Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 19, 1911 May 6
- Weaver at work in stone kiva primitive loom, Moki Indians
- Interior view of a kiva at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona; two unidentified Native American (Hopi) men sit in the kiva; one man sits on a wooden crate at a wooden loom and weaves a dark blanket or rug while another looks on; a hat lies on an...
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.;...
- 1899
- Butler's trading post, two dogs
- View of Butler's Trading Post, possibly near Shiprock, New Mexico. A Native American (Navajo) woman sits on a wooden crate near a wooden slat covered porch surrounded by a wood pole fence. The porch stands near a wood and adobe building with a...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Trading posts--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Navajo girl mixing fresh corn batter on sheep skin [sic] over her lap
- Interior view of a Native American (Navajo) woman who sits in a brush shelter, and prepares ground cornmeal; a pile of corncobs and husks and a pile of ground cornmeal lie on outspread blankets in front of the woman; above the woman's head is a...
- Indians of North America--Domestic life--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Home food processing--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- A Grand Valley packing house, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Interior view of fruit-packing warehouse, Grand Valley, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; dozens of stacks of wooden crates packed with peaches & pears, one man pushing dolly loaded with crates of pears labeled "Grand Valley pears...
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fruit industry--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Peaches--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Pears--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Warehouses--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway...
- [between 1910 and 1918]
- A Grand Valley packing house, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Interior view of fruit-packing warehouse, Grand Valley, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; women with aprons individually wrapping & packing peaches & pears in crates; wooden crate with label "Superior quality peaches grown at Cross...
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fruit industry--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Peaches--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Pears--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Warehouses--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway...
- [between 1910 and 1918]
- DeWolf Hopper & Co. in The Better 'Ole
- Panoramic view of the cast of "The Better 'Ole," presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats stand at the back of the theater. A poster of De Wolf Hopper as Old Bill in different poses sits...
- Hopper, De Wolf, 1858-1935.--Associated objects.; Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920
- Packing Grand Valley fruit, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Interior view of fruit packing plant in Grand Valley, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows men and women working in assembly lines packing fruit in boxes for shipment. Crate label states Peach Orchard Assn., Palisade, Colorado.
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fruit industry--Colorado--Grand Valley--1900-1910.; Peach Orchard Association (Palisade, Colo.)
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Miners
- A group of miners pose near a house made of stone, mud, and wood possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men and a boy wear work clothes including: overalls, pants, boots, bandanas, and hats. One man balances a bottle of liquor on his knee. A...
- Boys--Colorado--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- New arrivals in camp Platoro, Colorado
- Two men build a log structure at the town of Platoro (Conejos County), Colorado. Shaped logs, an iron stove, a milk jug, and a crate labeled "High Grade Tomato Catsup" are on the ground nearby. Log cabins and a tent are in the distance.
- Platoro (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Platoro--1880-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Platoro--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Clear Creek / taking powder into tunnels - Pioneer
- A man carries a dynamite crate into a a highway tunnel on Highway 6 in Jefferson County or Clear Creek County, Colorado; drainage pipes and rail tracks line the bore.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--1940-1950.; Road construction--Colorado--1940-1950.; Tunnels--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Clear Creek / loading from ground under deck - right side
- Men in hard hats place dynamite in a highway tunnel on Highway 6 in Jefferson County or Clear Creek County, Colorado; modular pipe shoring is by a dynamite crate with letters: "DuPont."
- Construction workers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--1940-1950.; Road construction--Colorado--1940-1950.; Tunnels--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- WPCD Priming stick of powder in powder house
- Interior view of an explosives shed at the West Portal of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Continental Divide Tunnel) of the Colorado Big Thompson project in Grand County, Colorado. A man inserts a fuse into dynamite; crate reads: "Dupont." A calendar,...
- Colorado-Big Thompson Project (U.S.)--People--1940-1950.; Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dynamite--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.;...
