Crested Butte (Colo. : Mountain)--1900-1920.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Crested Butte--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Crested Butte--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Jesse McDonald's home on W. 7th St.
- This view of Jesse McDonald's home on West Seventh Street in Leadville, Colorado shows a large two-story clapboard structure with multi- gabled roofs, decorative fish-scale shingles, a front porch, brick chimneys, several large one sash and transom...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1968
- John & Ann Pitts' home on 225 W. 8th St.
- This exterior snowy view of John and Ann Pitts' home at 225 West Eighth Street in Leadville, Colorado, shows the one story house with front gable, overhanging awning roofs over projecting sash front windows, an entry door with transom, three small...
- Pitts, Ann--Homes & haunts--1960-1970.; Pitts, John--Homes & haunts--1960-1970.; Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1968
- John & Ann Pitts' home on 225 W. 8th St.
- This exterior view of John and Ann Pitts' home on 225 West Eighth Street in Leadville, Colorado, captures the house after a snow. Ann stands in front the small one story house with front gable, awning roofs over three sash front windows, an entry...
- Pitts, Ann--Homes & haunts--1960-1970.; Pitts, John--Homes & haunts--1960-1970.; Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1968
- Wetmore, Colorado Wetmore school - teacher Wm. Brock; home at Shell Knob, Mo.
- Interior view of a schoolroom in Wetmore, Custer County, Colorado, shows children sitting at their desks, their teacher, William Brock, in the back of the room next to the iron stove, an iron light fixture hanging from the ceiling, and the words:...
- Wetmore (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rural schools--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.; School children--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.; Teachers--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Women's march
- Mounted members of the Colorado National Guard disperse men and women participants in a march to free Mother Jones and support the UMW Ludlow strike against CF&I, near the Post Office on Main Street in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado.
- Jones, Mother, 1843?-1930--Capture & imprisonment.; Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.;...
- [January, 1914]
- Georgetown, Colorado May 1946
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking north, taken from Leavenworth Mountain. The grid plan of the town is clearly visible; many of the blocks have large unbuilt areas. Recognizable landmarks include Chimney Rock, the Cushman Block, the old school,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- May 1946
- Tramway Encampment, Wyo from Ferris-Haggarty mine
- View of the aerial bucket tramway at the Ferris-Haggarty Mine near Encampment, Carbon County, Wyoming. The tramway is near a store with a sign that reads: "[?]n's Store".
- Encampment (Wyo.)--1910-1920.; Ferris-Haggarty Mine (Carbon County, Wyo.)--1910-1920.; Aerial tramways--Wyoming--Encampment--1910-1920.; Mining--Wyoming--Encampment--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Ludlow strike Colorado National Guard
- A member of the Colorado National Guard, called in to suppress the UMW strike against CF&I, aims an automatic rifle on a tripod, probably near Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado. Other guards stand nearby.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Machine...
- [1913 or 1914]
- Mercantile store at Ashcroft, Summer, 1943 [graphic]
- Interior of a dilapidated store in Ashcroft, (Castle Forks City, Chloride) Pitkin County, Colorado, includes sunlight streaming in through the missing roof boards above the rafters. The remains of a wood counter is in front of tall empty shelves...
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Interiors.
- 1943
- Empire stamp mill beside museum
- A stamp mill stands next to evergreen and deciduous trees in Empire, Clear Creek County, Colorado; a sign nearby reads: "Prospector's Stamp Mill. Silver Mountain Mine, North Empire, About 1900. Capable of crushing 8 to 10 tons of oxide ore every 24...
- Empire (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Gold mining--Colorado--Empire--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Harmony Ranch [at] Estes Park
- The entrance to the Harmony Guest Ranch, a motel known also by its Swahili translation, Amani Mgeni Uwanda, is at the juncture of a driveway and a road which runs along the base of the mountain at the side of the valley. A sign at the entrance has...
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Motels--Colorado--Estes Park--1960-1970.
- 1967
- St. George's Church, Leadville
- Exterior view of St. George's Episcopal Church on West Fourth and Pine Streets, Leadville, Colorado. Built in 1881, at a cost of $18,000, this wood frame church features a steep central front gable with Gothic characteristics including side...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Up Fall River
- Panoramic view of Fall River, Colorado, in Clear Creek County. Fall River flows through the center of town. Clear Creek is in the foreground.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Fall River (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Fall River (Colo. : Town)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Fall River--1860-1870.; Streams--Colorado--Fall River--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Three houses in Leadville
- View of three wood frame houses on West Fourth Street in Leadville, Colorado. In the right foreground is a close-up of a small L- shaped house with a front gable and intersecting side gable. The corner front porch has turned posts, a spindle frieze...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1962
- View from Pitts' front window
- View from the front window of the John and Ann Pitts' house across a wire fence with a gate, past tree trunks and a street with two parked automobiles to a two-story house in Leadville, Colorado. The house has front gable and clapboard siding,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1968
- Gillett, Colorado two bulls were killed before the Deputy Sheriff stopped the show
- The bullfight on August 24 or 25, 1895, is taking place in the wood bullring built at the race track in Gillett, Colorado, for the occasion. Joe Wolfe was the organizer of the event which caused a scandal because of its cruelty to animals. The dead...
- Gillett (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bullfighting--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.; Bulls--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.
- [August 1895.]
- Clara Norton's home on W. 7th & Leiter Ave.
- This view of Clara Norton's home on West Seventh Street in Leadville, Colorado shows the one story wood frame house with intersecting front and side gables. The roof of a side gable slopes into the front porch. Two large picture windows are on the...
- Norton, Clara Gaw--Homes & haunts--1960-1970.; Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1968
- Pahaka's (Buffalo Bill) farewell salute
- Buffalo Bill (William F. Cody) rides at the head of a group of Native American (Sioux) men on horseback as part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The Sioux men hold staffs decorated with feathers and wear moccasins, beaded leggings, and feather...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [1907?]
- Glenwood Springs train station
- A view of the roof of the train station in Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colorado, includes a tall tower that has an open area with a balustrade and a roof that flares outward at the bottom edge, and the roof of the building itself below,...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1940-1950.
- 1942