Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Bound grain in Eastern Colorado
- Six squat conical bound grain stacks, John Schmidtz farm (?) eastern Colorado plains; John (?) stands in front of a stack.
- Farms--Colorado--1920-1930.; Grains--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Beaver ditch
- Three boys examine the contents of St. Louis Creek, which runs along a two-track road near Fraser, Colorado. The boys are guests at the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Boys--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.; Streams--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- Berthoud Pass
- A single automobile is parked at a hair-pin curve on the north side of Berthoud Pass, prior to its being paved. The Continental Divide is to the east.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1930.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930]
- Byers Peak
- A man, identified as the Director of the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys, sits atop his horse, Judy. Byers Peak, near Fraser, Colorado, is in the background.
- Byers Peak (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Horses--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.; Men--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- The Colorado state flower
- Blooming Columbine are surrounded by greenery and mountains near Fraser, Colorado.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Flowers--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- Byers Peak
- Two men, Mr. Arnold and Mr. Davis, sit atop their horses at the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys, near Fraser, Colorado. A dog is sitting nearby.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Horses--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.; Men--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.; Ranches--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- Crater Lake and Lindbergh Peak
- Lone Eagle Peak (a.k.a. Lindbergh Peak) rises sharply above Crater Lake. The surrounding area was used by youth staying at the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado.
- Crater Lake (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Fraser (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Lindbergh Peak (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Fraser--1920-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950]
- Grand Lake
- View of Grand Lake in Grand County, Colorado. Mount Craig and cumulus clouds are in the distance.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1920-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950]
- James Peak in a storm
- James Peak, on the Continental Divide, is obscured by nimbus clouds in this view, taken from the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; James Peak (Colo.)--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- The Lariat Trail
- A dirt road has been cut into a mountain side on the way to the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado. Two cars are parked near one of many hair-pin curves in the road.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1930]
- Longs Peak
- The sheer face of the Diamond on Longs Peak, and Chasm Lake, are the backdrop for an individual hiker who stands on a rock on the shore of the lake. The area was used by youth staying at the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado.
- Chasm Lake (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Fraser (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Hiking--Colorado--Fraser--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950]
- Monarch Lake
- Canoes float on Monarch Lake, an area used by youth staying at the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado.
- Monarch Lake (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Fraser (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Canoes--Colorado--Fraser--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950]
- An open gate
- An open gate marks the entrance to national forest land used by the youngsters at the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Forests--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.; Gates--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- Punch and Judy, ready to take their boy mounts into the "wild and wooly west"
- Three young boys and a dog pose at the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado. Two of the boys are mounted on horses, identified as Punch and Judy.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Boys--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.; Horses--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- The Snowy Range
- Mountains identified as the Snowy Range, part of the Continental Divide, stand behind the town of Fraser, Colorado, as seen from the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- St. Louis Valley, looking west from Fraser toward Byers and St. Louis Peaks
- Byers Peak and Saint Louis Peak are in the distance, beyond a flat pasture where cattle are bedding down. In the middle of the pasture is a large hay stack surrounded by a timber fence.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Cattle--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- The ranch house and barn
- Two boys and three men are at the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado. One of the boys is on horseback, the other is standing next to his horse. The three men are on the open front porch of a two-story log home. A log barn in the...
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Ranches--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.
- [between 1910 and 1941]
- Up the lane
- A dirt road disappears into dense forest at the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Forests--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.; Roads--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- Four Mile Cañon on the Colo. & N.W. Ry.
- Three elevations of Colorado and Northwestern Railway narrow gauge track on both sides of Fourmile Canyon, Colorado, and along Fourmile creek (main line to Sunset, Colorado, marked by three trestles); train on right bound for Ward and train on left...
- Fourmile Canyon (Boulder County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.; Colorado and Northwestern Railroad Company.
- [between 1898 and 1909]
- Narrow Gauge Museum
- View of Rio Grande Southern locomotive (4-6-0) #20, Mount Blanca & Western locomotive (2-8-0) #346, Mount Blanca & Western Caboose #05, and Rio Grande Southern locomotive (2-8-0) #42 on display at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Alamosa (Alamosa...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Mount Blanca and Western Railroad--1950-1960.; Narrow Gauge Museum (Alamosa, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Alamosa...
- 1954 February
- Set for "Outward Bound" E. B. Sargent, director
- View of the set for the play "Outward Bound" in a theater in Denver, Colorado. Furnishings include high bench seats, chairs, a bar, and sofa.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Stage props--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1934 and 1940?]
- Outward Bound
- Levitt Tudor, Virginia Forsythe, Edward Camanit, Norman Steward MacDonald, Mrs. Clyde Robertson, Gordon Leonard, Mrs. Neil B. McDuffee, Ben Kranz, and Loyd Haggerty, cast members of a production of the play "Outward Bound" directed by E. B....
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926 November
- CNJ train, engine number 165, engine type 4-6-0
- Local passenger, northbound; 6 cars, 38 MPH, "Mother Hubbard". Photographed: near Bound Brook, N.J., October 18, 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Railroad locomotives--New Jersey--Bound Brook.; Central Railroad of New Jersey.
- 1930
- CNJ train, engine number 811, engine type 4-6-2
- Local passenger; 4 cars, 40 MPH. Photographed: near Bound Brook, N.J., October 18, 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Railroad locomotives--New Jersey--Bound Brook.; Central Railroad of New Jersey.
- 1930
- CNJ train, engine number 830, engine type 4-6-2
- Passenger, northbound; 9 cars. Photographed: near Bound Brook, N.J., oct 18, 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Railroad locomotives--New Jersey--Bound Brook.; Central Railroad of New Jersey.
