Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver fire fighters
- Eight fire fighters pose in uniforms in Denver, Colorado; L.E. Burns, back far right.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.
- [between 1907 and 1915?]
- Original Midland Band, Pikes Peak in center distance, Big Bill Bosworth drum major
- The Midland Band poses in fringed "Indian" uniforms with feathered caps, holding tubas, saxophones, trombones, flutes and a bass drum, in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Drum major, Big Bill Bosworth, holds a shield with "Colorado...
- Bosworth, Big Bill.; Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Drum majors--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Professional football in Will Rogers Stadium, Broadmoor, Colorado Springs
- View of a professional football game at Will Rogers Stadium, Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows spectators in bleachers, goalposts, United States flag, players, officials and Cheyenne Mountain in the background.
- Broadmoor (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Football--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Stadiums--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Roadway from the Casino up the bank of the lake
- View of gravel drives, lawn, and the columned porch of the Broadmoor Casino, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, with the dam, power poles, and foothills in the background.
- Broadmoor Hotel and Casino (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Facilities--1890-1910.; Broadmoor (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Casinos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1898 and 1910?]
- Ruins of the Antlers, Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs
- View north from Colorado (Huerfano) Avenue of the ruins of the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows people on Cascade Avenue by lumber, debris and remaining chimneys and walls left after the October fire. A residence and...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Disasters--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ruins--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- 1898
- Second casino and hotel at Broadmoor as designed by Thomas MacLaren for Count Jas. Pourtales
- View across the grounds and drives to the rebuilt Broadmoor Casino, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows the two-story frame building with a wrap-around porch, balconies, columns, mitred corners, a fanlight, balustrades, walkways,...
- MacLaren, Thomas--Homes & haunts.; Pourtales, James M., Graf von, 1853-1908--Homes & haunts.; Broadmoor Hotel and Casino (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890- 1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Casinos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1898 and 1910?]
- The Will Rogers Rodeo held annually in August at the Will Rogers Stadium Broadmoor Hotel Colorado Springs
- View inside the Will Rogers Stadium, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, includes a line men and women on horseback with United States and Colorado flags, a marching band in cowboy costume and grandstand bleachers full of spectators. Arena...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Rodeos--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- The Antlers, Colorado Springs
- View of the west facade of the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a stone and frame building with dormers, chimneys, half-round towers, a porch, balcony and lawn with planted trees.
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- Cripple Creek, Colo.
- People pose on the front porch of "The Denver," a two-story frame hotel, Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado. The men wear suits, bowlers, and goatees; a woman wears a bustle, draped blouse, and feathered hat. A sign atop the porch reads "Rooms."
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- June 3, 1896
- Del Norte school
- View of the Del Norte public school, Rio Grande County, Colorado shows the three-story masonry building with arched windows and entry, a flat roof, and a square tower with battlements.
- Del Norte (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Del Norte--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- By Bennett
- Teenage women pose on a snowy cleared sidewalk and snowbank, Bennett, Adams County, Colorado. They wear winter coats, scarves and print dresses, and carry books.
- Bennett (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Teenagers--Colorado--Bennett--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Flood by Bennett
- View of the Kiowa Creek flood damage, Bennett, Adams County, Colorado, shows men at work on the tracks of the Union Pacific Railroad bridge and others below in the mud with wood debris piled against the wooden trestle.
- Bennett (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Kiowa Creek (Adams County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Bennett--1930-1940.; Streams--Colorado--Bennett--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Flood out by Bennett
- View of flood damage of Kiowa Creek, Bennett, Adams County, Colorado, shows a broken bridge on a sandbar surrounded by debris, a cylindrical concrete silo, and people on the Union Pacific Railroad bridge in the background.
- Bennett (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Kiowa Creek (Adams County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Bennett--1930-1940.; Streams--Colorado--Bennett--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Flood out by Bennett
- View of the Kiowa Creek flood damage, Bennett, Adams County, Colorado, shows driftwood piled against a wooden fence with the Union Pacific railroad bridge and a concrete silo are in the background.
- Bennett (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Kiowa Creek (Adams County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Bennett--1930-1940.; Streams--Colorado--Bennett--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Fish Creek Falls, Steamboat Springs
- Fish Creek Falls, near Steamboat Springs, Elbert County, Colorado, is a torrent of water in a rock crevice; mountains are in the background.
- Fish Creek Falls (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1900-1910.
- 1906?
