Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Crucifixion scene in Riverside Cemetery
- View of a marble sculpture of the crucifixion in block 13, lot 41, of Riverside Cemetery (incorporated 1876) at 5201 Brighton Boulevard in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a life-size crucifixion scene with the Virgin at...
- Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Elyria Swansea neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cemeteries.; Crosses.; Sculpture.; Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2003
- Louisville Historical Museum
- View of the facade and south elevation of the Louisville Historical Museum, at 1001 Main Street in Louisville (Boulder County), Colorado. The one-story wooden building has a gable roof, a false front and store front windows covered with striped...
- Louisville Historical Museum (Louisville, Colo.)--1990-2000; Louisville (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Galleries & museums.; Historic buildings.; Louisville Historical Museum (Louisville, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Museums--Colorado--Louisville--Pictorial...
- 1995
- José Ramos Valdez
- José Ramos Valdez, an elderly Hispanic American, former postmaster of San Luis and owner of the Heraldo newspaper stands by a chair in the auditorium of the San Luis Institute in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. He is balding, has a...
- Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Valdez, José Ramos--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Older...
- [1950]
- Galloping Goose
- View of Galloping Goose No. 5 at the railroad depot in Dolores (Montezuma County), Colorado. Letters on the motor read: "The Galloping Goose" with a picture of a goose with a banner tied to its neck that reads: "The Galloping Goose." "Rio Grande...
- Dolores (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Railroad motor cars.; Railroad motorcars--Colorado--Dolores--Pictorial works.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Dolores--Pictorial works.; Dolores (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1998
- Denver & Rio Grande Railway Depot, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Partial view of the facade of the Denver and Rio Grande Passenger Depot located at 10 South Sierra Madre Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The building is an example of Queen Ann style architecture and is constructed of rhyolite and sandstone...
- Giuseppe's Depot Restaurant (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Colorado Springs Railroad Station (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Giuseppe's Depot Restaurant (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 2001
- Cliff House, Manitou Springs, Colo.
- View of the facade of the Cliff House located at 306 Canon Avenue, Manitou Springs, Colorado. The four-story Queen Anne style clap board structure has steep red shingled roofs with a large first floor porch. Originally built in 1873 as a 20 room...
- Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--2000-2010.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--Pictorial works.;...
- 2002
- Tiny Town, Morrison, Colo.
- View of Tiny Town located at 6249 South Turkey Creek Road, near Morrison, Colo. Work on the miniature town, originally called Turnerville, began in 1915. The designer and builder was George Turner, owner of the Turner Moving and Storage Company....
- Amusements--Colorado--Morrison--2000-2010.; Tiny Town (Jefferson County, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Amusements--Colorado--Morrison--Pictorial works.; Tiny Town (Jefferson County, Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2007
- Loveland Feed & Grain, Loveland, Colo.
- View of the Loveland Feed & Grain mill located between 2nd & 3rd Street in Loveland, Colo. Originally called Centennial Mills, the first building was built in 1880, but later destroyed by a fire in 1882. The current structure was rebuilt that...
- Feed mills--Colorado--Loveland--2000-2010.; Loveland (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Loveland Feed & Grain (Loveland, Colo.).--Pictorial works.; Feed mills--Colorado--Loveland--Pictorial works.; Loveland (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2001
- Detail, gravestone of Harley C. Bell, Riverside Cemetery, Denver
- View of a detail from the headstone for Harley C. Bell, in block 5, lot 59 of Riverside Cemetery at 5201 Brighton Boulevard, Elyria-Swansea neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The gravestone reads: [Harley C. Bell, Son of] "Clifton & Lizzie Bell," ...
- Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Cemeteries.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments.; Bell, Harley C.--Tomb.; Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1995
- Cochrane House
- View of the Cochrane House (1886) at 1304 Olive Street in the Montclair Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Italianate style brick house has paired arched windows, an inset, curved gable dormer and scrolled eve brackets. The yard is decorated for...
- Cochrane, Matthias--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Houses.; Cochrane, Matthias--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1999
- María Salomé Córdova spinning wool
- Hispanic American María Salomé Córdova sits in a chair and spins yarn in her yard in Hoehne (Las Animas County), Colorado. She holds a wood spindle in one hand and the wool in the other. The spindle rests in a wood bowl in her lap. The...
- Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Mexican Americans--1930-1940.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Weavers.; Women.; Córdova, María Salomé, 1867---Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Las Animas County--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [between 1930 and 1935?]
- Stella and Alex Cordova
- An elderly couple, Stella Cordova, founder and owner of Chubby's, a Mexican restaurant. and her husband Alex Cordova, pose in their home in Denver, Colorado. Alex has his arm around Stella, and she wears a polka dot dress and glasses.
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Business people.; Older people.; Women.; Cordova, Alex--Pictorial works.; Cordova, Stella, 1909-2009--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American...