- 1930
- CNJ train, engine number 855, engine type 2-8-2
- Passenger, northbound; 12 cars, 35 MPH. Photographed: near Bound Brook, N.J., October 18, 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Railroad locomotives--New Jersey--Bound Brook.; Central Railroad of New Jersey.
- 1930
- CNJ train, engine number 872, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, southbound; 72 cars. Photographed: near Bound Brook, N.J., October 18, 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Railroad locomotives--New Jersey--Bound Brook.; Central Railroad of New Jersey.
- 1930
- LV locomotive, engine number 279, engine type 2-8-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: near Bound Brook, N.J., October 18, 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Railroad locomotives--New Jersey--Bound Brook.; Lehigh Valley Railroad Company.
- 1930
- LV train, engine number 289, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight train; 82 cars, 30 MPH. Photographed: near Bound Brook N.J., October 18, 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Railroad locomotives--New Jersey--Bound Brook.; Lehigh Valley Railroad Company.
- 1930
- LV locomotive, engine number 2014, engine type 4-6-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: near Bound Brook, N.J., October 18, 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Railroad locomotives--New Jersey--Bound Brook.; Lehigh Valley Railroad Company.
- 1930
- B&O train, engine number 500, engine type 4-6-2
- Passenger; northbound; 8 cars; 40 MPH.. Photographed: near Bound Brook, N.J., October 18, 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Railroad locomotives--New Jersey--Bound Brook.; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
- 1930
- P&R train, engine number 109, engine type 4-6-2
- Passenger train; 6 cars, 55 MPH. Photographed: near Bound Brook, N.J., October 18, 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Railroad locomotives--New Jersey--Bound Brook.; Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co.
- 1930
- P&R train, engine number 121, engine type 4-6-2
- Passenger train; 5 cars, 80 MPH. Photographed: near Bound Brook, N.J., October 18, 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Railroad locomotives--New Jersey--Bound Brook.; Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co.
- 1930
- Iron Bound, At a deserted mine above Mammoth Gulch
- An early-day mine bucket made from an old whiskey barrel leans on one edge in front of a log cabin near Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. The bucket is from an old mine above Pile Hill near Apex. Photographer titled the image "Iron Bound."
- Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pile Hill (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.; Pails--1940-1950.; Prospecting equipment & supplies--1940-1950.
- [1948?]
- Colorado & Southern Ry., head on collision, Broomfield, Colo. train 30 & N. bound freight.
- Burlington Northern railroad passenger cars are wrecked and upended on Colorado & Southern Railway tracks near Broomfield (Broomfield County), Colorado. The head on collision between train number 30 and a north bound freight is surrounded by an...
- Burlington Northern Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Broomfield (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Broomfield--1950-1960.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Broomfield--1950-1960.
- 1958 September 22
- The Church Record: Vol. II No. 12
- Newsletter produced by the Central Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in newsletter is a sermon by different religious leaders within the church, list of new members and events of different church societies.
- Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Church buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1903 June
- Western History Subject Index
- Outward bound school
- Western History Subject Index
- TRANSPORTATION. Wagon and Wagon Trains
- Western History Subject Index
- TRANSPORTATION. WAGONS AND WAGON TRAINS
- The American Mountaineering Center, Golden, Colo.
- View of the American Mountaineering Center located at 710 10th Street, Golden, Colo. Originally built as Golden High School in 1923 from designs by the Denver architect Eugene Gove, the three-story Beaux-Arts style school building is constructed...
- Golden High School (Golden, Colo.)--2000-2010.; High Schools--Colorado--Golden--2000-2010.; Golden (Colo.)--2000-2010.; American Mountaineering Center (Golden, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Golden High School (Golden, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; High...
- 2001
- The Platte Valley and Denver skyline
- View of the Denver skyline and the Platte Valley from the west side of Interstate 25 (I-25) in Denver, Colorado. Shows the north bound lanes of I-25 and commercial buildings in the Platte Valley, the observation tower at Six Flags Elitch Gardens...
- Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Jefferson Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Aquariums.; Cities & towns.; Express highways.; Observation towers.; Aquariums--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 2000
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 2, 1913 November 22
- Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 10, 1920 October
- Trolley coach, Colfax & Broadway, Denver
- Men and women stand near open doorways on electric bus number "526" bound for "West 29th Ave." near the intersection of Colfax and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Women wear hats, coats and high heeled shoes; men wear overcoats and hats.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Buses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Passengers--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1955]
- Portrait of a man and woman
- Studio portrait of a man and woman who pose near an ornate backdrop. The man sits in an upholstered chair and rests his elbow on a table. He wears a suit, vest, and neck tie. The woman stands near the table and rests her hand on a leather bound...
- Couples--1890-1900.
- 1891
- 1st Virginius boiler
- Men pose on and by a horse-drawn freight wagon with a vertical boiler, bound for the Virginius Mine, in Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows the George R. Porter general store and post office, sign posted on the hand-hewn cabin reads: "Post...
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Boilers--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Post offices--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Envelope pouch
- Shows a Native American Sioux rawhide envelope pouch (parfleche) made by Lucy Knife of Pine Ridge, South Dakota. The pouch is decorated with geometric designs painted with red, yellow, green and blue poster paint; red flannel is bound on the side...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & craft--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Parfleches--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Dress
- A wool dress (Native American Ute Indian) worn by Chipeta. The loose fitting dress has a cotton lining, binding, a round neck and a button closure at the back.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Dresses--1880-1910.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Basket
- Shows a Native American (Mescalero Apache) coiled basket used as a bowl. The basket has a single rod foundation, brown and red beadwork and stacked rods from milled lumber bound together with yucca.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Mescalero Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Baskets--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Three of a kind
- Photographer's assistants pose by Solas printing frames; they are identified as: "Chamberlain, Ferguson, and Hassell."
- Photographic assistants--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Photographic apparatus & supplies--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]