- 1941, March
- Terminal house of tramway when fire started at mouth
- View shows aerial tramway station with gable-roof, men, wooden chute, logs and ore buckets, possibly at the Gold King Mine or the Gold Prince Mine near Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. A ladder and wooden crates lie on the snow covered...
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Blacksmith shop
- Interior view of a machine shop. A man works with machinery, possibly a pipe threader. A crate on the floor reads: "Hercules Powder."
- Interiors--Colorado--1930-1950.; Machine shops--Colorado--1930-1950.; Machinery--Colorado--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- EPC Muck train
- A man on an ore train emerges from a tunnel near the Argentine Mill in Rico (Dolores County), Colorado. Shows tracks, pipe sections and a crate. An ore car reads: "Rico Argentine Mining Co."
- Rico (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Rico--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Rico--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Green Mtn. Dam, loading rock
- Construction workers with overalls and hats pose near a crate of dynamite labeled: "Hercules Powder" and a boulder at the Green Mountain Dam site in Summit County, Colorado.
- Green Mountain Dam (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Summit County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--Summit County--1930-1950.; Rocks--Colorado--Summit County--1930-1950.
- [between 1938 and 1943?]
- W.P.C.D. powder car
- A worker holds sticks of dynamite removed from a cart containing explosives at the West Portal of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Continental Divide Tunnel) of the Colorado Big Thompson project in Grand County, Colorado. The man wears work overalls and a...
- Colorado-Big Thompson Project (U.S.)--People--1930-1950.; Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--Grand County--1930-1950.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Grand County--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- CMA-1942
- Interior view of chairs, a caned couch with cushions, a radiator, signs and possibly a stone monument, probably at a Colorado Mining Association conference in Denver, Colorado. A crate labeled: "Dupont" rests atop a table and is surrounded by...
- Colorado Mining Association--Meetings--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Exhibit booths--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Meetings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Sneffels
- Men pose near a wood frame building, skis and debris caused by an avalanche in Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. Skis are planted in the snow vertically and lean against the roof of the building. A man sits on a crate near an overturned chair and...
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Avalanches--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Cabins--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Winter--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- St. Louis House, Leadville, Colorado
- A small dog sits on a wooden crate near a carved wooden picket fence in front of the St. Louis House in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. The building has a false front, decorated with a cornice, dentals and spindles. The three story building has...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings.; Dogs.; Fences.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Chief Ouray's houses in Montrose
- View of the original house owned by North American Indian (Southern Ute Tribe) Chief Ouray and his wife Chipeta (Uncompahgre Ute Tribe) on their ranch near Montrose (Montrose County) Colorado. The abandoned building is constructed of adobe brick,...
- Chipeta, 1843-1924--Homes & Haunts.; Ouray--Homes & haunts.; Indians of North America--Structures.; Ute Indians--Structures.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Abandoned buildings.; Adobe buildings.; Houses.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Man and girl standing before a makeshift backdrop
- Outdoor portrait of a father and daughter in Denver, Colorado. They pose near a wooden crate that reads: "Wate[r] Whit[e] [S]oap Denver, Colo."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fathers & children--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Child with dog playing in garden
- A toddler plays in a flower garden in Colorado. A dog and a wooden crate are nearby.
- Children--Colorado--1910-1930.; Dogs--Colorado--1910-1930.; Gardens--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Poultry
- Interior view of a wholesale poultry business in Denver, Colorado; shows men and a woman posing by cages of birds. A chicken is in the doorway; a duck is in a crate.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Chicken industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Poultry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Agriculture - livestock - goats - woman feeding goats
- A woman feeds a mother goat and her kids in (probably) Denver, Colorado; one is on a crate with letters: "Tea Kettle Whisky."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Animal feeding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Goats--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Truck Colorado Supply Company
- View of a Colorado Supply Company truck parked near a building probably in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. A wicker basket, wooden crate, and burlap bags are in the truck. A sign reads: "Sherwin-Williams Paints and Varnishes Cover Most Look...
