Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 10:45 A.M.., Santa Fe diesel 2233 leaving west end of Rice Yard, Denver, with Colorado Springs local.
- View of an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe freight rain led by diesel locomotive 2233 at the Colorado and Southern Rice Yard in Denver, Colorado. The consist has boxcars and tanker cars.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1956 June 6
- 11:15 A.M.Union Pacific 2295 at Greeley
- Union Pacific steam locomotive 2295 (2-8-2) steams past metal buildings in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. A sign on the locomotive reads: "X-2295."
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Greeley (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Greeley--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Greeley--1950-1960.
- 1956 November 12
- 1875 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 3rd Annual Denver City directory
- 1890 Corbett & Ballenger's 18th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1891 Corbett & Ballenger's 19th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1894 Corbett & Ballenger's 22nd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1911 Corbett & Ballenger's 39th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1915 Corbett & Ballenger's 43rd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1920 Corbett & Ballenger's 48th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- 1924 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.1
- 1926 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.2
- 1927 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.3
- 1928 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.4
- 1929 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.5
- 1930 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.6
- 1931 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.7
- 1933 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.9
- 1934 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.10
- 1935 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.11
- 1936 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.12
- 1937 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.13
- 1st Inf. breaking camp at P.R. S.D. Agency, S.D.
- First Infantry of the United States Army breaks camp at the Native American Lakota Sioux Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. The men load sacks filled with gear into wagon pulled by a team of horses; wooden crates on the snow covered ground read:...
- United States. Army. Infantry.--People--1890-1900.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government...
- 1891 February 26
- 1st National Bank, Gunnison, Colo. left to right Sam P. Spencer, E. J. Schimer, Joe Miller.
- Sam P. Spencer, President, stands outside the tellers cage, E. J. Schimer, Book Keeper, Joe J. Miller, Cashier, stand behind the tellers cage window, First National Bank, northwest corner of Main and Virginia, Gunnison, Colorado, built 1882 and...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Gunnison--1910-1930.; Interiors.
- [between 1915 and 1930]
- 2401: Georgetown C. C. R. R. Spiral Loop in the Distance
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking south toward the valley leading to Silver Plume, where the High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop is visible; shows Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, school, priest's residence, and hospital located at...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- 308 E. Third, Glengarry House
- Early view of East 3rd (Third) Street in Leadville, Colorado, includes log cabins with sod roofs side by side with with new board and batten or false front structures. A man stands on the boardwalk in front of a two-story hewn log false front with...
- McDonald, A. A.--Homes & haunts--1870-1880.; Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1880]
- 44th & Wadsworth, King
- A house and outbuildings in Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, has picket fence and a sign: "For Sale, Frank King Realtor, Phone 878."
- Wheat Ridge (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Wheat Ridge--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- 50th anniversary of incorporation of Arrow
- Reverend Edward T. Bollinger stands with his briefcase, hat and plaid jacket in deep snow on terminus of the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railroad (later the Denver and Salt Lake Railroad) near Corona or Rollins Pass. His son George and a group...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- [1954]
- 9th Cav camp at Wounded Knee, S.D.
- Black and white members of the Ninth Cavalry (Buffalo Soldiers) pose in their wall tent camp during the Native American Sioux campaign on Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. Hay has been scattered over the snow-covered ground for horses covered...
- United States. Army. Cavalry, 9th.--1890-1900.; African Americans--Military service--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government...
- [1890 or 1891]
- [Border patrol] [art original].
- Painting, American.; Border patrols--Pictorial works.; Cattle stealing--Pictorial works.; Cattle in art.
- [1889?]
- [Victoria Tunnel] & Mendota Mine
- Men and women stand on a trail above the buildings of the Mendota Mine near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A sign reads [?] [Tun]nel & Mendota Mine.
- Mendota Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- "Catalla Wa Cheepee" a Squaw Dance S...? P.R. Ag
- Native American Lakota Sioux women gather in a circle, possibly to play a game of dice on the ground, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. The Presbyterian church shows on the east end of agency's main street.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Women--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--South Dakota--Pine...
- 1891 May 8
- "Little Chicago" a typical frontier railroad town, (just above Cosin's Ranch)
- Miners pose outside wood frame false fronts and gabled businesses, Little Chicago, near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. Signs include: "Bill Sheets," "Coors, Golden Beer," "Restaraunt," and "Scott & Fagan Saloon."
