Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- University Park School Building Plans
- Elderly woman
- Studio portrait of an elderly woman with eye glasses, an embroidered lace collar, and a shawl with fringe.
- Aged persons--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Colo. Midland RR Indian emblem
- A photo of the Colorado Midland Railroad Company emblem. It is an image of a Native American. He rides a bucking horse, holds a spear decorated with feathers in one hand and the reins in the other. A shield with the logo that reads: "Colorado...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--Public relations--Public relations--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Logos--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Man, woman, and child posed on front porch
- Outdoor portrait of a man, woman, and baby on the porch of a Denver, Colorado house with address: "138."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1915?]
- Horse - drawn water truck; tank reads "Denver"
- Outdoor portrait of a man driving a water wagon on Alameda Avenue, in Denver, Colorado, a banner has a fleur-de-lis. The water tank reads: "Denver."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Water carriers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Horse - drawn vehicle maneuvering in snow
- View of a horse drawn sedan car in snow on Alameda Avenue, in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Looking south, Creation Park, Morrison Colo.
- Southward view of Creation Park (Red Rocks Park) in Morrison, Colorado; railing at left foreground; pathway meanders between sandstone rock formations.
- Parks--Colorado--Morrison--1900-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--Morrison--1900-1930.
- [between 1909 and 1928]
- Glenwood Springs, Colo., Colo. Midland Ry.
- Right side of panorama over Glenwood Springs, Colorado; shows the business district, brick buildings, the Colorado Midland spur across the Roaring Fork River on a combination trestle and Howe truss bridge, Denver and Rio Grande's depot with twin...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- [between 1908 and 1910]
- Grand Valley, Grand Junction, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Center of panorama view south over fertile Grand Valley, Colorado, reached via the Colorado Midland Railway, shows orchards with rows of fruit trees and a few scattered wood frame residences; Colorado River embankment is in the distance.
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- July 12, 1911
- Grand Valley, Grand Junction, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Right center of panorama view south over fertile Grand Valley, Colorado, reached via the Colorado Midland Railway, shows orchards with rows of fruit trees and a few scattered wood frame residences; Colorado National Monument and Grand Junction in...
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- July 12, 1911
- The depths of North Cheyenne Canõn from Point Sublime, Cripple Creek Short Line
- View into North Cheyenne Canyon, Colorado, from Point Sublime on the Cripple Creek Short Line Railroad; a train makes its way along upper cliffs.
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--1900-1920.; North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Monument Valley Park, Colo. Springs
- View of tree-lined lake at Monument Valley Park in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Monument Valley Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1901 and 1920]
- Seal and Bear and Pike's Peak
- View west of Seal and Bear sandstone rock formation in Garden of the Gods, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado; snow-covered, 14,110-foot Pikes Peak in distance.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Garden of the Gods--1900-1920.
- [between 1901 and 1920]
- Pitkin, Colo.
- View of Main Street, Pitkin, Gunnison County, Colorado; shows frame and log residences with light snow on dirt street, boardwalk and surrounding ridges, and carriages.
- Pitkin (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Pitkiin--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1915]
- Ragged Mtn. Elk Range
- View of Ragged Peak, high point along a curved ridge of the Raggeds of Elk Range with snowfields, Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Gunnison County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ragged Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Raggeds (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Treasury Mtn.
- View of Treasury Mountain near Marble, Gunnison County, Colorado; shows a waterfall in evergreen timber.
- Marble (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Treasury Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Marble--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1920]
- Mt. Evans
- View across valley with dirt road to Mt. Evans.
- Evans, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1923?]
- President Theodore Roosevelt
- President Theodore Roosevelt stands in a touring car in a motorcade, and waves to spectators as he travels down 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows Secret Service agents, Union Station, the Mizpah Arch, and a policeman on horseback.
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Motorcades--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Presidents--United...
