Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Lower Downtown Denver, street view
- Lower Downtown Denver, street view
- Lower Downtown Denver, street view
- Lower Downtown Denver, street view
- Lower Downtown Denver, street view
- Lower Downtown Denver, street view
- Teller School
- Photograph of young children from Teller Elementary School in Denver, Colorado during a class project. In the background seven students are sitting on the stage, watching the two boys standing in front of the stage. Each child is wearing articles...
- Teller School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
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- Traylor School gymnasium
- Interior of Frank A. Traylor Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. An empty gymnasium. In the background drinking fountains, a basketball hoop and two chalk boards are visible on the back wall. In the foreground six padded mats are seen rolled up...
- Gymnasiums.; Traylor School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
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- Traylor School classroom
- Interior of Frank A. Traylor Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. An open books sits on a table in the foreground. In the background several empty tables with chairs tuck under them are lined up into three rows.
- Traylor School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
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- Twenty-Forth Street School students in classes
- Young children working on a class assignment at Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary School in Denver, Colorado, re-named Crofton School in 1959. A young girl is peeling the paper away from her crayon as she looks into the camera, to her left a young...
- Twenty-Fourth Street School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
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- Valverde School kindergartners picking dandelions
- Photograph of kindergarten students at Valverde Elementary School in Denver, Colorado picking dandelions during school. Some of the students sit on the grass while picking flowers. Other students can be seen in the background walking and playing.
- Kindergartens.; Valverde School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
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- Wood Shop at Whittier School
- Wood Shop at Whittier Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Six children are shown at various stages of construction. On the left side a boy uses a saw to cut a piece of wood. The boy standing in the middle uses a hand drill on a piece of wood...
- Whittier School (Denver, Colo.); Whittier (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
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- North High School with shops in back
- Photograph taken of North Denver High School with the school's shops in the background.
- North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings.; North High School (Denver, Colo.); Highlands (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Denver Public Schools.; Denver (Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public...
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- Panoramic photograph of city of Denver taken from Cheesman Park/Botanic Gardens
- Cheesman Park with Skyscrapers and Mountains in Background
- Cheesman Park with Street and Cars in Foreground
- Cheesman Park Grounds with Houses in Background
- Capitol Hill: Denver's great urban neighborhood
- 17th Ave Parkway Plantings
- Hispano Cultural Complex MSCO Proposal
- The Extension of Ninth Street Park: An International Opportunity
- Livestock area of the John Gully property
- Photograph of the livestock area on the John Gully House, in Aurora, Colorado. Corral and barns are made of wood, house can be seen in the background. This house, moved to its present site in 1983, has been restored to its earliest known date of...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Aurora.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Aurora.; Architecture--Colorado--Aurora--History.
- Undated
- Weckbaugh Mansion swimming pool and gardens
- Exterior photograph taken from the top of the Weckbaugh Mansion located in Denver, Colorado looking down towards the swimming pool, gardens and downtown Denver in the background. Designed by J.J.B. Benedict, the 1930-33 Weckbaugh house is one of...
- Weckbaugh, Ella Mullen--Homes & haunts.; Country Club (Denver, Colo.) Neighborhood); Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
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- Wink's Panorama Lodge
- Photograph of the back of Wink's Lodge, located near Lincoln Hills, Colorado, with the forest in the background. Winks Panorama is important for its role in Black History. In 1925, Wendall "Winks" Hamlet decided to build a lodge for black...
- Wink's Panorama Lodge (Lincoln Hills, Colo.); African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.); Camps--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic...
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- Curtis Park
- Photograph of Curtis Park with Downtown Denver in the background. The buildings in the district reflect a wide diversity of styles and levels of sophistication in their design. While some wood frame examples survive, most are masonry. The oldest...
- Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.); Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.
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- Streetcar
- Streetcar labeled Colfax, approaching Marion. Man on bike and horse drawn carriage in background.
- Trolley cars.
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- May Bonfils in Egypt
- May Bonfils sitting on a camel in the Giza Valley. Great Pyramid and Sphinx in background.
- Stanton, May Bonfils Berryman.; Stanton, Charles Edwin.
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- Navaho woman standing outside of summer hogan Good view of country
- View of a Native American (Navajo) woman standing outside of a brush shelter, possibly the Navajo Indian Reservation. A pile of rocks stands next to one exterior wall of the shelter. A wooden rail corral stands away from the shelter. Rocky desert...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Lodges--1900-1910.
- summer, [1908?]
- D&RGW observation car "Glenwood Canon" on rear of train #8 "The Panoramic Special," at Provo Utah
- People pose on the deck of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad observation car "Glenwood Canon," in Provo, Utah. A sign on the railing reads: "Panoramic Special;" people and depot buildings are in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1920-1930.; Provo (Utah)--1920-1930.; Passengers--Utah--Provo--1920-1930.; Railroad observation cars--Utah--Provo--1920-1930.; Railroad stations--Utah--Provo--1920-1930.
- Summer, 1927
- Pullman 10 section, open platform lounge-observation "Gallant" on rear of train #2, Scenic Limited, at Provo, Utah
- Men and women pose on the deck of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad observation car "Gallant," in Provo, Utah; people and depot buildings are in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1920-1930.; Provo (Utah)--1920-1930.; Passengers--Utah--Provo--1920-1930.; Railroad observation cars--Utah--Provo--1920-1930.; Railroad stations--Utah--Provo--1920-1930.
- Summer, 1925
- Elk Mountain Lodge located near Ashcroft, Colorado
- View south over a small pond at Elk Mountain Lodge to the distant old mining camp of Ashcroft (Castle Forks City, Chloride) Pitkin County, Colorado; includes Elk Mountains with light snow reflected in foreground water; lodge comprised of several...