- Flood out by Bennett
- View of the Kiowa Creek flood damage, Bennett, Adams County, Colorado, shows driftwood debris piled against the Union Pacific Railroad trestle bridge with people atop.
- Bennett (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Kiowa Creek (Adams County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Bennett--1930-1940.; Streams--Colorado--Bennett--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Flood out by Bennett
- View of the Kiowa Creek flood damage, Bennett, Adams County, Colorado, shows driftwood piled against trestles of the Union Pacific Railroad bridge. People walk on the tracks; sand and water are in the foreground.
- Bennett (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Kiowa Creek (Adams County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Bennett--1930-1940.; Streams--Colorado--Bennett--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Kit Carson's last staging into Aspen on approach of the D.& R.G. R.R.
- View of the last stagecoach run in Emma, Pitkin County, Colorado, shows a crowd around Kit Carson's stagecoaches and horse-drawn wagons, a balloon-stacked engine and freight car of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, foothills are in the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Emma (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Emma--1880-1890.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Emma--1880-1890.; Carson, Kit 1809-1868.--Homes & haunts.
- 1887
- Main Street, Del Norte Hotel, Spanish Trail
- View of Main Street, Del Norte, Rio Grande County, Colorado, shows frame and brick businesses, cars park and drive around the Del Norte mineral well, a stone shelter with arches and a pavilion roof.
- Del Norte (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Del Norte--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Mountain road
- View of narrow dirt road cut into cliffside, possibly Wolf Creek Pass or the Durango-Silverton Road, Colorado. Rock embankments support the thoroughfare as it rounds a corner in the background.
- Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Nevadaville Methodist Episcopal Church, King Street
- View of the abandoned Methodist Episcopal Church, Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows a brick building with boarded up pointed arch and round windows, a weathered belfry, and wooden front deck above a stone retaining wall.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Churches--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Out by Bennett flood
- View of the flood damage from the Kiowa River, Bennett, Adams County, Colorado, shows a washed out road with broken pavement over an eroded embankment.
- Bennett (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Kiowa Creek (Adams County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Bennett--1930-1940.; Streams--Colorado--Bennett--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Out by Bennett, flood
- View of the Kiowa Creek flood damage at Bennett, Adams County, Colorado, shows a wrecked truck forced against a tree.
- Bennett (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Kiowa Creek (Adams County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Bennett--1930-1940.; Streams--Colorado--Bennett--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Power House, Steamboat Springs in which W. F. Swan had an interest - Mr Carver ran the power house and was part owner
- View of the powerhouse, Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado, features the gable-roofed brick building with gauge-arched windows and a smokestack; icicles hang from the eaves.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Power plants--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1900-1910.
- 1908?
- Saguache Canyon by La Garita, Colorado
- View of Saguache Canyon, near La Garita, Saguache County, Colorado, shows a mown hayfield and piles of hay, barns, trees, and foothills are in the distance.
- La Garita (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Salida
- View 3rd (Third) Street of F Street, Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, includes the brick Presbyterian Church, businesses, buggies, pedestrians and a billboard at the base of Tenderfoot Mountain.
- Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Silver Dollar Tabor
- "Silver Dollar Tabor, daughter of Senator H. A. W. Tabor being presented to President Roosevelt by Sheriff Alexander Nisbet and Senator Irby, President of the Press Club at the chuck dinner given by the Press Club, August 29, 1910," Leadville, Lake...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Legislators--Colorado--1910-1920.; Presidents--United States--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.; Irby, John S.; Nisbet, Alexander.; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Journeys--Colorado.; Tabor, Silver...
- 1910 August 29
- Street scene
- Stone and frame buildings line dirt main street, Colorado. Some have carved pediments; one in the foreground has a mansard roof, dormers, and a balcony, another has a stepped, deco style pediment; sign reads: "Saloon."
- Streets--Colorado--1870-1880.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Tejon Street, Colorado Springs
- View of Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows cars including a Chevrolet sedan and another vehicle with tailfins; signs read: "Dave's Furniture, Kelvinator Appliances," "Colorado Springs Music," "Colorado Commercial Bank,"...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.
- July 1966
- Trinidad
- View across Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado, shows dwellings, businesses and Fishers Peak in the background.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Wolf Creek Pass
- View of Wolf Creek Pass, Mineral County, Colorado, shows a dirt road flanked by rock and trees.