- [1910]
- Two couples in costume
- Two couples pose in their swimsuits in a tent, possibly at a beach. The two women wear swimsuits, one wears a swim cap and a "beach" tag.
- Bathing suits--1920-1940.; Couples--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Car by lake
- View of a convertible automobile by a lake, among trees, probably in Colorado.
- Convertible automobiles--Colorado--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Indian police on drill, Pine Ridge Agc S.D.
- George Sword, police chief (left foreground) poses with his uniformed Native American Lakota Sioux police force, in formation with rifles, on the 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 reservation police--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine...
- [1890]
- The famous Battery E
- Battery E, First Artillery, of the United States Army poses with a Hotchkiss cannon on the Native American Lakota Sioux Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. The soldiers wear winter overcoats and fur caps and mittens.
- United States. Army. Artillery, Battery E.; 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...
- [1890]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a unidentified man with a mustache, seated on a pile of hay, holding a whittling knife and wood. He wears over the calf leather lace up boots with spurs, riding pants, cotton shirt with a tie and a felt hat.
- Indians of North America--Government relations--1890-1900.; Wood carving--1890-1900.
- [1891?]
- The Sioux women receiving their rations from comm P.R. Agency
- Native American Lakota Sioux women and children receive rations from issue agents at the Pine Ridge Agency commissary, South Dakota. Rations include loaves of bread, sacks of flour, sugar and cornmeal, labeled with: "U. S. Indian...? Pine Ridge...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Children--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--Government...
- 1891
- Sunflower carnival, Colo. Spgs.
- A boy and girl ride a flower covered, two wheel buggy pulled by a pony at the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado. They both wear clown outfits; the boy wears a cone shaped hat and white face paint, he holds a standard...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Clowns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Rock formation & road
- View of a striated rock upthrust, probably in Colorado or Utah; a man on dirt road looks up at it.
- Roads--1920-1940.; Rock formations--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Track in valley
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks pass between stacked ties, low hills, and mesas, in (probably) Colorado or Utah.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Railroad tracks--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Lake and Hotel Nast on the Colo. Midland Ry.
- View across small lake towards Hotel Nast, Nast, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows man and boy in rowboat on lake, wooden frame and log buildings tucked in trees on surrounding hills.
- Nast (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Nast--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Nast--1900-1910.; Rowboats--Colorado--Nast--1900-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- F. Bowen Livery Stable
- Exterior view of the F. Bowen Livery Stable in Georgetown, Colorado. A man and woman are on horseback; a couple sits in a horse-drawn carriage on the boardwalk outside the open stable door. A man with a whip stands in center. The stable is a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.; Stables--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Leadville Mining District - view west across the city of Leadville, Colorado, toward Mt. Massive
- View of Leadville, Colorado; shows houses, outbuildings, tailing piles, smokestacks, Mount Massive and the Sawatch Range.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.
- 1918
- Library Guggenheim Hall, Colo. School of Mines
- Interior of library in Guggenheim Hall, 1500 Illinios Street, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado; shows a large room with a double door entry, a leaded glass fanlight, beamed ceiling with columns topped with Corinthian capitals and glass...
- Guggenheim, Simon--Monuments.; Colorado School of mines--1900-1910.; Golden (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Golden--1900-1910.; Libraries--Colorado--Golden--1900-1910.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1900-1910.
- [between 1906 and 1908]
- Valverde school, Denver
- View of Valverde Public School, West Exposition and South Navajo Street, Denver, Colorado; shows a brick building with cupola, flagpole, lugsills, fanlight window, and wrought iron fence.
- Denver Public Schools--Buildings--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Valverde School (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- 2nd Pueblo Taos fiesta dances
- View of Native Americans (Taos Pueblo) during a festival at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico; shows men, women, and children atop adobe pueblo dwellings, white spectators, and a cloth canopy.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Indians--Dance--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Festivals--New Mexico--Taos...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Street scene, Strasburg, Colo.
