Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 17th Street in Denver
- View of 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians walk on the sidewalk and in the street. Denver City Tramway Company street car number 236 makes its way north. Signs on the buildings read: "Frederic E. Busby National Life...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- 1920 Corbett & Ballenger's 48th Annual Denver City Directory
- 2 boys on tricycle
- Studio portrait of two boys who pose on and near a tricycle. They wear knickers and hats.
- Bicycles & tricycles--1890-1910.; Boys--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- [Five] 5 women group portrait
- Studio portrait of a group of women in Colorado. They wear dresses, one with a broad lace collar.
- Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- [Five] 5 women ready for a trip
- Studio portrait of women in Colorado. They pose with luggage and a bird in a cage. They wear dresses, coats, and hats, some decorated with feathers. One woman holds a fur muff.
- Birdcages--Colorado--1910-1930.; Travel--Colorado--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- [Four] 4 boys w / pitchforks near haystack
- Boys pose with pitchforks on a haystack in Colorado. They wear overalls and wide-brimmed hats. Farm buildings are in the distance.
- Boys--Colorado--1910-1930.; Haystacks--Colorado--1910-1930.; Pitchforks--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- [Four] 4 men and a boy standing in front of a store
- Men, boys, and a woman pose near and in a train station possibly in DeBeque (Mesa County), Colorado. A sign reads: "Denver and Rio Grande Western."
- Railroad stations--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- [Four] 4 men portrait
- Studio portrait of men in Colorado. They wear suits and ties.
- Men--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- [Four] 4 men portrait
- Studio portrait of men in Colorado. They wear suits and ties.
- Men--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- [Nine] 9 frames of illustrations of witches
- Close-up view of a book page that shows illustrations of witches.
- Witches--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- [Seventeenth] 17th St. from California St.
- View of 17th Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. A trolley car and horse-drawn buggy are on the street. Signs read: "The Washington Life Insurance Co. F. E. Busby" and "Passengers to Resorts of City Cable Lines Cross the Steam Roads at Grade."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- [Six] 6 girls in swim attire
- Outdoor portrait of girls in swimsuits in the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. Industrial buildings are in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1930.; Bathing suits--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Swimmers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1904 and 1925]
- [Six] "outlaws" waiting for Leadville stage
- Men on horseback pose outdoors near Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. They prepare to re-enact or portray a stagecoach robbery.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Entertainment--Colorado--Leadville--18909-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Leadville--18909-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- [Three] 3 boys & canoe
- Outdoor portrait of boys with their dogs by Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. One boy is in a canoe. Charles S. Lillybridge's house and studio and the Alameda Avenue bridge are in the distance.
- Lillybridge, Charles S., 1849-1935.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canoes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- [Three] 3 children portrait
- Studio portrait of a girl, boy, and baby in Colorado. The boy wears knickers and a shirt with a broad collar.
- Boys--Colorado--1910-1930.; Children--Colorado--1910-1930.; Girls--Colorado--1910-1930.; Infants--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- [Three] 3 girls one boy graduation portrait
- Studio portrait of young women and a young man in Colorado. They pose for their graduation portrait and wear ribbons pinned to their clothes.
- Alumni & alumnae--Colorado--1910-1930.; Students--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- [Three] 3 men standing outside company building
- Outdoor portrait of men at a foundry building in Denver, Colorado. One man wears a vest, tie, and watch chain and rests his foot on a crucible. A sign on the building read: "Positively No Admittance Ring Bell".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Foundries--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- [Three] 3 people on dock
- Outdoor portrait of a man, girl, and boy on a wooden walkway by the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. The girl holds a bouquet of flowers and the boy holds a toy pistol. A spillway is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Fathers & children--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- [Three] 3 standing in a river 2 holding gold pans the other holding shovel
- Outdoor portrait of a group of men who pan for gold in the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. A spillway is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1910-1920.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- [Twenty-fourth] 24th St. Ogden Utah
- View of 24th (Twenty-fourth) Street in Ogden, Utah. A horse-drawn buggy is on the street. Buildings are nearby.
- Ogden (Utah)--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--Utah--Ogden--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1897?]
- [Two] 2 men carrying overcoats on Alameda Ave bridge
- Outdoor portrait of men on the wooden sidewalk of the Alameda Avenue bridge over the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. They wears three-piece suits, ties, and bowlers.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- [Two] 2 story brick house
- View of a house in Denver, Colorado. The house has a covered porch and balcony. The address numerals read: "2844."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1904]
- [Two] 2 surveyors standing in front of their Model T Ford
- A surveyor and his assistant pose with striped poles by a convertible automobile on the Alameda Avenue bridge in Denver, Colorado. The license plate reads: "462[?]4 Colo 19[1]3".
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Surveying equipment--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Surveyors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913]
- [Two] 2 young men in range work clothes w/ their horses
- Boys pose outdoors with their horses in Colorado.
- Boys--Colorado--1900-1920.; Horses--Colorado--1900-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- "The Pulpit" Mammoth Hot Springs
- A man stands near a rock formation identified as the Pulpit at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Trees are in the distance.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; National parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- A cottonwood being taken down
- Workmen chop down a tree as part of the widening of a street in Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians walk on the sidewalk of the residential area.