- Wolf Creek Pass (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Armistice Day
- Parade on Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, includes bunting, a jeep and soldiers in uniforms with helmets and garrison caps. They are identified as Brigadier General Brittenham (artillery), G. L. Moseley, Major General...
- Armistice Day--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Military officers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Military parades &...
- 1942
- The Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs
- View of the west facade of the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a stone and frame building with dormers, United States flag, bays, a stepped pediment, half-timbering, half-round towers, wooden stairways, loggias and...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1890?]
- Colorado Springs, Museum
- View of the Colorado City Museum, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, housed in a two-story brick building with stone trim and arched doors, stone panel reads: "1892;" painted lettering reads: "Colorado City Museum," "Here's Where The West...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- The Antlers, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- View across the landscaped southern lawn with stepped embankments, to the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows boys with bows and arrows and the five-story stone structure with dormers, covered porches and balconies,...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1890- 1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Children playing--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- Interior of Pioneer Museum at Colo. Spgs.
- Interior view of the Pioneer Museum, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows glass display cases, framed portraits, Native American clothing, chairs, spinning wheels, and brougham carriages.
- Pioneers Museum (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1940- 1950.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Crestone
- View of clapboard storefronts in Crestone, Saguache County, Colorado; signs on buildings read "Hardware," and "S. D. Wirick General Merchandise."
- Crestone (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1947
- Gladstone - looking down from Cement Crk.
- Dirt road follows Cement Creek near Gladstone, San Juan County, Colorado.
- Cement Creek (San Juan County, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Gladstone (Colo.)--1970-1980.
- 1972
- Gladstone
- A boiler tank, lumber, and a shed litter the site of Gladstone, San Juan County, Colorado.
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Gladstone--1970-1980.
- 1972
- Gladstone
- Lumber and boiler tanks are stacked at Gladstone, San Juan County, Colorado.
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1970-1980.
- 1972
- Gladstone
- Narrow-gauge rail, lumber, and a shack in Gladstone, San Juan County, Colorado.
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Gladstone--1970-1980.
- 1972
- Gladstone
- Ore cars, metal scrap, a shack, and dirt road follow Cement Creek in Gladstone, San Juan County, Colorado.
- Cement Creek (San Juan County, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Gladstone (Colo.)--1970-1980.
- 1972
- Hancock
- A shed and flume edge tree stumps in Hancock, Chaffee County, Colorado.
- Hancock (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Hancock--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Hancock
- Shacks and dirt road dot Chalk Creek valley in Hancock, Chaffee County, Colorado.
- Hancock (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Hancock--1950-1960.
- 1958
- Gladstone
- Dirt road and mine tailings span Cement Creek valley in Gladstone, San Juan County, Colorado; Hanson Peak is in the background.
- Cement Creek (San Juan County, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Gladstone (Colo.)--1970-1980.
- 1972
- Timber in Smuggler mine
- View of a man driving an ore cart train through the heavily timbered tunnels of the Smuggler mine, Pitkin County, Colorado. Unused timber is piled by the tracks.
- Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Pitkin County--1920-1940.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Smuggler Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Pitkin County--1920-1940.; Miners--Colorado--Pitkin County--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Smuggler mine
- View of the Smuggler mine working at full capacity and the Denver and Rio Grande railroad, Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1930.; Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Smuggler Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1930.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Durant mine (interior) - Mrs. Effie Whinnery
- Interior view of the Durant mine, Pitkin County, Colorado, shows Mrs. Effie Whinnery riding a mine cart and holding a candle lantern. She wears a long skirt, top coat, gloves, and a wide brimmed hat.
- Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Pitkin County--1910-1920.; Durant Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Pitkin County--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Pitkin County--1910-1920.;...
- 1910
- Durant mine (interior) - Irving Adams, Mrs. Effie Whinnery (of Muncie, Indiana)
- Interior view of the Durant mine, Pitkin County, Colorado, shows Mrs. Effie Whinnery and a young boy identified as Irving Adams. The boy holds a candle lantern, and both sit on wet rock next to a waterfall.
- Durant Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Pitkin County--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Pitkin County--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Pitkin County--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Pitkin...
- 1910
- Durant mine (interior) - Irving Adams, Mrs. Effie Whinnery
- Interior view of the Durant mine, Pitkin County, Colorado, shows Mrs. Effie Whinnery and a young boy identified as Irving Adams. The boy holds a candle lantern, and both sit on a pile of rock.
- Durant Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Pitkin County--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Pitkin County--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Pitkin County--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Pitkin...
- 1910