- View of Main Street, Strasburg (Arapahoe County) Colorado; shows a car and horse-drawn wagon, commercial buildings, (probably) Union Pacific Railroad depot, and a windmill. Signs read: "Bank," "Drugs," "Hotel," "Restaurant," "Hardware."
- Strasburg (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Strasburg--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Katrinka's Butter Shops
- Interior view of a dairy foods vendor at the Home Public Market, in Denver, Colorado; shows glass display cases, shoppers, neon signs and showcards: "Katrinka's Butter Shops Co.," "NRA We Do Our Part," and "Potato Chip Factory."
- Home Public Market (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dairy products--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Markets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1939]
- Home Public Market
- Interior view of the Home Public Market, in Denver, Colorado; shows a cash register, scales, adding machine, baskets, merchandise, and signs: "Denver Owned Red Star," "White King Soap," and "Potato Chip Factory."
- Home Public Market (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Markets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1939]
- Compressor and motor, Cash Mine
- Interior view of Cash Mine structure in Boulder County, Colorado; a man in overalls and a cap leans on fan belt wheel, motors, and compressor. Embossed on compressor: "Compressor Co. Erie, PA. U.S.A."
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cash Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Boulder County--1900-1920.; Machinery--Colorado--Boulder County--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Boulder County--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Pack train
- View of long mule or burro (over twenty animals) pack train led by two men on horseback along muddy dirt road somewhere probably in San Miguel or Ouray County, Colorado; possibly road to Black Bear Mine (later called Black Bear jeep road) above...
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mules--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1910.; Packtrains--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910]
- A San Juan mtn. road
- View of dirt road through aspen & fir trees somewhere in the San Juan Mountains, possibly near Mt. Sneffels, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Aspen--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1910.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1900-1910.; Sneffels, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Firs--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1910.; Forests--Colorado--Ouray...
- [between 1907 and 1910]
- Looking up Roaring Fork Valley, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View across Roaring Fork Valley near Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; farm or ranch house, vegetable garden, wooden frame outbuildings, barn with brand design on roof, cattle in field.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Rain in the Face
- Studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, wearing suit, seated in stone chair in front of painted backdrop.
- Rain in the Face, ca. 1835-1905.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Leadville saloon
- Interior view of (possibly) Hyman's Saloon in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado; shows well dressed men, a bar, and a carved wood barback. Decor includes a punch bowl, frosted chip glass, swinging doors, liquor bottles, and taxidermy mounted deer...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bars--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1889]
- The Poised Rock in Platte Canon, C. & S. Ry.
- Poised Rock (huge boulder) poised above Colorado and Southern Railway's narrow gauge track in Platte Canyon, Colorado; South Platte River paralleling track.
- Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Boulders--Colorado--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- St. Peters Dome on the Short Line
- View of rock formation St. Peters Dome and Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway passenger train full steam ahead on "The Short Line"; possibly engine number three on standard gauge track.
- Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Faro - Monte
- Men play cards at tables with surrounded by men in California. Gambling chips and a chip bank are on the tables. The men wear shirts or jackets, pants boots and hats. Two gamblers wear suits, bow ties, and top hats.
- Card games--1850-1860.; Casinos--1850-1860.; Gambling--1850-1860.
- 1857 October 3
- 16th St. from Arapahoe, Denver
- Busy daytime view of 16th (Sixteenth) Street from Araphoe Street, Denver, Colorado; shows incomplete view of Daniels & Fisher tower possibly under last stages of construction, Whitney-Steen Company (engineers, contractors, builders) sign attached...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1911?]
- Honeymooners retreat, Castle Canon, Colo. Midland Ry.
- A man and a woman stand next to a creek in narrow side canyon of Castle Canyon called "Honeymooner's Retreat", Eagle or Pitkin County, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway.
- Castle Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Western History Subject Index
- Artists. Gohrecht, Chip
- Western History Subject Index
- Gobrecht, Chip
- Western History Subject Index
- Gobrecht, Chip