- [2000?]
- Cross, Garcia Morada
- A wooden cross lies against the hard plastered adobe wall of the Garcia Morada (Los Hermanos Penitentes) in Garcia (Costilla County), Colorado. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains are in the distance.
- Hermanos Penitentes--Buildings--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--Structures--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--Structures--2000-2010.; Moradas--2000-2010.; Garcia (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Adobe buildings.; Chapels.; Crosses.; Historic buildings.; Hermanos...
- [2008 February 1]
- Dora Moore School 846 Corona St.
- View of the Dora Moore Elementary School (1889; architect-Robert Roeschlaub) at 846 Corona Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The School was restored by Stanley Pouw Associates in 1993. Shows a Romanesque Revival /...
- Denver Public Schools--Buildings--1990-2000.; Dora Moore School (Denver, Colo.)--1900-2000.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Domes.; Historic buildings.; Schools.; Denver Public Schools--Pictorial works.; Dora...
- 1995
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 18, 1910 April 30
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 36, 1911 September 2
- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 10, 1918 December
- Municipal Facts: Volume 12 Numbers 5 and 6, 1929 May-June
- Municipal Facts: Volume 14 Numbers 3 and 4, 1931 March-April
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 7, 1913 January 11
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 9, 1910 February 26
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 11, 1910 March 12
- Breaking camp
- A survey team breaks camp near Fourmile Creek in Fremont County, Colorado. Burros are loaded with equipment, bedrolls, and a table. A team of railroad surveyors stand interspersed with the burros. One man holds a stadia rod in his hand. A canvas...
- Fourmile Creek (Fremont County and Custer County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Camping--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1881 and 1884?]
- Depot after explosion, Independence, Colo.
- View of the Independence train depot of the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad company following an explosion that killed thirteen non-union miners in Independence (Teller County), Colorado. Remnants of the platform are scattered on the ground....
- Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Explosions--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.; Miners'...
- 1904 June 6
- Mobil Air JB4 Hiway
- View of the Remington Ordnance Plant (later called the Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County) Colorado; men install road reflectors by a (probably) striping truck, with a compressor in tow. Sign reads: "War Department - Quartermaster Corps...
- Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ordnance industry--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Roads--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Trucks--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- JB4 Hiway
- View of the Remington Ordnance Plant (later called the Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County) Colorado; a man installs road reflectors with a jackhammer. Sign reads: "War Department - Quartermaster Corps - Construction Division - Denver...
- Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ordnance industry--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Street maintenance & repair--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Grand Lake from N.E.
- Aerial view of frame houses, cabins and probably businesses in the town of Grand Lake (Grand County) on the shore of Grand Lake, Colorado. Shows the two-story clapboard Waldron House, also called the Grand Lake Hotel, and a portion of Shadow...
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1890-1900.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Grand Lake--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand Lake--1890-1900.
- [1894 August 5]
- Greeley, Colo. school
- Students and teachers stand and pose outside the brick Greeley Public School, also called the Meeker school building on Adams Street (10th, Tenth Avenue) between Maple (7th, Seventh Street) and Main (8th, Eight Street) in Greeley (Weld County),...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1870-1900.; School children--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1900.; Students--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1900.; Teachers--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1900.
- [between 1873 and 1900]
- Recen
- A teenager a hat poses in a dry creek bed near Recen (Kokomo, Summit County), Colorado. Shows frame houses, a schoolhouse and mine buildings in Kokomo and probably Recen, shows patches of snow on a hillside.
- Recen (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Recen--1880-1910.
- [between 1889 and 1901?]
- Ten Mile Avenue, Kokomo
- View of log and frame buildings and commercial businesses on Ten Mile Avenue in Kokomo (Summit County), Colorado. Shows timber debris in the dirt street, scattered buildings near probably East Fork Arkansas River in the valley and snow on mountains...
- Kokomo (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Kokomo--1870-1890.
- [between 1879 and 1881?]
- Rico Argentine mine stoper
- A man wears a miner cap with an attached lamp and uses a compressed air, percussion-type rock drill called a stoper in the Argentine Mine in Rico (Dolores County), Colorado.
- Argentine Mine (Dolores County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Rico (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boring--Colorado--Rico--1940-1950.; Drilling & boring machinery--Colorado--Rico--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Rico--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Rico--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Rico Argentine
- A miner uses a compressed air, percussion-type rock drill called a stoper in the Argentine Mine in Rico (Dolores County), Colorado. The miner wears a hat with an attached lamp.
- Argentine Mine (Dolores County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Rico (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boring--Colorado--Rico--1940-1950.; Drilling & boring machinery--Colorado--Rico--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Rico--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Rico--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Cresson Mine, stoper
- A miner works with a compressed air, percussion-type rock drill called a stoper or "wiggle tail" at the Cresson Mine near Cripple Creek in Teller County, Colorado. The man wears a work jump suit and hard hat.