- Little Chicago (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Little Chicago--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- "Virginia" registered Holstein cow worth $3,00, belonging to Landreth & Robbins.
- Profile view of Landreth and Robbins' registered Holstein cow, "Virginia," worth $3,000, Las Animas, Bent County, Colorado.
- Las Animas (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cows--Colorado--Las Animas--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925]
- A "feast" after the council, P.R. Agency, S.D.
- Native American Dakota Sioux men sit in a large circle and eat after a council meeting, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indian councils--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.;...
- July 1891
- A Neighborhood Framework Plan for University Park
- A shift of miners at mouth of Ridge tunnel
- Miners pose in front of the Ridge tunnel, Colorado.
- Miners--Colorado--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- A Sioux Indian hut & tepee P.R. Res. S.D. on Wounded Knee
- George Bartlett, deputy U.S. marshal for the Pine Ridge and Rosebud reservations poses with a Native American Sioux policeman, women and children around a tepee and log cabin, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. Background includes tepees, figure...
- Dakota Indians--Children--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indian reservation police--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--South...
- 1891
- A street scene at - P.R. Agency during annuity issue
- Native American Lakota Sioux gather with horse-drawn wagons at the Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota, to receive United States government rations.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine...
- [1891]
- A street scene in an Indian Agency - Pine Ridge Ag SD
- View east on the main street of the Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota, shows Native American Lakota Sioux men and women dressed in jackets and warm hats standing beside walled tents and a frame building. Horse-drawn wagons are on the muddy street...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Women--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--South Dakota--Pine...
- 1891
- A wonderful engineering feat on Cripple Creek Short Line
- Three elevations of Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway standard gauge track in Rocky Mountain foothills above Colorado Springs, Colorado; shows standard gauge track and two passenger trains (one exiting tunnel); also called Cripple...
- Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- A. Coors Co.
- Aerial view over the Adolph Coors Company Golden Brewery, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows rooftops with aluminum kegs, sign: "Coors Pure Malted Milk," construction of storage sheds and retaining wall, semi-trucks and "Coors" smokestack.
- Golden (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Brewing industry--Colorado--Golden--1950-1960.
- 1950
- A. Coors Co.
- View north from South Table Mountain over Adolph Coors Company, brewery, Golden, Colorado, shows the plant with several brick buildings, smokestack, and rooftop sign: Coor Pure Malted Milk; North Table Mountain in distance.
- Adolph Coors Company--1930-1940.; Golden (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Above Bonanza at Turquoise mines
- A large boiler is next to a log cabin in a clearing near Bonanza, Colorado. An ore cart on a track in the distance served the Turquoise mine. Two people are walking on the track.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Bonanza--1930-1940.; Bonanza (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Above Spruce Lodge
- Tall pine trees and shrubs fill the landscape in this scene above the Spruce Lodge on the west slope of Berthoud Pass on the border of Grand and Clear Creek Counties in Colorado.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1900-1920.; Pines--Colorado--1900-1920.; Shrubs--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Above the clouds-Cripple Creek Short Line
- View of forested mountain ridges with approaching cloud tops from (probably) Pikes Peak, near the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway, above Colorado Springs, Colorado; also called Cripple Creek Short Line.
- Forests--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Acoma
- View of a painting, possibly on tile, of the sky with personified moon and sun inside a leafy border, in the Native American Acoma Pueblo mission, New Mexico.
- Acoma Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1920.; Acoma (N.M.)--1890-1920.; Interiors--New...
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Acoma, N M
- Native American Pueblo boys and girls with shawl covered heads stand by a white male artist with a sketch pad, canvas and folded easel, Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. The deteriorating adobe walls have window openings partially filled with rocks.
- Acoma Indians--Children--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1920.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--11890-1920.; Acoma (N.M.)--1890-1920.; Artists--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1920.;...
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Adams Express Company
- A man poses near a horse-drawn wagon in Denver, Colorado. The side of the covered wagon reads: "Adams Express Company."
- Adams Express Company--Equipment & supplies--1870-1890.; Express service--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Agents quarters at Pine Ridge Agency, S.D.
- Men, women and a dog pose outside a entrance to the Indian Agent's home on the Native American Lakota Sioux, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. The frame, gable house has a boardwalk and young trees in the yard.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton...
- 1891 May 28