- Colorado Supply Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trucks--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Pikes Peak carriage road
- View of man in a horse-drawn wagon on Pikes Peak carriage road, El Paso County, Colorado. A large crate is in the wagon.
- Mountain roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Chinatown, Los Angeles, Cal.
- View of a street in the Chinatown district of Los Angeles (Los Angeles County), California. Vegetables sit on top of a crate by the side of the road. Wagons are parked near brick buildings with second story porches.
- Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1890-1900.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--California--Los Angeles--1890-1900.; Ethnic neighborhoods--California--Los Angeles--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Station at Yampa, Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View of the brick train depot at Yampa, Colorado, reached via the Moffat Road; shows two standard-gauge tracks (one with smoking locomotive no. 302 attached to passenger cars), railroad employees (including a conductor), and a crate with sign:...
- Yampa (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Yampa--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Marble block for Tomb of Unknown Soldier
- In Marble, Gunnison County, Colorado, a 56 ton block of marble is on a flatbed railcar, with a frame crate and steps built around it. A sign reads: "Marble Block for Tomb of Unknown Soldier Arlington Cemetery Vermont Marble Company Colorado...
- Colorado Yule Marble Company--1930-1940.; Crystal River & San Juan Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Tomb of the Unknowns (Va.)--1930-1940.; Marble (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1930-1940.
- 1931
- Men peeling green onions
- A group of men sits in front of a tent peeling green onions in preparation for a meal for the cast and crew of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Most of the men wear hats and suspenders. A few of them wear ties. A man in the right midground sits in a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cookery--1900-1910.; Onions.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- #316 Paonia Meat Market Phil Eisenkramer owner
- A butcher stands on a wooden stool next to a row of beef carcases hanging on hooks in Eisenkramer's Meat Market in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Items in front of the customer counter: a crate of apples, a stool, and a barrel. Items on the...
- Meat--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Butchers--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- April 28, 1909
- Board of directors tour of Hope Mine
- Members of the board of directors tour of the Hope Mine pose in horse-drawn mine ore cars at the entrance to the mine in Pitkin County, Colorado. A nearby wooden crate reads: "Granite Candles".
- Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Pitkin County--1910-1920.; Hope Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Capitalists & financiers--Colorado--Pitkin County--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Pitkin County--1910-1920.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Alamosa
- Several buildings were moved to Alamosa, Colorado, from Garland City in 1878. Men stand on a boardwalk, posing in front of some of them. From the left to right are Sabine, Thomas, Putnam, Hill and Anthony. Thomas has a hand trick with full sacks...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Alamosa--1870-1880.
- [1878]
- Governor "Billy" Adams on Harley Davidson Motorcycle Fest.
- Governor "Billy" Adams poses on a Harley Davidson motorcycle in front of the State Capitol building, Denver, Colorado. The man on the far right of the photo and smiling is Floyd Clymer. This was probably a promotion to see how far a Harley Davidson...
- Harley-Davidson motorcycle--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Governors--Colorado--1920-1940.; Motorcycles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Adams, William Herbert, 1861-1954.; Clymer, Floyd, 1895-1970.
- [between 1927 and 1933]
- Ute camp old Zoo park, near Colo. Springs
- Native American (Ute) men stand and sit near a camp of three tepees and two tents, old Zoo Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado; one sits on box or wooden crate that reads "[D]enver [Po]st"; they wear dark suits, hats; one man wears beaded leggings and...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Tipis--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- 1906
- Interior of ancient snake kiva, weaver making blanket Moki Indians, Walpi Pueblo
- Interior view of a kiva, possibly the snake kiva, at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona; two unidentified Native American (Hopi) men sit near a loom; a wooden ladder leans against a large opening in the ceiling; a clay bowl is next to the ladder;...
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.;...