- Cresson Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Teller County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boring--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Drilling & boring machinery--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Cresson Mine, stoper
- A miner works with a compressed air, percussion-type rock drill called a stoper or "wiggle tail" at the Cresson Mine near Cripple Creek in Teller County, Colorado. The worker wears overalls and a hard hat. Boulders are scattered on the ground...
- Cresson Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Teller County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boring--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Drilling & boring machinery--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Wolf Tongue
- A miner positions a compressed air, percussion-type rock drill called a stoper on the ceiling of a mine shaft at the Wolf Tongue tungsten mine near Nederland (Boulder County), Colorado. He wears overalls, a jacket, and hard hat.
- Nederland (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Wolf Tongue Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Boring--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1950.; Drilling & boring machinery--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Slide Mine, jumbo, close-up, 3/4 rear
- Two men work with compressed air, percussion-type rock drills called a stopers in the Slide Mine in Boulder County, Colorado. The men wear work clothes, hard hats, and electric mine lamps. Rocks and boulders litter the floor of the shaft.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Slide Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boring--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Drilling & boring machinery--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Chs .S. Stobie, scout and "Mountain Charlie" - guide Colorado
- Profile (head and shoulders) studio portrait of Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist. He has a full gray beard and curly hair. He wears a large brimmed cowboy hat and a fringed buckskin jacket decorated with cowry shells and panels...
- Artists--American--1900-1910.; Beards.; Leather garments.; Military scouts.; Quillwork.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [between 1901 and 1902?]
- Charles S. Stobie and his two Indian scouts
- Photograph of a newspaper clipping. Illustration shows Charles S. Stobie flanked by his North American Indian (Ute) scouts. (Left) Wanzito (Antelope), and (right) Chief Piah (Black Tail Deer.
- Indians of North America.; Ute Indians.; Artists--American--1860-1870.; Clippings.; Military scouts.; Piah, Ute chief.; Wanzito.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [between 1865 and 1869?]
- Big Five miners, Idaho Springs
- Two miners, one with an air driven percussion drill called a stoper, pose in a tunnel of the Big Five Mine in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The men wear work clothes and rubber boots. An adjustable jack is used to hold up the roof...
- Big Five Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Miners.; Mining.
- [between 1896 and 1900?]
- Vest
- A Native American (Ute) beaded vest worn by Buckskin Charley. The vest is made of buckskin which is entirely covered with multicolor beadwork in designs of stylized American flags and geometric shapes on a white background. The interior of the vest...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Vests--1900-1930.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief--Associated objects.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Old courthouse
- View of the old Denver County Courthouse (also called Arapahoe County Courthouse), bounded by 15th & 16th Streets and Tremont & Court Places, Denver, Colorado; completed in 1883, demolished in 1933. Sign on building reads: "R. J. Byrne, Justice of...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Courthouses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Mr. and Mrs. Joel Estes
- Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Estes, founders of Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. She wears a ruffled bonnet.
- Spouses--1880-1890.; Estes, Joel.
- 1897
- Parlor car "Colorado"
- Interior view of a railroad parlor car called "Colorado." Ornately decorated chairs and a sofa are in the car.
- Interiors--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad lounge cars--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Denver Bears
- Members of the Denver Bears baseball team pose outdoors at a baseball field in Denver, Colorado. They are identified as: standing: Len "Dad" Shirk, Walter Price (P) Walter Bissell, unknown, "Old Hoss" Hausen (C), Happy "Klondike" Kane (P), J. H....
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver Bears (Baseball team)
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Religion - penitentes - "The Whippers" by Herbert Geer
- Reproduction shows an oil painting called: "The Whippers," by Herbert Geer, depicting Native Americans running; an adobe church or mission is in the background.
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Military army soldiers Union Station
- Members of the Colorado Infantry, called to Denver during the City Hall War, sit on a covered walkway at Union Station in Denver, Colorado. Supplies that include rifles are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military personnel--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)
- [1894 March 16]
- Canon of Grand River
- View of Glenwood Canyon in (probably) Garfield County, Colorado; the Colorado River (formerly called Grand River) is by Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Railroad...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- The Rabbit Head, Great Ute Canyon
- View of a rock formation called the Rabbit Head in a canyon identified as Great Ute Canyon, Colorado.
- Canyons--Colorado--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- The Old Guard, full length, Mariposa Grove, Calif.
- View of giant sequoias, the "Old Guard", also possibly called the "Four Guardsmen" surrounded by lodgepole pine in Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California.
- Mariposa Grove (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Giant sequoias--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900]
- The Old Guard, big trees, California
- A man with an axe stands by the "Old Guard", also possibly called the "Four Guardsmen", giant Sequoias in Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California.
- Mariposa Grove (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Giant sequoias--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.; Loggers--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900]