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Elk Mountains (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Log buildings--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.
- Summer 1948
- Placer operation looking northward
- A frame platform supports a construction of pulleys, a motor, rocks and a pitchfork below Main Street, Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado. Buildings in the background include the City Hall - Fire Department, the Redman's and Odd Fellow's Lodges.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- Summer 1938
- Mountain tents
- Photograph of mountain tents set up on a hill near Camp Hale, Colorado. A group of Tenth Mountain Division soldiers is visible in the background.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- Spring 1944
- Nevadaville Main Street
- View of vacant commercial buildings on Main Street, Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado. Automobiles and houses are in the background.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- Spring 1939
- Nevadaville from "Pozo" dump "East Nevada"
- Snowy view of Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, includes vacant commercial buildings, including Redman's Lodge and the City Hall - Fire Department. Gunnell Hill is in the background.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- Spring 1938
- Dyersville, Colorado
- View of the ruins of the mill in the ghost town of Dyersville, Colorado, in Summit County. Piles of boards and debris litter the foreground. Evergreen forest in background.
- Dyersville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Dyersville--1960-1970.
- September, 1961
- Dyersville, looking east across Indiana Creek
- View of the ghost town of Dyersville, Colorado, in Summit County; shows decayed roofs on both buildings, mine tailings, and evergreen forests in background.
- Dyersville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Dyersville--1960-1970.
- September, 1961
- Ruined mill - Dyersville
- Wood remnants of a former mill lie in a heap in the ghost town of Dyersville, Colorado in Summit County. An evergreen forest is in the background.
- Dyersville (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- September, 1961
- Devil's Garden section Arches Nat'l Mon
- View of a White Motor tour bus on a bridge over the Colorado River at Arches National Park, Utah, with cliffs in the background.
- Arches National Park (Utah)--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Devils Garden (Utah)--1920-1930.; Bridges--Utah--1920-1930.; Buses--Utah--1920-1930.; Cliffs--Utah--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Utah--1920-1930.;...
- September, 1923
- Devil's Garden section Arches Nat'l Mon
- View of a White Motor tour bus on a Colorado River bridge at Arches National Park, Utah, with cliffs in the background.
- Arches National Park (Utah)--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Devils Garden (Utah)--1920-1930.; Bridges--Utah--1920-1930.; Buses--Utah--1920-1930.; Cliffs--Utah--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Utah--1920-1930.;...
- September, 1923
- Devil's Garden section of Arches Nat'l Monument
- View of an automobile near Arches National Park and Moab, Utah; the La Sal Mountains are in the background.
- Arches National Park (Utah)--1920-1930.; Devils Garden (Utah)--1920-1930.; La Sal Mountains (Utah)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Utah--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Utah--1920-1930.
- September, 1923
- Railroad tracks under water, Trinidad, Colorado
- View of the 1904 flood damage in Trinidad, Colorado. Rail tracks in the foreground end abruptly where the flood washed out the ground, and a harp switch stand sits at the edge of the new precipice. The Purgatoire River curves outside of the...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- September, 1904
- Trinidad flood
- View of the 1904 flood damage in Trinidad, Colorado. Scene includes a railroad bridge and a railroad passenger car lying on its side, half buried in mud. People walk on the bridge and in the surrounding area. Rail tracks and ties are draped over...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- September, 1904
- Trinidad flood
- View of the river and mudflats from the 1904 flood damage in Trinidad, Colorado. A half destroyed, one story adobe structure hangs over the washed out bank of the Purgatoire River, its inner walls and floor boards exposed to view. Behind is a...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- September, 1904
- Trinidad flood
- View of the 1904 flood damage in Trinidad, Colorado, with the ruin of a riveted steel structure (possibly a suspension bridge). Tree trunks, wood and mud are jammed into its uprights in the background. Two women in dark shawls (possibly nuns) stand...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- September, 1904
- Trinidad flood
- Flood damage in Trinidad, Colorado, 1904, shows the ruin of a riveted steel structure (possibly a suspension bridge) lying half buried in mud. People walk on the sandbars up and down stream from the wreckage. Freight cars, sheds and Denver and Rio...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- September, 1904
- Ironton, Colo, looking down
- Ironton, Ouray County, Colorado, is a dirt street flanked by businesses and dwellings. People and horses are at the edge of town; a log house is in the foreground, and mountains are in the background.
- Ironton (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Log buildings--Colorado--Ironton--1880-1890.
- September, 1888
- Telluride, (Colo.) band in Bridal Veil Park Ingram and Bridal Veil Falls in background No. 43
- Men pose in suits and planter, top, or bowler hats in Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado. They hold musical instruments including tubas, cornets, trumpet, trombones, and a bass drum. Ingram Peak edges meadow behind them, with Bridal Veil Falls...
- Bridal Veil Falls (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Telluride (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bands--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.
- September, 1886
- The Pioneer Quartz Mill, first to the Hills, a pulverizer
- Men pose near an ore pulverizer at the Pioneer Quartz mill, South Dakota. A denuded hill is in the background; cut lumber is near the machine.
- Lawrence County (S.D.)--1870-1880.; Milling machines--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1870-1880.; Mills--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1870-1880.; Mining--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1870-1880.
- September, 1876
- View of old "stamp mill" used for crushing ore
- Smitty poses near abandoned stamp mill machinery that includes stamps and a flywheel near Trout Creek Pass, Chaffee County, Colorado. The abandoned Colorado and Southern (C&S) grade, Mount Princeton, and Mount Harvard are in the distance.
- Chaffee County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Machinery--Colorado--Chaffee County--1940-1950.; Milling machines--Colorado--Chaffee County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Chaffee County--1940-1950.; Ruins--Colorado--Chaffee County--1940-1950.; Smitty.
- September 27, 1941