- 1899
- Weaving prayer rug in deserted kiva or cave in the rock Moki Indians, Walpi Pueblo
- Interior view of a kiva, possibly the snake kiva, at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona; two unidentified Native American (Hopi) men sit in the kiva; one man sits on a wooden crate at a wooden loom and weaves a dark blanket or rug while another...
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.;...
- 1899
- Hefferman's Trading Post - inside corral
- View of two white men standing outside of Hefferman's Trading Post, a brush and branch roofed porch surrounded by a wood and wire fence, possibly near Shiprock Agency, New Mexico. A one story adobe and stone building behind the porch has a gable...
- Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Trading posts--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Room where Gov. Bent was massacred, Taos, New Mexico
- Interior of room where Governor Charles Bent was murdered, January 1847, Taos, New Mexico. Shows ruins with adobe walls, earth floor, no roof, and wood crate with blanket.
- Bent, Charles, 1799-1847--Homes & haunts.; Taos (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.; Ruins--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Navaho girl mixing fresh corn batter on sheep skin over her lap
- Interior view shows a Native American (Navajo) woman, shew sits in a brush shelter and prepares ground cornmeal; a pile of corncobs and husks and a pile of ground cornmeal lie on outspread blankets in front of the woman; a metal pan filled with...
- Indians of North America--Domestic life--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Home food processing--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Two children
- A boy and girl sit on a bench with a dog by a house, probably in Colorado. Shows a pick axe and a crate reading: "Keep In A Dry Place."
- Children--Colorado--1890-1900.; Dogs--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Navajo girl mixing fresh corn batter on sheepskin over her lap
- Native American (Navajo) woman sits in a brush shelter and prepares ground cornmeal. A pile of corncobs and husks and a pile of ground cornmeal lie on outspread blankets in front of the woman. Above the woman's head is a coffee can which reads...
- Indians of North America--Domestic life--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Corn--1900-1910.; Home food processing--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.
- [1908]
- Interior, Forbes Drug Store, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of Forbes' Drug Store, in Georgetown, Colorado, on the first floor of the Cushman Block on Sixth (6th) Street. Showcases and shelves display small flat round boxes, a crate of seeds, rolls of wallpaper with an oriental rug hanging...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Drugstores--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Gambling
- Men play cards and are identified as: "C. G. Lawun [?], W. C. Fretker [?], Woiber [?], Wm. Timpte, Carl Moritz, and Joe Otto." Crate reads: "Return to the Empire Bottling - Denver, Colo."
- Card games--1880-1900.; Gambling--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Navajo
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a Native American (Navajo) man. The man wears a woven blanket and holds a stone and wood hand drill. He sits on a wooden crate that reads: "[?] Factory Hartford [G]eneral Sales of [?] 253 Broadway [Ne]w York, U. S. A.".
- Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Navajo Indians--Men--1910-1920.; Drills (Equipment)--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Store Interior, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of a store, possibly Mrs. Woods' Bookstore, in Georgetown, Colorado, with showcases and shelves. Scene includes photographs framed and in easels, baby carriages, a sewing machine, hanging pictures, book shelves, a cabinet with silver...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bookstores--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Interiors.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- 1890
- Old home of Ouray and Chipeta near Montrose
- A young man sits on a wooden crate behind an adobe building once owned by Chief Ouray near Montrose, Colorado. It is a single story adobe brick structure with projecting support timbers. Ouray and Chipeta's home is adjacent to the structure.
- Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Structures--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1900.; Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1900.; Chipeta--Homes & haunts.; Ouray--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- W. E. Galverts lunch house & stage station near Boulder Falls, Boulder Canon
- View of a stage stop by North Boulder Creek, Boulder County, Colorado; shows men, horses, a covered coach, a frame restaurant and stable. A woman is on the porch; a wagon carries a crate.
- Posthouses--Colorado--Boulder County--1870-1890.; Boulder Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; North Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Horse teams--Colorado--Boulder County--1870-1890.; Passengers--Colorado--Boulder...
- [between 1875 and 1890?]