- Cottonwood--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Woodcutting--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920]
- A group of men posed outside of a grocery store a little girl sits nearby
- A group of men stand and sit on the sidewalk near a grocery store in Denver, Colorado. One man holds a briefcase. A sign on the awning reads: "Confectionery & Grocery".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- A group of men seated at the Platte River dam
- Outdoor portrait of a group of men near a spillway on the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. They wear suits, ties, and wide-brimmed hats.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Spillways--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- A number of wagons passing in front of S. R. Leving's general store at 1377 W. Alameda
- Men drive horse-drawn wagons loaded with sand bags on West Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Sanford R. Leving's Grocery store at 1377 West Alameda is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- A road through the woods
- View of a road that winds through a heavily wooded area, probably in Colorado. Small boulders and short grass are near the road.
- Roads--Colorado--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915]
- A runner for Chief Ouray
- Studio portrait of a Native American (Ute) man. He wears a vest, bandolier, medal, bead necklace, and kerchiefs in his braids.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- A snowy mountain peak
- View of the top of a mountain, probably Pikes Peak in El Paso County, Colorado. A portion of the mountain top is covered with snow.
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- A steer
- A bull stands near a group of buildings probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Bulls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1904 and 1925]
- A woman poses near a car
- A woman poses near an automobile parked probably on the Pikes Peak Carriage Road, El Paso County, Colorado. The road winds its way up the mountain over a rocky desert landscape. Mountains are in the distance.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1920.; Roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1915?]
- A. G. Birch's Broncho Busters Cheyenne Frontier Days
- A cowboy rides a bucking bronco in an arena as part of Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Other cowboys are nearby. Spectators sit in grandstands in the distance.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- A. G. Birch's Broncho Busters Cheyenne Frontier Days
- A cowboy rides a bucking bronco in an arena rodeo at Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Signs on the arena fence read: "Superior Service to St. Louis Kansas City, Memphis and All Points East," "Drink Zang's Beer," "Manitou Table Water and...
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- A. G. Birch's Broncho Busters Cheyenne Frontier Days bronc rider
- A cowboy rides a bucking bronco in an arena as part of Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Spectators sit in the grandstands nearby.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- A. R. Mitchell is the cowboy in the middle
- A group of cowboys, who include A. R. Mitchell, ride on horseback with lassos in Las Animas County, Colorado. A two-story stone building is in the distance.
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Mitchell, A. R.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Abandoned coal mine
- View of the shafthouse and buildings of an abandoned coal mine in Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--1910-1920.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Abandoned coal mine
- View of the shafthouse, water tank, and buildings of an abandoned coal mine in Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--1910-1920.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Abe Pollock newspaper man
- Abraham Pollock, a newspaperman (far right) and unidentified men pose in an office in Denver, Colorado. A framed newspaper page and an illustration are on the wall.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Pollock, Abraham.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Abner Rowland Glenn Aultman's maternal grandfather
- Abner Rowland poses in a partially cut tree probably in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. He holds a length of rope and wears a vest and hat.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Men--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Rowland, Abner.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Above Tyuouyi [i.e. Tyuonyi] cliff- ceremonial cave- through the trees
- View of a Native American Anasazi Ceremonial Cave, Frijoles Canyon, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. The cliffside cave stands above trees which grow near the base of the cliff. A wooden ladder leads to the floor of the cave from a lower...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Spiritual life--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Caves--New...
- 1908
- Acoma Pueblo
- View of a horno and Native American adobe buildings with vigas at Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. The San Estevan del Rey Mission is in the distance.
- Acoma Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Acoma (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Missions--New...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Adjutant-General Sherman M. Bell
- Studio portrait of Adjutant-General Sherman M. Bell. He wears a military uniform decorated with epaulets and braided rope.
- Military personnel--1890-1910.; Bell, Sherman.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Adobe central New Mexico
- Women, children, and a man pose near the doorways of an adobe house in New Mexico. The one-story house has vigas. A dog and baby crib are nearby.
- New Mexico--1900-1920.; Adobe houses--New Mexico--1900-1920.
- [between 1901 and 1920?]
- Adobe with round tower Gran Quivira vicinity N. M.
- Women and girls pose near an adobe house near Gran Quivira, New Mexico. The one-story house has vigas. A circular stone Native American (Anasazi) building has been modified and incorporated into the adobe compound.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--Gran Quivira--1900-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--Gran Quivira--1900-1920.; Gran Quivira (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Adobe houses--New...
- [between 1901 and 1920?]
- Adults in boat at Washington Park
- Outdoor portrait of women and a man in a rented canoe in Smith Lake at Washington Park in Denver, Colorado. The boathouse is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Smith Lake (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Canoes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- Agriculture crops beans harvest
- View of sacks of harvested beans near haystacks at a farm probably in Denver, Colorado. A horse-drawn wagon and a group of men are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Agricultural laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Beans--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Haystacks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Agriculture crops beans harvesting scene includes steam tractor, water wagon, etc.
- Men pose on horse-drawn steam tractors as part of a bean harvest on a farm probably in Denver, Colorado. A wagon and a group of men on haystacks are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Agricultural laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Agricultural machinery & implements--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Beans--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1904 and 1915?]